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This week's AEW Dynamite was the precursor to the AEW Revolution pay-per-view this upcoming weekend. Despite being the go-home show before the AEW Revolution event, Dynamite didn't lack exciting matches of its own.
Be it the opening match between the teams of Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet, and Shaq and Jade Cargill, or the later matches that took place, the AEW Dynamite event was one to take note of. Despite that, some segments and matches still fell flat, in sharp contrast to the rest of the show.
There was a lot left to be desired from the show at some point, while in other cases, the show managed to deliver what was asked from it. This article will cover the best and worst moments of the night from AEW Dynamite.
#1 Best: Four Horsemen possibly reformed on AEW Dynamite
In what might go down as a legendary moment for AEW Dynamite, The Four Horsemen possibly reunited during the show. During the night, FTR teamed up with Tully Blanchard to face Jurassic Express.
While it was an experience seeing Tully Blanchard back in the ring after so many years, it was not the best moment of the match. There was a point during the show where a mystery wrestler interfered in the proceedings. A man in a camera person's costume stopped the dive of Jungle Boy. The same person took out Luchasaurus with a camera, which allowed FTR to win on the night.
Following the match, the mystery person entered the ring to celebrate with FTR and Tully Blanchard. He unmasked himself to reveal that it was Shawn Spears.
Following the reveal, Arn Anderson came out on the ramp to hold up four fingers, questioningly. Tully Blanchard acknowledged it, holding up four fingers of his own. This seemingly confirmed that The Four Horsemen had been reunited on AEW Dynamite. Tully Blanchard, FTR, and Shawn Spears may have reunited the legendary faction on the show and may be a force on AEW going forward.
#1 Worst: Shaq gives away spot on AEW Dynamite
AEW Dynamite saw Shaq team up with Jade Cargill to face Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet.
Fans are no strangers to celebrities making appearances on wrestling shows and being a part of matches. However, they are also no strangers to celebrities acting extremely awkwardly in the ring and not managing to deliver while wrestling.
Shaq, however, was not too bad in the ring. He looked rather good in the match when he faced off against Cody. He played the role of the giant wrestling a smaller wrestler well, but his inexperience showed on AEW Dynamite.
In fact, Shaq's inexperience gave away a spot long before it happened. During the match, Jade Cargill and Red Velvet had set up tables at ringside. While Jade and Velvet wrestled in the ring, Shaq inched slowly, trying to be subtle, in front of the table. However, he was anything but subtle. It was obvious that he was standing on the apron in front of the table getting ready for a spot.
Shaq was too early and the AEW Dynamite referee was seen telling him to get back in the corner. The legendary basketball player moved back into position a minute later, and sure enough, Cody Rhodes hit a crossbody dive, putting Shaq through the table.
While Shaq was better than expected, he clearly needs to work more to improve his work in the ring. It might not be the last time fans see Shaq as he disappeared from the ambulance when Tony Schiavone made his way there to find out his condition.
#2 Best: Chris Jericho and MJF's AEW Dynamite Press Conference
Chris Jericho and MJF are two of the best wrestlers on the mic currently on AEW Dynamite. The company decided to take advantage of that with a kayfabe media conference during the show. Representatives from the 'media' appeared on the show, with Conrad Thompson and Eric Bischoff asking questions.
They were soon joined by The Young Bucks and AEW used the segment to hype the feud between themselves and the tag team champions.
The attack by The Inner Circle on 'Papa' Buck a week ago made the segment seem more personal. It was the perfect segment to hype the upcoming match at the pay-per-view between the two teams.
The Good Brothers also assisted The Young Bucks in taking out the Inner Circle in the brawl that followed. The segment utilized the talents of each wrestler involved, making it one of the more entertaining parts of AEW's show. The Young Bucks ended the night standing tall over The Inner Circle, taking Santana and Ortiz out by putting them through the table. The Bucks stood tall on the go-home show of AEW Dynamite.
#2 Worst: Sting on AEW Dynamite
Over the past several weeks, Sting's segments on AEW Dynamite didn't seem to have much variety. Each week, Sting makes his way out, with or without Darby Allin, to be interviewed by Tony Schiavone.
Without exception, he has been interrupted by Team Taz in some form or the other. This has led to some form of a brawl or a fight breaking out and one team or the other has stood tall.
This week it was Ricky Starks interfering in Sting's interview. A brawl broke out where Brian Cage and Darby Allin made their way out to the ring. In the end, it was Sting and Allin standing tall ahead of their street fight at the AEW Revolution event.
Given that this was the go-home show for the pay-per-view, hopefully, it was the last time that the same sort of segment would be repeated for Sting. His appearances on AEW so far have been rather less than stellar after an immense debut for the promotion. His street fight at the pay-per-view remains something to look forward to, but the build-up to the show on AEW Dynamite was somewhat of a let-down.
#3 Best/Worst: Paul Wight aka Big Show's AEW Dynamite debut mistake
Unfortunately for Paul Wight, he was not able to make a clean debut on AEW Dynamite.
Paul Wight is a legend of the business. He has been wrestling for several decades now, and his appearance on AEW Dynamite helped add to the importance of the show. However, the fact that he botched on his debut certainly took away from the moment.
Wight was out with Tony Schiavone to help advertise AEW's new Elevation show. He will be a color commentator there, but before that, he went on to hint at a surprise, saying that a Hall of Fame-worthy superstar would be signed by AEW at the upcoming pay-per-view.
However, instead of calling AEW's pay-per-view Revolution, Big Show made his first mistake, calling it the name of a WWE pay-per-view instead — Evolution. Fans soon noticed and the mistake was pointed out on social media. This is the second time in a few weeks that AEW has accidentally mentioned WWE after Jim Ross called Kenny Omega the WWE Champion.
It was a small mistake, but one that need not have happened, and took away from the moment of his debut. Hopefully, the coming weeks of the legend will more than make up for it. Despite the botch, Wight's AEW Dynamite debut was momentous and it was strange seeing him as part of any show other than WWE after so many years with the company.
