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00:01:03It's Earth Day! You know what that means!
00:01:06A.W. Dynamite is live from Portland, Oregon!
00:01:11I'm Excalibur, joined by Nigel McGinnis, the ineffable Tony Schiavone,
00:01:15and one week ago, a seismic shift happened in all elite wrestling
00:01:20with the coronation of the impetuous, the incredible Darby Allin.
00:01:29If you think that I'm wrestling in an impromptu match
00:01:32that I just found out about three seconds ago,
00:01:35you're about as stupid as you look!
00:01:37All it takes is one night to drop the wrestling world on its head!
00:01:47Darby! Darby! Darby! Darby!
00:01:48It's not showtime! It's your time!
00:01:52Locked in! Drop by Darby!
00:01:55I'm either going to make it as Darby...
00:01:57A second!
00:01:59Or I'm going to foul as Darby.
00:02:01Darby's not done!
00:02:02But I'm not changing a single thing!
00:02:05Four in a row!
00:02:07The side headlocked!
00:02:08Take over! He's got him off!
00:02:25What a moment it was, and we will hear from our newly crowned AEW world champion Darby
00:02:36allen later on tonight but right now nigel mcginnis the former champion for my champion ready to crash the party
00:02:51maxwell jacob friedman mjf oh he's angry he's mad he's ticked off
00:03:01we witnessed a landmark event tony
00:03:05nah nah nah see i'm not like your paper champion darby allen when i come out here
00:03:12you show me the respect i've earned
00:03:20last week will forever be known as the seattle screw job three days prior three days prior to
00:03:30my match against darby allen for make no mistake about it my aew world championship
00:03:41i wrestled in an all-out war against kenny omega and i came out victorious
00:03:49but i did not come out without banged up without being banged up without being bruised without being
00:03:55battered three days later i show up to work and i'm informed i'm wrestling darby on the day
00:04:02i get hit in the nuts that skank aubrey edwards does a fast count both my shoulders were up
00:04:10so no darby allen ain't your world champion folks darby allen is a dirty little cheat
00:04:24do you morons actually believe that darby allen can beat me at a hundred percent
00:04:34do you disrespectful little shitheads actually believe that darby allen could beat me if i was prepared
00:04:46well then you must have short-term memory loss so allow me to give you a lesson on all mjf
00:04:54i am the most complete professional wrestler in the history of this sport i am the man who has beaten
00:05:06every top name professional wrestling has to offer i am the man who made sure hangman adam page
00:05:16could never be world champion ever again i am the man who kicked out of the one-wing angel like
00:05:29it was freaking
00:05:30nothing i am the best professional wrestler in the world
00:05:44darby allen i don't give a damn about your main event match against the psycho killer i don't give a
00:05:50shit if you have an ounce of dignity in your fragile little body you will come out here right now
00:05:59and you will give me back my world championship right now
00:06:07don't hold your breath max
00:06:20an interesting development not the world champion but instead the t and t champion the jet kevin knight
00:06:33has got every right to walk out here and show off what he has done in his short time here
00:06:43in aw well
00:06:45the jet better be careful mjf is peeved off and the jet is sticking at the front of his plane
00:06:54in the former
00:06:55aww world champions business he could be grounded very soon
00:07:14man different city same old max coming out here and whining like a little
00:07:27bitch
00:07:37cool and i know y'all tired of hearing max talk so the jet just landed so the air is
00:07:44going to switch
00:07:44up just a little bit and it's about to get real
00:07:50it's about to get real max because the jet is here and the jet is too fly now before you
00:07:57get
00:07:57to hating max before you get to hating max ask yourself be honest don't the jet look clean with
00:08:04the new title around his waist now listen when you're a real champion a fighting champion you're
00:08:17willing to put this on the line at any time now max you're talking about you want a rematch and
00:08:24how you were cheated but don't you remember a few weeks ago when the jet had you pinned in the
00:08:29middle of the ring for what seemed like an eternity so if anybody if anybody is talking about getting
00:08:37cheated and screwed it's the jet because i should be jet two belts as of right now
00:08:56okay so first of all what an elegant speaker you are i mean you're you're almost aristotle level
00:09:03with how deep you are let's go over the great points you made you're the jet the jets to fly
00:09:09the jets tnt champion the jet had you beat mjf the jet thinks it's socially acceptable to be
00:09:17friends with speedball mike bailey the jet should be the aew world champion did i get all that right
00:09:26cool cool well obviously your memory is not all that great because if my memory serves me correctly
00:09:34and it always does because i'm always the smartest person in the room
00:09:42i beat you with a heat seeker for an easy dub
00:09:50so no you should not be world champion if anyone in this company should be world champion
00:09:58it's me and me alone
00:10:04but i'll give you credit kid i see the new hardware ladies and gentlemen give it up for your brand
