Tonight’s AEW Dynamite airing September 30, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The post-AEW All Out show sees AEW World Champion “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay face The Demand’s Ricochet in a Non-Title Match. Plus, AEW Continental Champion The Death Riders’ Jon Moxley will defend his title against The Conglomeration’s “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy.
The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on TBS and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Max. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for AEW Dynamite on September 30, 2026
- Non-Title Match: AEW World Champion “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay vs. The Demand’s Ricochet
- AEW Continental Championship Match: The Death Riders’ Jon Moxley (c) vs. The Conglomeration’s “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy
- Trios Match: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., AEW TBS Champion and CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone and AEW Women’s World Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Moné vs. CMLL Mexican National Women’s Champion “La Mera Mera” Thunder Rosa, Hyan and The Death Riders’ “The Problem” Marina Shafir
- 8-Man Tag Team Match: The Elite (“The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and “Hangman” Adam Page) vs. Don Callis Family (“The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher, Rocky “Azucar” Romero, “The Jet” Kevin Knight and Trent Beretta)
- There Will Be A Tribute To PAC
AEW Dynamite Results (9/30/2026): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with a graphic in memoriam to Benjamin “PAC” Satterley.
Excalibur then gives a statement on PAC, a man he’s had a great deal of history with. We then go to the ring, where Tony Schiavone talks about the man we’re honoring tonight. Schiavone then talks about what PAC meant to the company and everyone in it.
Jon Moxley then addresses his loss at All Out, a promo that took place shortly after the PPV event and notably being the last thing we see PAC himself in. Moxley talks about knowing how to lose in wrestling and in life and losing people and opportunities. Moxley then says you’re not always going to get what you earned or deserved and what are you going to do. Moxley then says you keep moving every single day. Moxley then talks about the sold-out crowds like tonight and watching people like Will Ospreay do what they do. Moxley then says there’s nothing better than seeing these people pay to see you. Moxley then congratulates Ospreay, but tells him all he’s earned is more hard work. Moxley then talks about the types of eulogies they give at funerals and how they either talk about what kind of person you were or what you did.
Moxley then talks about how he gets into the hard work that wrestlers do and how they have the future of pro wrestling in their hands. Moxley then says anyone like Ospreay who has the guts to be great, to be really great, to take this opportunity and do something with it. Moxley then walks off to leave us with the rest of the Death Riders. One by one they leave as well, with PAC being the last on screen.
We then go back to ringside for a 10-bell salute with the entire AEW locker room and many of them are struggling to fight back their tears.
We then get a shot of an empty chair with a towel in honor of PAC as Jon Moxley makes his way out for the first match of the night. Moxley makes his way through the crowd before heading to the ring and Orange Cassidy follows to get this Continental Championship Match underway.
AEW Continental Championship Match: The Death Riders’ Jon Moxley (c) vs. The Conglomeration’s “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy
The match starts off with a display of emotion from Orange Cassidy before both men lock up. Jon Moxley gets a hammerlock on Cassidy, who gets to the ropes to force a break. Cassidy then gets a grasp on Moxley, but Moxley manages to break free. Moxley then cinches in a side headlock, but Cassidy breaks free for one of his own. Moxley then gets Cassidy to the ropes, but Cassidy manages to turn things around for a near fall. We then get a trade of pin exchanges that ends in a standoff between both men. We then get a test of strength, with Moxley getting Cassidy down to the mat for a one count. Moxley then keeps on the pressure, getting Cassidy’s shoulders back down for a set of one counts before Cassidy starts to bridge back up.
Cassidy then gets to his feet, taking Moxley to the mat now. Moxley then transitions into a bulldog choke attempt before Cassidy rolls both of them to the ropes forcing a break. Both men to their feet now as Cassidy gets to the ropes, taking Moxley down with a shoulder tackle but Moxley fires back and he sends Cassidy to the outside before slamming him face-first onto the announce desk. Moxley then pins Cassidy. Cassidy then kicks out, but Moxley delivers some right hands on Cassidy in the corner of the ring. Cassidy then sends Moxley’s face repeatedly bouncing off the top turnbuckle from the ring apron, but Moxley knocks Cassidy onto the floor and sends him back in the ring.
Cassidy then rolls back out of the ring twice when Moxley dumps him back inside both times and meets him on the other side of the ring when Cassidy looks to roll back out once again as commentary notes that Cassidy did something similar in one of his matches with PAC during their rivalry in the early days of AEW. Cassidy then climbs to the top rope, but Moxley rolls into the corner of the ring. Cassidy then delivers his signature kicks on Moxley and nails Moxley with a thrust kick before the two men exchange forearm strikes with one another and Cassidy places his hands into his pockets. Moxley then pretends to place his own hands in his pockets, but flips off Cassidy instead.
