AEW Dynamite 4/20/2022
CM Punk vs Dustin Rhodes
They shake hands. They trade an armdrag for a hiptoss early. and get off to a slow start. Punk tries to roll him up and gets an armdrag. Dustin misses a crossbody and rolls to the outside. Punk works the leg and we go to PiP break.
Back from break and Punk legsweeps Dustin on the apron. Dustin then armdrags Punk down on the apron. Punk hits some leg kicks then gets back body dropped. Dustin hits some corner punches then hits a code red for 2. Dustin then powerslams for him for 2.
Punk figure four leglocks him and they slap each other while in the figure four leglock. Dustin reverses it. Dustin comes back with a cross roads and a piledriver for 2. Dustin hits a punch combo then takes a high kick. Punk has him for the GTS but then kind of drops down and wins it.
This was not a good opener. It had logic with the knee work but it slow and close to 20 minutes. That's just not something that gets you pumped and hyped.
Hangman Adam Page comes out and stares down Punk as they go face to face.
We see Wardlow arrive earlier. Security interrupts him and Mark Sterling shows up. Mark says AEW security will bring him to his room. He also tells Wardlow that he needs to wear handcuffs. This didn't make much sense at all. Why would Tony Khan allow this and why would MJF have any say over who enters the arena and who doesn't?
Blackpool Combat Club vs Dante Martin, Lee Moriarty and Brock Anderson
They waste no time here and brawl inside and out. Dante enzugiri's Yuta then Bryan hits chops and kicks on Dante. Dante does some flying counters and Brock hits a nice clothesline on Mox. We go to PiP break, where Brock is hung on the top rope and Bryan drops a knee on him from the top.
Brock spinebusters Mox then Lee gets in and face kicks people on the apron. Lee then springboard crossbodies Bryan. Lee and Bryan trade slaps and Lee backdrops him for 2. Lee then puts him in the motor city stretch. Dante gets in and missile dropkicks Bryan then springboard dives on Mox. Dante almost slips on a double jump springboard moonsault and then gets caught in a facelock by Mox. Lee, Dante and Brock all get pounded on with elbows at the same time then Mox hits the paradigm shift on Dante to win.
This wasn't anything too noteworthy. I thought they forgot about Lee since he hadn't been seen for a while.
Tony Khan came out for his big announcement. He brings out the president of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Adam Cole then interrupts and said he should make the announcement. He says on June 26th, AEW and NJPW will have an event called "Forbidden Door". He says we will get a preview on Friday when Adam Cole fights Ishii in an Owen Hart Cup match.
He then says he has a special friend who wants to say hello then Jay White comes out. White said he sold out MSG the last time NJPW had a joint event. He said it is still the era of the Undisputed Elite and Bullet Club.
Jade Cargill, Red Velvet, Mark Sterling and someone else were talking. She said she will see Marina Shafir on Friday.
Wardlow vs The Butcher
MJF and Sean Spears are in a club box. MJF said Wardlow is a nobody like the fans and they throw popcorn on people. MJF said Wardlow comes out to no music since he is a nobody and says to send the pig out.
They trade forearms then shots. Wardlow hits some shoulders and knocks him over. They fight on the outside. Wardlow is slammed on the apron. Butcher powerbombs him and stumbles on it. Wardlow gets up and powerbombs him 4 times to win it.
Pittsburgh crowds are always weird and kind of hurt this one. It was a little slow but okay otherwise.
Eddie Kingston did a promo. He told Jericho to watch what he does to Daniel Garcia, because it is meant for Jericho. He said he would whoop him real good. He said you reap what you sow, but he doesn't he sow, he just reaps. Garcia and Eddie fight on Friday on Rampage.
Owen Hart Qualifier - Kyle O'Reilly vs Jungle Boy
Jr walks up the ropes and flips on them for an armdrag but is caught with an armdrag. JB hits a dropkick then O'Reilly hammerlocks him and takes him down. Kyle knees him in the gut and does some butterfly throws on him.
We go to Pip break and return with JB hitting forearms. Kyle gets thrown over the top then JB topes him. JB comes off the ropes and ddt's Kyle. JB gets knee'd into the ropes then hits a lariat on Kyle. JB pounds on Kyle from the tree of woe position then sliding dropkicks him. JB rolls up Kyle for 2. JB puts Kyle in the snare trap an Kyle hits the ropes.
Kyle superplexes JB then brainbusters him. Kyle drops a knee off the top on him and wins it.