00:10:11spanking new tnt champion
00:10:16great stuff we appreciate great stuff we appreciate what a cute little title that tnt championship is
00:10:23huh and it fits you like a glove it really does because you're a tnt champion type a workhorse a
00:10:31good
00:10:32hand an average joe someone like you you know someone with a ceiling someone who will never
00:10:44be aew world champion someone who should know better than to step into my ring and breathe in my air
00:10:57someone who damn sure should know better than to allow my aew world title to come out of their average
00:11:07little mouth
00:11:19you know what max you know what max you keep running your mouth and that jet is gonna have to
00:11:23slap that big ass nose off your face and send your ass packing
00:11:31okay because you're doing a lot of fibbing max you're talking about the jet is not aew championship material
00:11:37anybody can look at the jet and see that i'm an absolute gold mine
00:11:46and you want to talk about the lineage and just how this the workhorse title of the tnt championship i
00:11:53mean
00:11:54some of the best wrestlers in the world have held this title so it's no coincidence that somebody like
00:11:59yourself have never held this belt before
00:12:07because it's somebody like you that's always had everything handed to them
00:12:11how about we keep that trend going portly
00:12:15how about we keep that trend going and a jet
00:12:17hands you an ass whooping
00:12:21how about we keep that trend going and a jet
00:12:34right playboy
00:12:35nah nah nah nah nah nah shut up shut up shut up
00:12:40shut up
00:12:42let me get this straight
00:12:45kevin
00:12:47you you want to wrestle me
00:12:50what do i get out of that because i've already proven i'm better than you
00:12:55i'm confused what do i get out of that although i take a step back
00:12:58and i heard your speech about the tnt championship and
00:13:02i gotta be honest i think you kind of sold me on this belt
00:13:05you made me kind of want it a little bit
00:13:10matter of fact matter of fact
00:13:13what really makes me want it is i can tell how proud you are of that tnt title
00:13:20and i would love nothing more than to turn that pride into straight up depression
00:13:28so i'll tell you what jet you want to wrestle mjf kid
00:13:33put that tnt title on the line and you got yourself a match
00:13:47you know what you know what hell yeah hell yeah let's do it
00:13:52because the jet is always ready and being that we ain't rip seeded in the night
00:14:01how about i rip you a new one right here right now
00:14:10well we are gonna have an improve to tnt championship match
00:14:16talking about unexpected talking about excitement here we go
00:14:20here comes bryce remsberg
00:14:22the jet kevin knight mjf one-on-one for the tnt championship to kick off our broadcast
00:14:32well the tnt title is rather an ignominious history when it comes to open challenges
00:14:42oh wait a second oh no
00:14:47one point every minute
00:14:50you're gonna dance with the devil next week kid
00:14:55oh for crying out loud
00:14:57well the mind games from mjf
00:15:01going up the challenge for kevin knight for next week
00:15:05we will have more on that as the events develop
00:15:07but we know tonight our main event
00:15:10darby l will put his newly won aew world championship on the line
00:15:14against the psycho killer
00:15:16tomaso champa
00:15:17but right now let's head to the back and our esteemed colleague the remarkable renee paquette
00:15:26guys i am here with the demand thank you all for being here
00:15:30as well as jericho
00:15:34guys we've announced on collision there's going to be a six-man tag team match with jericho
00:15:39do you know who your partners are going to be
00:15:41renee what in the hell are you talking about
00:15:43of course he doesn't know who his partners are going to be
00:15:47he's burnt every bridge and on top of that nobody's going to want to team with him especially
00:15:53now now that his new gimmick is the guy who gets his ass beat by the demand every week he
00:15:59shows up
00:16:00hmm ricochet you can't say that anymore cease and desist
00:16:03what do you mean say what what are you talking about
00:16:05my new moniker way too long i went and got it copy written trademark lawyer
00:16:09i'm the one who said it it's a great idea bald but what i can do
00:16:15is set you up with one of these brand new shirts
00:16:18available now at shop aw.com
00:16:22no no no no jericho no
00:16:25i will not sit here and entertain any of this crap
00:16:28so you can mock me all you want you can steal
00:16:30my idea but on collision jericho
00:16:32we are going to steal
00:16:35your dignity because there is nobody
00:16:37anybody in that locker room who wants to team with you and hell it doesn't matter
00:16:40if there were because the result will be the same
00:16:43the demand up
00:16:45so this will end the same way it did at dynasty jericho with me
00:16:49pinning you
00:16:51via rico salt
00:16:55well what you're forgetting ricochet is i don't have to find somebody that likes me
00:16:59to team up with i just have to find somebody that doesn't like you
00:17:02bald prick
00:17:06did he say i don't ignore him
00:17:08let him find any two little goons he can
00:17:10anybody's eye
