By Jake Barnett, ProWrestling.net Co-Senior Staffer (@jakebarnett)
AEW Dynamite (Episode 352)
San Diego, California, at Viejas Arena
Simulcast live July 1, 2026, on TBS and HBO Max
Will Ospreay was interviewed backstage by Renee Paquette. This took place on Sunday following the Forbidden Door PPV. He started to speak about how much pride he feels about getting a win and going home to Wembley when Jox Moxley walked up. Moxley and Ospreay then had a conversation, and Moxley told Ospreay that he was proud of him, and how it was up to them to make All Elite Wrestling a better place and put an end to the bucket of crabs mentality in Pro Wrestling. He offered him a membership into the Death Riders and handed him a jacket patch.
Moxley walked away and Kenny Omega entered the picture. He congratulated him and Ospreay noticed he was looking at the patch, and told him that just because he had given up on himself didn’t mean Ospreay had to. Omega took exception, but MJF walked up and said he was amused by their lovers quarrel, and told Ospreay he would see him at Wembley. Omega told Ospreay the patch didn’t change what they had, wished him luck, and said he loved him.
In the arena, Mark Briscoe made his entrance for the opening match. He was followed by MJF. Justin Roberts made ring announcements. MJF forced Roberts to say he wasn’t from the left coast, he was from the best coast.
1. Mark Briscoe vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship: MJF sold his knee injury from the PPV and sold some pain. He managed to plant Briscoe with a piledriver and landed some mounted punches. Briscoe bled from the forehead and MJF continued the pressure with strikes. Briscoe recovered and fired back with a suplex and climbed to the top rope. MJF dropped Briscoe onto his groin and they battled on the ropes. Briscoe knocked down MJF and delivered an elbow drop for a close near fall.
He set up for a Jay Driller, but MJF wrenched the arm and escaped. Briscoe avoided an MJF attack and sent him to the floor, and followed up with a suicide dive. He followed up with a second one, and then pulled a table from underneath the ring. Briscoe tossed MJF into the ring steps before setting up the table at ringside. He set up MJF on the table and climbed up top, but MJF spring to his feet and tossed him off the turnbuckle and onto the ring apron. He then put the table underneath the ring and played to the crowd…[c]
My Take: I’m very curious what Jon Moxley’s reaction will be if Ospreay ultimately decides to be his own man and doesn’t become a full member of the Death Riders. The diss that Ospreay delivered about Omega giving up on himself also seemed to strike a chord. It seems like both men will be primed as early opponents for Ospreay if he captures the AEW World Championship at Wembley.
MJF spit in Briscoe’s face when the show returned. They battled on the outside and Briscoe attempted a Jay Driller on the exposed floor, but MJF reversed out with a back body drop. MJF then went for a Tombstone on the concrete, but Briscoe escaped and landed a scoop slam on the floor. Briscoe then followed up with a Cactus Jack elbow from the apron. Back in the ring, Briscoe landed a high angle Death Valley Driver for a close near fall.
Briscoe attempted another Jay Driller on the apron, but MJF escaped and the action spilled out to the floor again. There was an awkward spot on the floor where Briscoe hit a chop while MJF went for a big boot, but it seemed like the boot landed anyways. Briscoe didn’t sell it and placed MJF back on a table at ringside on top of the exposed floor. Briscoe then landed a Froggy Bow through the table and sent MJF into the ring. He covered and MJF was able to get his foot on the ropes.
Both men traded heavy strikes. Briscoe won the strike battle and landed another Froggy Bow. He then delivered a Jay Driller and covered for a close near fall. He then dragged MJF into the corner and set up for an Avalanche Jay Driller, but MJF escaped. They traded pinning attempts and reversals. MJF got the better of it and delivered a heat seeker and got the win.
MJF defeated Mark Briscoe to retain the AEW World Championship at 18:34
After the match, MJF took a punched Briscoe with the Dynamite Diamond Ring, and talked trash from the turnbuckle. He then shoved AEW officials from the ring to attack Briscoe again, but Kenny Omega ran down to prevent further damage. Omega got on the microphone and challenged MJF to another match later in the show, since he had enough energy to use tables, ladders, rings, and belts. MJF said it was bad enough he had to come to California to wrestle a white trash hick, but he couldn’t believe Omega thought he deserved another title shot after he beat him last time.
MJF refused the match and called Omega a fraud. He then said he’d give him another match on one condition. If MJF wins, the same thing happens to Omega that happened to his pal Hangman Page, Omega will never be able to be World Champion ever again. He said he wanted an answer by the end of the night. Omega looked on dejected…[c]
My Take: A very strong match, but I never bought into the idea of Briscoe getting the win. Omega considering the Hangman stipulation would be a good time for Hangman to make a return, no?
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