AEW Dynamite Results (November 26, 2025): Bring your full gear
This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite had a lot of catching up to do. It needed to build up to Samoa Joe winning the AEW World Championship from Adam Page, Hook’s heel turn, and the return of Swerve Strickland. She also had to deal with title changes in the AEW World Tag Team Championship and AEW TNT Championship divisions.
Dynamite also marked the return of the annual Continental Classic, although the tournament arrived with a lot of confusion as to what the competitors were actually fighting for. The first night featured some key matchups, but the stakes weren’t as clear cut as they should have been.
Here’s everything that happened in the interesting episode of Dynamite:
Why has AEW already split the Unified Championship?
Tony Khan said last week that AEW carries so many titles because they create stakes. This explanation ignores how effective non-title feuds can be and how easily wrestling can build stakes without another belt. No. 1 matchups, personal rivalries, and broken stables give fans plenty to invest in.
So the addition of the AEW National Championship seemed pointless to me. AEW and Ring of Honor have more than enough titles in circulation. But things have gone from over the top to utter chaos at Dynamite with what appears to be a quiet end to the AEW Unified Championship and the sudden return of both the International and Continental titles that were unified in the first place.
The Continental Classic became a bright spot at the end of the year and the winner now gets the Continental Championship. That part is fine. The problem is that AEW combined this title with the International Championship at All In when Kazuchika Okada defeated Kenny Omega to create the Unified Championship.
On Wednesday, AEW had Okada relinquish the Continental Championship to be awarded via tournament while he carried the International Championship to the ring. The end result is that Okada is no longer the Continental or Unified Champion. He’s just the International Champion and the Unified Championship is quietly disappearing.
It’s an unnecessarily convoluted mess. Why is the tournament not for the Unified Championship? What was the point of Okada vs. Omega on All In and all previous build ups? AEW either needs to fix this quickly or accept that the company has undermined months of storytelling for no apparent reason. Instead of enhancing the Continental Classic, this mess overshadows an otherwise strong night of wrestling and a tournament that fans genuinely look forward to every year.
Continental Classic supplies matches
Okada vs. Kyle Fletcher was a great way to open Dynamite. The match continued with the storyline that Fletcher has Okada’s number and that Rainmaker still can’t beat him. It’s early in the tournament, so the result may not matter in the final standings, especially if Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita. Even so, it was a statement win and a strong choice to open the show.
Jon Moxley beating Mascara Dorada felt like the safer bet, but an upset would make more sense. Moxley is missing matches and losing credibility within the Death Riders and a loss here would move this story forward. Instead, a possible group breakup is pushed back to the Continental Classic. AEW now has to hope the angle still has heat when they finally decide to pull the trigger.
On the other hand, AEW made a bold move with Kevin Knight getting a win over Darby Allin, who continued to sell his mounting injuries from the Pac feud and their Full Gear match. It’s early in the tournament, but it was a big moment for Knight, one of the company’s most promising young stars. He probably won’t win the Continental Classic, but this run will raise his profile significantly.
Hook takes another small but productive step
Full Gear finally gave Hook his defining moment when he turned on Adam Page to help Samoa Joe reclaim the AEW World Championship. It was the first time he felt truly essential, rather than just along for the ride, which was often the case during his runs with Team Taz, Opps, Eddie Kingston, and even as a solo act. His potential has been evident for years, and now it seems AEW is ready to cash in by giving him real screen time and, importantly, a microphone. He cut a short but effective promo on Dynamite while Page and Swerve Strickland confronted Opps in the ring.
It’s also worth noting that Hook now shares segments with the AEW World Champion and two of the company’s biggest stars in Page and Strickland. This is the top program and main image of the event, and its placement there signals real confidence. AEW is giving him a chance to sink or swim.
He’s swimming for now. It’s still early and the direction of the story isn’t entirely clear, but Hook is finally getting a real chance to make his mark and elevate his role beyond novelty. He has a chance to become a fixture in the upper midcard and possibly more.