‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Feb 25th 2026)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from Denver, Colorado. We’ve got Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Nigel McGuiness on commentary, so let’s dive right in! Also, as usual, we’ll be abbreviating AEW’s huge match recaps where we can to save your eyes and your time…
Match #1: Jon Moxley def. El Clon
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Moxley and Clon opened with a tense feeling-out exchange in their first-ever singles clash, with Mox eventually flipping the switch — and the double bird. Clon answered with sharp kicks and angled strikes that left Mox rattled, but Moxley dragged the fight outside, bouncing Clon off the desk and LED board before scoring a two-count with a release suplex. The brutality escalated as chops echoed through the arena and Clon cheekily used the tag rope to choke Mox. Clon’s speed took over — dive to the floor, guardrail moonsault, relentless boots — keeping Mox on the defensive. But with time winding down, Mox baited a dive, crushed Clon with elbows and a stomp on the apron, then followed with a tope suicida. Clon fired back with a spinning heel kick and springboard moonsault to the floor, yet Mox countered a top-rope attempt with a cutter and later survived a vicious double stomp. When Clon went for the Portal Bomb, Mox escaped, spiked him with the Paradigm Shift, and sealed it with a Death Rider for the hard-fought win.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #2: Gabe Kidd def. Orange Cassidy
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Gabe Kidd jumped OC at the bell and bullied him from corner to corner, overpowering every early comeback. Cassidy snuck in a few near-falls and counters, but Kidd’s straight right quickly shut that down. Kidd hurled Cassidy around ringside and even shoved him from the top rope to the floor, toying with him throughout. OC’s defiance sparked a turnaround — a Stundog Millionaire, dive through the ropes, and a top-rope DDT for two. He built momentum with a PK and spinning DDT, but Kidd crushed an Orange Punch attempt with a forearm and stacked powerbomb. They traded shots from their knees, Cassidy’s pockets drawing a spit to the face and a Beach Break for a near-fall. When OC went back to the Orange Punch, Kidd yanked the ref into harm’s way and gouged Cassidy’s eyes, finishing him with a brutal jumping piledriver for the win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: “The Jet” Kevin Knight def. Mansoor
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Knight grabbed an early advantage and sent Mansoor to the ramp, but Mansoor fought right back in and dropped Knight with a neckbreaker. He stomped Knight in the corner and sent him to the opposite side, but Knight was waiting with a back elbow. Mansoor escaped a backdrop and executed a fluid Manhattan drop/spinbuster combo! Mansoor went to the top and missed a moonsault! Knight dropped Mansoor three times and leapt to the top rope to bring Mansoor back to the mat with a hurricanrana! Knight followed with his pendulum DDT and crushed Mansoor with a UFO Splash from the top to get the three count and win!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship: The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale * Harley Cameron) def. MegaBad (Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford)
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Just 11 days removed from Grand Slam Australia, the champs and challengers ran it back with instant intensity. Willow Nightingale and Megan Bayne opened with shoves and strikes before Willow flattened her with a shoulder tackle — and a flex Denver loved. A blind tag let Ford nearly steal it, but Nightingale answered with corner clotheslines and brought in Cameron to keep the pace high. The Babes hit a backpack senton and cleared MegaBad to the floor, only for Bayne to storm back, wiping them out with a dive. Ford added a moonsault as MegaBad seized control. Bayne mauled Cameron until a desperation DDT allowed Willow to explode back in, unloading with corner offense, a spinebuster, and a cannonball off the apron. Willow looked set for Babe With the Powerbomb, but chaos struck — Lena Kross blindsided her, causing the DQ and denying a decisive finish.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: Brody King def. Mark Davis
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The crowd was molten before the bell, ready for a true heavyweight collision. Brody King and Mark Davis opened by testing strength before trading thunderous chops. Davis briefly took control — even sneaking in an eye rake — but momentum swung wildly. King answered a missed senton with one of his own, while Davis crushed him with a lunging elbow for two. Spills to the outside turned nasty. King planted Davis with a Death Valley Driver and later launched a huge dive into the barricade, but Davis fired back, sending King crashing into steel and chairs. Back inside, King blasted Davis with a cannonball, escaped a rear-naked choke by attacking the injured hand, and stomped it for good measure. They traded Germans, suplexes, and lariats in a brutal sprint to the finish. Davis swung with his bad hand — a fatal mistake — and King flattened him with back-to-back lariats to seal the win.
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #6: Mile High Madness – “Jungle” Jack Perry, Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) and The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) def. The Demand (Ricochet, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) and FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler)
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Chaos erupted before the bell as Jack Perry was jumped by all five opponents in this anything-goes war. The Young Bucks flew in with dives and trash cans, the Rascalz joined the fray, and bodies spilled into the crowd — soundtracked by Perry’s music looping through the madness. Stokely even appeared in a wheelchair at ringside, only to get caught in the crossfire as the brawling intensified. Tables, cans, kendo sticks — and yes, a vacuum cleaner — all came into play. Perry nearly stole it with a diving DDT, while the Bucks dished out Superkick Parties and double-team bombs. The Demand and FTR answered with brutal combos and near-falls that had the crowd roaring. Ricochet was launched through a table via double Spanish Fly. Liona survived a five-on-one beatdown until stereo superkicks finally sent him crashing through wood. In the end, Perry hit a Canadian Destroyer, the Bucks added the BTE Trigger, and Perry sealed the wild main event with the three-count.
My Score: 4.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 4/5
AEW rolled into Denver and delivered a Dynamite that felt big from the opening bell and borderline unhinged by the time we hit the main event. Moxley vs. El Clon set the tone perfectly – violent, scrappy and packed with urgency. Gabe Kidd bullying Orange Cassidy added grit, even if the finish leaned heavily on shenanigans. Kevin Knight and Mansoor kept things brisk and athletic, while Brody King and Mark Davis absolutely battered each other in a heavyweight sprint that had the crowd hanging on every lariat. And then there’s the women’s tag title match. As you’d expect, Willow Nightingale brought the fire (and the cannonball), but the DQ finish took a bit of the wind out of what was shaping up to be something special. The “Mile High Madness” main event? Pure chaos in the best way. Tables shattered, superkicks flew, and the crowd ate up every second. It was the kind of overbooked madness that works because everyone commits fully… In fact, you could say this was Anarchy, just NOT in the arena! Not a perfect Dynamite, a couple of finishes dulled the impact, but when AEW swings big like this, it’s hard not to get caught up in the energy.
