AEW Dynamite 4/21/2021

AEW Dynamite 4/21/2021

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/aew-dynamite-4142021.html

Hangman Adam Page vs Ricky Starks with Hook

Starks does an inset promo. He said Page can't deal with pressure, but he thrives under pressure.  Taz is at the booth here.

They go to the mat early then butt heads. Starks goes for a leap frog but is caught and slammed. Starks is thrown onto the apron and takes a 2nd rope clotheslines, then Page plancha's him. Page hits a neat hooked fallaway slam and Page is whipped hard into the 2nd rope. Page is then whipped hard into the buckles. Starks tries to flip out of a release german but fails and takes one of the ugliest bumps ever. He acts like he is fine though and jumps off the top rope and gets lariated. He then starts selling his neck and ankle and takes a fallaway slam. Starks is clearly hurt and takes a brainbuster. 

Starks comes back with a big sit out powerbomb. Page hit a top rope fallaway slam then creams him with a big lariat for 2. Starks ducks a buckshot lariat and hits a spear. Page does a hard headlock takeover the back then lays on his back and does like a reverse bow and arrow to win. They did too much here and there were two very dangerous spots.

Taz tells Page he got lucky after his match and said he needs to watch his back, then Hook chop blocks him and stomps him. Page fights them off a little but Brian Cage comes out then the Dark Order come out to make the save.

The Elite arrive in the back with Brandon Cutler doing the filming for them.

Penta El Zero Miedo with Alex vs Trent?

Alex translates an inset promo for Penta. He said they will turn OC into orange juice if he interferes.

Trent hits a backdrop early then a flip dive onto Penta. Pentacomes back with a sling blade but Trent comes back with a spinning forearm. We go to a break where Penta keeps control and when we come back, Penta maintains control.

Trent comes back with a half and half suplex then hits a flying knee for 2. Trent gets stuck on the 2nd buckle and takes a backcracker. Trent gets hipped into the buckles and flipped then Penta hits a Made in Japan for 2.

They fight on the apron and Trent piledrivers him on the apron. Penta kind of blocks it though and takes an unusual landing. Trent then spears him on the outside. Alex grabs a mic and said Penta told him to tell him that Trent, his friends and his mom sucks. Trent grabs a chair and Alex goes into the ring. OC gets behind him, but Penta kicks him and Alex hits Trent in the head with the mic. Penta then wins it with a package piledriver. Did the ref not hear the mic shot or something? This wasn't anything special and there was a lot of shenanigans for the finish.

Jim Ross interviews some of the Pinnacle members. They talk about Jericho's "immortal" promo from last week. MJF said he didn't steal his scarf from Jericho and has Wardlow get him a new scar. The new scarf is exactly the same as the old one.

MJF says he is the one guy Jericho couldn't outsmart. He said he's not good for 25, he's good period. MJF said he has already beaten Jericho, so he's better than him. He says he is a mark, not for Jericho but for his spot. This was really bad with them using tons of insider words and trying to be cute in what should be a blood feud.

Tay Conti does a promo for her match against Shida. She said Shida doesn't know how hard she trains. Shida says Tay is pretty and might have fighting spirit, but won't be the champion.

AEW Women's Championship - Hikaru Shida (c) vs Tay Conti

They bow to each other to start and trade forearms. They block each others judo throws then Tay hits one. Tay then runs the ropes and hits two hard penalty kicks. Tay tries to pk her off the apron but is knocked down onto it, then Shida running knee lifts her.

Shida hits an enzugiri on the floor then suplexes her hard on the floor. Shida pounds on her back and hits a bow and arrow submission. Shida lets go and puts her in a came clutch like move. We go to picture in picture break. Shida keeps control over the break. We return from break and Shida suplexes her from the second rope, outside to inside. Tay doesn't sell it though and pump kicks her.

Tay hits some judo throws and a german suplex. Tay pump kicks her in the corner and face kicks her in the corner. Tay hits another pump kick to the gut as Shida lays across the top rope then she sentons her as she lays across the top rope. Tay runs the ropes and takes a jumping knee then a falcon arrow for 2.

They fight up top again and Shida drops her back on the top rope with Tay falling outside. Shida goes for a spin kick but Tay comes right back with a pump kick and hits the Tay-K-O for 2. Shida then pops right back up and hits a Peach Sunrise. Shida then slaps her and backbreackers her over the knee before hitting a spinning knee to win. The selling was pretty much non-existent here at the end and they did way too much.

Britt Baker comes out after. She shows the rankings on the tron and says she should be the #1 Contender. They say she got help from the graphics department. Shida threw her stick at her and almost hit her.

Miro did a promo. He said he needs his vindication and said if you got a title, you got a problem. He asked, what champion do I beat first?

