AEW Dynamite Results October 21: Ilja Dragunov Debuts

Ilja Dragunov debuts, a number one contenders match and more took place on the October 21 AEW Dynamite.

After arriving at AEW at WrestleDream, it was announced after the show that Ilja Dragunov would have his first match on Dynamite. It was later announced that Dragunov’s opponent was Mike Bailey. Also at WrestleDream, Persephone successfully retained the TBS Championship. Maya World and Queen Aminata faced off to see who would be next in line for a shot at the champion.

Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz were on commentary for the show.

AEW Dynamite Results October 21:

• Mark Davis and Jake Doyle defeated The Young Bucks to earn a future Tag Team Championship opportunity.
• Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher defeated Adam Copeland and Will Ospreay when Kazuchika Okada attacked Cope with the International Title. The Don Callis Family attacked Cope and Ospreay after the match until Darby Allin, Steven Borden and The Young Bucks made the save. Borden laid down the challenge for Blood and Guts.
• Swerve Strickland defeated Tome Filip in a squash match.
• Jay White and Orange Cassidy defeated Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta.
• Strickland confronted the Trios Champions and demanded that he and The New Level have a rematch for the titles. Strickland wanted Texas Death, but Page declined.
• Mercedes Mone appeared in the ring and asked who her next challenger was. Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir then made their entrance, which led to Mone fleeing.
• Jon Moxley defeated Roderick Strong. The Dogs attacked Strong after the match, but Moxley called them off. The Dogs then attacked Mox and Gabe Kidd until The Conglomeration made the save. From there, Jay White attacked the group to side with The Dogs.
• Nick Wayne bragged about beating Chris Jericho again. Jericho arrived and acknowledged that Wayne has the potential to be one of the all-time greats.
• Queen Aminata defeated Maya World to earn an opportunity at the TBS Championship next week. Persphone and Britt Baker threatened Aminata, but Maya World and Hyan provided the backup.
• Ilja Dragunov defeated Mike Bailey in his Dynamite debut.

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