Roman Reigns returns to help The Usos defeats Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed
Making his earth-shattering return, Roman Reigns helped The Usos defeat Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in a Tornado Tag Team Match. Plus, Asuka sprayed IYO SKY with mist, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins engaged in a heated face-to-face and so much more!
Dominik Mysterio faced the dominant Rusev with the Intercontinental Title on the line.
Rusev brutalized Dirty Dom for most of the match, grounding the champion.
Mysterio got back into the contest with a 619 to the midsection, but he missed with a frog splash, allowing Rusev to hit the Machka kick.
Mysterio kicked out before squirming away from an Accolade attempt.
While trying to get Rusev disqualified, Dirty Dom evoked Eddie Guerrero by giving the title to the challenger and falling to the mat, but the attempt did not pay dividends.
While the referee’s back was turned, Mysterio hit Rusev below the belt and rolled up his challenger to miraculously retain his title.
Raquel Rodriguez def. Bayley
The seemingly unstable Bayley went one-on-one with The Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez.
Rodriguez dominated Bayley in the beginning, using her supreme power to leave Bayley on the mat.
Bayley fired back with a Swanton Bomb, but Rodriguez kicked out.
Perez interfered behind the official’s back, allowing Rodriguez to hit the Tejana Bomb to get the victory.
After the match, Lyra Valkyria attempted to help Bayley during a two-on-one attack from The Judgment Day, but she was overwhelmed by Rodriguez and Perez.
Watching this unfold, Bayley completely changed gears, helping Valkyria fight off her attackers.
LA Knight def. Kofi Kingston
After a backstage confrontation, LA Knight took on The New Day’s Kofi Kingston.
Knight attempted to go for the leaping elbow but opted to strike Xavier Woods, who went up to the apron.
Kingston tried Trouble in Paradise, but Knight countered with the BFT to get the win.
Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins engaged in a heated confrontation
AJ Styles & Dragon Lee def. Los Americanos
AJ Styles combined forces with Dragon Lee to take on Los Americanos in their in-ring debut.
El Grande Americano interfered on multiple occasions until Styles dropped him on the floor.
Styles hit the Phenomenal Forearm on Rayo Americano before nailing the Styles Clash on Bravo Americano to get the win for his team.
The Usos def. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed in a Tornado Tag Team Match
The Usos battled Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed in a chaotic Tornado Tag Team Match.
Breakker wiped out “Big Jim” with a flying clothesline, sending him crashing through the announce table.
Despite being buried under the table, Jimmy miraculously came back to help Jey.
However, Reed hit a Jagged Edge on Jimmy before Breakker Speared Jey.
The Vision then stacked The Usos before Roman Reigns returned, which blew the roof off the Lenovo Center.
With help from The OTC, The Usos hit a double Uso Splash onto Breakker to win the match.
Blows Group open, handing Benin, Nigeria, Rwanda, qualification lifeline
Mamelodi Sundowns star Teboho Mokoena. Image. Facebook @football with Ty/The South African
By Ed Emeanua
World governing body of association football, FIFA, has sanctioned South Africa with a game forfeiture for ineligible player use.
Teboho Mokoena was fielded against Likuena in March when the midfielder was ineligible to play over maximum yellow card accumulation, setting up Bafana to run foul of the qualification rules.
FIFA disciplinary committee has now cited South Africa for contravening a competition rule in the match which Bafana posted a 2-0 win over Lesotho.
Bafana also loses 3 goals, forcing South Africa (14 points) to drop to second position behind Benin (14) on goals difference, handing qualification lifeline to Nigeria (11), Rwanda (11), and Lesotho (9) in Group C.
Group C
POS
TEAM
MP
WON
DRAWN
LOST
GF
GA
PTS
1
Benin
8
4
2
2
11
7
14
2
South Africa
8
4
2
2
12
9
14
3
Nigeria
8
2
5
1
9
7
11
4
Rwanda
8
3
2
3
5
5
11
5
Lesotho
8
2
3
3
7
10
9
6
Zimbabwe
8
0
4
4
5
11
4
South Africa must also pay a fine of CHF 10,000 to FIFA for the breach of rules. While the forfeiture decision is subject to potential appeal before FIFA Appeal Committee, it has thrown the qualification group wide open.
New Group leaders Benin faces Rwanda and Nigeria in their remaining final 2 games of the qualifiers, Nigeria will take on Benin and Lesotho, South Africa will play against Zimbabwe and Rwanda.
All six games left to be played in Group C will take place in October.
Samuel Chukwueze featuring for Fulham earlier in the week in the third round of the Carabao Cup against Cambridge United. Image credit: Nigfooty
By Ed Emeanua
Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze begins Premier League life in Fulham’s 3-1 loss to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday.
The Nigerian was a second half substitute in his Premier League debut game.
Goals from Ollie Watkins, John McGinn and Emiliano Buendia changed the game’s traction for Aston Villa after Raul Jimenez’ header put Fulham ahead inside three minutes.
Watkins put his goal drought to rest, helping struggling Aston Villa come from behind to put high flying Fulham down for his side’s first Premier League win of the season.
The ‘Three Lions’ forward’s 37′ goal was his first in nine past games, tying his drought run in his Villa career, but his decisive leveler was also the crucial spur for Villa’s win today.
McGinn (49′) and substitute Buendia (51′), (who scored his first Villa goal in a year), were both on target twice in two minutes immediately after halftime, leaving Silva’s Fulham defeated.
The win moved Unai Emery’s side out of the relegation zone, but Aston Villa’s push for holding on to Premier League status is far from over.
Despite Chukwueze’s inclusion, Marco Silva’s side failed to bury the ghost of Aston Villa’s eleven years unbeaten run against Fulham at Villa Park.
The Fulham manager’s other intention of planting three successive triumphs for the first time since January 2023 with a win at Villa Park, also failed to bear fruit.
“Completely two different halves, that is true,” Silva said after the game.
“Very good start from ourselves, I think the way we started the game was very, very good.
“Good goal from Raúl – prepared and executed from the players. Great corner, and very good header from Raúl.
“We knew how the game was going to be after that moment – I think we did use the high line really very well until the equaliser.
“Some good moments one-v-one with [Emiliano] Martinez with Josh [King], the other one with Josh as well, with Matty Cash in front of him. Some good, dangerous moments from us and always we were very well organised in our backline.
“We knew that they were going to try to get in behind, and that’s what hurts me more, because we knew it, we planned for it, we knew the way the ball is going to go in behind for Watkins or for another player.
“And because of that, I think that we have to blame ourselves for the way we conceded the three goals. I think we were too soft for the level that the Premier League demands at a side with the individual quality they have.
