AEW Dynamite 6/21/23 Results and Review

Another Dynamite comes through from Chicago and the crowd was wild for the opening, and throughout. Let’s see how it all went down and my thoughts on the matter.

The Gunns defeated The Hardys

A fun fast paced tag team match. The Gunns were getting rocked a great deal at one point, and there was a lot of fighting to be had. The Hardys threw down a great deal of offense, and it was a fun time, with the crowd all over it. The end came with Bullet Club Gold interfering and ended up getting beat down by the crew, and after a 3:10 to Yuma, the Hardys were put down. After the match they got beat down until Ricky Starks came threw and he got beat down too. Out came FTR as well and there was a wild brawl. Fun stuff to begin Dynamite.

Mark Briscoe defeated Jeff Jarrett in a concession stand brawl

What a wild match! It started in the concession stands and went down to the ring, and it was a lot of fun. Jarrett can still go! Wow, this was a highlight for me, a great deal of brawling, some good wrestling, and just a fun time with the crowd going absolutely nuts. Jarrett would get his friends to run in but they couldn’t finish off Briscoe as he had his own friends come through and help. Briscoe would get the win, and eventually would roll up Jarrett and what a nice matchup. Great overall fun match, check it out.

Minoru Suzuki and The Jericho Appreciation Society defeated Action Andretti, AR Fox, and Darius Martin

A solid six man match. A lot of back and forth happened here, with every guy getting some time to shine. Suzuki is awesome, and was great to see him in this match. He is just strong and bold, loved it. This was a good overall modern style wrestling match with frenetic pacing toward the end. The Lion Tamer came out at one point, and was just a great thing to see, a great matchup with a lot of fun back and forth, I liked it a lot.

Adam Cole called out MJF and he obliged! He came down to the ring to talk with Cole. They were interrupted and were informed that they would have to team up! They would be a tag team for the upcoming tournament to see who would win a shot at the AEW tag titles.

Daniel Garcia and Zack Sabre Jr defeated Katsuyori Shibata and Orange Cassidy

Slow and steady this match wasn’t much to write home about at first glance. However, there were some nice moments between Zack Sabre Jr and Orange Cassidy to be specific. Garcia was great too, and this was a harder hitting match than I had originally expected. If you were expecting a frenetic pace, you didn’t get it here. It was more methodical than anything, and it was a fun match overall. Zack Sabre Jr is my favorite wrestler right now, just impressive to say the least.

Kris Statlander defeated Taya Valkyrie in the AEW TBS Title Match

Taya did a lot of the damage in this match, it was slow and methodical. However, Statlander did manage to reverse some elements, and eventually got the Tombstone piledriver, and got the win. It was a test, however, Statlander stood tall overall, which was a lot of fun.

Overall Thoughts

A great deal of wrestling was found on this show, and I didn’t dislike any of it. I was impressed with how packed the show was, and how much fun I had with it. I loved it overall, and will be watching Rampage, Collision, and Forbidden Door. So much good stuff is coming from AEW.

AEW Dynamite 5/31/23 Results and Review

Well, I had a couple of days off from work so I decided to wait before reviewing all of the things I missed in wrestling. So here we go, let’s play catch up so that we can enjoy a little bit of wrestling and banter, for all two of you readers.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Lucha Brothers and Bandido

There’s a lot of trios matches in AEW, which I don’t mind, but it is apparent that they really like them. Not only that, we got some luchadors up front, which is always cool in my book. El Chapulin lives with the awesome outfit from one of the lucha guys, Bandido. A fun opener with a lot of back and forth action, and some great tags. This was a lot of fun with some great high flying moves, and some reversals from the Blackpool Combat Club. Smart moves, psychology was there, and well, the BCC just gets the win, but it wasn’t a pushover matchup in any way. Fun is how I’d describe this one, as the crowd was into it as well as I was.

Jay White and Juice Robinson came out, and I was falling asleep so this was meh, just an interview segment. It’s ok I guess. FTR came out and the four men started to brawl, and set up a match I’m sure, but I was so tired that this wasn’t that grand for me. I’m sorry, I just think this will lead to a great match next week with Ricky Starks.

Swerve Strickland defeated Big Bill and Trent Beretta in a triple threat match

Big Bill was mopping up at one point, truly using his size to throw the others around. I found it interesting overall, as he was being booked like a larger wrestler, slow and methodical. Swerve and Trent didn’t just roll over, mind you, but they were definitely having to deal with the bigger man. I found that psychology to be good, and interesting overall. A double suplex impressed me, and the crowd went wild too for it, making this triple threat a lot of fun to watch. Swerve would get the pinfall after some nice counters, and seizing the victory with an interesting finisher and crucifix pin. Fun stuff.

