‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (June 22nd 2022)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, WI! As usual, we have Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross on commentary and a HUGE show planned leading into this weekend’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view. Let’s get to it!
Match #1: Trios Match – CHAOS (Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, & Trent Beretta) def. The United Empire (Aussie Open – aka Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis; and Will Ospreay)
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Rocky ducked a lariat from Kyle. Rocky slid under Kyle and then wacked him with a stiff kick to the midsection. Trent tagged in and walloped Kyle with a clothesline. Mark Davis booted Trent in the jaw. Trent fired back with a suplex, sending Mark crashing hard on the mat. Orange Cassidy tagged in and powered up by putting his hands in his pockets. Orange followed up with a shotgun dropkick! Rocky tagged in and ran into Mark with forever clotheslines. Aussie Open caught Rocky and Orange outside the ring and then planted them on the ring apron! Orange took down Aussie Open with a double hurracanrana! CHAOS all jumped over the top and landed on the United Empire! Orange fell into a splash onto Will Ospreay for a near fall! Will countered the DDT from Orange but Orange countered with the Stundog Millionaire! The fans erupted at the sight. Mark Davis connected with a massive chop to Rocky. Aussie Open used tandem offense for a near fall on Rocky Romero! Trent and Rocky nailed Kyle with a double knee strike! Trent was looking for the Strong Zero but Will kicked Trent in the head. Davis spiked Trent with a piledriver for a near fall. Trent launched off Fletcher and then DDT’ed Davis! Orange tagged in and smashed Fletcher with the Orange punch and pinned him!
My Score: 5 out of 5
Match #2: All-Atlantic Championship Qualifier Match – Malakai Black def. Penta Oscuro
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The winner will advance to the Four Way at FORBIDDEN DOOR on pay-per-view against PAC, Miro, and Tomohiro Ishii where the All-Atlantic Champion will be crowned. Penta Oscuro swept out the legs of Malakai and then soared over the top rope, crashing onto Malakai Black! Penta Oscuro followed up with a backstabber for a near fall. Penta planted Malakai with a sling blade! Black kicked out the legs of Penta Oscuro and then rammed him into the ring barricade. Penta Oscuro fought back but ate a boot from Black. Penta Oscuro grabbed Black and spiked him with a rolling cutter for a near fall. Malakai nailed Penta with a jumping knee strike! Malakai Black pounced on Penta Oscuro with the double foot stomp! Black followed up with a roundhouse kick. Penta Oscuro rallied back with an avalanche fear factor on Malakai Black. Penta tried for the Made in Japan but his back gave out. Malakai landed a back heel kick on Penta Oscuro and then pinned him! Malakai Black advances to Forbidden Door!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #3: “Hangman” Adam Page def. Silas Young
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Adam Cole joined the commentary team for this match. Silas Young and Adam Page chain wrestled to start the match. Silas tried to sweep Page’s leg out but Page booted him in the face. Page connected with a big overhand chop. Silas gouged Page’s eyes. Silas was sent to the outside by ‘Hangman’. Page hit the moonsault off the top to Silas on the arena floor! “Hangman” jumped off the middle with a lariat. Adam Page jumped off the top rope with a clothesline to Silas Young for a near fall. Adam Page blasted Silas Young with the Buckshot Lariat and then pinned him!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Toni Storm def. Marina Shafir
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Marina pushed Toni back with a powerful kick. Marina was looking for the cross-arm breaker but Toni reached the ropes to force the ref to break the hold. Toni dropkicked Marina but Marina retaliated by sweeping Toni’s legs out. Marina shoved Toni outside the ring and then while the ref was distracted Nyla squashed Storm with a senton. Toni Storm DDT’ed Marina on the arena floor. Back in the ring, Toni blocked a Judo throw from Marina. Toni charged in with the hip attack and rocked Shafir! Toni countered a pump handle slam with a cradle and pinned Marina! After the match, Nyla Rose ambushed Toni and Nyla and Marina double teamed Toni! AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa came out to even up the odds! After dispatching of Nyla and Marina, Toni and Thunder Rosa had a stare down!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #5: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jon Moxley def. Chris Jericho & Lance Archer
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William Regal joined the commentary team for this match. Jericho and Moxley brawled outside the ring. Archer and Tanahashi traded shots inside the ring! Jericho tagged in but Tanahashi splashed Jericho in the corner turnbuckles. Moxley tagged in and hammered away at Jericho with elbows. Moxley chomped down on Jericho’s forehead. Archer grabbed a tag and dared Moxley to hit him. Archer side swept Moxley, sending Moxley crashing onto the mat! Jericho tried for the lionsault but Moxley raised his knees in time to counter. Mox tagged in Tanahashi and connected with a flying elbow and then a crossbody off the middle rope. Tanahashi dropped a senton on Jericho for a near fall. Jericho tried for the Walls on Tanahashi but Tanahashi cradled Jericho for a two-count. Moxley wiped out Archer on the floor with a tope suicida! Tanahashi ducked the Judas Effect from Jericho! Tanahashi hit Jericho with the high fly flow but Jericho rolled and countered with the Walls of Jericho. Moxley jumped in and landed a cutter on Jericho. Tanahashi fired the sling blade at Archer! Mox tagged in but Archer grabbed him, looking for Black Out. Mox escaped and nailed him with the Paradigm Shift! Tanahashi jumped off the top rope and splashed Archer, pinning him for the victory!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
News of the Night:
- Sting and Darby Allin will team with Shingo Takagi and Hiromu Takahashi to take on the Young Bucks, Hikuleo and El Phantasmo at Forbidden Door
- It will be IWGP Heavyweight Champion “Switchblade” Jay White vs. “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Adam Cole at Forbidden Door
Final Verdict: 4.5/5
What a show! Besides some FANTASTIC wrestling, this week’s Dynamite was filled with fire promos. Bryan Danielson opened the show by teasing a hand-picked replacement for him at Forbidden Door and Blood & Guts (it has to be Cesaro right?) and Christian Cage cut a SAVAGE promo on Jungle Boy – perfectly tuned to get him heel heat and get him back in the spotlight. That opening Trios match is one of the best matches of the year for AEW. Seriously. The rest of the card was good, but opening with that match set a bar I don’t think anything could meet. But hell, the ENTIRE show built oh-so-well to this Sunday’s Forbidden Door… It really did. So much so that whilst I am away for a brief break (and no, the site and reviews WON’T be affected) I’m still going to buy the PPV on Fite.TV and watch it live – at midnight – in my hotel room!
