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AEW Dynamite aired on another night this past week but one has to admit that it was a show that built quite well to the upcoming All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view- All Out, coming our way next weekend. It probably won't go down in history as one of the greatest episodes of AEW Dynamite that we have seen (last week's episode might) but it was two fun hours of pro wrestling regardless.
This is the 'Best and Worst' of AEW Dynamite, presented here for your reading pleasure. Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you liked about this week's episode of AEW Dynamite and also what you disliked about the show.
Without further ado, here's your weekly AEW review.
#1 Best: Former WWE NXT star Tay Conti makes her presence felt on AEW Dynamite, joins the Dark Order
AEW fans may be familiar with who Tay Conti is, and so may WWE NXT fans because she wrestled under the name Taynara Conti back when she was a member of the other show on Wednesday Nights (well, most nights). Tay Conti showed up on this week's episode of AEW Dynamite and she was recruited as a member of the Dark Order by Anna Jay and one has to think that she will be a massive addition to the current women's division.
In case you wish to learn more about the beautiful young woman who joined the Dark Order this week, do check her interview with Sportskeeda's own Gary Cassidy.
That aside, the whole segment with the casket this week on AEW Dynamite was fun, but the Dark Order can be a little too goofy at times to be taken seriously as a cult that is supposed to be dangerous.
#1 Worst: Jon Moxley mentions page number 17 on AEW Dynamite
You put MJF and Jon Moxley in the same ring on AEW Dynamite and you know that sparks will fly when they start verbally jousting. Unfortunately, the content was so meh on this week's show, that it almost felt like a bad episode of WWE RAW.
Jon Moxley and bad comedy don't mix, and so, when he brought up Page 17 on a 16-page contract, which stipulates that he will face MJF's lawyer in the following episode of AEW Dynamite, it didn't really do all that much for his character.
When the two men were verbally taking barbs at each other, things seemed to be getting real but getting the whole Presidential Campaign into the mix has just diluted the real heat that exists between the two men. And now, involving the lawyer on AEW Dynamite and banning the Paradigm Shift do not really seem like good moves.
However, that comment from MJF about Jon Moxley's wife Renee Young really made one sit up and go 'damn'!
#2 Best: Fans, Jericho, and more make AEW Dynamite a very special event
Chris Jericho just has to be the most underrated announcer in the world right now, because of just how hilarious he can be when the situation so demands and when he can highlight the pros and cons of any AEW Dynamite performer when the situation so demands it. This week, he was on fire, whether he was calling the action in the ring, getting babyfaces over by undermining them or even going off the air with a brawl with Orange Cassidy to end AEW Dynamite. And something Chris Jericho said during the broadcast has to resonate with us with fans.
And this was that every performer was more excited to do their best as there were fans in attendance at AEW Dynamite after what seems like ages.
No, these were not other professional wrestlers sitting on the sides, spurring their AEW Dynamite compariots on. These were actual paying fans cheering for the babyfaces and booing the heels, the lifeline of professional wrestling.
#2 Worst: The women's match on AEW Dynamite
As much as fans want to see the women of All Elite Wrestling get their due time on AEW Dynamite, the truth of the matter is that a majority of the roster just isn't ready for the big time. This was especially evident on this week's episode of AEW Dynamite during the handicap match between Big Swole against Penelope Ford, Dr. Britt Baker and Rebel/Reba. There are two extremes to the AEW women's division, with Hikaru Shida (and Riho) who's in a different league from the rest of the roster, and a whole bunch of talents who need a lot more mainstream TV experience, or a developmental system.
This is not to suggest or imply that these women lack talent or anything of the sort.
It will be a while before the women of AEW Dynamite are at a point where they don't bring the high quality of wrestling on the show down a notch. And this is a sentiment that is echoed by many on social media.
#3 Best/worst: Hangman Page is kicked out of The Elite on AEW Dynamite
The fact that Hangman Page was kicked out of The Elite after his actions on AEW Dynamite leaves us with more questions than answers, and that is always a pretty good place to be in. It is pretty clear than both he and Kenny Omega have been acting heelish over the past few weeks, and while that is a great development, would you then put them up against yet another heel team- FTR, who won the Gauntlet Match on AEW Dynamite this week? As fresh as the booking is on AEW Dynamite on most weeks, sometimes the decisions that they make do not make any sense at all.
Whenever you have the time, do take a minute to check out an interview by Sportskeeda's own Stephanie Chase, in conversation with a man who appeared on AEW Dynamite this week, Brian Pillman Jr.
Great things are in store for this young man, especially if the plans include him staying around for a long time in the AEW Dynamite roster.
