Dynamite New Year's Smash - 12/28/2022

[Just Adam Bay Bay]

1 minute ago, Zakk_Sabbath said:

Agreed, Eddie/Mox would've made awesome tag champs, and I also think it does a lot for the tag titles to have a couple main event singles guys like them hold them once in a while (especially if so many tag teams are also wrapped up in trios - Bucks, Best Friends, Lucha Bros, Dark Order just off the top of my head). I also think more egregious than either example though, was the loss to Jericho in that death match. Regardless of the 'visual win' with Jericho taking the bump at the end, it just didn't have the same gravity behind it - especially with the 'cant win the big one' etc. from Jericho in the build. I understand wanting to preserve that Dreamer-like perennial underdog thing with Eddie, or perhaps Eddie IRL doesn't want to be a champion due to personal reasons, but his 'arc' at some point is going to require a big win, and I thought that one was the perfect opportunity 

Was the death match before or after he beat Jericho on PPV? I honestly can’t remember, but if it’s after (and I’m thinking it was) it really served no purpose storyline wise other than to build to Blood and Guts. Which even when Eddie won there they didn’t make the big deal out of it they should have. If I were booking the stipulation would be the entire winning team gets a title shot of their choice. That would add intrigue to the match, and the months following it.

Part of why I said he and Mox should have won the tag belts is my favorite AEW tag title reign was by a team like you’re describing, Hangman and Kenny. They had awesome matches as champs and I felt like Eddie and Mox could have easily done the same. 

The Best Friends are another act that at some point really should get gold (either as a team, or with Orange as a trios).

[LoneWolf&Subs]

That was pretty early into the Bucks big long run, and the first show with a large during COVID crowd. I remember, because I was there. I forget the circumstances, but Mox & Kingston just weren’t going to happen, and they were dead set on throwing the Lucha Bros(who were both healthy at the time) the big bone at All Out. I feel they were right, they just should’ve followed it up better for The Bros.

Edited December 28, 2022 by LoneWolf&Subs

[Zakk_Sabbath]

11 minutes ago, LF2 said:

Part of why I said he and Mox should have won the tag belts is my favorite AEW tag title reign was by a team like you’re describing, Hangman and Kenny. They had awesome matches as champs and I felt like Eddie and Mox could have easily done the same. 

Perfect example right there (also loved that run too). To me, it harkened back to like when Sting/Luger held them in '96 

Re: Eddie, I think you are correct that it was after (which admittedly, did escape me when I typed it) - regardless, I agree they needed to make a bigger deal out of Eddie's B&G win (if the idea was that it was to 'make up for' the loss in the singles rubber match). 

He and Ortiz have been having some really good tag matches on Dark lately, 3 or 4 of which I saw live coincidentally, and the crowds are still way behind him - maybe they'll get a tag push in earnest at some point (Or you never know, perhaps Santana/Ortiz will patch things up and we'll see them all make a go in the trios division when his knee is rehabbed).

 

Edit @LoneWolf&Subsyou make a great point - if they go with Eddie/Mox, we miss out on that incredible Bucks/Luchas cagematch

Edited December 28, 2022 by Zakk_Sabbath

[LoneWolf&Subs]

5 minutes ago, Zakk_Sabbath said:

@LoneWolf&Subsyou make a great point - if they go with Eddie/Mox, we miss out on that incredible Bucks/Luchas cagematch

And that was another great live moment. The Bucks just bring the best stuff out of those two, and on that night, they had to win those belts. 

[J.T.]

I hope the Martin brothers get in a decent wad of offense before Claudio and Moxley barsh them to death.

[Matt D]

It's close enough to 8 pm that I have absolutely nothing to gain by posting this now, but I am kind of feeling good about this one guys. I like the look of the card.

[DreamBroken]

1 hour ago, LF2 said:

Was the death match before or after he beat Jericho on PPV? I honestly can’t remember, but if it’s after (and I’m thinking it was) it really served no purpose storyline wise other than to build to Blood and Guts. Which even when Eddie won there they didn’t make the big deal out of it they should have. If I were booking the stipulation would be the entire winning team gets a title shot of their choice. That would add intrigue to the match, and the months following it.

Kingston beating Jericho on PPV was their first ever match. Then Anarchy in the Arena, then Blood and Guts, and lastly the Barbed Wire deathmatch

[zendragon]

If Eddie doesn't keep MJF from taking BBB to WWE then what are we even doing here?

