AEW Dynamite Results 8/6 - Mark Briscoe Faces MJF, Forbidden Door TBS Title Four-Way Qualifier

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "AEW Dynamite" on August 6, 2025, coming to you live from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio!

After scoring a win against Ricochet during last Wednesday's edition of "Dynamite", Mark Briscoe looks to keep his good fortunes going when he goes head-to-head with former Hurt Syndicate member MJF. The two men have no shortage of issues with one another over the course of the past few weeks, with MJF confronting Mark after his win last week and delivering a low blow to him until AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page came to Mark's aid.

Mercedes Mone will be putting the TBS Championship on the line at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on August 24 in a Four-Way Match against a fellow AEW talent, a talent from Stardom, and a talent from CMLL. Not only will Mone be making an appearance on tonight's show, but she will also be finding out which other AEW talent will be joining her at Forbidden Door as Skye Blue of Triangle Of Madness, Queen Aminata, Billie Starkz, and Alex Windsor collide in a Forbidden Door TBS Championship Four-Way Qualifier.

FTR's Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler secured their spot in the finals of the Forbidden Door World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament when they defeated The Bang Bang Gang in a semifinals match on the July 31 episode of "AEW Collision" thanks to some assistance from their ally Stokely Hathaway. Tonight, they will be finding out who their opponents in the finals are, as Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson of The Young Bucks square off with Brody King and Bandido in a semifinals match.

We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as The Death Riders make their way to the ring. "Speedball" Mike Bailey follows.

Jon Moxley (w/ Marina Shafir and Wheeler Yuta) vs. Speedball Mike Bailey

The bell rings and Speedball delivers a kick to Moxley's face. He fires off kicks on his chest, but Moxley stomps on Speedball's face and sends him crashing into the mat. He wears down Speedball with a submission hold, then fires off a couple of forearms on him. Speedball lands a single legged dropkick on Moxley, then lands a pump kick on Moxley that sends him crashing off the apron and onto the floor.

Moxley rakes Speedball's eyes and distracts the referee as Shafir considers her next move. Shafir opts to trip Speedball, but Kevin Knight appears at ringside and gets in Shafir's face before he stares down Moxley. Knight squares up to Moxley, opening the door for Speedball to deliver a moonsault to Moxley off the top rope. Speedball then drapes Moxley across the barricade midsection first and delivers a flipping double knee drive to Moxley's spine off the barricade.

Back from the break, Speedball delivers a chop to Moxley's chest in the corner. Moxley returns the favor, then fires off forearms on Speedball and lands a boot on the side of his face. Speedball fires off kicks on Moxley and connects with a dropkick on him off the middle rope, then fires off more kicks on Moxley and delivers a standing Shooting Star Press.

Moxley sets up to lock in the Bulldog Choke on Speedball, but Speedball escapes and ascends to the top rope. He hits a moonsault on Moxley and transitions into an Armbar, but Moxley counters into a pinfall. Speedball reverses into a fall of his own, and the two men take turns pinning one another as Shafir and Knight stare each other down on the outside. Yuta distracts Speedball, opening the door for Moxley to land a kick on Speedball and send him crashing into the mat.

Darby Allin sneaks up behind Wheeler Yuta with a rag and drags him away from ringside, allowing Speedball to deliver a spinning back heel kick to Moxley and cinch in another Armbar on him. Moxley counters into a Bulldog Choke on Speedball, then lands the Death Rider on Speedball for the win.

Winner: Jon Moxley

After the match, we head outside the arena, where Darby Allin is spotted driving away as Moxley and Shafir find Wheeler Yuta in a body bag with a note attached to him with two words written on it: Forbidden Door.

Skye Blue, Queen Aminata, Billie Starkz, Alex Windsor, Athena, and Toni Storm then all make their way to the ring. 