00:17:11well jericho one step ahead of ricochet when it comes to trademark law but
00:17:16does rick or does jericho have the reinforcements to take on ricochet in the demand
00:17:21he's pretty confident
00:17:23your opening contest is set for one call
00:17:26introduce the first
00:17:27from burn eyes california
00:17:29weight 285 pounds
00:17:35broody
00:17:36king
00:17:38fans before we turn our attention to our opening contest tonight of dynamite some breaking news
00:17:43tony khan has just informed me it is official for next week on dynamite from fairfax virginia
00:17:50the jet kevin knight puts his tmt championship on the line against mjf
00:17:56huge matchup for the tmt title with the former aw world champion perhaps going to rip the jet a new
00:18:06one
00:18:17the world title on the line
00:18:23gentlemen you can talk about before leo and this match gets started as you said a championship match coming up
00:18:29we don't have to wait until next week for a championship match tonight we already got
00:18:33the world title on the line darby alley against tomas on tampa
00:18:41tonight excalibur that and so much more still to come tonight but right now the
00:18:49perplexing enigmatic leo rush who we saw at revolution nigel the 21-man blackjack battle royal
00:18:59leo rush emerged and reemerged from his hiatus away from the ring
00:19:03a completely different and apparently broken individual
00:19:07yeah he has certainly put the the fear of the good lord into many of his opponents
00:19:13who have had a very difficult time trying to get to the bottom of who this man is exactly what's
00:19:21made in his way
00:19:24anymore
00:19:26it's never been his house
00:19:28it's never been his house
00:19:28he kind of freaked out the death riders last week on collision
00:19:32now they're typically on flat football
00:19:34back
00:19:35Larry king though not concerned at all
00:19:51big size differential is the recently rechristened black heart rio rush who was a tenured high flyer had a lot
00:20:00of success all around the world in his latest incarnation
00:20:06he has already gained traction when it comes to wins and losses
00:20:15leo rush off in the hand to brodie king brodie
00:20:18brodie
00:20:21a tight grip on the black heart
00:20:25leo rush biting
00:20:30leo rush
00:20:41leo rush
00:20:42leo rush
00:20:42leo rush
00:20:42leo rush
00:20:42to the center of the ring
00:20:43you know brodie
00:20:44you know brodie
00:20:45obviously is not afraid of what he's seen right now but he's very conscious in many ways trying to like
00:20:51what does he make of this right
00:20:53well you have to remember tony brodie king is no stranger to the the arcane the dark arts the dark
00:20:58sides of professional wrestling
00:21:01and so
00:21:02go ahead in our way watch out fellas war boy
00:21:06ooh
00:21:07chop to the chest
00:21:10as leo rush trying to back up put some distance
00:21:12between himself
00:21:14and brodie king
00:21:16and now
00:21:20brodie
00:21:21brodie
00:21:21we've seen him do this before tony
00:21:23got his opponent against the barricade
00:21:26amanda size getting this much speed is always
00:21:30yes
00:21:30trouble
00:21:31oh
00:21:32now trouble
00:21:33for brodie
00:21:34leo rush able to slip clear and now
00:21:36oh
00:21:37leo
00:21:41this guy's out of his mind
00:21:43he's done our announce desk and now once again attempting the cross body
00:21:47and oh no slips
00:21:49oh brodie king into the steel ring post and into the barricade is the action and our opening contest continues
00:21:56live on dynamite don't go anywhere
00:22:02what a terrifying
00:22:05visual we had there on top of the announce table good lord absolutely he was slobbering and
00:22:13foam coming out of his mouth but you know break that all down nigel guys you know this he's still
00:22:19i mean he's still got a lot of great moves and offense and he does well i guess you can
00:22:24call him black heart now leo rush
00:22:26he's looking for a count
00:22:27he's looking for a count out here
00:22:30the official taking over
00:22:35rush was a little bit ahead of himself
00:22:39but now
00:22:41brodie king attempting
00:22:43to make his way back into the ring but leo rush greets him with a drop kick
00:22:48he's gonna take flight here i know good and well yep i could torpedo
00:22:53the tope birthman into the desk but brodie king maintains his vertical base and just spiked leo rush on the
00:23:02apron
00:23:05yeah brodie's hurting here on the left shoulder
00:23:10and right now being checked out by aubrey edwards
00:23:17brodie doesn't just chop you nigel it seemed like he chops right through you
00:23:22well he certainly brings it all the way and then to your point he is trying to knock you off
00:23:28of your feet
00:23:29Leo rush trying to escape over the barricade but
00:23:34brodie bringing him back to the ringside area area
00:23:36and he thought that was a grin or a grimace on the face of Leo rush
00:23:40i think he oscillating between both
00:23:44a manic sinister macabre version of rush
00:23:52one wonders does he realize or has something gone on to make him this way i don't know
00:23:58well i think something's gone on and what it is i don't know
00:24:03but it just like appeared like overnight right i mean it just
00:24:10as now brodie returns leo rush to the ring this time
00:24:14after the urging of referee aubrey edwards
