‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (March 2nd 2022)
It’s another week and another episode of AEW: Dynamite to review. This one is the go-home show for this weekend’s Revolution pay per view AND there’s a promise of a huge announcement from Tony Khan… We’re back at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida this week. Let’s get right into it!
Match #1: Bryan Danielson def. Christopher Daniels
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Both wrestlers were at the first Ring of Honor show and are facing one another here tonight! They observed the code of honor before the match, shaking hands. Daniels hit the leg lariat on Bryan and then followed up with a split legged moonsault off the ropes. Back in the ring, Bryan clobbered Daniels with roundhouse kicks. Danielson applied a bow and arrow submission and Christopher Daniels, who grabbed the ropes to break the hold. They traded chops! Daniels planted Danielson with the Blue Thunder Bomb! Daniels followed up with an STO. Daniels was looking for the Angel’s Wings but Bryan escaped. Bryan closed the distance with a running strike into the corner! Daniels knocked Bryan off the turnbuckles with a headbutt. Daniels tripped Bryan but Bryan cradled Daniels for a near fall. Bryan clocked Daniels with a rolling elbow! Bryan climbed to the top turnbuckle but CD blasted him with an open palm strike. Daniels attempted the Best Moonsault Ever but Bryan moved and captured Daniels with a leg lock. Bryan rammed his elbows down onto Daniels and the ref stopped the match as Daniels was knocked out. Danielson grabbed Christopher Daniels’ arms and began to stomp on Daniels’ head! Jon Moxley’s music hit and Moxley stormed out to the ring. Danielson squared up to Jon Moxley and then retreated from the ring.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: 15 Team Casino Tag Royale
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The winner will receive the final slot in the match for the AEW Tag Team Championship this Sunday on pay-per-view at REVOLUTION against champs Jurassic Express and ReDRagon!
Participants included:
- Santana & Ortiz
- FTR—Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler
- Top Flight—Darius & Dante Martin
- Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor
- The Acclaimed—Max Caster & Anthony Bowens
- 2point0—Jeff Parker & Matt Lee
- The Young Bucks—Nick & Matt Jackson
- The Butcher & The Blade
- The Gunn Club—Colten & Austin Gunn
- Brock Anderson & “Big Shotty” Lee Johnson
- Bear Country—Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder
- The Varsity Blonds—Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman, Jr.
- Evil Uno & Stu Grayson
- Pres10 Vance & Alan “#5” Angels
- “Pretty” Peter Avalon & Ryan Nemeth!
Top Flight and FTR were the first two teams to enter the match! The Acclaimed came out next, followed by Alan Angels and Pres10 Vance. Angels hit the Standing Sliced Bread on Caster! The Varsity Blonds were the next team to the ring! Santana and Ortiz went right after Bear Country, taking the fight directly to them and eliminating them. Dax and Matt Jackson traded strikes with each other. Bowens went after the mask of 10 and then clubbed him out of the ring. Bowens sent Grayson over the top rope too! The Young Bucks knocked Brock Anderson over the top with a double lariat! Top Flight eliminated Anthony Bowens. Evil Uno was about to piledrive Trent on the apron when Danhausen crawled out from beneath the ring and put a curse on Evil Uno! Trent used a half and half suplex on Evil Uno and eliminated him. FTR, the Young Bucks, and Top Flight were the three remaining teams. Darius nailed Dax with a kick. Dante ate a right hand from Cash Wheeler. Cash popped up Dante but Dante pulled him over with a hurracanrana and both men were eliminated. The Young Bucks superkicked Dax Harwood, eliminating him after ReDRagon ran out and distracted FTR at ringside! Darius Martin took on the Bucks singlehandedly! Darius used a flying forearm on Matt Jackson. Darius hit a standing Spanish Fly on Matt Jackson. Darius eliminated Nick Jackson! Matt Jackson and Darius Martin brawled on the ring apron! Matt Jackson kicked Darius with a low blow and then superkicked Darius out of the ring. The Young Bucks advance to REVOLUTION on Sunday on pay-per-view! ReDRagon and the Young Bucks celebrated in the ring!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: Thunder Rosa & Mercedes Martinez def. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter
