{{short description|All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view event}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox professional wrestling event | name = Dynasty | image = Dynasty (2025) poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster featuring various AEW wrestlers | tagline = <!-- DO NOT PUT ANYTHING HERE WITHOUT A REFERENCE INCLUDED TO A WP:RS --> | promotion = All Elite Wrestling | date = April 6, 2025 | city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | venue = Liacouras Center | attendance = 7,921<ref>{{cite web|date=April 11, 2025|title=FINAL COUNT: AEW Dynasty [The Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA]|url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/final-count-aew-126443225|website=WrestleTix}}{{Subscription required}}</ref> | buyrate = 110,000–120,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/april-14-2025-observer-newsletter-aew-dynasty-review-kevin-owens-suffers-serious-neck-injury/|title=April 14, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW Dynasty review, Kevin Owens suffers serious neck injury|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|first=Dave|last=Meltzer|authorlink=Dave Meltzer|date=April 14, 2025|access-date=June 19, 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref><!-- DO NOT PUT ANYTHING HERE WITHOUT A REFERENCE INCLUDED TO A WP:RS --> | lastevent = Revolution | nextevent = Double or Nothing | event = Dynasty | lastevent2 = 2024 | nextevent2 = 2026 }} The 2025 '''Dynasty''' was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It was the second annual Dynasty and took place on April 6, 2025, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking AEW's first PPV event to be held in Pennsylvania.

Twelve matches were contested at the event, including two on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Swerve Strickland to retain the AEW World Championship. In other prominent matches, Kenny Omega defeated Ricochet and "Speedball" Mike Bailey in a three-way match to retain the AEW International Championship and Adam Cole defeated Daniel Garcia to win the AEW TNT Championship. The event also featured the return of The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) following a hiatus since October 2024.

==Production== ===Background=== [[File:The Liacouras Center - Temple University (53564503499).jpg|thumb|The 2025 Dynasty was held at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking All Elite Wrestling's first pay-per-view event to be held in the state.]] In April 2024, the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) held a pay-per-view (PPV) event titled Dynasty.<ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=AEW Dynasty 2024 Pay-Per-View Set To Emanate From St. Louis On 4/21|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-dynasty-2024-pay-view-set-emanate-st-louis-421|work=Fightful|date=March 3, 2024|access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref> On January 22, 2025, it was announced that a second Dynasty event would take place on April 6 that year at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking AEW's first PPV event to be held in Pennsylvania, thus establishing Dynasty as an annual PPV event for AEW.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Philadelphia to host AEW Dynasty 2025 |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/uncategorized/philadelphia-to-host-aew-dynasty-2025/ |last=Currier |first=Joseph |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Storylines=== Dynasty featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, written by AEW's writers. Storylines were produced on AEW's weekly television programs, ''Dynamite'' and ''Collision'', as well as Ring of Honor's (ROH) weekly television program ''Ring of Honor Wrestling''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|date=January 13, 2006|access-date=February 8, 2019|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|publisher=Discovery Communications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; float: right; clear: right;" |+ '''Other on-screen personnel''' !Role !Name |- |rowspan=8|Commentators |Excalibur {{small|(Pre-show and PPV)}} |- |Tony Schiavone {{small|(Pre-show and PPV)}} |- |Taz {{small|(PPV)}} |- |Nigel McGuinness {{small|(PPV)}} |- |Jim Ross {{small|(Will Ospreay vs. Kevin Knight)}} |- |Matt Menard {{small|(Pre-show)}} |- |MVP {{small|(AEW World Tag Team Title match)}} |- |Don Callis {{small|(Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe)}} |- |rowspan=3|Spanish Commentators |Carlos Cabrera |- |Alvaro Riojas |- |Ariel Levy |- |rowspan=2|Ring announcer |Justin Roberts {{small|(PPV)}} |- |Arkady Aura {{small|(Pre-show)}} |- |rowspan=6|Referees |Aubrey Edwards |- |Bryce Remsburg |- |Mike Posey |- |Paul Turner |- |Rick Knox |- |Stephon Smith |- |Interviewer |Lexy Nair |- |rowspan=3|Pre-show hosts |Renee Paquette |- |RJ City |- |Jeff Jarrett |}

