[8.0] "Ehrlich gesagt ist es mir wichtiger, dass in einer Show viel los ist, als das vieles gut ist. Genau das war hier der Fall. Umrahmt wurde die Show vom Turnier für die Interim Championship. Die Battle Royale war in Ordnung, Casino Battle Royale ist halt Royal Rumble auf Wish bestellt, aber man kann das Konzept ja auch nicht einfach klauen. Dass O'Reilly gegen Moxley antritt war hingegen eine totale Fehlentscheidung. Nicht nur war so der Ausgang völlig klar, auch will das Publikum O'Reilly nicht so stark gefeatured sehen. All-Atlantic halte ich für kritischer. Drei Singles Titel für drei Stunden TV in der Woche? Zumal ja noch die ganze Zeit ROHler hier rumspringen. Match war aber das beste des Abends. Die Damen fand ich auch nicht schlecht, Shafir bekommt mich langsam. Finlay hingegen ist langweilig. Die Wardlow Story ist im übrigen Bullshit."
[7.0] "Ich werde in diesem Leben wohl kein Fan mehr von Battle Royals, das hier war aber in Ordnung, vor allem weil mich O'Reilly als Sieger positiv überrascht hat. Ich hab Bock auf den Main Event, und Mox auch. Pac vs. Murphy war dann richtig gut, auch wenn es mich nicht zu 100% abgeholt hat. Kingstons Promo war richtig stark. Die In-Ring Promo von Beretta war dann okay, FTR und das United Empire werten das Segment dann deutlich auf. Backstage gibt es Regal und die Undisputed Elite, hat mir gefallen. Page vs. Finlay war dann auch gut, hatte aber am Anfang nicht geklickt bei mir. Hangmans Post Match Promo war dann in Ordnung, Cole macht das noch ein bisschen besser. Thunder Rosa und Shafir Backstage war okay. Die In-Ring Promo von Wardlow war dann solide, hier merkt man trotzdem noch seine Defizite am Mikro. Sterling will für Wardlow ein 20 on 1 Handicap Match, ab Mikro gut abgeliefert, aber das Match ist bescheuert. Die Bucks, die Hardys Backstage und der Jurassic Express waren in Ordnung. Thunder Rosa vs. Shafir war schwach und zu lang, dazu hatte Thunder Rosa sichtlich keinen Bock auf das Match. Aftermath war okay. Das Backstage Interview mit den Baddies war dann auch passabel. Der Main Event war richtig stark, mit toller Leistung von beiden Kontrahenten. Kleiner Wehrmutstropfen war, dass der Sieger schon fest stand. Und so war das eine richtig gute Show, die mit dem Damentitelmatch aber auch einen klaren Downer hatte."
[7.0] "Eine Battle Royal ist selten in In-Ring-Leckerbissen, aber diese hier wirkte dazu auch noch leicht chaotisch, als zum Beispiel Swerve und Keith Lee anscheinend irgendeinen Spot vergessen und für einige Sekunden einfrieren und später auch ein Countdown angezeigt wird, wonach allerdings gar keine Entrances folgen. Nun ja, nicht so schlimm. Matthews-PAC war gut, allerdings hab ich auch die Erfindung des All Atlantic Titles als Nicht-Twitter-Nutzer wiedermal nicht mitbekommen. Page als Herausforderer für Okada erscheint mir etwas aus der Luft gegriffen, da er gerade erst seinen AEW World Title verloren hat. Aber als Paarung ist es durchaus ganz nett. Wardlow im Kampf um den TNT Title ist ein guter Zwischenschritt für ihn. Moxley-O'Reilly war im Ring perfekt. Moxley ist allerdings als Teilnehmer an Forbidden Door ein bisschen ambivalent, da er ja bereits bei NJPW angetreten ist und einige Paarungen (wie beispielsweise gegen Tanahashi) nicht so sehr diesen Dream Match Charakter haben. Alles in allem eine kurzweilige Ausgabe von Dynamite, die ausnahmsweise auch mal nicht allzu überfrachtet war."
