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AEW Dynamite was, as per usual, GOOD! GOOD! GOOD! Christian Cage vs Matt Sydal.  I'll never get tired of humming Christian Cage's theme song. Yes, it's basically an instrumental of Evanescence's My Last Breath but it is still one of my favourite theme songs of all time.  It's a rarity that a wrestler I appreciate, has two different theme songs from different companies that I love equally.  Anywho, that opening match ruled which isn't surprising given that they have a bit of history together.   After Christian defeated Matt Sydal with the kill switch, Ricky Starks brought the rest of Taz's crew to the ring and they attacked both competitors in the opening match.  Hangman Page came to the rescue however, he was taken down with a chop block from Taz's son, Hook.  All I can say is, Ricky Starks won my fandom ever since his Darby Allin impressions.  The Varsity Blondes cut a solid promo regarding the Young Bucks and how they're not the same Young Bucks...

Another watchable episode of AEW Dynamite but this time, it features the first-ever Blood And Guts encounter. Kenny Omega And Michael Nakazawa vs Jon Moxley And Eddie Kingston.  Don Callis announced that Michael Nakazawa is going to face Mox and Kingston all by himself only for Kenny Omega to show up and compete in the match anyway.  A weird booking choice but I'm just nitpicking.  What wasn't weird was how the match ended with a double team dragon suplex into a clothesline from the duo of Mox and Kingston to Nakazawa.  Then, a beatdown ensued from Omega's Posse to Jonny Mox and Eddie Kingston. The Young Bucks vs Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston? I'm down.  It was revealed later in the night that a number one contenders match for the AEW championship is set up for next week's show between Orange Cassidy and Pac. I'm assuming AEW is saving the Hangman Page and Kenny Omega encounter for All Out?  Either way, AEW has the potential to tell an interesting story of ...

It is so refreshing that I get to review one show in a day instead of two shows in a day.  The latest edition of AEW Dynamite was pretty good. As usual, the in-ring work is top-notch.  Before AEW aired its opening intro, The Jackson brothers reminded everyone that a new and improved Young Bucks are coming due to the fact that they're tired of letting people walk all over them.  A good promo actually. Didn't know Young Bucks are such good bad guys based on that dialogue alone.  Also, something that happened backstage, MJF offered Mike Tyson a check because MJF believes to keep his friends close but his enemies closer (MJF has ACTUAL FRIENDS!? Who knew?).  But, Tyson tore that check to pieces.  The Young Bucks vs Death Triangle In Pac And Rey Fenix For The AEW World Tag Team Championship.  You got folks on Twitter over analysing whether The Young Bucks' Nike shoes are fake or not (aka funny a** content).  During the match, Pac and Fenix delivered a ...

Did you know, The latest episode of AEW Dynamite featured a Japanese deathmatch legend, Luther in the main event?  I bet your mind was blown. All lame jokes aside, I thought both episodes were pretty strong overall.  Because of it, for the first time (at least that I can remember), I'm giving NXT and AEW Dynamite a tie instead of which show I prefer this week.  some pictures via WWE.com NXT    Highlights.  Drake Maverick And Killian Dain vs Ever-Rise.  The reason why I like this is not because of the quality of the match but rather the storytelling with Drake Maverick And Killian Dain.  When they came out with that theme song made me lol not gonna lie.  The duo somehow won the match despite the clear miscommunication.  Maverick brought in a sense of sweetness in this storyline that it honestly makes me want to see him and Dain fully embrace their partnership.  Rhea Ripley And Ember Moon vs Dakota Kai And Raquel Gonzalez. Ember Moon ...

The NXT before a Takeover has mostly been a skippable show so I shouldn’t be surprised that I didn’t miss much this morning.  The best part about the show was Finn Balor's face to face confrontation with Kylie O'Reilly (which was filmed, by the way) and the video package that was related to the NXT title bout at Takeover: 31.  AEW however, was a bit better but I wouldn't call it fantastic. It was at least more exceptional than NXT.  For that, all elite wrestling's flagship program is my favourite show this week.  (A bit of a heads up, the recap contains a lot of the words “okay” and “fine”).  NXT   Highlights.  Kyle O'Reilly Prime Target.  This was a video highlighting Kyle O'Reilly's career in pro wrestling, his connection with UE going back YEARS and how the NXT championship match with Balor means to him.  A great WWE highlight video? Shocker. The thing I especially like about this video is that Adam Cole was so supportive of Kylie O'R...

The Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays is back and the last time I posted a "Coherent Wrestling Wednesdays" article was a few weeks before Takeover: 30.  Yikes. That's a long time. But, in any case, this has been quite a notable night for both programmings.  We get to see 2 great tag team matches but the one from AEW definitely stood out amongst the rest.  With that being said, AEW was a better show than NXT not just because of that parking lot brawl.  But rather it was a show that had a big emphasis on characters serving the story if that makes any sense?  Also, is it just me or is it that the gauntlet eliminator match for next week's NXT show sounds a lot like the Aztec warfare match from Lucha Underground?  some pictures via WWE.com NXT  Highlights.  Tommaso Ciampa Shows Us Why He Is Known As The Psycho Killer.  Ciampa won the match against Desmond Troy to which Jake Atlas came out to tell Ciampa that he will show him how dangerous Atlas can be...

Fridays are my day off and while this is my hobby, I treat this site as work given the articles I put out and the amount of research that goes into those articles.  With that being said, what do I think about AEW Dynamite Thursday edition?  It wasn't as good as the Saturday episode however, it was at least somewhat tolerable to watch.  In other words, it was okay.  A Tag Team Gauntlet Match To Determine The Number One Contenders For The AEW World Tag Team Championship.  Look, I see the fans not practising social distancing despite wearing masks.  However, I would be lying if I didn't get a kick out of the fans singing Chris Jericho's theme song again.  Anywho, the entire thing was solid.  The Young Bucks got rid of Dusty Rhodes and QT Marshall but they can't get rid of Best Friends due to one man, Hangman Adam Page.  The possible falling out of the elite is something I gotta keep an eye on.  I'm c...

I was excited about writing this recap because this is the first time that I've reviewed AEW Dynamite separately.  The question is, is AEW's counter-programming with NXT Takeover 30 worth it?  In terms of quality, I wouldn't say that it's on the level of a freaking Takeover (at least the previous ones) but it was a great show though.  Side note, the NXT Takeover 30 review will be up several hours later.  In case when it is already up, click here to read the whole thing.  FTR vs Private Party.  The show kicked off with this tag team bout but with no entrances. The match itself  was fun as hell.  Isiah Kassidy did a springboard stunner on Cash Wheeler which led to a crossbody from Marq Quen on to Dax Harwood.  The match ended with the shatter machine aka the good night empress to Quen and won the match.  Again, a fun match.  In a backstage promo, Moxley says that what MJF has said about Moxley doe...