AEW Dynamite 9-30-26 - A Tribute to PAC

 

Thanks to MyAEW for having HQ images up because man Pac's passing feels like forever ago now and yet he was just on a PPV Saturday night in a fantastic match and boom, the next day he's just gone. AEW is paying tribute to his life with a card befitting the King of the Cruiserweights. Exalibur gives him a tribute going through the Neville run and King of the Cruiserweights because hey, WWE won't go after them for it and then Tony Schiavone runs down how belove Pac is.

We get exclusive footage after the PPV with the last footage of PAC with Mox saying that everyday is a gift and there are two kinds of funerals - this is what this guy did and this is who this guy was. OKAY WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THIS!? Jesus! Mox vs. OC starts and Mox dominates and gets a piledriver BUT OC ROLLS OUTSIDE! TOPE BY OC!

MOX WITH THE LAZY KICKS! MOX TEASES THE POCKETS but eats a shotgun dropkick! ORANGE PUNCH AND A PK HITS! THE BUILDUP LARIAT FROM PAC HITS FOR 2.5! Mox gets the stomp after they exchange Brutalizer attempts and the Death Rider wins it! Mox gets a Moxley chant until DANIELSON RETURNS! A heartbreaking, but beautiful Hangman tribute to Pac airs.

Elite vs. DCF is up and Rocky is out there and this should just be a fun time and it is. It's a night off and Omega is back for his first match since Wembley and works great with Knight. It's 4 on 1 CMON ROCKY YOU GOT THIS! Buckshot, V trigger and BTE TRIGGER and Trent eats the OWA! Cash pays tribute and he's just caked in tears from frame 1 and Jay White talks about how influential Ben was when he was coming up and he wants God to watch over his family. 

Swerve and New Level pays homage to him and lay the belts down for him and hug. Ricochet shows him so much love and the match with Will is up. Fast action to start until Ricochet slows it down on the floor. Ricochet does the Pac sell for a DDT and THE BLACK ARROW WINS IT! Ospreay talks about doing backyard wrestling and his friend being reminded of Pac. He first faced Pac in 2019 and the person behind the character was a great human being and he hopes he pays tribute to him. Well he did.

Women's trios is up and Mercedes is in her Jordan gear because hey she paid for it so why not. Hyan, Rosa, and Marina are out and Marina's jersey was a gift from Pac to suck up to her son with his name on it. Mox and Marina do tieups instead of slaps and it's just a good Persy match here with others in there too. Mone gets a backstabber and Persy gets a matrix kick. Britt curb stomps Marina! Marina wins with the Brutalizer and she hugs Mox. Swerve is glad he got to come to AEW and Darby says he loves him and he adored the golf course match and Ben wanting to do goofy shit.

Death Riders vs. the DCF is up and Wardlow is back with double knee braces. The Riders do the hop around the chair for him and DANIELSON IS HERE TO WRESTLE and hey, if he's going to wrestle, this is the match to do it. Nice brawl on the floor and Danielson looks good and this can hide him a ton. Yuta vs. ARCHER TIME! We need Danielson vs. Davis so Danielson has a big piece of meat to kick into. Yuta tags in Danileson and HE GETS HIS COMEBACK and it isn't perfect, but that's perfect. KICKS TO THE CHEST! LEBELL LOCK TO JOSH but Doyle breaks it up! Wardlow looks like he's from the Andore gang in Final Fight. WARDLOW POWERBOMB and Claudio clubs him with uppercuts!

SUPLEX CITY TO DANIELSON BY JOSH BUT HE TAGS IN DANNY! YUTA AND DANIELSON DO BUSAIKU KNEES! MARINA ARMBARS ARCHER ON THE APRON! CLAUDIO TORNILLO! Okay. Claudio distracting the ref so Marina could join the corner train ruled! Davis gets locked in the sharpshooter BUT CLAUDIO STOMPS DAVIS AND THEY WIN! Danielson does the hop!

They air a beautiful tribute with some of his promo work, gorgeous photos, clips, and Mox's promo from Saturday night and Marina's promo Sunday and goddamn just what a perfect thing. They put Pac's tribute to Andy in and I don't know, life may not be fire, but they're reunited and that's some solace in all this. The Riders gather around his chair as things fade to black and wrestling is the best. That's all.