[7.0] "Ordentliche Show der AEW Crew. Man kann ja von dem Interims Titel halten was man will, mir hat das ganze Prozedere gefallen und ich mag auch den Interimstitel. Die Battle Royal war ganz ok. Ein paar kleine Geschichten die erzählt wurden haben mir gefallen. Gerade Swerve und Keith Lee haben mir gut gefallen. Ansonsten war das schon ne ordentliche Mischung an Leuten im Ring. O'Reilly als Sieger weiß zu gefallen. Guter Wrestler und das wird ein gutes Match gegen Mox im Main Event. PAC gegen Matthews war ein gutes Match, ein paar Minuten mehr und es wäre fantastisch geworden. Auch Page gegen Finlay war ein gutes Match. Finlay konnte gut mithalten, hatte auch schöne Aktionen und dann drehte der Hangman auf. Nicht so gut war dann Rosa gegen Shafir. Das war nicht wirklich was. Rosa muss sich dringend mal wieder steigern und Marina muss dringend mal zu Dustin Rhodes ins Training. MOTN ist dann der Main Event. Mox und KOR liefern sich ein starkes Match. Tolles Wrestilng. Kyle holt Mox oft von den Beinen. Gute Submissions bis sich Mox zurückkämpft. Hat mir sehr gefallen und mit KOR wird AEW noch viel Spaß haben."
[8.0] "Was für eine wilde Show! Es ist unglaublich viel passiert und dazu kamen noch zwei Weltklasse Matches! Die ganz Sendung wird allerdings geschmälert durch komische Rahmenhandlungen, wie die neue Titelankündigung mit dem eigenartigen Turnier und viel NJPW. Dynamite war trotzdem sehr unterhaltsam"
[7.0] "Die Show Beginnt direkt mit der Casino Battle Royal um den 2. Contendership um den Interims AEW World Championship. Eine wirklich gute und unterhaltsame Battel Royal um den #2 Herausforderer auf den World Title zu ermitteln. Das Moxley natürlich bevorzugt wird, weil in in der Rangliste an erster Stelle steht finde ich nachvollziehbar und macht aufjedenfall Sinn. Trotzdem bin ich der Meinung das man die Rangliste lieber abschaffen sollte. PAC und Buddy Matthews sind für mich 2 Wrestler die man 100% bis in den Main Event Pushen sollte und beide könnten meiner Meinung nach definitiv einen World Titel oder gegebenenfalls einen Mid-Card Titel halten! Wenn das in den nächsten Jahren nicht kommen sollte dann komme ich echt vom Glauben ab. Die Anfangsphase war wirklich gut, aber nach dem Commercial Break hatte man irgendwie dir Lust an dem Match verloren. Obwohl beide super super starke Wrestler sind konnten sie mich leider hier nicht wirklich überzeugen. Adam Page vs. David Finlay war dann mal wieder auf der "Road To Forbidden Door" ein "AEW x NJPW" Match was halt zum Aufbau von Adam Page dienen sollte. Page spricht danach an, dass er Okada für den IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Herausfordern will, was direkt von Adam Cole unterbrochen wird der auch ein Shot auf den IWGP Heavyweight Championship haben möchte. Interessante Paarungen die hier Zustande kommen könnten. Thunder Rosa vs. Marina Shafir um den AEW Women's World Championship ist dann einfach ein unnötiges Titelmatch, mehr nicht. Thunder Rosa verteidigt, was auch zu erwarten war. Main Event zwischen Jon Moxley und Kyle O'Reilly war das erwartete "Hard Hitting" Wrestling Match, was ich mir auch gewünscht hatte. Harte Aktionen von beiden und auch Spots die im Kopf bleiben. Aber das Moxley sich hier durchsetzen wird war auch irgendwie vorhersehbar. Denke das es bei Forbidden Door das Match zwischen Tanahashi und Moxley geben wird. Zum Match (****1/4). Insgesamt eine Dynamite Ausgabe die Git war, aber definitiv noch hätte besser sein können."
[8.0] "That episode was stacked. The card was a slobberknocker, except for Rosa vs. Shafir, sadly. KOR vs. Mox was a fucking great battle. Will Ospreay's apparence was also something to witness, didn't expect to see that english prick in AEW, lmao."
[8.0] "Eine wieder mal starke Folge, zu drei Guide-Einträge jeweils dort mehr, 8 sehr starke Punkte auch wenn es ein großes Lowlights gab das Co Main Event."
[5.0] "An okay episode. PAC/Matthews and KOR/Moxley were both good matches, but the battle royale sucked, the women's match was poor and Page/Finlay was just there. Eddie Kingston cut a backstage promo that I didn't like, his mic work of late hasn't been great. I did love Wardlow burying the mess Cody, Guevara and Scorpio Sky made of the TNT title. The Mark Sterling stuff was amusing and I do think the 20 vs 1 will be entertaining. The Bucks/Hardys/Jurassic Express segment was fine, but has since been rendered a waste of time given Jeff Hardy's real life antics. Of course, the highlight of the episode was the AEW debut of the best wrestler on the planet, Billy G.O.A.T himself, Will Ospreay and the mostly dead crowd actually came alive for his appearance."
