AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights From October 28

It's spooky season, and AEW is leaning into it with Wednesday's Fright Night episode of Dynamite.

Here's a look at what was advertised for the card:

Persephone vs. Queen Aminata (TBS Title)

Darby Allin vs. Josh Alexander (TNT Title)

Let's take a look at what happened on the Halloween edition of Dynamite.

After quickly pivoting from the stable name "The Last Outfit" to "The Cut" last week, Jay White and David Finlay teamed up to face Daniel Garcia and Jon Moxley in tag team action to kick off the Fright Night episode of Dynamite.

Mox and Switchblade started in the ring, but White quickly tagged out to Finlay to mess with Moxley a bit. Mox took him down with a shoulder tackle and then hit several chops in the corner and a dragon screw before tagging in Garcia for a double-team. The Cut was able to isolate Garcia with some quick tags.

This match unfolded in a relatively predictable way, but that's not necessarily a bad thing when you're trying to tell a specific story. The feud between The Cut and Death Riders is still new, so having the leaders of both groups involved in a tag match right away gives us a taste of their eventual singles match.

We got to see every combination of opponents, several double-team moments from both sides, and White did a great job re-embracing his heel side following his recent turn. It was smart to start with this match because it was good enough to get the crowd pumped, but it left room for the co-main events to outshine it.

Switchblade saved Finlay from an armbar, but when he attempted a Blade Runnder, Moxley countered with a Paradigm Shift. Wheeler Yuta showed up to fight off Ace Austin, but the distraction allowed Clark Connors to hit Garcia with a Spear, which led to White hitting the Blade Runner for the win.

The rest of The Cut and Death Riders arrived to continue the fight. It seemed like The Cut had the upper hand until Claudio Castagnoli took out everyone with uppercuts. Moxley issued a challenge for Full Gear.

Result: The Cut defeated The Death Riders

Few announcers bring the kind of energy Excalibur has every week. Some fans might not take him seriously because of his mask, but he is one of the best working today.

Mox was not holding back with the chops to Finlay. White hit some stiff shots, too. One on Moxley was particularly loud.

Garcia hitting mounted punches to both opponents at the same time was a fun sequence. The crowd loves him and is ready for him to get another singles push.

The next match saw Kyle Fletcher take on Jack Perry. As usual, Don Callis was by The Protostar's side for this bout and sat with the commentary team.

Taz was on good terms with Callis, but he also shared a hug with Perry before the match got started. Fletcher easily scored the first takedown with a shoulder block, but he allowed Perry to get to his feet so they could lock up again.

There was enough of a size difference for Perry to feel like the underdog, but it wasn't a big enough difference to make it seem impossible for him to take control at various points in the match. It never felt one-sided, but they both did a good job portraying the power difference.

This is one of those matches that could have gone either way because both guys would benefit equally from the win, but neither would suffer much from a loss. They are both multi-time former champions, so losing to either of them is not going to affect either of their booking.

They made this into a very physical encounter with some big bumps and risky moments that the crowd was eating up. This was probably the strongest performance Perry has had on TV in a long time, and it was one of Fletcher's better recent singles matches, too.

These guys worked incredibly well together, and minimal interference meant all of the focus was on the two guys busting their butts for the crowd. Jungle Jack put up a good fight, but Fletcher won with a brutal brainbuster that appeared to drop Perry on the ropes instead of the turnbuckle, as intended.

Willow Nightingale and WrathLander gave a backstage promo to hype their Blood and Guts showdown next week.

Taz does a good job walking the line between being a heel and a babyface commentator.

The dropkick spot on the barricade looked cool, but it did not look fun for Fletcher to take it.

The overhead shot of Fletcher powerbombing Perry into the apron was cool, but the bump Perry took before it looked rough.

There was an implication that Perry bit Fletcher below the belt during a powerbomb.

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Renee Paquette was in the ring to interview Austin Creed and Kofi. The New Level did not seem excited about the prospect of fighting in a Texas Death Match. Brody King came out and questioned them about Bandido's whereabouts, and they said they hadn't seen him or Swerve all day. Hangman came out to talk King down.

Prince Nana appeared on the stage and taunted King and Hangman before revealing that Swerve had indeed abducted Bandido. The ROH champion was bloody and his hair hung over his face because Swerve had taken his mask.

Hangman convinced Brody that New Level did not know about this, so they took off together to go find Bandido.

This was a great segment to elevate this feud. It positioned Swerve as a clear villain while casting doubt on Kofi and Creed's allegiance to him. It's clear we will get the Texas Death Match, but the champions still have to officially accept it.

Fletcher challenged Ospreay to a world title match after he defeated Perry.

Dean Malenko narrated a video package for Blood and Guts.

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The third match in the Best of Five series between FTR and The Motor City Machine Guns took place next. Each team had a win, so they came into this on even footing.

Alex Shelley and Dax Harwood started for their teams and had a nice exchange of takedowns and counters before Chris Sabin came in for a double-team move. Dax hit a bodyslam so he could tag in Cash Wheeler right away.

This bout took a slower approach than their previous encounters. They still kept a brisk pace, but it felt like they were waiting until closer to the end to kick things into high gear.

Sabin and Shelley ended up using The Shatter Machine against FTR, but it wasn't enough to get the win. By the time they hit their own finisher on Dax, Wheeler was able to break up the pin.

