AEW Dynamite Results 4/2/25

The last Dynamite before Dynasty and we’ve got Toni Storm, Swerve Strickland, Cope, and more!

• Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford
• Lance Archer vs. Brody King
• Cope vs. Claudio Castagnoli
• Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale vs. Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir

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AEW Dynamite 4/2/25

Live from the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois! Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz are on the call and here come the Death Riders. Excalibur lets us know that earlier tonight, the Death Riders attacked Jay White and he’s been ruled out of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. Hmph. Okay.

Match #1. Mixed Tornado Tag Match: Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir vs. Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale

The fight starts during Swerve’s entrance and here we go! Swerve sends Moxley into the LED Board and Willow does the same to Shafir. Moxley throws a chair at Swerve’s face as Marina snap suplexes Willow on the floor. Moxley and Swerve fight on the announcer’s table as Shafir tosses Willow around the ring. Willow back with a snap suplex and Shafir retreats to the floor. Shoulder blocks by Moxley as he flips off the fans but Swerve traps him in an Indian Death Lock. Big dropkick by Swerve and a backbreaker, as Willow comes off the top with a shotgun dropkick. A trio of avalanches in the corner by Swerve and Willow, before Swerve comes off the top with a diving European uppercut to the back. Marina in now with roundhouse kicks to everyone. Moxley dumps Swerve and thinks about a Paradigm Shift on Willow, but Swerve pops up and has Shafir up for the JML Driver! Moxley and Swerve stare each other down, let go of the women, and continue their battle. Shafir with a hip toss on Willow and a rolling leg snap. Shafir and Willow are on the apron and Shafir struggles to get Willow up and half powerbombs her off the apron through a table! Commercial time. Moxley and Swerve are on the top rope now and Marina joins them, and so does Willow. TOWER OF DOOOOOM! Avalanches in the corner by Willow and a big boot to Shafir. Running knee by Swerve and a cannonball in the corner by Willow! Spinebuster to Shafir! Two count. Moxley is in now and he tosses Willow to the floor, but here’s Swerve. HOCKEY FIGHT. Falcon Arrow by Moxley right into a rear naked choke. Willow and Shafir are doing… something in the corner. Willow now hoists Shafir up and powerbombs her on to Moxley to break up the choke! Moxley and Swerve now trade right hands again and Moxley calls him on, but eats a European uppercut and a rolling Flatliner. Swerve calls for the Housecall but Shafir pushes him out of the way and takes the impact! Willow is in the ring and she shoves Moxley off the apron through a table. Babe with the Powerbomb to Shafir! One, two, three.

Winners: Swerve Strickland & Willow Nightingale

Rating: ***1/4. Really entertaining, talent-heavy opening match here. There were a few awkward spots, and most of them involved Marina Shafir, unfortunately. That being said, the match was a great teaser for Dynasty and Willow got a huge win.

After the match, Moxley rolls in and plants Willow with a Paradigm Shift! The doctors, Swerve, and Nana check on Willow as we go to the back.

Renee is in the back with FTR and Paul Turner. Dax has been fined $10,000 and he wants to apologize to Paul Turner himself. Dax says he wants to give Turner the money himself, and Turner takes it and thanks him. Dax apologizes to Cash and says he loves him, and he would never put his hands on him. Cash says they have to talk… after Sunday.

The brackets for the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament are announced, with the winner taking on the AEW Women’s World Champion at AEW All In: Texas.

Match #2. “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford

Storm with the upper hand early and a Perfect Plex gets two. Snap suplex by Storm. Running hip attack in the corner misses as Storm rolls to the apron. Ford goes up and over the corner before dropping a pair of knees to the back. Commercial break. Back from break and Ford connects with a handspring back elbow in the corner and a running big boot. Ford tries to lick Storm’s face and she’s biting her tongue! Thesz Press by Storm and some clotheslines. Back drop suplex by Storm and a running hip attack in the corner. DDT by Storm! Two count. STF by Storm but Ford is right there, causing the rope break. Storm rolls to the outside and Ford moonsaults off the apron. Back in the ring and a gut buster by Ford gets two. Roundhouse kick by Ford misses and Storm tosses her with a German suplex. Ford ducks a clothesline and tries a stunner but Storm finishes this one with Storm Zero.

Winner: Toni Storm

Rating: **1/2. Commercial break in the middle of this match felt extra annoying for some reason, but these two women had a heck of a match in the time they had allowed. Ford has grown so much in the ring and we know what we’ve got in Storm, so this was good stuff.

Renee is in the back as Swerve and Nana are checking on Willow. Swerve says Willow is strong, powerful, and brave, and that’s why he chose her as a partner. Knowing the history of neck issues that Willow had, now he’s on the hunt. Swerve isn’t resting until he gets his hands on Moxley… tonight. By the end of the night, Swerve will have his hands on Jon Moxley.

AEW announces the schedule for All In: Texas week, including a Ring of Honor PPV, Death Before Dishonor.

The Hurt Syndicate hit the ring, and before they can talk, here’s MJF. MJF formally introduces himself to Bobby Lashley. MJF knows about Lashley, he’s been around the block… but you’re standing on the block that MJF built. MJF can help Lashley and Shelton keep their titles, and they can help him reclaim his. MJF and The Hurt Syndicate is just good business. MVP knows it. MJF knows it. Even the mouth breathers in the mid-west know it. MJF says Lashley may not want him, but he needs him.

Out of respect for MVP, Lashley isn’t going to leave MJF laying right now. Lashley doesn’t like, need, or trust MJF. Unless MJF can prove otherwise, Lashley doesn’t need him.