[8.0] "NJPW wird nun immer mehr gefeatured. Außer dem AEW Women's Title Match hatte jeder Kampf einen Bezug für Forbidden Door. So sieht konsequentes Booking auf einen PPV aus. Angefangen mit der sehr guten Casino Battle Royal wo viele aktuelle & auch vergangene Fehden berücksichtigt werden; Swerve ein hinterlistiger Mistkerl ist bis zum eher langweiligen Joker, der aber im Match einen ultraharten LowBlow gegen Fenix zeigt ist das alles dabei. Richtiger Sieger mit dem immer mehr kommenden O'Reilly. Dann wurde ein neuer Title vorgestellt. Ich rechnete fix mit dem Trios-Title aber nein, zur Überraschung wird der All Atlantic Title präsentiert welcher bei Forbidden Door in einem Fatal 4 Way seinen ersten Champion findet. Interessant und ich hoffe, dass bei den Matches immer 2 unterschiedliche Nationen sich gegenüberstehen müssen. Dies lädt nat. auch zu Promotion-Partnerschaften ein wo mal wer aus Mexiko; England; Japan; usw. mal auftritt. PAC gegen Matthews war auch gleich so ein Qualifier und die beiden hatten ein eher methodisches aber Impactreiches & hartes Match. Trent Beretta mit einer netten Promo und auch FTR zeigten sich als Ehrenmänner bzgl. einer weiteren Title-Chance für Roppongi Vice. Und dann kam das United Empire..und zwar nicht Great-O-Khan & Cobb sondern Ospreay samt Konsorten. Toller Moment und sie zerstörten FTR & Trent komplett. Page vs. Finlay war ein guter Fight mit erwartbarem Sieg für Page und die Ankündigung danach war Godlike..Page gegen Okada! (oder eben doch Jay White) Dominion wird es zeigen. Das Wardlow Interview war auch ganz gut geführt und er machte gleich mal klar, warum er nicht an der Battle Royal teilnehmen wollte denn er wollte Punk als offiziellen Champion haben. Auch ein Ehrenmann. Und verständlich, dass er den TNT-Title nun mal anvisiert. Echt cool von Khan, dass er seine Fehler einsieht und Wardlow die kürzlich vergangene Zeit des TNT-Titles kritisieren darf. Und gegen Sky hat Wardlow auch noch eine Rechnung offen. Dann das unterirdische Match von Shafir gegen Rosa. Dieses fand auch nur statt, weil Rosa sich aufgeregt hatte, dass ihre Regentschaft On-Air wenig beachtet wird. Nach zähen 8:26 Minuten (die sich eher wie das doppelte an Zeit anfühlten) gewann Rosa. Und im Aftermath tat sich dann dafür ein viel interessanteres Match auf : Toni Storm gegen Thunder Rosa. Nehm ich! Das Backstagesegment zwischen den Bucks; Hardys & den Champs nahm sehr coole Ausmaße an: Christian drückt mal da drauf wo es weh tut und zerstört Jungle Boy verbal und dann setzt er auch noch ein 3-Way Ladder Match (quasi TLC) bei Road Rager mit den 3 Teams an. Sehr zum Missfallen von Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus. Die Story wird immer interessanter. Und im ME gabs einen harten & superben Fight zwischen Moxley & O'Reilly welchen Moxley für sich entschied. Eine gute-sehr gute; auf Forbidden Door bezogene Dynamite Episode."
[7.0] "Overall I enjoyed this show but also thought it was maybe lacking a bit of the usual AEW energy. All the matches were good in different ways. I do think the booking is a bit flat right now, Forbidden Door isn't doing much for me. Also too much push for KOR for my money, and I'm feeling blah about Ospreay being brought in."
