AEW Dynamite Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from September 2

All Elite Wrestling is gearing up for its annual All Out pay-per-view on Saturday, so Wednesday's show was all about setting up the event.

NWA women's champion Thunder Rosa appeared in a match this week as she prepares to battle Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's Championship on Saturday.

We also saw Chris Jericho take on Joey Janela ahead of his match against Orange Cassidy this weekend, and Jon Moxley took on Mark Sterling.

The tag team division also saw a lot of action. Best Friends took on Santana and Ortiz, while Jurassic Express teamed up with The Young Bucks to face SCU and Private Party.

Let's look at everything that happened on this week's Dynamite.

Here are the segments AEW advertised ahead of Wednesday's show:

• Moxley vs. Sterling
• Thunder Rosa in action.
• SCU and Private Party vs. The Bucks and Jurassic Express
• Jericho vs. Janela
• Best Friends vs. Santana and Ortiz

The show started with the two teams in this match attacking each other before anyone even made it to the ring. They fought for several minutes before the referee was able to call for the bell.

They started with a basic brawl before moving on to more complicated spots involving weapons and various other items from around the ring. Chuck Taylor spent a long time setting up a pile of chairs before Ortiz ended up throwing him into it.

The rest of the bout was a series of double-team moves and big spots. The ending finally came when Santana hit Trent with a foreign object before he and Ortiz hit their finisher for the win.

Grade: C+

Analysis

This was a fun way to start the show, but after a couple of minutes, it began to feel like they were moving from planned spot to planned spot without taking the time to make what happened in between those moments matter.

The problem with working a fast-paced style like this is it often feels like big impacts aren't sold properly. Taylor recovered from crashing into a pile of chairs far too quickly.

The action was good, but there was no story. Nobody had control for long enough to slow things down and make something matter. These are four good wrestlers who need to take their time during their next encounter.

Jungle Boy and Frankie Kazarian started for their teams with a quick exchange of takedowns before they each made the tag. Marq Quen and Matt Jackson locked up and continued the frenetic pace.

Matt got into a confrontation with someone at ringside that ended with a beer being dumped on the guy's head. This distraction allowed Christopher Daniels to take control.

The Bucks were taken out before a commercial break, so Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus had to take on all four opponents by themselves. The big man was up to the challenge and showed off his agility with a few flips and moonsaults.

The Jacksons recovered and helped their partners get the win. The Bucks and Jurassic Express will do battle at All Out this weekend.

Grade: B

Analysis

This match had the same quick pace as the previous bout, but the difference is people don't expect an eight-man contest to tell a story the same way as a regular tag match.

With this many moving parts, it's more important for everyone to have some time in the spotlight than it is for one team to dominate the action.

Luchasaurus, Isiah Kassidy and Jungle Boy stood out the most for their performances, but we can't overlook the 50-year-old Daniels doing moonsaults left and right like he was half his age.

This was a good match with the right finish. It appeared as if The Bucks were teasing a possible heel turn, which might be just what they need right now.

Orange Cassidy sat at ringside so he could watch Jericho take on Janela in what ended up being a short one-sided match.

The real meat of this segment came when Cassidy watched as Le Champion beat down Janela after the match. OC finally made his move, but Sonny Kiss had to save him.

The segment ended with Cassidy dumping out a bottle of Jericho's champagne.

Grade: C+

Analysis

The bout between Jericho and Janela almost didn't need to happen. An unprompted attack would have done more for Jericho than winning a squash match.

What happened after it was over is when this became entertaining. Jericho and Cassidy have been one of the most entertaining sets of rivals in AEW, and it will be awesome to see them finish their feud this weekend.

Rosa took on Serena Deeb in what was the former WWE Superstar's AEW debut. Unfortunately, her first bout was against the No. 1 contender, so her odds of winning were slim from the first bell.

They locked up and had a furious exchange of holds, counters and takedowns. Both women showed off their technical prowess immediately.

After the break, both wrestlers were beating the tar out of each other with strikes. Rosa nailed a dropkick before applying a straitjacket submission.

Deeb broke free and almost hit a piledriver before Rosa countered to kick-start a flurry of pinning combinations. Rosa finished her off with a Thunder Driver for the win.

Grade: A-

Analysis

Deeb is a veteran and former trainer at the WWE Performance Center. It was nice to see her treated as a serious competitor and not a small obstacle for Rosa to overcome.

This was the best match of the night and a great showcase of two women most of the AEW audience may not know much about.

Deeb's time in WWE was short, and Rosa has mostly competed on the indies. Seeing them perform at such a high level gives hope that Rosa vs. Shida will be just as good this weekend.

Sterling had to be forced to come to the ring for this match after trying to talk his way out of it earlier in the show. MJF would lose his title shot if Sterling refused to fight, so he made sure Wardlow was there to keep his lawyer in order.

Sterling was dressed in a red, white and blue onesie that looked like a bad superhero cosplay more than wrestling attire. Moxley got onto his knees and prayed for forgiveness for what he was about to do before the bell rang.

The AEW champion took his time as Sterling circled him looking for an opening. Mox got impatient and offered him a free shot. He dodged the punch and slapped the lawyer in the face.

The next few minutes was a series of spots that saw Moxley decimate his opponent. He hit the Paradigm Shift to put his opponent out of his misery. As soon as it was over, Wardlow attacked Moxley so MJF could come out and pick the bones.

Grade: C-

Analysis

This segment was designed solely for the purpose of making Moxley look good, but when the champion is facing a rookie, it can't possibly benefit the veteran performer.

A live crowd might have thought this was funny, and that enthusiasm could have made this more entertaining, but this fell flat the way it was presented.

The attack from Wardlow did more to push the upcoming match between MJF and Mox than anything else. Ending with MJF holding up the title over a bloody Moxley was the best part of all of this.