Aew Dynamite Review 1.2.2024

Intro

With Revolution just a month away at the time of writing. I have to say. I'm looking forward to the PPV, from Stings last Match. Orange Cassidy vs Roderick strong, the obvious crowning of Swerve Strickland, to a potential Mone Maker. Aew Revolution 2024 Is set to be a stomper of a show, and I can't wait to see It.

Jon Moxley vs Jeff Hardy

I liked this for an opener. from the Match having a nice flow to It, the in ring work, being solid as always, to. Mox having some Mcgyver style fun, with a pen, and. Jeffs ear. Mox got the win with a rear naked choke, from a swantomb Bomb fail. Mox tried to show Jeff some class, in the aftermath, but Jeff flipped him off. Good stuff for an opening Match.

Dealers Choice Hangman Adam Page vs Toa Liona

Next was the first our Dealers Choice Matches, when. Hangman Adam Page faced. Swerve Stricklands choice, Toa Lioni. The Match had decent physicality, and good story balances. Both man gave a good showing for themselves, but, it was. Hangman, who came away with the win, after both man contested In the battle of the moonsaults, Hangman won by roll up.

The Young Bucks segment

The Young Bucks were then seen showing up to the arena, In footage shot earlier In the day. I have to agree with them. Assistants are stupid.

Wardlow vs Kommander

Wardlow beat Kommander, in a suprisingly competitive Match. In the aftermath. Roderick Strong the took the mic, and told Kommander, that he had made a mistake in facing them, and just as he, and. Taven and. Bennett, were about beat him down, out came. The best friends, to make the save. Cassidy and Strong had a minor face off, but. Strong wanted no part of It. for what It was, this was decent. And can I have more of Adam Cole on commentary please.

Sting and Darby Allin Ricky Starks and Big Bill sit down segment

Sting, and his son. Darby Allin, then had a sit down, with. Ricky Starks, and. Big Bill, I liked all of this, because It has helped push the tempo, before next weeks title Match. The longterm storytelling thread shown here was flawless, and it made perfect sense, the dual that both teams had here was great. Later on. Darby was being Interviewed by. Renee Paqutte, when out from stage left. The Young Bucks appeared. They accused Darby of Ignoring them, they put over their admiration for , and told him that when his mentor. Sting is gone, he should team with them, this sets up the aftermath of Revolution perfectly.

Chris Jericho vs Kyle Fletcher

I wasn't into this Match, parts of it felt sluggish, predictable, and uninteresting, and at points it felt like Aew, were playing in crowd noise, to eliminate any negativity towards Jericho, and if that's the case, then don't put him on TV, Jericho got the win with a judas effect. Konosuke Takeshista then came out, and to survey Chris and the little damage, that had been done.

Bang Bang Scissor Gang segment

This filled my with a lot of joy, from Cardboard Characters, Colton trying to nick his dads catchphrase, to the immense scissoring, I loved this, and to think it came to us, by orders of the Peaky, no wait sorry. The Bang Bang Scissor Gang.

Deonna Purrazzo vs Taya Valkarye

This was a major disapointment, which is a shame featuring the talent that was involved, but what did save it, was. Timeless Toni Storm on commentary, her Interactions with the Taz. Excalibur, and. Tony Schiavone, had me laughing. Deonna won by submission. This to me is yet another piece of bad booking, on. Aew's part towards it's womens division.

Swerve Strickland vs Rob Van Dam

I loved all of this, from Match flowing like water, the excellent physicality being performed at a high level, because RVD loves a bit of the old wacky tobacky, Swerve taking a nasty table bump, which was due to. Hangman, announcing the stiupulation, a hardcore Match, which made me feel like I was. Garth Elgart from Wayne's World, good call. RVD took a nasty unprotected chair shot to the face, after a failed 5star frogsplash. Which allowed Swerve to get the win, with a stomp from the top rope, In the aftermath. Hangman Adam Page came out, he and swerve had a phenomanal promo dual, that lead to the announcement, that next week, It will be Swerve and Hangman 3, and the winner will face Samoa Joe at Revolution, for the Aew World Heavyweight Championship. Oh s*** that's exciting.

Overview Of Aew Dynamite

With storylines now starting to tick along nicely, leading Into the PPV. I'm starting to get the feeling that Aew, are figuring out how to get back on track again. Tony Khan has promised a big year, for his little promotion that can, and even though this wasn't the best episode of weekly TV. I do feel there on the right track.

This weeks Dynamite is a strong 7/10.