==Results== {{Pro wrestling results table |times = <ref name="preDynasty2025">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW Dynasty pre-show results: Nick Wayne, Lio Rush, and Action Andretti, Dante Martin, and Darius Martin, Max Caster's open challenge|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/04/06/aew-dynasty-pre-show-results-nick-wayne-lio-rush-and-action-andretti-dante-martin-and-darius-martin-max-casters-open-challenge/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Dynasty2025">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Megan Bayne for the AEW Women's Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2025/04/06/aew-dynasty-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-swerve-strickland-for-the-aew-world-championship-toni-storm-vs-megan-bayne-for-the-aew-womens-championship/|date=April 6, 2025|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> |match1 = Nick Wayne and CRU (Action Andretti and Lio Rush) (with Kip Sabian and Mother Wayne) defeated AR Fox and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) (with Leila Grey) by pinfall |stip1 = Trios match<ref name=ZeroHour>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Nick Wayne And CRU Pick Up Victory On AEW Dynasty Zero Hour|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/nick-wayne-and-cru-pick-victory-aew-dynasty-zero-hour|work=Fightful|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> |time1 = 11:15 |note1 = pre |match2 = Anthony Bowens (with Billy Gunn) defeated Max Caster by pinfall |stip2 = Singles match<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/anthony-bowens-returns-defeats-max-caster-aew-dynasty-zero-hour|title=Anthony Bowens Returns, Defeats Max Caster At AEW Dynasty: Zero Hour|date=April 6, 2025|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> |time2 = 0:40 |note2 = pre |match3 = Will Ospreay defeated Kevin Knight by pinfall |stip3 = Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Will Ospreay Advances In Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/will-ospreay-advances-owen-hart-foundation-men-s-tournament-aew-dynasty|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 6, 2025|work=Fightful}}</ref> |time3 = 13:50 |match4 = The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin) (c) (with MVP) defeated The Learning Tree (Big Bill and Bryan Keith) by pinfall |stip4 = Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=MJF Helps The Hurt Syndicate Retain AEW World Tag Titles At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mjf-helps-hurt-syndicate-retain-aew-world-tag-titles-aew-dynasty|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025|work=Fightful}}</ref> |time4 = 11:00 |match5 = Mercedes Moné defeated Julia Hart by pinfall |stip5 = Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Mercedes Moné Advances In Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mercedes-mone-advances-owen-hart-foundation-women-s-tournament-aew-dynasty|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025|work=Fightful}}</ref> |time5 = 13:00 |match6 = Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Pac, and Wheeler Yuta) (c) defeated Rated FTR (Cope, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood) by pinfall |stip6 = Trios match for the AEW World Trios Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=Cope Stretchered Out Of AEW Dynasty After Being Betrayed By FTR (Dax Harwood And Cash Wheeler)|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/cope-stretchered-out-aew-dynasty-after-being-betrayed-ftr-dax-harwood-and-cash-wheeler|work=Fightful|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> |time6 = 14:45 |match7 = "Timeless" Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) defeated Megan Bayne (with Penelope Ford) by pinfall |stip7 = Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Toni Storm Retains AEW Women's Title At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/toni-storm-retains-aew-women-s-title-aew-dynasty|work=Fightful|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> |time7 = 15:25 |match8 = Kyle Fletcher (with Don Callis) defeated Mark Briscoe by pinfall |stip8 = Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament Quarterfinal match<ref>{{Cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=Kyle Fletcher Advances In Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/kyle-fletcher-advances-owen-hart-foundation-men-s-tournament-aew-dynasty|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025|work=Fightful}}</ref> |time8 = 16:15 |match9 = Bandido defeated Chris Jericho (c) by pinfall |stip9 = Title vs. Mask match for the ROH World Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Perkins|first=Nick|title=Bandido Defeats Chris Jericho For Ring Of Honor Championship at AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/bandido-defeats-chris-jericho-ring-honor-championship-keeps-mask|work=Fightful|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> |time9 = 18:15 |match10 = Adam Cole defeated Daniel Garcia (c) by pinfall |stip10 = Singles match for the AEW TNT Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Adam Cole Wins AEW TNT Championship At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/adam-cole-wins-aew-tnt-championship-aew-dynasty|work=Fightful|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref><br>{{small|This match had no time limit and outside interference was strictly prohibited.}} |time10 = 15:35 |match11 = Kenny Omega (c) defeated Ricochet and "Speedball" Mike Bailey by pinfall |stip11 = Three-way match for the AEW International Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=Kenny Omega Confronted By Kazuchika Okada After Retaining AEW International Title At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/kenny-omega-confronted-kazuchika-okada-after-retaining-aew-international-title-aew-dynasty|work=Fightful|date=April 7, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> |time11 = 31:00 |match12 = Jon Moxley (c) (with Marina Shafir) defeated Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) by pinfall |stip12 = Singles match for the AEW World Championship<ref>{{cite web|last=Defelice|first=Robert|title=The Young Bucks Return, Cost Swerve Strickland AEW World Title At AEW Dynasty|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/young-bucks-return-cost-swerve-strickland-aew-world-title-aew-dynasty|work=Fightful|date=April 7, 2025|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref> |time12 = 31:35 }}

===AEW International Championship Eliminator Tournament=== {{#invoke:Build bracket|main | rounds=2 | seeds=no | team-width=140px | score-width=55px | byes=yes | col1-teams-per-match=2 | col2-teams-per-match=4 | col1-matches=3,6,9,12 | col2-matches=6.5 | col1-col2-paths=(3,6,9,12)-6.5 |RD1= '''Qualifiers'''<br />{{Small|''Dynamite'' (March 12)}}<br />{{small|''Collision'' (March 15)}} |RD2= '''Final'''<br />{{Small|''Dynamite'' (March 19)}} |RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} '''Orange Cassidy''' |RD1-score1=Pin |RD1-team2={{flagicon|MEX}} Hechicero |RD1-score2=10:09 |RD1-team3={{flagicon|MEX}} The Beast Mortos |RD1-score3=10:57 |RD1-team4={{flagicon|CAN}} '''"Speedball" Mike Bailey''' |RD1-score4=Pin |RD1-team5={{flagicon|JPN}} Katsuyori Shibata |RD1-score5=12:34 |RD1-team6={{flagicon|USA}} '''Ricochet''' |RD1-score6= Pin |RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Mark Briscoe |RD1-score7=12:15 |RD1-team8={{flagicon|AUS}} '''Mark Davis''' |RD1-score8= Pin |RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Orange Cassidy |RD2-team2={{flagicon|CAN}} '''"Speedball" Mike Bailey''' |RD2-team3={{flagicon|USA}} '''Ricochet''' |RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Davis |RD2-score1=— |RD2-score2=Pin |RD2-score3=Pin |RD2-score4=17:57 }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.allelitewrestling.com/|All Elite Wrestling website}}

{{All Elite Wrestling events|Dynasty}}

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