WWE Raw 9-28-26

 

Well, it's been a crazy weekend with the loss of Pac yesterday - just one day after his match with Andrade that feels like it was forever ago. Raw starts with a tribute graphic to him before a 946-Bloodline video and Solo getting kidnapped and left out to dry. Usos and Jacob are out and they're babyfaces at least here. Jaida Parker arrives in an SUV and the Bloodline goes after it not knowing who's in there. 

Rey and Dragon Lee are here and Penta and JeVon are here and Lola is out to face Roxy for an MITB slot. Penta and JeVon face JD and Dom later and Lola dominates with knees to the stomach. RNC attempt is turned into Roxy slamming her back into the announce table and steps before getting a northern lights. Lola hits a few assalanches for 2. Roxy gets a double-jump moonsault for 2 after a draping uppercut to the neck.  Lola gets the spinning backfist for the win - good, she needed a definitive win here. This should have been her debut. Raquel and Sol brawl before a tejana bomb and pop rocks. Well okay that was...not great for Lola. 

946 video says no one is safe. Okay then. O-BA! O-BA! O-BA! His mic goes wonky recapping this feud and says Bronson missed Mania, KOTR, and Summerslam - BUT HE IS THE CAPTAIN NOW! He's got a contract ready to go for MITB and it's requiring Reed's signature. Reed says he isn't Brock - he's here to dethrone the ruler. Reed signs and then they just walk away. Dragon Lee vs. Cass is up BUT FIRST Iyo and Lyra bicker with Pearce. Dragon Lee gets his full intro, but Cass's is cut off for a WrestlePalooza ad. Cass gets a stinger splash with Lee draped over the top. 

Cass clubs away and gets a chokeslam on the apron after missing a boot against the post and Cass presses him into the ring. Cass gets a Corbinlock! Lee dropkicks him into the buckle off the knee and then a corner dropkick! Lee gets a weird sorta standing octopus and the hidden blade hits for 2! Cass wants a chokeslam but gets rolled up with a bridge and Lee wins it. WELP, Cass' ceiling is low and you can't teach that. Jacob says they gotta stick together...dun dun dun! 

Vaquer backstage bit and then LA Knight gets a hype video saying he's undeniable after the Bloodline cost him before and he challenges Roman to not have the family there. Iyo vs. Lyra is up with a tieup and Lyra gets a rocking horse before an...odd-looking inverted crab. Iyo gets caught on the ropes and kicked. Iyo gets a tope to the floor and DOES THE POINT! PAM helps Iyo get the moonsault and is wearing a BEN armband. 

Knight meets with the Bloodline and shit is going down. Fenix is hyped up with is win at Worlds Collide that hasn't aired yet and now he can go brand to brand. JD and Dom are out to face JeVon and Penta with Penta in a cool red jacket. Dom trips on Penta on the floor. Dom eats overhand chops on the ropes from both guys and JeVon accidentally hits Penta with the cutter and Joe comes in and sings and Evans hits JD before a Mexican destroyer wins. Joe's gimmick has jumped the shark. 

Breakker is out and charges through JeVon. Becky and Liv bicker. Sol and Vice team up next week and Fenix vs. Page is set up next week and Roman returns. Liv vs. Becky determines who faces Vaquer at MITB. 946 arrives and beats up goons before the Bloodline is out quickly. Usos brawl and the dive meats Bronco and he catches him into a toss into the post. Keys chairshots Fatu a few times but Fatu fights back and gets the hip attack! Loading dock brawl and Jacob beats the shit out of Keys with a chair and table toss. 

They fight in JAIDA'S SUV and Jaida runs over Fatu and IT'S A SWERVE BRO she's with 946! Okay, this needed a physical angle and this worked and added a new cast member to things with a show-long story that made sense in hindsight. 

AEW ALL OUT 2026

 

We've got a Tailgate Brawl tonight with Perry vs. Shibata in what should be a really fun match and a literal tailgate with them as Perry and Luchasaurus are preparing hot dogs for fans in the parking lot. Shibata vs. Perry starts off and SHIBATA GETS HIS FULL INTRO! Perry wants to dominate on the mat and that goes poorly, so he wants a strike exchange and that goes worse. Then it's just TONS of back and forth overhand and knife-edge chops including a cool one on the barricade during the break. RANA BY SHIBATA!? Turned into a PK countered INTO A SNARETRAP! Dropkick by Perry and a Tiger driver gets 2! Perry wants the knee BUT EATS A MASSIVE CHOP! Corner chops by Shibata set up a snapmare and sleeper BUT THE BRET PIN WINS IT!