[6.0] "I think this was a show saved by the main event. The opener was just your standard battle royale. Really nothing memorable or interesting there and it took up 25 minutes. Pac vs Matthews didn't click for me. I suspect Pac will win the new belt and then they'll announce AEW's first UK show. There was a lot of buttering up of UK fans and broadcasters throughout the match. I don't think that belt is needed. Page vs Finlay was fine but not much more. Rosa vs Shafir was bad and it seems strange that Shafir can only lose on TV and get title shots like they're nothing. This is where the idea of records and rankings needs work, because televised wins and losses are all that really matters. Tony is determined to fulfill his dreams of booking the early 2000s Hardy Boyz at the expense of Matt and Jeff's bodies. The main event was good but the entire set-up of this interim titile feels so predictable. Moxley vs Tanahashi was supposed to happen a while back so it makes sense they'd want that now and it's clearly the biggest match which can be made from the combination of guys competing. We all knew Moxley was winning against O'Reilly so it made the battle royale feel like an even bigger waste of time, and it's a safe bet that Tanahashi will beat Goto at Dominion. I still liked Moxley vs O'Reilly, though. Then you have Page calling out Okada (as IWGP champ) instead of the winner of Okada vs Jay White and you're left hoping that they haven't just spoiled maybe the one match Okada could even possibly lose this year. These hinted at and announced Forbidden Door matches aren't doing a whole lot for me at the moment, apart from maybe Moxley vs Tanahashi."
[8.0] "An eventful episode. Here we were announced the start of the tournament for the newest AEW All-Atlantic title and if this title has its own exclusive feature, then it will only benefit everyone. Will Ospreay and his Empire are here and this is also a shock moment that the audience could certainly respond louder, but I think they will still understand how cool this moment is. Adam Page and Adam Cole are arguing again and it's really interesting which one of them will get their chance, Okada and Jay White seem to have already decided for themselves on the outcome of the result of their match. Thunder Rosa is very good in places, and sometimes it just doesn't try, a paradox. Kyle O'Reilly is a workaholic of the whole episode, he shows himself great from start to finish, this is a really cool acquisition. Mox is also ablaze with energy and shows his most lively matches in his career. An episode that I can definitely praise for interesting moments and bright appearances. AEW vs NJPW are waiting very much!"
[7.0] "Kyle O'Reilly winning the opening battle royal is fine considering whoever Moxley faced he was gonna win anyways, even though this made it 100% predictable. Buddy/Pac was good and afterwards we got a solid backstage promo from Eddie Kingston. Page challenging Okada is cool but not one person needs to see him and Adam Cole have another match. Hopefully Wardlow takes the TNT title soon and saves it from whatever the hell is going on with it. The women's match just simply existed, not offensive but didn't really add anything to the show. The tag team title match next week is either gonna be really good or a disaster.Main event was great as expected. Overall a good show even with some faults"
[7.0] "Völlig aus dem Nichts kündigt man einfach einen weiteren Singles Title an, der ein wenig an den ehemaligen European Title oder internationale Titel aus der Vergangenheit erinnert. Hätte es in meinen Augen nicht gebraucht, da man mit 2 Singles Titeln eigentlich gut fährt. Die Ausgabe lebte für mich sehr von der Spannung rund um den World Title, die Battle Royal war ganz nett und der Main Event dann richtig stark. Hätte ich kocht unbedingt erwartet, dass beide hier so einen raushauen, auch wenn das natürlich jederzeit in ihnen steckt. Freut mich auch für O? Reilly, dass er diesen Spot bekommen hat. PAC vs. Buddy war ebenfalls gut, Page vs. Finlay auch ganz nett. Shafir zündet hingegen weiterhin nicht,"
[8.0] "Interim AEW World Title #2 Contendership Casino Battle Royale Match: Actually it was a pretty interesting Battle Royale. The continuity of the current rivalries was present every time, there were some interesting moves as always, and a winner I didn't expect too. Good and nice opening match. [****]; Really didn't understand the filler segment with the announcer man, I don't know what was happening behind the curtain; PAC VS Buddy Matthews: A very hard-hitting match, as expected. It's really nice that they''re giving the continuity to this rivalry. Nice match. [***1/2]; Eddie Kingston is slowly becoming in one of the best trash talkers at AEW. Will me nice to see him holding a title; That United Empire attack was great, really unexpected and shocking. Let's see what Forbideen Door brings to them; No comment about the Regal-O'Reilly segment; Adam Page VS David Finlay: Another entertaining match. Finlay it's a New Japan guy who has improved a lot since the last time I saw him. The chemistry with Hangman was not the best, but good enough to put a decent match. Nice bout. Pretty exciting to see him clashing with Okada. [***1/2]; Wardlow as