Welcome or welcome back to our weekly AEW Dynamite hits and misses series where we recap all the good and bad from the how.
Hit – The Cleaner is Back
It’s great to see Omega to full health. The match against Takeshita at Revolution was a total banger. Omega’s praise for Takeshita is justified. Takeshita defended the title across promotions, making it truly international. The face-off between Omega and Shibata was teased a future match-up between these two former NJPW stars.
Miss – Jon Moxley’s promo on AEW Dynamite
Why do all of Moxley’s promo sound the same? They sound good… until you realize they don’t make any sense. The Death Rider storyline really needs to go. Tony Khan should’ve booked Christian Cage as the winner last Sunday. That said, the Christian-Nick Wayne segment was interesting, to say the least.
Hit – Speedball vs. Beast Mortos
This was a great debut for “Speedball” Mike Bailey against the highly underrated Beast Mortos. AEW fans seem to already be familiar with Speedball’s game. He had one hell of a career in TNA. Jumping to All Elite Wrestling was, no doubt, the right move for Bailey because of the promotion’s fast-paced style of pro wrestling.
Miss – MVP meets MJF on AEW Dynamite
Lashley and Shelton got the week off because MVP wanted to recruit MJF? If this leads to a MVP splitting from Hurt Syndicate or MJF taking over the group, drop the storyline already. The Hurt Syndicate do not need MJF and vice versa. Let Max finish his storyline feud with Hangman Page and put him in another solo feud, say against Cope, instead of putting him with another faction that seems to be doing great.
Hit – Toni Storm’s promo
Toni Storm is arguably the best thing going in AEW. The Timeless gimmick is just brilliant. Storm can insert all these sly innuendoes into her promo and sound fantastic. Last night’s promo was another example of her charisma. Megan Bayne seems to be the next challenger but let her finish her feud with Statlander and Willow first.
Miss – Will Ospreay on the mic
This was horrible. Ospreay can make a wet mop look like a contender. His in-ring abilities completely dwarf his mic skills. They could’ve put Ospreay in a sit-down segment to sell the punishment he went through inside the steel cage. On the bright side, this writer is looking forward to Ospreay in the Owen Hart Tournament.
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