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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.

Enjoy the show!

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[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't seen LU...but I feel like I need to. All I've ever heard is good things.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I highly recommend it!

[-] cupcakezealot 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

WTF!

Darby is INSANE

[-] cupcakezealot 5 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 4 points 1 year 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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

MJF is always good TV.

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

[-] serfraser@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Poor lad got called a default CAW! Absolutely brutal

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Montagge@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

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

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

AR Fox teaming up with Swerve is always a good time

[-] ItsWizardTime@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, nice little swerve there.

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] construct_@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

He should make a podcast about it

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

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

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

The camera man agreed lol

[-] ItsWizardTime@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Jack Perry more like Jerk Perry

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Black/Orange.

I beat Hook shirt.

Dragging the belt.

What a douchebag. Christian taught him well

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Sacrificing Wheeler Yuta is always fun!

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] cupcakezealot 3 points 1 year ago

Don Callis Al Pacino and Chris Jericho is Keanu Reeves

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I like it. Let's call it "Bad News' Boys."

[-] Montagge@kbin.social 3 points 1 year 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

[-] king_dead@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Being a Taya Valkyrie fan is suffering

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[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's about time the Lucha Bros. are back on TV.

[-] ItsWizardTime@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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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[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Urnchos@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 1 year 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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[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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??

[-] king_dead@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

That sign in the crowd scares the shit out of me

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Her and Wardlow are in similar boats to me. Both should be booked as monsters because of look. Jade is a good promo and Wardlow backs his up in the ring but they each lack the other component to me.

[-] construct_@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

The man that Gravity forgot vs. Gravity, haha

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[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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.

[-] TellumSiege@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] Travon333@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

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