AEW Dynamite 6/11/2021

AEW Dynamite 6/11/2021

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/aew-dynamite-642021.html

I'm over the Friday Night Dynamite's. I have no interest in watching a 2 hour show at 10PM and it screws up my Wednesday and Friday routine.

Pinnacle arrives in a limo to start the show.

Matt Hardy and The Hybrid 2 are in the ring. Matt accuses Christian of being jealous of him for making more money than him, then he says Angelico will use Hardy's wisdom to end Christian's career.

Christian Cage vs Angelico with Matt Hardy and Jack Evans

Angelico hits some armdrags early and Christian hits corner punches on him. Angelico pulls Christian off the top and works on his arm. CC gets thrown into the buckles shoulder first. Angelico penalty kicks him then does a neat armbar. Angelico ties up CC's arms near the ropes, but he comes off the buckles with a reverse ddt. Cage dropkicks him off the 2nd rope for 2 then stands on his back as he is against the 2nd rope. CC pulls down Angelico's neck hard across the ropes. Christian then hits a top rope diving headbutt for 2.

Angelico goes up top, gets caught on the way down and rolled up for 2. They collide heads and go down. CC hits a euro uppercut from the 2nd rope then hits the killswitch for the win. This was a little longer than it needed to be but fine.

Evans attacks CC after but gets nailed then Hardy hits a twist of fate. Jungle Boy eventually makes the save.

They announce special shows from July 7th to July 28th. There's no way all four can be big shows.

Tony Schiavone comes out. He announces we will have Cody Rhodes and Brock Anderson vs QT Marshall and Aaron Solow. Brock is Arn Anderson's son and we saw him on a Dynamite episode a while back. Brock is wearing golf clothes here. Cody says Brock will show the world he wasn't just born on 3rd base and will hopefully hit a homerun. He says if anyone can do it, Brock can. Cody brings up being beaten by Anthony Ogogo then QT Marshall comes out.

QT says he pinned and beat Cody all by himself. He says he is tired of the vanity projects and nepotism. He asks if Brock wants pyro too like Cody. Qt says he wants a full house for when AEW goes back on tour so he can whoop his @ss. He says he wants a South Beach Strap Match. Cody gets out his belt and says lets do it right now. QT gets his belt then nails Arn. Brock spears QT then pounds on him.

This was not a good debut. Brock looked like my next door neighbor or someone hanging out at a golf course and not some big star. There were no big packages or anything to really get you excited and Brock did not come off looking like a big star in waiting here. Why does AEW have so many issues with debuting guys? It's not hard. You do some packages, you make it seem like the guy is a hot prospect and that's it.

Penta El Zero Miedo, Pac and Eddie Kingston vs The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler

Eddie did an inset promo with his partners. He said the enemy of his enemy is his friend. Eddie asked Pac something and he just walked away.

One of the Bucks does a bunch of comical seling to start, doing stuff that a heel against Hulk Hogan circa 1987 would do. Cutler is wearing a stupid face shield and a track suit along with tennis shoes. Cutler gets his leg split and Penta dropkicks him off the top in the groin area. The announcers ask if it is a low blow.

Eddie double stomps Cutler and Cutlet gets out soon after. Pac backflips and dropkicks one of the Bucks and mocks their pose. Cutler takes a back body drop on the floor. The Bucks double boot Pac then do hip thrusts and take over for a while. Matt gets thrown on a tornado ddt attempt and Eddie gets the hot tag.  Eddie catches one of the Bucks with a fallaway slam when they do a springboard crossbody then Penta crossbodies both Bucks. the Bucks end up double superkicking Cutler then Penta is rolled into a canadian destroyer on one of the Bucks.

One of the Buck's kicks Cutler in the face and is thrown on him then a Buck is hit with a driver for 2. Cutler does a horrible job trying to hit Pac with a camera and is knocked off the apron. Nick Jackson does a weird rebound off the ropes and lariats Eddie. Penta does a run up the ropes flip dive on two opponents then Pac hits a 450 into a brutalizer onto a Buck.

Eddie asks Pac to work with him and they dive out at the same time onto two opponents. Pac gets buckle bombed with two enzugiri's and Cutler misses a springboard elbow hitting hard. Eddie then uraken's Cutler and Pac wins it.

The Bucks superkick their opponents after then The Good Brothers come out to help. Frankie Kazarian then comes out and helps the faces get the advantage. The faces then clear out the heels.

We are told Don Callis and Michael Nakazawa have a package from the PPV. It has subtitles showing the ref saying he is cheating and paints Kenny's heel actions in a positive light at the PPV.

Well, we're two for two here with run-in's after the bell. I didn't really like the trios match. Cutler made it into a joke with his attire and I'll never be a fan of matches where a canadian destroyer isn't part of the finish.

