AEW Dynamite Results – Dec. 14, 2022 – MJF vs. Starks

Results by Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com

December 14, 2022
Garland, Texas – Curtis Culwell Center
Commentary: Excalibur, Taz & Tony Schiavone


Quick Match Results

  1. AEW World Trios Championship Best of Seven Series: Death Triangle defeated The Elite via knee bar by Fenix on Nick Jackson after Penta hit Nick with a hammer
  2. Jungle Boy Jack Perry defeated Brian Cage via roll up
  3. Trios Match: House of Black defeated The Factory via spinning kick by Malakai Black on QT Marshall
  4. Action Andretti defeated Chris Jericho via standing shooting star press
  5. Ruby Soho defeated Tay Melo via Destination Unknown
  6. AEW World Championship & Dynamite Diamond Ring: MJF (c) defeated Ricky Starks via small package after a low blow kick

AEW World Trios Championship Best of Seven Series
Death Triangle vs. The Elite

(Death Triangle leads 2-1)

Penta and Nick exchange reversals and Nick with an acrobatic arm drag followed by a drop kick. Rey Fenix is tagged in and as is Matt. The Young Bucks double team him and Matt with a hurricanrana. Pac is tagged in and as is Omega and he hits Pac with a back breaker. Omega and Matt knock the Death Triangle off the ring apron. The Elite with top rope splashes onto Death Triangle on the outside. Nick is tagged in but limping as Matt is tagged in. An arm bar onto Pac and Omega is tagged in and a double ax onto Pac. Matt is tagged in and he stomps onto Pac. Nick is getting treatment on the ring apron. Omega is tagged in and a suplex onto Pac. He goes for the cover and Pac kicks out. Omega throws Pac in the corner and a boot to the throat. Matt is tagged back in. Right hands by Matt as Nick is getting treated by the doctor on the outside of the ring. Matt runs to the ropes and Penta with a right hand as the Death Triangle get in the ring and clear the ring. Pac with a splash onto Matt. He goes for the cover but Matt kicks out. Nick is brought to the back.

Back from commercial, Rey Fenix with a snapmare onto Matt. He runs towards Matt but Matt hits him with a northern lights suplex. He goes for another but Fenix lands on his feet. Fenix to the ropes and Penta is tagged in. Matt with a northern lights onto Penta but Penta kicks out. Pac is tagged in and Omega is tagged in. Omega on the top rope and a cross body onto Pac. Omega with a fireman’s carry. Omega goes for the cover but Pac kicks out. Penta is in the ring and a snap dragon suplex by Omega. Pac and Rey Fenix are in the ring and Omega knocks them both down. Omega with a snap dragon onto Pac. Omega to the ropes but Penta with a kick to his back. Omega throws Fenix to the outside of the ring. Omega runs to the ropes but Pac trips him up. Pac with a diamond cutter. Pac with a kick to the face. He runs to the corner but Omega with an elbow. Omega goes for a German suplex but Pac lands on his feet. Omega with a brain buster. Penta with a kick onto Matt on the ring apron. Penta with a piledriver on the ring apron. Fenix is tagged in and a kick onto Omega. Penta with a kick onto Omega. Fenix with an inverted frog splash onto Omega. He goes for the cover but Omega kicks out. Pac is tagged in. Pac goes for the black arrow but Omega moves out of the way. Nick comes walking down to the ring and Nick is tagged in. Nick takes out Death Triangle. Nick goes for a super kick onto Fenix but with the referee distracted, Penta hits Nick with a hammer on his foot. Fenix with a knee bar onto Nick and he taps out.

Winners: Death Triangle

Omega grabs a microphone after the match as Death Triangle leave the ring. Omega says what he is about to say is for Death Triangle. For anyone who watches sports, a 3-1 deficit is bad. But Death Triangle use a hammer in every match. He says the next match, they make the hammer legal and all weapons legal. They are sick of playing by their rules and the next match is a no disqualification match.


