AEW Dynamite Results (4/1/26): PAC versus Ospreay

Winnipeg’s own Kenny Omega pulls double duty on tonight’s AEW Dynamite, as he joins Jack Perry and Brody King against The Demand. Elsewhere on the show, Omega signs the contract for AEW Dynasty ahead of his AEW Men’s World Championship match against MJF. Mina Shirakawa and the Brawling Birds take on the Triangle of Madness in heated trios action. Also, another hotly contested bout against two Brits: PAC and Will Ospreay!

AEW Dynamite Quick Results

• Chris Jericho returned
• Kenny Omega, Brody King, & Jack Perry defeated The Demand
• Will Ospreay defeated PAC
• Brawling Birds & Mina Shirakawa defeated Triangle of Madness
• AEW World Championship: MJF (c) defeated Speedball Mike Bailey

Results From AEW Dynamite Tonight (4/1/26)

Chris Jericho Return

Tony Schiavone attempted to greet the Winnipeg crowd by mentioning Kenny Omega and MJF’s contract signing. Before he could get things underway, pyro kept exploding at the entrance, interrupting him. Fozzy’s “Judas” played through the Canada Life Centre, and Chris Jericho emerged, looking in great shape. He thanked Winnipeg for the warm reception and said he was “home.”

(Look, if he’s motivated and in good shape, I’ll give it a chance. Nothing else we can do now.)

Will Ospreay ambushed Jon Moxley

While “Judas” was still playing, the camera cut to backstage, where Ospreay battered Moxley until the Death Riders pulled them apart.

Kenny Omega and MJF AEW Men’s World Championship Contract Signing

Omega cut off MJF from any response. He mentioned how close he was to death around the time of their last encounter. To him, he was a different man than he was back in 2023. MJF questioned Omega being back to 100% and insulted Canadians for drinking milk out of bags. The champ then exposed Omega’s diverticulitis situation, specifically the fact that his intestines could explode at any minute. He followed up by adding that Omega should have died. Speedball Mike Bailey darted in to halt Omega from attacking MJF. Bailey took the microphone and chastised MJF before challenging him. Omega baited MJF further by adding that he was probably too much of a coward to face Bailey. MJF bit, agreeing to the match.

(I’m glad Kenny brought up HIPAA. I can’t believe MJF just outed him like that.)

Brody King, Jack Perry, and Kenny Omega defeated The Demand (Ricochet, Toa Liona, & Bishop Kaun)

Omega locked up with Kaun and quickly gained the upper hand until Ricochet blindsided him with a kick by the ropes. The Demand cornered Omega, shoving their boots into his jugular on the turnbuckle. Perry and King galloped in, removing Kaun and Liona from the equation. King drove the wind out of Ricochet with a Senton. Perry knocked everyone to the floor outside like a bowler executing a strike. Omega, King, and Perry rocked The Demand with a triple suplex.

Kaun and Liona isolated Perry, using their size and girth to squish him. Ricochet hoped to exploit this momentary weakness, but Perry retaliated with a lariat. Omega punctured Kaun with a moonsault and landed a King-assisted Snapdragon Suplex. King cannonballed himself into Kaun and Ricochet in the corner. Like a bullet, Ricochet flew everywhere, eliminating everyone and crushing Omega with a 450-Splash. He sought another 450 Splash, only for Omega to counter with a V-Trigger. King hurled Kaun and Liona over the barricade with a Flying Crossbody. Kaun tossed Perry’s AEW National Championship to Ricochet, to which Perry met with a knee strike. Omega suplexed Ricochet and received the 3-count pinfall courtesy of a One-Winged Angel.

(An explosive trios match to get the blood pumping again. Very nice.)

Willow Nightingale issued a TBS Championship open challenge

Nightingale declared her TBS Championship would be on the line on the special April 2, 2026, AEW Collision against any opponent.

Christian Cage & Adam Copeland arrived

Renee Paquette asked Copeland how he and Cage were feeling ahead of their match with FTR at AEW Dynasty. Copeland responded hastily that they didn’t have time to answer her question, that they had to take out FTR and anyone in their way. For some reason, Cage threatened to swing a chair at her, to which Copeland had to soothe and reason with him.

The duo barged into FTR’s locker room, only to find Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero. The Attitude Era legends rained chairshots on the two Don Callis Family members until properly disposed of.

Will Ospreay defeated PAC

PAC wasted no time in physically violating Ospreay, targeting the well-documented weak neck. AEW’s medical team pleaded with Ospreay to retreat and heal up, but he stubbornly refused. In the ring, PAC stomped out that sore neck and executed a scoop-and-slam. The suffering Ospreay eventually got the edge in with a flying forearm and a pele kick. The pair hit counter after counter until Ospreay sprung a brainbuster and a splash.

