Dynamite 7/22/20: Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

That 10 man tag will be fire!

tony khan making that match call quicker than can be

nice one finger salutes to send it off!

Some things I would have done differently but overall another great show from AEW.

HUGE upgrade from last week. glad to see sammy is finally back too.

That was a great episode. I'm glad I stayed away from the chat while it was on. Read through it quickly to catch up but I dunno if I'm gonna go back to live chatting in general.

Still holding out for Warhorse, I'll keep my fingers crossed. Though I'd rather just see him in the company full time instead of a one off appearance. His gimmick is just too perfect for me, and I love diy garage gym equipment. Kingston was great though, I like that they just gave him the mic instead of a normal intro. Hell of a match, Cody took some crazy punishment. Nice turn from the usual guy who brings out the tacks gets tacked.

Moxley promo probably best one I've heard from him in a while. I still wish Cage won, but I totally get from a business standpoint why they didn't pull that trigger yet.

MJF match was funny, I was really hoping they could sneak a "who the f*** is Griff Garrison" in there somewhere since it was taped, but oh well.

I appreciated that we were able to connect the Ricky Starks joining Tazz thing with a Dark highlight and reintroducing him here too. Good way to plug dark and help people who haven't been watching it keep up.

Bucks/B&B was strong. I was sad to see the meat get wasted on the floor, but that's a small gripe. Table spot at the end a bit slow but whatever match was still strong and somehow blade didn't die when he botched his table spot. That was freaking scary.

I cannot believe how much story they fit into the Hangman/5 match. I was hoping it was going to just advance the Dark Order a bit, but they managed to advance multiple Dark Order stories at once by bringing Cabana out as well, and having FTR come out for the save was freaking perfect. As soon as the DO guys showed up to watch the match my first thought was "please have FTR make the save". I could 100% see the tag titles switching hands next week. They've trying very hard to accelerate some stories so they can get back on schedule after the pandemic delayed things, so I could see it happening on Dynamite. Could still just be until all out though, who knows.

Ivelisse/Diamante was not as strong as their last match against each other, but still so glad to see them both on Dynamite. I'm guessing there is a fair amount of ring rust right now for Ivelisse. Glad Diamante picked up the win, I hope she's actually staying with the company. I'll never s*** on women's matches, because it's just important to have them period. Plus everyone has off nights, and I know these two can go. They'll obviously team up for the tag tournament and I'm hoping they can take the whole thing down personally.

Main event was stellar of course, Jungle Boy is going to explode in 2021, he looks more polished every time I see him. I don't know which I popped harder for, the FTR save or Sammy returning.

Women's tag tournament is a strong idea. No belts yet just a cup like Dusty Cup or something. Can't have Shida destroy the entire division every single week while they wait for half of their roster to be available again, using some of the enhancement talent and having a tag team tournament gives a purpose to the women's action for the next while, since we know Shida is set for a long run with the title anyways. I forget if it was browsing through this thread or on reddit in the past 5 minutes, but someone suggested Nyla teaming with Vicky and just never tagging her in and that sounds freaking hilarious.

I mean, I joined around page 8 so I missed the bulk of threading, but it seemed like a decent environment here tonight. to each their own though.

solid write up and I agree, FTR and Sammy were the highlights for me.

threadheading is kind of a double edged sword. usually (for me at least) it makes the show more enjoyable being able to talk about what's going on amongst others, but it it can also be a distraction as well and kinda take you out of what's going on. i try to keep up with both, but i definitely miss some stuff that happens live. but, i have the power of dvr so i can always catch up on stuff later on. if i'm in the thread, i don't pause or rewind so i can keep up. if i miss something, i can always go back and watch again later to witness everything. 

- I loved that Falls Count Anywhere match like a son.

- One of the matches I wanted before Omega/Page break up was vs. The Dark Order, so I'm stoked for next week, especially since I don't think Grayson & Uno have had a match on Dynamite since 2019 lol.

- Marko Stunt needs to turn heel and become MJF's annoying lackey once Wardlow moves on.

tonight's AEW Dynamite show was FIRE!!!!

I haven't enjoyed a regular show like this in a long time!

Cody vs. Kingston was an insane start - if Cody keeps wrestling at this rate he's going to find himself in early retirement, until then though he's entertaining as hell.

Bucks vs. Butcher & Blade - I have a whole new respect for B&B, but the Bucks just elevated - seriously I think the whole roster came out hard tonight and it showed!

MJF is pure solid gold.

Dark Order vs Hangman - great combining of storylines all around!

Mox promo was lit, Taz's is always great, Brit did her thing, even Swole was okay.

I really loved Lance throwing that guy up through the ceiling!! haha

About the only slow point was the women's match. It didn't quite click, and might have overstayed a bit.

Main event was worthy and Sammy is back!!!! OC & Best Friends coming out at the end are always crowd pleasers. I feel for AEW, if crowds were back they would blow the roof off any arena with this show.

all FIRE!


bleeding from the ear is fairly rare, yet we've now seen OC and Luchasaraus with that - cauliflower ears?