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AEW Dynamite Results (4/8/26): Omega Drops MJF Ahead Of Dynasty, Willow Retains, United Empire Beat Death Riders

Results and highlights from this week's episode of AEW Dynamite featuring go-home hype for the Dynasty event on PPV.
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This week's episode of AEW Dynamite is set to feature final hype and build for the AEW Dynasty PPV event this weekend.

The main event of Dynasty on Sunday night is Kenny Omega vs. MJF for the AEW Men's World Championship. Since the beginning of the year, Omega has been on a roll and has said he finally feels like himself again in the ring. He gets his shot to hold gold like his old self on Sunday.

This week on AEW Dynamite, Omega is scheduled to speak live. What will Omega have to say about his upcoming title opportunity? Will MJF be on hand to confront Omega? Will things between both men get physical just days before their championship match? We'll find out this week on AEW Dynamite.

Last week on the show, Chris Jericho made his triumphant return to AEW in a surprise appearance. This week, Jericho will be on hand to address that return. Will Jericho provide insight as to what his goals are now that he is back on AEW television? Is he looking for championship gold? Jericho will reveal his new purpose in AEW on this week's show.

As for matches, AEW has two announced for the show this week. First, Andrade El Idolo, Mark Davis, & Konosuke Takeshita wll take on Darby Allin, Bandido, & "Jungle" Jack Perry in a Trios Match. Andrade and Allin are scheduled to wrestle in a singles match at AEW Dynasty this weekend. Which one of them will gain some momentum for that match with a win this week?

Willow Nightingale will defend the TBS Championship against Queen Aminata on Dynamite in Edmonton.
Willow Nightingale will defend the TBS Championship against Queen Aminata on Dynamite in Edmonton. | All Elite Wrestling

Also, Willow Nightingale will defend her TBS Championship against Queen Aminata. Nightingale has been a fighting champion since winning the belt. She'll look to retain the title this week against her next challenger.

Finally, Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley are set to collide for the AEW Continental Championship this weekend at Dynasty. Ospreay has made Moxley a target since making his return to AEW and he'll finally get his hands on the man who put him on the shelf this weekend on PPV. The situation between Ospreay and Moxley is near a boiling point. How will both men interact with the other this week ahead of their showdown at Dynasty?

AEW Dynamite Results and Live Blog

-The announce team welcomed the audience into the show, but then cut to the backstage parking lot right away. Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley were brawling with one another.

-It was an even brawl until The Death Riders got involved. They took out Ospreay, but then a car drove up. Alex Windsor and Ospreay's United Empire faction got out of the car. United Empire with Ospreay then fought all around the backstage area and into the arena against The Death Riders.

-Eventually, the brawl made it's way all the way down into the ring. Henare took out a couple Death Riders and fought off Pac. This left Ospreay in the ring with Moxley. He went for a move, but Moxley locked in a choke. Callum Newman ran in and made the save. United Empire stood tall together in the ring.

-Ospreay got on the microphone and said he used his head like Moxley wanted and brought over his United Empire faction. He said they were on a long flight together and they weren't done. Ospreay called for a United Empire vs. Death Riders main event and the crowd roared.

-Don Callis cut a backstage promo and addressed the injury to Kyle Fletcher. Callis said that Fletcher was out with injury and no longer the TNT Champion.

Callis also said that a match betweeen Fletcher and Kazuchika against The Young Bucks was being negotiated before Fletcher got injured. He said the Don Callis Family would be stronger than ever and that they would dominate for Fletcher.

-Andrade El Idolo, Konosuke Takeshita, and Mark Davis defeated Darby Allin, Bandido, and Jack Perry in a Trios Match. After the match, Andrade took out their opponents and left them all laying in the ring.

-Eventually, The Young Bucks ran out and made the save and ran off The Don Callis Family who stormed down to the ring to help their faction-mates. When Okada ran down, he and Takeshita destroyed The Young Bucks, but ended up brawling themselves. The Callis Family members tried to break up the brawl, but The Razcalz ran down and fully ran them off the ring. The stood tall with The Young Bucks and the losing babyface trios team.

-Lexi Nair interviewed the AEW doctor backstage. She asked about the allegations that MJF made last week about Kenny Omega's health. The doctor said that he was just trying to get into Omega's head. He said Omega was fully cleared and ready to go.

-Willow Nightingale defeated Queen Aminata to retain the TBS Championship. Nightingale won with her power bomb finisher, but was challenged intensly by Aminata, who was making her return to the ring from injury.