Cassidy then hits a shotgun dropkick to Moxley and a Stun Dog Millionaire. He then rolls up Moxley with a crucifix pin, but Moxley kicks out and Cassidy sets up for a Beach Break. Moxley then escapes, but Cassidy hits a kick to Moxley and Moxley responds by looking to cinch in a Brutalizer on Cassidy. Cassidy then counters into a pinfall, but Moxley kicks out and Cassidy looks to cinch in a Brutalizer on him as Excalibur and Tony Schiavone add that if anyone would know how to counter the Brutalizer it would be Cassidy. Moxley then breaks one of his arms free and hits a Stomp on Cassidy and follows it up with a Death Rider on him for the win.
The winner and still the AEW Continental Champion, The Death Riders’ Jon Moxley!
After the match, Moxley catches his breath inside the ring. Bryan Danielson’s music then hits and he makes his way out with tears in his eyes. Moxley then makes his way up to his feet and turns his back to Danielson at first, but turns around to face him. Moxley and Danielson then embrace one another and share a long hug with each other. Moxley’s music then hits and we get a graphic hyping up an 8-Man Tag Team Match coming up next.
“Hangman Adam Page then pays an emotional tribute to PAC. Page says he immediately found out that Benjamin was kind, welcoming and humbling when he first arrived in AEW. Page then says he loved working with Benjamin and felt like he became really close with him over the last couple of months. Page then says he’s glad he told Benjamin how much he loved and respected him. Page then says he wished he could express how much Benjamin loved professional wrestling and the people he worked with.
Kevin Knight then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Kyle Fletcher and RPG Vice follow. The Young Bucks then make their way down to the ring next and “Hangman” Adam Page and Kenny Omega follow.
8-Man Tag Team Match: The Elite (“The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and “Hangman” Adam Page) vs. Don Callis Family (“The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher, Rocky “Azucar” Romero, “The Jet” Kevin Knight and Trent Beretta)
The match starts off with Don Callis Family going after The Elite, sending all but Nick Jackson out of the ring before attacking him. Kyle Fletcher is evidently the legal man for the Don Callis Family as he covers Nick for a two count. Nick then starts to fight back and Matt comes in for an assist. A tag is then made to Trent, but the Young Bucks take him to the outside with a sunset into a German suplex. They then pose but are cut off by Rocky Romero, who sends them out before posing in the corner only to realize that Page has arrived. He then turns to face Page, but Omega slides into the ring behind him. Fletcher then tries to direct Romero how to leave the ring, but the Young Bucks stop him at the apron before Page and Omega send him to the outside.
Beretta then comes ack in but is cut off by the former tag champs before the current champs help fend off Fletcher and Knight. The Elite then leap to the outside with a Terminator-style dive sending the Don Callis Family to the floor and Page brings Romero back into the ring. We then see the rest of the Don Callis Family back in as well and The Elite hit some punches in each corner before taking Romero down for a near fall. Fletcher and Knight then take out Page and Omega on the outside while Beretta tags in to drop Matt Jackson for a near fall. Romero and Matt are now in the ring, with Matt being sent to the DCF corner only to fend them off. He then goes for a tag but Romero cuts him off, sending him into the corner again before trading off corners for a forever clothesline until Matt cuts him off, setting up for a locomotion suplex that catches Beretta as well.
A tag is then made to Nick Jackson and he fends off RPG Vice until Fletcher comes in. He then sends Nick to the corner as Knight joins him in the beatdown. Nick then fights them off long enough for a tag to Page, who sends everyone else out except for Knight, taking him out with a Dead Eye but only getting a two count. Omega then reaches out for a tag and gets it, but Knight fights him off long enough for RPG Vice to try and intervene only for Romero and Beretta to each take a snap dragon suplex instead. Beretta then tries to set Omega up for a double team but it all goes wrong as he gets taken out instead and takes a Superkick Party from all four of The Elite. They then follow up with dives in and out of the ring, clearing it out aside from Omega and Beretta. Omega then goes for a V-Trigger but Beretta escapes, only to take a Buck Shot into a V-Trigger. BTE Trigger by the Young Bucks is followed by a One-Winged Angel for the win.
The winners of the 8-Man Tag Team Match, The Elite (“The Best Bout Machine” Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and “Hangman” Adam Page)!
