Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of AEW Dynamite on March 6.

We are coming away from the Revolution pay-per-view on Sunday with a new international champion, a new No. 1 contender for the men's world title, the return of Kyle O'Reilly and the final match from "The Icon" Sting.

Here is a look at some of what was advertised for Wednesday's show:

• Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
• Riho vs. Kris Statlander
• We'll hear from Darby Allin
• An announcement from Nicholas and Matthew Jackson
• Hook vs. Brian Cage (FTW Championship)

Let's take a look at everything that happened on Wednesday's Dynamite.

Swerve Strickland and Samoa Joe vs. The Kingdom

Dynamite opened with Tony Schiavone interviewing Swerve Strickland about coming up short at Revolution. He said that night was different and like people truly wanted him to win for the first time. He vowed to keep pursuing Samoa Joe and the world title.

Joe came to the ring and talked some trash before Swerve challenged him to put the title on the line again right then and there. It almost looked like Joe would do it before The Undisputed Kingdom came out.

Adam Cole touted the group's accomplishments and said Joe is only the champ because they allowed it to happen. This ended up leading to Swerve and Joe taking on Mike Bennett and Matt Taven in a tag match.

This match had the obvious odd couple dynamic. Joe and Swerve are not used to teaming up and do not like each other, so sometimes they were trying to one-up each other

The match was a little more than five minutes and ended with Strickland pinning Taven. The action we got was good but it wasn't much. Joe choked out Swerve as Wardlow looked on from the ramp just to prove a point.

Result: Strickland and Joe defeated The Kingdom

Grade: B+ (Segment), C+ (Match)

Notable Moments and Observations

• The opening segment felt like a WWE segment, but we're saying that in a good way. It was a well-paced non-wrestling segment that advanced the story in a sports entertainment kind of way. It was just long enough without overstaying its welcome. 
• Taven landed and sold Swerve's finisher perfectly.
• Chris Jericho had a nice moment with Hook backstage showing him respect. 

Hook vs. Brian Cage

Former Team Taz teammates met in a singles match for the FTW title when Hook defended the belt against Cage.

The more matches Hook has, the more he sells for his opponents. He has gone from squashing everyone to being able to have good, competitive performances.

Cage was a great foil because he makes everyone look like an underdog due to his gigantic physique, intimidating presence and unreal agility for a man of his size.

Since FTW rules mean there are almost no rules, we saw plenty of weapons in the ring, including a piece of the barricade.

This was a bout that was designed to evoke memories of ECW, but it's almost impossible to replicate the same level of violence and crowd energy from those shows.

The bout was good but the finish was the best part. Despite being dropped onto a pile of tacks, Hook refused to release Red Rum and won the match. Toa Liona and Kaun attacked Hook until Chris Jericho made the save.

Result: Hook defeated Cage

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Cage always has cool gear and looks for his matches. He might be the most muscular nerd on the planet. We mean that as a compliment. Please do not crush our head with your biceps, Mr. Cage. 
• The fact that Cage has never had a big push in AEW outside of his run in ROH as one of the six-man tag champs is wild. This guy should have at least had a TNT title reign by now. 
• The way Cage went through the barricade looked good. 

Killswitch vs. Daddy Magic

Killswitch and Daddy Magic had a fight during Daniel Garcia and Christian Cage's match at Revolution, so AEW booked them in a singles bout this week.

Matt Menard was aggressive as soon as he hit the ring and took the fight to his much larger opponent, but it was short-lived. Once Killswitch hit a chokeslam, all he needed was a clothesline to finish the job.

This was barely a match but we did get an appearance from an angry Garcia looking to defend his friend the way Daddy Magic has for him so many times.

Nick Wayne and Killswitch took Garcia down as Christian and Mother Wayne cheered from the commentary table. Adam Copeland showed up to chase the TNT champion out of the arena. He fled in a stolen SUV.

Result: Killswitch defeated Daddy Magic

Grade: C-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Copeland challenged Cage to an I Quit match at Dynamite in Toronto for the TNT title.
• It would be fun to see Beth Phoenix and Mother Wayne interact. 

Riho vs. Kris Statlander

The Young Bucks came out to make a special announcement but made sure to rant about losing to Sting and Darby Alling at Revolution. They revealed they will be in a tournament to find new tag champs after the belts were vacated. They announced that Adam Page was suspended for attacking referees and fired Kenny Omega.

Eddie Kingston came out and ended up in a fight with them. As they got the upper hand, Kazuchika Okada came out. It looked like he was going to help The Mad King before hitting a Rainmaker clothesline. He officially joined The Elite and established himself as a heel.

After a break, Riho and Stat made their way out for a match. Stokely Hathaway was at ringside but not on commentary, so you knew he was going to get up to no good.

This bout had a good amount of time and kept picking up momentum after a slow start. They got some "This is awesome" chants as they worked toward the finish.

Riho was able to steal the win with a pinning combination reversal after Stoke tried to give Stat a piece of chain.

Result: B+

Grade: Riho defeated Statlander

Notable Moments and Observations

• Matt's angry face is funny. 
• Kingston throwing money at the Bucks for a fine was hilarious. 
• During the break, Statlander hit a beautiful vertical suplex. Riho is the perfect opponent because Stat can hold her in the air with almost no effort. 

Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher

Ospreay and Fletcher met in the main event in what Don Callis billed as another encounter between Callis Family members.

They started with a fast-paced exchange that ended with Ospreay getting the upper hand. The ROH TV champion quickly turned things around with a stiff Irish whip that immediately made Ospreay grab his injured back.

This match only had the last 15 minutes of the show but was packed with plenty to like. They took some time for some slow moments but still kept a solid pace and hit some big spots.

They went into overtime by going past the end of the hour and ended up going over 20 minutes in total. Both men came close to winning a few times before Ospreay finally got the pin to end a fantastic encounter just days after he and Konosuke Takeshita put on a banger.

As they shook hands, Bryan Danielson came down to the ring and had a brief staredown with Ospreay to end the show.

Result: Ospreay defeated Fletcher

Grade: A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Fletcher and Ospreay hugging before the match was a nice moment. 
• Ospreay's slingshot crossbody is a step above most. 
• Ospreay lands his powerbomb almost perfectly flat. 
• Fletcher needs to be pushed hard in 2024. He's too good to languish in the midcard scene. 

The Final Word

Wednesday's Dynamite was a solid episode that moved some storylines forward and included a couple of standout matches.

Keeping Swerve in the title picture is smart and his segment with Joe and The Undisputed Kingdom was a good way to kick things off.

Seeing Riho and Stat get so much time was nice, and Cage and Hook gave us a little bit of violence, but Ospreay and Fletcher easily stole the show in the main event.

Teasing a potential feud between Ospreay and Danielson is definitely going to have people talking, especially if we don't have to wait all the way until the next PPV to get their first encounter.

Grade: B+