JOE IS BACK to JOE JOE JOE chants because HE'S JOE! Joe headbutts him off the demand of a handshake which like...yeah Joe's not wrong there. Sisters of Sin are here to face Aminata and Mina. Nice work with Mina getting 2 off a tornillo to the ring as Skye rocks the Chicago flag. Handspring forearm by Skye to Queen. There's a fantastic exchange with Tony talking about Julia's evolution from cheerleader to now and Taz says it's the business and then they bring up him ever being a happy person and he says the streets have no name and Ex says they do, it's how you tell them apart and it's all just glorious. Queen gets a swinging fisherman neckbreaker on Skye! Code Blue on Mina wins it! 

Mick chats with the Bang Bang Gang and COACH JUICE and they're goofy. TAILGATE BRAWL TIME MNF intros for the football match for the babyfaces and JAY WHITE DOES THE HEISMAN POSE and hits a swanton to the floor. FAMOUSER ON THE KEG TO FINLAY! THE COACHES BATTLE AND MY MONEY'S ON MARINA! THE FOLD TO FINLAY! BLADERUNNER TO YUTA ENDS IT WITH 50 SECONDS TO SPARE!

Cool generational hype video hyping up Borden. PAC vs. Andrade starts things off. German hits for 2.5! Pac hits the Tito forearm after a floor brawl and Pac DENIES THE PANTS but then Andrade gets them off...eventually... POP-UP TORNILLO HITS! SELFIE SPOT BUT MARINA ATTACKS AND FLIPS HIM OFF until Pac hits a moonsault block on the floor! 450 OFF THE LITERAL TOP ROPE by Pac gets 2! AVALANCHE RANA TO ANDRADE and the elbow of death hits and he rolls outside! BELLY TO BELLY BY PAC TO ANDRADE AGAINST THE BARRICADE for a 9.5 count. BLACK ARROW MISSES and Marina prevents the DM! POISON RANA HITS AND THE LARIAT HITS! BRUTALIZER IS TURNED INTO A CRADLE TO WIN IT!

IT'S STEVE and Darby time! Cool hype video for the talent involved, but focusing on Borden. Sexy Steve runs wild with punches and backhands... JAYSUS a massive dropkick to Knight. Hot tag to Borden leads to tackles and clotheslines to STEVE chants. Borden and Knight go to recreate the Ricochet rumble mid-air spot and that's a ref stoppage for the head bonk and Arkady just sounds bored. Steven hit hard on his head there too and that's tough. 

Persephone is up for the TBS Title and it's Dani Luna! Big tieup and she overpowers Persy before Brit chokes her on the rope. Dani is so good that she's got the crowd into this match despite Borden's injury. SLINGSHOT BLUE THUNDER BOMB BY DANI GETS 2! APRON GERMAN WITH A BRIDGE BY PERSY! DEADLIFT BACK SUPLEX GETS 2 FOR DANI! Fireman's carry bomb gets 2.5 when Britt pulls Dani's hair AND DANI TOPES HER! The Bomb hits and wins it! These two were in a literally impossible spot and STILL won the crowd over, so kudos to them for that.

Ciampa vs. Okada is up and they have a good match until Okada goes for flip Ciampa's daughter off until Jessie Ward tells her it's okay to flip him off so it's DOUBLE BIRD TIME! Release German by Ciampa BUT THE DROPKICK HITS! Project Ciampa hits and THE DROPKICK HITS BUT THE RAINMAKER DOESN'T. THE KNEE HITS FOR 2.9! CIAMPA HITS HIS OWN OKADA DROPKICK! Okada avoids a rainmaker and gets a shortarm lariat! RAINMAKER FLOWSION! RAINMAKER WINS IT!

