By Jake Barnett, ProWrestling.net Co-Senior Staffer (@jakebarnett)
AEW Dynamite (Episode 332)
Ontario, California, at Toyota Arena
Simulcast live February 11, 2026, on TBS and HBO Max
The show opened with Excalibur and Bryan Danielson behind the commentary desk. Tony Schiavone was in the ring, and introduced Kenny Omega and Swerve Strickland for their face to face interview. Both men looked
Tony framed the discussion around the tension between them that started weeks ago and culminated in last week’s match between Omega and Andrade. Swerve discussed how Kenny was the guy everyone scratched and clawed to get into AEW to face five years ago, and while Swerve climbed his way to the top, Kenny was nowhere to be found. He griped that Kenny was called the God of professional wrestling, but he was either suspended or laid up in a hospital bed whenever Swerve was around, and that made him seem like a false prophet to him.
Swerve said the congregation had to look for someone new to follow, and everywhere they go the fans call out “Swerve’s House”. He accused Kenny of using his EVP power to get himself in line for a title shot, and recalled having to put some other EVP’s down last Summer, and if he uses his influence to get in his way he’d put him down too. Kenny replied that he never called himself a God, that was the name given to him by the people. He said he takes their faith seriously, and he’s happy they are willing to follow him on one more journey to the top.
Kenny continued and said that some of the old Kenny was back, and he didn’t need his EVP influence to get to the top. He said it might be Swerve’s house, but if he had to burn it down he had a friend with a little experience in doing just that. Kenny said he was looking for a fight, and demanded that Swerve accept the match or Yield. Swerve responded that Kenny was afraid because he was being lapped by his generation, and reminded him that he was the most dangerous man in AEW.
Omega said that the most dangerous man in AEW was Brody King. Swerve told him if they do this, he’d put him back in a hospital bed and this time he wouldn’t get out of it. Omega slapped Swerve in the face. Strickland told him he made his choice and what happens next was on him. Swerve tackled Omega and they began to brawl. The brawl carried all over the arena and back onto the stage.
Omega delivered a V-Trigger against the LED display near the stage. He attempted a One Winged Angel off the stage, but Swerve used a weapon of sorts to break free and tackled Omega off the stage. Both men crashed through some tables that were set up on the floor. The commentary team ran down tonight’s card and then went to Kyle Fletcher. Renee Paquette asked him about his match with Tommaso Ciampa, and he said he thrives and lives for pressure, and that he would win and take the TNT Championship for a heroes welcome in Australia.
Fletcher then told Callis that he wanted to do it himself, and Callis said he would put his feet up on the announce table. Elsewhere backstage, The Death Riders made their entrance for a trios match. Jon Moxley would team with Pac and Claudio Castagnoli. They were followed by opponents Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Davis, and Josh Alexander.
1. Jon Moxley, Pac, and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Josh Alexander, and Mark Davis: Pac and Mark Davis started the match. Moxley tagged in pretty quickly and matched up with Davis. He landed some punches and chops in the corner, but Davis fired back with a big chop of his own that sent Moxley to the mat. Claudio tagged in and went face to face with Davis, and they tied up. They traded chops and uppercuts, but they tanked all of them.
Davis sent Claudio to the mat with a shoulder block when Claudio was caught off balance. Claudio replied with an impressive deadlift suplex. Takeshita then tagged in and traded with Claudio. The action spilled to the floor where a brawl broke out with all six men. Pac ended up the legal man, but was isolated by the heels in their corner. Takeshita shut down a comeback by pulling Pac down to the floor as he attempted a springboard. Alexander then followed up with a splash…[c]
My Take: The opening segment with Omega and Swerve was entertaining. Working with people like Swerve is good for Omega as a character, because it curbs his natural tendency to be a complete ham.
Takeshita remained in control and had Pac in an abdominal stretch. Alexander tagged in and lost focus due to Moxley, so Pac was able to make a tag to Claudio. He entered the match and landed running uppercuts into the corners on Davis and Alexander. He then put Alexander in a giant swing, but Davis recovered to interrupt it. Claudio then delivered a big powerslam to Davis for a close near fall. Davis replied with a big lariat, but there was some miscommunication and Claudio didn’t budge.
