AEW Dynamite results and live updates from the Harra’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, NC, tonight will be available throughout the show. Please bookmark this page and check back frequently for live updates during and after every match and segment.
Where is AEW Dynamite Tonight?
AEW Dynamite airs live tonight, from the Harra’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
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
- 10-Man Tag: Young Bucks, Orange Cassidy, and Cage & Cope defeated The Dogs, Tomasso Ciampa, & FTR
- Speedball Mike Bailey defeated Westbrook
- AEW TNT Championship: Kevin Knight (c) defeated Brian Cage
- Will Ospreay defeated Ace Austin
- Triangle of Madness vs Brawling Birds & Hikaru Shida ended in DQ
- AEW World Championship: Darby Allin (c) defeated Konosuke Takeshita
Results From AEW Dynamite Tonight (5/13/26)
MJF ignored Renee Paquette interview, suffered consequences
Paquette approached MJF about Darby Allin’s ultimatum for the former World Champion. Specifically, she asked him if he really would be willing to put his hair on the line. He shrugged her off and walked past a surprisingly high sea of bald men backstage. Ricochet tried to assure him he’d look good, just not as good as him.
Cage & Cope (Christian Cage & Adam Copeland), Orange Cassidy, & The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) defeated FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler), The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors), & Tomasso Ciampa
Everyone began the match with a brawl, with Cassidy and Copeland keeping Harwood handled in the ring. Cassidy withstood a superplex to punish Harwood with a Stundog Millionaire and a DDT. Nick smashed FTR’s heads together and clobbered The Dogs with superkicks. Matt did much of the same, with both brothers landing a double-bulldog. The Dogs’ fate continued to worsen thanks to Matt’s Northern Lights Suplexes. Cage reluctantly entered the fray to strike Wheeler with a low blow.
Copeland made the hot tag, sending Finlay soaring outside, followed by a boot to Connors. Cage, Cassidy, and the Bucks splashed to their opponents as Copeland DDT’d Connors. Cassidy and Cage put their hands in their pockets, with the latter tossing the former into FTR. Cage landed a Killswitch to Ciampa. Copeland leapt over Connors, who accidentally gored Harwood in the corner. The Rated-R Superstar and the Bucks superkicked Connors with an Orange Punch assist from Cassidy. A Spear by Copeland gained his team the pinfall victory.
(Super bizarre to see Cage & Cope in this type of match, but so much fun nevertheless. Cage got bloody near the end.)
Jon Moxley’s words of wisdom for Will Ospreay
During a Death Rider training session, Moxley advised Ospreay to do what he could as a wrestler. Not to protect something, but to win something.
The Demand & Mark Davis joined by Andrade El Idolo & The Dogs
Off the heels of a hype package for the Stadium Stampede Match at Double or Nothing, Ricochet implied he had reinforcements joining him, Toa Liona, Bishop Kaun, and Davis. Specifically, these talents were The Dogs and Idolo.
Speedball Mike Bailey versus Westbrook
Despite Westbrook’s best high-flying attempts, Bailey unleashed his Ultima Weapon to earn a speedy win.
(That Ultima Weapon is a thing of beauty.)
Kevin Knight (c) defeated Brian Cage for the AEW TNT Championship
Cage answered Knight’s open challenge, soon clobbering him in the corner with chops. He continued his dominance with a lateral press. Knight fired back with a missile dropkick to thwart an attempt at a pop-up powerbomb. Cage sought another powerbomb, and for that, he was sent face-first with a hurricanrana from Knight. Lance Archer sauntered into view as though to intervene, but Speedball Mike Bailey superkicked him out of the way. With utmost agility, Knight continued to evade Cage’s attacks, landing a DDT in the process. Once more, Cage tried a powerbomb, this time for the top rope, and again, he ate a hurricanrana. Knight finished him off with a UFO Splash to retain his title.
Post-match: Bailey took to the microphone to congratulate Knight and position himself for the AEW World Championship regardless of who won tonight or at Double or Nothing.
(Cage had a thunderous return and made for a formidable giant for Knight to topple. Knight’s stock is ever-growing.)
Owen Hart Cup Tournament Men’s brackets announced
Samoa Joe and Will Ospreay were set to face off in the left bracket at AEW Double or Nothing. So were Swerve Strickland and Bandido. Separately, Mark Davis and Jack Perry were set to collide, as were Claudio Castagnoli and Brody King.
Jack Perry threatened Mark Davis and promised to take on Darby Allin in the future
Miffed about his AEW National Championship loss to Davis, Perry credited his loss to the Don Callis Family. Shifting focus, he alluded to vying for the AEW World Championship.
Will Ospreay defeated Ace Austin
Austin took Ospreay down with a side-headlock takedown to break the Aerial Assassin’s early offense. Ospreay’s hurricanrana attempt instead became Austin’s fireman’s carry. Austin’s arm would be haunted by various holds that Ospreay employed. Surviving an Oscutter and ducking a Hidden Blade gave Austin enough time to pummel his opponent, culminating in a tijeras. Austin subverted a Styles Clash for a stretch. Though his Nando’s Kick eluded him, Ospreay did crush Austin with a powerbomb. Austin collapsed after a Hidden Blade, but a Flying Armbar submitted the Bang Bang Gang member.
