AEW Dynamite #289 - Spring BreakThru - Tag 1
🗓 April 17, 2025
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⚡Non Title Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Women's Tournament Semi Final Match
Athena vs. Mercedes Moné
⚡Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Men's Tournament Quarter Final Match
Josh Alexander vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
⚡AEW World Tag Team Title Match
The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
⚡Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Men's Tournament Semi Final Match
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay
⚡AEW World Trios Title Match
Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) (w/Marina Shafir) (c) vs. The Opps (Katsuyori Shibata & Samoa Joe) & Powerhouse Hobbs
🗓 April 17, 2025
👊🏻 #AdFree
👥 @WWEalaan2025
⚡Non Title Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Women's Tournament Semi Final Match
Athena vs. Mercedes Moné
⚡Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Men's Tournament Quarter Final Match
Josh Alexander vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
⚡AEW World Tag Team Title Match
The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona)
⚡Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Men's Tournament Semi Final Match
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay
⚡AEW World Trios Title Match
Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) (w/Marina Shafir) (c) vs. The Opps (Katsuyori Shibata & Samoa Joe) & Powerhouse Hobbs
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00:00But I don't know if it's going to stop there with these two men to be honest with you based on the history
00:10Saying what we're all thinking very glad that you're safe. Yeah, well, thank God for Nigel McGuinness
00:14Well fans before we turn our attention to the AW World Tag Team Championship title match
00:42Earlier this morning Fox Sports Mexico
00:45Wrote the news that AEW will be partnering with CMLL to bring Grand Slam Mexico to the historic Arena Mexico in Mexico City
00:53Wednesday, June 18th, the first time an AEW event has been held in Mexico. Tickets available Saturday, April 26, AEW, TIX.com
01:05Well, if you believe in momentum and you watch collation on Saturday, you know that
01:12Bishop Conn and Toliano's got a lot of momentum
01:16Boy, they just ran through their opponents
01:20Whoa
01:21That's not the first time it's happened to me
01:24They have done it right
01:24Time and time and time again
01:26And they're approaching a company by MVP
01:31At a combined weight of 540 pounds
01:34They are the AEW World Tag Team Champions
01:39They hurt people
01:42Shelton Benjamin
01:43Bobby Lashley
01:45The Hurt Syndicate
01:49Look at how impressive
01:52I say it every time and I mean it every time
01:54It was the Gates of Agony that caught it out the Champions this past Saturday on Collision
02:00And it was Lashley and Benjamin that said
02:03You think you know how to hurt people? We'll show you how it's done
02:06We see Christoph Persingas, part of the World Champion Boston Celtics
02:15Taking in the action here tonight
02:17Lashley and Benjamin
02:22And as you mentioned Tony, this has all the markings of a slugfest
02:28Of a just bombs being thrown back and forth
02:32Of four men
02:33Festing one another's chins
02:36It's a big time sporting event in a big time sports city
02:40And the World Tag Team Champions are here
02:43With MVP
02:46Who's going to make his way over to our broadcast location here at Caliber
02:50Right, this is our first of two
02:54Championship matches here tonight
02:56And look at this
02:57Tola Leona
02:58Catching
03:00Benjamin and Lashley
03:01As they were
03:03Discussing who's going to
03:05You see MVP
03:06To my right
03:07Shurping with the fans here
03:08At ringside
03:08But right now
03:09Tola Leona