00:24:16brodie though his shoulder still after that smash into the barricade
00:24:21you can see him trying to
00:24:23he's been wheeling that arm around that left arm around tony
00:24:26yeah you know he's had both hands taped up
00:24:29he's had broken bones that's never slowed him down
00:24:32and he's been bitten in the knee
00:24:35and a tetanus shot after that
00:24:37a little rush
00:24:38ooh glancing blow with the tip of the boot
00:24:40just caught the ear of king
00:24:44staggered the equilibrium of the big man
00:24:52well evidently
00:24:56if he does king might have it too now
00:25:02welcome back to the rose city of portland oregon and aew dynamite
00:25:06leo rush the black heart taken on brodie king one on one here tonight in our opening contest leo rush
00:25:13attempting that rebound stunner but
00:25:16brodie was ready for it and drove him down
00:25:19and rebound stunner usually works at skyline
00:25:22oh
00:25:22didn't work that time
00:25:24wow
00:25:25oh
00:25:26driving clothesline but look how king landed
00:25:29yeah brodie king has been clutching that left arm very close to his body ever since he smashed into the
00:25:34barricade
00:25:34just a few minutes ago
00:25:36referee aubrey edwards checks in waves off
00:25:39the doctor
00:25:40after consulting with
00:25:42brodie king
00:25:43king
00:25:44former aew world tag team champion
00:25:46with bandito
00:25:48once he had that taste of gold
00:25:51he wants to wear it again
00:25:55Leo rush
00:25:56slips free of the grip of brodie king and targeting that left arm
00:25:59this may be
00:26:00Leo's best option
00:26:03in the face of this much larger opponent
00:26:06boy great move by leo that time and now brodie is really in trouble
00:26:11he's getting real strong
00:26:13he's getting real strong
00:26:13yeah leo rush has gone through this this transformation of not just his uh personality but seemingly his psyche and
00:26:19thinks
00:26:20wow look at that leg strength of rush
00:26:24it wasn't for brodie king i think he would have got the big man up
00:26:27brodie king
00:26:28oh no
00:26:28leo rush looking for the gonzo bomb perhaps
00:26:31on the apron but rush goes for the eyes and
00:26:35sends brodie out to the floor
00:26:36yeah gonzo bomb on the apron excalibur would have been curtains for leo rush
00:26:41for anyone actually
00:26:45Leo rush
00:26:46the gallop around the ring
00:26:48and then the tope suicida
00:26:51he tried for it once before this time
00:26:55he connected with full force
00:26:58yeah
00:26:58the powerful lope
00:27:00and the left arm catching king underneath the jaw
00:27:03but rush
00:27:05looking to attempt
00:27:06yet again
00:27:08ooh
00:27:09diving cross body from leo rush
00:27:11and you see brodie king once again
00:27:13favoring that left shoulder tony
00:27:14yeah as much pain as we've ever seen brodie king in
00:27:17rush had attended that cross body
00:27:19a couple of times earlier in the match
00:27:21but now with the damage to the shoulder
00:27:23he was able to take the big man down
00:27:25the damage to the shoulder and the added elevation
00:27:28coming off the top rope to the floor
00:27:30is leo rush
00:27:31it looks like he's gonna go up again and try it one more time
00:27:34some more elevation if it worked the first time
00:27:38he'll ascends to the top
00:27:39and brodie's up
00:27:42oh
00:27:42wait leo
00:27:44frog splash across the back
00:27:46now the cover
00:27:47barely a one count for leo rush
00:27:49wow
00:27:51already king making a statement with that fast kick out
00:27:54yeah it shows you that an injured
00:27:56brodie king is as good as some people completely healthy
00:28:02leo rush though
00:28:04menacing referee audrey edwards but still
00:28:07yeah
00:28:08attempting to press on the attack
00:28:10leapfrogs up and over brodie king waistlock brodie switch sends leo into the
00:28:16up
00:28:17up
00:28:17and drives down the blackheart
00:28:24rush looking for a little bit of respite on the bottom top buckle
00:28:27i think brodie's looking for a cannonball
00:28:29there
00:28:32it is
00:28:34crushing
00:28:35leo rush in the corner
00:28:37now
00:28:37brings him up
00:28:38gozo
00:28:39bomb
00:28:40one
00:28:42two
00:28:43three
00:28:48two
00:28:49three
00:28:49three
00:28:50three
00:28:50three
00:28:50three
00:28:50here's calder with that seven straight wins
00:28:52a win streak here on dynamite for brodie king
00:28:55and notice though
00:28:56Aubrey edwards just went to raise brodie's left arm
00:28:59he waved her off
00:29:00so perhaps the damage
00:29:03to that left arm as we take another look at this gonzo bomb
00:29:07the damage to the left arm may be a little more severe
00:29:10but the big man wants to let on
00:29:17tonight
00:29:17in the main event
00:29:19i'll be keeping a close eye on that world title match
00:29:26Tommaso Ciampa
00:29:27if you come out on top
00:29:30congratulations
00:29:32but Darby Allen
00:29:36Darby i am so proud of you
00:29:42but not proud enough
00:29:43to not bring the violence
00:29:45boom
00:29:50well brodie king perhaps anticipating the result of tonight's main event more than anyone but right now let's head to
00:29:58the back and once again the remarkable Renee Paquette
00:30:03Champa tonight in our main event
00:30:05Darby Allen will defend his title for the first time
00:30:08this is your first shot at the AEW World Championship
00:30:11how's it gonna go?
