‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (Sep 24th 2025)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and gave us the fallout from this past weekend’s All Out. Let’s get straight into the review!
Match #1: AEW World Tag Team Championship – Brodido (ROH World Champion Bandido and Brody King) def. GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona)
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It looked like we’d be starting with the two big men, Brody King and Toa Liona, until Bandido begged for the tag. The fearless Bandido unsuccessfully tried to chop Liona down to size, but it was Liona who powered Bandido down before bringing in Kaun to do the same. GOA went for an early double team, although unsuccessful, as Bandido averted danger and made the tag to his partner. King chopped both opponents, sending Liona to the apron, while he focused on Kaun. After setting Kaun up on the top turnbuckle, King was poised for a superplex, but had his legs taken out, which caught him in the tree of woe. Liona took advantage with a big shoulder to the midsection, which opened the door to some additional tandem offense, although it was only enough for a two count. GOA stayed in control for the next few minutes with quick tags and more combo offense, even getting in a cheap shot on Bandido to knock him off the apron. Immediately after, King was able to escape from GOA to trap them in their corner, yet there was no one to tag in his corner with Bandido still on the floor. King took that as a sign to return to the opposite corner with a cannonball to the downed Liona. That gave King the chance to finally tag Bandido. He came flying out of his corner, bouncing back and forth between Liona and Kaun with lightning fast offense. Liona missed a big punch combination in the corner with Bandido dancing away from each swing with delight, before putting Liona down with a double boot. Kaun tried to cut Bandido off, but he was press slammed right into his partner. Bandido tried a 21 Plex on the much larger Liona to no avail, leaving him open to more double team offense from GOA. King made the save by grabbing both Liona and Kaun from the top rope on each of his shoulders before taking them to the mat in a ridiculous display of power. As King woofed for the dogs, he went for a splash on the outside, but Liona caught him and sent him into the timekeeper’s area. With referee Aubrey Edwards distracted by the chaos on the outside, Ricochet came off commentary and entered the ring with a chair to attack Bandido. Edwards saw it in time and ejected him from the match, just as Bandido nearly trapped Kaun in a pinning predicament for the win. GOA put Bandido down with a double chokeslam, and when it looked like he was finished, King made the save in the nick of time! King sent Liona to the outside and followed with a big dive while Bandido hit the 21 Plex on Kaun for the successful AEW Tag Team Championship defense!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: AEW World Championship Open Challenge – “Hangman” Adam Page def. Lee Moriarty
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As expected, Moriarty tried to grind down Page early with some chain wrestling, although Page was prepared and had no problem exchanging with Page until Moriarty threw a back elbow in the corner. That seemed to make Page change his approach, which went from respectful to intense. With the pleasantries over, Page hit a big body slam and when Moriarty tried to bounce right back, Page immediately dropped him with a big boot. Unable to hide his pain, Page continued to grab at his neck and traps, which were covered in Kinesio tape from the beating he took at the hands of Fletcher in Toronto. Moriarty took control for a short time when he sent Page headfirst into the second turnbuckle. He nearly won the match with a springboard clothesline from the apron, as his hometown showed him love despite the kick out. Page bounced back with a fallaway slam and a big boot, although Moriarty was able to hang in with his amazing submission and reversal ability. He turned a Dead Eye into a sprawling Octopus submission on a standing Hangman before transitioning into a crossface. Page rolled through it, dropped Moriarty with a big clothesline and a Dead Eye for the successful AEW Championship defense after a great effort from the challenger.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe and Hologram) def. The Don Callis Family (Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero)
