30th Sep2022

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (28th Sep 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. We’ve got Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Taz on commentary so let’s get into the review!

Match #1: Bryan Danielson def. Matt Menard

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William Regal joined the commentary team for this match. Menard shoved at Danielson. Bryan fired back with European uppercuts. Menard took the fight to Danielson with shots to Danielson’s forehead. Danielson answered with round body kicks. Menard pushed Bryan off the top rope sending Bryan spilling to the arena floor. Matt Menard whipped Danielson into the steel barricade. Back in the ring, Bryan’s kicks battered Menard. Bryan followed up with a clothesline, taking Menard off his feet. Angelo Parker pulled Menard out of the ring. Danielson attempted a running knee but Parker pulled Matt out of the way. Parker DDT’ed Danielson on the arena floor as the ref had his back turned. Claudio Castagnoli ran out to even up the odds! Claudio carried Angelo Parker away from the ring and back to the locker room! Danielson nailed Matt with the running knee strike and then forced him to tap out via the Le Bell Lock!

My Score: 2.5 out of 5

Match #2: AEW World Championship Eliminator Match – Jon Moxley def. Juice Robinson

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William Regal joined the commentary team for this match. Juice blindsided Moxley as Mox was making his entrance! Moxley sent Juice over the top rope to the arena floor with a lariat! Moxley whipped Juice into the barricade. Mox suplexed Juice on the arena floor. Back in the ring, Moxley and Robinson traded strikes. Juice started to bite Moxley! Juice followed up with a clothesline in the corner. Moxley jumped up and struck Juice with a lariat. Robinson shoved Moxley through the ropes and they both fell to the arena floor. Juice splashed Mox with a cannonball against the steel guardrail. Moxley and Juice collided with clotheslines in the ring. Finally Moxley countered with a cutter for a near fall. Moxley applied an ankle lock but Juice grabbed the bottom rope. Juice gouged at Moxley’s eyes. Juice powerbombed Mox for a two-count. Juice landed the Pulp Friction for a near fall on Moxley! Moxley rocked Juice with the Regal knee and then forced Juice to tap after applying a cross arm breaker!

My Score: 3 out of 5

Match #3: AEW Interim Women’s World Championship Match – Toni Storm def. Serena Deeb

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Saraya joined the broadcast booth for this match. Toni Storm grabbed a front face lock on Deeb. Toni sent Deeb outside with a shoulder tackle. Toni chopped away at Deeb but Deeb turned things around with machine gun chops of her own. Deeb dumped Storm to the outside! Storm jumped back into the ring with a diving cross body block to Deeb for a near fall. Storm nailed Deeb with a German suplex. Deeb dodged the hip attack. Hayter swept out Toni’s leg and yanked her outside the ring. Willow chased Hayter to the back. Deeb locked Storm in a half crab submission. Toni managed to grab the bottom rope to force the break. Storm hit a diving cross body but Deeb rolled through and put the single leg crab on Toni! Storm rocked Deeb with an up kick and then the hip attack in the corner! Toni nailed Deeb with the Storm Zero for a two-count! Serena hit a dragon screw on Toni. Deeb climbed to the top turnbuckle but Toni met her up there. Storm spiked Deeb with an avalanche piledriver and pinned Deeb!

My Score: 3 out of 5

Match #4: Ricky Starks def. Eli Isom

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Starks speared Isom! Starks rocked Isom with the Roshambo and scored the pin!

My Score: 1 out of 5

Match #5: ROH World Championship Match – Chris Jericho def. Bandido

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ROH’s Ian Riccaboni joined the broadcast team for this match. Bandido connected with a right hand. Jericho fired back with a clothesline. Jericho chopped at Bandido. Bandido drove Jericho to the barricade with a tope. Jericho jumped off the top turnbuckle but Bandido countered with a thrust kick! Bandido used a delayed vertical suplex on Jericho. Bandido nailed Jericho with a frog splash, good for a near fall on Jericho! Chris Jericho booted Bandido in the mouth. Jericho blasted Bandido with the Code Breaker. Bandido sent Jericho to the arena floor with a hurracanrana off the ring apron! Jericho crushed Bandido with the lionsault! Jericho blasted Bandido with dirty knee strikes. Bandido planted Jericho with the crucifix bomb. Jericho blocked a knee from Bandido and then applied the Walls of Jericho in the center of the ring. Bandido crawled and reached the ropes. Jericho suplexed Bandido. Jericho climbed to the top turnbuckle but Bandido popped Jericho with a swift kick in the mouth. Bandido hit Jericho with a moonsault fallaway slam off the top for a two-count! Bandido nailed Jericho with the knee and then the 21 plex for a near fall! Jericho poked Bandido in the eyes. Jericho put Bandido in the Lion Tamer and forced Bandido to tap out!

My Score: 3 out of 5

Final Verdict: 3/5

Well that was a thing… Some”THING” of a comedown from Grand Slam and something of a wasted opportunity I think. Far too many promos, and not enough time given to the matches. What matches we did have were good but not great. Nice to see the women get some time on Dynamite, even if we did have to get an extended Saraya promo to go with it – which isn’t usually a bad thing but this one felt like a constant dig at her former employer AND the state of AEW women’s division. Which is not needed, it should be built up, not knocked down and then claim to be its saviour! Bandido may not have won the main event either, but he showed that he should be working high up in ANY men’s roster, putting a lot of “top guys” to shame!

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