Tony Schiavone interviewed The Inner Circle in the ring. Jericho talks about the blood and guts match. Swagger brings some straws for Dax who got hit with in the mouth by Tyson last week. Santana said we would see the size of the Pinnacle's hurt at blood and guts. Jericho sings a stupid show tune about MJF. Jericho then said we would see a show of violence like we have never seen. This sucked. You have a blood feud like this and Jericho is singing show tunes and making jokes.

Billy Gunn vs QT Marshall

Yeah, this is what this show really needs right now.

QT does an inset promo with his crew. Ogogo says he doesn't like the US and is only here to make money.

Gunn jumps QT and crew during their entrance. Gunn controls early and slams QT, who rolls out. Nick Comorotto takes a cheap shot on Billy and Billy's sons come to his aide. QT pounds on Billy and hits a messy piledriver for 2. QT hits some punches and Billy comes back with something like a blue thunder. He evades QT's cutter. Ogogo hits a gut shot to Billy on the ramp then QT cutters Billy for the win. This shouldn't have been on Dynamite.

Ogogo pulls a wooden chair out form under the ring and Dustin Rhodes comes out for the save. Dustin lariats and punches QT then powerslams him. Dustin nails Nick Comorotto with the chair but Nick doesn't sell it. The wooden chair thing was weird. Why was that down there? How did Ogogo know that was down there and why would you use that over a steel chair?

The Elite are interviewed in their private trailer, which looks too small for everyone. Callis says Omega will soon be the Impact champion. The Bucks brag about their popularity and we hear a loud car horn. We see Mox and Eddie in a pick-up truck and they ram the trailer. Mox has a pipe and breaks a window and they don't see anyone in the trailer. I guess they learned Darby's and Hardy's teleporting powers. Mox throws a pipe at the window and almost nails Eddie, and Eddie says, "you wanna wait until I'm out of the way?". Yeah, this was bad, though Eddie's line at the end was funny.

Powerhouse Hobbs vs Christian Cage

Neither person sould really lose here. Hobbs chases CC on the outside and CC dropkicks him through the ropes. Christian gets dropped though right after with a shot to the back on the floor. Hobbs hten throws Christian over the rail. Hobbs pushes CC's face against the rail.

We go to break with Hobbs in control. We come back and CC mounts a comeback. He goes for the killswitch but is thrown off. Hobbs throws him again then stands on him. Cage hits osme punches and euro uppercuts him off the 2nd rope. Christian then stands on his neck on the 2nd rope, then leaps over the top and punches him. Christian hits a big frogsplash off the top but its only for 2. Hobbs comes back with a hip attack in the corner for 2.

Christian puts him in a sleeper but takes an oklahoma stampede in the buckle, then hits the killswitch out of nowhere to win it. The selling wasn't really good here and the 2nd half of this really lost focus.

Starks comes out after to look at Hobbs then stares down Christian.

Next week is Penta vs OC, Kris Statlander vs Penelope Ford, the Bucks vs The Sydal's, a parley between the IC and Pinnacle, Brian Cage vs Adam Page and the Nightmare Family vs The Factory.

Jade Cargil does a promo. She said every manager is looking to sign her. Hardy said he would for a small fee. Vickie G. says she would be a good fit. Jade says she don't need a manger though and is her own boss, but needs a heck of a deal to get signed.

TNT Championship - Darby Allin (c) with Sting vs Jungle Boy with Luchasaurus

Darby has some upgraded facepaint and some paint on half his torso. JB headlock takeovers him and rolls him up for 2. JB hits more armdrags and Darby jumps up to the top rope to springboard armdrag him.

Darby starts pounding on him. They go outside and JB spears Darby over the rail for what was likely a nasty bump to take(and one that injured Silver a few weeks ago). We go to picture and picture break with JB in control. He whips Darby chest first into the buckles. They do a superplex during the break which was a wasted bump.

We come back from break and Darby is belly to belly overhead suplexed into the buckles, then german suplexed. JB then tiger suplexes him for 2. Darby jumps over JB's back and does a jumping diamond dust. JB hits a hard crucifix bomb on Darby and Darby rolls out, then JB topes him twice. He then does a flip dive on him.

JB is laying on the apron and Darby coffin drops him. Luchasaurus helps JB get back in the ring to beat the count then Sting foes face to face with him. Sting lariats him and punches him and Lucha fires back. They go to the back and JB hits a big lariat and a brainbuster on Darby. JB then does a sliding bicep shot to the back of the head. Darby gets put in the STF but makes the ropes. JB then puts him in the surfboard and puts the STF back on. Darby pulls on the hair and gouges the eyes to get out.

JB sunset flips Darby but Darby crosses JB legs and pins him. They did too much and didn't sell that much as expected though it was nothing by Darby's standards. They rushed towards the end.

Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page attacked both after and Page hit a big razor's edge. Lance Archer then came out and they low blowed him off a chokeslam attempt. Sting then came out to even the odds for some reason even though he doesn't like Archer. 

Overall thoughts: If they had stuck with just the wrestling, it would have been a better show but the teleporting and the show tunes were awful. They have destroyed the Pinnacle/IC angle.