The Pinnacle come out. Dax said Stadium Stampede wasn't meant for guys like them. They talked about piledriving S & O and taking food off their table, but they weren't actually that hurt by the piledrivers, so I don't see how that works. Shawn Spears gets mad at Sammy for Chris Jericho calling Sammy a hero. Spears says he is the hero and this isn't finished. Wardlow says Hager is obsessed with him and says Hager wants him in an mma match because he can't beat him in the ring. Wardlow accepts. MJF says he idolized Jericho but found out Jericho isn't on his level. MJF says he has nothing to prove against Jericho and won't accept his match request. MJF calls Sammy a chickensh!t and says Sammy doesn't belong in a ring with him.

Jericho comes on the tron with a bat outside. He says Pinnacle will be walking home and we see the Inner Circle destroy MJF's limo. MJF smartly says he will call the cops. Hager spears the limo with a forklift and lifts it up. Inner Circle then ride off in the forklift. Props to MJF for letting the police handle this one. AEW is really channeling Attitude Era WWF with these types of angles.

Sting and Darby Allin do a promo. Darby says he isn't finding another partner and wants a handicap match vs Sky and Page. He tells Sting to stay home. Sting accepts hesistantly.

Evil Uno talks about Brodie Lee. He says Brodie was one of his best friends and wants to win the TNT title. He says he wants to bring pride and titles to the Dark Order and want to tribute Brodie.

TNT Championship - Miro (c) vs Evil Uno

Miro slams Uno early and is thrown over the top. Miro punches the post on accident then Uno cannonballs him from the apron. Uno gets pulled off the top and is saito suplexed. We go to break and return with Miro still in control. Miro straightjacket chokes Uno then hits a nice dropkick on him.

Miro knocks Uno off the apron. The Dark Order comes out to check on Uno and Stu is lariated over the rails. 5 backs off as Miro comes after him. Miro takes off the turnbuckle pad and Uno gets some offense in. Uno hits a top rope swanton for 2. The whole Dark Order comes out to cheer on Uno and Miro ends up going into the exposed buckle. Uno tries a lariat but takes a harder one back. Miro then camel clutches Uno and lays back to win it. This went longer than it needed to and it wasn't particularly good. Uno is just not really good at anything.

They do a package on Andrade El Idolo, showing him getting dressed and saying he is "the face of latinos". Okay...

Tony Schiavone interviews Omega and Callis in-ring. Callis calls Jungle Boy a one hit wonder. Kenny Omega starts using shoot terms again and says he is supposed to "sell" the match. Omega says he respects Jungle Boy and says he sees some of himself in him. Callis says JB doesn't have the guts then Jungle boy comes out. Kenny uses another shoot term and says JB isn't known as a "promo" guy then Kenny says he is the best promo guy in the business. JB says Kenny talks too much. Kenny goes to hit him and JB ducks, then flurries him. JB puts Omega in the STF then the Bucks come out to stop him. This was the typical Kenny promo  and it was awful as usual.

Jade Cargill and Mark Sterling do a promo. Mark says their marketing plan is set up. Mark says she will be a household name. Jade says her tagline will be "I'm that b!tch". This was no good.

Page and Sky do a promo. The mock Darby for not being able to find a partner. Page and Sky says it is only up from here for them.

Lance Archer with Jake Roberts vs Chandler Hopkins

Lance throws CH over the top into the ring and he takes a hard bump. CH comes off the ropes and is swatted down, then chokeslammed. CH then takes a blackout and is pinned for the quick squash.

The Wingmen do a promo. Nemeth offers Orange Cassidy a spot in their makeover program. Avalon says they will rearrange OC's wardrobe or Bononi will rearrange his face. Stupid promo.

I'm not covering the intergender match or the Britt Baker promo after.

Hangman Adam Page and 10 vs Brian Cage and Powerhouse Hobbs

Page pounds on Cage early and hits a standing SSP. Cage rakes Page's eyes across the top rope and 10 hits some hard forearms on Cage. 10 pump kicks him and then gets double powerbombed by the heels. 10 is thrown into the rails then is fallaway slammed by Cage.

Cage hits a standing moonsault on 10 then Starks and Hook come out. Cage hits a nice dropkick on 10 for 2. 10 hits a nice pump kick on Cage then gives Hobbs one too. Page plancha's Cage but is caught and ends up headscissoring Cage into the post. Cage then moonsaults on Hobbs inside for 2.

Hobbs hits a nice crossbody on Page and Cage 619's 10. Page drops Hobbs with a forearm then 10 spinebusters Hobbs after. Cage germans 10 and the heels miss a high low for 2. Stakrs gives Cage his FTW title and Cage throws it back out. Starks and Cage argue and Starks slaps Cage. Cage starts to chase Starks and Starks runs. 10 eats a Hobbs spinebuster for 2 which Page breaks up.

Hobbs takes a 10 ripcord cutter then Page hits Hobbs with a buckshot lariat for the win. Cage really showed how bad he is here doing all kinds of face moves as a heel. Hobbs should not have lost here but AEW loves to job out the big guys. They did little to protect the heels here and they probably got tossed around more than the faces did.

Overall thoughts: I wasn't a fan of this one. Brock Anderson's debut was bad. The Bucks' match sucked like usual. I'm over the car angles. Kenny's segment sucked and I didn't like seeing Hobbs lose yet again.