face, great, Wardlow as TNT champion, surely great too. The problem here is continuing with these nonsense squach matches. I mean, we already understood he is unbeatable. let's put this guy in important rivalries; Ladder match next week, great great. I'm not sure if the Hardys are going to do a good work, but let's expect they do; Thunder Rosa VS Marina Shafir: Maybe this open challenge to any women on the roster could help this terrible reign. And I really think this is the way, giving her enough time to have decent matches, to show her capabilities, and to build her next rivalry. Marina Shafir was really botchy, but Rosa really helped her. Almost a satisfactory match, continue this way please. Make Toni Storm VS Thunder Rosa. [**1/2]; Maybe the boring segment of the event. Please do something with her; Jon Moxley VS Kyle O'Reilly: Another nice match for this event. This would be rated higher if Moxley's victory wasn't as obvious. The match was very savage, very Moxley stylish. Pretty entertaining. [***1/2]; The show was good enough to keep me entertained another week in a row. There were some low moments at the show, but even with that, I really liked this. Good event. [****]"
[5.0] "This show was kind of a microcosm of where AEW is in 2022. It had two top tier matches: PAC vs Buddy and Mox vs KOR, but it also featured a poorly booked women's match with zero build... rushed debuts from NJPW (in which some fans didn't realize that Ospreay was even the person being shown), Hangman getting interrupted by Cole (once again), a new belt named for The Atlantic, yet features a Japanese and Chinese flag (Pacific Ocean) and just a frantic mess of a battle royal. In addition to the new belt, they're continuing to show Adam Cole walking around with his Owen Tournament belt. So, we now see ROH belts, the AEW belts, AAA belts, and coming soon: The Atlantic belt. While the the ROH belts will be mostly gone once that promotion gets off the ground, do we really need to see ROH storylines on an already cramped show? Getting a bit concerned about the direction of this company. Some people can never see fault with what's being presented to them, but a promotion built on storytelling and wins/losses mattering seems to be going in a direction that totally ignores so much of that."
[8.0] "This was a great episode of Dynamite. I felt everything worked except for the Women's Title match between Thunder Rosa and Marina Shafir. The Battle Royale was fun, all the promos (except the Rosa-Shafir one) was good. Moxley v. O'Reilly and PAC v. Matthews were both great matches, and Will Ospreay, Aussie Open, and Aaron Henare making their appearance was something that I love as a die-hard NJPW fan. 8/10"
[7.0] "Ordentliche Ausgabe von Dynamite. Mit dem guten Main Event Match, dem Aufbau der Forbidden Door Show und dem Wardlow Segment hatte man einige Highlights. Dennoch hat man den Hyp von letzter Woche nicht so recht mitnehmen können. Die Battle Royal war in Ordnung. Leider war die Produktion ziemlich schwach und auch das Booking war nicht das gelbe vom Ei. Der Aufbau des Damen Matches war dann komplette Grütze und das Match als solches auch nicht wirklich gut. Die Frauen Division dümpelt weiterhin vor sich hin, schade! Der neue Titel kam überraschend, hatte hier eher mit den Trios Titeln gerechnet. Ich hoffe der Titel bekommt noch irgendwas besonders, um ihm vom TNT Championship abzuheben. Den Hype um MJF hat man leider nicht mitgenommen. Das ist aus Storyline Sicht zwar verständlich, aber damit lässt man sich sicher auch einige Zuschauer durch die Lappen gehen."
[8.0] "Good episode with some questionable pieces of booking. I? m not as hung up on the new title as some, but I hope they do as promised and bring some meaning back to the TNT and Women? s titles, the latter of which has been ice cold in its booking for almost a year."
[7.0] "Good episode with some major developments towards Forbidden Door (Will Ospreay, dear lord) and a couple of good to great matches. Friday's Rampage and next Wednesday look even more packed, but these two hours here were good television as well. Match of the night was the main event, in which KOR again showed that he can hang with anybody in the ring."
[3.0] "Schwache Ausgabe mit viel Skip-Material. Zu Beginn eine dünn besetzte Battle Royal, die sowohl Booking- als auch Produktionstechnisch nicht gut umgesetzt war. PAC vs. Matthews war ganz nett anzusehen aber mehr auch nicht. Lowlight dann eine In Ring-Promo von Trent, da muss man schon arge Personalnot haben wenn es so weit kommt. Dann kommt Will warumauchimmer Ospreay und irgendwelche Dudes in schwarz und suchen Streit. Bestimmt wegen der Sache mit der Tür, na wenns sein muss. Page uninteressant wie immer, und dann auch noch gegen einen Tag Team-Dude von Impact, new low. Rosa gegen Shafir ging dann gerade so, immerhin scheint ein Programm mit Storm anzustehen. Main Event dann sicherlich ein gutes Match, aber halt auch unspannend wie irgendwas. Wardlow geht mir jetzt schon auf den Keks, aber mit dem war auch noch was. Dazu gabs noch Geographienachhilfe anhand eines neuen Titels aus dem Ärmel gezaubert, und nächste Woche dann ein Tag Team-Title-Match direkt aus der Hölle. Die Zeit hätt ich mal lieber in ein ausgiebiges Nickerchen investiert."