00:30:14Renee
00:30:16I've been told my entire career
00:30:18what I'm not
00:30:20not big enough
00:30:22not six foot four
00:30:23not 250 pounds
00:30:24I don't
00:30:26pass the airport test
00:30:28not charismatic enough
00:30:30I'm not main event
00:30:32material
00:30:34let me tell you what I am
00:30:37I am a husband
00:30:40a father
00:30:41a son
00:30:42a brother
00:30:44I have insane work ethic
00:30:47tonight isn't about villains and heroes
00:30:49it's about passion
00:30:52it's about proving that glass ceilings
00:30:54are imaginary
00:30:57tonight's for professional wrestling
00:31:00it's for the grandest prize in this sport
00:31:03the AEW
00:31:04world title
00:31:06so if you're asking me
00:31:09am I ready?
00:31:14you have never seen
00:31:17a man more prepared
00:31:18for his moment
00:31:20than I am tonight
00:31:23now go ask Darby Allen
00:31:26do you want this more
00:31:28than I need it?
00:31:41you
00:31:41you
00:34:48Now, I might be biased, but I think we deserve another one.
00:34:55So I came up with a plan, because if nothing else, I'm a fair man.
00:35:02I came up with an idea that I don't even think you can refuse.
00:35:06You guys talk about being the best tag team of all time.
00:35:09I'm FTR, but you're one of the best tag team of all time, but you're one of the best ever.
00:35:18That's non-debatable.
00:35:19Otherwise, you don't do this to my face.
00:35:23So here's the best tag team of all time, Christian and I challenge you for the AEW tag team championships
00:35:31in a New York street fight.
00:35:35Now, I know your little brains are probably what exactly is in it for you want to prove you're the
00:35:43best ever.
00:35:45If you beat us, if you beat us, if you beat us at double or nothing, we retire as a
00:35:52team.
00:35:56What do you think?
00:35:57See, I know what my answer would be.
00:36:00And if you're actually the best tag team of all time, I know what your answer should be.
00:36:05Unless deep down inside, deep down, you know we're better.
00:36:13One way to prove it.
00:36:17Now, like I said, I know what I'd do.
00:36:20But I'm a man.
00:36:23Ball's in your court, boys.
00:36:28Well, the Rated-R superstar willing to put it all on the line against FTR.
00:36:34You have to imagine a pretty compelling offer for the AEW world tag team champions.
00:36:40Ball in the contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:36:43Being accompanied by Chris Statlander from Kanagawa, Japan.
00:36:50Hikaru Shida!
00:36:53Well, ahead of this first ever one-on-one meeting, our cameras, earlier today, caught up with Hikaru Shida.
00:37:03Tonight, AEW fans will be treated to the great Japanese style between me and Mina Shirakawa.
00:37:12If you beat him, I'll have to eat my own cat-couletta.
00:37:18I'll have to eat my cat-couletta.
00:37:18May the best Jossie win.
00:37:25Nigel, I've got about 1,200 days on my language app, and I believe she said something about her cat.
00:37:29Yeah, I heard that as well.
00:37:30I'm not sure exactly what she's going to do with her cat, or that's what she's going to do to
00:37:34Mina Shirakawa, to her cat.
00:37:36But I certainly want to see her win now.
00:37:42And her opponent.
00:37:43From Tokyo, Japan, Mina Shirakawa, Mina Shirakawa, if anybody knows what Shida was saying or what she has been saying
00:37:55recently, it is Mina Shirakawa, obviously, who has said you cannot trust Hikaru Shida.
