AEW Dynasty (2025)

Dynasty
Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers
Promotion	All Elite Wrestling
Date	April 6, 2025
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	Liacouras Center
Attendance	7,921 [1]
Buy rate	110,000–120,000 [2]
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The 2025 Dynasty was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the second annual Dynasty and took place on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking AEW's first PPV event to be held in Pennsylvania.

Twelve matches were contested at the event, including two on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Swerve Strickland to retain the AEW World Championship. In other prominent matches, Kenny Omega defeated Ricochet and "Speedball" Mike Bailey in a three-way match to retain the AEW International Championship and Adam Cole defeated Daniel Garcia to win the AEW TNT Championship. The event also featured the return of The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) following a hiatus since October 2024.

Production

Background

The 2025 Dynasty was held at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking All Elite Wrestling's first pay-per-view event to be held in the state.

In April 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held a pay-per-view (PPV) event titled Dynasty. ^[3] On January 22, 2025, it was announced that a second Dynasty event would take place on April 6 that year at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking AEW's first PPV event to be held in Pennsylvania, thus establishing Dynasty as an annual PPV event for AEW. ^[4]

Storylines

Dynasty featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision , as well as Ring of Honor's (ROH) weekly television program Ring of Honor Wrestling . ^[5]

Other on-screen personnel

Role	Name
Commentators	Excalibur (Pre-show and PPV)
	Tony Schiavone (Pre-show and PPV)
	Taz (PPV)
	Nigel McGuinness (PPV)
	Jim Ross (Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight)
	Matt Menard (Pre-show)
	MVP (AEW World Tag Team Title match)
	Don Callis (Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe)
Spanish Commentators	Carlos Cabrera
	Alvaro Riojas
	Ariel Levy
Ring announcer	Justin Roberts (PPV)
	Arkady Aura (Pre-show)
Referees	Aubrey Edwards
	Bryce Remsburg
	Mike Posey
	Paul Turner
	Rick Knox
	Stephon Smith
Interviewer	Lexy Nair
Pre-show hosts	Renee Paquette
	RJ City
	Jeff Jarrett

Results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times [6] [7]
1P	Nick Wayne and CRU (Action Andretti and Lio Rush) (with Kip Sabian and Mother Wayne) defeated AR Fox and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Leila Grey) by pinfall	Trios match [8]	11:15
2P	Anthony Bowens (with Billy Gunn) defeated Max Caster by pinfall	Singles match [9]	0:40
3	Will Ospreay defeated Kevin Knight by pinfall	Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match [10]	13:50
4	The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) (with MVP) defeated The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) by pinfall	Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship [11]	11:00
5	Mercedes Moné defeated Julia Hart by pinfall	Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match [12]	13:00
6	Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Pac, and Wheeler Yuta) (c) defeated Rated FTR (Cope, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood) by pinfall	Trios match for the AEW World Trios Championship [13]	14:45
7	"Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) defeated Megan Bayne (with Penelope Ford) by pinfall	Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship [14]	15:25
8	Kyle Fletcher (with Don Callis) defeated Mark Briscoe by pinfall	Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match [15]	16:15
9	Bandido (mask) defeated Chris Jericho (title) by pinfall	Title vs. Mask match for the ROH World Championship [16]	18:15
10	Adam Cole defeated Daniel Garcia (c) by pinfall	Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship [17] This match had no time limit and outside interference was strictly prohibited.	15:35
11	Kenny Omega (c) defeated Ricochet and "Speedball" Mike Bailey by pinfall	Three-way match for the AEW International Championship [18]	31:00
12	Jon Moxley (c) (with Marina Shafir) defeated Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) by pinfall	Singles match for the AEW World Championship [19]	31:35
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match P  – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

AEW International Championship Eliminator Tournament

	Qualifiers Dynamite (March 12) Collision (March 15)				Final Dynamite (March 19)
	Orange Cassidy	Pin
	Hechicero	10:09
	The Beast Mortos	10:57
					Orange Cassidy	—
	"Speedball" Mike Bailey	Pin
					"Speedball" Mike Bailey	Pin
					Ricochet	Pin
	Katsuyori Shibata	12:34
					Mark Davis	17:57
	Ricochet	Pin
	Mark Briscoe	12:15
	Mark Davis	Pin

References

1. "FINAL COUNT: AEW Dynasty [The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA]". WrestleTix. April 11, 2025.(subscription required)
2. Meltzer, Dave (April 14, 2025). "April 14, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW Dynasty review, Kevin Owens suffers serious neck injury" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved June 19, 2025.
3. Defelice, Robert (March 3, 2024). "AEW Dynasty 2024 Pay-Per-View Set To Emanate From St. Louis On 4/21". Fightful. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
4. Currier, Joseph (January 22, 2025). "Philadelphia to host AEW Dynasty 2025". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
5. Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
6. Powell, Jason (April 6, 2025). "AEW Dynasty pre-show results: Nick Wayne, Lio Rush, and Action Andretti, Dante Martin, and Darius Martin, Max Caster's open challenge". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
7. Powell, Jason (April 6, 2025). "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Megan Bayne for the AEW Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved April 6, 2025.
8. Lambert, Jeremy (April 6, 2025). "Nick Wayne And CRU Pick Up Victory On AEW Dynasty Zero Hour". Fightful. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
9. Defelice, Robert (April 6, 2025). "Anthony Bowens Returns, Defeats Max Caster At AEW Dynasty: Zero Hour". Fightful. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
10. Lambert, Jeremy (April 6, 2025). "Will Ospreay Advances In Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
11. Defelice, Robert (April 6, 2025). "MJF Helps The Hurt Syndicate Retain AEW World Tag Titles At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
12. Lambert, Jeremy (April 6, 2025). "Mercedes Moné Advances In Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
13. Defelice, Robert (April 6, 2025). "Cope Stretchered Out Of AEW Dynasty After Being Betrayed By FTR (Dax Harwood And Cash Wheeler)". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
14. Lambert, Jeremy (April 6, 2025). "Toni Storm Retains AEW Women's Title At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
15. Defelice, Robert (April 6, 2025). "Kyle Fletcher Advances In Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
16. Perkins, Nick (April 6, 2025). "Bandido Defeats Chris Jericho For Ring Of Honor Championship at AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
17. Lambert, Jeremy (April 6, 2025). "Adam Cole Wins AEW TNT Championship At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
18. Defelice, Robert (April 7, 2025). "Kenny Omega Confronted By Kazuchika Okada After Retaining AEW International Title At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
19. Defelice, Robert (April 7, 2025). "The Young Bucks Return, Cost Swerve Strickland AEW World Title At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

External links

• All Elite Wrestling website