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Results of Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley at AEW WrestleDream 2024

Aaron Rift

Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Jon Moxley (with Marina Shafir) for the world title took place at AEW WrestleDream 2024. Here are the highlights…

* Moxley attacked Bryan during his entrance but Bryan fought back as his music was still playing. Moxley choked Bryan with a cord but Bryan hit him with a microphone. Marina interfered and Moxley regained control. Moxley brought a chair into the ring but Bryan hit him with a running knee. The music finally stopped and the match officially started.

* Bryan hit another running knee but Moxley kicked out. The two fought on the outside and Moxley gave Bryan a piledriver on the Spanish announce table. The crowd started a “f*ck you Moxley” chant. Marina attacked Bryan while the referee was distracted.

* Moxley worked over the neck of Bryan and Marina exposed the arena floor. Moxley tried to give Bryan a piledriver on the exposed floor but Bryan was able to counter the move.

* Back in the ring, Moxley hit a stomp to Bryan and applied a bulldog hold. Bryan was able to escape and took down Moxley with a piledriver. Both men got to their feet and exchanged blows. Marina interfered again but this time the referee caught her and she was ejected from ringside.

* Moxley kicked out of another running knee from Bryan and also managed to escape the LeBell lock. The two ended up on the outside and Moxley gave Bryan a death rider on the concrete. Moxley got Bryan back in the ring but Bryan was able to kick out.

* Bryan came back with a third running knee but Moxley kicked out yet again. Moxley regained control and hit another death rider but Bryan kicked out at one. Bryan spit in Moxley’s face and Moxley responded with a piledriver. Moxley then applied another submission and the referee called for the bell to make Moxley the new world champion.

* After the match, Claudio and Pac came out to celebrate with Moxley. Moxley was going to use a plastic bag on Bryan again when Wheeler Yuta and Darby Allin came down. However, Yuta turned against Darby and aligned with Moxley. Yuta then suffocated Bryan with the plastic bag as Darby was forced to watch while restrained in the corner. A chair was wrapped around Bryan’s neck and Claudio stomped on it. Wrestlers and officials finally cleared the ring of Moxley’s group.

* A stretcher was brought out for Bryan as there was a “thank you Bryan” chant. The announcers got emotional as the show went off the air.