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AEW invaded Pittsburgh Wednesday night for Dynamite, the first of two live events held in women's champion Dr. Britt Baker DMD's hometown.
Ahead of her championship defense against Red Velvet Friday night on the debut of Rampage, what did Baker have in store for her friends and family that jam-packed the Petersen Events Center?
Elsewhere on the card, Chris Jericho battled Wardlow in the final stop before a showdown with MJF while The Elite sought to build on recent momentum against the trio of Dante Martin and The Sydal Brothers.
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AEW champion Kenny Omega and tag team champions The Young Bucks battled The Sydal Brothers and Dante Martin in a trios match to kick off the show.
The heels weathered the early storm and isolated Mike Sydal for the bulk of the match. A hot tag to Matt sparked a babyface comeback that saw the high-flyer work with his brother to trap Matt Jackson in a double submission. Omega broke it up.
Another hot tag, this time to Martin, popped the crowd, which was heavily behind the 20-year-old. After a few stunning near-falls, Martin found himself the target of repeated V-Triggers and a One-Winged Angel. To add insult to injury, the Bucks joined their partner for a BTE V-Trigger for the win.
After the match, Don Callis joined The Elite for an in-ring promo but Christian Cage interrupted. Jurassic Express joined him and the trio headed to the ring as the show went to break.
Following the timeout, a back-and-forth promo concluded with the revelation that Christian will challenge Omega for the Impact world title Friday on Rampage and Jurassic Express will battle The Young Bucks for the tag titles next week.
Result
The Elite defeated Martin and The Sydal Brothers
Grade
A
Analysis
Dante Martin could have pinned Kenny Omega to win the AEW world title tonight and the Pittsburgh fans would have bought it. He was extraordinary in what amounted to a showcase for the young star. The Elite made Martin look like a world-beater, right through to the finish where it took all three men to put him away.
He is very clearly a star of the future, be it in singles or tag team action with his brother Darius.
The post-match promo exchange was great and ended with two high-profile matches booked for the next couple of shows. Cage vs. Omega is a big-time match for the debut episode of Rampage that should attract viewers and might even have implications on their now-advertised AEW title match at All Out.
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A pre-taped promo from Malakai Black suggested that it was Cody Rhodes who was the villain in their story, not him.
Miro said in another pre-taped promo that he will defend his TNT Championship against Fuego Del Sol Friday at Rampage.
Back in the arena, Darby Allin battled Daniel Garcia in a match that was the product of last week’s trio match. In that match, Allin partnered with Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston to beat Garcia and 2.0. Matt Lee and Jeff Parker seconded Garcia while Sting accompanied Allin.
Garcia benefited from outside interference by 2.0 to seize control of the match throughout the commercial break. Allin attempted a comeback but Lee and Parker again made their presence felt. The former TNT champion fought back, though, and delivered the float-over stunner and added the Coffin Drop for the win.
Result
Allin defeated Garcia
Grade
C
Analysis
Garcia has a bright future and every match he wrestles against guys like Allin, Kingston and Moxley will only give him the reps he needs to excel in a major company. With that said, he looked solid enough against Allin but this was a relatively one-dimensional match with a predictable outcome.
2.0 being as involved as they were was a nice change of pace considering how inconsistently they were used by their last employer and getting to share the stage with Sting is an incredible opportunity.
The right guy went over, the match was solid-if-unspectacular and the result was a harmless segment of television that highlighted one of the company’s biggest homegrown stars.
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The rivalry between Best Friends and Hardy Family Office continued this week as Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor and Wheeler Yuta battled Matt Hardy, Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy.
The heels halted early momentum from the babyfaces and isolated Yuta, cutting the ring off from his partners while punishing the least-experienced competitor in the match. At ringside, Nyla Rose wiped out Kris Statlander, who she will meet later in the show.
Private Party laid out Yuta with Gin and Juice but Cassidy broke up the pin. The action broke down and Hardy delivered the Twist of Fate to Yuta for the pinfall victory.
Result
Hardy Family Office defeated Cassidy, Yuta and Taylor
Grade
C
Analysis
There was a lot of talent in and around the ring for this match which, while beneficial at times, can also be detrimental when there’s too much going on. That was the case here as there were so many spots to hit, including interference by those not involved in the match, that the match kind of fell apart down the stretch.
That is not to say the action wasn’t fun when it was clicking. Yuta is a great young competitor and Cassidy brings energy to every match he’s in, which is ironic given his character. The fans loved the babyfaces, which made the heels’ victory that much more impactful.
The feud isn’t over, for better or worse, and one has to think this ends with Cassidy knocking off Hardy in a pay-per-view setting.
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Kris Statlander, still smarting following the sneak attack moments earlier, made her way to the ring for her match with Nyla Rose. The Native Beast dominated early and often, even cutting off an impressive walking handstand.
Statlander answered with a powerbomb out of the corner, then added a 450 splash for the pinfall victory.
Result
Statlander defeated Rose
Grade
D
Analysis
The grade is not reflective of the talent or the effort, but rather the fact that there was no time for this to every really establish itself. Rose dominated for a minute or two, Statlander came back and then they went right into the finish.