Don Callis and Takeshita get booed out of the building, in a promo. It wasn’t bad. There will be a match with Kenny Omega I’m sure.

Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy defeated Gates of Agony in a tag match

The team of Gates of Agony had this match sewn up for the most part. They threw around their opponents left to right, and then some. I couldn’t believe how much attention was paid to the beatdown that was going on. Cassidy and Allin scored a pinfall after the coffin drop, and some previous fast offense. However, the Gates of Agony delivered a beat down throughout, and I was personally impressed with how it went down. It was a fun match.

Sting came down with a bat, and the crowd went nuts.

Kris Statlander defeated Nyla Rose in the AEW Women’s Title match

I gotta admit, the women’s division in AEW impresses a lot. This was a hard hitting match, and both women put in some work, getting some hits in and moves that you don’t usually see with women’s wrestling under 5 minutes ala WWE sometimes. I found this to be great fun, with Statlander escaping, because Nyla Rose is no joke as a competitor. A good back and forth match, with some nice maneuvers. I liked it a lot. A 450 splash and Statlander got the victory, in a hard hitting match.

Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker defeated Chris Jericho and Saraya in a mixed tag team match

A nice back and forth match here. Saraya wrestling is cool, and Britt Baker is always fun to watch too. Jericho and Cole hit each other hard, with some heavy chops, and great overall back and forth. Baker even got some offense on Jericho! That was fun to see, and the crowd was all over it. Cole and Baker would get the win, but it was not an easy battle, there was a good amount of back and forth here.

Overall thoughts

A good night of Dynamite if you ask me. It had a little bit of everything you could ask for in a wrestling show. It had a lot of fun, and some good wrestling. They also announced some fun matches for next week as well. This was just a fun night of wrestling, and definitely had me enjoying every bout.

AEW Dynamite 5/24/23 Results and Review

Live from Las Vegas, AEW Dynamite came through live, and it was the lead show towards the big event on Sunday. Double or Nothing is going to happen live this Sunday and they are having a hard time selling tickets right now. I’ll be surprised if it sells out to be honest. I was there when the first one happened, and it was a packed house with a lot of great action. I loved it. But that was then, this is now, and we are going to be looking at AEW Dynamite from 5/24/23.

Orange Cassidy defeated Kyle Fletcher in the AEW International title match

I was not familiar with Fletcher at all, and neither did a lot of the people in the arena. This match was straight fire up front with Fletcher landing a perfect Brainbuster for a near fall. Then we move forward with a match that featured some back and forth, but it was Fletcher that seemed to have a chip on his shoulder as he was putting the bricks to Cassidy. Fletcher pulled a spinning tombstone, and I was marking out, wow, Orange Cassidy took a beating, but still managed to pull off a victory with a nice counter and roll up. Great match, fun times, go out and see this one!

Ricky Stark got beat down by the Bullet Club Gold, from what I was told. Or is it Ghost? I don’t know, it was a nice backstage segment.

FTR came out and cut a promo, then Mark Briscoe came out and there were words exchanged. Mark slapped Dax at one point, and that was that. Then Briscoe slapped the hell out of Jeff Jarrett! Fun stuff.

The House of Black defeated AR Fox, Blake Christian, and Metalik

The House of Black dominated, even though the new guys did have some offense. But it was the House of Black that would get the win with relative ease thanks to their comradery overall. Metalik was great, mind you, and Black Christian impressed me, meanwhile Fox was meh this im around. A good match, although it seemed a little shore.

MJF came out and cut a promo about this Sunday. This wasn’t  half bad.

Taya Valkyrie defeated Lady Frost

I was falling asleep, so I stood up to watch this match. Not a great one, it was a little slow, and only about 7 minutes overall. I liked it, don’t get me wrong, it was just not long enough in my book. An ok television match, but it was lacking something, I can’t put my finger on.

Chris Jericho and Adam Cole had a contract signing, and well that was that. But there was one thing, that made this outstanding, and that’s SABU! SABU came out and will be in Adam Cole’s corner this weekend.

Roderick Strong defeated Daniel Garcia

A slow moving match, with some strong moments. Roderick Strong is a technician, but so is Daniel Garcia. The two put on some good moments, don’t get me wrong, it was more of a traditional wrestling match, not a lot of high flying. A lot of stomps, chops, and hard hits. A good one if you’re a fan of both men, but it wasn’t super long, so there’s that to say. Strong hit his finisher back breaker, and wow, it was done with precision.