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Thunder Rosa hoisted up Baker but Baker escaped. Mercedes whipped Rosa into Baker in the corner. Britt Baker fired back with a sling blade clothesline on Mercedes. Jamie Hayter tagged in and she and Mercedes collided with shoulder tackles. Mercedes backed Hayter into Thunder Rosa and made the tag to Rosa. Rebel grabbed Rosa’s leg and in the process distracted the referee. Britt Baker blindsided Rosa while the ref was admonishing Rebel. Baker connected with a ripcord elbow on Mercedes and then Hayter hit the backbreaker! Baker covered Mercedes for a near fall. Britt staggered Mercedes after a thrust kick! Thunder Rosa tagged in and flipped off Baker. Rosa tried a foot stomp on Baker but Baker avoided it. Thunder Rosa caught Baker with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Hayter was there to break up the pin attempt by Thunder Rosa. Thunder Rosa pinned Britt Baker after a Tiger Driver ’98!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #4: Wardlow def. Cezar Bononi
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Wardlow wasted no time tuning up the band! He hoisted up Bononi and powerbombed him three times, pinning him after conducting the Powerbomb Symphony! Shawn Spears was about to swing his steel chair at Bononi but Wardlow grabbed the chair out of Spears’ hands. Wardlow and Spears faced off. Shawn Spears nodded his head cautiously and left the ring.
My Score: 1 out of 5
Match #5: Trios Match – Adam Cole & ReDRagon – Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly def. “Hangman” Adam Page, Dark Order’s John Silver & Alex Reynolds
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Cole and Page began the match for their respective sides. Page backed Cole into the corner without touching him and Cole tagged out to Bobby Fish. Fish was looking for a knock out kick but Page ducked it and nearly decapitated Fish with a high boot to the head! Page took on ReDRagon by himself and then tagged out to John Silver. Reynolds and Silver used effective tandem offense on ReDRagon! After O’Reilly put in the work on Reynolds, Cole tagged in for a few shots on Reynolds. Cole tagged right back out to O’Reilly. Cole attempted for the Panama City Sunrise but Page muscled out of it, looking for the Dead Eye. Cole escaped and then kicked the top of Page’s knee. Cole was about to lower the boom with a knee strike but Page heard Cole’s footsteps and moved out of the way. Hangman used a fallaway slam on O’Reilly. He powerbombed Kyle for a near fall. Cole got in the ring and he and Page traded strikes! It broke down and all six men were brawling in the ring. Page scored big time with the Buck Shot Lariat on Cole. Reynolds made a blind tag and popped Cole up for a knee strike. Cole fired back with a superkick and then lowered the boom with the knee strike. Adam Cole scored the pin on Reynolds! Page fought off ReDRagon! Page was poised to deliver the Buck Shot Lariat to Cole when Bobby Fish kicked out Page’s leg! ReDRagon used gaffer tape and restrained Hangman to the ring ropes. Cole superkicked Page and then mockingly placed the AEW World title on Adam Page, saying “That belt belongs to me!”
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
News of the Night:
- Well there’s only ONE thing really newsworthy out of this episode… Tony Khan has bought Ring of Honor (ROH)
Final Verdict: 4/5
This was the perfect go-home show for Revolution. OK, so not all the matches hit home but the overall package, the Ring of Honor announcement and THAT promo from MJF and CM Punk made this a banger. The show opened strong and closed strong, which is all you can ask for. Shame about the women’s tag match, which left a lot to be desired given the people involved in it. I’m hoping we get a final end to the Wardlow/Spears/MJF story soon though… Here’s looking forward to Sunday’s PPV!
