As AEW moves closer to Forbidden Door, Dynamite returned on Wednesday, June 17, with another key chapter in the road to the pay-per-view. This week’s episode put the spotlight on the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament semifinals, as two more competitors looked to secure their places at All In and move one step closer to future world title shots.
The momentum toward that event also picked up during an in-ring exchange between Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland, a segment that added more intrigue to their looming showdown while revisiting the rivalry and shared history that brought them here. On the women’s side, Mercedes Moné battled Hazuki with a berth in the tournament final on the line.
The night was also capped off by a star-studded tag team main event, adding even more intrigue to an already eventful card. The big question by the end of the show: who managed to stand tall?
Here’s a full look at everything that went down on Dynamite:
With that said, let’s take a look at what happened on Dynamite:
AEW Dynamite Results For June 17, 2026
- Backstage, MJF is with the Don Callis Family. He says the AEW World MJF said the AEW World Championship is the only title that matters. Calling himself the best professional wrestler in the world, he addressed the growing list of challengers. He said he respects Kevin Knight before turning his attention to Swerve Strickland, mocking Strickland’s claims of having “power.” MJF said he wants to break Will Ospreay’s neck at All In and laughed off the idea of Adam Page as a threat. He also told Kenny Omega to keep his name out of his mouth. Finally, MJF turned to Mark Briscoe and declared that Briscoe isn’t a star.
- Don Callis announced that Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle, Kazuchika Okada and Andrade El Idolo would compete in the All-Star main event. However, Andrade took offense to the idea of working alongside MJF, prompting Callis to tempt him with promises of money and future championship glory.
- Kenny Omega def. Tony Nese by pinfall.
- Bandido and Brody King def. Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia by pinfall.
- Backstage, Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada said they would bring the AEW International Championship back to the Don Callis Family. The camera then cut to Tomohiro Ishii laid out on the floor, ruling him out of Forbidden Door. Fletcher and Okada wished Mark Briscoe luck in finding a partner.
- Backstage, Tommaso Ciampa said he could give Chris Jericho one reason why he hates him. He said he used to respect Jericho the innovator, but not the version of Jericho seen in 2026. Ciampa told Jericho that if he’s going to bring that version of himself, he should stay home. But if the old Jericho is still in there, then “let’s dance.”
- Backstage, the Dogs brawled with Adam Copeland and Christian Cage before the fight spilled into the ring. Cage said that even after winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship, he still has standards, joking that David Finlay and Clark Connors’ tag team name sounded like it came from their mothers. Copeland said Finlay and Connors remind him of who he and Cage were 30 years ago, but they don’t understand that they’re still on the learning curve.
- A video package hyped Thekla vs. Starlight Kid for the AEW Women’s World Championship at Forbidden Door.
- Backstage, Thekla said Starlight Kid’s success has done nothing for her. She noted that Tony Khan once called Starlight Kid his favorite wrestler outside of AEW, and promised to defeat her at Forbidden Door before taking her mask.
- Backstage, Bandido celebrated his and Brody King’s victory. King said they are still one of the best tag teams in the world. Bandido said he saw Jon Moxley’s AEW Continental Championship and wants a shot at it at Forbidden Door. Moxley and Daniel Garcia approached them, and Moxley encouraged Bandido to shoot his shot.
- Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Semifinal: Mercedes Moné def. Hazuki by submission.
- A video package aired to hype Maya World vs. Athena in the AEW Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semifinal.
- Tony Schiavone welcomed Will Ospreay to the ring and congratulated him on his marriage. Ospreay got descriptive about his post-wedding activities before Swerve Strickland interrupted him.
- Strickland said he has been keeping an eye on Ospreay and doesn’t like what he’s been seeing. Ospreay asked if they needed to have a conversation, and Strickland questioned why Ospreay has become close with the Death Riders.
- Ospreay said he didn’t see Strickland after everything that transpired in 2025, referencing their victory over The Young Bucks at All In Texas. He said he would run through a brick wall for Strickland and would do the same today, before asking where Strickland was when he was attacked last year. Ospreay then knocked the microphone out of Strickland’s hand and said it has always been his dream to headline All In. He added that Strickland is standing in the way of that dream, and he won’t hesitate to end Strickland’s first.
- Strickland said he had to listen to Ospreay claim it was Adam Page’s time last year, and he went along with it. He said he helped Ospreay, but questioned where Page is now and argued that Ospreay’s efforts were all for nothing. Strickland vowed that he wouldn’t step aside and allow Ospreay to make it to Wembley Stadium. He said he would defeat Ospreay because Ospreay hasn’t been able to beat him before, and he won’t be able to do it now.
- Ospreay struck Strickland, who responded by whipping a chain at him. The Death Riders then came out to back up Ospreay.
- Backstage, Chris Jericho said he wants to meet Tommaso Ciampa face-to-face in the ring on Collision.
- Backstage, Daniel Garcia fired Ospreay up over Strickland’s comments. Jon Moxley reminded Ospreay that words are used when there’s nothing else left to use, warning him not to lose his control or focus.
- MJF, Kyle Fletcher, Kazuchika Okada, Kevin Knight, Jake Doyle and Andrade El Idolo def. Darby Allin, Kyle O’Reilly, Roddy Strong, Orange Cassidy, and Konosuke Takeshita by pinfall.