The Guns were able to steal the win with a nice pin counter in the middle of a sequence involving all four men. The ref was a little slow to get down for the count, so Cash almost broke it up. The guns offered a handshake after the match, but FTR chose to attack them instead.

The injured Shelley's knee, which will give them the advantage in the next match, leading to a tie heading into the final encounter, which will probably be at Full Gear.

The Don Callis Family gave a promo to hype Blood and Guts next week.

It's impressive how each match in this series has felt completely different. This one started with a pretty traditional sequence instead of jumping right into the chaos.

MCMG might have a better double superkick than The Young Bucks.

Dax and Cash were taking some good bumps.

Tommaso Ciampa came out and gave a promo about how he should be the national champion because Andrade El Idolo cheated at WrestleDream. As he spoke, Ilja Dragunov's music began to play. He got in Ciampa's face and challenged him to a fight, but The Psycho Killer decided to walk away instead.

Up next was Marina Shafir taking on Rachel Armstrong, a local talent. Shafir has been gaining a lot of popularity lately, so it makes sense for AEW to start booking her in more matches.

Giving her a decisive squash win might not be the most exciting option, but it actually makes the most sense in this case. AEW wants to make her look like a killing machine in the ring, and having her demolish other competitors with ease is the way to do it.

This was a simple squash, but it did its job of making Shafir look like a dominant fighter. She scored the win in less than two minutes with Mother's Milk. She grabbed a mic and called out Mercedes Mone. The CEO came out and slapped her a few times, which Shafir absorbed like it was nothing.

The Dogs attacked Moxley at ringside, which distracted Shafir for a moment. She chased Mercedes out of the arena while The Dogs took out Mox and Gabe Kidd. Both groups ended up brawling again. Once again, Claudio was the difference maker, but the numbers eventually caught up to him.

The Cut ended up getting the upper hand, and it ended with Moxley being forced to watch Claudio take a Blade Runner on an exposed concrete floor.

The Conglomeration challenged The Cut to a trios match on Collision during an interview with Renee.

Armstrong sold well for Shafir. She took some good bumps.

The way Castagnoli caught the trash can after throwing it at Austin is one of the funniest moments in AEW history.

The next bout saw Allin put the TNT title on the line against Alexander. Once against Callis was on commentary to watch his client.

The former TNA champion wasted no time going after the TNT champion as soon as he got to the ring. He sent Darby out of the ring and used any hard surface he could find to inflict damage on his opponent.

It wasn't until just before the commercial break that Darby finally managed to get in some offense, but by the time the show was back, Alexander was back in the driver's seat.

This was a good way to structure this bout. We all came into this fairly certain that Allin would retain, but allowing Alexander to look like a beast made the loss easier to swallow.

Allin hit the Coffin Drop to Alexander as he was draped over the middle rope, causing both men to crash to the floor. The Walking Weapon recovered first and hit a tombstone piledriver from the apron through two chairs. Somehow, it wasn't enough to get the win.

Trent and Rocky Romero tried to get involved, but Steven Borden was waiting in the crowd with a clown mask on to stop them. Allin was able to turn an ankle lock from Alexander into a pinning combination to retain his title.

Alexander finally getting more singles matches has been great. He felt very underused during his first several months with the DCF.

Allin was doing his best to sell and make Josh look like a monster.

The crowd loudly chanted "F--k Don Callis."

Allin needs to be studied. The human body was not designed to be that durable.

This week's Dynamite closed with the TBS title bout between Persephone and Queen Aminata. It didn't get started until almost 10 minutes past the scheduled end of the show, so we knew it was going to be a long overrun this week.

They circled each other a bit before locking up and fighting for control. Aminata surprised the champ by forcing her to the corner, but Persephone turned it around and taunted her with some smacks to the back of her head.

The crowd was chanting for Aminata as they began to trade counters. As the show went to its last break, Persy was in full control, and Britt Baker was taunting Aminata from ringside.

While there may have been a couple of moments that looked off, they weren't enough to slow down the momentum of the match. Aminata was a great challenger to put in the ring with Persephone, especially given how popular she has become in recent months.

Baker cheated and hit Aminata with the TBS title while the ref was taking care of Persephone after a brutal bump, but even with an added moonsault, it wasn't enough to get the win.

After hitting a brutal running kick, The Queen made the cover and got the win to become the new TBS champion. The crowd erupted for her victory, and the locker room emptied as women came out to congratulate her.

Baker's Halloween costume was great. She was Miss Trunchbull from Matilda .

Aminata's chest chop was pretty loud. The crowd had a great reaction to it.

The dropkick Aminata hit while Persephone was in a chair was awesome.

This was a very strong episode of Dynamite. Every match was either a great performance or served a purpose, and it felt like multiple storylines were advanced in different ways.

AEW is trying to promote both next week's Blood and Guts Dynamite and Full Gear in two weeks, and for the most part, it has been working.

The women's Blood and Guts match might be slightly more interesting than the men's, but both bouts will deliver when the time comes.

Allin and Alexander had a wild bout, but Fletcher and Perry stole the show with their match. They had a little bit of everything, and the crowd was lively for every second.

There really wasn't a weak point in this show. Even Marina's squash match had its place. Ending the night with Aminata becoming the new TBS champion was the perfect way to end it.