The crowd was awful for this and destroyed it. I didn't think it was a real great match as it went long and had a slower pace to it.
Christian Cage comes down to talk to JB and walks to the back with him.
MJF and Spears are interviewed. MJF admits Butcher didn't get the job done when Marvez brings it up. MJF says he is like a snake and then gives Jake Roberts money. Jake says when the time is right, he will get it done and take out Wardlow. Lance Archer then comes in and says he doesn't need the money, he just wants to take out Wardlow. I guess it's time for Lance's monthly loss again.
Hook vs Anthony Henry
Hook uh has quite the hair style for this one. Hook flurries him in the corner then does a nice throw. Hook does a release northern lights suplex then lariats him to the back of the head. Hook then hits crossfaces and Danhausen comes out to point at him. Hook then gets the redrum for the win.
Danhausen gets on the mic and says he has had enough of him. He says Hook will fight Danhausen since he doesn't want to be harmed by him. Hook then walks out.
Kazarian is interviewed by Tony and Scorpio Sky comes in. Sky says he needs to wait longer to get a shot, but promises to give him the first shot when he wins it.
Thunder Rosa does a promo. She says she is no stepping stone and one of the best in the world.
Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti come out. Both are dressed like heels. Sammy says his girlfriend is hotter than the crowds girlfriends then Lambert, Sky and Page come out. Sky says screw Sammy. Page said Lambert decided tonight is about business. Lambert said Sammy is throwing his career away by acting like a high school douchebag. He says Sammy either gives Sky a title shot or Sammy gets a pounding his girlfriend would dream about. Sammy says he will give Sky a title shot next week if they do a mixed tag match. He challenges Sky to a ladder match.
I don't really know who the faces or heels were supposed to be here and it wasn't good.
Two Steelers players were out there with Britt. Excalibur pimps a Girls Gone Wild documentary then Britt double underhook suplexes her as we go to PiP break. We return and Britt hits a spinning forearm. Britt hits a forearm flurry then sling blades her. Britt superkicks Daniella then spinning neckbreakers her. She then hits a curb stomp and wins with a lockjaw.
What we got was mostly a squash and a lot of it was cut off by the PiP break.
Britt says the AEW women's division is a mess without her. she says Jamie Hayter will beat up Toni Storm. Britt says the only people who want to see Jade in the ring tonight are the people she gave tickets to. Britt says she is the baddest on the block and will be the Owen Hart tournament winner. One of the Steelers then tries to say something but the mic is cut off and catches it.
Deeb and Shida do dueling promos. Shida wants to finish it and Deeb says she will finish her next week. They announce a philly street fight for next week.
Adam Cole vs Tomohiro Ishii is announced for Rampage as is Archer/Sepentico and some interviews along with what we were already told.
Coffin Match - Andrade El Idolo vs Darby Allin
Darby hits a skateboard shot to the back early then gets him in the cut with it. Marq Quen and The Blade then interfere to make it a 3v1. Darby fights them off some with a skateboard and is thrown into the rail. Andrade then hits Darby with the skate board. Marq rips up a sign by someone in a Sting mask and it turns out to be Sting. Sting then beats up Marq and Blade and hits them with a trash can.
Marq gets thrown into some short barricades that are super weak and knocks them all down. Marq hits Sting with a chair to the back but Sting isn't phased. Sting then jumps off part of the stands and crossbodies the 3 heels.
Andrade throws Darby over a rail. Andrade and Darby trade shots and Andrade is thrown into a chair in the ropes. Andrade misses a corner charge and takes a code red. Darby coffin drops him off the top the floor and is caught then german'd on the floor.
Darby is in the coffin and the lid has thumbtacks on it. Darby prevents it from closing then is suplexed on the ramp. Darby is suplex thrown onto something on the stage then thrown int othe steps. Andrade tries to destroy the lid in the coffin but can't. Darby then tope's Andrade into the casket. Darby hits him with the lid then Jose (Andrade's assistant) stops it. Jose gets backdropped on the tack lid then Andrade is shut in the coffin for the Darby win.
This was fine. Not a classic and not too many crazy moments but I didn't have a problem with it.
Overall thoughts: The only things I really hated were the MJF/Wardlow security thing and the Sammy/Lambert segment. I didn't love some of the matches, but they weren't disasters or anything. However, the crowd was awful and completely ruined every match, in typical Pittsburgh fashion.
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