Backstage: MJF

MJF is backstage cutting a promo. He tells Starks he finally did it. They were all rooting for him. They are calling what he did last week a star making performance. But the funny part is the first time he appeared on AEW, he was already a star. And he has hit a home run ever since. He says he is the most talked about name in the business. He is a star maker. MJF mocks Starks and his childhood. But that doesn’t matter and the only thing that matters if he is the AEW champion. And the fans, just like him, sucks. MJF says he grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was born rich, attractive and better than him. And he is not apologizing for it. MJF says he is under no pressure tonight. He is already the guy. Everyone hates him, everyone wants to see his downfall. he has no one to let down. But he does not envy Starks. Everyone wants Starks to win. His mother, his family, fans, everyone. Can he do it or will he let everyone down? And we will find out what happens when you apply pressure to the pebble. If he will turn into a diamond or turn into dust.


On-Stage: The Acclaimed, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, etc.

Out come The Acclaimed rapping as they are attacked from behind by Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Singh and Jeff Jarrett. Dutt cuts a promo asking the Acclaim if they have their attention. Jeff tells him to scissor this, slapnuts as he throws the tag team titles onto them.


Backstage: Chris Jericho, JAS

We cut backstage as Tony is with the JAS. Jericho tells Tony that the giant swing is barbaric. It should be banned and he will take his frustration match to a jobber to get ready for his rematch against Claudio. He is still the ocho. Jericho tells Garcia he never should have lost the Pure title, he just need a bit of mentorship. And that is why from now on, he wants him to shadow Guevara. Garcia isn’t happy as Guevara says he will get the win against Moxley at Rampage.


Brian Cage vs. Jungle Boy Jack Perry

The bell rings and we are under way. Perry runs to the ropes but he runs into Cage and falls to the mat. Cage lifts Perry up but Perry with a hurricanrana. Perry climbs the top rope and he lands another hurricanrana. A drop kick onto Cage and Cage is in the corner. Perry runs towards Cage but Cage catches him and slams him into the corner. A chop to the chest by Cage. He runs towards Perry but Perry slides onto the ring apron and Cage with a kick. Cage climbs the second rope and he lifts Perry up and suplexes him into the ring. Cage does bicep curls lifting Perry and throws him.

Back from commercial, Perry with chops to the chest. He runs to the ropes and a splash onto Cage. And another splash. Perry with a clothesline but Cage on his feet. Cage lifts Perry up but Perry with a DDT. Perry runs towards Cage but Cage moves out of the way and hits him with a right hand. He throws Perry across the ring nd goes for the cover but Perry kicks out. Cage goes for a suplex but Perry reverses it into a cover but Cage kicks out. Perry runs to the ropes but Cage hits him with a clothesline. Cage lifts Perry up but Perry reverses it into the Canadian destroyer. He goes for the cover but Cage kicks out. Prince Nana gets on the ring apron which distracts Perry. Cage goes for a clothesline, Perry moves out of the way and Cage hits Prince Nana. Perry rolls Cage and gets the pin.

Winner: Jungle Boy Jack Perry

At Full Gear he beat Luchasaurus and now he beat Cage. He wants the big bitch and he calls out Big Bill. Out comes Stokely Hathaway. He says everytime he sees Perry it pisses him off. And if he continues to mess around, he will see two things. The bottom of Big Bill’s boot and the back of his hand. Perry gets out of the ring and out come Lee Moriarty and Big Bill. They beat up on Perry and get Perry in the ring. Big splashes onto Perry. Big Bill with a chokeslam onto Perry in the middle of the ring.

Out comes Hook to a loud ovation from the crowd. He gets in the ring as all three men leave. He extends his hand to Jack Perry and helps him up.


Backstage: Blackpool Combat Club

They cut backstage and it’s the Blackpool Combat Club. Moxley says if you are confused with what is happening with them, he will keep it simple. Last week he said they will make a statement and they did. At Final Battle, two of them won titles. That’s a small statement of what they can do and will do. Claudio says in 2023, they will put everyone on notice. If they think they are good, the BCC know that they are better. Moxley tells Hangman Page he knows where to find him and to bring his Dark Order friends if he wants.


