The main event of AEW Dynamite’s five year anniversary show saw Bryan Danielson retain his AEW World Championship over Kazuchika Okada via pinfall, but only after the 20 minute window in which Okada’s AEW Continental Championship was also on the line had expired.
Even still, Danielson managed to take the edge for their overall wins and losses, setting the score between the two at 2 wins for Danielson and 1 for Okada.
But there was no time to celebrate as immediately after the match, Danielson was attacked by Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir and PAC, with the latter three holding the champion back as Moxley cut another cryptic promo.
“You think this is about me? Huh? Is that what you said? You think any of this is about me?! Let’s get something through your simple-minded, blueberry picking little brain. None of this is about me! None of this is what I wanted. I’m fighting for something much bigger than myself. Everything I’m gonna do is cause I have to, cause no one else will. No one else can. If any of this was about me, I’d have put you out of your misery years ago.”
"NONE OF THIS IS ABOUT ME!" What does Jon Moxley mean by that?
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 3, 2024
Thankfully, before Moxley was able to do any more damage to Danielson, Wheeler Yuta came out to make the save, brandishing a hammer and ready to fend off his teammates from the attack.
A brawl eventually erupted, though noticeably, Castagnoli only protected himself from Yuta’s punches without actually going on the offense whatsoever.
Yuta then grabbed the microphone to say, “Claudio, Pac, I am sick and tired of the two of you treating me like a child. I’m not a child. I am my own man. I can make my own decisions and I can fight my own fights. And speaking of fights, next week, Title Tuesday, if the two of you want to get to Bryan Danielson, you’re gonna have to go through me, too.”
Danielson then followed up, making it official that next week on AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday, it will be Bryan Danielson and Wheeler Yuta against PAC and Claudio Castagnoli.
Wheeler Yuta saves Bryan Danielson and makes a challenge to Claudio Castagnoli and PAC!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 3, 2024