AEW Dynamite Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For August 30, 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 Orange Cassidy defends his AEW International Championship against Penta El Zero Miedo. We will also hear from Adam Cole. The updated match card is as follows:

• We’ll hear from Adam Cole
• AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Penta El Zero Miedo

AEW Dynamite Opener:

The opening package for the show airs.

Jon Moxley vs. Komander

Jon Moxley’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring. Komander’s theme song plays and he walks to the ring.

The match begins and Moxley attacks Komander. He then chops Komander in the corner. Moxley continues to attack Komander in the corner. Komander with the head scissors sending Moxley out of the ring. Komander with a crossbody off the top rope to Moxley.

Komander sends Moxley out of the ring. He climbs the top rope but is stopped. Moxley digs his fingernails into the back of Komander. Komander knocks him off and goes for a cancoon tornado but misses. Moxley slams him to the mat.

*Commercial break*

Moxley goes to work on Komander. Komander comes back with a facebuster. He knocks down Moxley. Komander with a hook kick and he follows it with a basement dropkick and a DDT. Komander with a gutbuster. He then walks the rope and goes for a 450 splash but Moxley gets his knees up.

He then hits a King Kong lariat and follows it with a piledriver. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Moxley with the anvil elbows and then he locks in the rear naked choke before transitioning to the arm bar and Komander taps out.

Winner: Jon Moxley

A video plays of Cassidy saying he is going to keep defending his International Championship whenever he has to. He says if he survives against Penta, he will wrestle Moxley at All Out. He then says he is not the same person he was four years ago.

A video plays of the Young Bucks backstage after All In. FTR walks in and asks why they didn’t shake hands. Matt says they created this show and they lost tonight. Bullet Club Gold walks in and says this is the winner’s room and asks Young Bucks to leave.

Jay says The Elite isn’t doing well. Cash challenges them to a match at All Out. Jay White accepts and they walk away.

*Commercial break*

Renee interviews Toni Storm who says she is happy for Saraya but she went off script and now she has no title or friends. She says Ruby hates her now. She also says she can’t trust anyone and walks away in distress.

Chris Jericho’s music hits and she walks out to the ring. Jericho starts by saying they should be happy and festive after All In. He says it was a show he would never forget but he would like to forget how he treated Sammy Guevara. He says he has something to say to Sammy and asks him to come out.

Sammy Guevara’s music plays and he comes down to the ring. Jericho says he was frustrated after losing to Ospreay and he shouldn’t have taken it out on him. He says he saw everything that Sammy did to help him win the match. He says he wants to apologize to Sammy and offers his hand for a handshake. Sammy shakes his hands and says he always has his back and they hug.

Jericho says he is still replaying the entire match in his head and says maybe Sammy could’ve hit him harder with the baseball. Sammy asks him to repeat what he said and Jericho repeats it. Sammy says maybe Jericho should’ve hit him harder with the Judas effect. Jericho says it didn’t turn out the way he envisioned.

Sammy asks him how he envisioned it. Jericho implies that he gave him an opportunity to be at All In. Sammy says if he wasn’t having Jericho’s back, he would’ve wrestled on it. Jericho says if he follows his advice he could be on the show next year. Sammy says he will not lose next year. Jericho says if he follows his advice, he won’t lose another championship match.

Sammy says that Jericho became AEW Champion four years ago but he lost that championship outside a steakhouse. They stare down each other. Jericho says this is getting out of control. He says they have been together since the very first episode of Dynamite. He says they should get back to how things were and go after the AEW Tag Team Championships and says they can start that road next week. Sammy accepts and they hug.

Blackpool Combat Club is backstage. Moxley says the International Championship be on the line tonight and he will face the champion. He says everyone has a belt and catchphrase. He says the wrestler who leaves Chicago with the title will be the wrestler with the biggest bite. They then walk away.

NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta

Wheeler Yuta’s music plays and he comes down to the ring. Eddie Kingston’s theme song plays and he comes out to the ring.

The match begins and Yuta slaps Kingston. He targets the arm of Kingston. He goes to work on the arm of Kingston.

*Commercial break*

Kingston knocks Yuta out of the ring. He then dives onto Yuta. He sends Yuta into the ring. Kingston attacks Yuta in the corner. He then hits an exploder suplex. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Kingston with an enzuigiri but Yuta comes back with a German suplex. Cover! 1…2….kick out. Yuta goes for a splash but Kingsto gets his knees up. He then hits a suplex on Yuta. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Yuta slams Kingston. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Yuta with multiple strikes to Kingston but he comes back with a half-and-half suplex. Kingston then hits two hurricane strikes for the win.

Winner: Eddie Kingston

Claudio Castagnoli comes out to ringside and helps Yuta to the back.

A video of MJF backstage after All In. Adam Cole comes in to talk to him. MJF says there will be a tournament to decide who will face him for the title and he is tired so he will catch up with him later. Cole says he gets his deserved week off and walks away.

*Commercial break*

Renee interviews Sammy Guevara who says Jericho is back on the same page with him. Don Callis walks and says it is hard being Jericho’s friend. He congratulates him on his wife’s pregnancy. Sammy asks him to stop talking. He says his friends and his family is none of his business and he asks him to get lost.

Adam Cole’s music plays and he walks out to the ring. He gets on the mic and says one of the greatest told was this past Sunday at All In. He then thanks the fans for making it special. He say the night was special but it wasn’t perfect because he lost in the main event.

