AEW Dynamite Results - August 13, 2025: Samoa Joe Leads The Opps, Ospreay Calls The Cage, and a Shocking Parking-Lot Attack

AEW Dynamite on TBS & HBO Max
Location: Andrew J. Brady Music Center — Cincinnati, OH
Date: August 13, 2025

Hangman/MJF Showdown Opens The Show

“CMLL World Champion” MJF tried to talk, but Hangman Adam Page cut him off to a huge pop. MJF torched Page for his past stumbles and called him a “weak-minded, depressed, alcoholic little boy,” leaning into his devil persona. Page owned his flaws and shoved the contract issue to the front: execute it or go home. Goaded by Hangman (and the crowd), MJF blurted out that he’s executing the contract for a title match at Forbidden Door. Hangman smirked: “See you at Forbidden Door… dumbass.”

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: Max lost the verbal chess match and emotion made the booking for him. Page weaponized accountability; MJF weaponized spite. That dynamic sells a main event by itself.

Jon Moxley def. Kevin Knight — Submission

Knight blitzed early and landed a missile dropkick and a dive off the elevated ramp, but Moxley turned the tide with brawling on the floor, an eye rake, and grind-down offense. A late Knight surge (superplex, nearfalls, and a splash attempt) got stuffed when he crashed onto Mox’s knees. Mox cinched an inverted triangle and Knight went out.

Winner: Jon Moxley (submission)

Post-Match Chaos → Lights Out Steel Cage Challenge

Death Riders swarmed until Darby Allin hit the ring with a body bag and skateboard. Claudio rescued Yuta from a Coffin Drop and lawn-darted Darby—inside the bag—after an airplane spin. Will Ospreay arrived, wrecked Yuta with a Hidden Blade, and grabbed a mic: if Mox won’t accept Darby’s match, then get your friends—Lights Out Steel Cage, bruv.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: This was a pay-per-view angle on free TV. Ospreay didn’t just make a challenge; he escalated the feud architecture. Steel + lights out = receipts incoming.

Mercedes Moné & Friends Fall; Windsor Taps Out Skye

TBS Champ Mercedes Moné, Thekla & Skye Blue vs. Alex Windsor, Queen Aminata & Willow Nightingale

Fast tags and heavy exchanges all around. Aminata headbutted Julia Hart off the apron mid-chaos, Willow steamrolled with a cannonball, and Windsor repeatedly hunted for the Sharpshooter. In the end, after Moné narrowly escaped one hold, Windsor snared Skye Blue in a Sharpshooter and forced the tap.

Winners: Alex Windsor, Queen Aminata & Willow Nightingale (submission)

Toni Storm vs. Athena Spills Over; Tag Challenge Issued

Amid the brawl, Toni Storm and Athena threw hands from the balcony to ringside. Storm then challenged Moné & Athena to face Storm & Windsor next week in Scotland. Graphic made, match locked.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: Windsor submitting Skye is a smart lane-marking win ahead of Forbidden Door. Storm cleverly roped the champ and a rival into the same tag—perfect chaos generator before a 4-Way title fight.

Will Ospreay Confirms Allies

Backstage, Ospreay said Tony Khan is thrilled with the Lights Out Cage idea and revealed Hiroshi Tanahashi will join him and Darby. He told Renee he’s “fine,” then invited Mox to talk next week in Glasgow.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: Tanahashi’s inclusion injects legacy star power and gives the babyface side a heart. Expect one more shoe to drop—and probably on someone’s head.

Adam Copeland def. Stokely Hathaway — DQ (FTR Interference Triggered)

Copeland dominated and played to the crowd, polling fans mid-beatdown. FTR teased involvement despite the restraining order; Copeland hit a spear, then FTR finally moved—rendering the order null and void. Copeland swung back until Stokely threw powder for the DQ.

Winner: Adam Copeland (via disqualification)

Christian Cage Save & Tense Embrace

FTR set for a spike piledriver when Christian Cage stormed in wielding Spike to clear house. A wary Cope and Cage faced off; Cage offered Spike, Cope accepted, and they hugged to a monster pop—before Christian bailed without another word.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: The hug says reunion; Christian’s exit says “not so fast.” It’s classic will-they/won’t-they with two masters of timing.

HOOK Tease

A Gotham-style vignette flashed the HOOK signal. The FTW son returns soon.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: Visual language screams grittier HOOK. If he’s refocused, the mid-card just got a problem.

All-Star 8-Man: Hiromu, Hologram, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii def. Kyle Fletcher, The Young Bucks & Josh Alexander

Anarchy from the bell: dives, apron brainbuster teases, and heavy hoss shots. Bucks and Fletcher drilled Brody with a TK Driver on the ramp; Hologram answered with a rope-walk dive onto the pile. Down the stretch, Hiromu Takahashi dodged a C4 Spike, then planted Josh Alexander with Time Bomb for the three.

Winners: Hiromu Takahashi, Hologram, Brody King & Tomohiro Ishii (pinfall)

After: Tony Schiavone announced Fletcher vs. Hiromu is official for Forbidden Door.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: Hiromu pinning a world-class technician sets stakes cleanly. Bucks/Fletcher get heat by hurting Brody; Hiromu gets shine by closing.

Swerve/Okada Face-Off

Swerve Strickland vowed that Okada at Forbidden Door is the only thing that matters—even on a bad knee. Okada said the knee gives Swerve “no chance.” Swerve shoved him off the ramp, security swarmed, crowd roared “Whose House?” in reply.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: Short, mean, effective. Swerve’s knee is the narrative hook; Okada’s arrogance is the accelerant.

Forbidden Door Card Updates (On-Air)

• Christian Cage & Adam Copeland vs. Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian (official)
• Lights Out Steel Cage — 5-on-5: Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) vs. Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks (official)

Main Event — Non-Title: World Trios Champions The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs) def. LFI (RUSH, Dralistico & The Beast Mortos)

Mortos vs. Hobbs opened with big-man thunder, then Joe mauled Dralistico and Shibata blasted the apron with LFI to trigger a triple dropkick break. After RUSH and Shibata traded stiff shots, tags flew and Hobbs bulldozed the field. Final sequence: Joe snagged Dralistico mid-springboard into the Coquina Clutch while Shibata/Hobbs walled off RUSH and Mortos. Dralistico passed out.

Winners: The Opps (submission) — Non-Title

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: The champs look mean and inevitable. Joe’s catch-and-choke finish keeps The Opps’ identity clear: you fly, they fold you.

Final Angle — MJF Jumps Hangman

In the garage, Hangman addressed the contract—until MJF blindsided him, slamming Page’s head onto a car hood. “I told you I’d break you.” MJF walked off as medical staff swarmed the champion.

Wrestling.news | Backstage Take: A heat angle with purpose. If Page enters Forbidden Door compromised, Max just bought himself an advantage—and a bigger target on his back.

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