Video Promo: Swerve Strickland


Trios Match
House of Black vs. The Factory

Before the match, they’re all in the ring and Julia Hart spits black mist into Nick Comoroto’s eyes. House of Black throw the Factory to the outside of the ring and beat them up. Malakai Black and QT Marshall are in the ring. The bell rings and we are under way. QT Marshall is in the ring with Malakai Black and he is surrounded by House of Black members. Black with a spinning kick onto QT Marshall. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winners: House of Black


Video Promos: Jamie Hayter, Hikaru Shida


Backstage: Britt Baker, Skye Blue

Britt Baker is backstage with Renee. She says the only thing Shida is famous for is breaking her nose but she defeated Shida for the title and as she is talking, in comes Skye Blue. She tells Britt that she is good at talking but she doesn’t know if she can wrestle as well as she can talk. She challenges Britt to a match at Rampage which Britt accepts.


Chris Jericho vs. Action Andretti

The bell rings and we are under way. A slap by Jericho but Andretti slaps him. Jericho with right hands and he stomps on Andretti in the corner. A chop to the chest by Jericho followed by a clothesline in the corner. Right hands by Jericho but Andretti with a chop to the chest. A right hand by Andretti but Jericho with a kick. Jericho gets him in the corner and hits him with 10 clotheslines. A chop to the chest by Jercho and he throws Andretti to the ropes and hits him with a right hand. Jericho to the ropes and a chop to the chest. Andretti to the ropes but a hurricanrana. Andretti with a tornado off the second rope. He goes for the cover but Jericho kicks out. Andretti runs towards Jericho but Jericho with a right hand. Jericho with the death valley driver. Jericho with the Code Breaker. He goes for the cover but Andretti kicks out.

Back from commercial, Jericho with chops to the chest but Andretti with a kick to the face. Andretti with chops to the chest and Jericho with a poke to the eye followed by an elbow to the face. Andretti to the ropes but Andretti with a clothesline. Andretti with a back breaker followed by a neck breaker. Andretti goes for a split leg moonsault but Jericho gets his knees up. Jericho goes for the Judas Effect but Andretti ducks, he rolls Jericho and goes for the cover but Jericho kicks out. A kick to the side of the head by Andretti and he clotheslines Jericho to the outside of the ring. Andretti jumps onto Jericho on the outside of the ring and he throws Jericho into the ring. Andretti on the ring apron, he goes for a springboard but Jericho catches his legs. Jericho goes for the Walls but Andretti rolls him up and Jericho kicks out. Andretti with a drop kick. Andretti runs to the ropes but Jericho catches him. Andretti slams Jericho on his head. Andretti with a standing shooting star press. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Action Andretti


Backstage: Ricky Starks

We cut backstage as Starks cuts a promo. He says he woke up this morning knowing that he is the man. Tonight he gets his shot for the AEW title against Maxipad. It has been a long road for him snce he got him. He had his neck broken, sat at home but made sure he was coming back to tell everyone that he is going to win the AEW title because he has no other option. He has paid his dues for 11 years. Last week was nothing new to him. He has been letting people know who he is since day one but MJF needs validation with the ratings. No one cares but what they care is seeing Starks kicking his ass tonight. He has a lot of people that are looking up to him. And that might be a joke for MJF but that’s because MJF doesn’t know what it is like to have people support him. He is what MJF wants to be and after tonight, he will prove to everyone why he is the coldest person there is and why he is going to be the AEW champion.


Backstage: Chris Jericho

Jericho is shown having a tantrum, breaking and throwing things.


Video Promos: FTR, The Gunns


Tay Melo vs. Ruby Soho

As Soho is getitng in the ring, Melo hits her with a knee to the face and Soho falls to the outside of the ring. Right hands by Melo but Soho with right hands. She throws Soho into the barricade. Soho with a right hand but Melo throws her into the barricade. She grabs Soho and throws her into the ring steps and into the ring.

The bell rings and we are under way. Soho with a back throw onto Melo. She hits her with three back throws. She goes for the cover but Melo kicks out. Right hands by Soho in the middle of the ring. A kick to the face by Soho and Melo rolls to the outside of the ring. Soho to the outside as she grabs Melo but Melo grabs her by the nose. Melo hits her with a DDT on the ramp.