Skye Blue vs. Queen Aminata vs. Billie Starkz (w/ Athena) vs. Alex Windsor (w/ Toni Storm) in a Forbidden Door TBS Championship Four-Way Qualifier

The bell rings and Aminata sends Blue crashing into Starkz. She rains down right hands on her, then fires off forearms on her chest as Windsor does the same. Blue tries to get Aminata and Windsor to stop, but the pair level Blue with a double chop. Windsor sends Starkz crashing out of the ring with a forearm, but Aminata delivers a kick to her spine. Blue sends Aminata crashing into the ring steps shoulder first.

Blue pins Windsor, but Windsor kicks out and Blue lands a hurricanrana on her. Aminata delivers a boot to the side of Blue's head that sends her crashing off the apron and onto the floor. Blue trips Aminatan on the apron and lands a hanging neckbreaker on her off it, but Windsor takes her out with a cannonball off the apron. Starkz then flies off the top rope to take out Windsor with a crossbody.

Back from the break, Blue sets up for Code Blue on Aminata. Windsor sends Blue crashing into the mat with a Blue Thunder Bomb to break things up, but Starkz rolls up Windsor. Windsor kicks out, then lands a sit-out powerbomb on Starkz and locks in a Sharpshooter on her. Aminata lands a boot on Windsor's face and kicks her hands to break the hold before the two women exchange right hands with one another. Starkz and Blue rock Aminata and Windsor with superkicsk and take down one another with kicks to each other's heads, but Aminata and Windsor deliver a pair of German suplexes and headbutts to Blue and Starkz. They then land headbutts on one another.

Blue land sa Code Blue on Windsor off the middle rope and pins her, but Aminata breaks the fall with a kick to Blue and sends her crashing into the mat with a Sidewalk Slam. She pins her, but Starkz breaks the fall with a Swanton Bomb to the two women. Aminata lands a neckbreaker on Starkz as Blue sets up a chair on the outside. Aminata lands a Sidewalk Slam on Blue on top of the chair.

Athena hops up on the apron, but Storm pulls her off and fires off stomps on her. Starkz looks to send Windsor crashing into the mat, but Windsor rolls up Starkz for the win.

Winner: Alex Windsor

After the match, Mercedes Mone's music hits and she makes her way out. Mone stares down Windsor, but Athena blindsides Storm with an O-Face and Mone delivers a backstabber to Windsor. Mone and Athena then stare one another down in something of a show of respect to one another.

Renee Paquette Interviews Kyle Fletcher and Don Callis

Paquette introduces Fletcher and Callis, and both men make their way to the ring along with Hechicero, Lance Archer, and Josh Alexander. Callis points out the AEW International Championship, the AEW Continental Championship, and the AEW Unified Championship title belts on the outside at ringside as he brags about Kazuchika Okada being able to bring back all the gold to The Don Callis Family before he says that Fletcher did the same thing last week.

Fletcher says Dustin Rhodes didn't deserve to share the ring with him and says Adam Cole is indefinitely gone from AEW thanks to him. He says he may have achieved his destiny by winning the TNT Championship, but he's just starting his legacy and will be the greatest titleholder as he's on the path to being the greatest of all time.

Callis tells Fletcher that he knows he'll be the greatest TNT Championship of all time, then says his story will one day be told on an oil painting. He says he's been working on something special the past 2 days, then asks Fletcher how bad he wants to see what he's created. Fletcher says he wants to see it bad, and Callis unveils an oil painting of himself and Fletcher with the TNT Championship. Fletcher tells Callis that the painting was the greatest gift he's ever received, then says he will be defending the TNT Championship for the first time on Saturday's edition of "AEW Collision". He says it doesn't matter who he defends against because the result will be the same and his hand will be raised.

Bandido and Brody King then make their way to the ring. The Young Bucks follow. 

The Young Bucks vs. Brody King and Bandido in a Forbidden Door World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Tournament Semifinal

Nick Jackson and Bandido begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Bandido levels Nick with a shoulder tackle.

Back from the break, King lands a chop on Matt Jackson. Matt delivers a kick to King's midsection, but Nick tags back in and fires off kicks on King in the corner. Matt gets King up on his shoulders as Nick ascends up the ropes, but King sends Matt crashing into the mat and catches Nick with a forearm as he looks to fly.