-A highlight video recapped the entire AEW career of MJF.

-Chris Jericho made his entrance to address his return. He got in the ring and said he was going to sign his new AEW contract in the ring, just a few miles away from where he had his first match. Jericho said he loved AEW and was proud of AEW and the growth that they've had. He said he wanted to continue to be a part of AEW's future. Before he could actually sign the contract, The Demand walked out.

-Ricochet cut a promo on Jericho. He called Jericho one of the best champions AEW has ever had. He said for him not to return to AEW. He said that nobody wanted Jericho to come back and that he should continue playing concerts with his band.

-In response, Jericho said he didn't care what Ricochet said and proceeded to sign the contract anyway. Jericho is officially back. He said that in his contract, there was a clause where he could choose to face anyone he wanted at Dynasty. Jericho picked Ricochet and put him on the list.

-Backstage, Don Callis announced that he wanted Konosuke Takeshita and Okada to team up to take on The Young Bucks at Dynasty. They didn't want to, but Callis said they needed to do it for Kyle Fletcher. Callis said that if they agree to do it, then they can fight one another at Double or Nothing for the AEW International Championship. They agreed.

-Callis said that Michael Jordan would team with Scottie Pippen to take down The Bucks. Okada said he was Jordan, which nearly promopted another fight between him and Takeshita.

-Tommaso Ciampa defeated Mascara Dorada. With the win he earned the number one spot in the Casino Gauntlet Match for the vacant TNT Championship this Sunday at the AEW Dynasty PPV event.

-Backstage, The Dogs cut a promo on the AEW World Trios Champions, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, and Mistico. The three members of the group took turns talking, but beat up The Conglomeration

-Thekla was interviewed backstage. She said she was sick of hearing that Jaime Hayter used to be a champion. Thekla said that the kingdom had changed since the last time Hayter was champion. Thekla said the only way she held the title was because she wasn't there. Thekla said that Hatyer was dumb for wanting another match with her at Dynasty.

-Adam Copeland and Christian Cage cut a promo together in the ring on FTR. Copeland spoke first and said that jealousy was at the root of why Rated FTR imploded. He said FTR was jealous of them. Copeland said he and Cage would win the championships at Dynasty and then passed the microphone to Cage.

-Cage called himself everyone's favorite father figure and razzed FTR by saying he slept with both of their mothers. Cage said he planned on sleeping with Stokely Hathaway's mother too, but that he would do it when he and Copeland are AEW World Tag Team Champions.

-FTR's music hit. Cage and Copeland looked up the ramp for FTR, but they were attacked from behind by members of The Don Callis Family. With them on the ropes, FTR and Stokely Hathaway ran down to the ring and continued the beating. FTR left both Cage and Copeland laying in the ring and stood over them with their titles held high in the air.

-Darby Allin cut a promo backstage about winning the world championship. He said he was scared that he might not. He wondered out loud what his career would be for if he didn't win the big one. He said he would be ready for MJF or Kenny Omega coming out of Dynasty, but that he needed to beat Andrade at that show more than anything, so that he could claim a title shot.

-Will Ospreay and United Empire defeated The Death Riders in a Chaos in Canada match. The match was wild. Tables, chairs, stairs, and other weapons were used. In the end, Ospreay was able to secure the victory. Ospreay pinned Moxley after crushing him with a Hidden Blade through a table.

-After the match, Ospreay attacked Moxley again. The two men will go one on one at Dynasty on Sunday.

-Kenny Omega made his entrance and cut a promo in the ring. He talked about winning the world championship and what being the god of pro wrestling really means. He said he's made AEW in his vision of pro wrestling, which is what gods do. Omega said he would win the title and right the wrongs of MJF as world champion.

-MJF walked to the ring and was exasperated that Omega thought he could actually beat him in 2026. MJF said that he beat Omega before and was told Omega was only at 75%. MJF asked Omega what his excuse will be after Sunday.

-Omega asked MJF to shake his hand. He said that MJF respected what hit meant to be champion and that he should shake hands as per tradition prior to a world title match. Omega held out his hand, but MJF turned and walked away. He then tried to attack, but Omega countered and dropped him with a V-Trigger.

-Omega took MJF's ring off him and said he was too predictable. MJF laid injured on the mat.

-Omega did his standard promo sign off and posed as the show went off the air.

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Zack Heydorn
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Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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