After a reset, Moxley and Takeshita were the legal men. They traded haymakers and both men were down. Moxley landed a big lariat and then went for a Death Rider, but Davis broke it up. Takeshita landed an exploder suplex on Moxley for a near fall. Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland was confirmed on commentary for Dynamite next week.
The Death Riders took turns taking shots at Takeshita, and Moxley made a cover after a cutter, but Davis broke it up again. Takeshita and company took turns landed German Suplexes on Moxley. The Callis Family kept Claudio and Pac outside the ring for a moment, but it couldn’t last forever and Pac and Claudio cleared Davis and Takeshita from the ring. Moxley then applied a sleeper, and then delivered a Death Rider to Alexander for the win.
The Death Riders defeated The Callis Family at 15:23
After the match Moxley stared down a frustrated Konosuke Takeshita. Ciampa vs. Fletcher is up next…[c]
My Take: The match had good energy from all six men but went longer than it needed to. I thought they might have Takeshita get a pin here on the Champion to put him in peril for Saturday, but they went in a different direction. I think you can make a pretty good case for either guy being the Continental Champion, so this weekend has more mystery around it than the rest of the card.
Kyle Fletcher made his entrance as the show returned. Don Callis followed and joined on commentary, but Lance Archer remained at ringside. Tomasso Ciampa was the final entrance.
2. Tomasso Ciampa vs. Kyle Fletcher for the TNT Championship: They traded chops early on, but Ciampa got an early advantage with a DDT. The action went to the floor, where Fletcher rebounded with a superkick and a suplex on the apron. He continued the offense with a rib breaker and a backbreaker for a two count. They hit the ropes and Ciampa landed a flying clothesline. He then followed up with a boot, and jawed with Don Callis a bit.
Ciampa tossed Fletcher to the floor, and then delivered a knee to his face on the apron. He then tossed Fletcher into the barricade on the floor. Fletcher replied with a half and half suplex on the floor that caused Ciampa to grab his neck…[c]
Both men battled on the floor. Ciampa delivered a gnarly air raid crash onto the steps on the outside. Fletcher crawled back into the ring, and Ciampa delivered a running knee to the side of his head for a close near fall. Fletcher tried to deliver a suplex, but Ciampa reversed out the back door and delivered a reverse DDT. They tangled in the corner and Fletcher delivered a backdrop driver off the middle rope for a close near fall.
Fletcher then delivered a big Liger Bomb for another near fall. Fletcher delivered a running kick in the corner. Ciampa avoided a brainbuster and tried to leap onto Fletcher on the floor, but Fletcher delivered an apron powerbomb. There was nearly a ref bump in the ring, but Ciampa avoided it. Fletcher then delivered another kick and a brainbuster for a 2.9 near fall. Fletcher went for another brainbuster from the ropes, but Ciampa reversed into a German Suplex.
Ciampa followed up with two more running knees for 2.9 near falls. Both men were down at this point as the 5 minute timer was called on a draw. Fletcher picked up Ciampa and tossed him into the corner head first. Ciampa landed a big running knee again and covered for a near fall. Fletcher fired up and delivered a Michinoku Driver, followed by a lariat and another brainbuster for the win.
Kyle Fletcher defeated Tommaso Ciampa to win the TNT Championship at 16:53
After the match, Kyle Fletcher was interviewed by Renee Paquette and was asked what’s next. He said he was coming home with the TNT Championship. Fletcher said he was showing up to Sydney and would get the hero’s welcome he deserved last year and would defend his title against anyone from anywhere he doesn’t care. Fletcher called himself the greatest TNT Champion to ever live.