(Asheville was loud for this match, and this goes a long way for Austin. Ospreay, having had to be ruthless lately against Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji in NJPW and against Ace Austin in AEW, makes for a neat story wrinkle.)
Samoa Joe greeted Will Ospreay
Greeting Ospreay, Joe chastised him for not listening to his offers to join The Opps. He sent Katsuyori Shibata and Anthony Bowens to rough him up. Fortunately for Ospreay, the ranks of the Death Riders stood by his side.
MJF wished Konosuke Takeshita well on his match
Sharing vibes of good luck to Takeshita, MJF suggested he defeat Darby Allin tonight. He handed Don Callis a ring to use. Andrade El Idolo strutted into view, flexing his long, luscious locks of hair on MJF’s receding hairline.
Owen Hart Cup Tournament Women’s brackets announced
Willow Nightingale was set to take on Alex Windsor. On later dates, CMLL’s Persephone and Stardom’s Hazuki would face off. Freelancer Saree was scheduled against Skye Blue, whereas ROH’s Athena vied for a spot past Mina Shirakawa.
Conglomeration shared its visions of the future
Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly shared their unified plan to hold tight to their AEW World Trios Championship. Willow Nightingale professed her excitement to face Alex Windsor in the Owen Hart Cup at Double or Nothing. Mark Briscoe returned, vowing vengeance against Tomasso Ciampa. His word of the day was “reunification.”
Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Skye Blue, & Julia Hart) versus Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) & Hikaru Shida ended in DQ
Shida and the Birds cornered their prey either in the corner or on the ropes to rain down fists. Windsor and Hayter launched Blue face-first into the ring apron, with the latter hitting a lariat. Thekla clipped both Birds’ wings with a flying crossbody. Hayter’s boot squashed the Toxic Spider, leading Shida to flip Hart right into the AEW Women’s World Champion’s midsection. The Triangle of Madness isolated Shida for Thekla’s spear. The Brawling Birds flocked to Shida’s aid, with Windsor taking a brunt of the offense. Thekla struck Hayter with her belt.
Post-match: Skye Blue maintained a ruthless hold on Windsor, as did Thekla on Hayter. Hart misted a referee coming to the Birds’ rescue. Shida simply left. Willow Nihgintale, Mina Shirakawa, and Thunder Rosa chased off the Triangle of Madness.
(Honestly, I get it with Shida. She was put through the rigors of the match more than the Birds. That said, it looks like a future Anarchy in the Arena or Blood & Guts Match could be on the horizon.)
Darby Allin (c) defeated Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW World Championship
Takeshita bullied Allin early on with strikes and kicks. In a corner, Allin gained a momentary reprieve upon biting his challenger’s skull. Having evicted steel steps from the ringside, Takeshita wounded his knee after a Powerdrive Knee missed Allin and collided with the steel. Allin continued his control with a tope suicida. Takeshia caught Allin mid-air from the top rope to devastate him with a Blue Thunderbomb outside. A German suplex left Allin in a surprised and convulsing daze. Blood trickled from Allin’s mouth as Takeshita struck him with more suplexes and strikes. Allin fought his way out with a Code Red and Last Supper before landing a Coffin Drop to the challenger outside. Takeshita aimed to drop Allin on his head on the steps, but instead fell prey to a Scorpion Deathdrop. A Coffin Drop further drove air out of the Alpha’s wind. Allin took advantage by rolling him into the ring for another Coffin Drop, broken by Takeshita’s knees. Scorpion Deathlock engaged, Allin had to resort to Coffin Drops, coming a rope break to retain.
(This is peak desperation for championship gold. Pro wrestling with the highest stakes is this: the fight for a great white hope, the struggle to keep dreams alive. Allin, despite my issues with parts of him, continues to show just why he’s in the spot he is as champion. Every match continues to elevate the AEW World Championship.)
MJF signed the Double or Nothing contract
Before he could put pen to paper, MJF posited that Darby Allin would burn out and fade away while he’d be lauded as one of the greatest champions of all time. Allin cared little for this, vowing to “make Maxwell Jacob Friedman a bald-headed b*tch.” Finally signing, MJF struck Allin with the contract and decked him with his fist adorned with his Dynamite Diamond ring. He left the ring momentarily before trying to set up Allin for a Tombstone from the turnbuckle when Kevin Knight pursued him, leading to a hasty retreat.
Final Thoughts
If AEW were to call this a go-home show, I wouldn’t argue with them. That hot ten-man tag that began the night was beyond excellent. JetSpeed having matches close together added fuel to the fire of a potential turn, while strengthening their bond. Brian Cage’s return was neat. The women’s trios match, albeit nice, should have been complemented with more of the roster on the card. The Conglomeration being reunited gave me the happies.
Takeshita and Allin’s war, though, was action-packed and explosive. Everything hit the right beats, giving yet another classic under Allin’s reign. I honestly wouldn’t be mad if he retained over MJF at Double or Nothing.
