‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Jun 5th 2024)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from the Blue Arena in Loveland, Colorado. We’ve got Excalibur, Taz and Tony Schiavone on commentary this week, so let’s get into the review!
Match #1: Rey Fenix def. Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly & Jay Lethal
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The winner faces Will Ospreay next week on Dynamite for his International Championship! Lethal landed a kick on Kyle, sending Kyle out of the ring. Orange jumped off the turnbuckles with a crossbody press to Lethal. Cassidy dropkicked Kyle. Fenix hit a huge arm drag off the turnbuckles on Orange. Lethal blindsided Rey Fenix. Kyle and Fenix had the same idea, went for round kicks, and knocked one another down. Orange went for a Stundog Millionaire, but Kyle countered with an arm bar. Rey Fenix splashed Kyle as the arm bar was on Orange. Lethal blocked a DDT from Orange and transitioned into a figure four leg lock. Fenix went for a stomp on them, but Kyle grabbed Fenix in a guillotine. Kyle locked Lethal in an arm bar. Orange nailed Rey Fenix with a spinning DDT! Lethal caught Orange in a Lethal Combination! Lethal blasted Kyle with the Lethal Injection. Lethal went for the figure four on Fenix but Rey Fenix rolled up Lethal with a cradle and pinned Lethal!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: TNT Ladder Match Qualifier – Mark Briscoe def. Brian Cage
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Cage whipped Mark into the corner, but Mark fired back with redneck kung fu. Briscoe booted Brian in the mush, sending Cage to the arena floor. Briscoe connected with a diving dropkick. Brian Cage bulldozed Briscoe with a lariat. Cage suplexed Briscoe from outside the ring, over the top rope, and back into the ring the hard way. Don Callis and Takeshita were scouting the match from up in the arena. Briscoe flipped over the top rope and crash landed on Cage. Briscoe followed up with a shotgun off the top rope for a near fall. Cage crushed Briscoe with a Weapon X for a near fall. Cage followed up with a spinning power bomb, but Briscoe kicked out at the two-count! Briscoe escaped a Drill Claw attempt. Briscoe smashed Cage with a boot across the jaw. Briscoe followed up with a Death Valley Driver. Briscoe climbed to the top rope and nailed Cage with a Froggy Bow for the pin fall victory!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta) def. Team CMLL (Esfinge, Magnus, Rugido & Volador Jr.)
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Yuta threw the first punch, going right after Esfinge. The match broke down right away with both teams brawling around the ring! Danielson and Rugido chopped at one another in the ring. Claudio caught Volador Jr in midair! Esfinge dropkicked Claudio and Moxley and then wiped out Moxley with a tope! Yuta charged at Magnus with a clothesline. The BCC all clobbered Magnus with Yuta jumping off Claudio with the fastball special to put an exclamation point at the end of their flurry of offense. Esfinge connected with thrust kicks to Claudio and Moxley. Esfinge sent Claudio flying with a monkey flip. Moxley rocked Esfinge with a cutter out of nowhere. Yuta grabbed Rugido with a suplex. Magnus splashed Yuta with running knees in the corner. Claudio intercepted Magnus and flung him around in the Giant Swing! Moxley dropkicked Magnus as Claudio was swinging Magnus. Rugido power slammed Yuta for a near fall. Volador hit the déjà vu on Claudio but Danielson met him with a charging knee strike. Yuta planted Rugido and pinned him with the seatbelt!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Saraya def. Mariah May
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Saraya ambushed Mariah in the ring before the bell rang. Mariah fired back with a dropkick. Harley swung at Mariah outside the ring, but Mariah ducked it! Saraya was waiting for Mariah with a thrust kick. Saraya whipped Mariah into the barricade. Back in the ring, May headbutted Saraya. Mariah cracked Saraya with a running elbow strike. Mariah wiped out Saraya with a diving dropkick off the top turnbuckle for a near fall. Mariah splashed Saraya with a hip attack for a two-count. Saraya planted Mariah with a DDT out of nowhere, but Mariah kicked out! Saraya landed a thrust kick. Saraya tied up Mariah in a submission. Mariah had no choice but to submit.
My Score: 1.5 out of 5
Match #5: AEW World Championship Match – Swerve Strickland def. Roderick Strong
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Roddy tripped Swerve and applied a front face lock. Swerve hip tossed Roderick. Swerve kicked Roddy’s knee, but Roddy avoided the House Call, rolling to the arena floor. Swerve targeted the knee of Roderick Strong. Swerve climbed to the top turnbuckle, but Taven distracted him long enough for Roderick to meet Swerve up there. Roderick dropped Swerve across the top turnbuckle with a vicious back breaker. Swerve swept out Roddy’s legs and catapulted Roddy into the steel ring post! Roddy charged at Swerve in the ring but Swerve dodged him. Swerve cracked Roddy with a flying European Uppercut. Swerve wiped out Roddy with a flatliner. Swerve followed up with a brain buster for a near fall. Swerve was looking for Big Pressure, but Roddy grabbed Swerve’s tights and rolled him up for a near fall after a distraction from Bennett. Roderick rolled out of the way of the House Call. Roddy yanked Swerve off the apron into the waiting arms of Taven and Bennett. Roddy rammed Swerve into the steel steps and then planted Swerve on the ring apron. Roddy landed running elbow strikes and then power bombed Swerve for a near fall! Roddy connected with the Sick Kick for another near fall! Swerve caught Roddy with a thrust kick and then the Swerve Stomp over the top rope! Swerve hit the House Call and pinned Roderick to retain his championship!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
What a great show this was. Another week where the entire thing flowed brilliantly – with MOST matches delivering in spades and with some great storytelling too (I’m truly invested in the Orange Cassidy story). The only letdown this week? More of Chris Jericho’s ridiculous schtick and THAT Saraya match. Still, we got a fantastic main event to make up for those!
