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If you were hyped about the 6-man tag team match on AEW Dynamite this week, then it was probably not your favorite night at all. On the other hand, if you thought that this week's episode of AEW Dynamite benefited from Jon Moxley working with someone like Eddie Kingson, someone who wrestles a similar style to the current All Elite Wrestling World Champion, you probably liked this week's show.
Let's begin this week's 'Best and worst of AEW Dynamite' review by paying tribute to Road Warrior Animal, someone who was an integral part of Sportskeeda Wrestling, as part of our weekly series- Legion of RAW with Sportskeeda's Chris Featherstone. It was immensely classy to begin the AEW Dynamite broadcast with a graphic of the great man, and there was another tribute later on during the night, as we'll touch upon in this very article.
So, without further ado, let's begin this edition of 'Best and Worst of AEW Dynamite'.
#1 Best: Eddie Kingston takes shots at WWE on AEW Dynamite this week
Jon Moxley does not wrestle at a million miles an hour, like a lot of wrestlers in the AEW Dynamite roster, and as a result, he doesn't often have the right kind of chemistry with some of his opponents. Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley wrestled a very similar style in the main event this week, a style that felt real and rugged.
And those of us that were disappointed that the 6-man tag team match did not happen on AEW Dynamite probably changed their mind after Eddie Kingston cut an incendiary promo on AEW Dynamite, saying that Jon Moxley had sold out and gone to the land of sports entertainment, unlike him, hyping up the main event match.
#1 Worst: Not the best AEW Dynamite debut match for Miro
Miro teamed up with Kip Sabian to take on Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela in his AEW Dynamite debut, and while there's nothing wrong with such a contest, it would have just made a lot more sense to unleash the Bulgarian powerhouse in a singles environment instead. The match in itself wasn't a 5-star classic either and there was more than one sloppy spot during the course of the match, in addition to the fact that this opening contest on AEW Dynamite went on for too long.
Maybe Miro will not be positioned in the same manner on AEW Dynamite as his fans may want him to be, because those who've grown up on WWE fare remember his run with Lana as the Bulgarian Beast and want that gimmick revisited again. Let's just hope that Miro doesn't slip and slide into cheesy and goofy territory with all the silliness around the wedding segment between Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford on AEW Dynamite, in the weeks that will follow.
#2 Best: Thunder Rosa pays tribute to the departed Road Warrior Animal on AEW Dynamite during her tag team match
Can this reviewer admit a certain sense of gladness and relief that the 'worst' column on AEW Dynamite every week does not have to pick apart the women's division matches, because ever since Thunder Rosa has come into the roster, the quality of the matches has gone up? Hikaru Shida was clearly at a different level as compared to the rest of the AEW women's division, but now Thunder Rosa is bringing the fire as well. Ivelisse and Diamante were worthy dance partners on AEW Dynamite and this current crop of women's talent is really very good.
We're clearly heading towards another match between Hikaru Shida and Thunder Rosa at some point down the line.
What was truly a heart-warming moment on AEW Dynamite, however, is the fact that Thunder Rosa, the current NWA Women's Champion, paid tribute to Road Warrior Animal with her face-paint. It was genuinely one of the major highlights of this week's edition of AEW Dynamite.
#2 Worst: Private Party's promos on AEW Dynamite did not do them any favors
Many superstars dream of a segment with icons such as Chris Jericho and Matt Hardy and Private Party had a chance to live that dream on AEW Dynamite this week. Unfortunately, if you are in a segment with these legends, and you are scheduled to cut a promo, you need to make sure that your promo game is just as good as the legends mentioned, and Private Party's promo game on AEW Dynamite certainly let them down this week. Had these promising young men gone through the NXT system, maybe their promo ability would have been at par with the rest of the AEW Dynamite roster this week.
There is no doubt at all that Private Party has a bright future ahead and is a fantastic tag team to watch out for on AEW Dynamite.
Unfortunately, unless they step it up in the promo department, these young men will hit a ceiling and not be able to advance up the ranks on AEW Dynamite.
#3 Best: Cody Rhodes makes a grand (and we mean grand) return on AEW Dynamite
Some people may have an issue with how grand the Cody Rhodes entrance on AEW Dynamite this week was, and some others may even feel that he wasn't gone long enough to sell the beatdown that was inflicted upon him by a certain Brodie Lee. However, whenever Cody Rhodes is in the house, he means business and his return to the company can only mean good things for the overall AEW Dynamite product.
In fact, the very fact that he changed up his look pretty much indicates that he's far more focused, far more serious, and may just have gone to a darker place. Also, the little interaction between Orange Cassidy and Anna Jay on AEW Dynamite was also hilarious, and the audience may not necessarily mind more of that in coming weeks.
To celebrate the memory of Road Warrior Animal, do check out the last podcast he ever did on our YouTube Channel, and please leave your comments about your favorite Road Warriors memory.
Bayley gives us a HUGE update on a top Superstar's upcoming return RIGHT HERE.