Mark Briscoe appeared on the stage and congratulated Fletcher. He then said he didn’t know if his ass could cash the check that his mouth was writing. He said they were 3-3 in their six battles, and said he would give Fletcher home field advantage for game 7 if he wasn’t scared. Fletcher replied he was sick of him, but since he said he would fight anyone, he accepted. He then said if he wanted to reach for the sky, game 7 would have to be bigger than the rest and he would have to win a ladder match…[c]
My Take: Fletcher and Ciampa put on a great match. It’ll probably show up on some best of lists, and deservedly so. It’s not my favorite style of match because the near falls wear out their welcome pretty quickly, especially with the lack of selling added on top of it. But in terms of sheer athletic execution this was excellent. I have a hard time believing we’re not jumping right into a Ciampa heel turn, and I would expect to see him invovled in the ladder match in Australia in some capacity.
A video package aired for Babes of Wrath vs. MegaBad for Grand Slam Australia. Daniel Garcia made his entrance followed by Jon Moxley. He was followed by his tag partner Clark Connors. A picture in picture promo from Garcia and Connors aired where they called The Conglomeration a bunch of losers. Orange Cassidy made his entrance along with Roderick Strong. Jon Moxley joined in on commentary.
3. Roderick Strong and Orange Cassidy vs. Clark Connors and Daniel Garcia: Connors and Strong started the match. Connors got the advantage with some strikes and tagged in Garcia, who kept up the pressure with a choke. Roddy fired back with a backbreaker and some punches in the corner. Cassidy tagged in, and he and Roddy had an argument about it. Garcia delivered a suplex and flexed to taunt the crowd…[c]
Cassidy broke free of a full nelson by putting his hands in his pockets. He then sent both Garcia and Connors to the floor, but Strong walked away from the ring when Cassidy went for a tag. Moxley cackled on commentary. Connors and Garcia doubled up on Cassidy in the corner while Moxley talked trash on commentary about the Conglomeration falling apart.
Connors delivered a big spear on the apron to shut down a comeback attempt from Cassidy. He went for a second one on the floor, but ran himself into the barricade. Darby Allin appeared and pulled Connors into the crowd. Cassidy then managed to roll up Garcia in the ring to get the win.
Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong defeated Clark Connors and Daniel Garcia at 9:12
After the match, Toni Storm appeared in the luxury box in the crowd. She said she had made peace with her choices. Toni called Marina Shafir a mixed martial asshole, and said she deserved to shave her head if she managed to knock her out. But if Toni managed to defeat her, she would shave her head so bald they’d sell her at Spirit Halloween. Toni started to address Wheeler Yuta, but he walked out on stage and told her enough.
Marina appeared with Mina Shirakawa trapped in Mother’s Milk, and they cut off a chunk of her hair. Garcia assaulted Cassidy in the ring while Toni Storm was horrified in her luxury box. Backstage, Andrade had a promo with Don Callis. They told Hangman he was in the way, and they would take him out. Hangman responded that he wasn’t getting the match that he wanted, but acknowledged that Andrade was one of the best in the world, but said he wouldn’t let him interrupt his path to regaining the AEW World Championship.
My Take: This program isn’t doing much for me. Toni Storm is still charming but everything else happening around her feels like a major downgrade from a few months ago.
Backstage, Jet Speed said they admired Hangman being hungry to get back his World Championship, so they would follow in his footsteps. They said this year Jet Set Rodeo was coming for all of the AEW Gold. The Young Bucks made their entrance in the arena. They were followed by the Rascalz, with Myron Reed and Desmond Xavier joining the match. The Wildcard Team was announced as Private Party.
3. Private Party (Zay and Quen) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. The Rascalz (Myron Reed and Desmond Xavier): The action was fast and furious from the word go with The Rascalz and Private Party trading rapid fire offense. Matt Jackson tagged Desmond Xavier as he approached their corner, and The Bucks entered the match to trade with Private Party. The Bucks landed a Sunset Flip and German Suplex combo on Zay and played to the crowd. Reed tagged Zay and the Rascalz entered to take on the Young Bucks.