03:10Sennett
03:11Sheldon
03:12The DDT
03:14Leona though
03:14Absorbing the impact
03:15MVP
03:16Welcome to the desk
03:17Ah, it's good to be here again
03:20Pleasures are yours, gentlemen
03:21As usual
03:22Except for you, Tony
03:23Wow
03:24Okay
03:25Listen
03:25Right now
03:27Shelton Benjamin
03:28And Bobby Lashley
03:29Bishop Collins throwing his body
03:32And now the cover made by Tola Leona
03:34An MVP
03:36We were talking
03:37Shivani and I
03:37We were talking
03:38That this
03:39Has all the markings
03:40Of a slugfest
03:40It seems
03:41Like Gates of Agony
03:42Coming out hot
03:43Unlike
03:44Hurt Syndicate's
03:46Previous title defenses
03:47Well, I'm going to say
03:48Off the top
03:49The Gates of Agony
03:50Big, impressive gentlemen
03:52I'm going to even call them gentlemen
03:54I'm going to call them
03:55Athletic specimens
03:56And they said
03:57That they like
03:58Getting hurt
03:59They enjoy being hurt
04:00Magnificent
04:01They're in the ring
04:02With two guys
04:03That are exceptionally good
04:04At hurting people
04:04Who don't like to get hurt
04:06They like to inflict hurt
04:07As Bishop Kahn
04:10Now hammering down
04:11On Shelton Benjamin
04:13You mentioned athletic specimens
04:17You're not going to get any better
04:18Than Bishop Kahn
04:19What an athlete he is
04:20But
04:21What a maneuver that time
04:23By Shelton Benjamin
04:24Now
04:25I'll be honest with you
04:26I'm impressed by the Gates of Agony
04:28Physically
04:29They're impressive
04:29They've been doing a lot
04:31At Ring of Honor
04:31They're impressive guys
04:32However
04:33They're not ready
04:34For the level of competition
04:35They're facing
04:36And Bobby Lashley
04:37Is Shelton Benjamin
04:38Lashley lowers the shoulder
04:39Drives into the midsection
04:41Bishop Kahn
04:42Repeatedly
04:43And now Lashley
04:46Neckbreaker
04:46No Kahn
04:47Escapes out
04:48Chop of the chest
04:49Kahn accelerates
04:51But Lashley
04:51A step quicker
04:52Bishop Kahn
04:55Driven down
04:56Bobby Lashley
04:57Deceptively agile
04:58For his size
05:00And he takes Kahn
05:01Over the top
05:01I don't think we talk enough
05:02About how quick
05:03You mentioned agile
05:04And Bobby Lashley is
05:06You know he's strong
05:07You can see it
05:08Tony I think that's
05:10Why that spear
05:11That Lashley delivers
05:12Is just so devastating
05:13It's that explosion
05:14That Lashley possesses
05:16As our AEW
05:17World Tag Team
05:18Championship match
05:19Continues
05:20Don't go anywhere
05:21It didn't take long
05:26For the tide to turn
05:27I mean it was an explosion
05:28Earlier from
05:29The Gates of Agony
05:29But that
05:30That did not last long
05:32And Shelton Benjamin
05:33He is so violent
05:34MVP
05:35Not only on the inside
05:36But look at this
05:37This is classic
05:38Shelton Benjamin
05:39Taking him for a ride
05:40Coast to coast
05:41This is what they asked for
05:43The Gates of Agony
05:44Said they wanted this
05:45I always say
05:45When you go hunting
05:46For tigers
05:47Don't be afraid
05:47Of what you find
05:48Benjamin
05:51Whoa
05:51Bishop Kahn
05:53Sent over the top
05:54240 plus pounds
05:56And Benjamin
05:57Hoising him up
05:58With ease
05:58Yeah
05:59Shelton Benjamin
06:00Has been doing that
06:01Since his NCAA days
06:02In Minnesota
06:03Tossing around people
06:04Like
06:04Man
06:05You name it
06:06Any heavyweight
06:06That's just what he does
06:07He's exceptional at it
06:08Two time NCAA
06:09All-American
06:10As Bishop Kahn
06:12Sent to the outside
06:14Courts
06:14Let's see
06:14Some Benjamin
06:15Bobby Lashley
06:16Let me get one right here
06:17Let me get one right here
06:18Give me one right here
06:19Real quick
06:19Right here
06:20Wait a minute
06:20Right here
06:21Right here
06:22Hey did that hurt
06:28Okay
06:29You said you like to be hurt
06:31You said you like pain
06:32You enjoy pain