Lucha Brothers defeated Blackpool Combat Club in the ROH World Tag Team Match

An outstanding match with both teams getting some fight in, but it was the Lucha Brothers that were highlights for me. I love seeing them, and they put on some good moments here, flying across the ring with relative ease. They were in and out, back and forth, and had a lot of action in just 10 minutes or so. Claudio and Wheeler were not going to be denied their moments, as they hit hard against the Lucha Brothers. This was a main event caliber match, which is why they went on last overall. The Lucha Brothers win with a little help from the Young bucks, interfering on the outside. Good stuff, superkicks all over for a fun match overall.

Overall Thoughts

A good night of wrestling, don’t get me wrong. I liked it, but it wasn’t without some down points. I thought some of it was too short, but the matches that were given time were fun to see, especially that main event. A good night, and definitely worth checking out for sure. I liked this a little better than RAW for this week so far.

AEW Dynamite 5/17/23 Results and Review

AEW Dynamite 5/17/2023

Here we go, the first review of this alternative to WWE, and you’re going to get my thoughts We have Wardlow coming out first and he wants to talk. I wasn’t sure what to expect with AEW or how their shows were, so it was interesting to see that they started things with talking. Not my favorite way to start a show, but I guess it is what it is. Christian and Luchasaurus came out to address Wardlow. This broke down into a brawl, and Christian brought out a ladder!

Cool opening, with a good beatdown, and a nice chokeslam through a ladder, Wardlow took some hits here, and the champion definitely has his hands full with Christian and Luchasaurus.

Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin defeated Lee Moriarty and Big Bill

An overall fast paced match was on hand here, with a showcase for Orange and Darby. They really put on a show back and forth with Lee and Bill. While I wasn’t sure what to expect, I was surprised to see the interactions and smoothness of the two teams. There were great tags and an overall good match with some nice action. Nice option.

Backstage we get a brawl with the Young Bucks and the Blackpool Fight Club, in which they beat down the Bucks and then walking away. Not bad.

Sammy Guevara defeated Exodus Prime

All this time I was under the impression that WWE was the only one doing burials. Well, nope, Exodus Prime just got buried on AEW tv. Not much of a match, kind of a waste of time. Sammy gets on the mic, I tuned out a bit.

FTR brawled with Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. Read that again…wow Double J with a payday, dude really is still in the game! Don’t piss him off! Slap Nuts! Oh man. FTR got the better of the duo, and it got wild overall. I liked it, nice brawl to push the tag team title match for Double or Nothing. Double J and a large Indian guy came through and put FTR down, Karen Jarrett showed up too, and well there were FTR guitars in place, and boom! Double guitar break!

Toni Storm and Ruby Soho defeated Hikaru Shida and Dr. Britt Baker

A solid back and forth wrestling match, with all women getting some time to lay in their best work. Shida is awesome, Baker threw down some good moments but it was Storm and Soho that got the win after cheating. They used spray paint on their opponents eyes, and boom, scored the pinfall victory. Overall a good showing, and entertaining women’s match, with some solid action.

Roderick Strong defeated Chris Jericho in a Falls Count Anywhere Match

I’m a big fan of these type of things. Seeing this go down was good, with a lot of brawling back and forth. Jericho and Strong spilled to the outside, and even went into the arena floor and outside of the building. However after the two went outside, there was Adam Cole! Cole beat up Jericho, and Strong jumped in to get the pinfall victory outside of the arena. A good overall brawl, and a match that was like the hardcore title matches of WWE, without the plunder.

Jungle Boy defeated Rush

I wasn’t familiar with these two, so I can’t comment on their past. However, I did find this match to be interesting with Rush taking over a great deal of the match with Lucha style. Jungle Boy would eventually get a pinfall with a handful of tights, but overall, it was a nice back and forth match up. I was tired and falling asleep for it though.

Jay White defeated Ricky Starks via DQ

I was admittedly very tired during this match. SO much so that I couldn’t concentrate a great deal during it. However, I managed to bounce back and fight the yawning a bit. I fought it long enough to see the ending, which featured White getting a beatdown from Starks and company. White would win after Starks and company would introduce a steel chair, and continue their feud. I think that a major development will come through in the future, but for now, this match was a DQ finish.

Don Callis was supposed to say a great deal, but instead we got a Blackpool Combat Club beat down on the Elite and that was enough to get us through the end, including the return of Hangman Adam Page joining the Elite and declaring his allegiance. This is going to lead to something down the line I’m sure.

Overall Thoughts

For my first review, I can only say that the action was solid. That’s right, solid, or rather good. I am impressed with the amount of wrestling that was placed in a short span of time, and there was a good amount of detail given to the matches. I liked them, they were fresh, and we got a little continuation of the future. Overall, a good overall show that is a breath of fresh air this week compared to WWE Raw this week.