AEW Dynamite 11/20 Review

Match One- Fenix v Nick Jackson- If you are a fan of high-flying spot fests, hen this match was for you. These two have great chemistry together and I hope that this can turn into a feud between the Bucks and Lucha Brothers. Good win here for Fenix.

Match Two- Britt Baker v Hikaru Shida- A great match started the show, and a mediocre match followed. I feel like AEW just doesn't care about the women's division. There are several good feuds in the men's and tag divisions, but nothing for the women. Hikaru showed the potential to be a good heel though, and picked up a good win here.

Dark Order Video Package- An inspirational type video trying to recruit members for the Dark Order. I haven't really seen anything from them to get me interested. This was a step in the right direction.

Match Three- Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal- Billy Gunn made a surprise appearance for this match. Didn't like him getting the elimination on Jimmy Havoc, but I loved Havoc immediately coming back in with a stapler and going crazy. I think that MJF and Adam Page were the obvious choices to be the final two here. Jungle boy had a good showing, being the last man eliminated, only getting taken out by MJF from the outside. Good match a little too much offense by Billy Gunn in my opinion, but I understand it.

Le Champion Announcement- Jericho comes out with another great heel promo on the crowd, announcing a celebration of himself for Dynamite next week. SCU come out and get the crowd even more against Jericho and a singles match is set for the AEW Championship next week between Scorpio Sky and Chris Jericho.

Match Four- Luchasaurus v Peter Avalon- This is exactly what Luchasaurus needed, to look like a total monster. He beat Avalon in about 30 second.  

Match Five- Proud and Powerful  v Private Party- To the surprise of no one, AEW put on a phenomenal tag-team match here. Private Party pick up a big win here to move further up the tag-team rankings. Dustin Rhodes comes out with Matt Jackson to beat down Ortiz and Santana after the match.

Main Event- Moxley v Darby Allin- This was just as good as I thought it was going to be. Moxley and Darby are two of my personal favorites in AEW. Good near falls from both, the match ending with a paradigm shift from the top rope delivered to Darby. 

My Top Five From AEW this week-

1. Moxley

2. Darby Allin

3. Fenix

4. Private Party

5. MJF

AEW Dynamite 11/13 Review

Moxley opens the show with a squash match and cuts a promo putting down Kenny and calls out anyone on the roster who wants him. There is no answer. Good promo from Moxley here, the crowd absolutely loves him. 

Match Two- Dark Order v Jurassic Express- A pretty good match throughout with the exception of a pretty bad botch by Marko Stunt towards the end. Jungle Boy managed to save the spot. The absence of Luchasaurus has given both Stunt and Jungle Boy a chance to show their in-ring skills. The Dark Order started to beat Jurassic Express down after the match and were stopped by a returning Luchasaurus. 

Match Three- Shawn Spears v Darby Allin v Peter Avalon- Spears and Allin had a good back and forth to start the match, but were interrupted by Joey Janela. With Janela distracting Spears, Allin quickly picked up the win on Avalon. After the match, Allin got a microphone and accepted Jon Moxley's challenge. 

Match Four- Nyla Rose squash match- I am not a fan of squash matches, especially multiple squash matches on a two-hour show. I understand AEW wants to build Nyla as a monster, but if she is going to have a match like this, don't let Moxley have one the same night.

Brandi Rhodes segment- I hate these. Brandi brings out Awsome Kong to destroy Allie for some reason. I don't want to see Brandi on screen, she gets on my nerves. 

Le Champion addresses the crowd- Jericho comes out to gloat following his win over Cody at Full Gear. MJF interrupts, coming out to Cody's music, greeted by an arena full of boos. I think this segment went a little long and got kind of clunky at the end, but there were definitely good parts to it. Cody runs down and beats Jericho and MJF down but is jumped by the debuting Wardlow. 

Match Five- Adam Page v Pac- I could watch these two go against each other every week. They have good chemistry together. Pac needed the win here and he got it, Black Arrow into the Brutalizer for the win. Great match.

The Young Bucks brawl with Santana and Ortiz backstage. Eventually, they make their way to the ring where Ortiz and Santana just beat the Yong Bucks down. Security eventually gets them to leave with Matt and Nick Jackson laying nearly unconscious. 

Main Event- SCU v Jericho and Guevara for the AEW Tag-Team Titles- A pretty good match to finish the show. Scorpio Sky picks up a huge roll-up pinfall against Jericho. I definitely didn't think Jericho would be the one to take the pinfall, but it makes SCU look very strong. That is definitely a good thing, you want your champions looking strong. 

My Top Five from Dynamite this week-

1. Moxley

2. Darby Allin

3. MJF

4. SCU

5. Luchasaurus

AEW Dynamite 11/6 Review

Match One- Trent v Pac- I think this match may have gone too long. I am all for a competitive match, but in this case, I think that Pac should have destroyed Trent. The finish was confusing, as Pac hit a black arrow and appeared to get the pinfall victory, but the ref called it a 2 count despite Trent not kicking out. Pac had to lock in the brutalizer to pick up the win. 

Cody's Announcement- Cody comes out to announce that if he loses to Jericho at Full Gear, he will never have another world title match again. He then rants about Jericho for a few minutes and the crowd eats it up. Great promo here, Cody is probably the most over member of the AEW roster.

Match Two- Dark Order v Private Party- I say this every week and I am going to say it again today, AEW has the best tag division in all of wrestling. They put on great tag-team matches every week and this was no exception. Definitely the right decision here, with Private Party picking up the win and earning a spot in the triple threat tag match at Full Gear.

Match Three- Jamie Hayter & Emi Sakura v Shanna & Riho- We go from the best part of AEW's roster to the worst, the women's division. This was a solid match, I just feel like the women's division lacks a true star. Hayter has the potential to be a top heel in AEW, and it seems like that's what they are going to use her as. Sakura picks up the win against Riho. I think this guarantees that Riho get her win at Full Gear this Saturday. 

Match Four- Shawn Spears v Brandon Cutler- Spears dominates this match, winning with a death valley driver to pick up the win fairly quickly. I am not a fan of squash matches, but I like that Spears is being built as a dominant heel.

Main Event- Jericho & Guevara v Omega & Page- Page and Omega dominate the early parts of this match, beating down the less experienced Guevara. Omega and Guevara have a pretty good back and forth during this match, showing pretty good chemistry with each other. Jake Hager gets involved to stop Omega's momentum. Page looks to have the match won before Pac interferes with a low blow when the ref's back is turned. That opened Jericho up to hit the Judas effect for the win. Very good way to end the show here. Good heel work by Jericho and Guevara. 

A huge brawl between the Inner Circle and the Elite and Jon Moxley ends the show. Fun, Chaotic end to a good episode of Dynamite. 

My top five from Dynamite this week- 

1. Cody

2. Jericho

3. Private Party

4. Pac

5. Shawn Spears