06:33You alright
06:34You enjoy pain
06:36While we try to get
06:37Excalibur up here
06:38All right
06:43And
06:45Pitching Kahn
06:46Tried to get out
06:47And Bobby Lashley
06:48Hovering over here
06:49Right over the top
06:53Right on us
06:55We're crying out loud
06:56Now back in the ring
07:04We lost all of our monitors
07:06Excalibur
07:08Going to get the head
07:08Sent back on
07:09Our friend
07:10You okay
07:10Alright
07:12Let me get your chair
07:14For you Excalibur
07:15That's very nice of you
07:16Thank you
07:17Perfect
07:17You called the shot
07:18That time MVP
07:19You got what you wanted
07:21Hey
07:21You know
07:22Sometimes I forget
07:23Just how strong
07:24Bobby Lashley is
07:25Really
07:25I thought he was
07:26Just going to slam his head
07:27I didn't realize
07:28He was going to throw
07:28His whole body
07:29Wow
07:30My God
07:31But hey
07:31Things happen
07:32Things happen
07:33We have no monitors here
07:34But
07:34Match goes on
07:36And look at Bishop Kahn
07:37After what happened
07:38Fighting his way back
07:40I mean
07:40Well
07:41That didn't last long
07:42You got to respect the moxie
07:45Yep
07:45Absolutely
07:46I agree with that
07:47System reboot
07:52Oh
07:53Wow
07:54Lastly
07:55Emphatic power slam
07:56The cover made
07:57And Kahn kicking out
07:59His own version
08:00Of the Oklahoma stampede
08:02That time
08:02Give him another one
08:04Roberto
08:04Give him another one
08:06Another one
08:07You mean in the ring
08:07Right
08:08Yes
08:08Yes
08:08In the ring
08:09In the ring
08:09Over here
08:09At the table
08:10I think
08:12Excalibur might have
08:14Some bruised ribs
08:15Over here
08:15I promise you
08:16As much as I don't care
08:17For you
08:17I didn't mean that
08:18For you
08:18To happen
08:19To you
08:19That wasn't my intention
08:22Excalibur
08:22I'm sure that's
08:23Very comforting words
08:24To him right now
08:25At least the youngest
08:27At least the youngest one of us
08:27Got spilled
08:28The old man here
08:30Probably broken me in half
08:31We are in the midst of a battle
08:41For the AEW World Tag Team Championship
08:44The Hurt Syndicate
08:45Bobby Lashley
08:46Shelton Benjamin
08:47Testing the metal
08:49The Gates of Agony
08:50Bishop Kahn
08:51Toa Leona
08:52Benjamin
08:52In the ring
08:53With Kahn right now
08:55Swinging a miss
08:56Kahn able to evade
08:57Contact
08:58And both men go down
09:00MVP of the Hurt Syndicate
09:01Joining us here at the desk
09:02Do you know
09:03What kind of concussive force
09:05It takes
09:06To knock a man like
09:07Shelton Benjamin
09:08Down like that
09:09That crash
09:10That we saw right there
09:12Was impressive
09:13On multiple levels
09:14I can tell you what time
09:15Concussive force
09:16Having a human
09:17Human body thrown into you
09:19By Bobby Lashley can do
09:20But right now
09:21Toa Leona
09:22Elbow strikes
09:24To Shelton Benjamin
09:25And now
09:26Swing and a miss
09:26Benjamin
09:27NCAA wrestling
09:32Huge
09:34Samoan drop
09:36By Toa Leona
09:37And now Leona
09:38On the hop
09:39Whoa
09:40Oh my god
09:41Big senton
09:42Lateral press
09:42To
09:43Now I
09:45You guys know me
09:47I give props
09:47Where they do
09:48It's not often
09:48That you see somebody
09:50Handle Shelton Benjamin
09:51That way
09:51I'm gonna give
09:52Toa the props
09:53That he deserves
09:54Took a save
09:55Bobby Lashley
09:56Gates of Agony
09:56They've been able
09:57To absorb
09:58Everything
09:59That the Hurt Syndicate
10:01That the Hurt Syndicate
10:01Has been dishing out
10:02I'm not gonna lie to you
10:05I'm impressed by their performance tonight
10:07I think we need to see more
10:08Of the gates of agony
10:09However I think the gates of agony
10:13Have opened up to the gates of hell
10:15And they're not really ready
10:17And they're not really ready for
10:17Short-arm lariat
10:18Hurt lock maybe
10:21But
10:21Toa Leona