Back from commercial, Soho with a boot to the face in the corner of the ring. She grabs Melo and slams her face first into the middle turnbuckle. She goes for the cover but Melo kicks out. Soho climbs the top rope as she sjumps but Melo moves out of the way and Soho lands on her feet. Melo with a boot to the face. She goes for the cover but Soho kicks out. Melo with a chop to the chest as both women exchange chops. Melo with a piledriver. She goes for the cover but Soho kicks out. Melo goes for the Tay-KO but Soho lands on her feet and knees her in the face. Soho with the Destination Unknown. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Ruby Soho

Anna Jay walks down to the ring after the match and hits Soho from behind. She slams Soho face first onto the mat.


Backstage: Hangman Page

We cut backstage as Hangman Adam Page is with a doctor. Page says he doesn’t know when he will be cleared to wrestle Moxley. He says in October, he was knocked out. And when he came too, he unlocked his phone and saw a picture of his son but he couldn’t remember his name. For an hour, he did not know. He has been to hell and if Moxley wants to fight him on Friday, he will fight him. But if Moxley wants to take him to hell, he will take him with him.


Upcoming Cards

Friday’s Rampage:

  • Jon Moxley vs. Sammy Guevara
  • Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. vs. SKye Blue
  • Wardlow in action
  • Eight Man Tag Team Match: Orange Cassidy, Best Friends & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Butcher, The Blade, Trent Seven & Kip Sabian

Next Wednesday’s Dynamite:

  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
  • FTR vs. The Gunns
  • Match Five: No DQ: Death Triangle vs. The Elite

AEW World Championship & Dynamite Diamond Ring
MJF (c) vs. Ricky Starks

Both men are face to face. A knee by MJF but Starks sends him to the ropes and MJF with a clothesline. Starks to the ropes and a shoulder tackle onto MJF and MJF to the outside of the ring. MJF jumps the barricade and walks in between the crowd. He throws a fan’s bag of popcorn. MJF jumps back over the barricade and gets in the ring. A hip toss by Starks. MJF back up and Starks with a back body drop. A sunset flip by Starks as he goes for the cover but MJF kicks out. A clothesline by Starks. MJF in the corner as he distracts the referee and pokes Starks in the eyes. MJF slams Starks into the corner and throws him to the outside of the ring.

Back from commercial, MJF with an abdominal stretch. MJF puts his hand on the top rope but the referee kicks it down and Starks with a hip toss. Starks with a jaw breaker and MJF in the corner. Starks with a back elbow followed by a clothesline. Starks with a tornado DDT. Starks with a sit down powerbomb. He goes for the cover but MJF kicks out. Starks runs towards MJF who is in the corner but MJF moves out of the way and Starks slams into the turnbuckle. MJF climbs the second rope and jumps onto the elbow of Starks. MJF grabs Starks but Starks kicks, he rolls MJF up but MJF reverses it into a cover and Starks kicks out. MJF powerbombs Starks onto his knee. He goes for the cover but Starks kicks out. MJF slaps Starks but Starks slaps MJF back and both men with right hands. A poke to the eyes by MJF. He runs to the ropes but Starks with a boot to the face followed by a spear. Both men are down. Starks goes for the cover but MJF reverses it into the Salt of the Earth as Starks gets his foot to the ropes. MJF grabs Starks by the arm as Starks reverses it into a cover but MJF kicks out. MJF with a jackknife cover but MJF kicks out. Starks with a super kick. He goes for the sit down powerbomb but MJF lands on his feet. MJF grabs the referee and pushes him away. MJF hits Starks with a low blow. He rolls Starks up and gets the win.

Winner: Still AEW World champion and Dynamite Diamond Ring

MJF starts walking up the ramp and out comes Bryan Danielson. He chases MJF around the ring and MJF jumps the barricade and leaves. Danielson gets in the ring and points to MJF. Danielson helps Starks up to his feet and raises his hand.