“The game was completely under control from ourselves – leading the score, more chances to score the second. And to concede the equaliser, from a long ball from a defender, you cannot concede that goal at this level that we are playing.
“Because of that, we have to blame ourselves – things that you can control. Things that you cannot control… it’s happened too often this season so far for Fulham, and this afternoon was again another good example.
“It was a good reaction from [Villa], they equalised the game after the 1-0 and our very good start. Of course it gave them some confidence, the game was much more balanced in that moment, and after we were punished by the way we started the second half.
“It was a moment for us to react again, to start strong. We spoke at half-time, things to adjust, and we conceded two really poor goals, to be honest.
“We lost one ball from Adama in that moment, yes, but the way our two midfielders were set up on the pitch, we have to be much more in control of that moment.
“And the third goal was more or less the same situation. And, of course, when these things happen, it’s going to be much more difficult for us.
“Losing Raúl had a massive impact on ourselves, without Rodrigo Muniz,” Silva explained. “Everything is much more difficult after.
“Adama tried, it’s true he is a different style. We’re much more of a team who likes to link with our striker in a different way. Adama, this is not his profile, but it’s up to me and to us to find different solutions with a different profile of striker.”
‘Special One’ rips into Chelsea ahead Stamford Bridge visit with Benfica
The “special one” hasn’t had much success against former club Chelsea. / Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images/Fotmob
By Ed Emeanua
Some say he’s a talker; so long as the discourse is football and any other thing in life, Jose Mourinho always have something to say.
Whenever he isn’t talking, he’s either recently out of a job, ill, or the matter on the table is beneath the mundane. But, watch him closely. If his lips are moving, chances are; all of the above aren’t just the same.
Mourinho has lost jobs, found jobs, lost it again, and is currently employed. The newly hired gaffer of Benfica is very hale and hearty.
The self acclaimed ‘Special One’ has transverse over 100 seas, been there, seen that, and done that.
Mourinho was fired August 29 by Turkey giants Fenerbahce after just 14 rowdy months into the spell. Afterwards, all was quiet, just as always after he’d lost a job. As we all know, braggarts too need time to lick their wounds.
Soon after, Benfica extricated itself from ties with Bruno Lage only last week, and the recently unemployed Mourinho has spiritedly found a new home at Estádio da Luz following his recent termination by ‘Sarı Kanarya’ (Yellow Canary) early in the season. Now, the relative weeks of tranquility in between is all but over.
With new side Benfica, he’s now en-route Stamford Bridge for a Tuesday parley with Chelsea in which both sides feature in UEFA Champions League day 2 matchup for the season.
Above all else, nothing is particularly constraining the ‘Special One’s proclivity for voicing his world views and conjectures at this time.
Remarkable for his loquacious disposition, boastfulness, and whiff of arrogance now and then, usually arising from overestimation of his self virtue, ‘The Talker’ is heading for London again.
Now, that all the conditions have fallen in place for him, the loquacious braggadocio has something to say again.
Behold, his high-profile lips have regained their proclivity for prosaic motility. As usual, all ears are at now at risk again and must endure Mourinho’s monotone, albeit, with a tinge of captivating irony.
This time his subject is the opponent Chelsea, the new victim for the new Benfica boss’ prepossessing tongue, a foe he has well scouted.
Well scouted because he’d coached them twice, both times under the reign of one Roman Abramovich, that Mourinho now says those times were the good old days.
Good old days because Chelsea won trophies under Mourinho? Nah! The ‘Special One is adamant those were the golden era of the ‘Blues’ movement, since the club was then on course and got the wheels always turning.
Now, the new Chelsea are he says, are hopelessly lost like a nomad in the desert since Abramovich’s exit, he thinks. Oh Mourinho!
Hear what he further said. “Chelsea. (Roman) Abramovich’s Chelsea, my Chelsea, the Chelsea we built and lasted for many years was a winning club,” Mourinho said, via Metro.
“It was winning everything with me and then with Ancelotti, with Conte and with Tuchel.”
“Chelsea was a winning machine. Every season, Chelsea was winning. Then there was a big change with crazy investment and a period of a few years where it looked like they lost direction, with too many players, too many millions, accumulation of players and a team without a clear philosophy.
“For a couple of years, it was hard. For one that loves the club, it was hard.”
However, the ‘Special One said he sees a light in the tunnel of Stamford Bridge with the coming of current Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, who’s into his second season at the helms. Mourinho singled out Maresca for his methodical approach and laurels he’s won at Stamford Bridge.
“Maresca arrived and step by step, the puzzle was made,” Mourinho said.
“Even the Conference League is a fantastic competition for a team like that to win. It gives you that first cup and the philosophy and the culture of the club for winning. … Then they go to the States and come back with the big badge on the chest so now they have a good, good team.’
Mourinho himself has put some wins on the board at Benfica this early in his tenure with ‘As Águias’ (The Eagles), winning at AVS and Rio Ave, ahead of defeating Gil Vicente 2-1 just over the weekend.
The Benfica gaffer will roll out his winning side against Chelsea tomorrow, the same team he can’t hide his loving emotion when discussing their merits and deficiencies.
Make no mistake; Mourinho is not coming to West London just to admire the bridge at Chelsea. Believe it or not, he’s there to win.
Especially in a competition like the Champions League where victory, any victory for that matter, sends manager and players into ecstasy and dispatches fans into exhilaration, beating Chelsea in this competition, at this stage, will be special for Mourinho.
At the same time, defeating the new Club World Champions, of the caliber of the Blues at Stamford Bridge of all places, will be rather phenomenal.
Mourinho has won the UCL Europe’s biggest club prize, with Porto and as such, knows how continental victory tastes. Equally, he has the pedigree to win this game for Benfica and should.
More so when Benfica lost at home to Qarabag in UCL match day 1. Though the Qarabag loss happened under Lage, Mourinho has no illusion that another loss even away to the World Champions, could be his last at Benfica this soon in his tenure.
Plays striker through pain against Alanyaspor with risk to face Liverpool
Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray(Image: Omer Taha Cetin/Anadolu via Getty Images) and Liverpool Echo
By Ed Emeanua
Galatasaray will decide risking Turkish record signing Victor Osimhen to more injury for Liverpool Champions League visit on Tuesday.
The Turkey giants host ‘The Reds’ Midweek at the Rams Park, Istanbul, in their next Champions League date after playing their prized striker through his pain on Friday.
Okan Buruk’s Cim-Bom introduced the striker in the 85th minute, stretching their perfect start in their Super Lig push last weekend with a 1-0 win over Alanyaspor.