MJF says okay and walks to the back cold.

The Learning Tree are here and they walk right past Lashley, offering him a seat…

Match #3. The Learning Tree vs. ?

Big boot to some guy. Bill gorilla presses another guy to the floor at the feet of Lashley. Bill then throws the other guys into a knee from Keith. Choke slam.

Winners: The Learning Tree

Rating: NA

Bill takes the mic and says they want a shot at the titles. MVP looks like he’s about to respond but Lashley covers the mic and they walk away.

Renee is with Mercedes Mone. Mone will face Julia Hart in the first round of the Owen Hart Tournament, but it will take more than tricks to derail the money train. Harley Cameron is here, because she’s tagging with Mone this week on Collision. Cameron has her puppet and tries to come up with a team name, but Mercedes wants her to stay out of her way.

Match #4. Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight vs. Blake Christian & Lee Johnson

Hurricanrana by Ospreay and a tag to Knight. Drop toe hold by Ospreay and a twisting frog splash by Knight. Johnson breaks it up at two. Double dropkicks by Ospreay and Knight, and a pair of dives over the turnbuckle to the floor! Johnson trips Knight up in the ring as Christian spears Ospreay on the apron and we’re going to commercial. We’re back and Johnson and Chrisitan run into a boot in the corner. Ospreay gets the hot tag with a springboard crossbody. Forearms to everyone and a corkscrew kick to Christian. Two count. Johnson trips Ospreay during a springboard, pulls him outside, and holds him in place for an twisting imploding suicide dive from Christian! Back in the ring, a 450 stomp from Christian and a tag to Johnson. Stundog Millionaire to Johnson and a tag to Knight. Running boot to Johnson in the corner. Knight puts Johnson on Christian’s shoulders, dropkicks him, thus causing him to poisonrana Christian. Wow. Plancha by Ospreay! Springboard lariat by Knight and that’ll do it!

Winners: Will Ospreay & Kevin Knight

Rating: ***1/4. AEW is working hard to showcase Kevin Knight, and it’s working. Blake Christian is another guy who’s been on TV a lot lately, and the push for youth is showing. Fun stuff.

Tony Schiavone grabs the mic real quick and lets us know that Ospreay and Kevin Knight will meet in the first round of the Owen Hart Cup, and that match will take place… on Dynasty!

The Opps will be there on Sunday… watching.

Match #5. Lance Archer vs. Brody King

Crossbody by Brody into the LED board. Brody rolls Archer back in the ring but Callis holds Brody’s ankle, allowing Archer to kick the rope into his lower half and connect with a big boot. The fight spills to the outside again and it’s just a brawl. Archer bounces Brody’s head off the announcer’s desk and we’re going to another commercial break. Running back elbows in the corner by Archer, but Brody moves. German suplex and some brutal chops. Rolling elbow by Brody and a running crossbody. Body slam and a running senton for two. Brody charges into a crossbody before hitting the ropes right into a Bossman Slam. Choke slam by Archer gets two. Brody flattens Archer with a clothesline, causing him to stumble back to the corner. CANNONBALLLLL! Short-arm clothesline gets two. Huge lariat ends this one.

Winner: Brody King

Rating: **1/2. Two big ol’ sacks of meat throwing bombs on each other. Not much to it but the physicality was good.

Match #6. Adam Copeland vs. Claudio Castagnoli

Short-arm lariat by Cope. Another one. A third. Cope with some clotheslines but Claudio doesn’t budge. Claudio with some of his own and neither guy is budging. Edge-O-Cution by Cope gets a two count. Cope sends Claudio to the outside, and follows up with a running spear through the ropes, from the apron, to the floor! Commercial. We’re back and Claudio is trying to suplex Cope from the apron, but settles for a neck drop over the top rope. Claudio goes up top but gets caught. Cope follows up with a bulldog from the top! Cope looks for the Impaler but gets sent in to the referee and eye gouged. Double stomp by Claudio and it’s the big swing! Long two count. Impaler by Cope! Two count. Double leg by Claudio as he locks in the Sharpshooter right away. Cope makes his way closer to the ropes and Claudio transitions to the crossface. Cope attacks the grip and finally gets the break. Cope now locks in the Grindhouse on Claudio, but Claudio makes his way to the ropes as well. Both guys on the apron and Claudio powerslams Cope! Claudio dumps Cope into the front row and immediately gets in the ring… he wants the count out! Cope somehow gets in before the ten count but he walks right into a big lariat! Two count. Springboard by Claudio but Cope catches him in mid-air with a big boot! Two count. Cope tries for the spear but Claudio pops him up into a European uppercut! Two count. Neutralizer by Claudio! Only two! Claudio rolls outside and grabs a pair of chairs, setting up the ConChairTo. The referee takes the chair from Claudio and Cope goes low on him behind the referee! Spear! One, two, three!

Winner: Adam Copeland

Rating: ***1/4. A fine example of a pro’s pro wrestling match here. Big name guys in the main event, and it felt like a battle. Cope gets some momentum heading into Sunday’s Trios Championship.

Cope heads to the back as Renee is in the back, waiting on Willow. Swerve is there and he tells Renee he doesn’t have time for this, and he wants to find Moxley. Swerve takes a walk and the Death Riders blast him around the corner! Moxley tosses him through something that had a lot of glass in it and then gets dragged to the ring. Moxley dumps out a bag full of broken glass and Claudio drills Swerve with the Ricola Bomb! Swerve is left laying as the Death Riders escape through the crowd. Swerve its up, covered in glass, as Moxley looks on, confused. Swerve won’t stay down!