Ospreay picked up enough speed to unleash a devastating suplex off the apron. Executing Herculean strength and spirit, Ospreay rejected PAC’s boot on his neck to barter forearm shots. PAC bounced Ospreay’s head on the mat with a German suplex, further agonizing the neck. Despite landing a crisp Styles Clash, Ospreay’s tender neck gave him pause, costing him a pinfall attempt. PAC hit a hurricanrana off the top rope; Ospreay survived on his own two feet. A snap-hurricanrana and Big Lariat dazed Ospreay, as did a Tombstone Piledriver. Positioning Ospreay just right, PAC struck with a Black Arrow, followed by a Brutalizer. Using core strength, Ospreay briefly rose as though carrying a crucifix before collapsing. In a split-second pivot, Ospreay leveraged PAC’s Brutalizer into a successful pinfall.

Post-match: PAC clubbed Ospreay with more neck shots, earning him the Aerial Assassin’s Hidden Blade. Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Claudio Castagnoli swarmed upon the Brit. The latter placed Ospreay’s head between a steel chair’s opening. Jon Moxley forbade Castagnoli from stomping Ospreay’s head in. He appealed to the nearly unconscious wrestler, stating that he needed to use his head more and that their feud wasn’t personal to him.

(This went as expected, but the quality surpassed just how great I imagined. Ospreay’s kryptonite gave him quite a thrilling superhero comeback.)

Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor) & Mina Shirakawa defeated Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Skye Blue, & Julia Hart)

Though she ate much of Blue’s offense, Shirakawa rebounded with a Slingblade. Hayter and Windsor took advantage by charging the Chicago native. Blue distracted Referee Aubrey Edwards by ragebaiting the Birds while Hart and Thekla clobbered Shirakawa on the outside. Windsor collided with a headbutt to Thekla, setting Shirakawa up to deliver another Slingblade. Hayter smashed Hart with a Backbreaker. After the Brawling Birds sandwiched Hart, Thekla tried to use her brass knuckles. Hart once again walked right into a backbreaker, punctuated by a decisive Hayterade to finish the match.

(Hard-hitting and short. I would’ve loved for this to have gone longer, but they did all they needed to with this one.)

Darby Allin called out MJF, the Don Callis Family interrupted

Agitated at the Family constantly getting in his way, Allin demanded MJF meet him in the ring. Callis, flanked by Andrade El Idolo, Hechicero, El Clon, and Lance Archer, announced that MJF paid the Family to handle Allin. Idolo appeared surprised as Callis declared a match between him and Allin at Dynasty. Callis sent forth his Family to attack Allin, to which Brody King and Jack Perry cautiously came to his rescue. Kenny Omega also approached, sharing a brief staredown with Allin.

MJF (c) defeated Speedball Mike Bailey for the AEW Men’s World Championship

Even though Bailey bounced back after MJF jumped him, he fared ill better. MJF tossed him into the steel steps and grounded him with a headlock. Utilizing Bailey’s agility against him, MJF diverted their speed to drop him with a powerbomb. Bailey swept MJf with his leg and reddened the champ’s body with successive kicks. Dropkicks wore down MJF, yet not enough to secure Bailey’s infamous Ultima Weapon. MJF redirected Bailey’s Springboard Moonsault into a Liger Bomb. Bailey dodged a Heatseeker to land a moonsault.

Using his spinning kicks, Bailey caught MJF with a successful Ultima Weapon. MJF gained a comeback with a Tombstone Piledriver on the apron and a Heatseeker on the mat to quell Bailey’s hopes of victory. Another successful title retention for the Long Island native.

Post-match: MJF assailed Bailey, who hadn’t even gotten back up yet. Kenny Omega, who sat on commentary, rushed to Bailey’s side as MJF ran away.

(Another one of the exact types of matches that Bailey needs to look great in AEW. Their performance tonight was one that wonderfully rewarded Tony Khan for his faith in JetSpeed.)

Final thoughts

I almost forgot Chris Jericho returned. Hopefully, this run rejuvenates him. However, his presence should not come at the cost of the ascension of younger talent. Away from that, the in-ring quality was top-notch. The Omega/MJF contract signing exuded compelling narratives that warranted a serious and determined Omega. MJF’s match with Bailey added intensity to that feud.

My main complaint would be the lack of women’s matches. Even more segments would have done nicely, which Collision has been doing pretty well from what I’ve observed.