I thought for sure I didn’t have anything to review today, but then I remembered that I had to watch AEW Dynamite. Not that anyone is reading my writing, but I wanted to drop in and once again review what is going on with AEW Dynamite, and the latest and greatest from the company that puts on good wrestling, regardless of what an empty arena says.
Orange Cassidy defeated Swerve Strickland in the AEW
International Title Match
Once again we open the show with Orange Cassidy, and this
time he defends against Swerve Strickland, and his record is 14 and 0 for the year.
He’s defended the title 23 times, and is still going. Everything you could want
in a match was found in this back and forth limit pushing match. I was
impressed with Swerve’s push forward, and Cassidy’s reversals. This was a great
match, and perhaps the best one to see this week. The House Call was hit, but
Swerve didn’t get the pinfall, as Cassidy kept pushing. Orange rolled over
Swerve, pulled the tights, and got the win overall. A great opener, no doubt,
had fun, great stuff here.
The lights went out, and when they came back on it was Sting
and Darby Allin! They helped Orange fend off a beat down after the match.
Blackpool Combat Club defeated CHAOS
CHAOS started this match fast, bringing the fight right to
Blackpool Combat Club. I was impressed witih how fast this one started, and we
even got a nice superplex in the early goings of the match. There was a
frenetic pace with this match, and the Best Friends were doing very well
against the BCC. Nice back and forth throughout the match, but with CHAOS
throwing down some offense. There was a lot of back and forth, good stuff, with
pacing that never truly slowed down. I loved how it worked out. I loved it,
great fun here. The BCC won this one, and dis so in dominant fashion towards
the end.
MJF came out and talked a bit, and even talked with Adam
Cole. I liked this, and we should see the next competitor for MJF to win over.
JungleHook defeated La Faccion Ingobernable in a Texas
Tornado Match
This was a fight between two teams. I found it to be fun to
watch. The Texas Tornado rules made for an interesting match, with both teams
fighting to get control. One set of guys were outside of the ring while the
other two were in the ring, and there was a lot of back and forth. It was a
fight, a brawl at times, with little to no wrestling to speak of, and it was
interesting to see. Nothing was wasted here, as they just brawled and really
fought to make a hardcore match out of this one. There was a sick table spot, a
DDT on a table, and just a great deal action. Jungle Boy got the win with a
submission, and wow, what a match to see. Great action, fun stuff, just great
in my book.
Konosuke Takeshita defeated Damon Ace
Less than 2 minutes overall. This was a squash of sorts, a
burial even. Not much to see here, skip it, I didn’t really feel like saying
much else.
Kris Statlander defeated Anna Jay AS in the AEW TBS Title
match
Only one women’s match tonight? Fine with me. Statlander did
not roll over through Anna Jay here. The competitor in Anna Jay pushed the
limits overall. She had a lot of offense against Statlander, and looked good
against the champ. Statlander did some fighting back too, but she was
definitely not making quick work of Anna Jay. I was impressed with how much
offense was given from Jay. A beautiful tombstone piledriver later, and Kris
Statlander would win this one.
Jay White defeated Ricky Starks
This thing started on the ramp with a lot of brawling. The
two just embroiled in rivalry, fought one another with punches flying right
away. This was a slower moving match, which isn’t a bad thing, but I definitely
noticed that the pace had slowed down. The match featured a good bit of
brawling over technical wrestling. It was a match where both men got the upper
hand here and there, driving some good moves and constant brawling. This was a
hard hitting battle, and in the end Jay White was able to put away Ricky
Starks.
Overall Thoughts
A good overall show, with just a little bit of a lull. It
was a good night for those that are looking for quality wrestling. There was a
lot of wrestling here, and some great moments. The main event delivered, but so
did the majority of the matches, with the exception of one. I liked this night
of wrestling and am impressed with how the AEW company keeps moving with
quality shows.
