AEW Dynamite (8/20): Results: MJF, Hangman Page, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jon Moxley, More Appear
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, All Elite Wrestling hosted the latest episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS and simulcast on the Max streaming service.
Refresh the site for the latest updates as the show happens. Check out the fully announced portion of the card below:
AEW Dynamite (8/20/2025)
- Athena & Mercedes Mone vs. Toni Storm & Alex Windsor
- Will Ospreay has a chat with Jon Moxley ahead of Forbidden Door
- Hangman Page appears
- Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- World Tag Team Title Qualifier Tournament Final: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Brodido (Brody King & Bandido
- Cope & Christian Cage speak
Live Coverage
– Bryan Danielson out for commentary.
– Will Ospreay comes out and discusses the uncertainty about his career’s future. However, he states that if he’s going out at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, he’s coming for revenge and will give it his all inside the squared circle. Death Riders interrupt. Marina Shafir, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli surround the ring. Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey make the save. Hiroshi Tanahashi is also out, and this kicks off the show.
* Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, & Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, & Claudio Castagnoli.
– Chaos erupts as Bullet Club War Dogs arrive to join Death Riders and their crew. Ospreay, who had carried Marina Shafir off, now returns with a body bag, and it is assumed she is inside. The Opps come out to even the odds. Matt and Nick Jackson attack Ospreay from behind, but Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong respond from behind them. It’s revealed that Darby Allin is in the bag, and chaos reigns as everyone fights to end the segment.
– A video package showcasing Hangman Adam Page versus MJF for the AEW World Title at Forbidden Door is shown.
– Adam Copeland and Christian Cage have a talking segment. Christian reveals that they’re not on the same page yet, but they have agreed to help each other out when it comes to the former Patriarchy and FTR. After that, they will see what happens. Mother Wayne and Kip Sabian come out. It’s announced via a video that Nick Wayne cannot compete at Forbidden Door. Therefore, Killswitch is back, and he’s taking his place—he chokeslams Christian.
– Mark Briscoe is seen looking for a Maxwell backstage, yelling that he flew to Scotland specifically to prevent MJF from reaching Forbidden Door. He vows to eliminate him.
– Backstage, MJF interrupts Ricochet and the GOA, saying bald people freak him out, but he needs their help. Despite their issues, Ricochet agrees to team up and take out Briscoe, and they shake hands.
* World Tag Team Title Qualifier Tournament Final: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) ends in a 30-minute draw. Both teams will face Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin in London
– A video package shown for Swerve Strickland vs. Kazuchika Okada at Forbidden Door.
– Hangman Page is in the ring, cutting a promo on Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Suddenly, Maxwell appears on the video wall and threatens to burn Mark Briscoe alive unless Hangman agrees to some conditions for their upcoming match:
1) MJF is not using his Casino Gauntlet contract.
2) Page can lose the championship belt on disqualification or count-out
Page agrees and then, after a commercial break, attacks Ricochet backstage.
* Athena & Mercedes Mone def. Toni Storm & Alex Windsor
Be sure to check out our review podcast, embedded in the video at the top of this page, which features a breakdown of all the action from this week’s AEW Dynamite. Also, be sure to visit our YouTube and Twitch channels.
