‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Feb 11th 2026)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from Ontario, California! Also, as usual, we’ll be abbreviating AEW’s huge match recaps where we can to save your eyes and your time! With that, let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & PAC) def. Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Josh Alexander & Mark Davis)
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PAC and Davis kicked things off, with Davis overpowering PAC and Moxley early. Moxley fired back with strikes, but Davis dropped him with a huge chop. Castagnoli entered for a stiff exchange, eventually stunning Davis with a deadlift vertical suplex. Takeshita upped the pace, trading shots with Castagnoli before chaos erupted and all six men brawled. The Don Callis Family isolated PAC for several minutes, cutting off his comeback attempts. Castagnoli swung momentum back with uppercuts and a Giant Swing, while Davis and Alexander kept the pressure on with big lariats and suplexes. Moxley and Takeshita finally collided in a heated preview of their Continental Championship clash, trading bombs in the centre of the ring. After another wild breakdown and triple-teams from the Callis Family, Castagnoli and PAC cleared the floor. That left Moxley to plant Alexander with the Death Rider for the win.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: TNT Championship – Kyle Fletcher def. Tommaso Ciampa
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Fletcher stalled early, jawing with the crowd before locking up with Ciampa. The pair traded shoulder tackles and strikes, with Fletcher landing a rib-breaker/backbreaker combo for two. Ciampa answered with a DDT and took the fight outside, but Fletcher swung momentum back with a half-and-half suplex on the floor and began dominating. The tide turned again when Ciampa countered on the steps with a brutal Psycho Driller. From there it became a war of knees and brainbusters. Fletcher survived a running knee; Ciampa survived a Liger Bomb and multiple brainbuster attempts. Even a clean brainbuster from Fletcher only earned a near-fall, stunning everyone at ringside. With time ticking down, both men threw everything. Ciampa drilled Fletcher with knees and even a brainbuster of his own, but Fletcher refused to stay down. Finally, after a Michinoku Driver and one last brainbuster in the centre of the ring, Fletcher scored the three-count to reclaim the TNT Championship in an absolute war.
My Score: 4.5 out of 5
Match #3: Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong def. Daniel Garcia & Clark Connors
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Strong and Connors opened with Connors getting the early edge before Strong snapped back with a crisp dropkick. A distraction from Garcia swung momentum, and soon Cassidy was isolated after hitting a quick Stundog Millionaire. Garcia and Connors cut the ring in half, grounding Cassidy and keeping him from tagging out. In a shock moment, Strong dropped off the apron and walked away, leaving Cassidy stranded as Moxley cackled on commentary. Connors and Garcia punished Cassidy with quick tags, a spear and ringside chaos, but Cassidy refused to quit. Darby Allin suddenly appeared, dragging Connors into the crowd to even the odds. With Garcia distracted, Cassidy dove, rolled him back inside and countered a Dragon Tamer attempt into a slick cradle for the three-count, stealing one out of nowhere.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) def. The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Myron Reed) and Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy)
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The Young Bucks received a hometown reaction, but it was Private Party – revealed as the wild card – who exploded out of the gate alongside The Rascalz. What followed was pure chaos: dives everywhere, stereo offence, and a ridiculous shooting star press from Xavier that wiped out the field. Momentum swung constantly. Private Party isolated the Bucks with slick double-teams, only for Matt and Nick to fire back with Northern Lights suplexes, running knees and their trademark superkick barrage. Reed and Xavier nearly stole it with a poisonrana/450 combo, but Nick made the save at the last second. In the end, it was the Bucks’ superkicks that told the story. After flattening everyone in sight, they hit the BTE Trigger and a flipping piledriver on Reed to seal the win – and punch their ticket as #1 contenders to FTR’s AEW World Tag Team Titles.
My Score: 4.5 out of 5
Match #5: AEW Women’s World Championship Strap Match – Thekla def. Kris Statlander
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With the leather strap binding them together, this turned ugly fast. Statlander overpowered Thekla early, dragging her around ringside, but Thekla flipped the script by whipping her across the face and smashing her into the steps – busting the champion open. From there, Thekla revelled in the violence, even trapping Statlander in a tarantula before getting choked with the strap for her trouble. They traded brutal strap shots and near-falls, with Statlander landing a powerslam, discus lariat and Blue Thunder Bomb, while Thekla answered with a spider suplex and relentless whips. Interference from Skye Blue and Julia Hart added more chaos, but Statlander fought them off. In the closing stretch, Thekla speared Statlander, tied her hands behind her back with the strap and stomped her down for the pin. Thekla leaves as the new AEW Women’s World Champion after a vicious, blood-soaked war.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 4/5
This week’s Dynamite felt like a show built around momentum shifts – both in-ring and in the title picture – and for the most part, it delivered. The opener was a solid, chaotic six-man that did its job hyping Moxley vs. Takeshita without overstaying its welcome. But from there, Dynamite shifted gears into something far more memorable. Fletcher vs. Ciampa for the TNT Title was an absolute war – the kind of hard-hitting, brainbuster-heavy fight that makes the TNT Championship feel vital again. The three-way tag was peak Bucks chaos in the best way possible, while the Strap Match main event brought genuine brutality and a huge title change, with Thekla cementing herself in violent fashion as the new Women’s World Champion. Not everything hit top tier, but when Dynamite was good this week, it was very good. Big matches, meaningful outcomes, and multiple angles pushed forward. Some might say this was a PPV-worthy show…
