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Pops & Botches: AEW Dynamite – 10.06.21

AEW Dynamite Pops & Botches Recaps & Reviews

 

IT’S WEDNESDAY NIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! 

Heya folks! Big things coming this week as we follow up last week’s groundbreaking Dynamite! Why was it groundbreaking, you ask? Because Miro lost! Let that sink in! The Redeemer, the Bulgarian Brute, the Best Man LOST a match! How can any of us be okay with this? I love Sammy Guevara but damnit, I need so much more Miro in my life, it’s not even funny. Also last week, MJF and Darby Allin began a feud that should last forever and The Dark Order reunited thanks to Mrs. Brodie Lee’s baby boy and his mother. Speaking of mothers, whatever happened to Beulah McGillicutty?!?

POP: Factory Full of Fireworks

Well, we’re going to waste no time tonight I guess. But I guess when it’s your two-year anniversary show, you start off with the big boys! Tell me if you have heard this one before – A caveman, a dinosaur, a dragon and a Christian walk into a ring. They see a cleaner, a baybay and two deer in the corner. What? You haven’t heard that one before? Me neither! But that’s exactly what we open the show with as all eight men are already in the ring and ready to go. Sorry, Justin Roberts, but you’re the ninth wheel in this dance.

I’m not sure what we did to deserve this kickoff match but I’m here for it and so are the folks on the campus of Temple University. They are hot. I feel bad for Jungle Boy in this match. He spends the majority of it, probably like 90%, just getting his ass kicked by The Super Elite. To make things 1000 times worse for him, The Young Bucks kiss Adam Cole while Jungle Boy is locked in a camel clutch.

Unfortunately, the toll that beating took would cost his team the match. After a pair of superkicks from the Bucks and a snapdragon from Omega, Cole hits him with the Panama Sunrise to essentially kill him within this match. After a short Danielson spurt of offense, The Super Elite hit a four-way BTE Trigger on young Jack Perry and well, that’s all she wrote.

Quick note to AEW – y’all might want to put the ramp closer to the crowd in cities where stage diving is allowed. Ol’ Phil almost died in Philly. Then he tried to buy everyone a cheesecake, which…that could get him killed too.

I feel kind of bad for the crowd. Punk says he’ll either wrestle tonight or buy everyone cheesesteaks and he didn’t do either! Punk screwed Philadelphia! What a swerve!

POP: Fish Out of Water

Man, Bobby Fish landed on his feet, didn’t he? Pretty impressive for an animal that can’t walk. From being the fourth most important member of Undisputed Era (and the only one they didn’t have a plan for after the split) to getting a TNT Title match with the best wrestling company in the world. Yes, the whole world. Acknowledge AEW.

I’m not going to lie. Fish looked really good physically tonight. His avalanche Falcon Arrow was a thing of beauty:

However, for Mr. Fish, it was not meant to be as Sammy was able to crush his face, hopes and dreams with the GGH. That would not be the end of the fun though. American Top Team hits the ring to jump Guevara, which naturally brings out his buddy Fuego del Sol and fellow Inner Circle Jerks, Chris Jericho and Jake Hager. Jericho and Hager run the group from the ring and Dan Lambert cuts another great promo:

I don’t know if he did it on purpose, but to tell the monkeys in the truck to cut Jericho’s song right as the crowd hits the chorus is a THING OF BEAUTY. Dan Lambert is professional wrestling.

This is exciting and long overdue!!!

A secondary title for the women has been a long time coming. I’m so excited it’s here. This roster is full of badass women and some of the best talent the wrestling world has to offer. So for them to finally get a second title can only help the product. Not to mention, we get a tournament! I love tournaments and battle royales so this is right up my alley. Let’s go! I’m interested to know who all of you think is going to be the inaugural TBS Champion.

Could they pull a Riho redux and make her the first TBS champ? What about giving Thunder Rosa the credit she deserves? Does Ruby Soho reach her destination and grab her first championship in AEW on the way? Perhaps there’s a secret entrant that we’ll get out of it. Let me know what you think. You can reach me in any of the fashions listed in the bottom paragraph. This could get interesting.

BOTCH: Darby Allout, Amirite?