Cole then says MJF is not in great shape but he will be ready to go this Sunday at All out. Roderick Strong comes out with the Kingdom. Strong says Cole cares more about MJF’s neck than his own neck. Cole says this is so absurd. Mike recalls ROH in 2010 when they got each other signed to the company. He says Cole was at his wedding and he hosted his bachelorette party.

Tavern accuses him of using them and says he only cares about himself. Cole apologizes if he made them feel that way and says they need to accept that MJF is his best friend. Strong says he can’t accept and he is answering the grand slam tournament and he will beat MJF for the AEW Title. He says if Cole was his real friend, he would be rooting for him.

Cole says that is a bad idea considering his neck. Strong says he doesn’t need a healed neck to win the tournament because he is a wrestling legend. He then walks away.

Penta says that this is business. He then says that he is going to hurt Moxley for what he did to Rey Fenix. Alex says Penta is going to make Moxley bleed like never before.

Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, & Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. vs. Nyla Rose, Marina Shafir, & Emi Sakura

Kris Statlander’s music plays and she comes out. Hikaru Shida’s theme song plays and he joins her. Britt Baker’s song plays and she joins them and they walk to the ring. Nyla Rose’s music plays and she walks to the ring with Marina Shafir and Emi Sakura.

The match starts and Emi attacks Hikaru Shida. Shida comes back with a hurricane. She then attacks Sakura. Shida with a dropkick on Sakura. Britt tags in and attacks Sakura. Cover! 1….2…kick out.

Nyla attacks Baker when she runs the ropes. Marina tags in and attacks Baker in the corner and takes her down. Nyla tags in and goes to work on Baker. Nyla tags out and Sakura continues to attack Baker.

*Commercial break*

Statlander tags in and attacks Marina. She kicks Marina in the head. Statlander plants Marina. Cover! 1….Nyla breaks it up. Nyla and Sakura slam Statlander. Shida takes out Sakura. Baker accidentally superkicks Shida and Nyla takes her out with the chokeslam. Statlander sends Sakura and Nyla outside. She climbs the top rope and dives onto them.

Statlander sends Marina into the ring and she hits the Wednesday night fever for the win.

Winner: Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, & Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.

Ruby Soho attacks Statlander with the no future from behind and runs away with the title. She leaves the title on the entrance ramp and leaves.

*Commercial break*

The Acclaimed’s music plays and they come out to the ring. Billy says he has some good news. He says he is back. He says last Sunday was a good day for them because they became the trios champion.

Max says 80,000 witnessed them capture the trios titles but they thought it was fitting to come back to Chicago to promise that they will lift these titles up and they want to kick off their reign with a ribbon cutting.

Gunn says he has a little scissor and he takes out a huge scissor and cuts the ribbon. Bowens says this is a new era and it is their house now. He then says the titles are dull and they unveil the new trios titles with a pink leather strap. Gunn says he can scissor himself now. Bowens then says they will defend their titles on Collision. They then scissor with the titles.

AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Penta El Zero Miedo

Penta El Zero Miedo’s music hits and he walks to the ring. Orange Cassidy’s music plays and he comes down to the ring.

The match begins and Cassidy knocks down Penta. Cassidy with an arm drag and Penta slides out of the ring. Cassidy goes for a suicide dive but Penta catches him and sends him into the barricade.

Penta sends Cassidy into the post. He sends Cassidy into the barricade again. He sends Cassidy into the ring. He kicks Cassidy in the leg. Penta tries to lock in an armbar but Cassidy escapes.

Penta slides out of the ring. Cassidy hits a suicide dive on him. Cassidy goes for the Orange punch but Penta superkicks him. Penta then dives onto Cassidy. He sends Cassidy into the ring. He takes him down and hits a leg drop. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Cassidy slams Penta into the turnbuckle. Cassidy with the stundog millionaire and he follows it with a DDT. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Cassidy climbs the top rope but is stopped. Penta with a backstabber. Cover! 1….2…kick out.

Penta goes to work on Cassidy’s hand. Penta goes out of the ring to argue with a fan. He goes back to work on the arm of Cassidy. Both men exchange strikes and Penta kicks Cassidy in the leg. Cassidy comes back with a thrust kick. Penta recovers and hits the sling blade. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Cassidy with the Canadian destroyer. Penta comes back with one of his own and Cassidy hits another Canadian destroyer. Cassidy goes for the Orange punch but Penta hits the made in Japan. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Cassidy hits beach break. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Penta with a thrust kick.

He stomps Cassidy. Penta with a thrust kick on the apron. He then hits the fear factor on the apron. Cover! 1…..2…..Cassidy gets his hand on the rope. Penta stomps the arm of Cassidy. He snaps Cassidy’s arm. Penta hits the fear factor. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Cassidy rolls up Penta for the win.

Winner: Orange Cassidy (c)

Cassidy gets on the mic and asks for a chair. He sits on the chair and says he doesn’t like to talk. He says he is so tired and every time he has a title defense the backpack gets heavier but he is still here and defending the title because it is everything to him. He says he is the champion and he will continue to defend his championship for as long as he wants. He then says Moxley better bring more than a fork because he will always be AEW International Championship.

Jon Moxley comes down to the ring and shoves Cassidy. Cassidy slaps Moxley and they stare each other down.

This ends our live coverage of AEW Dynamite!