AEW Dynamite 12-7-22 - Acclaimed vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles

I'm finally off of work in time to catch Dynamite live and it's a rock-solid lineup across the board. MJF's attack on Regal is recapped and they say that Danielson is by his side. Dynamite diamond ring battle royal is up with Ricky Starks getting a big solo intro. The winner gets the chance to face MJF for the ring in a pseudo-eliminator match. 

Dalton sucks on Matt Hardy's belly because sure why not. OC is out and Dustin hits a destroyer on Sabian to take him out! Butcher takes out Dustin and Cage takes out Dalton and poses before getting dropkicked by Jack and sent out on the apron where he's taken out. Starks takes the Butcher out. Jack is taken out by Big Bill. MOTHER OF FUCK BILL JUST CHOKESLAMS JACK'S NECK ON THE APRON!

Page hits a high kick but gets chucked out before MJF comes out and Starks gets the title shot next week at Winter is Coming.  "I'm gonna toss your pebble ass and send you back to Billy Corgan's NWA so you can wrestle on Youtube!" ​​​​​​​Ouch. Starks calls him a third-rate Roddy Piper and buries the scarf, bacne, and "everything about you is cheap!" Cheap suit, cheap heat and Starks needed a fiery promo and goddamn, he delivered!

Starks says he slept in his car to get what he wanted in life - he's used to sacrifice and MJF is used to paying people to do the hard work for him and he's going to shut him up for once in his life! UNBELIEVABLE promo here from Starks. Holy shit - THAT is wrestling school stuff. SPEAR HITS ON MJF AFTER A CHEAPSHOT! 

Darby cuts a great promo on Joe and Joe says that he's a little dead boy and he will inflict violence on him and he enjoys violence. Mox says he likes the Cowboy and this is the sport of kings! Darby shotgun dropkicks him but he eats shit on a barrel roll tope! Atomic whip from Joe to Darby on the floor! 

Darby eats a massive post shot and he just twirls like Hennig to the floor! Atomic, boot and senton get 2 for Joe! COFFIN DROP DIVE TO JOE ON THE FLOOR HITS! Stundog and the code red get 2! ST-Joe hits out of the corner! Avalanche muscle buster but Darby bites out! Coffin splash but JOE LOCKS THE CHOKE IN! Darby passes out and Joe gets shoved after it and then JOE HEADBUTTS HIM DOWN! MUSCLE BUSTER ON THE WHEELS OF THE SKATEBOARD! JESUS!

Wardlow saves Joe from another chokeout! OC tells Kip if he wants a title shot, he just has to ask. Kip will find someone for him on Friday. Jericho says that he is now the greatest ROH Champion in history. Claudio and Wheeler face Garcia and Hager. We the People chant - the power of WWE TV is something else. Heels lock on submissiosn with the deatlock from Garcia and the ankle lock to Claudio, but the faces escape and Claudio hits UPPERCUT DEATH to Hager to win.

Moxley comes out and we get video of Tony and Regal after Full Gear. Regal says that people will only see this video if someone does something horrible to him. Regal says that MJF was going after Tony and he's mad about e-mails - now he's World champ and NOW EVERYONE IS CHASING HIM. He realized that the three main members of the BCC didn't need him and they wouldn't let him go, so he needed to show them why they don't need him and how they can teach him to be the best and you have to lead by example. He wants to teach them that they need eyes in the back of their head - he's BCC until he's dead and it's been emotional. Mox says on Saturday the JAS war ends and on Friday, he will take on anyone. 

House of Black video showcases them saying they need to put down corruption. They want everyone. Okay then. POWERSLAP HYPE VIDEO and Jamie says she'll reign over everyone. Whoever wins the TJP title match between Shida and Bunny faces Hayter for her title. Shida vs. Hayter incoming! Baddies trios match and Red Velvet's new gear is fantastic. Taz says that both Red and Blue were inspired by colors. Tremendous. Velvet Finlay batters Blue in the ring skirt. Jade and Hogan go at it and Jade RON SIMMON SPINEBUSTERS HER TO DEATH! Jaded ends it. This was fun.

FTR's mini-J Crown run for tag wrestling has been an absolute blast. "You the top guys but you about to be the bottoms!" "I think your name stands for Find the Remote!" "You're gonna lose like Herschel Walker!" Nice matwork from Bowens and Wheeler! Scissor me timbers legdrop! DOUBLE SCORPION DEATHLOCKS BY THE ACCLAIMED! Max eats a hard shot into the apron and Bowens slugs away at Dax! 

SUPERKICK AND A PK HIT HARD FOR BOWENS! Spike piledriver hits for 2.9! Spear from Max saves Bowens who discus elbows Dax for 2! Cutter gets 2 for Caster! A BILLION THINGS LEAD TO A NEAR-BIG RIG TO FTR, BUT THEY HIT FOR 2.999999999 THANKS TO A CASTER SAVE! MIC DROP ELBOW MISSES! GORI SPECIAL BOMB BY CASH! Schoolboy by Cash! HANSEN LARIAT BY CASH GETS 2.9! JACKNIFE CRADLE ENDS IT AND THE ACCLAIMED RETAINS! WOW! WHAT A MATCH! FTR scissors them to show respect. Tremendous show overall. Not wall-to-wall amazing, but still incredible. 

The Gunn Club is backstage and we'll get a double dog collar match on Final Battle against THE BRISCOES! Wow.