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IT’S WEDNESDAY, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS…

IT'S DYNAMITE!

AEW is LIVE from MVP Arena in Albany, New York! Tonight’s card includes:

– Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland
– AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy vs. AR Fox
– Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Lucha Bros. vs. Best Friends
– Pac vs. Gravity
– Britt Baker vs. Taya Valkyrie
– A promo from MJF & Adam Cole ahead of their big match this Saturday

And much more!

Show starts at 8pm EST | 5pm PST | 7pm CST | 6pm MST | 9pm AST | 1am BST

AEW can be seen on: TBS in the US, TSN+ in Canada, ViX in Latin America, ESPN in Australia, and FITETV/DAZN in the UK, EU, and elsewhere.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I found this week's to be a bit of a step below the last stretch. They've been on a real hot streak though lately so a down week one of these days was sure to come. With all of The Elite getting the week off though and them holding significant MJF/Cole developments for Saturday this was bound to happen. The in-ring action was really good though, as always. Swerve/Darby is such a good pairing that you can never complain about a Wednesday when you get to see them do what they do.

That sign about the Women's division says it all though regarding them. I can't help but wonder what the root cause here is, is it a WBD thing by any chance or just a Tony thing? You've heard scattered reports over the years about how WBD does have an influence on who gets screentime and whatnot and in ROH you're seeing a much better booked women's division. I can't help but wonder if it's a WBD directive to limit their minutes due to historically lower ratings for their segments and to focus primarily on the marketable women like Britt/Jade/etc which is hurting the division at large.

[–] Javish 2 points 1 year ago

Completely agree with you. Very MEH episode. I kept thinking that although not every episode can be great, if I’d paid to go see this show, I would’ve felt let down.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think you're right: WBD has a lot to do with the women's match time. I remember a "report" saying something similar a few months back. I hate to say it, but it also doesn't help that many of the wrestlers they feature are pretty green.

As for the episode: it wasn't the best Dynamite…especially coming off Blood and Guts. And It doesn't help that the two most anticipated matches of the week are both happening on Collision (Tag and Ladder match). I was watching Dynamite but looking past it at the same time, if that makes sense.