AEW Dynamite Results – June 12, 2024
June 12, 2024
Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
Commentary – Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Taz
Quick Match Results
- Vacant TNT Championship Ladder Eliminator Qualifying match – Jack Perry defeated Dustin Rhodes via Running Knee Strike (pinfall)
- RUSH defeated Deonn Rusman via Bulls Horn (pinfall)
- Following the match, RUSH grabbed a microphone and insulted American folk calling them weak and proceeded to attack Rushman. This led to MJF’s music interrupting and ran out to the ring resulting in a big brawl breaking out while AEW officials and security rushed out trying to break it up only for the security to get beaten up instead. MJF and RUSH then resumed their brawl leading to it spilling over through the crowd and then to the backstage before finally being broken up by AEW officials.
- Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takesh*ta) & Roderick Strong defeated Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, & Orange Cassidy via Piledriver (pinfall)
- Prior to the start of the match, Don Callis, Trent Beretta, & Undisputed Kingdom came out with Takesh*ta, Fletcher, & Strong to be in their corner with Callis taking a seat at the announcer’s table for guest commentary.
- Fletcher pinned Briscoe after Takesh*ta hit a Leaping Knee Strike to Briscoe that was followed by a piledriver to Briscoe for the pinfall victory.
- Following the match, Beretta attack Cassidy leading to O’Reilly trying to save Cassidy only to be stopped by the Undisputed Kingdom while Nightingale’s music played. After a bit of a time passed, Kris Statlander was seen tossing Nightingale from the tunnel and attacked her while Stokely Hathaway insulted her and promised the next time would be worse.
- Samoa Joe & HOOK defeated The Premier Athletes (Ari Daivari & Tony Nese) via Redrum (submission)
- Prior to the start of the match, Joe & HOOK attacked the Priemier Athletes during their entrance while Katsuyori Shibata was filming with a camera.
- HOOK submitted Nese after locking in the Redrum for the tap out victory for his team.
- Following the match, Shibata locked in a sleeper to take out Mark Sterling at ringside while HOOK & Joe had locked in a stereo Redrum and Coquina Clutch to Nese and Daivari respectively in the ring.
- TBS Championship – Mercedes Mone (c) defeated Zeuxis via Mone Maker (pinfall)
- Daniel Garcia defeated Nick Comoroto via Impalier DDT (pinfall)
- AEW International Championship – Will Ospreay (c) defeated Rey Fenix via Hidden Blade (pinfall)
- Prior to the start of the match, Ospreay came out and made his way to ringside where Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana were located in the crowd and handed Strickland a match contract for their AEW World title match at Forbidden Door 2024.
- Near the end of the match, Ospreay went to the top rope and looked at Strickland in the crowd. Ospreay then hit a Swerve Stomp and followed it with a Hidden Blade to Fenix for the pinfall victory to retain his title.
- Following the match, Strickland went into the ring and got into a heated insults-filled confrontation with Ospreay calling him an immature child and telling him that this was not a game. Strickland then shoved Ospreay leading to an angry Ospreay yanking away Strickland’s AEW World title and held it up a bit before Strickland confronted him again and took his belt back. Strickland told Ospreay that he is lucky they are friends since anyone else who have been killed and put into a grave over what he just did.
This Year’s Blood & Guts Match Announced For This July in Nashville & Swerve Strickland Rejects The Elite’s Offer to Join Their Team
Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show featured the official announcement of this year’s Blood & Gut match between The Elite and Team AEW taking place this July in Nashville, Tennessee.
During the show, Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana came out to the ring and Strickland proceeded to talk about his upcoming AEW World title match against Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door 2024. Strickland talked about there will only be one real killer in the ring and how he got his nickname of Killshot because if you don’t pull that trigger, Swerve sure will, in reference to his past time in Lucha Underground. Strickland then turned his attention towards The Elite and proceeded to insult them stating his priase of Ospreay for being a fighting champion unlike the EVPs who have hardly defended their AEW World Tag titles.
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 13, 2024#AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland has some words for his opponent at #ForbiddenDoor, #AEW International Champion Will Ospreay!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@SwerveConfident | @WillOspreay pic.twitter.com/urKcUEnXeQ
This led to The Elite coming out and Kazuchika Okada responding that “this is his house, bitch.” Nicholas Jackson responded first apologizing for Okada’s comments before running down those who have face them and how half of the roster has left because of them. Nicholas then talks about how the trolls and bots still doubt them and the boys in the back don’t think they are violent. Nicholas issued a challenge to AEW’s best in the most violent match in the company, which he revealed to be Blood & Guts.