[AxB]

Hikaru Shida is in Bloomington, not Japan.

[LoneWolf&Subs]

Is that an Island that Japan claims they own?

[LoneWolf&Subs]

1 minute ago, L_W_P said:

I think we see Hobbs out there breaking both guys' backs. Hopefully with the return of the Bullfrog Splash as well.

I don’t know if I want to see Hobbs back there yet. I really don’t know where Hobbs stuff is going, but I hope it’s a face turn.

[Gordi the BJW fan]

We didn't get two ladies matches, as I had heard we would, but at least the match we got was really good and got lots of time. Hitting a guy in the knee with a metal pipe is GREAT birth control

Spoiler

Because it makes the guy limp.

Great show all around, too to bottom. 'You're the worst Jeffrey since Dalmer' popped me hard. Joe and Wardog did a great job building everything around the knee. Elite and DT are SO creative! Gotta go! 

Edited December 29, 2022 by Gordlow

[Cobra Commander]

only saw the end of the Joe/Wardlow match because of the Liberty Bowl

so, I guess Darby gets the main Joe feud for now instead of Wardlow?

[The Natural]

Things you love to see, Regal Stretch!

[For Great Justice]

I know that every episode of Dynamite is the best episode of Dynamite but uh, fellas…that was pretty, pretty damn good right there. AEW is back to peak levels.

Best Acclaimed diss yet

Get The Jungle Hook on the cover of Tiger Beat ASAP

Was Wardlow just written out of the territory? 

[The Natural]

 

[The Natural]

Samoa Joe, King of Wrestling. Samoa Joe rejuvenating both the TNT Championship and the ROH World Television Championship.

[Casey]

2 hours ago, AxB said:

Hikaru Shida is in Bloomington, not Japan.

she’s actually not in Bloomington, Indiana or Japan. She was in Broomfield all along.

[Dog]

This episode of Young Sheldon is obviously from a later season and seeing how the kids have grown is FREAKING ME THE FUCK OUT

[The Natural]

3 minutes ago, Dog said:

This episode of Young Sheldon is obviously from a later season and seeing how the kids have grown is FREAKING ME THE FUCK OUT

As someone who watches the show, yep.

[Dog]

On topic, Wardlow getting his knot cut seemed like a good revenge story for him to come back and finally win ... until Darby showed up. Now it reads like Wardlow being written off the show.

Best possible interpretation: Wardlow recovers from "injury" while Darby fails again, then Wardlow comes back and wins at a PPV. But tonight, Wardlow looks BURIED having the scrawny skate kid save him.

Fucking phenomenal show, otherwise.

[DreamBroken]

Great show! Each match felt pretty epic and got a lot of time plus a Hook squash.  Crowd was on fire.

Moxley/Claudio entrance was badass, loved how they came off like the big power guys against Top Flight. 

Loved game 6 in the trios playoffs. Awesome finish. We're getting a game 7!!!

Good women's tag. Always love the TayJay tag theme. With the steel chair finish, I hope it leads to a hardcore rematch since we're on the 1 year anniversary of the TayJay/BunnyPenelope deathmatch

Acclaimed's new music video was my favorite one yet, hilarious with references to With my Baby tonight and Global Force Gold.

Super solid main event. Thought Wardlow might win it back but did feel it was too soon to take it off Joe now, so I'm glad to see the King of Television reign continue. Equally glad they are going back to Joe/Darby for another round after how good their last battle was. RIP Wardlow's hair, too bad Darby couldn't have made the save just a bit sooner. 

Edited December 29, 2022 by DreamBroken

[hammerva]

Of course Ruby Soho had to eat the pin.  one step forward, 3 steps back

[zendragon]

HOOK V BIG BILL!!! THE IMOVEABLE OBJECT V THE UNSTOPPABLE FORCE!!! HOOK HAS LUSTFULL EYES FOR LEXI NAR!

Enjoyed the women's tag, thought the trio's went a bit long could have ended on the Dr. Bomb, really liked Wardlow's selling of the knee, I always immediately forget Ethan Page had a match after he had a match.

MY PREDICTION IF JERICHO LOSES A THRID MATCH IN A ROW!!!

Spoiler

 

[The Natural]

For the last time.