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Reviewing AEW Dynamite is often a lot trickier than reviewing say, WWE RAW or SmackDown, because of the loyalty of the fanbase and the outpouring of support that comes in whenever one of the segments is criticized. Even though this week's edition of AEW Dynamite was a lot better than the Anniversary edition that preceded it, it was far from the perfect show.
Can we just say that the first half of the show was a lot better than the second-half was? Also, we learned that Joey Janela would not be a part of AEW Dynamite this week because of his proximity to someone who had COVID-19 at an independent show and people must be disappointed that they didn't get to see him in action.
Now that all of that has been established, let's dive straight into the action for the 'Best and Worst' of AEW Dynamite, where you are welcome to chime in below even if your comments are vastly different from those of the reviewer.
#1 Best: Penta El Zero M & Fenix tear it up on AEW Dynamite, Kenny Omega vs. Fenix confirmed for next week's show
Sometimes when you wrestle your tag team partner, you discover that you have as much chemistry working against the said individual as you have working alongside her/him. Fenix and Penta El Zero M are not just tag team partners but they are family and there was no doubt at all that the two men tore it up on AEW Dynamite in what was one of the most breathtaking matches of the year, where every 'this is awesome' chant was justified. And in the semi final round, we have Kenny Omega taking on Fenix on AEW Dynamite, which is another match nobody would want to miss.
#1 Best/Worst: Yet another dream match gets confirmed this week on AEW Dynamite, but there's just one problem
Ever since FTR first made their way to All Elite Wrestling, the world has been buzzing about a potential showdown with The Young Bucks to determine who the best tag team in the world is right now. And this week, the FTR vs. Young Bucks match was made official on AEW Dynamite, and shortly after that, AEW Dynamite ended with a fabulous segment where Tully Blanchard showed up to inflict pain and punishment upon the Number 1 contenders, but there's just one problem with the current situation.
Why do we have a heel vs. heel match at this point in time, considering that FTR clearly doesn't play by the rules and The Young Bucks have been superkicking everyone in their path on AEW Dynamite. Wouldn't it have made a lot more sense to not turn The Young Bucks heel until this program was done and dusted? This is indeed a very confusing decision from AEW.
#2 Best: 2 very short matches on AEW Dynamite this week
It does seem like, at this point, either Kenny Omega or Hangman Page will go on to win the tournament that started this week on AEW Dynamite. And this is why it was great to see him win his big match in almost no time at all on AEW Dynamite. Sonny Kiss suffered a crushing defeat but what played out this week was the best-case scenario in terms of the story that is being told right now.
And even Dr. Britt Baker picked up a pretty impressive win on AEW Dynamite and one has to assume that she is inching ever closer to Hikaru Shida. Shida has had a monopoly over the women's division for a while and it's great to see Dr. Baker climb the ranks. Her match on AEW Dynamite didn't last too long either and this is definitely a good thing.
Not every match has to last 20 minutes, and thankfully, AEW Dynamite finally seems cognizant of this fact on their television show.
#2 Worst: The Chris Jericho and MJF segment on AEW Dynamite divides the internet (and even the Sportskeeda team)
The first few minutes of the much-hyped steak dinner between MJF and Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite were really good, as both men decided to one-up each other in terms of their steak orders. But when a musical number broke out, with Chris Jericho and MJF singing and dancing, it went into the realm of the ridiculous. Chris Jericho is known to be goofy and silly a lot of times, but honestly, it probably did MJF no favors at all.
But then again, there were those on the internet and within the Sportskeeda team as well that really liked the segment on AEW Dynamite, so this review is the opinion of one person only.
Comedy is subjective, and this reviewer was a massive fan of everything that happened on WWE RAW with Otis dressing up as a luchador, because of how much it was in line with his character. What Chris Jericho and MJF did on AEW Dynamite was perhaps a tad too bizarre.
#3 Best/Worst: Jungle Boy is eliminated from the AEW Dynamite tournament by the monstrous Wardlow
Anyone who has seen Jungle Boy in action knows that he is the future of AEW Dynamite and this is not just because of who he is (the son of the late megastar, Luke Perry) but because of what he can do in the ring. So, for him to lose to Wardlow in the first round of the tournament that began this week on AEW Dynamite in the manner that he did, is disappointing, to say the least. But at the same time, it builds Wardlow up as a legitimate big man and a man who means business, so yeah, take your pick.
Another man who had quite the showing on AEW Dynamite this week was Ricky Starks who proved that he is just as good as his manager Taz on the microphone with a fantastic promo. Here is an interview he did with Sportskeeda prior to becoming a regular fixture on AEW Dynamite that you may want to check out.
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