All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 6/21 and Rampage 6/23

June 21, 2023 8:04 PM - Season 4, Episode 38

AEW remains in Chicago for the rest of the week, as Dynamite, Rampage and Collision all lead up to Forbidden Door this Sunday. Let the go-home show shenanigans commence! (This post going up post-show because I didn't get home until 11PM, results courtesy of the Wrestling Observer.)

The Gunns (Austin & Colten) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy

Mark Briscoe defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Concession Stand Brawl

"Le Suzuki Gods" Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki defeated Action Andretti, Darius Martin & AR Fox

Adam Cole & MJF Face Off

The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Brackets Announced

Sunday at Forbidden Door CM Punk faces Satoshi Kojima, then on the June 29th Collision, Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe, Dustin Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks vs. Juice Robinson. The women’s tournament will feature Athena vs. Billie Starkz at the Zero Hour of Forbidden Door, while Anna Jay battles Skye Blue on Rampage Friday, Nyle Rose takes on Willow Nightingale on Collision and next Wednesday Ruby Soho vs. Britt Baker in a rematch of last year’s final.

NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. & Daniel Garcia defeated AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy & ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata

AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm will defend her title against NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale at Forbidden Door

Kris Statlander defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the TBS Title

posted by The Pluto Gangsta (5 comments total)

The announced cards for the rest of the week:

AEW Rampage 6/23/23

· Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb & Swerve Strickland take on Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta & YOH

· AEW World Champion MJF makes his first appearance ever on Rampage

· The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass will be in action

· We hear from Adam Cole

· Jungle Boy Jack Perry battles DOUKI (w/Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

· Anna Jay vs. Skye Blue in an Owen Hart Tournament Match

AEW Collision 6/24/23

· CM Punk, AEW Tag Team Champions FTR & Ricky Starks vs. Switchblade Jay White, Juice Robinson & The Gunns

· Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Swerve Strickland

· Christian Cage addresses the TNT Title

· We learn Sting & Darby Allin’s partner for Forbidden Door

· Brody King battles Andrade El Idolo

· Willow Nightingale vs. Nyla Rose in an Owen Hart Tournament Match

AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door 6/25/23

· Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada

· Kenny Omega defends the IWGP US Title against Will Ospreay

· MJF vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the AEW World Title

· SANADA vs. Jungle Boy Jack Perry for the IWGP Title

· Toni Storm defends the AEW Women’s Title against NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale

· CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima in an Owen Hart Tournament Match

· Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino vs. Hangman Adam Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston & Tomohiro Ishii

· Sting, Darby Allin & a mystery partner vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki

· Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia for the AEW International Title

· Zero Hour: Athena vs. Billie Starkz in an Owen Hart Tournament Match

posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 8:06 PM on June 21, 2023

The MJF/Adam Cole partnership is my favorite "can they coexist?" since Danhausen/Hook. Max goes and "arranges" a special match for Cole to fight Filthy Tom Lawlor? It's still Pride Month, and so the Lesbians must love it.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 7:20 PM on June 23, 2023

BREAKING NEWS: Anthony Bowens is gay?!? Wokeness has taken over AEW! /sarcasm

It's a shame, because Harley's flow wasn't that bad. And now we've got Johnny... Television?... making a return to AEW after a brief match many moons ago.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 7:34 PM on June 23, 2023

I had forgotten Douki was in the same "Just 5 Guys" stable with Sanada, which explains why he wants a piece of Jungle Boy prior to Forbidden Door. He's fighting like he has no idea this isn't the PPV, and then Perry steals Sanada's submission move to win. I know I've said this before, but heel turn incoming?
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 8:01 PM on June 23, 2023

On further reflection, it would make perfect sense if Powerhouse Hobbs stayed on Collision, while Johnny Television (...yuck, someone has to fix that name) hopefully becomes QT Marshall's "client" on Dynamite, because Johnny's wannabe-A-lister look and style is a much better fit with QTV's parody of a gossip-show/wonky PR firm. This may end up involving his real-life wife Taya Valkyrie also, assuming the gimmick can withstand having two top-heavy blondes as heelish stable members.
posted by The Pluto Gangsta at 5:29 AM on June 24, 2023