Cleveland, Ohio • Wolstein Center • Go-home show for WrestleDream
The latest episode of AEW Dynamite featured major Clockwork Carnage qualifying matches, championship action and a shocking announcement from Adam Copeland ahead of WrestleDream.
The special was part of a three-hour Dynamite and Collision broadcast.
Match results
1. Don Callis Family def. The Death Riders
Mark Davis, Jake Doyle and Wardlow defeated Jon Moxley, Gabe Kidd and Daniel Garcia.
Davis pinned Moxley, giving the Don Callis Family momentum heading into WrestleDream.
2. Adam Copeland def. Josh Alexander
Copeland won with a Spear and qualified for Clockwork Carnage.
Afterward, he announced that 2027 would be his final year as a professional wrestler.
The Don Callis Family attacked him before Konosuke Takeshita and The Conglomeration intervened.
3. Konosuke Takeshita def. Brian Cage
Takeshita secured a submission victory to advance in the Clockwork Carnage qualifying series.
4.Okada retained the AEW International Championship, defeating Reed in a title match that also carried Clockwork Carnage qualifying implications.
5. Triangle of Madness def. Mercedes Moné and Divine Dominion
Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue defeated Mercedes Moné, Megan Bayne and Lena Kross in six-woman tag-team action
6. Samoa Joe and Tommaso Ciampa def. Will Ospreay and Andrade El Ídolo
Joe and Ciampa earned the submission victory over the AEW World Champion and Andrade in a major tag-team main event.
Other major developments
FTR and Motor City Machine Guns: Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley challenged Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler to a best-of-five series.
The series is scheduled to begin at WrestleDream.
MJF: A video package celebrated his No. 1 ranking in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500.
The New Level: Kofi and Austin Creed promoted their upcoming two-out-of-three-falls Trios Championship match at WrestleDream.
Biggest story of the night
Adam Copeland’s retirement announcement was the defining moment. His decision to make 2027 his final year adds urgency to his pursuit of the AEW World Championship.
Meanwhile, the qualifying matches and faction rivalries established several important WrestleDream storylines.
