AEW Dynamite Report 1/12 – Punk vs. Wardlow; Archer attacks Page

Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish came out to start the show. The Young Bucks interrupted, said they want their belts back.

O’Reilly and Fish also want the titles, and neither team will stand between them. Cole tried to calm everyone down.

Cole got into Orange’s face, but Orange attacked and they all got into a fight. Kris Statlander got between Cole and Orange, causing Britt Baker to run out and attack her. She super kicked Orange and Cole did the same followed by the knee strike.
Baker and Cole kissed to end the segment.

CM Punk defeated Wardlow (with MJF) hitting seven powerbombs before MJF demanded that Wardlow bomb Punk through the timekeeper’s table. The official started the count, but Punk barely made it back to the ring and took Wardlow in a bundle to win.

After the match, MJF berated Wardlow for losing and pushed him. Wardlow looked like he was about to snap, but Shawn Spears ran out and calmed him down.

Dante Martin defeated Powerhouse Hobbs (with Ricky Starks) when Starks tried to interfere, but Jay Lethal ran out to interrupt Starks.

Chris Jericho, flanked by the Inner Circle, was interviewed. Eddie Kingston came up and said that Santana and Ortiz would be tag team champions without Jericho. Jericho got hot, but Santana got everyone to calm down.

MJF came out on the ramp very upset. It looked like MJF was about to challenge Punk to a match, but instead announced Punk vs. Shawn Spears.

Hangman Page comes out and says he needs a new challenger. Dan Lambert interrupted, comparing Page to every other cowboy fighter throughout history and taunting him.

The segment was about to end, but Lance Archer came back and got in Lambert’s face, but suddenly attacked Page and knocked him down, knocking Blackout through a chair.

Serena Deeb defeated Hikaru Shida when the referee stopped for punishment on Shida’s knee.
After the match, Deeb repeatedly kneed Shida with the kendo stick.

Jurassic Express and Christian Cage were in interviews. Dark Order’s John Silver and Alex Reynolds arrived and challenged them to a match at Rampage.

Penta El Zero Miedo (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Matt Hardy (w/ Private Party)

After the match Penta addressed Malakai Black in Spanish, saying that he would show Penta some respect. The lights went out and Black appeared, attacking Abrahantes. Black knocked Penta down with a kick and went after Penta’s mask, but the Varsity Blonds ran out and they all took him down.

The lights went out again, and Brody King appeared in the ring, dispatching everyone. Black and King are the reigning PWG Tag Team Champions, known as the Kings of the Black Throne.

The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) defeated Bear Country (Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder)

After the match, Sting made his entrance. Darby Allin attacked Caster from behind as Sting batted Bowens out. Sting hit the Scorpio Death Drop to end the segment.

Matt Hardy was frustrated backstage. Andrade El Idolo approached and told him to focus, offering to negotiate a deal.

TNT Interim Championship: Sammy Guevara (with Chris Jericho) retained against Daniel García. 2.0 came out and attacked and in the end a fight broke out in which Jericho and Kingston almost exchanged blows, thus ending the program