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IT’S WEDNESDAY, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS…

IT'S DYNAMITE!

AEW is LIVE from MVP Arena in Albany, New York! Tonight’s card includes:

– Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland
– AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy vs. AR Fox
– Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Lucha Bros. vs. Best Friends
– Pac vs. Gravity
– Britt Baker vs. Taya Valkyrie
– A promo from MJF & Adam Cole ahead of their big match this Saturday

And much more!

Show starts at 8pm EST | 5pm PST | 7pm CST | 6pm MST | 9pm AST | 1am BST

AEW can be seen on: TBS in the US, TSN+ in Canada, ViX in Latin America, ESPN in Australia, and FITETV/DAZN in the UK, EU, and elsewhere.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One of the reasons I love AEW is that they introduce me to all these awesome lucha's I wouldn't know about if they didn't exist. Gravity's great. And so is the wrestler.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That was Lucha Underground for me. LU got me watching AAA.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That was the great thing about Nitro hour 1 back in the day!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Terrible mental health days this week but Dynamite helps so much. I'm so proud of Orange Cassidy for making it big and landing a bigger role in AEW <3

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I wasn't sure about him at first but now OC's one of my favourites. And I hope everything's okay. If OC doesn't help, a healthy dose of MJF and Adam Cole should do the trick :p

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Dax is big mad about MJF's impression of him lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I was surprised he could even cut a promo what with Punk's jockstrap still in his mouth.

[–] construct_ 3 points 2 years ago

He should make a podcast about it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

MJF is so damn good. I don't see many people say it: he's got some serious skills as a writer. That promo is a good example of that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

MJF is always good TV.

Poor Roddy getting boundaried. He's just trying to lookout for his friend man

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love OC. But AR winning and going on a short run could be fun.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah AR is a great worker but with the prestige OC built I want it going to Jay or Starks but maybe it's a Dynamite only title now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I would love to see them win it, too. I'd just like to see a shorter title reign or two, just to mix it up a bit. And I think Fox could be a fun candidate for that kinda thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jack Perry more like Jerk Perry

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Black/Orange.

I beat Hook shirt.

Dragging the belt.

What a douchebag. Christian taught him well

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Absolutely. He's almost getting Callis heat right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Pacs chaotic music and him faking a turnbuckle pose always pops me

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

WTF!

Darby is INSANE

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here's AR Fox vs Swerve (Killshot) in Lucha Underground that I feel obligated to post

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x62eywh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for this. I'll check it out later.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

AR Fox teaming up with Swerve is always a good time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Long focus on "Book the women's division better" sign.

Hahaha, I mean I agree but probably shouldn't advertise it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

The camera man agreed lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I love when I get to witness the birth of a meme. Looking forward to seeing that on Promo Joe and Botch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Sacrificing Wheeler Yuta is always fun!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That sign in the crowd scares the shit out of me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jade disappears for a few weeks and TBS is already rebranded lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm very interested in seeing how she's booked when she comes back.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Did they abandon the "OC is a tired/hurt champ" angle? I thought that was great.

...And just as I finished typing that, Excalibur lists off all his injuries lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

😭😭😭 Come on man I just want to hear Jane and see OC.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I wonder what Britt was sick with about a month ago. Since then she looks like she lost some weight the hard way and hasn't recovered yet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow didn't see that coming,an AR Fox heel turn especially after that whole feel-good segment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, nice little swerve there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Taya has such a bruiser bully style. It's a niche change of pace.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I really like Taya. Would've loved to see her eek out a win there.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Being a Taya Valkyrie fan is suffering

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

100%. I really wanted her to beat Britt. She deserves the push.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Can we start making sure teams are easily identified by their tights.

From the wont angle it looks like Mox and Chuck are a team. Casual viewers need to be able to quickly identify who's who in a matchoke this and I feel like they could have done much better.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Chaotic main event leading to pandemonium causing more questions than answers. Pretty good Dynamite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

AR Fox is such a menace, he just flippy shits through all of Oranges mind games.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Darby's getting A LOT better in front of the camera/on the mic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah somewhere in the Pillars feud, he really found his voice to me. His interruption on Collision to setup the main was also pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I found this week's to be a bit of a step below the last stretch. They've been on a real hot streak though lately so a down week one of these days was sure to come. With all of The Elite getting the week off though and them holding significant MJF/Cole developments for Saturday this was bound to happen. The in-ring action was really good though, as always. Swerve/Darby is such a good pairing that you can never complain about a Wednesday when you get to see them do what they do.

That sign about the Women's division says it all though regarding them. I can't help but wonder what the root cause here is, is it a WBD thing by any chance or just a Tony thing? You've heard scattered reports over the years about how WBD does have an influence on who gets screentime and whatnot and in ROH you're seeing a much better booked women's division. I can't help but wonder if it's a WBD directive to limit their minutes due to historically lower ratings for their segments and to focus primarily on the marketable women like Britt/Jade/etc which is hurting the division at large.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I think you're right: WBD has a lot to do with the women's match time. I remember a "report" saying something similar a few months back. I hate to say it, but it also doesn't help that many of the wrestlers they feature are pretty green.

As for the episode: it wasn't the best Dynamite…especially coming off Blood and Guts. And It doesn't help that the two most anticipated matches of the week are both happening on Collision (Tag and Ladder match). I was watching Dynamite but looking past it at the same time, if that makes sense.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Darby as the stern moral compass for everyone is a bit weird but whatevs.

Are we getting a three way Trios feud, BCC, Best Friends and Death Triangle??

[–] construct_ 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The man that Gravity forgot vs. Gravity, haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Pac better start floating like Charlie Bucket after he wins.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I could see Taya winning this. She could use the boost, and a loss here wouldn't hurt Britt in my eyes.

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