AEW Dynamite Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For August 23, 2023

It’s Wednesday night, and you know what that means! AEW Dynamite will go down tonight, and Ringside News has got you covered with live play-by-play results coverage.\

The start time for AEW Dynamite is at 8:00 PM EST. Match-by-match highlights and results from the show will take place on this very page. Feel free to leave any reactions in the comment section below.

Tonight promises another exciting night of action as it is the last Dynamite before All In. Tonight, Jon Moxley goes one-on-one with Rey Fenix. Also scheduled for tonight is the singles match between Skye Blue and Ruby Soho. The complete match card is as follows:

• Renee Paquette speaks to MJF and Adam Cole
• Skye Blue vs. Ruby Soho
• FTR comes face-to-face with the Young Bucks
• ROH World Tag Team Championship: Aussie Open (c) vs. The Hardys
• The Elite (Kenny Omega and Young Bucks) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Juice Robinson & The Gunns)
• Jon Moxley vs. Rey Fenix

AEW Dynamite Opener:

The opening package for the show airs.

The Elite (Kenny Omega and Young Bucks) vs. Bullet Club Gold (Juice Robinson & The Gunns)

The Elite’s music plays and they come down to the ring. The Gunns’ music plays and they come out with Juice and Jay White. The Elite attack them during their entrance and they brawl. Nick hits the suicide dive on The Gunns. Juice grabs a steel chair and goes to attack Nick but the referee takes it away.

Juice punches the referee and the Young Bucks superkick Juice. The Gunns attacks the Young Bucks. The Gunns hit the 310 Toyuma on Nick. Matt superkicks The Gunns. White hits the urinagi on Matt.

Omega hits a snap dragon suplex on Colten. Omega does the same to Austin. White attacks Omega from behind. Omega comes back with a V Trigger. Takeshita attacks Omega with a clothesline. White with the ground and pound on Omega. FTR’s music plays and they come down and join the fight.

Omega with a V Trigger. He then goes for the one winged angel but Takeshite escapes and runs out of the ring.

Winner: No Contest

Renee interviews MJF who says British people love him. He then says he wants the crowd to cheer on their favorite wrestler to make it the loudest main event ever. He says this is the biggest event in the history of professional wrestling. He then says this doesn’t happen without people who came before him. He says he is standing on the shoulders of giants and if he wins, he might become a giant. He says he is ready for the pressure.

MJF says this is new to him because he has not had a genuine friend. He says Adam has made him a better person in a short time. He calls Cole his brother. He says he is far from perfect but he has been vulnerable and he asks the fans to be vulnerable. He says he is the fans’ scumbag.

Jon Moxley vs. Rey Fenix

Jon Moxley’s music hit and he comes out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Rey Fenix’s theme song plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and Fenix attacks Moxley. He dropkicks Moxley sending him out of the ring. Fenix hits a suicide dive. He does it again. Moxley comes back with a sleeper hold. and he tries to rip the mask. Moxley with the stomp to Fenix.

Moxley slams him into the barricade before sending him into the ring. Moxley kicks Fenix multiple times. Moxley attacks him in the corner. He then hits a clothesline. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

*Commercial break*

Moxley hits the piledriver. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Fenix comes back with a thrust kick. Fenix goes for the cutter but Moxley catches him in the rear naked choke. Fenix rolls through and hits the stomp. He then hits the cutter. Cover! 1…..2….kick out. Fenix with the spinning kick. He then hits the frog splash. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Moxley with several elbow strikes. He goes for the death rider but Fenix rolls him out. Moxley kicks out. Both men collide in the ring. Both men exchange strikes. Fenix with the thrust kick.

Moxley bites the face of Fenix. He then is the avalanche death rider. Cover! 1…..2….kick out. Moxley locks in the sleeper hold and Fenix fades to sleep.

Winner: Jon Moxley

Claudio and Yuta attack Fenix. Lucha Bros. and Eddie Kingston come out but Ortiz stops them. Santana’s theme song plays and he attacks Penta. Ortiz takes out Kingston. Yuta attacks Rey Fenix with a crowbar. The Best Friends come out to make the save.

The doctors are checking on Fenix. They bring out a stretcher to carry him out of the arena.

