AEW Dynamite Results (1/21/26) – Kenny Omega’s AEW World Championship Chase Begins

AEW returns to Florida this week with a positively stacked card! Most evident is Josh Alexander standing across the ring from his dream opponent—none other than Kenny Omega! Meanwhile, the Death Riders are in a street fight with the Don Callis Family. Will that war continue? Elsewhere, the Timeless Love Bombs take on the domineering Megan Bayne and her now-healthy partner Penelope Ford! JetSpeed is in singles action, as Mike Bailey faces Samoa Joe while Kevin Knight tests himself against Swerve Strickland.

AEW Dynamite Quick Results

• Samoa Joe defeated Speedball Mike Bailey
• Street Fight: Death Riders defeated Don Callis Family
• FTR defeated Alec Price & Jordan Oliver
• Kenny Omega defeated Josh Alexander
• Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford defeated Timeless Love Bombs
• Swerve Strickland defeated Kevin Knight

AEW Dynamite Results from AEW Dynamite Tonight (1/21/25)

MJF roasted the audience; Brody King interrupted

Insulting Tony Schiavone and Orlando, MJF boasted of his “Triple B,” the AEW Men’s World Championship. He touted his recent victory over Bandido and implied that everyone vying to face him later on would meet the same fate. King confronted him, bemoaning what he did to Bandido post-match on the January 14 episode of Dynamite. He then demanded a match for the belt immediately. MJF objected because King not beaten enough wrestlers to earn this title shot. The champ then threatened King but quickly cowered away upon the behemoth’s approach.

Hangman Page and JetSpeed speculate on their Trios Team name

Amid his ongoing situation on social media, Page and JetSpeed shot down team names such as “Jet Set Rodeo” and something inappropriate from Mike Bailey.  Bailey and Kevin Knight then shifted their attention to their upcoming matches. Knight asked Page for any pointers on how to handle Swerve Strickland.

Samoa Joe defeated Speedball Mike Bailey

Joe ignored the very much ready Bailey as he trudged around at ringside. The opponents eventually met, throwing headbutts at one another. Bailey’s speedy offense swiftly enraged Joe. A massive chop to the chest knocked the wind out of Bailey, but they reconvened in enough time to topple his towering foe. HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata marched toward Bailey, distracting him. Bailey lured Joe to a nearby corner, where he sent the former World Champion down with a missile dropkick. Shooting Star Press from Bailey nearly brought forth a 3-count.

Bailey perched Joe on the apron, where he sought a standing Shooting Star Press. Missing Joe entirely, Bailey sat stunned in pain from his knees; Shibata pulled him out of the ring and bullied him. Joe capitalized by driving Bailey’s knees into the mat. He and Bailey traded kicks until the former surprised the latter with a leg submission. Joe taunted Bailey as he attacked him more. Bailey retorted with a Crane Kick and some more knees and kicks to daze the Samoan. Joe dragged Bailey down with a Coquina Clutch. Shibata held Bailey’s leg while HOOK distracted the referee. Joe silenced the JetSpeed member with a Musclebuster to secure the victory.

(That blend of hoss and junior heavyweight action was *chef’s kiss*. No notes.)

Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, & Daniel Garcia) defeated The Don Callis Family (Lance Archer, Hechicero, & Rocky Romero)

Archer tossed Moxley throughout the arena while Romero bullied Yuta near the entrance. On the ramp, Garcia tortured Hechicero’s leg with a submission hold. When Romero tried whacking Garcia with an aluminum trash can lid, Yuta and Garcia sent him down. Moxley rained fists down on Archer, and his fellow Riders fell the giant with combined offense. Arhcer chokeslammed Yuta through the timekeeper’s table. Moxley, weak, watched helplessly as Hechicero and Romero dropkicked a trash can adorning Garcia’s carcass.

Archer steamrolled Moxley with a Flying Crossbody and brought a chair into the mix. Shafir came to his aid, maintaining a Triangle Choke on the towering Archer. Moxley at last fired back but was sent through a table by the Texan. Yuta struck Archer with a Buzaiku Knee. Hechicero and Romero caught Garcia and Yuta in some agonizing holds, which both Death Riders countered with the same moves. Moxley locked in Hechicero and Romero for a Double-DDT. A barbed-wire board found itself introduced into the foray, which Archer was all too happy to spike Moxley into. PAC hobbled through the entrance to stop Archer from chokeslamming Yuta; he struck the Texan with a crutch. Claudio Castagnoli appeared out of thin air to drive Archer into the pyro equipment, resulting in an explosion. Shafir laid Hechicero flat. Garcia and Moxley teamed up on Romero. Moxley stomped the luchador’s head to the mat while Garcia submitted him with a Dragon Tamer.

(All six of these wrestlers were the best suited for such a chaotic affair. It went a bit too long, it felt like, but was entertaining nonetheless.)

The Triangle of Madness acknowledged Kris Statlander and Babes of Wrath

Thekla mourned the fact that Kris Statlander hadn’t accepted her as easily as a challenge as prefious contenders. Julia Hart followed by challenging Willow Nightingale.

FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defeated Jordan Oliver & Alec Price

Harwood and Wheeler tormented Oliver, but the recent AEW signee replied by spamming dropkicks. Price followed with some of the same. Price sent Wheeler into the mat with a top rope foot stomp. Harwood chopped at Price, who retorted by overwhelming the bald one with super athletic agility. Oliver attempted to make a save, but Harwood decapitated him with a lariat. FTR ended the newcomer’s momentum, finishing the match with a Shatter Machine to Price.

(I loved what I saw here. More of Price and Oliver.)

Babes of Wrath and Kris Statlander respond to Triangle of Madness

Stalander obliged to Thekla’s earlier request, as did Willow Nightingale to Hart. Harley Cameroon threatened Skye Blue if she got in the way.

Kenny Omega defeated Josh Alexander

Omega hadn’t even completed his entrance when Alexander ambushed him from behind. The bald Canadian then removed the floor padding, exposing concrete. Omega propelled himself from the barricade to keep his opponent down. A Slingblade kept Alexander grounded. Alexander gained control after he spiked Omega onto the ring apron. Omega kicked out after an Avalanche Fireman’s Carry. A Snapdragon Suplex hurled Alexander into the exposed concrete from earlier. Omega exploited this moment to employ a Terminator Dive. Referee Bryce Remsburg blocked Don Callis after Omeg and Alexander took a spill outside.

Near the commentary desk, both Canadians traded forearms. Omega slammed Alexander’s head repeatedly on the desk. Alexander trapped Omega mid-slide into the ring as he reached for an Ankle Lock. A Sliding Crossbody once more reintroduced Omega to the outside. Omega reversed his fate with a V-Trigger and a Powerbomb. His patented One-Winged Angel put an end to Alexander’s hopes of victory as the Best Bout Machine earned a pinfall win.

Post-match: Omega taunted Callis for another of his henchmen failing to put him away, citing a lack of men who could finish the job. He reassured fans that he hasn’t “felt this good in a long time.”

(Omega and Alexander had a barn-burner but felt they intentionally didn’t go into a final gear. They seem to have something planned for a future match, maybe more.)

Techniques By Taz: MJF

Taz ran down the structure and strengths of MJF from the January 14 episode of AEW Dynamite during the match with Bandido. Loved this. It felt like a true sports presentation.

Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford defeated Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa)

Bayne and Ford spared no second in whalloping their opponents. Timeless Love Bombs engulfed Bayne in a combined offense. Bayne launched Ford into Shirakawa and Storm. Shirakawa dropkicked Bayne, exciting the Orlando crowd. Storm delivered her own dropkicks to Ford with pure vitriol. Timeless Love Bombs blasted their opponents outside with a double Hip Attack. Shirakawa demolished Ford with a Slingblade. An elbow by Ford and an elbow from Bayne rocked Shirkawa. Ford struck Shirakawa with a Stunner. Bayne set Ford up for the Doomsday Device onto Shirakawa. Storm rushed to intervene, but Marina Shafir laid her to rest with Mother’s Milk as her partner succumbed to the 3-count.

(Nearly the match of the night. My eyes were glued, and my heart was pumping. Love these hard-hitting matches.)

Swerve Strickland defeated Kevin Knight

Knight and Strickland beamed at each other as they wrestled to a standstill, ending on the latter’s headscissors takedown, which saw the former land on his feet. Strickland dodged most maneuvers by Knight, progressively at the last minute. Knight mocked Strickland’s Griddy dance after plunging a Splash to the formerMen’s  World Champion. A leaping dropkick from the top rope spilled Strickland to the outside.

Knight shocked Strickland with a jumping clothesline. Strickland responded with a Flatliner. Knight cancelled a House Call and parked a UFO Splash. A Sunset Flip Powerbomb found its denial, but a DDT nearly left Strickland staring at the lights. MJF, who had been watching from the balcony, was shown by cameras to be standing in excitement. Strickland rattled Knight with a Death Valley Driver to the apron and a Piledriver on the barricade. It wasn’t just about testing his younger competitor; he had to show MJF whose house it was. Strickland hoped to drain Knight with a Dragon Sleeper, but he was too fired up to quit.

Knight brought Orlando to its feet with a Mega Hurricanrana and a Coast-to-Coast Dropkick that would’ve left Shane McMahon green with envy. He followed through with a UFO Splash. Strickland at last managed a House Call. Knight propped Strickland and his dead white for a Fireman’s Carrie; when Strickland escaped, Knight kept up the pace. Both men ran the ropes, leaving Strickland no choice but to use a mid-air House Call, Vertebreaker, and Big Pressure to put Knight away for good.

(Insanely phenomenal match. Cutting the action so close that it made a compelling case for Knight as a main eventer. Strickland sold the anxiety and frustration of what seemed to be a simple task, only to go into overkill sold the match.)

Final Thoughts

Stacked show, from top to bottom. Omega versus Alexander was satisfying, while the Death Riders versus Don Callis stretched a bit too long. The women’s tag match stole the spotlight, but Kevin Knight left Orlando a bigger star, even if he didn’t rack up the W. Lastly, welcome to AEW, Alec Price and Jordan Oliver! I expect great things from the two of them.