After that in-depth interview from Jim Ross, Darby Allin (with Sting) comes out to face Nick Comoroto. In past articles, I’ve been very open to my love for Darby Allin and how he makes all things gold. I am here to tell you, I was wrong. This match sucked. It was very quick but worse than that, I never felt that Darby’s heart was in it. I will admit, I LOVED him hitting the Coffin Drop on Comoroto’s back for the win though. Looks like it hurt both of them, which is typical Darby. Unfortunately, the match just wasn’t there for me. I’ll accept it just this one time.

Oh no. Dante’ Martin’s going to die.

BOTCH: Botched Foreshadowing
POP: This Whole Fucking Match

I’m going to explain why I botched this. By having the commemorative statue presented before the match started, it felt like they were foreshadowing a Hikaru Shida win, which is fine but would have been annoying and still received a Botch from me. The decision to put Serena Deeb over though, now just makes them look stupid for already having it made. All I want now is for someone else to sneak in and get their 50th first. I’m glad Deeb cracked it over Shida’s back after the match. 

That being said, this match ruled. Everything was crisp, clean and violent. Just how I like my pro grap contests. Serena Deeb might just be the most underrated female wrestler in the history of the business. She can be a brute, she can fly a little and she’s a master psychologist. I love it. My god, I’m ready for this damn women’s tournament!

POP: The Ladder of Success

I know earlier I mentioned my affinity for battle royales and tournaments. Let’s just add ladder matches to the list of best gimmick matches. I love how AEW has put their own Royal Rumbly spin on it by having entrants come in at certain intervals (two minutes) but if someone grabs the giant poker chip before the other guys get out there, the match ends. How awesome (yet horribly disappointing) would that be if PAC just blew up Orange Cassidy and ran up a ladder and stole the chip? It would be chaotic and glorious.

I mentioned PAC and Orange because they are the first two entrants. It allows Orange to get his fun offense in before shit gets real. Speaking of shit getting real, out comes Andrade El Idolo next. He’sn ot messing around either, as he grabs the tall ladder on his way to the ring. Naturally, he gets the ladder kicked back in his face by a certain Bastard. Rookie mistake though, as El Idolo has PAC bent over the ladder and instead of grabbing the chip right above his head, he crushes PAC with a sunset flip powerbomb.

Right before commercial break, Matt Hardy enters fourth and immediately crushes Orange Cassidy. Continuation. Love it. During the aforementioned commercial, Lance Archer hits the ring and attempts to use a stagehand as a weapon. Before Jon Moxley can enter at six, Archer murderhawks Orange Cassidy through a table and then Wild Thing hits (and hits the ring). Really, we’re all just killing time until the Joker hits. But when he does, the crowd goes batshit crazy.

I mean, listen to that reaction. Holy (cowboy) shit. To see him return and immediately fight with Mox is awesome. Then that damn PAC sets up the tall ladder in the corner and as Lance Archer prefers, everybody dies. First, it’s Andrade El Idolo:

As soon as he’s dispatched straight to hell, Hangman sees an opportunity and hits a freakin’ Dead Eye on PAC from the top of the ladder and through a table!

Hardy jumps Orange Cassidy and takes both of them out of the match with a leg drop from the ladder.  Archer is able to clear the ring but gets hit with a Buckshot Lariat just leaving Page and Moxley for the big chip. They both make their way to the top of the ladder but once Page knocks Mox to the mat, Hangman only has one thing left to do:

Just like that, Kenny Omega is in big trouble! Hangman Adam Page has earned a shot at the AEW World Heavyweight Championship at some point down the line! Wow! What a fun match. I really do wish it would have lasted longer but credit where credit is due. My favorite part is that even though each member was taken out of the match at the end, it never just felt like a spot-fest. Each move came within the context of the match and the ending made so much sense. Congratulations, Cowboy.

What a great show! Don’t forget to let me know what you think is going to happen with the TBS Championship. With Hangman getting the chip, it’ll be interested to see where Bryan Danielson goes from here or if he continues feuding with the Super Elite. How bad does CM Punk beat Daniel Garcia Friday (tonight) on Rampage? I’m not sure but I’m eager to find out! Drink up and enjoy!

I hope you enjoy your week, everyone! Feel free to leave a comment below (good or bad, I’ll answer them all!) and share the column with your friends, family and followers. And seriously, join the Discord for good talk with good people. You can find me on there, Instagram or Twitter (all are @robbywardshow). Please hit me up with what you liked, what you hated, what you think I can change. I’m all ears! Wrestling united!

     

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