00:38:02Yeah, Mina has tried to warn Chris Statlander about trusting Hikaru Shida, but Nigel, it's tough to argue with the
00:38:09results because Hikaru Shida and Chris Statlander, both women former AEW world champions, and undefeated as a tag team by
00:38:17far.
00:38:17Yeah, still a version in Korea as the tag team, certainly, with the divine dominion at the top of the
00:38:24women's tag team division.
00:38:26It's certainly going to take a top-caliber team to take the titles from them.
00:38:31But Shirakawa, despite her dancing, and her joie de vivre, if you will, deep down has said she is trying
00:38:42to find out.
00:38:43She has promised her former tag team partner, Toni Storm, she would find out who is responsible for attacking one
00:38:50half of the timeless love bombs.
00:38:53Fans, Upper Deck EW Allure trading cards are now available in every pack.
00:38:57Hyde's a legend.
00:38:57Your next big hit is one tear away.
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00:39:04UpperDeck.com is Mina Shirakawa, takes the side headlock.
00:39:07Mina would not even shake hands with Shida.
00:39:10Wouldn't even reach out and shake hands with her.
00:39:12Let's talk about the elephant in the room.
00:39:14Okay.
00:39:15There was a kendo stick in the locker room.
00:39:18The crime scene, as we saw, Toni Storm bludgeoned and flattened out.
00:39:23Well, one would have to think that Hikaru Shida, if she was responsible,
00:39:27wouldn't have been so silly to leave.
00:39:30Well, there was a lot of items in that room, Nigel.
00:39:33Also, a lot of suspects still on the board.
00:39:35But right now, Hikaru Shida attempting the hammer throw on Mina Shirakawa.
00:39:40Mina hanging on to that top rope.
00:39:42Mina turning things around.
00:39:43Whoa.
00:39:44Strong forearms.
00:39:45Yeah.
00:39:47And now, Shida getting frustrated, grabbing a handful of hair on Mina and just wrenching her over.
00:39:53Wow.
00:39:55Firing up Shirakawa.
00:39:57He's going to lightly do the exact same thing.
00:39:59Yeah.
00:40:02Mina and...
00:40:03Oh, wait.
00:40:03Both women, same idea with a dropkick and a standoff here in the early moments of this match.
00:40:12Some serious staring going on between both women here.
00:40:17Oh.
00:40:18Eyes in the back of her head, evidently.
00:40:20I think she lured Shida into that.
00:40:23Mina takes down Hikaru Shida.
00:40:24Shida, though, back up to her feet.
00:40:26Bypass in the corner.
00:40:28And now Mina able to slip free between the ropes.
00:40:32Comes back into gear.
00:40:33He catches Shida flush.
00:40:35And now Mina comes around the sling blade.
00:40:42And fans, you heard it.
00:40:43It is official for one week from tonight when Dynamite returns to Fairfax, Virginia, the Eagle Bank Arena.
00:40:49MJF will challenge the Jet Kevin Knight for the TNT Championship.
00:40:53You still can join us for that one.
00:40:54Visit AEWTIX.com or scan the QR code at the bottom of your screen.
00:40:57And then on Saturday, May 2nd, we'll be at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.
00:41:01Wait a second.
00:41:02Mina Shirakawa very nearly put away Hikaru Shida.
00:41:05Shida, though, stacks up Mina.
00:41:07Mina reverses.
00:41:09Two.
00:41:10And two.
00:41:11And Shida up to the middle rope.
00:41:14And Mina baiting in the former world champion.
00:41:18Swing and a miss over the jumping knee.
00:41:22Connects Hikaru Shida.
00:41:24Gains the advantage as this contest continues live on Dynamite.
00:41:31Shida getting a nice round of applause from everyone in attendance.
00:41:34But also the former world champion at ringside, Chris Statlander, who has, let's be honest, has been the most, how
00:41:44would I say this?
00:41:46When it comes to being a tag team partner with Hikaru Shida, Shida has done the majority of the instigation.
00:41:56Here we go.
00:41:58Going on Musha, a female samurai, ooh, with a driving knee strike.
00:42:09Hikaru Shida connects, and you see Mina Shirakawa clutching the jaw.
00:42:14Former EW Women's World Champion has the advantage, but for how long we've seen how resilient Mina Shirakawa can be.
00:42:22Shida, though, just perching on top of her opponent.
00:42:25A very disrespectful cover, Nigel.
00:42:27Very lackadaisical.
00:42:28Certainly did not think she was going to beat the former Ring of Honor Women's TV champion.
00:42:34The casual cover like this is Shirakawa fighting back, and before he got to the break,
00:42:41was attempting to beat a confession out of a three-time former EW Women's Champion.
00:42:48You know, Shida, gone for such an extended period of time, 498 days.