Nicholas then offered a spot on Team Elite to Strickland as their fifth man and offered a pair of their new Young Bucks Reebok Pumps shoes as a gift. Strickland responded stating that he does not wear size 9s and mocked Matthew Jackson saying that no one wears pearl necklaces. Strickland then proceed to insult The Elite some more and called himself a philanthropist and handed the shoes to Prince Nana who tossed them into the crowd. This led to the Young Bucks being upset over what just happened and Strickland’s rejection of their offer and stated that it looks like the “injury bug” has just arrived for Strickland. The Elite and Strickland then started preparing to brawl before The Acclaimed ran out to save Strickland and cleared the ring of The Elite, who got out before The Acclaimed could get their hands on them.
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 13, 2024The Elite lay out a challenge for the most VIOLENT match in #AEW as well as an offer for the #AEW World Champion, Swerve Strickland!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@SwerveConfident | @YoungBucks | @RainmakerXOkada | @boy_myth_legend pic.twitter.com/OInqeylsrb
This led to AEW Interim EVP Christopher Daniels coming out and demanded for every to stop since they still had a lot of stuff left to do for tonight’s show and told everyone except Perry to leave the ringside area since Perry’s qualifier match for the TNT Championship Ladder match is taking place right now.
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 13, 2024The Interim EVP Christopher Daniels has started the #TNT Championship Qualifier Match between “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes and “Scapegoat” Jack Perry RIGHT NOW!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@DustinRhodes | @boy_myth_legend pic.twitter.com/UGWG815ntU
Later in the show, AEW commentator Excalibur announced that this year’s Blood & Guts match will be taking place on July 24th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
AEW officially announces Blood & Guts for July 24th in Nashville, Tennessee!#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/FMUac1F84F
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) June 13, 2024
Jack Perry Advances to Vacant TNT Title Ladder Match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024
Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite also show featured one qualifying match for the Vacant TNT Championship Ladder match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024, which takes place on June 30th at the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.
This qualifying match was Jack Perry defeating Dustin Rhodes.
Jack Perry beats Dustin Rhodes to qualify for the TNT Championship ladder match at Forbidden Door.#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/6Y0e8Phy4A
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) June 13, 2024
As a result of his victory, Perry joins Konosuke Takesh*ta and Mark Briscoe who have officially qualified for the Vacant TNT Championship Ladder match at Forbidden Door 2024.
Current card for June 30th AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024:
- AEW World Championship – Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland (c)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley (c)
- TBS Championship & NJPW Strong Women’s Championship Title vs. Title match – Mercede Mone (TBS) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (NJPW Strong Women’s)
- AEW Women’s Championship – Mina Shirakawa vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm (c)
- Vacant AEW TNT Championship Ladder match – Konosuke Takesh*ta vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. TBD(s)
- Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Shingo Takagi & PAC Declares for 2024 Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament
Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show also featured New Japan Pro Wrestling talent Shingo Takagi and PAC officially declaring themselves for the field for this year’s Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament.
During the show, a video aired featuring Takagi talking about his upcoming return to AEW and officially declaring himself for this year’s Men’s Owen Hart Cup tournament.
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 13, 2024The 'Japanese Dragon' is in America!
Shingo Takagi is calling his shot.Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@Takagi__Shingo pic.twitter.com/SePTSmU7St
In a follow-up segment, a video also aired featuring PAC also declaring himself for this year’s Men’s Owen Hart Cup. PAC also called out Billy Gunn stating that he and Death Triangle didn’t forget what happened the last time they and The Acclaimed & Gunn were together.
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 13, 2024PAC has officially entered in the Owen Hart Foundation Cup!
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@BASTARDPAC pic.twitter.com/fE5GNCi6Hl
Current field for 2024 Men’s Owen Hart Cup:
- Bryan Danielson
- Shingo Takagi
- PAC
Current Card for June 19th AEW Dynamite Show
Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show also featured three new matches announced for the card of next week’s AEW Dynamite show on June 19th at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.
These matches were all setup following promos and segments throughout the show.
Among the matches announced was a singles match of MJF vs. RUSH which was stated to be the opener for next week’s show and will air commercial-free.
#AEWDynamite NEXT WEDNESDAY!@eaglebankarena | Fairfax, VA
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 13, 2024
LIVE 8pm ET/7pm CT | @TBSNetwork
MJF vs. RUSH!
After the violent brawl that erupted tonight, it’s official: @The_MJF will take on @RushToroBlanco NEXT WEDNESDAY on #AEW Dynamite, kicking off the show, commercial-free! pic.twitter.com/lABgdc3xkS
Current card for June 19th AEW Dynamite show:
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator – The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicolas Jackson)
- AEW Continental Championship Eliminator match – mystery opponent vs. Kazuchika Okada
- MJF vs. RUSH
