On January 29th, 2025 AEW aired the 278th episode of Dynamite live in Huntsville Alabama inside Von Braun Center & can watch it on TBS & MAX (United States) & TSN (Canada)
Note: This review will be shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
Will Ospreay vs. Brian Cage
Will Ospreay sends Brain Cage to the outside where he hits him with a Sasuke Special.
Cage returns with a lariat and a Liger Bomb but Ospreay still kicks out at two.
Lance Archer gets on the apron but Ospreay sends Cage into him before hitting Cage with a Styles Clash to get the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay
-After the match Archer enters and starts attacking Ospreay. Kenny Omega’s music hits as he makes his way out with a chair and takes out Murder Machines but as their backs are turned they get ambushed by Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita who take them out with stereo Tombstone Piledrivers. The Don Callis Family continue to attack them after using a chair.
-Renee Paquette is in the back trying to get a word with Swerve Strickland but Hangman Page interrupts looking for him. MJF walks in and has a staredown with Page. Paquette tries to ask MJF about Chris Jericho as MJF says he’s not going to let anybody ruin his mood tonight and his words are a prophecy. He tells Jarrett that tonight he will have to go out there alone and have to face one of the most dangerous men in Claudio Castagnoli all because he refused his offer. He has a new offer for Jarrett and it’s one that he can’t decline and calls it The Last Outlaw’s Last Ride.
-We go to Powerhouse Hobbs & says he wasn’t cleared to travel to Dynamite tonight after his brawl with Big Bill on Collision. He tells Bill when he’s cleared to come back that hell is just the beginning.
Trios Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jeff Jarrett
If Jarrett wins he gets a AEW World Title Match.
Jeff Jarrett tries The Stroke but Jon Moxley runs in and takes him out with the Paradigm Shift while Wheeler Yuta is distracting Bryce Remsburg the whole time.
Claudio Castagnoli follows with the Neutralizer on Jarrett but instead of covering him, he hits another one before getting the win.
Winner: Trios Champion Claudio Castagnoli
-After the match Jarrett gets up he gets a Double J chant but that gets interrupted by the music of MJF. MJF enters the ring and tells Jarrett that he just wanted to come out here to say but before he can say anything else he takes out Jarrett with a punch with his diamond ring. MJF gets back on the mic and says he respects his elders and that’s precisely why he’s not going to say I told you so.
-Backstage Renee Paquette is with Ricochet & says that Swerve Strickland is nowhere to be found but if he interferes during Ricochet’s match at all tonight, he will have to forfeit his match for next week in Atlanta. Ricochet tells Paquette that they will talk in a formal setting this Saturday on Collision but says the forces that be in AEW are bullying him by putting him in a match with AR Fox tonight.
AR Fox vs. Ricochet
AR Fox knocks Ricochet off the ropes and holds onto him hitting a cutter before going to the top for a 450 Splash but Ricochet kicks out at two.
Ricochet takes control and hits Spirit Gun followed by Vertigo to get the win.
Winner: Ricochet
-After the match Ricochet grabs his golden scissors to do more damage to Fox but Swerve Strickland shows up pulls Ricochet to the outside and attacks him against the barricades. Strickland sends Ricochet back inside and goes for the Swerve Stomp but Ricochet holds Fox as a shield and threatens to stab him with the scissors so Strickland stops as Ricochet escapes.
-We see part of Renee Paquette’s Close Up YouTube series with Death Riders as she asks them why they are holding the AEW World Title hostage and putting it in the briefcase. AEW World Champion Jon Moxley asks why anyone needs to see it as they don’t know anything about it and don’t understand it on any level or what a world championship means. Moxley says he is the living definition of the championship, and if you want to see it, it’s right here and take a look at him. Moxley says he’s trying to build a thousand Moxleys.
-We go to a New York Minute as Chris Jericho talks about how Big Bill took out Powerhouse Hobbs. Bill says he put his words into action and he understands Jericho’s words in a way he’s never felt before and he feels stronger. Jericho says that makes him very proud of himself for being such a great mentor but he says Bill has to work harder next time as he didn’t take out Hobbs permanently. Jericho says he & Bryan Keith will take on The Outrunners on Saturday and says they claim to have been around for centuries but he’s never seen them outside of AEW as Keith calls it a Mandela Effect. Jericho tells Bill that he’s hoping he makes him proud for real this time.
Trios Champion Wheeler Yuta vs. Jay White
After the break Jay White hitting a superplex but Wheeler Yuta kicks out at two.
Yuta takes over the match and starts mocking Bryan Danielson’s I got ’til 5.
White dodges a Busaiku Knee attempt from Yuta and hits him with Blade Runner to get the win.
Winner: Jay White
-After the match White hits Yuta with another Blade Runner but as the crowd cheers for a 3rd one Jon Moxley distracts him on the apron before Claudio Castagnoli attacks White from behind. Death Riders continue to attack White until Rated FTR come out for the save to chase them away. Dax Harwood gets on the mic and says it’s an even fight now as he knows how they operate. What he hates is when they try to end a 67 year old man in his idol, Ricky Morton. Harwood talks about Dennis Condrey being here and challenges the Death Riders to match on Collision in a Mid South Street Fight.
-The show highlights from the reveal of Timeless Toni Storm on this past episode of Collision.
-Renee Paquette is out on the stage and brings out the Women’s Champion Mariah May. May says it’s great to be in Huntsville but by looking around maybe they should change the 1st letter to a C. May talks about none of this being real and says that Toni Storm is not real. May asks if she wants to play the role of Toni Storm then she can play the role of Storm whose most memorable moment was bleeding and crying in her hands, and the one who walked out of Wembley Stadium, Japan & Mexico because she couldn’t touch her. She can play whatever Toni Storm she wants because the ending stays the same. She doesn’t need to role play because when you’re this good you don’t change a thing and she is the woman from hell and she always will be and she will remind her for the rest of her life. Look now and never forget for this is your Women’s Champion.
-We see a video for The Gunns as we go through some of their highlights and show them training for a return.
-We get a video from The Hurt Syndicate who give it up to Private Party for being warriors but says the AEW World Tag Team Titles are staying with them as long as they want to and they are putting everybody on notice and they will accept any challenge at any place.
-We go to The Vendetta as they say they are going to watch the main event. Deonna Purrazzo says it should have been her in that match challenging for the TBS Title if it wasn’t for Harley Cameron and getting her balloons in the way. They say this world wasn’t built for women like them so it’s time they need to take what they deserve and say that Cameron belongs to them and they are coming to collect this Saturday on Collision.
TBS Title Match
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Yuka Sakazaki
Yuka Sakazaki counters Mone’ Maker and hits a thrust kick and a Merry Go Round for two.
They go back & forth for a bit with Sakazaki hitting Mercedes Mone with a German suplex back inside the ring but as she tries the Magical Girl Splash.
Mone puts her knees up & hits a powerbomb followed by Mone’ Maker to get the win.
Winner & Still TBS Champion: Mercedes Mone (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
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