They sent The Bucks to the outside and Myron Reed dove on them over the top rope. Things broke down a bit at this point with multiple dives happening in rapid succession. Desmond Xavier performed a Shooting Star Press onto the pile on the outside…[c]
The Bucks controlled the action as Matt Jackson delivered locomotive Northern Light’s Suplexes to Private Party. He then delivered sliced bread to Zay. Nick then delivered a two for one clothesline and bulldog combo to Private Party. The Bucks then delivered tandem top rope elbows and covered Zay for a near fall. Private Party made a comeback with a double team cutter on Nick, but Desmond Xavier broke it up. Reed landed a gnarly DDT on Zay, and things really started to break down with all six men in the ring.
Nick Jackson delivered a destroyer to Zay, and everybody ended up down on the mat. The Bucks cleared the deck and went for a double team driver, but The Rascalz broke it up. They delivered splashes to Matt Jackson and covered, but Nick was able to break it up at the last second. Everybody flew around the ring at this point, and the Bucks landed a BTE trigger on Quen. They then delivered their double team tombstone for the win.
The Young Bucks defeated Private Party and The Rascalz at 14:09
After the match, FTR made their entrance with Stokely Hathaway. Dax said they came in peace and asked the crowd to relax. He said there were 18 world tag team championships between them, and admitted that at one point he was jealous of them. But now that the Young Bucks are definitively in second place, and asked them if it bothered them that they had to create their own company to be successful. Matt kicked Dax in the face, and Nick did the same to Cash. They threatened to give Stokely a double superkick, but pulled up to cut him a break. A Will Ospreay video package then aired…[c]
My Take: The crowd has been hot all night, and they’ve liked the quick pace the matches have pushed all night. This was everything very much a PWG match, and if you dig that you’ll dig this.
A video package aired for Brody King vs. MJF at Grand Slam Australia. Thekla then made her entrance for the Main Event. She was followed by Kris Statlander. Footage was shown of the Triangle of Madness attacking Statlander on Collison, which resulted in the strap match stipulation.
4. Kris Statlander vs. Thekla for the AEW Women’s World Championship: Statlander used the strap to her advantage in the early going and dragged Thekla all over the ring. She landed a lariat and some stomps along the way. Thekla whipped Statlander across the face and the body several times. Statalander tried to return fire but Thekla was able to duck and dodge. Statlander was able to whip Thekla into the barricade and deliver a backbreaker.
Thekla recovered enough to pull Statlander into the ring steps and then flipped her the bird. Statlander came up bleeding from her forehead…[c]
Statlander broke free from a tarantula hold in the corner and choked Thekla with the strap. Thekla gouged at her eyes and then pulled Statlander into the ropes. She then whipped Statlander with the strap, but got kicked in the face when she attempted her crab pose. Statlander then delivered a powerslam for a near fall. Both women climbed the turnbuckle in the corner and Thekla whipped Statlander multiple times and then landed a spider suplex. Statlander replied with whips to the back and chest.
She followed up with a big discus lariat and covered for a near fall. She then delivered a Blue Thunder Bomb and Thekla kicked out once again. They traded whips with the strap. Statlander managed to wrap up Thekla with the strap and landed a Tombstone. Skye Blue and Julia Hart showed up and distracted Statlander, which set up a Spear from Thekla. She then delivered a stomp and covered for the win.
Thekla defeated Kris Statlander to become AEW Women’s World Champion at 13:52
Hart and Blue attacked Statlander after the bell, but Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor ran down to make the save. Thekla made her exit with her new championship.
My Take: A decent match, but couldn’t measure up to others on the show. This feels more like pulling the plug on a Statlander title reign that never felt like it got off the ground rather than a coronation for Thekla. I like Thekla and think she’s got a lot of swagger. Her character has some quirks, and I’m uncertain if it’ll work for a long title reign, but it did feel like the division needed a change of direction. Overall this was an above average episode of Dynamite. If you’re a fan of the AEW rapid fire spotfest ring style, this might be one of the better episodes of the last six months.
What a crapfest. Some call him cocaine Tony and shows like this give it credibility. Hotshotting belts is rarely a good thing and evidences that booking should be left to someone that at least has a clue.