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Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 240.

Nitro 240​

Nitro episode 240 took place from the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY and aired on April 24, 2000.

• Terry Funk beat Bam Bam Bigelow to retain the WCW Hardcore Title (the Cat interfered)
• Chris Candido/Tammy beat The Artist/Paisley
• KroniK beat Team Package (w/ Elizabeth) (Buff Bagwell interfered, the ref called for the bell, but then he counted KroniK's pin... confusing stuff
• Mike Awesome/Billy Kidman (w/ Torrie) beat Hulk Hogan (Kevin Nash watched, didn't interfere, then attacked both New Blood members after)
• David Arquette beat Eric Bischoff (DDP and Kanyon interfered)
• Shane Douglas/Buff Bagwell (w/ Russo) beat KroniK (there was meant to be a DQ but Russo bumped the ref and counted the heels' pin)
• DDP beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Russo) in a Caged Heat match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title
• Sting vs. Vampiro in a First Blood match went to a no contest (big New Blood beatdown)

Maybe you recognise one of the names in that lineup. Let's look at the next Thunder, shall we?

Spoiler: Thunder 109

Thunder 109​

Thunder episode 109 took place from the Oncenter War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, NY and aired on April 26, 2000.

• The Cat beat Bam Bam Bigelow (Cat got almost no offense and won with a kick)
• Chris Kanyon beat Shawn Stasiak (Curt Hennig interfered)
• Billy Kidman (w/ Torrie) beat Horace Hogan (Bischoff interfered)
• Sting beat the Wall in a Tables match
• Paisley (w/ the Artist) beat Tammy (w/ Candido)
• Mike Awesome beat Booker (Scott Steiner interfered, then the men who would become Misfits in Action saved Booker)
• David Arquette/DDP beat Eric Bischoff/Jeff Jarrett, meaning Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Title (....yeah)

Okay, now that that's over with.

RAW 240​

RAW episode 240 took place from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and aired on December 29, 1997. Last show of 1997! And it was kicked off by Goldust dressed as a baby and getting shoved into a Portaloo. Maybe this wasn't wrestling's golden age.

• The Disciples of Apocalypse beat Los Boricuas (w/ Jose Estrada) in a Long Island Brawl (Estrada, the man not involved in the match, came in to fight, and got pinned to lose??)
• Ken Shamrock beat Kama Mustafa (w/ the Nation)
• Brian Christopher/Jerry Lawler beat TAKA Michinoku/George "The Animal" Steele by DQ
• Cactus Jack beat Road Dogg (w/ Billy Gunn) by DQ
• Owen Hart beat Shawn Michaels (w/ Chyna) by DQ

SmackDown 240​

SmackDown episode 240 took place from the Fleet Center in Boston, MA and aired on March 18, 2004. It was the fallout show from WrestleMania XX.

• John Cena beat Rhyno to retain the WWE United States Title
• Scotty 2 Hotty/Rikishi beat the APA to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles
• Rey Mysterio won a WWE Title #1 Contender's Gauntlet match (beating: Charlie Haas, Billy Gunn, Shelton Benjamin, Big Show)
• Eddie Guerrero beat Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE Title

NXT 240​

NXT episode 240 took place from Full Sail University and aired on October 16, 2014.

• Baron Corbin beat Elias Samson
• The Lucha Dragons beat Wesley Blake/Buddy Murphy
• Charlotte beat Becky Lynch
• Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. the Legionnaires never started (Lefort accidentally pulled off Louis wig which led to Louis beating him up and walking off, which led to Enzo and Cass asking for a replacement match, leading to the debut of...)
• Carmella (w/ Enzo and Cass) beat Blue Pants (this really is Carmella's first televised match! Enzo and Cass got her a job after they got her fired as a hairdresser)
• Sami Zayn beat Tyson Kidd

Impact 240​

Impact episode 240 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on January 29, 2009. In this episode, the Main Event Mafia took over the show! Chet Lemon and Black Snow on commentary, Sharmell doing the backstage interviews, and the legendary ring announcer Scott Steiner.

• Awesome Kong/Kongtourage beat ODB in a Handicap match ("four bitches on one", said Steiner)
• Booker T beat Rudy Charles/Andrew Thomas in a Handicap match
• Matt Morgan beat Petey Williams (after this there was a big brawl where Booker commentated on his own beatdown)
• Team 3D beat Sting in a Handicap match by DQ (Kurt Angle interfered. After this TNA went back to relatively normal)
• Abyss beat Scott Steiner in a No DQ For Abyss Only match by DQ (Steiner used a weapon, specifically the ring bell, so the ref couldn't call for it)
• Kurt Angle beat LAX in a Handicap match