"Poorly booked show. Wrestling was good, it will be with their roster, but the logic of Hangman and Wardlow not being in the battle royal was WWE levels of insulting. And why is this other singles title created and why were they not involved in the battle royal for another title. Did Tony decided at 7:45 he wanted a new title or something? This is turning into late 90's WCW with each passing day."
[5.0] "Having the world title contender battle royal with so few top guys is a disaster of a decision. There's no reason for these guys not to be in it and it has created holes in every storyline going currently. Some real missteps from a booking perspective here. The woman's title match was honestly embarrassing and buries that title and division even more. Worst Dynamite in a very long time saved by the great main event."
[4.0] "Wardlow doesn't want the interim championship even though that would be the quickest way to Punk? There's this giant hullabaloo about how to get the new contender's for the men's title, but Marina Shafir can just walk up and get a women's title shot? ANOTHER new belt? THis was a bit of a mess IMO."
[5.0] "This whole show was really built around a heel overcoming the odds of a battle royal and losing to a babyface with a bye. Genuinely horrible booking. What was even attempting to be accomplished with this other than putting on another "dream match" that means nothing."
[8.0] "Once again AEW does a great job, at least it seems so to me, but they know how to entertain quite well in 2 hours and that's what I appreciate, that they give this product, that's why I give this rating."
[7.0] "Sure there were great matches in PAC/Matthews and Moxley/O'Reilly, but why the need to cram loads in to two hours? Barely any mention at all of there being a Hair vs. Hair Match next week. Also, the launch of a new title we didn't exactly need, I presume it's because the TNT Title lost prestige, heck Wardlow even said as much. Funny how it's called the All-Atlantic Title, yet the belt has the Chinese and Japanese flags on it. A random debut for Will Ospreay, Aussie Open and the United Empire lads in the middle of the show in a mid-card program, thought Ospreay would have had something bigger for Forbidden Door. Substandard title defense for Thunder Rosa, but a better one against Toni Storm got immediately teased. Looking forward to the ladder match next week."
[6.0] "A mostly good episode held back only by one really bad match and a few good-but-underwhelming matches. The Battle Royal was just a generic spotfest in amongst the usual tropes. A lot of talent was involved, but the match structure massively limited them. A few of the stand-outs like Fenix, Takeshita, Swerve, and Andrade still impressed. O'Reilly winning was a surprising but nice decision. ***. The company debuting another singles title is questionable. I can only hope it's booked well, even if I don't understand its existence to begin with. Pac vs Buddy was really good -- an impressive showing of agility, power, technique, fluidity, creativity, and aggression. Both were very good on offence as well as defence, and I enjoyed the story of how evenly matched they were, seen by their constant evasions and counters that led into some very fun big-move trades and high spots. ***1/2. Kingston gave a very good backstage promo calling out Garcia and 2point0 in his loveable trademark style. The confrontation between Beretta and FTR was great literally only because WILL OSPREAY interrupted while Aussie Open ran down to attack. Great angle. Page vs Finlay was alright. Finlay is mediocre, but he looked decent and hit a few good attacks. Having him dominate for so long was a bit ridiculous, but Page at least eventually impressed with some impactful attacks plus some passionate displays. Their exchanges were mostly pretty uninspired but still mostly executed with solid chemistry. ***. Page calling out Okada for Forbidden Door was cool, though Page doesn't excite me as an opponent for him. Cole then going after Page was dumb, considering Page already beat him convincingly twice, so their feud should be over for now. Wardlow gave a cool and endearing babyface promo announcing his plan to go after the TNT Title he was robbed of. That would be a very cool direction, especially if it saves us from the monotony of Sky and Sammy on top. The backstage segment with The Bucks, The Hardys, and Jurassic Express set up 3-way ladder match next week, which could be really generic or really good. They're sadly still dragging out the Christian vs JE story, it seems. Rosa vs Marina was pretty laughable. Just heaps of very amateurish, uncoordinated, and weak-looking interactions. Marina is simply far too unnatural and unskilled be on TV, but Rosa wasn't good here either, as each week she continues to expose just how truly sloppy and limited she is. *3/4. Just put the title on Toni already, please. Save us from anymore of these embarrassing matches. Moxley vs O'Reilly was overrated but pretty good. I appreciated how they're both fighters yet with vastly different styles and philosophies. Their many grappling and striking exchanges were all pretty good, even taking into account a few sloppy moments. They went into "epic-match bait" territory at the end but still managed to produce some enjoyably creative and physical exchanges and spots. ***1/4 - ***1/2"
[5.0] "Tony's booking as of recent is killing the joy of AEW shows for me. I was ready to quit watching after Battle Royal. It was long, missed top stars, didn't have anything eventful, had a lackluster finish. The new championship introduction is atrocious. The rest of the show was fine, but the mood has been already killed."