10:22Yeah Lashley
10:23That's a wrap
10:25Lashley's got the fingers locked
10:27Leona in trouble
10:28But caught
10:29Comes flying in
10:30In a high boot
10:31That would've been a wrap
10:32You're right MVP
10:32Oh out goes Bobby Lashley hard
10:34Yeah Lashley
10:35Hitting hard on the apron
10:36On his hip
10:37And now
10:38Looks like
10:40Leona and Lashley
10:41Oh
10:43Lashley
10:46Set in the barricade
10:47Kirstie Leona
10:49Inside the ring
10:50Shotgun dropkick
10:51By Bishop Kahn
10:52And now
10:55Kahn
10:56With Benjamin
10:58Up on his shoulders
10:59Benjamin escapes
11:00The waist lock
11:02Back elbows
11:03Battling back and forth
11:04Oh
11:04Shot
11:05Benjamin
11:06On target
11:07Shotgun blast
11:09On target
11:10With the thrust kick
11:11Sheldon stalking his prey
11:13And he's going for a run
11:14What a release
11:16My god
11:17What power
11:18German suplex
11:20And Benjamin
11:21This is his
11:22Prick and butter
11:24MVP
11:24It's what he does
11:26It's what he does
11:27He is just absolutely
11:28Stalking his prey
11:29Low bridge
11:31Experience
11:33Ladies and gentlemen
11:34Experience
11:34After what he took
11:44On the
11:45Safety rail
11:46Bobby Lashley
11:47Comes roaring back
11:49We heard people
11:50We heard people
11:50We heard people
11:52You hear him
11:53You hear him
11:53You hear him
11:53You hear him
11:54The ring neck going out
11:55Boom
11:55The knee strike
11:57Into the jaw
11:59Bishop Kahn
11:59As Bobby Lashley
12:01On the hop
12:02Spear
12:03Delivered inside the ring
12:05One
12:06Two
12:07And three
12:08That's the ring
12:08That's the result
12:10Here are your winners
12:12And fifth
12:13AEW World Tag Team Champions
12:16The Heard Syndicate
12:20The Heard Syndicate
12:22The Heard Syndicate
12:23Remain perfect
12:26As a duo
12:27Tony
12:27They are absolutely
12:29Scary Excalibur
12:31Yes they are
12:32And I'm glad
12:32You're okay
12:33My friend
12:34That was a nasty
12:36Spill you took
12:37As pitcher Kahn
12:39Can crash it over
12:40The hands
12:41Of the Heard Syndicate
12:42Can't wait to hear
12:48What this clown
12:49Has got to say
12:50MJF
12:50Who's been trying
12:51To ingratiate himself
12:52To the Heard Syndicate
12:53Who
12:55Only MVP
12:58Recently has shown
12:59Any interest
13:00And
13:01You heard MVP say
13:03It has to be
13:03A unanimous decision
13:04Not a majority decision
13:06A unanimous decision
13:07Between himself
13:08Benjamin
13:09And Lashley
13:10When that counted
13:11Last time
13:12Music
13:12Come on music
13:131-4
13:142 against
13:15Ladies and gentlemen
13:32Enough about how great I am
13:34Although I am enjoying it
13:35Don't get me wrong
13:36Give it up
13:39For the Heard Syndicate
13:40Baby
13:41All right
13:54You're all way too white
13:55You're all not on the same page
13:56Everybody quiet down real quick
13:57Everybody quiet down real quick
13:59All right
13:59Here's the deal
14:00As you gentlemen know
14:02I bring a lot to the table
14:03Montel knows this
14:05Shelton knows this
14:06You look great by the way
14:07And
14:09And
14:09Well
14:09Some of us
14:11No offense
14:11Not to name names
14:12Are slow learners
14:13Oh brother
14:15I didn't even say a name
14:16I didn't even say a name
14:18Bobby chill chill chill
14:19I didn't say a name
14:20Chill
14:21Okay
14:21Chill
14:22Okay
14:23Guys
14:24Guys did I say a name
14:25Did I say a name
14:26Thank you
14:27Thank you
14:28And when I talk about the talent
14:31I bring to the table
14:33I'm not just talking about my own
14:35No no see
14:36I got some talent in the back
14:39That is just dying
14:44All right
14:44You're talking man
14:45Put your cards on the table
14:46You already pissed the almighty off
14:47Let's get to it Max
14:48I love you
14:49I love you too
14:51You're gonna like this though
14:52Bring them out
14:53The latest recruiting pitch
15:10By Maxwell Jacob Friedman