*Commercial break*

Fenix is being loaded into the ambulance. Renee interviews Kingston who says he is going to fix it at Wembley.

A video from earlier plays where Sammy is interviewed by Sammy. The rest of JAS comes and asks why he went to help Sammy. Sammy says Jericho was blinded by friendship and he promised Jericho he would be there for him. Parker asks whether Jericho will be there for him when the time comes. They then walk away.

Tony is in the ring and he introduces Will Ospreay. Will Ospreay’s music plays and he comes down to the ring. Tony then introduces Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho’s music hit and he walks to the ring with Sammy Guevara.

Don says everybody wants to know why he did what he did last week. He then says Will Ospreay is the reason he did what he did. He says he made an offer to Ospreay by offering up Jericho. He chose money over their friendship.

Callis says a couple of years ago, Jericho nearly died in England but this Sunday he will make sure that job gets done. Ospreay grabs the mic and asks if Jericho is taking this match seriously. He says this match is going to change his life.

He says after he beat Jericho he is going to be the only person who has beaten Omega, Okada, and Jericho in two months. He then says his contract with NJPW up in six months and everyone will want to pay millions for him because he is the best wrestler in the world. He then says Jericho’s legacy is rocket fuel for him and his future.

Jericho congratulates Ospreay for what he has accomplished in the last few months. He says Ospreay wouldn’t have accomplished them if it wasn’t for him. He says Jericho called Will 5 years ago and asked him to tone it down or else he would’ve never been one of the top stars in the business.

Jericho says he didn’t have to attack him from behind because this match was years in the making. He says it is the biggest show of his career. He says he has to the best Chris Jericho to beat him and in return, Ospreay has to be the best version of himself to beat him. He asks Ospreay to prove to everyone that he is the best wrestler. Ospreay knocks the mic out of Jericho’s hands. Jericho shoves him down and they try to brawl but the security personnel hold them back.

*Commercial break*

Renee interviews Adam Cole. She plays some of the highlights of Cole and MJF’s friendship. Cole says it is so bizarre because no one would’ve thought they would become best friends. Cole says MJF helped him find himself. He says MJF has reminded him who the real Cole is.

Cole says when he got into professional wrestling, he wanted to be the best wrestler and that’s why this match is everything. Renee shows Cole clips of MJF and Cole almost turning on each other.

Cole says he is done and he doesn’t understand how people can’t process their friendship. He says there are no issues between him and MJF and he walks away.

Tornado Tag Team Match: Darby Allin & Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland & AR Fox

Darby Allin’s music plays and he walks out with Nick Wayne. Swerve Strickland’s music hit and he walks out with AR Fox.

The match starts and both teams brawl. Swerve sends Darby into the barricade. Wayne climbs the top rope but is dropped by Fox. Fox hits the implosion senton on Fox and Wayne.

Swerve slams Wayne on the apron. Wayne comes back and hits the Wayne’s world on Fox and Swerve. Darby hits the coffin drop on them.

*Commercial break*

Fox sends Wayne to the ringside area. Swerve hits a suplex on Wayne. Wayne goes for the cutter but Fox hits the neckbreaker. Cover! 1….2….Allin makes the save. Darby hits the suicide dive on Swerve. He sends Swerve into the barricade. Fox takes out Darby with a moonsault. Swerve hits the stomp on Darby.

Swerve kicks Wayn and Fox hits the corkscrew brainbuster. Cover! 1….2….kick out. He hits the fisherman buster. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Swerve with a kick to the head. Cover! 1…..2…..kick out. They attack Wayne in the corner. Fox goes for the 450 splash and misses. Wayne rolls him up for the win while Darby holds Swerve down.

Winner: Darby Allin & Nick Wayne

Swerve laughs in the ring. He says this is so disappointing and he mentions Fox’s name. He says Fox blows it every time he gets an opportunity. He asks why is Fox a loser. He says this was a test for Fox. Swerve says Fox can’t beat an 18-year-old child. He says he can’t trust Fox.

Prince Nana says Fox is fired and Cage attacks him from behind. Cage hits the drill claw on Fox. Sting, Allin, and Wayne come out to help Fox. Allin says he wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Fox and offers his hand. Darby says he loves Fox and they hug. Darby asks who does Swerve got this Sunday. Christian Cage comes out with Luchasaurus.