After the match, The Elite share a four-way hug with one another in the middle of the ring.
We then get a video from a tearful Cash Wheeler, who says he’ll miss Benjamin’s smile and the kind of person he was. Wheeler then says Benjamin was one of the best people he encountered and he loves Benjamin.
We then get a video from a tearful Jay White, where he tells Benjamin he doesn’t think he realized how much he meant to him and the rest of the locker room. White then says he used to try emulating Benjamin to no prevail because he was in a league of his own. White then says Benjamin was the greatest man and it feels like everyone is waiting for him to show up to this edition of Dynamite. White then says he misses Benjamin.
We then head to ringside, where Renee Paquette says it’s a difficult night for everyone in Pittsburgh. Paquette then shares a statement from Benjamin’s wife Natalie, his mother Gillian and his father Steven. Benjamin’s family says that they are devastated to lose Benjamin. They say the love and support from every corner of the globe has helped them get through the last few days and they’re glad to share the tributes that have been pouring in. They then say Benjamin loved his dog, nights out dancing and spending time with his parents. They then say Tony Khan changed Benjamin’s life forever. They then say Benjamin was always committed to give his best and he made some lovely friends during his time in AEW. They then thank AEW for their help during this time navigating the death of Benjamin and thank Tony Khan for lightning their load. They then share their gratitude for the fans sharing the impact Benjamin had on their lives.
AEW World Trios Champions Swerve Strickland and The New Level then make their way down to the ring. Strickland, Austin Creed and Kofi then lay down their AEW World Trios Championship belts and a towel with PAC’s name on it in the middle of the ring before they embrace with one another and Nana.
Ricochet then shares his thoughts on PAC. Ricochet says it always feels like there’s more time. Ricochet then says you have to embrace and enjoy every moment you have in life. He then recalls living with Benjamin in Dragongate in a very small room sharing days and nights with one another. Ricochet then says he always looked up to Benjamin and how he went about life. Ricochet then says Benjamin was always an inspiration and his big brother. Ricochet then says it feels like he lost a brother and it’s always the good people who everyone has great stories about. Ricochet then says there’s not that many people in the professional wrestling industry who everyone has great stories about. Ricochet then says Benjamin inspired everyone and it’s been nice seeing everyone sharing memories of Benjamin from all across the professional wrestling industry. Ricochet then says there will never be another like Benjamin who is as good as he was inside and outside the ring. Ricochet then says he loves Benjamin.
Ricochet then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and he is accompanied by GOA. Ricochet shows off a towel honoring PAC as he enters the ring and Will Ospreay follows to a nice reaction from the crowd. The AEW World Champion then heads to the ring, showing some love to GOA on a night where any in-ring animosity can be set aside. We then see The United Empire at ringside as well as this match gets underway with a handshake and a hug in honor of PAC.
Non-Title Match: AEW World Champion “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay vs. The Demand’s Ricochet
The match starts off with both men trading offense back and forth, each getting a near fall in the process. Ricochet then gets the upper hand as he hits an uppercut on Ospreay, forcing the World Champion to the corner. Ospreay then fires back with a boot to the face and counters back with a headscissors sending Ricochet to the outside before dropping him to the floor with a dive through the ropes. Ricochet then gets back in the ring, fighting it out with Ospreay before sending Ospreay to the outside. Ricochet then hits a dive and he sends Ospreay to the floor before landing on his feet.
Ricochet and Ospreay are by the guardrail as Ospreay narrowly avoids an attack, sending Ricochet into the railing and brings him back to the ring. Ricochet is sent to the ropes as Ospreay kicks him down before hitting an elbow drop for two. Both men are then back to their feet, trading chops until Ospreay hits a Stundog Millionaire. Ricochet then springs back up, but takes a hard DDT by Ospreay for a near fall. Ospreay then brings Ricochet back up, looking for Storm Breaker only for Ricochet to counter into a hurricanrana for two. He then takes Ospreay down hard before hitting a Phoenix splash. Cover by Ricochet, but Ospreay manages to kick out at two. Ricochet then brings him to the corner. but is caught with a reverse rana by Ospreay.
Ricochet then lands on his feet. Both men then trade offense once more before Ospreay takes Ricochet out with a hurricanrana. The referee then begins a standing count as the two slowly get to a vertical base. They then start fighting to their feet now and go back and forth until Ospreay takes control. Ricochet then turns it around before hitting the ropes, but gets caught with an enziguiri by Ospreay. Ricochet then gets back up and goes to the corner, only for Ospreay to take him down for a two count. Ospreay then heads to the corner for a Hidden Blade, but Ricochet counters with a backslide driver and a Liger bomb for a near fall.