The home defeat over ‘Anatolian Eagles’ is Galatasaray’s record seventh Super Lig triumph on the trot since the beginning of the season.
The Liverpool Echo says the Turkish side hopes to have the Nigeria striker ready for their midweek Champions League clash with Liverpool.
Gala’ boss Buruk, admits imminent “risk” with the Nigerian’s health before the Liverpool game which will be both teams’ second Champions League tie of the season.
Osimhen injured his ankle while on international duty with Nigeria in a World Cup Qualification match against Rwanda on September 6 and has not played a game before last weekend.
The Echo reports Buruk, has clarified the judgment to hand the striker minutes on Friday night. in what was Osimhen’s first competitive game since August ending.
“We wanted to play him [Osimhen] for ten minutes today. We wanted him to experience the pain,” Buruk told reporters this week.
“Sometimes there’s pain, and it’s important to through pain. He’s not 100% physically ready. He hasn’t had a team training session since returning from the national team.”
As championship goes into reset for second preliminary rounds
By Ed Emeanua
FAR Rabat vs. Real Banjul Image credit: Morocco World News (MWN)
Espérance de Tunis, MC Alger, FAR Rabat, and Stade Malien, all progressed into the next stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Saturday.
With their wins, the continent’s heavyweights scaled the first preliminary huddle of the yearly championship, forcing the ongoing edition into a reset for the second round of preliminary play.
The Tunisian giants brushed aside AS FAN of Niger in Radès with an emphatic 4–1 victory to advance 7–1 cumulatively after 2 legs.
Youcef Belaïli began the methodical demolition of the visitors on the 19′ stage, scoring Espérance‘s first goal of the evening following ‘Mkashkha’, The Elder of Tunisian Clubs’, 3–0 first-leg triumph.
Emmanuel Addae restored parity for AS FAN in the 33rd minute, but Yan Sasse pulled his side ahead again before halftime when the Brazilian midfielder scored with a calm delivery.
Ibrahim Keita increased the the Tunisians’ halfway of the second stanza, scoring the third following a barrage of pressing.
Yassine Meriah scored Espérance’s fourth, converting in injury time from the penalty spot, and handing the four-time African champions a comfortable win at the Stade Olympique de Radès.
The triumph shoots Espérance into the Second Preliminary Round and now lie in wait for their next opposition.
In Algeria, MC Alger whitewashed Monrovia’s Fassell 3–0 in Algiers, moving on to the next round with an emphatic 3–0 aggregate win over two legs. The first leg ended scoreless in Liberia.
Ayoub Abdellaoui scored on 19′ and forward Soufiane Bayazid added the second in first-half stoppage time.
A third goal in additional time secured a comfortable 3–0 road victory for ‘Le Club du peuple‘ The Club of the People, and ending the Liberian side’s push.
FAR Rabat defeated Real Banjul 2–1 in Rabat, winning 4–1 on aggregate, booking their ticket to the next round.
Angola left back Tó Carneiro scored in the 18th minute of the match at the Complexe Sportif Moulay Abdallah in Rabat and Rachid Slim increased the lead from the spot on 11′ following halftime.
Musa Ceesay reduced the scoreline for Real Banjul with 12 minutes of the game left to play, sending the Moroccan champions through to the next round 4–1 on aggregate having won 2–0 in Banjul penultimate week.
Also on the night, Stade Malien proved their superiority yet again over Tempête MOCAF with a 2–0 victory in Bamako over the Central African Republic side.
The Malian champions romped into the next round of the CCL with a 7–0 aggregate victory following a 5–0 first-leg win over the same foe in Bangui almost a week ago.
Oumar Coulibaly shot Stade Malien into the lead in the first half beginning one of the stage’s greatest complete victories.
Another strike in stoppage-time completed the route, moving the Malians ahead to the second round.
All the winners progress to the second preliminary round, where results of another pair of legs determines who moves into the CAF Champions League group phase.
Targets Villa Park win for Fulham in over eleven years
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – MAY 18: Marco Silva, Manager of Fulham, celebrates victory at full-time following the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Fulham FC at Gtech Community Stadium on May 18, 2025 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) Image credit: Yahoo Sports
By Ed Emeanua
Marco Silva aims to exorcise the ghost of Aston Villa’s eleven years unbeaten spell against Fulham at Villa Park on Sunday.
The Fulham manager was the study of confidence, Friday, during his Pre-Aston Villa press conference where he reeled out his mission ahead of the away trip.
Fulham’s boss hopes to supplant Unai Emery’s side while adding one more milestone to his glory chest-three successive triumphs for the first time since January 2023.
“It’s a massive, massive one for us,” Silva said. “Massive game for us, firstly because it’s the next one.
“We come from back to back wins – okay, they were both at home, but it’s very difficult to achieve these type of things in the Premier League, and to have a chance to go and to fight to have the third one is massive for us.
“And the other aspect that is going to be massive, is the quality of the opposition, too. It’s been, so far, a tough place for us to go.
“I know that everybody’s talking about how it’s not the best start for them, but we all know the quality they have. It is a team that, with Unai, has been able to play always European competitions, because they have been doing something very good, even Champions League football, too.
“Of course, they didn’t start the way they wanted, but it’s a tough place for us. And when you have these type of games that have been tough for us, there’s always an option for us to change it.
“We had some places that, last season, we changed completely the results for Fulham Football Club, and we want to do the same again this season. Aston Villa is a good example – it’s been tough for us, but there’s always an opportunity for us to change what we did the last few seasons.
“We are growing, we are in a better place right now than, for example, one month ago, I really believe. I think the results and the performances, they have been showing that, and we have to go with confidence in ourselves. Of course, respecting the quality they have.
“The place that we go is a lovely place to play football, tough for the opposition side, but it’s a lovely place to play football, against a very good side, very well managed, but we have to be confident in ourselves and keep doing our maximum actions for us to get the third win in a row.”
Some want him hot, some want him cold, some want him when he’s over one hundred yearsold
Hrgovic was forced to overcome a horror cut to beat Adeleye Image credit: Talksport
By Ed Emeanua
The fear of Moses Itauma (13-0 11KOs) is the beginning of wisdom for prospective opponents in line to face the the hard-hitting heavyweight boxing prodigy.
The WBO number 1 contender has a December 13 fight date at the Co-op Arena, in Manchester, England. The general idea is to have him main event the bill.
That proposed fight is being promoted by Queensberry and would be shown live by DAZN.
The trouble is, the venue is booked, but, the main event card is yet to be set-there is no top ten ranked opponent ready to box with Itauma.
Many have been called to the dance with the British Heavyweight boxing sensation, but, only few have chosen to take the likely career altering risk.
