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Add FightsATW on GoogleAEW Dynamite crossed the pond and pulled up in Glasgow, Scotland, with Wembley so close everybody could practically feel the pressure. Live from the OVO Hydro, the final Dynamite before All In: London was one for the ages. With only four days separating AEW from Wembley Stadium, there was no room left for ducking smoke or saving something for later; tonight’s show was about standing on business.
The Continental Challenge Cup semifinals put Jon Moxley against fellow Death Rider Claudio Castagnoli while Kyle O’Reilly and Nigel McGuinness battled for their own ticket to the finals. MJF and Andrade El Ídolo were both in the building with their grudge ready to boil over, and Swerve Strickland stepped across from “Jungle” Jack Perry in a first-time singles matchup with plenty to prove. Glasgow was not just another stop on the road to Wembley; it was the first round of a battle-filled weekend no one will forget.
If you missed any of the action, stay locked in with Fights Around The World at FightsATW.com for the results, fallout, and everything coming out of one of the biggest weeks in AEW history.
WILL OSPREAY OPENS THE SHOW
AEW Dynamite opened in Glasgow with Excalibur and Tony Schiavone setting the stage for All In, but the building came alive when Will Ospreay stepped through the curtain and let Scotland sing him home. Ospreay spoke of the road that brought him here: wrestling across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on weekends, then waking up Mondays to work construction because the payoff still was not enough to cover the bills. He learned from British standouts like Doug Williams, Mark Haskins and Jody Fleisch while carrying the memory of Kris Travis, Ryan Smile and Scotland’s Lionheart. To Ospreay, this was not just another championship chase. It was about representing every wrestler from those small halls, every fan who believed before the spotlight, and proving once again that the UK builds some of the world’s best.
The tone then shifted to AEW Champ Kenny Omega. Ospreay admitted nobody in this generation had earned more of his respect, but the second Kenny brought his son into the conversation, all that respect was thrown out the window. Now Wembley was not just about proving who was better; it was personal. Ospreay promised Omega the full Billy Goat, the match of his life, and a man fighting with something far more dangerous than ego.
For his mum, dad, wife, son and everyone who had watched him grind from the bottom, the time had come to bring it home. Heroes are not untouchable; they are ordinary people capable of extraordinary things. On Sunday, Will Ospreay planned to show his boy exactly what that meant by taking everything Kenny Omega had.
I normally stay unbiased, but damn I miss heel Ospreay. This babyface run does not feel organic at all. But we are about to get a great match Sunday regardless of the build.
CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE CUP SEMIFINAL MATCH: CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI VS. JON MOXLEY
Winner: Jon Moxley
Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley knew each other too well for this to be anything but a war of attrition. Claudio muscled Moxley around early, forcing repeated near-falls while Jon answered with chops, elbows, and a nasty figure-four on the floor. Castagnoli returned the favor by swinging him into the barricade. The match became two heavyweights throwing hands. Claudio nearly had the W after a running uppercut sent Moxley outside, followed by Blackout and the Neutralizer, but Jon kicked out. Moxley fired back with a Paradigm Shift, only for Castagnoli to kick out; he then survived a Death Rider but refused to fold.
Moxley trapped Claudio in a sleeper, transitioned into the bulldog choke and kept squeezing until referee Paul Turner had seen enough. Moxley advanced by referee stoppage, setting up a potential matchup with his old rival Kyle O’Reilly or London’s own Nigel McGuinness.
TRIOS MATCH: ADAM COPELAND & THE YOUNG BUCKS (MATT & NICK JACKSON) VS. DON CALLIS FAMILY (BRAIN CAGE, JACK DOYLE & ROCKY ROMERO)
Winners: Adam Copeland & The Young Bucks
Adam Copeland and the Young Bucks came into this one trying to prove they could coexist long enough to handle business. Copeland started by testing Jake Doyle’s power, only for Doyle to stand his ground and flex like he was the Bodybuilding Champ in the group. Once Matt and Nick Jackson got involved, the pace changed quickly. The Bucks started stringing together their trademark double-team offense, only for Brian Cage and Doyle to cut them off, turning the match into a grind. Nick took the worst of it, getting isolated while Cage used raw power to keep him from making the tag, but one desperate counter into a Frankensteiner finally cracked the door open.
Copeland hit the ring hot, letting Doyle crash into his own teammates before dropping him with a flapjack, but even then, the Callis Family kept finding ways back into the fight. Romero nearly stole it after a wave of quick tags and corner attacks, but once the Bucks started handing out Superkick Party invitations, the match completely broke down. Matt and Nick wiped out the heavy hitters on the floor, Rocky was left alone with Copeland, and one spear later, it was over. Copeland and the Bucks got the win, but the body language afterward made it clear this wasn’t suddenly some happy family moment.
Christian Cage walked out and immediately made the tension worse. He told the Bucks to sit down, shut up, and understand that while they may have been influential, they were nowhere near the level of legends. In Christian’s eyes, Wembley wasn’t some dream match; it was another day at the office, and the Young Bucks were about to learn the difference between being important and being immortal.
