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April 15’s AEW Dynamite saw a seismic shift in the AEW Men’s World Championship title picture. What’s in store for fans next? The new title holder, Darby Allin, hopes to illustrate such on the microphone tonight. He then faces challenger Tomasso Ciampa in the squared circle. Meanwhile, two Japanese natives clash, as Mina Shirakawa takes on Hikaru Shida! United Empire alumni reunite on opposite sides as Will Ospreay takes on his former friend Mark Davis.
Where is AEW Dynamite Tonight?
AEW Dynamite airs live tonight, from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR.
What Time is AEW Dynamite Tonight?
HBO Max and the TBS Network air AEW Dynamite live tonight at 8 PM ET.
AEW Dynamite Quick Results
- Brody King defeated Lio Rush
- Hikaru Shida defeated Mina Shirakawa
- Mark Davis defeated Will Ospreay
- Samoa Joe defeated Cody Chhun
- AEW Men’s World Championship: Darby Allin (c) defeated Tomasso Ciampa
Results From AEW Dynamite Tonight (4/22/26)
MJF complained about his AEW Men’s World Championship Loss
Claiming he wasn’t at 100% during his title bout with Darby Allin, MJF proclaimed that everyone cost him the championship. He demanded that Allin provide him with a rematch immediately. Instead, Kevin Knight strutted out. Harkening back to when he had MJF pinned for more than three seconds, Knight implied he should be next in line before him. MJF congratulated Knight on his TNT Championship in his condescending manner. Knight retorted to claims that he was average, stating that some of the best wrestlers in the world have won the title while MJF hadn’t. Intrigued by this revelation, MJF challenged Knight for the belt, to which the champ happily obliged.
While everyone got ready, especially Referee Bryce Remsburg, MJF slid out of the ring. If Knight wanted to “dance with the devil,” he’d have to wait until the following week. That’s right, MJF wasted everyone’s time.
Chris Jericho trademarked Ricochet’s remarks
Ricochet taunted Jericho for his AEW Dynasty loss. Jericho said he couldn’t say what he just said because he already trademarked it, regardless of how long it was.
Brody King defeated Lio Rush
King pulled Rush out of the corner as he had a creepy monologue to himself. They shook hands, but King wouldn’t relinquish his grasp. Rush bit King’s wrist to escape. The behemoth charged into the smaller opponent and chopped him outside. Rush slithered away from his rampaging foe and pushed him from the ring post to the barricade. King recovered, barreling Rush to the mat via a lariat. Rush gouged King’s eyes to elude a Gonzo Bomb on the apron. He galloped in the ring before diving into his larger opponent with a diving crossbody. Crushing Rush with his patented cannonball and Gonzo Bomb, King walked away with the pinfall victory.
Post-match: King announced his intentions to take on whoever wins the AEW Men’s World Championship match later in the show.
(A fun and unique match for King. Rush’s best outing so far under his Blackheart gimmick.)
Tomasso Ciampa detailed the World Championship Match’s importance
Ciampa expressed that he needed the World title. He explained that the main event match extends beyond “heroes and villains.”
Adam Copeland issues New York Street Fight
Copeland recounted the loss and injuries he and Christian Cage suffered at AEW Dynasty. He laid out an ultimatum for a New York Street Fight: if he and Cage lose, they retire as a tag team.
Hikaru Shida defeated Mina Shirakawa
Shirakawa grounded Shida with a headlock. Flustered, Shida flung Shirakawa around by her hair. The pink-haired wrestler returned the favor. Shirakawa followed with a Slingblade. Having targeted Shida’s knee throughout the match, Shirakawa took every opportunity to ram it to the mat. A Kneebreaker worsened things for the former AEW Women’s World Champ. Shida sacrificed her weak knee to spike Shirakawa on the apron. Shirakawa retaliated with a missile dropkick and Slingblade from the top rope. Tying in Shida with a figure-four leglock, Shirakawa bickered with the referee.
After Shida produced a kendo stick, Shirakawa stole it from her grasp. Kris Statlander snatched the stick. Distracted, Shirakawa fell prey to a Falcon Arrow, earning her the win.
(Strong match. I’ve wondered what Shida would have looked like against a former STARDOM talent, and this one didn’t disappoint.)
Mark Davis defeated Will Ospreay
Denying a Hidden Blade with a shoulder tackle, Davis took his former comrade outside, where he battered him among the barricades and the ring apron. Ospreay swung a comeback outside, kicking the steel steps into the formidable Davis and sending him tumbling with a hurricanrana. It took no time for Davis to get the better of a chop exchange. Suffering many abuses on the entrance ramp, Ospreay battled back with a dive.