Ospreay then gets to the corner just as Ricochet catches him, following up with a shooting star Pele kick in honor of PAC. Shooting star press by Ricochet then only gets him a two count. Ricochet then goes to the corner for a Spirit Gun, but Ospreay blocks him and counters into a Styles Clash and Ricochet kicks out at two. Ospreay then hits a Hidden Blade, but he doesn’t go for a cover. He then looks at the turnbuckle instead, pulling Ricochet to the corner before climbing up top for a Black Arrow in honor of PAC for the win.
The winner of the Non-Title Match, AEW World Champion “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay!
After the match, Ospreay begins to cry and hugs Andrade, Akira and Bailey in the ring. Ospreay and Ricochet then share a long hug with one another inside the ring and The United Empire hugs The Demand as Remsburg hugs Ospreay.
We then get a video from Will Ospreay, who recalls doing wrestling moves with his friends and recalls meeting a man named Steven who did backyard wrestling with PAC. Ospreay says Steven told him that he reminded him of PAC and watching PAC’s matches gave him hope as a young teenager wanting to walk the road that PAC did. Ospreay then says he saw PAC make it to the U.S. and have an impact on people. Ospreay then says he chased after PAC looking for a match against him. Ospreay then says he finally wrestled PAC in 2019 and PAC was the loveliest person behind a character that was so bad. Ospreay then says he hopes he does Benjamin justice. Ospreay then says he loves hi, and thanks him for everything he did.
Persephone then makes her way out for the next match of the night. She is followed by Dr. Britt Baker and Mercedes Moné before the trio heads to the ring. Thunder Rosa and Hyan then make their way down to the ring followed by Marina Shafir as we go back to a shot of the chair and towel honoring PAC as The Death Riders see Shafir out to a big pop from the crowd. Shafir then gets to the ring as we get this match underway.
Trios Match: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., AEW TBS Champion and CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone and AEW Women’s World Champion “The CEO” Mercedes Moné vs. CMLL Mexican National Women’s Champion “La Mera Mera” Thunder Rosa, Hyan and The Death Riders’ “The Problem” Marina Shafir
The match starts off with Persephone and Hyan and both women lock up. Hyan. then looks to hit Persephone with a shoulder tackle, but Persephone blocks it and Hyan runs over her with a boot. Rosa then tags in and Hyan hits a leg drop on Persephone. Rosa then follows it up with a shotgun dropkick to Persephone, but Baker tags in and tags out to Persephone. Shafir. then tags in and pulls Persephone out of the ring as Rosa and Hyan send Moné and Baker crashing out as well.
Moné then hits some knees on Rosa’s spine and runs over her with a meteora. She then goes for a pin, but Rosa kicks out and Moné tags in. Moné then jams her boot into Rosa in the corner, but Shafir tags in and hits a kick under Moné’s jaw. She then hits a knee on Moné’s midsection and hits a butterfly face-breaker on her, but Moné hits some right hands on Shafir. Shafir then responds with a German suplex to Moné and hits a snap suplex. She then cinches in a Mother’s Milk on her.
Persephone then breaks the hold, but Shafir hits her with a German suplex. Baker then tags in and hits a Sling Blade to Shafir, but Hyan hits a Falcon Arrow to Baker. Moné then responds with a backstabber to Hyan, but Rosa runs over Moné and Persephone hits Rosa with a kick. Shafir then hits a back elbow on Baker, but Baker slides on her sparkly glove and cinches in the Lockjaw on her. Hyan then pulls Persephone out of the ring and Rosa hits her as Shafir powers up to her feet to escape the Lockjaw. She then hits a Hip Toss to Baker and cinches in the Brutalizer on her. Baker then taps out.
The winners of the Trios Match, CMLL Mexican National Women’s Champion “La Mera Mera” Thunder Rosa, Hyan and The Death Riders’ “The Problem” Marina Shafir!
After the match, Shafir begins to cry and shares a long hug with Moxley in the middle of the ring as Rosa hugs Aubrey Edwards.
We then get a video from Swerve Strickland, who recalls meeting Benjamin for the first time. Strickland says he always appreciated Benjamin, his athleticism and his perfection in the ring with intentional moves. Strickland then says Benjamin was quiet in a room, but would say whatever you needed when he spoke. Strickland then says he always provided motivation. Strickland then says he misses Benjamin and he hopes he knows Benjamin was loved and cared for by everyone in the professional wrestling business.