15:13With a hurt syndicate
15:15I know we got Arena Mexico coming up
15:17But it's not like an entrance there
15:18Just a little bit
15:19Yeah
15:19More dancing involved
15:21Yeah
15:21Of course
15:21So what's the end game here
15:34What's he trying to
15:35What is Maxwell
15:36Trying to prove
15:37Cut it
15:38Cut it
15:39Cut it
15:39Cut it
15:40Bring on down the aisle
15:44Bring on down the aisle
15:45Gentlemen
15:49You can have a night out
15:52With all of these lovely ladies
15:54All that I request
15:58Are three thumbs up
16:00The floor is yours
16:02Gentlemen
16:08Shelton
16:10Bobby
16:10Let's try this one more time
16:12You guys know how I feel
16:15Thumbs up
16:17Shelton
16:18Shelton
16:20Hey Max
16:28This
16:29This is all real nice
16:31But
16:31I think I need
16:33I think I need a little more time
16:35Shelton
16:37No no
16:37It's cool
16:38It's cool
16:38Boston
16:39Shut up
16:39I got this
16:40Okay
16:40Shut up
16:40What do you mean more time
16:43Man
16:43We've been going at this for weeks
16:45Well
16:45I'm a fan of very
16:47Very nice things
16:48And
16:48What I'm saying is
16:51I think I need a little more
16:53Time
16:54Shelton
16:59Are you saying you want the watch
17:02Off my wrist
17:03That is exactly what I'm saying
17:05I knew I liked you
17:09Shelton Benjamin
17:10I knew I liked you
17:12Okay
17:12Hear me up
17:13Hear me up
17:14I will give you this watch
17:16All you need to do
17:18Is give me a big old
17:20Thumbs up
17:20Right here in
17:21Beantown
17:22Has he really swayed
17:27Shelton Benjamin with this
17:28I hope to hell not
17:29You must be out your damn democracy
17:55I love democracy
17:57And I respect the power of voting
18:00Hell
18:03I even respect the power of the people
18:06Maybe
18:08Maybe not these people
18:09But you get my point
18:10You get my point
18:11Shelton you know what I think
18:13I think I'm growing on you
18:17Oh yeah
18:19And I'll tell you what
18:20As a token of my appreciation for you
18:23You want this watch
18:26You can have this watch
18:34Matter of fact
18:36Shelton Benjamin
18:37You want these ladies tonight
18:40You can have these ladies tonight
18:44And just know
18:45When I do join
18:48The Hurt Syndicate
18:50There will be plenty more watches
18:54And women
18:55Where that came from
18:57Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
19:02And uh
19:04Bob
19:05It's cool
19:08I respect you man
19:10You're the almighty
19:12That's what you're known for
19:13You're known for being the almighty
19:14And that's great
19:15But you know what I'm known for
19:18I'm known
19:20For getting
19:21What I want
19:23I can't hear you
19:36Bob I'm over here
19:41And do you know why
19:43I'll tell you why
19:45Bob
19:45It's because my name
19:48Is Maxwell
19:49Jacob Friedman
19:51And I'm better than you
19:54And you know it
19:56What could MJF possibly have
20:01That Bobby Lashley wants
20:03It's a good question
20:05But I think the whole thing is naughty
20:06To be honest with you
20:08It seems like
20:10Two thirds of the Hurt Syndicate
20:12Maybe swayed
20:13But
20:13Bobby Lashley
20:17Let's go man
20:18Let's go
20:18Come on
20:23Let's go
20:23Let's go
20:24Some new wristwear
20:27As fans
20:27We are closing in
20:29On one of the most
20:30Anticipated matches
20:31In the 2025
20:32Owen Hart Foundation
20:34Men's Tournament
20:35Will Ospreay
20:38The Alpha
20:39Kondosuke
20:39This is the last one
20:41I'd love to see you
20:43But I feel like
20:43I'm высок
20:44Alice
20:45Ladies
20:46I feel like
20:48I'm very open
20:48About this one
20:49I feel like
20:50I'm not
20:51The Alpha
20:52I feel like
20:52I'm not
20:53I feel like
20:54I'm not
20:55You
20:56I feel like
20:57A little bit
20:58I feel like
20:59I feel like
21:00I feel like
21:01I feel like
21:01I'm not
21:02I feel like
21:03I feel like
21:04I feel like
21:05I feel like
21:06I feel like