AEW Dynamite: 3 Botches you missed this week (2nd January 2020)

There were some absolutely shocking botches this week on AEW Dynamite
There were some absolutely shocking botches this week on AEW Dynamite

AEW Dynamite celebrated their first episode of 2020 this week when they rolled into Jacksonville, Florida and presented another stacked episode that included Jon Moxley up against Trent, the long-awaited rematch between Cody and Darby Allin as well as The Elite taking on PAC and The Lucha Bros in the main event of the night.

Some impressive spots made it onto the show this week as fans shared videos of Dustin Rhodes' Canadian destroyer on Sammy Guevara and The Young Bucks' sensational roll through into a destroyer on PAC.

Whilst there were several highs in terms of storyline and skill this week on Dynamite, the company fell foul to many botches that once again took the shine away from the stars of the show.


#3 What was Luchasaurus saying?

There were a number of audio issues throughout last night's show
There were a number of audio issues throughout last night's show

Audio botches have followed AEW around ever since they made their debut on TNT last year, but this week they were once again apparent as backstage interviews were taking place when music decided to play over their promos.

This was made most obvious when Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt and Luchasaurus were backstage talking about the match between Jungle Boy and Chris Jericho on the final episode of AEW ahead of Christmas.

When talking about how wins and losses now reset following the turn of the new year, music played over Luchasaurus' response as Adam Page was shown at ringside on commentary. The cameras then headed backstage to AEW Women's Champion Riho following her championship defense but she was given the same treatment since the music wasn't lowered or turned off when she started to deliver a promo before Britt Baker interrupted her as she built up her match against Kris Statlander.

#2 Nick Jackson almost falls over

The Elite main evented this week's episode of Dynamite
The Elite main evented this week's episode of Dynamite

This week's episode of Dynamite was main evented by The Elite as they took on PAC and The Lucha Bros. There is a lot of history between The Young Bucks and The Lucha Bros and that was proved when Nick Jackson made the tag in off Kenny Omega and the commentary team referred to him as Slick Nick given how fast he and Rey Fenix were able to fly around the ring against each other throughout their section of the match.

Sadly, this impressive run came to an end when the two stars looked for the basic leg catch spot, Fenix caught Jackson's leg but as he looked to continue the spot, he wobbled and had to back himself all the way over to the ropes and take his leg off Fenix so that he could stabilize himself.

There is no doubting that The Young Bucks and The Lucha Bros are two of the best tag teams in the world, but small botches like this often manage to overshadow all of the fantastic spots the two teams are able to pull of when they share the ring.

#1 Britt Baker what are you doing?

Riho successfully defended her Championship this week on Dynamite
Riho successfully defended her Championship this week on Dynamite

The Women's Championship was defended by Riho this week on Dynamite as she was put in a fatal four-way match that also included Nyla Rose, Britt Baker, and Hikaru Shida. Whilst Riho was able to retain her Championship with a pin on Baker, it appeared as though this might not have been the intended finish of the match.

The referee counted the three, but Baker then kicked out as though she thought the referee was only on two, but the count already stood. Earlier in the match, Baker looked as though she managed to trip when delivering a DDT through the ropes to Rose and she then landed on top of her opponent.

Interestingly, Baker approached Riho backstage following the match where it was made to look as though the feud between the two women is far from over. Riho faces AEW newcomer Kris Statlander next week, but she was put through a table by Nyla Rose and Britt Baker is still hot on her heels so it appears that the champion is never going to be short of challengers from the AEW Women's Division.

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