It is clear that some in the top ten heavyweight rank prefer taking on ‘The Wrecking Ball’ just when he’s notably ice-cold and worn.
Other likely foes in the fighter’s weight class seem to be only willing to wait it out and box Itauma when he’s probably well over hundred, old, and shriveled up.
Yet, only a few are willing to take the bold step to fight him now that he’s red hot and sizzling. But the problem with this later class is none are in the top ten heavyweight ranks of boxing championship authorizing bodies.
–
Filip Hrgovic, Derek Chisora, Tyson Fury, and Jermaine Franklin are just some heavyweights that have been offered a chance to face the hard-hitting Itauma whether now or in the not too distant past. But for one reason or another, these top ten challengers have all bypassed the opportunity for a fight with the rising star.
Retiring veteran heavyweight Chisora, even refused a cool $2M purse offer in June to be the 13th opponent in Itauma’s promising career in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Had ‘The War’ accepted the fight, it would have also been his 50th and the valedictory bout had desperately sought.
The 41-year-old Zimbabwean-British heavyweight boxer was then searching for ‘the right opponent’ for his retirement fight in hope of bringing his over two decades career to a decrescendo.
In June, Chisora told talkSPORT: “I had a phone call a couple of weeks ago. “They offered me to fight Moses Itauma in Saudi.”
However, in spite of the $2 million in purse offer for the challenge, Chisora chose to turn his back on a huge payday, adding, “I said how much? They said a couple of million, and I said ‘Nah, I’m out.’”
Fury, who retired in January after two back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, also made it clear he wouldn’t be caught inside the same ring boxing with Itauma.
The ‘Gypsy King,’ who in May of last year, lost the match for the undisputed title to Usyk, and the rematch, in which the Ukrainian retained all the belts, has recently been very affirmative about a likely trilogy with ‘The Cat’.
Fight maker Frank Warren, who promotes matches for the Nigerian-born British heavyweight boxer has been running into roadblocks while hunting down worthy oppositions for Itauma.
Warren has found to his chagrin that likely oppositions for his rising ward doesn’t want any part of a hot ‘n sassy Itauma, just yet.
As the days go by, and the weeks race on, the list of likely heavyweight challenger rejections for the British heavyweight boxing rave-of-the-moment is steadily growing longer.
Just as the catalog of top foes willing to go toe-to-toe with Itauma is swiftly dwindling, those asking to take him on the way he’s right now are turning out to be the wannabes of the division.
Itauma’s camp feel they are unworthy to fight their ward because they are less likely to shore up his ranking to pave way for a heavyweight championship contest for the sensational fighter.
Trainer Ben Davison affirmed to DAZN that his talented heavyweight is ready for a showdown with undisputed champion Usyk. But, ‘The Cat‘ is currently out of fight reckoning on account of lingering hiatus due to his injury status.
The hot 20-year-old heavyweight boxing rave-of-the-moment, Itauma, kayoed Dillian Whyte, in the first of their 10 round contest last month. But it seems the victory only helped to scare off potential next foes.
‘The Wrecking Ball,’ whose quest is a swift ring return in December against a top 10 contender may not have his wish.
Team Itauma’s hopes of furthering his heavyweight fighting fame that is currently hotter than July, could suffer unintended consequences because he’s regarded too hot to handle by his peers.
Moses Itauma with Frank Warren August-2025 fight night Image credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberr/DAZN
A gloss over of potential heavyweight opponents who have rejected the opportunity to clash with Itauma in the ring in his proposed December matchup incidentally reveals the who-is-who of the heavyweight rank.
The ‘want-no-part of Trauma front runner’ following his first round knockout of Whyte at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in August is former Anthony Joshua challenger Hrgovic.
The Croatian became the initial favorite to fight Itauma after also coming out victorious in his last fight in which he competed in the undercard of Itauma vs. Whyte in Saudi Arabia.
Hrgovic’s win in Saudi Arabia was made even more remarkable for his having endured a ghastly gash to his right eye during his fight, but bounced back to floor and defeat David Adeleye on points in their enthralling contest.
However, Itauma’s trainer told DAZN that Hrgovic has spurned the chance to fight his young heavyweight kayo artiste.
Davison said that American heavyweight Franklin, also rejected the opportunity to box with his promising British heavyweight fighter.
On the issue of likely upcoming fight for ‘The Wrecking Ball, Davison told Sky Sports: “Those are the two on everybody’s lips. They’re not interested, and it’s the same for pretty much all of them, so it’s difficult. It’s difficult to get these opponents at this moment in time. They’re not interested; they don’t want to play ball.
“They just want so much money to box him; it’s hard to get the opponents.”
Itauma’s promoter Warren hinted the Croatian priced himself out of the proposed December fight date.
“There’s two ways to say you don’t want to fight,” Warren told talkSPORT Boxing.
“You say I don’t want the fight or I want a trillion pounds for it.”
According to DAZN, Warren is adamant a looming fight notice is still in the offing, adding, “It will be a top 10 ranked opponent.”
DAZN has reported that alternative top 10 rated heavyweight opponents who are feasible to take on Itauma consist of Lawrence Okolie, Martin Bakole, and Jarrell Miller.
Okolie injured a bicep in his last fight in July and his return date is in limbo. Bakole has not been anywhere near a boxing event since his boring draw with Efe Ajagba and will probably be ready for a fight before the year runs out.
Miller was billed to box with Michael Hunter last week, but Hunter was unavailable due to statutory discord. According to DAZN, Miller is a tough and skillful boxer that is certain to give Itauma the exposure his team thinks he needs before moving up to take a shot at a world title.
DAZN reports there are also the pair of Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley in Itauma’s consideration. The two fellow contenders are billed to fight on October 25 in London with the winner next in line to challenge undisputed champion Usyk.
They are both Queensberry boxers as well as the WBO and WBA interim heavyweight champions. DAZN reports that Itauma is ranked in the top 10 within three of the four authorizing organizations and is therefore perfectly situated to fight with the winner in 2026, in spite of currently sharing the same trainer with Wardley.
Moses Itauma: Age, weight, height, boxing record, nickname, trainer, world ranking, walk on song, promoter, net worth & more
Moses Itauma is now ranked WBO No.1 Image credit:GettyImages-The Sporting News
We profile one of boxing’s most promising and hard-hitting up-and-coming heavyweights, the undefeated Moses Itauma.
Born on 28th September 2004, Moses Itauma is 20-years-old.
MOSES ITAUMA HEIGHT, WEIGHT & REACH
Moses Itauma operates in the heavyweight division, commonly coming it at around 239lbs (109kg).