Nigel is out for the show starting with the women's tag title match. Walk and brawling birds until Lena lands a powerbomb off the apron. Nasty cane shots from Bayne to WINDSAH before Bayne gets sliced up. Bayne gets a barricade and the birds double suplex Lena into a corner barricade. HAYTER EATS A CORNER DVD INTO A BARB WIRE BOARD! KROSS HAS TACKS! 2 birds one stone on the tacks and Jamie just gets tacks all in her ass. Ouch. Lena was laughing throughout the pin too, so hey, maybe she got some in a rather wacky place.

Trios title time and the New Level's is Flash and Swerve is reverse Flash. Fulcrum kick by Kofi to Bandido and then the froggy body gets 2 for Kofi. Swerve dances and Hanger calls him a motherfucker before they go at it 2 years after ALL OUT's bloodbath. Brody tope and Bandido hits a ringpost moonsault! BUCKSHOT! HOUSE CALL AND THE BIG PRESSURE WIN IT! 

Thekla vs. Willow is up and Thekla is the coolest person on Earth! Nice stiff fast-paced match here. MASSIVE forearm by Thekla! SPIDERWALK SPEAR GETS 2! SPIDERWALK BY WILLOW before a Phenomenal Combo by Thekla! The Sisters attack but Julia gets taken out and a belt shot misses and gets 2 for Willow. Curb stomp wins it! BIG D MONE IS OUT IN MJ GEAR!

Three-way ladder match for the tag belts is up and Cope thankfully has bright green and not babyshit green on to pay homage to the WM 2000 ladder match that was basically the first TLC match. FTR have ceremonial FTR belts that look pretty good. CHAIR USAGE with Ladders and Tables on the floor. Stereo bulldogs from the Bucks to FTR on chairs! A superkick into the chair slices Cage open above the left eye. Cope goes into a corner ladder and Cage is sliced up so much it's bleeding all over. MATT WITH A DOUBLE SLICED BREAD TO FTR!

Cage and Cash hit splashes  after Cope eats a suplex onto a ladder off a ladder! Backstabber double stomp to Cash and then Cage eats one off the ladder. 450 BY NICK ON THE FLOOR TO DAX! IMPALER TO MATT AND THE TABLE DOESN'T BREAK! AVALNCHE KILLSWITCH TO NICK! SPIKE PILEDRIVER ON THE APRON TO COPE! MELTZER DRIVER ON THE FLOOR TO DAX! Bucks dive off ladders to Cope and Dax but CASH DIVES THROUGH A LADDER TO CAGE!

SPEAR TO MATT BY COPE! AVALANCHE SHATTER MACHINE FROM A LADDER! Hockey fight UP TOP AND THE BTE TRIGGER AND THE BUCKS WIN IT! Goddamn! A return is hyped and it's not Toni - but WARDLOW! MAIN EVENT TIME! Mox gets his cool intro with Yuta carrying the belt. Ospreay gets an AC IV Resynced ad-inspired entrance and THEY BURN A DEATH RIDERS FLAG. 

Paradigm shift on the top rope by Mox! Mox GRINDS HIS FACE INTO THE STEPS TO SLICE HIM OPEN and hits Taz-ish crossfaces against the rope! Chops and the STF is on for Mox. Chops and forearms hit and Mox avoids a Clash. Mox wants the Deathground! Mox avoids another Clash, but sweeps the legs for an RNC! Powerbomb into a clash gets 2! Cutter gets 2.5 and the UE and Death Riders brawl. Ref's out and the Riders attack! 

Hidden blade but there's no ref. Speedball saves and shoves Marina BUT PAC ATTACKS WITH THE BRIEFCASE AND ANDRADE HITS THE ELBOW OF DEATH! WILL ABSORBS A PARADIGM SHIFT AND GETS A HIDDEN BLADE! BIRDS ATTACK MARINA AFTER SHE TAKES THE REF OUT AND THEIR FINISH TAKES HER OUT! AND THEY BEAT UP YUTA! CASE SHOT FROM MOX after he signs himself. 2.9! 2ND AND 3RD PARADIGM SHIFTS! DEATH RIDER! 2.9! BULLDOG CHOKE IS ON! 

STORMBREAKER GETS 2! Mox stares into his fate and eats a hidden blade knowing he made his own monster and we get a Sons of Anarchy finish! Mox grabs the belt and gives it to him to christen him as the man officially. They shake and Mox gives him the ring.