Matt Jackson wasn’t having it, firing back that no one had ever named a whole company after Copeland and Cage, and warning Christian that last week’s accidental superkick wouldn’t be accidental next time. Christian kicked Matt low, Nick immediately dropped Christian, and before anybody could process it, Copeland speared Nick out of his boots. Adam looked almost disgusted with how quickly everything fell apart, grabbing his head in frustration before standing beside Christian with his championship belt in hand. The only thing that could make this matter any better is FTR. Fingers crossed!
‘ALL IN’ PPV CARD STARTING TO HEAT UP
With All In staring everybody dead in the eyes, Dynamite felt less like a wrestling show and more like the locker room settling business or stating intentions before Wembley. Willow Nightingale never made her entrance before Mercedes Moné hit her with a chair, nearly broke her hand, and promised to take her voice, smile, and title. Don Callis plotted from the shadows, first backing “Dunkzilla” Mark Davis as a Casino Gauntlet threat, then standing with Kyle Fletcher and insisting that when alpha athletes compete, the only thing that matters is running the play exactly as called.
Fletcher said he trusted Don completely, but when Kazuchicka Okada preached that “family” came first, Kyle pressed him on where that loyalty was when Konosuke Takeshita left him lying the week before. Okada doubled down, telling Fletcher to stop thinking about himself because this was about FAMILY, but the tension told a different story. Elsewhere, MJF hijacked Andrade El Idolo’s entrance, bragged that he paid people to soften Andrade before Wembley, and mocked him until El Idolo came through the crowd with “How you know?” Max ran, Andrade chased, and their stare-down made it clear one of them would be humbled. Chris Jericho entered the Casino Gauntlet, stacking more pressure onto a card overflowing with ego, history, championships, and revenge. Can Wembley hold all this smoke in one building?
CONTINENTAL CHALLENGE CUP SEMIFINALS MATCH: NIGEL MCGUINNESS VS. KYLE O’REILLY
Winner: NIGEL MCGUINNESS
Kyle O’Reilly and Nigel McGuinness turned the semifinal into a technical war in which every hold met a counter and every counter carried extra disrespect. Nigel tried to control the pace with veteran tricks and slick mat work, while O’Reilly targeted the injured ankle, forcing McGuinness into awkward positions. They traded submissions, pins and momentum swings so quickly that neither could seize full control. Kyle nearly finished it with an ankle lock, omoplata and half-crab, but Nigel kept finding the ropes or another escape. O’Reilly survived the pendulum lariat when most would have stayed down, yet Nigel turned him, locked in the London Dungeon and left him nowhere to go.
O’Reilly tapped, sending McGuinness to the Continental Challenge Cup Finals against Jon Moxley. Afterward, there was no cheap shot and no drama, only respect. Kyle shook Nigel’s hand, embraced him and raised his arm, a classy close to a fight that felt like two old-school killers measuring who still had more in the tank. Nigel survived another battle; Moxley now waits on the other side.
WOMEN’S TRIOS MATCH: MAYA WORLD & THE BRAWLING BIRDS (ALEX WINDSOR & JAMIE HAYTER) VS. PERSEPHONE & DIVINE DOMINION (LENA KROSS & MEGAN BAYNE)
Winners: Persephone & Divine Dominion
The Brawling Birds and Maya World came ready to scrap, but Divine Dominion and Persephone kept this six-woman fight ugly from bell to bell. Megan Bayne immediately brought the power, throwing Maya with a belly-to-belly before the heels cut the ring in half with quick tags and heavy shots. Alex Windsor and Jamie Hayter changed the temperature with blue-collar fighting and rough-house chemistry that turned it into a full brawl, while Maya kept moving with speed, springboards and a moonsault that nearly stole it early.
Once everyone started throwing hands, it broke into chaos, starting with stereo Germans, missile dropkicks, and cannonballs off the apron. Maya lined up Persephone after a springboard Stunner, but while referee Stephon Smith was distracted by the fight outside, Persephone blasted Maya with the championship belt behind the official’s back. One frog splash later, it was over; hard-fought W for Divine Dominion and Persephone.
SWERVE STRICKLAND VS. ‘JUNGLE’ JACK PERRY
Winner: Swerve
“Jungle” Jack Perry came into Glasgow looking to prove he could hang with one of AEW‘s coldest killers, but “Swerve” Strickland made him earn every inch. Perry tried to get slick early with a thumb to the eye, but Strickland stayed cool and calculated. He answered with heavier strikes and started bullying him around the ring. Jack refused to fold, surviving punishment, creating openings and turning the match into a wild sprint toward the end with dive after dive, a step-up shiranui off the apron, a tope con giro and an Orihara moonsault that had the crowd believing the upset was real. Perry trapped Swerve in the Snare Trap and came within inches of stealing the match with counters and near-falls, but Strickland never lost his composure.
When Perry took one chance too many, Swerve snatched him out of the air, fought through the final scramble and planted him with Big Pressure for the three-count. Afterward, Swerve gave Perry the “this close” gesture. Jungle Man brought the fight, pushed him to the edge and damn near took the block, but damn near doesn’t count against Swerve Strickland.
Decent night for AEW, but it didn’t give that “It’s a BIG PPV THIS WEEKEND” feel, even with a video package of Ospreay vs. Omega at the end. Regardless, it should be a fun weekend in London. AEW is where the best wrestle, so expect fireworks Sunday afternoon.
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