‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Feb 5th 2025)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from the Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta, GA. We’ve got Excalibur, Taz, and Tony Schiavone on commentary, so let’s get into the review!
Match #1: Will Ospreay def. Mark Davis
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Davis chopped at Ospreay while the fans chanted “You sold out!” to Davis. Davis slammed Will and went for a senton, but Will moved out of the way and dropkicked Mark Davis. Davis back dropped Ospreay, showing off his tremendous power. Mark Davis suplexed Will and then kicked him in the back. Davis smashed Will with open palm strikes to the chest. Ospreay connected with a springboard forearm. Davis sent Will soaring with a Dragon Suplex. Will Ospreay retaliated with a dive over the top rope, connecting with a cross body press to Davis on the arena floor. Will drilled Davis with an Os Cutter for a near fall! Davis blocked the Hidden Blade and trucked Will with a lariat. Davis spiked Ospreay with a piledriver, but Will kicked out at the two-count. Davis tore the turnbuckle pad off the middle rope. The ref admonished Davis. Ospreay wasted no time to strike with the Hidden Blade and pinning Mark Davis!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher def. The Hounds of Hell (Brody King & Buddy Matthews)
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Fletcher and Matthews faced off first. Matthews was quick and Fletcher thought discretion the better part of valor, tagging out to Takeshita. Brody grabbed a blind tag and cracked Takeshita with a thunderous chop. Brody blasted Fletcher with a chop for good measure. Brody crushed Takeshita and Fletcher with a running cross body press, sandwiching them against the barricade. Brody bashed Takeshita with a lariat. Takeshita caught Brody with an elbow strike. Takeshita walloped Brody with a German Suplex. Brody got right back up and both men collided, both having the same idea going for running lariats. Buddy flew over the top rope and wiped out Takeshita and Fletcher on the outside of the ring. Buddy drove Fletcher down with a meteora, good for a near fall. Fletcher ran into a waiting knee strike from Buddy. Buddy was on the top rope when Okada’s music began to play. Matthews took his eye off his opponent for a moment and Fletcher tried to capitalize, to no avail. Buddy tagged Brody in, and the Hounds of Hell were on the attack. Takeshita broke up Brody’s pin attempt on Fletcher. Fletcher planted Brody with a DDT, but Brody kicked out at the two-count. Fletcher pinned Brody after an assisted brain buster!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Match #3: Toni Storm def. Queen Aminata
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Toni Storm was introduced by Justin Roberts as “playing the role of ‘The Glamour’ Mariah May.” Toni was dressed wearing the same ring attire that Mariah May wears. “The Professor” Serena Deeb was watching on a monitor backstage, scouting Queen Aminata. Toni hit Aminata with a running hip attack, knocking Aminata to the arena floor. Queen Aminata answered with a tope between the second and third rope. Toni nailed Aminata with a shotgun dropkick. Queen Aminata connected with a running shin shot to Toni’s face! Toni snapped off a quick DDT and then hit a knee strike. Toni rocked Aminata with a running hip attack in the corner. Toni planted Queen Aminata with the May Day and scored the pin!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Ricochet def. Swerve Strickland
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Ricochet ambushed Swerve with a steel chair as Swerve was making his entrance. Ricochet rocked Swerve with the Vertigo for a near fall. Ricochet dropkicked Swerve and followed up with a tope suicida. Swerve power bombed Ricochet on top of the guardrail! Swerve pulled off the turnbuckle pad and catapulted Ricochet into the exposed steel. Ricochet chopped Swerve in the chest. Ricochet smacked Swerve with a knee strike. Swerve body slammed Ricochet. Ricochet was staggered by a release German Suplex, followed by the House Call kick! Swerve landed on Ricochet with the Swerve Stomp but Ricochet kicked out at the two-count! Ricochet nailed Swerve with a German Suplex on the apron. Ricochet landed the 450 Splash for a near fall! Ricochet smashed Swerve with a shooting star press to the spine! Swerve connected with the House Call. Swerve went for the Swerve Stomp, but Ricochet countered with a low blow and then the Spirit Gun, picking up the pin! Ricochet took the Embassy robe from Prince Nana, put it on and walked off with it!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
I’m just glad this week’s AEW Dynamite had two really good matches on the card because the rest of the non-wrestling stuff pretty much sucked! What a waste of two hours. Seriously. It felt like we were watching someone trying to imitate WWE with the amount of promos, talking heads, interviews etc. If it wasn’t for the tag match and the main event I’d seriously consider sating watch this week’s show back in clips. But… we did get a great tag match and and even better main event. So stick with this week’s show for those!