AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights from April 30

All Elite Wrestling continued a strong streak of shows with the April 30 edition of Dynamite in the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

The last semifinals match of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament was certain to be spectacular. "Hangman" Adam Page and Kyle Fletcher both needed the win.

"Timeless" Toni Storm faced Miyu Yamashita in a championship eliminator dream match. Could The Pink Striker pull off the upset and earn a future AEW Women's World Championship opportunity?

In an all-star tag team contest, Kenny Omega teamed up with "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight and Mark Briscoe against The Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada and Ricochet.

The Hurt Syndicate and MJF were both set to appear. Would The Salt of the Earth again try to convince Bobby Lashley to give him the thumbs-up?

The promised card for Dynamite had a chance to deliver some of the best action of the year as the build to Double or Nothing continued on May 25.

After a wild battle over 25 minutes, Kenny Omega took out The Young Bucks, but Ricochet tripped Mark Briscoe and set him up for a Rainmaker, allowing Kazuchika Okada to win.

This was pure joy in wrestling form. These all-star tag team matches are quality TV. AEW has enough talent to deliver contests like this every week for the foreseeable future.

This was about the highest quality this type of match can deliver thanks to the level of athletes involved. The Elite were having a blast, reminding fans of what they can do.

Omega worked the heavy part of the bout, taking the big bumps and getting isolated, doing so at a high level. He is making it easy to forget he almost had to retire last year.

This one could have gone either way, but it was best to give The Elite this victory early in their return. It sells the difficulty of finding a group that can take The Young Bucks and Okada down.

That first big loss for The Elite following their return should come at the hands of Swerve Strickland, who was not involved on Wednesday to protect him for that future in-ring collision.

"Speedball" Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight took another tough loss, but this match more than proved their long-term value to AEW. They have been perfect signings for the company.

Result

Okada, Matt and Nick Jackson and Ricochet def. Omega, Briscoe, Bailey and Knight by pinfall.

Grade

A+

Notable Moments

—Omega and Okada stared off to start, but The Rainmaker tagged out. It took until late for the two to lock up, ending the exchange with an Okada dropkick.

—After Matt Jackson repeatedly cheap-shot the arm of Omega, The Cleaner tricked him into doing the same to Ricochet.

—Matt let Ricochet feel what it would be like to have long hair after the two successfully worked together as a team on Bailey.

—Bailey called for a brainbuster, but Matt fought it off. The Elite and Ricochet called for brainbusters on everyone, but the babyfaces reversed into suplexes.

Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata got in some reps against their competition, but once The Opps decided to put this away, Powerhouse Hobbs destroyed Myles Hawkins to win.

The Death Riders struck afterward, and Claudio Castagnoli hit Shibata with a Neutralizer on a steel chair just like Hook.

The Samoan Submission Machine grabbed a microphone after The Death Riders ran off and challenged the AEW world champion to raise the stakes for their contest, battling in a steel cage.

It was not necessary for the trios champions to fight a squash match, and this has too often been the spot for The Opps.

Even though Comoroto got to look solid in his exchange with Shibata, this was a full-on squash.

The only difference was that Hobbs worked the Hook role of past Opps squashes. In particular, he was the dominant final man to pick up the victory.

The better part of this segment was the aftermath. The Death Riders continue to menace The Opps, trying to get some measure of revenge against the group.

Taking out Shibata in a similar style to Hook signals that The Handsome Devil's absence will not be ignored. It should be interesting to see where he fits in The Opps once he returns.

Meanwhile, AEW again raised the stakes for Moxley vs. Joe, which is the most must-see match left for it to deliver until Double or Nothing.

Result

The Opps def. Rhett Titus, Comoroto and Hawkins by pinfall.

Grade

C

Notable Moments

—Samoa Joe watched Hobbs destroy Hawkins with the joy of a father.

—Joe choked out Moxley again on the stage, but the distraction allowed Castagnoli to hurt Shibata.

"Timeless" Toni Storm held on against the best strikes of Miyu Yamashita and fought back with a hip attack and Storm Zero to win.

Mercedes Moné interrupted the celebration and called her shot at the AEW world champion. Jamie Hayter came out and sent The CEO running after a forearm strike.

Championship eliminators are often predictable, but Excalibur teasing that Yamashita is one of just three women to ever win one sold the possibility of an upset.

This was competitive and hard-hitting, selling why Yamashita should be considered often in spots like this. She has the talent to help elevate a growing roster, even if she's only on loan from Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling.

In the end, The Timeless One survived despite receiving some serious welts from the physical strikes of her challenger.

It would have been nice to give Storm a challenger while she waits for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, and there is still time for her to lose an eliminator at the rate she is working.

Either Hayter or Moné would be a worthy opponent for Storm at All In, but there are two-and-a-half months away from that event. Storm should defend her title at least once before July 12.

