John from Cincinnati Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) Interim TNT Championship: Dustin Rhodes vs Sammy Guevara Women's World Championship: Dr Britt Baker D.M.D. (c) vs Riho FTW Championship: Ricky Starks (c) vs Matt Sydal Edited January 8, 2022 by John from Cincinnati 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I hate to sound ungrateful, but I really wish this were a two hour show. Starks vs Sydal has some real banger potential, hopefully Starks is comfortable with his neck and good to go. Again, I am begging for some direction with the FTW title, but glad to see it featured here 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) Yeah, I really hope the next show is 2 hours and more clash-like. Like a named Dynamite basically. This feels pretty random now other than Riho and Britt. Edited January 8, 2022 by Jiji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, Web Conn said: I guess Jade Cargill is wrestling on Dark. I SAY THEE NAY! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jiji said: Yeah, I really hope the next show is 2 hours and more clash-like. Like a named Dynamite basically. This feels pretty random now other than Riho and Britt. Agreed - on a side note, while i like both ladies a lot, the build to this one has me more interested in the eventual Britt vs Hayter Edited January 9, 2022 by Zakk_Sabbath Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Sammy should beat Dustin, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't secretly pulling for a Dustin Rhodes win. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Shows going on, but I want to make a prediction. Riho is winning the belt. They are really hammering home the “Never beaten Riho” thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, LoneWolf&Subs said: Shows going on, but I want to make a prediction. Riho is winning the belt. They are really hammering home the “Never beaten Riho” thing. I think Britt breaks the curse. Riho's got too much challenger's momentum going into this match not to somehow lose tonight. If Riho wins, I'll be shocked. Edited January 9, 2022 by J.T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Riho is great. One of Britt's better matches to date. Missed the opener but Starks and Sydal was what you'd expect. Good but forgettable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 No surprise RIHO takes Britt to the best match of her title reign so far. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Women's match was pretty awesome. I like the teased dissention to make you believe Riho had a shot. I am sorta hoping Hayter turns face and challenges Britt, though. That's probably the best that Britt has looked in her entire career and Riho leaned into everything. Starks vs. Sydal was a perfectly fine AEW Dynamite mid-card main. Sets the table for Hobbs vs. Martin next Wednesday. I was pulling for Dustin even though I knew he was going to lose. There was even a little comedy as Dustin put over Sammy's speed by kayfabe blowing up. It's a young man's game, Dustin. Looking forward to Sammy vs. Garcia next Wednesday. Not looking forward to title unification match. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 So if they're pulling the trigger on Wardlow fucking up MJF soon, no way they do the same story with Hayter at the same time. But Hayter is the only credible and immediate challenge to the title that Britt hasn't beaten and they're building obvious tension despite how tonight ended. Britt has kinda cleared out the division of interesting challengers minus Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Time to put a moratorium on seconds bringing out tables, after that happening 3 times this week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Great women’s title match. Almost convinced myself this was it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krone Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I second wishing these specials were 2 hours long. I feel like 1 hour just isn't enough time with the absolutely stacked roster that they have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, EVA said: Time to put a moratorium on seconds bringing out tables, after that happening 3 times this week. Yeah, earlier this week it was Cartwheels Cartwheels Cartwheels and tonight it was When Friends Bringing Tables Goes Horribly Wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octopus Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, Jiji said: So if they're pulling the trigger on Wardlow fucking up MJF soon, no way they do the same story with Hayter at the same time. But Hayter is the only credible and immediate challenge to the title that Britt hasn't beaten and they're building obvious tension despite how tonight ended. Britt has kinda cleared out the division of interesting challengers minus Jamie. Although I 100% agree with you on spacing them out, I sadly could see AEW doing the same story like this at the same time. Same show, back to back segments. Both doing Batista’s thumbs down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hard for me to get into this one, like everybody else I expected these to be Clash-esques. I was into the main but I don't know if I've ever heard an AEW crowd deader than during Starks/Sydal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 It was a pretty good wrestling show with a pretty great main event, but it just didn't seem like a "quarterly special" show to me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) I get that we just got an incredible world title match for free on Wednesday but maybe don't do this: if tonight's card is what we ended up with. Also, Jim Ross came back fired up and last two shows he's been very subdued. I can only begin to imagine how difficult his battle has been and that would explain it but I don't think I've ever heard him more sedated than tonight. Edited January 9, 2022 by Jiji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 The Dustin match was great. I'm calling it that because Dustin legitimately pulled the wool over my eyes by blowing up so early and often that I thought it was a shoot and we might end up with a backstage heart attack or something. I was concerned. THAT, my friends, is real workrate. The pull-apart looked really legit and then Sammy's comments post-match were perfectly succinct. "I don't give a shit about that guy. You try and mess up my moment, I'm gonna mess up your face." (or something like that) Sydal is a mat wizard but yeah that crowd was dead dead dead. Hobbs vs. Dante is gonna be great. I had no investment in the main at all. Britt is still hit or miss and I don't want Riho as champ. Match came off fine though, and Reba laying there selling with hair in her mouth was hilarious. Were they trying to tease some dissention or something? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Started a little rough but Britt/Riho was fine once they got going. I knew she didn't stand a chance but I was rooting for the Riho upset lol At this point, I wonder who's next for Britt. Maybe finally pulling the trigger on the Jamie dissension, which was in full effect tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jiji said: So if they're pulling the trigger on Wardlow fucking up MJF soon, no way they do the same story with Hayter at the same time. But Hayter is the only credible and immediate challenge to the title that Britt hasn't beaten and they're building obvious tension despite how tonight ended. Britt has kinda cleared out the division of interesting challengers minus Jamie. for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Wardlow has seemed to be camping on the "henchman turns face" arc since the beginning of MJF's heel run, but the other side of that is the Psycho Sid style "I've Had Enough" where the henchman/bodyguard stays heel and flips their former employer by beating them down too bad [after a championship bout loss]. Since I've never seen Hayter work from the face side (and why give up the pun of having a Heel named Hayter/Hater, anyway?) and Dr. Baker was originally planned to be a babyface but didn't take to it yet, it's easy for me to envision doing this mirror version of the arc. It'd be kinda weird for a company to do both sides of the coin at close to the same time, but it wouldn't be too out of place in AEW at it's most E-Fedish. [Besides, who was Baker's heel opponent for her babyface showcase match in her hometown at the very beginning of Dynamite two years ago? Why, yes, it was Hayter in her previous incarnation/first pre-COVID cup of coffee with the company.] I know I've been trying to call my shot on the coup d'etat angle as long as there's been a heel faction for it to happen in so forgive me for beating the drum again, but I gotta be right eventually right? Edited January 9, 2022 by BobbyWhioux 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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