[7.0] "Schwächere Dynamite Ausgabe als in den Vorwochen und die Crowd war ungewöhnlich leiser als sonst. KOR als Battle Royal Sieger fand ich wie wohl fast alle überraschend, aber auch irgendwie gut, dass man jemanden unerwarteten als Sieger bekam. Das Match gegen Moxley war dann ziemlich gut und mit dem richtigen Sieger. Will Ospreay und Aussie Open war unerwartet. Hangman Page möchte Okada. Darauf hätte ich Bock beim PPV. Zuvor kommt es aber bestimmt noch zu Page vs. Cole und wer gegen Okada/White ran darf. Wardlow macht klar, dass er auf CM Punk warten wird. Zunächst will er den TNT Belt. Das wäre ein logischer Zwischenstep. Ein neuer Titel wurde vorgestellt, welcher ganz gut aussieht. Soll wohl ein Titel sein der auf der ganzen Welt verteidigt wird nehme ich an. Der Rest der Ausgabe war solide. Thunder Rosa verteidigt random ihren Titel gegen Shafir. Das fand ich nicht so toll gelöst, aber immerhin führte es zum Teaser mit Toni Storm für ein künftiges Match."
[7.0] "Good episode that laid the groundwork for the next month of AEW programming. A new title was introduced, Hangman Page (and Adam Cole) issued challenges for the IWGP Title, Wardlow staked his claim for the TNT Title but will have to deal with Mark Sterling and some disgruntled security goons first, a triple threat ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles was made for next week, and Will Ospreay showed up to continue the United Empire's beef with FTR and Roppongi Vice! Also featured two excellent wrestling matches with PAC vs Buddy Matthews / Jon Moxley vs Kyle O'Reilly. Do yourself a favor and skip Thunder Rosa vs Marina Shafir, though."
[6.0] "An interesting show from a very interesting company. All facets of AEW are not growing at the same level, and this episode was more indicative than ever of the company taking on more business than it can handle. I don't have any problems with it, but can totally see the perspective of those who can't process so many new things at once and at a modern fast pace. They are giving New Japan a hard push, but like MJF, some aew fans really don't pretend to care about it. And since the njpw guys are not going to be around next month, I can also see why AEW faithful might be disinterested during June. So many belts on screen, from the wrestlers' to the fan replicas, they can come across as meaningless if not represented respectfully ("All-Atlantic"...WTF? ). And Thunder Rosa needs to turn BAAADLY, as someone so obsessed with demanding respect; otherwise, it's just another uninteresting title match for her."
[8.0] "Das war eine gute Dynamite. Das einzige Match was abfällt war das der Damen. Die Battle Royal hätte ich auch nicht unbedingt gebraucht, aber sonst waren da wirklich gute Matches dabei. Allmählich steigt die Lust auf Fortbilden Door. Ich hoffe ganz klar auf Okada gg. Page, aber könnte auch mit einem Triple Threat leben. Auch Wardlow nimmt man sehr elegant aus dem Titelgeschehen und der Battle Royal raus."
[5.0] "A subpar Dynamite with a battle royal and battle royals always suck and a very bad womens match. Mox vs o'reilly was okay, I guess they worked a pretty good match but I couldn't give a ratsass about anything O'Reilly does. Page vs Finlay was meh. PAC vs Matthews was something I was expecting a lot more but I fully understand them not wanting to go 100% on a middle of a card tv-match. It was okay. There wasn't any good backstage segments either."