Bandido tags in and gets Nick up, but Matt lands a kick on his midsection to come to Nick's aid. Nick delivers a facebuster to Bandido over the top rope from the apron, and Matt lands a flipping Stunner on King off the apron as Nick flies off the top rope to take out Bandido on the other side of the ring.

Back from the break, The Bucks look to land the EVP Trigger on King. King moves out of the way, and Matt and Nick are sent crashing into one another. King then delivers a cannonball to Matt and flies off the apron with a cannonball to level both Matt and Nick. Bandido tags in and flies over the top rope to take out Nick and Matt. Bandido connects with a Frog Splash on Nick and pins him, but Nick kicks out.

King tags in and Nick lands a Code Red on Bandido. Matt holds Bandido in place on the top rope, and Nick flies to send Bandido crashing into King. The Bucks then deliver the TK Driver to Bandido and Matt goes for a pin, but King breaks the fall.

Matt spikes Bandido on the ring apron with a DDT, but King lands a Death Valley Driver on him on the ring apron opposite to the one that Bandido was sent crashing into. Bandido then tosses Nick crashing over the barricade, and the two men teeter on top of the barricade before Nick lands a kick on Bandido. Bandido responds by sending Nick crashing into the mat and lands the 21 Plex on him back in the ring. He goes for a pin, but Matt breaks the fall.

Bandido lands a twisting Fallaway Slam to Nick off the top rope, and King monkey flips Bandido onto Nick, who then lands a standing Shooting Star Press on Nick for the win.

Winners: Bandido and Brody King

Renee Paquette Speaks With Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana

Paquette introduces Strickland, and he makes his way to the ring along with Prince Nana. She asks Strickland about his upcoming match against Kazuchika Okada at Forbidden Door and if he's worried about Don Callis and The Don Callis Family. Strickland makes it clear that he's not, then tells Okada to imagine what he'll do to him after he did what he did to his friend Will Ospreay at last year's Forbidden Door pay-per-view event. He says three separate times, Okada has tried to come after him but he saw nothing. He says Okada saw death in his eyes and he put fear into him, then says it's not just a big match for the fans or AEW but Okada as well as he faces the most dangerous man in AEW history. Strickland says his Forbidden Door match against Okada is about redemption after his previous losses in London, England and says he'll continue carving his legacy by defeating Okada and holding up the AEW Unified Championship.

MJF vs. Mark Briscoe

The bell rings and Mark fires off right hands on MJF's head. He ascends to the top rope and looks to fly, but MJF rolls out of the way. Mark begins brawling with MJF through the crowd and rains down right hands on him, then pulls a table out from under the ring when the two return to the ringside area and sets it up.

Mark ascends to the top rope, then looks to fly. MJF rolls out of the way once again, then rakes Mark's eyes while the referee has his back turned and fires off stomps on him in the corner. He then sends Mark crashing into the middle turnbuckle and gloats.

Back from the break, Mark runs over MJF with a boot to his face and flies over the top rope to level MJF on the outside. He sends him crashing into the ring steps face first, then lays him on top of the table he set up earlier and ascends to the top rope. MJF rolls off the table and delivers an Alabama Slam to Mark, then locks in a Boston Crab on him.

Mark escapes the Boston Crab, then lays MJF on top of the table on the outside and ascends to the top rope. He looks to land Froggy Bow on him, but MJF rolls out of the way and Mark is sent crashing through the table. MJF gets himself and the referee back in the ring, and the referee beats a ten count. Mark beats it, but MJF catches him with the Heat Seeker and goes for a pin. Mark gets his foot on the bottom rope, but the referee misses it and completes a three count.

Winner: MJF

After the match, MJF rains down right hands on Mark and hits him with his "Dynamite" Diamond Ring. "Hangman" Adam Page's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring. He brawls with MJF on the entrance ramp, but security runs out to the ring. MJF retreats through the crowd and mocks Page as he checks on Mark, but Page hops the barricade and brawls with MJF in the crowd. Security pries the two men apart and gets them separated as the show goes off the air.

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