By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Dynamite (Episode 366 – Grand Slam France)
Taped earlier in the day in Paris, France, at Adidas Arena
Simulcast October 6, 2026, on TBS and HBO Max
[Hour One] Excalibur, Nigel McGuinness, and Tony Schiavone checked in from their ringside desk. They hyped the Clockwork Carnage match for the AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view, then ran through tonight’s lineup…
Ring announcer Arkady Aura delivered the introductions for the ROH Championship match as the entrances took place. Renee Paquette checked in with comments from ringside in between the entrances…
1. Bandido (w/Brody King) vs. Kofi (w/Austin Creed) for the ROH Championship. The French broadcast team checked in briefly. Bandido and Kofi shook hands to adhere to the Code of Honor. They followed up with a hug before starting the match. Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana walked to ringside. Hangman Page followed moments later, and then the show went to a picture-in-picture break roughly five minutes into the match. [C]
Swerve and Nana were in Kofi’s corner with Creed, and Page stood in Kofi’s corner with King. Schiavone noted that Swerve and Page had a staredown from across the ring. In the ring, Kofi performed a nice standing Stomp. A “this is awesome” chant broke out from the lively crowd. Kofi performed a top rope splash onto Bandido’s back and then covered him for a near fall.
Bandido rallied with a top rope fallaway slam into a moonssault. Bandido had Kofi pinned, but Kofi put his foot over the bottom rope. Swerve and Page were shown jawing at one another from across the ring. Kofi hit an SOS and covered Bandido for a near fall.
Swerve got excited about a near fall and was leaning on the apron, which apparently was enough to trigger Page, who confronted him. The others at ringside kept Swerve and Page apart while Bandido hit Kofi with a 21 Plex before pinning him.
Bandido defeated Kofi in 14:20 to retain the ROH Championship.
Afterward, Swerve and Page still had to be kept apart. Swerve eventually joined Creed and Nana in checking on Kofi…
Powell’s POV: The match was entertaining, but the friction between Swerve and Hangman overshadowed what was happening in the ring. I know the companies don’t like to mention one another by name, but AEW should have made an exception to point out that Bandido beat a former WWE Champion. On a side note, WrestleTix listed the venue as being set up for 6,932, with 6,407 tickets distributed. The total number of seats on the map is 8,447. This is AEW’s debut at the venue.
Renee Paquette narrated a video package on the Clockwork Carnage match. She read through the rules of the match…
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviewed AEW World Champion Will Ospreay and Mike Bailey on the interview set. Ospreay said he and Kazuchika Okada have met 13 times, and he’s only won two of them. Ospreay brought up the Clockwork Carnage match.
Bailey interrupted to inform Ospreay that he has a Clockwork Carnage match on Collision. He said if he qualifies for the match, he won’t hold back in the AEW World Championship match. Ospreay jokingly acted like he was upset, but then said that’s what it’s all about…
A graphic noted that the Clockwork Carnage qualifier was up next… [C] Entrances for the qualifier took place. Hook walked out with Samoa Joe, but he did not accompany him to the ring…
2. Samoa Joe vs. Jack Perry in a Clockwork Carnage match qualifier. Joe performed his uranage slam in a corner of the ring. Joe controlled the early offense and was in control heading into a PIP break. [C]