He stands at 6ft 2.5ins (189 cm) and has a reach of 79ins (201cm).
MOSES ITAUMA RECORD
13-0 (11 KOs)
Yet to lose in his professional boxing career, Moses Itauma boasts an impressive 13-0 record.
Itauma made his debut on 28th January, 2023 against Marcel Bode at Wembley Stadium. After defeating Bode via knockout, he would record a second consecutive KO victory against Ramon Alberto Ibarra, before winning via points in successive bouts against Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko and Kevin Nicolas Espindola.
All of Itauma’s last nine victories have been through TKO, most recently recording an emphatic first round stoppage against Dillian Whyte.
LAST FIVE FIGHTS:
August 2025 – Beat Dillian Whyte TKO (1/10)
May 2025 – Beat Mike Balogun TKO (2/10)
December 2024 – Beat Demsey McKean TKO (1/10)
July 2024 – Beat Mariusz Wach by TKO (2/10)
May 2024 – Beat Ilja Mezencev by TKO (2/10)
MOSES ITAUMA NICKNAME
Moses Itauma is nicknamed ‘The Wrecking Ball’ due to his domineering presence and devastating knockout ability in the ring.
WHERE IS MOSES ITAUMA FROM?
Moses Itauma was born in Kezmarok, Slovakia to a Nigerian father and Slovakian mother, but now resides in Chatham, Kent.
WHO IS MOSES ITAUMA’S PROMOTER?
Moses Itauma is signed to boxing promotional giant Queensberry, with Frank Warren making no secret over the fact that he believes Itauma can become a world class heavyweight.
Warren proclaimed to have sponsored Itauma since he was 15-years-old, so it’s no surprise to see him invested in guiding Itauma on his way to becoming a heavyweight champion.
WHO IS MOSES ITAUMA’S TRAINER?
Moses Itauma is trained by Ben Davison, who formerly worked with fellow heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Itauma previously trained with Alan Smith at the Ibox Gym in Bromley, making the switch to Davison last year.
MOSES ITAUMA RANKING
Moses Itauma is currently ranked number one by the WBO.
MOSES ITAUMA WALK-ON SONG
As is the case with many boxers, Moses Itauma tends to frequently switch up his walk-on song. When retaining the WBO inter-continental heavyweight title against Mariusz Wach in July 2024, Itauma walked out to ‘Jamming’ by Bob Marley.
IS MOSES ITAUMA RELATED TO KAROL ITAUMA?
Moses Itauma is the younger brother of Karol Itauma, who fights in the light-heavyweight division.
Karol Itauma, now aged 24, won a gold medal as an amateur at the 2018 Youth Olympics.
DOES MOSE ITAUMA CURRENTLY HOLD ANY BELTS?
Moses Itauma currently holds the WBO intercontinental heavyweight title, WBA international heavyweight title and Commonwealth heavyweight title. He claimed the WBO strap when defeating Ilja Mezencev via TKO on 18th May 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and the WBA belt when emerging victorious against Demsey McKean in December 2024.
With victory over Whyte, he won the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title.
MOSES ITAUMA NET WORTH
Moses Itauma’s reported net worth was £450k prior to the Whyte clash, but this was solely based on his estimated boxing fight purses. His earnings against Whyte could take his net worth beyond £1m.
AEW Women’s World Tag Titles Unveiled, Statlander Makes Death Riders Choice, More
We returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Petersen Events Center for an exciting night of AEW Dynamite four days after the colossal events of AEW All Out in Toronto!
“Hangman” Adam Page turned back a tough challenge from Pittsburgh’s own Lee Moriarty to retain the AEW World Championship and later made the save for The Opps when they were outnumbered by the Death Riders. In the main event, AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defeated Mina Shirakawa and appeared to be welcomed into the Death Riders – until she dropped Wheeler Yuta and escaped through the crowd.
Plus, Orange Cassidy returned to AEW to rejoin The Conglomeration in a victory over the Don Callis Family, Brodido successfully defended the AEW World Tag Team Titles against GOA, FTR had to deal with Willow Nightingale after what they did to Beth Copeland, and much more!
Here’s everything that happened on AEW Dynamite for September 24, 2025, including your full results and match recaps.
AEW Dynamite Recap Tonight for Pittsburgh
“Hangman” Adam Page Addresses Kyle Fletcher, Lee Moriarty
AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page was backstage before his AEW World Championship Open Challenge later tonight, but first he gave his All Out challenger, TNT Champion “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher a lot of praise for pushing him to such a level in their match. He wondered where Fletcher would go from here, but as a fighting AEW World Champion, he was set to face ROH World Pure Champion Lee Moriarty tonight. He told Moriarty to bring his best.
AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) (c) def. GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
It looked like we’d be starting with the two big men, Brody King and Toa Liona, until Bandido begged for the tag. The fearless Bandido unsuccessfully tried to chop Liona down to size, but it was Liona who powered Bandido down before bringing in Kaun to do the same. GOA went for an early double team, although unsuccessful, as Bandido averted danger and made the tag to his partner!
King chopped both opponents, sending Liona to the apron, while he focused on Kaun. After setting Kaun up on the top turnbuckle, King was poised for a superplex, but had his legs taken out, which caught him in the tree of woe. Liona took advantage with a big shoulder to the midsection, which opened the door to some additional tandem offense, although it was only enough for a two count.
GOA stayed in control for the next few minutes with quick tags and more combo offense, even getting in a cheap shot on Bandido to knock him off the apron. Immediately after, King was able to escape from GOA to trap them in their corner, yet there was no one to tag in his corner with Bandido still on the floor. King took that as a sign to return to the opposite corner with a cannonball to the downed Liona. That gave King the chance to finally tag Bandido.
He came flying out of his corner, bouncing back and forth between Liona and Kaun with lightning fast offense. Liona missed a big punch combination in the corner with Bandido dancing away from each swing with delight, before putting Liona down with a double boot. Kaun tried to cut Bandido off, but he was press slammed right into his partner.
Bandido tried a 21 Plex on the much larger Liona to no avail, leaving him open to more double team offense from GOA. King made the save by grabbing both Liona and Kaun from the top rope on each of his shoulders before taking them to the mat in a ridiculous display of power.
As King woofed for the dogs, he went for a splash on the outside, but Liona caught him and sent him into the timekeeper’s area. With referee Aubrey Edwards distracted by the chaos on the outside, Ricochet came off commentary and entered the ring with a chair to attack Bandido. Edwards saw it in time and ejected him from the match, just as Bandido nearly trapped Kaun in a pinning predicament for the win.