[4.0] "Man, AEW's roster is in shambles right now. Danielson, CM Punk, and MJF are either injured or halfway out the door, Jericho was nowhere to be found, and the women's division has been bad forever but it's in a truly awful state now. The battle royal was terrible. Chalk full of complete jobbers and the ones who weren't still had absolutely no chance of beating Moxley later in the night. Andrade's "return" was wasted to put over one of the most boring wrestlers on the roster in Wheeler Yuta. Kyle O'Reilly is a great wrestler but he has shown absolutely no character in AEW and it's noticeably impacting his crowd reactions. This whole world title situation was terribly handled. Buddy Matthews and Pac had a fun match. The Atlantic title is a terrible idea and only figures to push the women's division off TV more than they already have. Trent's segment was just a lame excuse to debut Will Ospreay in AEW, complete with piped in "holy shit" chants. I've already talked my disdain for him so I will not repeat myself, but needless to say I sincerely hope this is a one off. Page and Finlay had a match. Finlay got absolute crickets for his entrance. Nobody knows who these New Japan guys are so I don't understand why they are on TV over the already loaded roster AEW already has. Women's title match was bad. Thunder Rosa has had an awful reign (not her fault), and I can totally see Tony backtracking and putting the belt back on Baker. Wardlow deserves better than to feud with Mark Sterling. The main event was a good match but it was so predictable that I couldn't get invested at all. The battle royal was a waste of time and frankly, this match should have just been for the Interim title. AEW's lack of star power right now is staggering, and it figures that viewership and general quality of the product will be down this summer, especially with an ice cold forbidden door show being at the forefront of programming. Also please stop trying to kill Jeff Hardy."
"I thought it was a very good Dynamite, following up on a great show last week. PAC vs Buddy was tremendous, I was looking forward to it and I felt they delivered. I also loved the Moxley vs. Kyle O? Reilly main event, this was my favorite Moxley match since the Yuta match in the main event of Rampage in April. I? m excited for Forbidden Door."
[4.0] "You know when you miss your exit on the highway and have to drive another mile, get off, turn around, get back on, and drive back to the exit? That was this episode of Dynamite: a mostly dull course-correct after the injury to CM Punk. The battle royal was a complete waste of time and had a frustrating lack of star power that gave it seemingly no stakes. There was a baffling announcement of a pointless new belt that, to me, only served to undercut Pac/Matthews by turning it into a bullshit qualifier. And then there were some decent singles matches hurt by the fact that they received zero build. Ospreay being there was kind of neat, but this was a very boring episode. Hopefully they're back on track next week."
[7.0] "Mostly good action, cool tournament and belt reveal, pretty dumb booking. O'Reilly winning the battle royal felt like a huge mistake considering no one would buy him beating Mox and main eventing Forbidden Door. Kingston, Andrade, Allin all would've been better picks just for dramatic effect, but Mox vs. O'Reilly later humped so it's hard to be too mad about it. About as good as a match with no story and a forgone conclusion can be. Pumped for the new belt and the fact it's gonna be decided in a 4-way at FD with all international talent. Belt's beautiful. PAC vs. Buddy was real solid and PAC moves on. Malakai and Miro make sense for other spots and it'll be interesting to see who from NJPW is in it. Ospreay showed up. It was kinda neat, not clear what he's gonna do yet though. Page vs. Finlay was fine. Finlay is fine. Eh. Page calls out Okada, Cole won't let his boyfriend move on with his life even though Page has dumped him twice already. Eh. Rosa vs. Shafir was interesting and might've been good if Shafir was good but she is not. Eh. Storm comes out for a post-match save and teases challenging Rosa. Finally the women's division is gonna get some good fucking food. Wardlow's gonna beat up a bunch of security guards next week. Jeff Hardy is going to die next week. This show was a big ol' crammed sloppy chaotic blur, but even though AEW feels like a mess at the moment, it's a fun mess, for the most part. BUT IT SHOULD'VE BEEN THE MAD KING TONY YOU FUCKING BITCH."
[7.0] "A lot of good wrestling (almost every match was good). a nice debut from NJPW faction, but there were some thinks I didn't like. Rosa's booking just sucks, why does AEW need another title, another 3-Way for the tag team championship, Do we really need Adam vs Adam III?"
[9.0] "aew dynamite was a great show every match was great battle royal was a mess but wasn't becuase of the talent rather the format ! i agree with u and many others i would of rather had them do a tag team number one contender match that way we could of had the peeps get a little more ring time but that's just me but not a major complaint becuase they did an amazing job ! the united empire is on TBS ! I loved the show. I really enjoyed the wrestling and the commentary was on point. AEW has some huge talent and I think they have a lot of potential. I'm looking forward to the next show."