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OC got right in the ring to square up to Okada and Takeshita, although Takeshita stepped in front of Okada only for Okada to attack OC first. Cassidy hit a double dropkick with his hands in his pockets to take them both down and applied his sunglasses, although Takeshita and Okada immediately attacked. Briscoe made the save, and everyone spilled to the outside, except Cassidy. He lazily fell off the top rope onto the Family below. The Conglomeration took turns hitting 10 punches in the corner on Hechicero with OC punctuating the end of it with a single punch. Hologram and Hechicero paired off with The Alchemist taking control for the Family, as they continued to take cheap shots to keep the advantage. Hologram had his mobility weakened by Hechicero’s repeated attacks on his right leg. After escaping the clutches of Hechicero and Takeshita, Hologram had to fight through Okada to finally make a tag to Mark Briscoe. The fresh Briscoe exploded on Okada and almost won the match with a Fisherman’s Buster. He tagged OC in, who immediately collapsed into his former friend Okada’s arms for a … hug? Okada had none of it and slugged away at Orange Cassidy, but it was Takeshita who made the difference when he helped Okada hit his patented neckbreaker before the two dispatched of Briscoe and Hologram. OC came back with his devastating kicks to the shins of both Okada and Takeshita before hitting a double hurricanrana. Cassidy tagged Hologram back in, as both he and Hologram were able to take out Hechicero. Takeshita and Hologram traded big impact moves with Hologram sending Takeshita out of the ring thanks to a Destroyer. Hechicero attacked Hologram, but Cassidy was there with an Orange Punch and Hologram followed with a Portal Bomb for the win!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #4: Claudio Castagnoli def. Powerhouse Hobbs
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Hobbs hit a pair of bodyslams and then Castagnoli fought off a third only for Hobbs to hit three more! The two spilled through the ropes to the outside, but Hobbs missed a shoulder block to a downed Claudio and crashed into the steel steps. Castagnoli picked up the massive Hobbs and deposited him the hard way in the front row before throwing him back over the rail in a similar fashion. As Castagnoli remained in control, Hobbs fought back to his feet and won a strike exchange to get himself back into the match. Hobbs bounced Castagnoli from corner to corner with splashes, yet on the third attempt, Castagnoli was ready with an uppercut and dropped Hobbs. Hobbs battled through the pain to hit a big powerslam and followed with three more bodyslams. Castagnoli blocked a fourth, but Hobbs was able to fight through a small flurry to hit a huge clothesline. PAC appeared on the apron with the distraction allowing Castagnoli to catch Hobbs with an uppercut from behind and roll him up for the win!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #5: AEW Women’s World Championship – Kris Statlander def. Mina Shirakawa
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Statlander made her first entrance as champion to huge applause from the appreciative Pittsburgh crowd, and it was time for our main event. However, Wheeler Yuta made yet another appearance to offer Statlander what has become regular words of encouragement. Some early dancing and theatrics from Shirakawa quickly turned into a targeted attack on Statlander’s surgically repaired knee. With Statlander hobbling on the outside, Shirakawa hit her spinning splash to the floor. Statlander fought through the onslaught to power her way back into the match, even as Shirakawa reversed Statlander’s offense repeatedly, the champion persevered. Perhaps Shirakawa got a little too confident, as she danced over Statlander too long, allowing Kris enough time to kick her challenger away. After Statlander reversed a Glamour Bomb, Shirakawa reversed a Staturday Night Fever, only to have Statlander drop her head first, but it only got a two. Shirakawa tried to stay on Statlander with strikes and transitioned that into a figure four, although the champion was able to make it to the ropes. Shirakawa hit a spinning backfist and went for another figure four, but Statlander reversed it into a Seatbelt pin to get the win!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
News of the Night:
- Orange Cassidy returned to AEW television after injury.
- AEW officially announced the creation of the Women’s World Tag Team Championships.
Final Verdict: 4/5
This week’s Dynamite packed a lot into two hours, with strong moments and a well-paced show. Kris Statlander successfully defended the Women’s World Title against Mina Shirakawa in a competitive match before shocking everyone by rejecting the Death Riders and flipping off Jon Moxley. Later, Darby Allin amped things up even further by challenging Moxley to an “I Quit” match at WrestleDream. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Powerhouse Hobbs delivered power and intensity but suffered from interference, while Hangman Page retained his World Title against Lee Moriarty in a clean showcase. The biggest pop of the night came in the trios match when Orange Cassidy returned as the surprise partner for Briscoe and Hologram. If anything, the action actually detracted from the Women’s Tag Team belts announcements!