GOA put Bandido down with a double chokeslam, and when it looked like he was finished, King made the save in the nick of time! King sent Liona to the outside and followed with a big dive while Bandido hit the 21 Plex on Kaun for the successful AEW Tag Team Championship defense!
Who is The Conglomeration’s Mystery Partner? <shrugs>
Backstage, Alicia Atout was with Mark Briscoe, Hologram, Willow Nightingale, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong ahead of tonight’s Trios Match against The Don Callis Family. Briscoe was fired up to be in Pittsburgh and to be tagging alongside Hologram, but Atout tried to find out who their mystery partner was.
Briscoe said the word of the day was mystery, so he couldn’t give anything away. However, he woke up this morning and decided to put on sunglasses because the future was so bright. And with that Briscoe and Hologram put on familiar sunglasses and exited with the rest after firing up the crowd one more time. Before he left, O’Reilly said, “Thank you, Jane. Where is my mind? Alicia.”
“CLON ACTIVATED…soon” flashed across the screen.
New AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander is Ready
Renee Paquette was with AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron to get a few words from the new champion. After some loud, positive affirmations from Cameron, Statlander said she’s a fighting champion and even though she loves her opponent tonight, Mina Shirakawa, someone must be her first. Before letting them go, Paquette asked Statlander about her association with the Death Riders.
Statlander had a simple, but confident response, echoing recent comments from Jon Moxley: “Things move really fast when you make decisions.” She stared a hole through Paquette as Cameron continued her antics.
AEW World Championship Open Challenge: “Hangman” Adam Page (c) def. ROH World Pure Champion Lee Moriarty
The AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page made his way to the ring first, as we took a deeper look at one of Pittsburgh’s best, Lee Moriarty.
As expected, Moriarty tried to grind down Page early with some chain wrestling, although Page was prepared and had no problem exchanging with Page until Moriarty threw a back elbow in the corner. That seemed to make Page change his approach, which went from respectful to intense.
With the pleasantries over, Page hit a big body slam and when Moriarty tried to bounce right back, Page immediately dropped him with a big boot. Unable to hide his pain, Page continued to grab at his neck and traps, which were covered in Kinesio tape from the beating he took at the hands of Fletcher in Toronto.
Moriarty took control for a short time when he sent Page headfirst into the second turnbuckle. He nearly won the match with a springboard clothesline from the apron, as his hometown showed him love despite the kick out.
Page bounced back with a fallaway slam and a big boot, although Moriarty was able to hang in with his amazing submission and reversal ability. He turned a Dead Eye into a sprawling Octopus submission on a standing Hangman before transitioning into a crossface. Page rolled through it, dropped Moriarty with a big clothesline and a Dead Eye for the successful AEW Championship defense after a great effort from the challenger.
Adam Copeland Goes Home?
After All Out on Saturday, Renee Paquette tried to get an update from Adam Copeland on his wife, Beth Copeland, after FTR hit her with a spike piledriver. He politely said he couldn’t speak and was joined by Christian Cage in the locker room. Clearly distraught with what happened to Beth, Adam said he couldn’t do this anymore and now his family was involved, so he had to go, and he might not come back. Cage understood: “I don’t have a family anymore; go take care of yours.”
“No, you do have family.” Copeland made that assurance to Cage and shook his hand before leaving.
FTR and Big Stoke Get Interrupted by Willow Nightingale!
With Tony Schiavone in the ring, he introduced Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler along with Big Stoke after running down their heinous actions toward Beth Copeland at All Out.
Once they made it to the ring, Schiavone told them what they did was the worst thing he’d ever seen in an AEW ring. Wheeler took the mic and said he needed to do this himself. He acknowledged the boos and hatred from the crowd and said he deserved it for what happened but quickly pivoted to blaming Adam for bringing his childhood best friend, Christian Cage, into all this, along with his wife.
Big Stoke forgave Beth for the spear she hit him with on Saturday, even though he was allegedly just going up the ramp to greet her. “They say that chivalry is dead, but I allowed, I allowed that woman to spear me!” He said the worst thing about it is that she doesn’t even work here!
Harwood wouldn’t apologize for dropping Adam on his neck or Cage on his brain, but he wanted to address Beth. Harwood said he would never purposely hurt her, and he was trying to intervene when she went after his best friend, Cash. “You punched me in my broken nose. You watered my eyes. You punched me in my nose, you watered my eyes, Beth. And when you attacked me, I thought it was your husband. So, I picked you up, and as Cash leapt off to your safety, I dropped you on your head by accident.”
After another insult by Harwood about Beth being a woman, he was interrupted by the music of Willow Nightingale. Nightingale called out FTR’s whining but said she’s here to talk about inspiration. She said women like Beth are why she was able to do all the things she’s done, including coming back from a broken neck to become All Elite!
“Women like Beth are the reason women like me don’t take sh*t from guys like you.”
That line bothered Harwood enough that he had to walk away, as Pittsburgh cheered on Willow. She gave them another chance to apologize or said they could leave the ring.
Big Stoke decided to address his former business associate, claiming it was past 9 p.m., so it had to be past Willow’s bedtime, unless she had a problem. And with that, she slapped him. Before anything else could happen, JetSpeed came out to even the odds. As FTR and Stoke went to leave, they turned back to attack, but “Speedball” Mike Bailey and “The Jet” Kevin Knight sent them from the ring with FTR grabbing Stoke to save him from further harm.
MJF Promises to Return Doing It His Way
We saw comments from MJF after All Out, where he lost to Mark Briscoe in a Tables N’ Tacks Match. He was beside himself because he was so angry. He reminded us how he was the biggest star in wrestling, and he was everywhere. Then, Adam Cole came into his life, and it might sound sappy, but he broke his heart. Then, he lost the AEW World Championship.
“I lost everything.”
He came back after rehabbing and knows he accomplished more in that time frame than anyone could dream of. “But something’s missing. I’m not MJF. I’m a caricature. I’m playing MJF. Since I lost my title, I’ve made so many mistakes just to force myself to snap out of it. And all the while created doubt after doubt after doubt. See these tacks all over my body? They aren’t tacks, they’re doubts.”
He said he can’t come back until he can look in the mirror and not see a fraud.
“Let’s face it, folks. Ospreay, Swerve, Hangman. You can [expletive] yourself all you want, but they were in my dust! And now I’m in theirs.”
MJF promised he won’t come back until he’s the most dangerous he’s ever been.
He grabbed a tack, put it in his mouth, and said “Doubt? There were times I’m sure you knew, I bit off more than I could check. But when there was doubt? I ate it up and I spit it out.”