It was a sprint of the match that delivered Statlander a big win but did nothing to help bolster a women’s division that is pretty much Britt Baker and everyone else at this point. Hopefully, this is the start of a fun run for Statlander, who appeared to be on her way to big things before an untimely injury put her out of action last year.
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A video package hyped Friday’s Rampage main event between AEW women’s champion Dr. Britt Baker DMD and Red Velvet before Tony Schiavone introduced the hometown hero. Baker made her way to the ring to a thunderous ovation, yellow rally towels twisting in the air in support of the good doctor.
Baker cut a fan-friendly promo, touting herself as hope for championship aspirations in the town.
Red Velvet hit the ring and attacked the champion, drawing boos before referees separated them.
Grade
A
Analysis
As a preview to hype the crowd up for Baker vs. Velvet, this was perfect.
Baker got the hometown welcome and Velvet established herself as the de facto heel. The stage is set. The question now is if Velvet can perform up to the moment. She has done it before, dating back to the high-profile mixed tag match with Cody Rhodes against Jade Cargill and Shaquille O’Neal.
This is different. There will be no smoke or mirrors or high spots to hide the inexperience of Velvet. She will be out there, against a woman that has established herself as one of the top stars in the entire company, and will have to sink or swim.
The crowd, the historical significance of the first main event in Rampage history, and determination by both women to excel should help ensure the match is a memorable one.
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Impact tag team champions The Good Brothers defended against The Dark Order’s Evil Uno and Stu Grayson, who were accompanied by Colt Cabana amid reports of dissension within the faction by the commentary team.
A hot start by the challengers was negated by the champions entering the break. Back from the timeout, Dark Order fought back, unloading on Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows en route to a strong near-fall on the former.
The challengers set up for the Fatality but Gallows introduced a tag title belt, providing a distraction that allowed him and partner Anderson to deliver the Magic Killer for the successful title defense.
Result
The Good Brothers defeated The Dark Order to retain
Grade
B-
Analysis
With a little more time and less commercial, this could have been hella good. As it was, it was a fun match that wrote the next chapter in the rivalry between Dark Order and The Elite.
The heels cheated to retain their titles while Uno and Grayson’s loss adds to the recent disappointment endured by The Dark Order faction. How much more can it take, just how deep is the fracture between the teammates and will they ever be able to coexist long enough to realize their destiny?
The faction is easily one of the brightest spots of AEW, if only because the storyline potential is plentiful.
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Tony Schiavone joined QT Marshall, Aaron Solow and Nick Comoroto in the ring for what he thought was an apology for having a protein shake spilled on him. Instead, Marshall demanded an apology and since he knew he wouldn’t get one, had Schiavone’s son Chris pulled into the ring.
From there, Marshall dropped him with a Diamond Cutter. Paul Wight hit the ring, making the save for the Schiavones before delivering a chokeslam to Solow.
The big man stood tall as The Factory backed out of the ring.
Grade
C-
Analysis
The idea of Paul Wight vs. QT Marshall is far from appealing. With the introduction of a new television show and its ongoing Dark and Dark Elevation programs, AEW has plenty of time to fill and a feud between the two certainly accomplishes that.
Even if it doesn’t exactly pique interest or create a ton of buzz in comparison to the other programs going on elsewhere on the show.
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The fourth Labour of Jericho capped off this week’s show as Chris Jericho battled Wardlow, who had MJF in his corner at ringside.
Jericho delivered a Codebreaker early but Wardlow escaped the pinfall and proceeded to establish dominance, punishing Le Champion with his undeniable strength advantage. Back from the commercial break, he added the F-10 but was unable to put Jericho away.
As Jericho mounted a comeback and applied the Liontamer, MJF raked his eyes. Referee Aubrey Edwards ejected the heel, allowing Jericho to use Floyd the baseball bat and score the win with the Judas Effect.
After the match, Shawn Spears attacked Jericho. Sammy Guevara made the save but the heels regained the upper-hand. Jake Hager hit the ring, chasing The Pinnacle up the ramp. An irate MJF announced the stipulations for his match with Jericho: no Judas Effect, no “Judas” theme song.
The show went off the air with a tense staredown between factions.
Result
Jericho defeated Wardlow
Grade
B-
Analysis
This, like most of Jericho’s performances in this series, was entertaining and fun. Jericho overcame the onslaught of the massive Wardlow and the interference of MJF to win the match and set up next week’s showdown with his rival.
The question is why AEW opted to have said match on free television when it very easily could have held off for pay-per-view. Maybe it’s a Fozzy tour schedule thing. Perhaps it has a loaded card already planned for Chicago without Jericho-MJF.
Whatever the case may be, it provides next week’s broadcast a genuine main event match that will pay off one of the longest-running feuds in the company. And not a moment too soon.
As hard as Jericho has worked and as hated a heel as MJF has developed into, it’s time for this to wrap up and for everyone involved to go their separate ways or risk staleness.
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