We then get a video from Darby Allin, who says Benjamin was dedicated to his craft. Allin then says Benjamin had a love for professional wrestling and recalls watching old clips of him wrestling Benjamin after his death as he begins to tear up. Allin then says he didn’t think Benjamin would want to do what he wanted at AEW Fairway to Hell, but Benjamin was playing in the sand thinking of fun spots. Allin then says he loves Benjamin and thanks him for the crazy things they did in the ring.
Don Callis Family then make their way down to the ring for the main event of the night, with Wardlow coming out for his return to action alongside Mark Davis, Lance Archer, Josh Alexander and Jake Doyle. The Death Riders then make their way down to the ring next, represented in this match by Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli. They then warm up around the chair honoring PAC before heading through the crowd to the ring ready to fight the Don Callis Family. Jon Moxley then goes to commentary. We then find out why as the Death Riders intro plays again, leading to Bryan Danielson joining the group for presumably one night only. All ten men then go at it to get this match underway.
10-Man Tag Team Match: Don Callis Family (Wardlow, Mark Davis, “The Murderhawk Monster” Lance Archer, “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander and Jake Doyle) vs. The Death Riders (“The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli)
The match starts off with all ten men brawling. Daniel Garcia and Jake Doyle then lock up, with Doyle getting enough control to trade in tags as the much bigger men on the Don Call Family’s side lay into him. This then ends when Garcia fights out and makes a tag to Gabe Kidd, who takes the fight to Lance Archer. Archer then hits a clubbing chop to the back of Kidd before tagging in Josh Alexander, who goes to work on Kidd and hits him with a snapmare. Kidd then takes a bit more damage before tagging in Claudio Castagnoli, who hoists Alexander up for a delayed vertical suplex onto the top rope. He then keeps Alexander propped up on the top rope as Bryan Danielson climbs the turnbuckle for a double foot stomp. A tag is then made to Wheeler Yuta and Castagnoli hits a giant swing into a dropkick by Yuta. A cover is made by Yuta, but the Don Callis Family breaks it up. Wardlow then gets a tag as the ring is cleared out and Wardlow hits an F5 on Yuta.
Yuta is then sent to the corner as the Don Callis Family continues to beat him down. Yuta then manages to fight back as Danielson reaches out for a tag to “Yes” chants and he gets the tag in. He then lays some hard strikes into any DCF member nearby, clearing the ring out aside from the now-legal Alexander. He then hits some kicks to the chest before Alexander turns it around for an ankle lock, only for Danielson to counter into a LeBell Lock. Wardlow then breaks it up before Castagnoli comes in. “Meat” chants then ring out as they trade strikes until Castagnoli takes out Wardlow with a flying uppercut. Yuta then fends off an approaching Archer before the ring clears back out, leaving Danielson to take a set of German suplexes from Alexander.
Tags are then made to Doyle and Garcia as they tarde shots, but Davis and Wardlow intervene. They then look for a double suplex, but have to fend off Castagnoli and Kidd. This then allows Yuta and Danielson to send them out as Archer gets back in. Shafir then hops on the apron, only to be grabbed around the throat by Archer but she turns it into an armbar of sorts against the rope before Garcia sends him out. Doyle then comes back in but so are all of the Death Riders, who go for a carousel of clothesline on him in the corner. Danielson and Yuta then hit a double dive before Kidd hits a PAC-style lariat on Doyle, who takes a Dragon Slayer by Garcia into a curb stomp by Castagnoli. Garcia then gets a cover for the win.
The winners of the 10-Man Tag Team Match, The Death Riders (“The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli)!
After the match, The Death Riders hug it out in the ring as commentary talk about the importance of Ben Slattery, the man they call PAC.
We then get a video of clips throughout PAC’s career and an audio plays of him sharing how grateful he is. We then see old clips of PAC and The Young Bucks on the independent circuit and we see some behind the scenes clips of Benjamin filming segments for AEW shows. We then see a clip of Shafir talking about holding Benjamin yesterday during a match on the independent scene and saying he was the best because he knew himself. We then hear audio of PAC saying to never forget him and clips of The Death Triangle. We then see PAC wrestling at AEW All In when himself, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli won the AEW World Trios Championship and clips of PAC with The Death Riders. Audio then plays of PAC calling The Death Riders his family and we see a picture of PAC with The Butcher inside the locker room. We then see a picture of Benjamin and his mother and Benjamin with his wife and Benjamin appears on screen to say until we meet again. We then get a spotlight on PAC’s chair in the crowd and the lights going out as the show comes to a close.
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