After spitting out the tack, MJF promised to return doing things his way.
The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe and Hologram) def. The Don Callis Family (AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero)
With The Don Callis Family by his side, Don Callis had something to say before the next match. He reminded everyone of his world-class painting skills and showed off some of his past work. Then, he asked for his latest masterpiece to be rolled out, which was a golden frame covered in a red sheet that was perfectly centered at the top of the entrance ramp.
“Unveil it!”
And the sheet dropped to reveal…ORANGE CASSIDY!
As “Where is My Mind?” blared, Cassidy stepped out from the wrecked picture with Callis shouting out instructions to attack. Rocky Romero charged right at Cassidy, who stepped to the side, as Romero went flying into the empty frame. Mark Briscoe and Hologram ran out to complete The Conglomeration’s trios team for their match with AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero.
OC got right in the ring to square up to Okada and Takeshita, although Takeshita stepped in front of Okada only for Okada to attack OC first. Cassidy hit a double dropkick with his hands in his pockets to take them both down and applied his sunglasses, although Takeshita and Okada immediately attacked. Briscoe made the save, and everyone spilled to the outside, except Cassidy. He lazily fell off the top rope onto the Family below!
The Conglomeration took turns hitting 10 punches in the corner on Hechicero with OC punctuating the end of it with a single punch!
Hologram and Hechicero paired off with The Alchemist taking control for the Family, as they continued to take cheap shots to keep the advantage. Hologram had his mobility weakened by Hechicero’s repeated attacks on his right leg.
After escaping the clutches of Hechicero and Takeshita, Hologram had to fight through Okada to finally make a tag to Mark Briscoe. The fresh Briscoe exploded on Okada and almost won the match with a Fisherman’s Buster. He tagged OC in, who immediately collapsed into his former friend Okada’s arms for a … hug?
Okada had none of it and slugged away at Orange Cassidy, but it was Takeshita who made the difference when he helped Okada hit his patented neckbreaker before the two dispatched of Briscoe and Hologram. OC came back with his devastating kicks to the shins of both Okada and Takeshita before hitting a double hurricanrana. Cassidy tagged Hologram back in, as both he and Hologram were able to take out Hechicero.
Takeshita and Hologram traded big impact moves with Hologram sending Takeshita out of the ring thanks to a Destroyer. Hechicero attacked Hologram, but Cassidy was there with an Orange Punch and Hologram followed with a Portal Bomb for the win!
Kyle Fletcher vs. Hologram Next Week on Dynamite
TNT Champion “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher came out to the top of the ramp to address his loss to “Hangman” Adam Page at All Out, showing no loss of confidence because he showed he belonged in the main event.
Then, he turned his attention to Hologram and his 34-0 record, putting out the challenge for next week on the 6th Anniversary of AEW Dynamite. Title vs. Streak.
The match was made official by Tony Khan, so it’ll be Fletcher putting up his TNT Championship against Hologram’s undefeated streak.
Mina Shirakawa Will Bring Her Best to Kris Statlander
Renee Paquette had a chance to catch up with Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion Mina Shirakawa before her match for the AEW Women’s World Championship against Kris Statlander in the main event. Shirakawa said she hasn’t heard from Toni Storm, but she fights for her, for herself, and for the title. If Toni wanted her best when they battled for the title, then she knew Toni would want the same tonight for Mina. She’s ready for Statlander!
Jurassic Express Returns Next Week
After their reunion at All Out, we look back at the history of Jack Perry and Luchasaurus from AEW Tag Team Champions to break up and now back together again. Jurassic Express returns on the 6th Anniversary of AEW Dynamite next week!
The Death Riders’ Claudio Castagnoli def. AEW World Trios Champion Powerhouse Hobbs of The Opps
Castagnoli entered alone and so did Hobbs, but he did so from the crowd. As soon as he hit the ring, these two powerful men started throwing huge shots.
Hobbs hit a pair of bodyslams and then Castagnoli fought off a third only for Hobbs to hit three more! The two spilled through the ropes to the outside, but Hobbs missed a shoulder block to a downed Claudio and crashed into the steel steps. Castagnoli picked up the massive Hobbs and deposited him the hard way in the front row before throwing him back over the rail in a similar fashion.
As Castagnoli remained in control, Hobbs fought back to his feet and won a strike exchange to get himself back into the match. Hobbs bounced Castagnoli from corner to corner with splashes, yet on the third attempt, Castagnoli was ready with an uppercut and dropped Hobbs. Hobbs battled through the pain to hit a big powerslam and followed with three more bodyslams. Castagnoli blocked a fourth, but Hobbs was able to fight through a small flurry to hit a huge clothesline.
PAC appeared on the apron with the distraction allowing Castagnoli to catch Hobbs with an uppercut from behind and roll him up for the win! Before anything else happened, Samoa Joe ran down to chase away PAC, but in the ring, Hobbs sent Claudio over the top rope to a waiting Joe. Then, PAC returned with Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia to attack Hobbs.
When the numbers were against The Opps, AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page hit the scene to provide backup, just as they did for him many times before. They held the ring as the Death Riders retreated through the crowd.
Tony Khan Announces AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship
It was time for our big announcement from AEW CEO, President and Founder Tony Khan. He said AEW is “Where the Best Wrestle” before talking up the greatness of the AEW’s women’s division. And with all that talent, it’s time to introduce new championships. Later this year, we’ll crown the first AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions! He threw it to Renee Paquette back in the arena to unveil the new gold!
AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) def. Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion Mina Shirakawa
Statlander made her first entrance as champion to huge applause from the appreciative Pittsburgh crowd, and it was time for our main event. However, Wheeler Yuta made yet another appearance to offer Statlander what has become regular words of encouragement.
Some early dancing and theatrics from Shirakawa quickly turned into a targeted attack on Statlander’s surgically repaired knee. With Statlander hobbling on the outside, Shirakawa hit her spinning splash to the floor!
Statlander fought through the onslaught to power her way back into the match, even as Shirakawa reversed Statlander’s offense repeatedly, the champion persevered. Perhaps Shirakawa got a little too confident, as she danced over Statlander too long, allowing Kris enough time to kick her challenger away.
After Statlander reversed a Glamour Bomb, Shirakawa reversed a Saturday Night Fever, only to have Statlander drop her head first, but it only got a two.
Shirakawa tried to stay on Statlander with strikes and transitioned that into a figure four, although the champion was able to make it to the ropes. Shirakawa hit a spinning backfist and went for another figure four, but Statlander reversed it into a Seatbelt pin to get the win!