Christian says he has heard a lot about Nick Wayne. Cage says he has never heard of Buddy Wayne so he must not be good. He says Wayne doesn’t have a lot to live up to and warns Wayn to stay away from Wembley.

Renee interviews Young Bucks and FTR. Young Bucks thanks them for helping them out. FTR says they helped them because they want to know who is the better team. Matt says it seemed impossible to do 10,000 people in an arena but now they have 80,000 people. Nick says they don’t need to win the match but FTR needs to win.

Cash says it is the biggest match of their career. Dax says this is personal to them. Dax says this is about the AEW World Tag Team Championship but it goes behind the titles. He says the Young Bucks is the only ones who stand in the way of their legacy.

Matt says they are the reason FTR is in AEW. Matt says when they decide to retire, people will admit they were the best tag teams ever while people will credit them for FTR’s name. Dax says they are the foundation now.

Skye Blue vs. Ruby Soho

Ruby Soho’s music hits and she walks out to the ring. Skye Blue’s theme song plays and she walks to the ring. Soho tries to attack Soho but she reverses and sends her into the barricade.

Blue sends Soho into the ring. Soho attacks Blue in the corner. Soho chops Blue in the corner. Blue tries to fight back but she is stopped. Blue sends Soho out of the ring and kicks her. She then hits a crossbody.

*Commercial break*

Blue hits a dropkick on Soho. Blue hits a crossbody. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Skye hits the neckbreaker. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Skye hits the Skyefall. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Soho hits the no future and follows it with the destination unknown for the win.

Winner: Ruby Soho

Renee interviews Roderick Strong and the Kingdom. Strong says at the end of the night at All In, we will find out who the real MJF is and who the real Adam Cole is.

The Acclaimed come out to the ring. Bowens gets on the mic and says they are still standing and they call out the House of Black. The lights go out. The House of Black’s music plays and they come out to the ring.

They surround the ring. A brawl breaks out but the numbers are too much. Black with a leg drop on Bowens. The Acclaimed’s music plays and Billy Gunn comes down to the ring. The House of Black retreat.

Billy Gunn gets on the mic and says House of Black has his attention. He says after they beat him, he sat in the ring, unlaced his boots, and left behind his career. But House of Black jumped The Acclaimed but that wasn’t good enough and they took his boots and destroyed them.

He challenges them to a match at Wembley Stadium at All In. He says he will take everything from them.

ROH World Tag Team Championship: Aussie Open (c) vs. The Hardys

The Hardys’ entrance song plays and they walk out to the ring.

*Commercial break*

Aussie Open’s theme song plays and they walk out to the ring.

The match starts and both teams brawl in the ring. Jeff attacks Davis in the corner. He does the same to Fletcher. Aussie Open is sent outside the ring. Fletcher is knocked down and he rolls out of the ring.

*Commercial break*

Fletcher tags in. Hardy hits the whisper in the wind on Aussie Open. He tags out and Matt knocks down Fletcher and hits a backdrop. She slams Fletcher’s head into the turnbuckle. He hits the DDT on Davis and the side effect on Fletcher. Matt tags out and he hits the superplex followed by a splash from Jeff. Cover! 1…..2….Davis makes the save.

The Hardys set up Davis. Fletcher powerbombs Matt. Davis tags in and they hit the double arrow for the win.

Winner: Aussie Open (c)

Davis gets on the mic and asks the crowd to shut up. Fletcher says there will be no double clothesline and no kangaroo kick and they will still be the champions at All In. MJF and Adam Cole’s music plays and they walk out to the ring. The come face to face with Aussie Open.

They start brawling in the ring. Aussie Open beat down MJF and Cole. Cole with a pump kick to Fletcher and Davis. They go for a double clothesline but Davis escapes. Davis attacks MJF from behind and Cole superkicks him. Fletcher goes to attack Cole but MJF saves him.

Cole goes for a superkick but MJF catches his boot and they have a staredown. Cole offers his hand for a shake but he walks away. He stops and takes out his diamond ring. MJF puts it back and hugs Cole.

This ends our live coverage of AEW Dynamite!