It would be a waste of a stacked and talented women's division to not give someone that opportunity and spotlight.

Result

Storm def. Yamashita by pinfall.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments

—Renee Paquette warned Moné to not underestimate Hayter in an interview, but The CEO only wanted to focus on her accomplishments.

—Ahead of Yamashita's entrance, AEW delivered a hype package, talking her up including her record 1,239 days as Princess of Princess champion in TJPW.

—Storm danced to Hayter's music on the mat to end the segment.

MVP and Shelton Benjamin gave MJF their thumbs-up again, but Bobby Lashley again refused his entry into the group.

In frustration, The Salt of the Earth mocked The All Mighty and got choked out for it in the corner. Lashley told MJF he had to prove himself by hurting someone.

This story is still running on neutral, but it was good to see things get a little more serious.

Lashley got vicious with MJF and showed him that he cannot simply talk his way into success.

This moment helps immediately in finally pushing MJF to see what he needs to do to succeed and by selling why MJF and Lashley will eventually need to fight.

The Salt of the Earth has never been good at forgiving and forgetting, and The All Mighty will watch him like a hawk once he joins The Hurt Syndicate.

The best part of all this will likely be the singles rivalry down the line, but hopefully some momentum will build for this stable once MJF has proved himself.

Grade

C+

Notable Moments

—The Hurt Syndicate beat down some local talent backstage to show that they do in fact "hurt people."

—Stokely Hathaway cut a pre-taped promo on everyone who might try to get in the way of FTR winning back the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

Nick Wayne mostly dominated Jay Lethal throughout this championship match, winning with a Crucifix Fisherman Buster.

This felt like a contest that should have been better. On paper, Wayne vs. Lethal is an athletic showcase that could have popped the crowd more often.

Instead, despite neither man working it like a complete squash, it never felt like Lethal had a real chance.

This was fine as a way to solidify The Prodigy's new title reign, though AEW had a chance to play the drama game since Wayne is going to be away for several weeks for the Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

This story of Wayne slowly realizing he is done with The Patriarchy is great, and it has helped elevate him on AEW television.

It was an odd choice to give him the ROH Television Championship at this time, though, as ROH is still supposed to build momentum toward Supercard of Honor.

Result

Wayne def. Lethal by pinfall to retain the ROH Television Championship.

Grade

C

Notable Moments

—Lethal interrupted The Patriarchy's interview backstage to ask for a title match. Christian agreed on behalf of Wayne.

—The Prodigy came out to his own music alone before he was interrupted by Christian and The Patriarchy heading out.

—The Patriarch teased taking the title from Wayne but instead put it around his waist in celebration.

"Hangman" Adam Page survived the best shots of Kyle Fletcher throughout and hit a Buckshot Lariat out of the corner followed by a traditional one off the apron for the victory.

These two worked seamlessly together on point time and again in a battle that lived up to its billing early and often.

Fletcher has consistently delivered some of the best matches of 2025, but it was Hangman who looked especially on point Wednesday night. He found a flow and chemistry with Fletcher that could rival his feud with Swerve Strickland.

The Cowboy needed to win this. Will Ospreay vs. Fletcher is one of the best feuds in AEW, but they have fought too often recently on pay-per-view.

This was the chance to deliver one of AEW's biggest dream matches, and all signs point to Ospreay vs. Hangman as the match of the night at Double or Nothing.

The goal in the next month will be to sell the gravity of the contest. These are two of the most beloved men in the company, and both could be the one to finally dethrone Jon Moxley.

Result

Page def. Fletcher by pinfall to advance to the final of the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.

Grade

A

Notable Moments

—The Don Callis Family delivered a final promise of victory backstage before the main event.

—Page sent The Protostar so hard into the barricade that it cut open his back.

—The Cowboy managed to catch Fletcher mid-Leap Frog for a rolling fireman's carry slam.

—Fletcher planted Page with a brainbuster on the apron that looked brutal.

—Hangman knocked Fletcher off the barricade and then moonsaulted toward him, transitioning right into a tombstone piledriver on the floor.

—Fletcher knocked the referee aside so that he could low-blow Page and then hit a brainbuster. Somehow, Hangman kicked out at two.

This was a three-match show, but it was a glorious set of three matches.

The opening all-star 8-man tag was everything it needed to be and more, allowing Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks to show out while also emphasizing the talent of a great fresh roster.

"Timeless" Toni Storm and Miyu Yamashita had one of the best championship eliminators AEW has seen, selling The Pink Striker as a threat even to AEW's best.

"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Kyle Fletcher closed things out with an electrifying main event that further solidified this as the greatest Owen (men's and women's) to date.

The rest was filler that advanced key stories, and everything did its job. Some of the middle action could have been better, especially Nick Wayne vs. Jay Lethal.

Still, the overall energy of the night kept the momentum of AEW rolling forward. It feels like the company cannot miss at the moment.

Overall Grade: B+