AEW Dynamite came to us from Denver, Colorado last night, and it was the fallout episode from their pay-per-view, Revolution. After one of the most revered events in quite some time, let\u2019s look at how the All Elite squad kept the momentum going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our NEW World Champion Jon Moxley was out first, and the crowd showed their respect for the new kingpin. Moxley says AEW brought pro wrestling back, and he thanks the crowd for staying on the journey. He says he wants to take on all challengers, and that\u2019s when he turns it from a bland babyface promo into that unpredictable Moxley fire we\u2019ve come to know. He wants to take out the entire Inner Circle, which brings them out. Jericho says Moxley cheated because he wasn\u2019t blind like he said he was. The main event tonight is Moxley\/Allin versus Jericho\/Guevara, and Jericho says if they don\u2019t leave him laying, he\u2019ll take 60 days off. Nice believable Fozzy tease, and solid opening promo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
SCU\/Colt Cabana vs. Dark Order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We open with an action-packed 8 man tag which featured the in-ring debut of Colt Cabana. Cabana officially signed with AEW on Sunday and ran out in the aftermath of the pre-show tag match. He\u2019s a longtime indy standout and successful podcaster\/commentator, and his multiple roles and blend of silly\/serious will serve AEW well. This was pretty well-paced, as Dark Order used their corner to deliver slower, brawling offense. On the contrast, Kazarian took a good hot tag and then the match went into high octane offense. Cabana got the win with his stack Superman pin. Evil Uno gets on the mic after the loss and says that this isn\u2019t what the Exalted One wanted. Heads will roll soon. Everyone assumed Matt Hardy was coming out tonight in this role, and he didn\u2019t. As of next week, Luke Harper will also be free of his WWE no-compete clause. One of those two is bound for this role, in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Big Swole vs. Leva Bates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Britt Baker is out on commentary, and the dynamic between her and Tony Schiavone continues. This is a good role for Britt, but she honestly adds a lot more in promos than she does on commentary. This was a quick match to establish Big Swole as a top contender. Leva used a library book and did the scared heel shtick, and then Swole quickly finished her off with her ripcord strike. This accomplished what it needed to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We had various Revolution match recaps throughout the show, and it ate up time, but was a nice way to work for belated PPV buys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cody was out to talk about his loss to MJF, and he\u2019s one of the most over acts in the company. He calls MJF out, but Jake \u201cThe Snake\u201d Roberts comes out. Talk about a genuine surprise. Jake cuts his best promo in YEARS here, and it felt like the old foreboding, tense Jake Roberts. Jake looks really good here at 64 years old. He says he\u2019s tired of Cody whining about a loss, and that he never whined like that. He says he used to use a snake to get in people\u2019s heads. He says he\u2019s clean and focused, and he\u2019s bringing in a client to take out Cody, and Jake wants a piece of Cody\u2019s AEW pie. While I don\u2019t like Cody being diverted from MJF during the heat of their story, I\u2019m very intrigued by this promo and Jake\u2019s client. Brodie Lee would be PERFECT in this role. I\u2019m guessing it\u2019s either he or Matt Hardy, with the other leading the Dark Order. But Lance Archer is one to look at here as well. Excellent promo from out of nowhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Chuck Taylor vs. Pac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I thought of this as a lazy placeholder coming in, and admittedly, this wound up being Chuck Taylor\u2019s best AEW outing. Perhaps one of the best matches of his career. Taylor looked focused and more serious than usual, as he combated Pac\u2019s intense brawling with some nice offense. They teased Pac getting physical with Orange Cassidy again, but Trent stepped in the way. Pac wins a good match with the Brutalizer. Orange Cassidy looks like he\u2019s about to confront Pac, but the Lucha Bros run in to attack Best Friends again. Pac gets on the mic and says they are the Death Triangle, and nobody is safe. I\u2019m not sure how to feel about this. Pac and the Lucha Bros styles mesh, and this gives Pac some help to win in big money programs. But on the other hand, he\u2019s really good on his own, and I don\u2019t want this resulting in a bunch of meaningless spot matches. The forming of this trio lends credence to the idea that there may be an AEW Trios Championship coming in the near future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shawn Spears has an inset promo, talking about how he still needs to find the perfect tag team partner. Spears is the most underused worker on this roster, and I wish they had been showing him going through (and failing) with multiple partners on Dynamite instead of their YouTube show, Dark. They\u2019re having fans write in with a hashtag to suggest partners, and it\u2019s a creative way to involve the audience. I can\u2019t be sure if Spears\u2019 perfect partner is currently on this roster. Maybe it\u2019ll wind up being Tully Blanchard himself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n QT Marshall vs. Jake Hager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s good to have Hager wrestling in AEW. He put together a powerful performance in a win against Dustin Rhodes at Revolution, and he looked good here as well. I don\u2019t really get the dynamic of the Rhodes\/Marshall team, but Marshall does look smoother in the ring every week. He\u2019s a bit bland, but underrated athletically. This was a quick showcase for Hager, who won with his standing choke. The Inner Circle runs in for an attack, but Dustin and Cody come out to help. As numbers mount, Matt Jackson runs out but gets beat down. Hangman Page slowly comes out drinking, and winds up helping the babyfaces. He flips off Jackson and heads out. Page is over and this tweener character has an unpredictability that they\u2019ve built nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MJF cuts an inset promo about how he beat Cody and how he wants to challenge Moxley for the title. I think it\u2019s too soon for MJF\/Cody to end and for MJF to challenge for the belt. When he does, he should EVENTUALLY (see, in 10 months) beat Moxley for it. MJF is wearing a shirt that says \u201cI Pinned Cody\u201d, and he mentions Cody\u2019s neck tattoo. Great heel promo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Jericho\/Sammy Guevara vs. Jon Moxley\/Darby Allin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before the match, guys in masks (who wind up being Hager, Santana and Ortiz) jump Moxley in the crowd and brawl into the concourse with him. I love AEW\u2019s usage of the buildings they run in. They seemingly take out Moxley with Hager\u2019s choke (they\u2019re really protecting that move well). Darby asks to go 1-on-2 with Jericho and Guevara. This is the perfect role to gain more sympathy and affection for the scrappy underdog. This is a good match that tells the story of Allin overcoming the odds in spurts with daredevil offense. Jericho and Guevara have amazing chemistry, and they work over Darby\u2019s leg. After nearly winning, Jericho catches a Judas Effect to a flying Darby on the outside for the win. Moxley comes back into the arena and cleans house until he gets powerbombed by Hager off the stage onto a table. Nice way to build Darby and Moxley as tough, while getting the Inner Circle their heat back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall, AEW made the most of what looked like a run-of-the-mill show. We didn\u2019t get the Lance Archer debut we were promised, and we didn\u2019t get the Matt Hardy debut we expected, but Jake the Snake stole the show in an awesome surprise. The promos all delivered and the matches all rose up to an unexpected level for this lineup. AEW is hitting a peak stride, and they should be infusing some fresh blood into the roster soon too. An enjoyable show that keeps the ride going! AEW Dynamite came to us from Denver, Colorado last night, and it was the fallout episode from their pay-per-view, Revolution. 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