AEW Dynamite Results: Winners, Grades, Highlights (04/02)

Welcome to Pro Wrestling News Hubs Live coverage of AEW Dynamite for April 2nd. Tonight’s AEW Dynasty go-home episode of Dynamite is live from inside the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.

AEW Dynamite Card

AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR!

Don’t miss the FINAL #AEWDynamite before #AEWDynasty THIS SUNDAY on PPV! Tune in at 8pm ET/7pm CT on @TBSNetwork & @SportsOnMax! pic.twitter.com/paCQXkmAHf

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 2, 2025

Mixed Tornado Tag Team Match
Swerve Strickland and Willow Nightingale vs. The Death Riders (AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir)

Shafir takes the bullet for the AEW World Champion!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max! @WIllowWrestles | @JonMoxley| @SwerveConfident | @MarinaShafir pic.twitter.com/Ol5Iqt5fpW

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Winners: Swerve Strickland and Willow Nightingale

Match Grade: A

Post-Match Segment With Swerve Strickland, Willow Nightingale And The Death Riders (AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir)

What are you doing, Jon?!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max! @WIllowWrestles | @JonMoxley| @SwerveConfident | @MarinaShafir pic.twitter.com/JDG3v2CRsB

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Backstage Segment With Renee Paquette, FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) And Referee Paul Turner

Dax Harwood has something important to say to AEW official Paul Turner, and more importantly, to his tag team partner Cash Wheeler, but is FTR on the same page heading into Dynasty?

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max! @DaxFTR | @CashWheelerFTR | @ReneePaquette pic.twitter.com/fJcXoP9Gq4

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Non-Title Match
AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Penelope Ford

Toni Storm takes a bite out of Ford 🫣

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!#ToniStorm | @thePenelopeFord pic.twitter.com/bpPwV2Akz5

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Winner: AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm

Match Grade: B

Post-Match Segment With AEW Women’s World Champion “Timeless” Toni Storm, Penelope Ford And Megan Bayne

Megan Bayne stares down her #AEWDynasty opponent.

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!#ToniStorm | @thePenelopeFord | @MeganBayne pic.twitter.com/Tmssrb7Vll

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Segment With The Hurt Syndicate (AEW World Tag Team Champion “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley and MVP) And MJF

MJF offers Bobby Lashley a formal introduction.

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@The_MJF | @FIGHTBOBBY | @The305MVP pic.twitter.com/Sgwrh46rzs

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Pre-Match Segment With The Hurt Syndicate (AEW World Tag Team Champion “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley and MVP) And The Learning Tree (“The Red Wood” Big Bill and “The Bad Apple” Bryan Keith)

Big Bill + Bryan Keith tell The Hurt Syndicate to take a seat.

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@FIGHTBOBBY | @The305MVP | @TheCazXl | @BountyKeith pic.twitter.com/pixFiCGKYj

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

TAG MATCH
The Learning Tree (“The Red Wood” Big Bill and “The Bad Apple” Bryan Keith) vs. Two Enhancement Talents

Winners: The Learning Tree (“The Red Wood” Big Bill and “The Bad Apple” Bryan Keith)

Match Grade: D

Post-Match Segment With The Hurt Syndicate (AEW World Tag Team Champion “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley and MVP) And The Learning Tree (“The Red Wood” Big Bill and “The Bad Apple” Bryan Keith)

Big Bill + Bryan Keith lay down a challenge to the AEW World Tag Team Champions.

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@The_MJF | @FIGHTBOBBY | @The305MVP | @TheCazXl | @BountyKeith pic.twitter.com/zO9A3n4YDI

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Backstage Segment With Renee Paquette, AEW TBS Champion, NJPW Strong Women’s Champion And Undisputed British Women’s Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Moné And Harley Cameron

TBS Champ Mercedes Moné is all set for her Owen Hart Tournament matchup with @TheJuliaHart, but FIRST she has a new teammate for Saturday on Collision ready to hop on The Moné Wrath Train!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@MercedesVarnado | @harleycameron_ | @ReneePaquette pic.twitter.com/k0FmkzkaR7

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

TAG MATCH
“The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay and Kevin Knight vs. Lee Johnson and Blake Christian

Kevin Knight in on fire!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@WillOspreay | @Jet2Flyy | @_BlakeChristian | @BigShottyLee pic.twitter.com/LGzXmyJ27H

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Winners: “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay and Kevin Knight

Match Grade: A

Post-Match Segment With Tony Schiavone, “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay And Kevin Knight

A big announcement for the #OwenCup + #AEWDynasty!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@WillOspreay | @Jet2Flyy pic.twitter.com/8z5rLl8j6M

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Backstage Segment With The Opps (Samoa Joe, “The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil” HOOK and “The Wrestler” Katsuyori Shibata)

The Opps are prepared to bring their arsenal to Dynasty and are ready to make a statement to ANYONE they catch lacking…

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@SamoaJoe | @730hook | @K_Shibata2022 pic.twitter.com/GUaVMrmxN3

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

SINGLES MATCH
Hounds Of Hell’s Brody King vs. Don Callis Family’s “The Murderhawk Monster” Lance Archer

"Cannonball" lyrics by Brody King.

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@BrodyxKing | @LanceHoyt | @TheDonCallis pic.twitter.com/sQbTatjtiq

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Winner: Hounds Of Hell’s Brody King

Match Grade: B

SINGLES MATCH
“The Rated R Superstar” Cope vs. The Death Riders’ AEW World Trios Champion Claudio Castagnoli

Castagnoli attempts to break Cope!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS + Max!@RatedRCope | @ClaudioCSRO pic.twitter.com/dGkiAZk8zw

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 3, 2025

Winner: “The Rated R Superstar” Cope

Match Grade: A