Statlander Makes Her Death Riders Decision
As Statlander celebrated, Wheeler Yuta jumped in the ring to congratulate her, but Harley Cameron got to Statlander first for a hug. Meanwhile, Castagnoli, PAC and Daniel Garcia surrounded the ring, as Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir made their way to the ring.
Moxley stood across from Statlander, but it was Yuta who grabbed her in an embrace, which she seemed to reciprocate. Yuta raised her arm, offering congratulations, and saying welcome before Statlander dropped him with a shortarm clothesline. She ducked a Shafir attack and gave Moxley a double bird before escaping through the crowd with Cameron.
Darby Allin Chases the Death Riders Away with a Flamethrower!
As Statlander continued to mock the Death Riders from the crowd, Darby Allin appeared at the top of the ramp with a flamethrower! Initially, Moxley and company lined up at the bottom of the ramp, until Allin kept coming closer, igniting the flame more and more with each step. They continued to back up into the crowd with Allin taunting them from the ring steps.
“Jon, when are you gonna realize I’m never gonna quit? Jon Moxley. WrestleDream. I Quit Match!” With Allin keeping the flame hot, Moxley tried to laugh off the situation, as we learned that Allin would team with Statlander to face Yuta and Shafir in a Mixed Tag Match next week on the 6th Anniversary of Dynamite!
Statlander’s First Title Defense, Conglomeration vs. Don Callis Family, More
Just days after the wild and memorable events of AEW All Out, all the fallout comes your way from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA tonight. It’s AEW Dynamite, LIVE at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on TBS and streaming on HBO Max!
The new AEW Women’s World Champion, Kris Statlander, puts the title on the line for the first time against Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion Mina Shirakawa. After laying out a challenge at All Out, Mark Briscoe will team with Hologram and a returning member of The Conglomeration against the Don Callis Family’s Hechicero, Konosuke Takeshita and AEW Unified Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada. Plus, AEW President and CEO Tony Khan has an important announcement he’ll deliver on Dynamite! All that and more comes your way tonight!
AEW Dynamite Matches, Preview for Wednesday, September 24
Here’s your complete AEW Dynamite preview for September 24, 2025.
AEW Women’s World Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion Mina Shirakawa
Kris Statlander left “Timeless” Toni Storm shocked this past Saturday at All Out when she pinned Storm to win the AEW Women’s World Championship for the first time. And now, just four days later, she’ll show she’s a fighting champion with her first defense against Interim ROH Women’s World TV Champion Mina Shirakawa. This will be the first singles match between Shirakawa and Statlander, adding that much more intrigue to this AEW Women’s World Championship defense.
Statlander’s victory was historic, as she became the first woman to ever win both the AEW Women’s World Championship and TBS Championship. She did so by trapping Storm in the Seat-belt pin, a move we’ve seen used by Wheeler Yuta, who continues to show up right before Statlander’s matches to provide words of encouragement.
How will Statlander fare in her first Dynamite as AEW Women’s World Champion with such a tough challenge in Shirakawa? Will Wheeler Yuta get in Statlander’s ear again? The gold is on the line in Pittsburgh!
AEW World Championship Open Challenge: “Hangman” Adam Page (c) vs. ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty
“Hangman” Adam Page knows what it means to be the AEW World Champion, which is why fresh off his extremely physical AEW World Championship match against TNT Champion “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher at All Out, Page told Tony Khan he wants to continue to show that he’s a fighting champion by taking on the best local wrestler in Pittsburgh. So tonight, Hangman will put his title on the line against yet another champion, the ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty.
It’ll be Page’s fourth defense of the AEW World Championship, but it’s a first-time meeting with Moriarty. Can Page overcome two champions challenging him in less than a week? We’ll find out when the AEW World Title is on the line tonight!
Trios Match: Mark Briscoe, Hologram & ??? of The Conglomeration vs. AEW Unified Champion “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita & Hechicero of The Don Callis Family
After defeating MJF in a Tables N’ Tacks Match at All Out, Mark Briscoe wanted to rid himself of another annoyance in his life, Don Callis – so he threw out the challenge to any three members of the Family to face him, Hologram and a returning member of The Conglomeration on Dynamite! During Briscoe’s challenge over the weekend, he checked with Kyle O’Reilly to see if the mystery partner was ready, to which O’Reilly relayed a message of, “Whatever.” That sounds familiar …
Meanwhile, we know it’ll be Okada, Takeshita and Hechicero on the Callis side – but how will Okada and Takeshita handle being partners after they were opponents for the AEW Unified Championship at All Out, a match Okada won by pinning Máscara Dorada? Takeshita was clearly frustrated with the loss and had a brief staredown with Okada after the match.
Does Callis have his team on the same page? Where is Takeshita’s mind? Can the Conglomeration continue their winning ways after a very successful All Out? Who is returning to join Briscoe and Hologram? We’ll find out tonight in trios action!
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) (c) vs. GOA (Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun)
Following a hellacious 4-Way Ladder Match at All Out and a post-match challenge to any other tag team to step up against the champs, Brody King and ROH World Champion Bandido will put their titles on the line once again when they face GOA, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona!
It was a successful Saturday in Toronto for The Demand, as Kaun, Liona, and Ricochet earned a signature victory over The Hurt Syndicate. In defeating MVP, Bobby Lashley, and Shelton Benjamin, The Demand have proven they are a force to be reckoned with in any division, although tonight, they’ll have their sights set on the AEW World Tag Team Titles, since Katsuyori Shibata of The Opps is not medically cleared, and therefore the AEW World Trios Championships are off the table with The Opps unable to defend them.
Who will walk out of Dynamite with the AEW World Tag Team Titles around their waists?
AEW World Trios Champion Powerhouse Hobbs of The Opps vs. The Death Riders’ Claudio Castagnoli
The Death Riders declared they were far from done with The Opps, and The Opps want payback for Daniel Garcia’s vicious stomp on Katsuyori Shibata on Collision that left Shibata on the shelf, so the battle continues tonight when one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions, Powerhouse Hobbs, takes on one-third of the former champions, Claudio Castagnoli.
We’ll Hear From FTR
After Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler lost to Adam Copeland and Christian Cage at All Out, they were part of a post-match attack on Copeland and Cage thanks to some help from Nick Wayne, Mother Wayne, and Kip Sabian. They took it too far when they made a handcuffed Cope watch Beth Copeland take a spike piledriver!
So what will they have to say for their actions? We’ll hear from FTR tonight!
Tony Khan Has an Important Announcement
Coming off a huge All Out, AEW President and CEO Tony Khan will also have an important announcement tonight on Dynamite!
How to Watch AEW Dynamite
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Start Time: LIVE, 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT
Location: Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