00:42:53You can understand how aggressive she wants to be.
00:42:56She feels she's got something to prove.
00:42:59Are you kind of wrong with him there, Nigel?
00:43:02In Japanese.
00:43:02In Japanese.
00:43:03How about you, man?
00:43:05How about that?
00:43:05It's called an education, Tony.
00:43:07You're smarter than you look, man.
00:43:08Good job.
00:43:11Now, Hikaru Shida covers.
00:43:13Deep cover, but Mina able to kick out.
00:43:18Hikaru Shida, though, continuing to apply pressure to Mina Shirakawa.
00:43:24Mina, who in recent weeks, Nigel, we've seen her team with the Brawling Birds in the face of the Triangle
00:43:30of Madness.
00:43:30The EW Women's World Champion, Tekla, the Toxic Spider, Sky Blue, and Julia Hart.
00:43:36A lot of people on the potential perpetrator list.
00:43:40Ooh, when it comes to Tony Storm and Shirakawa.
00:43:44Wait a second.
00:43:45Mina, or excuse me, Shida, the cover.
00:43:47Mina, the kickout.
00:43:48Wouldn't surprise me if she sees her take an aim at you, Tony.
00:43:53I don't think so.
00:43:54Through your advances at Tony Storm on many of her occasions.
00:43:57What are you talking about?
00:43:58Wouldn't surprise me after she rejected you the hundredth time.
00:44:01Your anger got too much for you.
00:44:04It's a possibility.
00:44:06You bring up a good point, Tony.
00:44:07No, you guys don't know me at all, man.
00:44:13Well, Mina Shirakawa reaching for the ropes as Chris Statlander looking on.
00:44:19And now the right arm captured.
00:44:24Half-straightjacket.
00:44:26Mina in trouble here.
00:44:28I'm gonna force her hips through to use the legs.
00:44:31Even more energy sapped away.
00:44:35And Shida now certainly has this match well at hand, ready to put things away any second now.
00:44:47Welcome back to AEW Dynamite Live on TBS and HBO Max.
00:44:50I'm Excalibur alongside Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGinnis.
00:44:53And right now we are witnessing a battle between Mina Shirakawa and the three-time former AEW Women's World Champion
00:44:59Hikaru Shida.
00:45:00Shida the hammer throw into the ropes.
00:45:03Mina Shirakawa comes back around and surprises Shida with that one.
00:45:09Got a lot going on here tonight, including tonight.
00:45:13The AEW World title will be on the line.
00:45:16Darby Allin defends against Tommaso Ciampa.
00:45:19And then this Saturday, two huge title fights.
00:45:23The trio's title on the line.
00:45:24The conglomeration will take on the Don Callis family during Playoff Palooza.
00:45:29And the national title on the line, Jungle Jack Perry will defend against El Clones.
00:45:34Plus, we understand, coming up at Collision, we are going to see Hikaru or Chris Statlander in action as Hikaru
00:45:42Shida is down.
00:45:42What a great night we're going to have Saturday night back in our regular time.
00:45:47Mina, the cover, both legs are hooked.
00:45:49And Shida kicking out.
00:45:51And night on TNT.
00:45:53Now, this Saturday, 8, 7 central on TNT, HBO Max Collision is back as now Mina Shirakawa hammering the knee
00:46:02of Hikaru Shida into the mat.
00:46:04Shida, as we've documented before, three times she has won the AEW Women's Championship.
00:46:09For Shirakawa to pick up a victory here.
00:46:12Huge feather in the cap.
00:46:14Mina, the knee breaker.
00:46:17And now the advantage has swung.
00:46:20The center up for the figure four here, I think, Excalibur.
00:46:23There you go.
00:46:23The advantage has swung towards Mina Shirakawa, but Hikaru Shida ready for it.
00:46:28Shida punching the leg, the knee of Mina Shirakawa, now trying to take herself out of the range of her
00:46:33aggressor.
00:46:34Yeah, Shida knew that Mina has won many matches.
00:46:38She was desperate to get out of the range of that figure four.
00:46:41And there she's going to the leg once again, Excalibur.
00:46:44And that's trying to soften her up again for the figure four, I would imagine.
00:46:47And now on the outside, a weight of the Karshiida.
00:46:54Caught Mina Shirakawa.
00:46:55Shirakawa stumbled into the steps.
00:46:58But, Nigel, that drop kick to the side of the knee, that's nasty.
00:47:01You don't usually see it from that angle.
00:47:02No, certainly, there's a lot of impact there.
00:47:05And Tony will weaken the leg to a potential figure four.
00:47:09But Shida now evidently battling through any kind of pain.
00:47:14Bringing Shirakawa up with ease, and a fireman's carry position.
00:47:19Onto the apron.