Though Davis maintained dominance, Ospreay gained a reprieve with a flying elbow to the back of Davis’s head. Irate from blows to the head, Davis struck Ospreay to the mat with a lariat. Trading enzuigiris and haymakers, culminating in Ospreay landing a Spanish Fly. Davis responded with two backdrop suplexes. Sensing an oncoming lariat, Ospreay unsheathed his Hidden Blade. Barely flinging his leg to the rope, Ospreay withstood a piledriver, much to Don Callis’s chagrin. Another piledriver, this time on the apron, left Ospreay wincing on the outside. Medical pleaded with Ospreay to seek medical attention immediately. Doctor Michael Sampson would not clear the Aerial Assassin to finish the match.
Post-match: Davis continued to clobber Ospreay, with some assistance from Callis. The Death Riders seemingly swarmed to Ospreay’s aid. Davis retreated as the stable carried Ospreay away to the back.
Alex Windsor’s unexpected alliance
Still bitter from losing to Thekla on April 16’s AEW Collision, Windsor stated her intention to pursue the Triangle of Madness. CMLL’s Persephone announced she’d join her side alongside Jamie Hayter of the Brawling Birds.
Samoa Joe defeated Cody Chhun
Feigning minor pain from Chhun’s side headlock, Joe showed him how it was done with one of his own. Chhun sent forth a flurry of strikes, but it took one elbow to bring him to the mat. Joe unleashed a torrent of fists himself. Gouging Joe’s eyes, Chhun nearly collided with a Flying Crossbody. With a Musclebuster firmly in the center of the ring, Joe walked away with the victory. HOOK greeted him at the entrance.
(Chhun looks pretty cool. I wouldn’t mind him returning. Solid squash match. Welcome back, Joe!)
Chris Jericho found backup
Ahead of his 6-man tag match with The Demand, Jericho found allies in Hurt Syndicate.
Darby Allin celebrated AEW Men’s World Championship win
Waxing nostalgic over his very first match, Allin recanted his origins in the Pacific Northwest. He motioned that the belt was for his parents, the sherpas he helped retire, the sherpas he wore on Mount Everest, and everyone who supported him along the way. MJF pranced in, whining to be given a rematch post-haste. Allin replied that MJF would have to bring something he’d be willing to put on the line or get out. Tomasso Ciampa came out, ready for his match. Before he entered the ring, he kissed MJF on the cheek.
Darby Allin (c) defeated Tomasso Ciampa for the AEW Men’s World Championship
Ciampa promptly took to punching and kicking Allin. The champ got his lick back with a dropkick. Rejected a Widow’s Bell, Ciampa made up for it with a dropkick that hurled Allin to the commentary desk. Ciampa seesawed Allin into the apron from under its curtain. Allin, perched on the ringpost, soared into Ciampa through the timekeeper’s table. Emerging from the wreckage with a bloodstained forehead, Ciampa returned to the ring to stomp Allin’s midsection. Allin planted his challenger with a Scorpion Deathdrop. Atop the ringpost, Ciampa either bravely or foolishly crushed himself and the champion with a Psycho Driller to the floor.
The crimson-soaked Ciampa swung chop after chop. Allin countered another seesaw with a double stomp to Ciampa’s chest. A Code Red teetered control of the match back to the champion. Modifying a rear-naked choke into a bodyscissors choke, Ciampa blasted him with a knee strike to the head. Teasing a Scorpion Deathlock, Ciampa found his attempted theft of a move redirected into Allin’s hands. The champion writhed with his challenger, pulling everything he had to squeeze the life out of Ciampa. Ultimately, Ciampa succumbed to the hold, acquiescing with a tapout.
Post-match: Ciampa respectfully shook Allin’s hand before departing. Brody King met the champ in the ring, issuing a challenge for the belt on the April 29 AEW Dynamite in Fairfax, Virginia.
(As high-octane a main event as it needed to be. Ciampa’s time in AEW so far has been about washing away the image of his past WWE tenure. I’d say matches like this baptise him out of it.)
Final thoughts
Not a bad show. Naturally, I’d say that; Samoa Joe returned. But the chase for the Men’s World Championship? That’s exciting; that’s thrilling. Continuing the concept of a target painted on MJF’s back, Allin has a lot to contend with. I still see him as a transitional champion, but giving Allin retentions like these? That’s commendable, provided what he’s given to the company.
Additionally, this show sets up matches for Saturday’s Collision while giving something to look forward to on the following Wednesday, and each card looks entertaining. The best way to follow WrestleMania as a non-WWE and unadjacent program is to continue putting on a good show.
