Kazuchika Okada remains to be AEW Unified Champion, despite Bandido’s best efforts of their fundamental event match of “AEW Dynamite” on Wednesday. Bandido got the championship match after he was the one to pin Okada after a one-armed 21-plex during their AEW Tag Team Championship match at WrestleDream where Brodido retained over Okada and Konosuke Takeshita.
Bandido initially overpowered Okada to start out off the match, until the champion bailed out of the ring. He waited on the ground for Bandido to return around on the skin, and he beat him down in front of Bandido’s family, seated at ringside. Okada also targeted Bandido’s injured arm throughout the match. Bandido dodged a Rainmaker and hit a suicide dive to Okada back on the skin. He laid out the champion in the course of the ring and hit a frog splash. Okada was capable of battle back and hit a shoulder breaker, nevertheless it was Bandido to roll out of the ring to go to the ringside doctor. Okada wasn’t having it, and got him back within the ring.
Bandido hit an enormous backfist to Okada, followed by a 21-plex, but Okada kicked out. The champion got out of the best way of one other 21-plex and searched for the Rainmaker once more, but Bandido almost had him pinned with a rollup. Bandido hit Okada with a Rainmaker, followed by an X-knee, but Okada dodged one other 21-plex and hit his own Rainmaker for the victory.
Following the match, the Don Callis Family got here out to have a good time with Okada. One member was missing, nevertheless, and through their celebrations, Takeshita’s music hit. He and Okada stood looking at one another from the ramp and the ring, with Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher attempting to calm Takeshita down.