00:47:31Hikaru Shida just spiked Mina Shirakawa on the apron.
00:47:37And this match may just be a few moments away from a victory for Hikaru Shida.
00:47:43Call Mike Posey, check in with Mina.
00:47:45Mina is trying to get to her feet.
00:47:47But she can only get to a setting position.
00:47:51Hikaru Shida from the top, Meteora.
00:47:55And the cover.
00:47:57One, two, three.
00:47:59No, Mina.
00:48:03Still alive, but for how much longer?
00:48:06Tamashi.
00:48:08Cover.
00:48:10Two.
00:48:10No, Mina again kicking out, showing her toughness.
00:48:15Be relentless, no doubt about that.
00:48:17That's what you've got to be, and that's what Mina's doing right now.
00:48:20A little bit of mustard on the kick out.
00:48:22Or wasabi as the case may be, but right now, Shida.
00:48:26No.
00:48:27Oh, Shida.
00:48:28Whoa.
00:48:29Was looking for that falcon arrow, but Mina Shirakawa, the rolling elbow strike, connects,
00:48:35but unable to capitalize.
00:48:44Concerned look on Chris Stenlander's face.
00:48:46Like he said, Chris will be in action on Saturday.
00:48:51On playoff, Palooza on collision.
00:48:54Look at this.
00:48:55Karashita inviting the contact.
00:48:57Question mark kick.
00:48:58Oh, but the back fist connects from Mina Shirakawa.
00:49:01It's become a very physical match, gentlemen.
00:49:04Very physical.
00:49:06Now Mina on top.
00:49:10Drop kick takes down.
00:49:12Hikaru Shida.
00:49:13Shida walked through to a knee.
00:49:15Mina continuing, or hoping to continue to apply pressure.
00:49:19The sling blade from the top.
00:49:21Mina Shirakawa.
00:49:23Two.
00:49:24No.
00:49:25Shida.
00:49:26Her turn to beat the count.
00:49:27There are many fans that thought that was a three count.
00:49:31Second attempt.
00:49:32Here we go.
00:49:33Shirakawa.
00:49:34A figure four leg lock.
00:49:36Nigel, we saw Mina soften up the knee of Hikaru Shida earlier, perhaps about to pay some dividends.
00:49:44And Shida doing the right thing.
00:49:45Trying to A, roll over to reverse the pressure, and B, keep that roll going to force a break on
00:49:51the ropes.
00:49:53Boy, Mina was not letting go at all.
00:49:55And Mike Posey had to admonish her.
00:49:58And look at Mina.
00:49:59It's like irate.
00:50:00But put her hands on the official.
00:50:05Shida was looking for the kendo stick.
00:50:09So, Karo Shida looking for a shortcut.
00:50:12It's not usually like her.
00:50:13It's like Chris Statlander now.
00:50:16Disarms Mina Shirakawa.
00:50:18Takes away the kendo stick.
00:50:21Statlander did the right thing.
00:50:22Frustration, the jumping knee, though.
00:50:25Caught Mina on the way in.
00:50:26And now the Falcon Arrow.
00:50:28One, two, three.
00:50:35Hikaru Shida.
00:50:37Hikaru Shida.
00:50:39Chris Statlander just bailed out her tag team partner, Hikaru Shida.
00:50:44Whether she intended for things to go that way for Mina Shirakawa and Nigel, we may never know.
00:50:51But either way, Hikaru Shida victorious tonight.
00:50:55And look at this interaction between tag team partners.
00:51:04A hard-earned victory for Hikaru Shida, but fans still to come tonight.
00:51:08Our main event, Darby Allin, puts his newly won AEW World Championship on the line for the first time against
00:51:15the psycho killer, Tommaso Ciampa.
00:51:19But coming up on Sunday, May 24th, Double or Nothing, heads to the Big Apple for the first time ever.
00:51:24We will witness the highly anticipated clash for the AEW International Championship as the Alpha, Konosuke Takeshi, challenges the champion,
00:51:34the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada.
00:51:37Let's take a look at the champion.
00:51:45He is the AEW International Champion, the Rainmaker, Kazuchika Okada.
00:52:01This is competition.
00:52:03These are high-level athletes.
00:52:05I've seen you grow.
00:52:07But I still see you as a boy.
00:52:10I'm so sorry.
00:52:13I admit what you've done is impressive.
00:52:15And you wanna be the greatest.
00:52:18But you never reach it.
00:52:20Because I'm standing in your way.
00:52:24Rainmaker!
00:52:25Kista, you're gonna regret challenging me at Double or Nothing.
00:52:29Bitch.
00:52:34Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:34Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:35Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:36Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:38Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:38Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:38Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:39Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:40Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:41Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
00:52:47Kista, you're gonna be the greatest.
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