Rate the AEW Dynamite!: 8/9/2023

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

FAN we're here, a new Era of Wrestling, a new Era of Polls! The weekly show ratings for AEW Dynamite! How will they stack up to the competition each week? Lets start cataloguing them and figure it out!!



Last Weeks Most Voted Rating: 10


------ 2019

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10/2: 7.98
10/9: 8.10
10/16: 6.86
10/23: 8.44
10/30: 7.23
11/6: 8.75
11/13: 7.99
11/20: 8.48
11/27: 6.77
12/4: 7.65
12/11: 7.88
12/16: 7.62

------ 2020

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1/1: 8.09 (6% DW)
1/8: 5.71 (4% DW)
1/15: 7.47 (3% DW)
1/22: 8.93 (2% DW)
1/29: 7.33 (6% DW)
2/5: 8.59 (4% DW)
2/12: 8.95 (3% DW)
2/19: 8.70 (5% DW)
2/26: 8.70 (2% DW)
3/4: 8.12 (2% DW)
3/11: 7.15 (2% DW)

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3/18: 9.59 (0% DW)
3/25: 8.47 (7% DW)
4/1: 8.58 (4% DW)
4/8: 7.85 (2% DW)
4/15: 5.80 (2% DW)
4/22: 7.13 (3% DW)
4/29: 7.56 (7% DW)
5/6: 8.30 (2% DW)
5/13: 7.15 (5% DW)
5/20: 7.84 (3% DW)
5/27: 7.43 (4% DW)
6/3: 7.87 (15% DW)
6/10: 7.74 (9% DW)
6/17: 8.40 (4% DW)
6/24: 8.14 (5% DW)
7/1: 8.29 (7% DW)
7/8: 8.49 (8% DW)
7/15: 8.11 (6% DW)
7/22: 8.71 (4% DW)
7/29: 6.52 (10% DW)
8/5: 7.82 (2% DW)
8/12: 7.20 (5% DW)
8/22: 9.27 (4% DW)
8/28: 6.82 (2% DW)
9/2: 7.15 (5% DW)
9/9: 8.25 (3% DW)
9/16: 9.07(4% DW)
9/22: 7.96 (10% DW)
9/23: 8.17 (0% DW)
9/30: 6.76 (4% DW)
10/7: 7.76 (8% DW)
10/14: 6.63 (5% DW)
10/21: 9.02 (2% DW)
10/28: 7.52 (12% DW)
11/4: 7.64 (6% DW)
11/11: 6.87 (4% DW)
11/18: 8.11 (6% DW)
11/25: 8.09 (6% DW)
12/3: 8.82 (3% DW)
12/9: 7.40 (10% DW)
12/16: 7.38 (7% DW)
12/23: 7.34 (3% DW)
12/30: N/A

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1/6: 8.90 (7% DW)
1/13: 8.00 (9% DW)
1/20: 6.55 (5% DW)
1/27: 8.15 (4% DW)
2/3: 8.54 (3% DW)
2/10: 8.49 (3% DW)
2/17: 8.04 (2% DW)
2/24: 7.98 (0% DW)
3/3: 9.45 (2% DW)
3/10: 8.16 (6% DW)
3/17: 9.04 (6% DW)
3/24: 8.39 (7% DW)
3/31: 9.15 (3% DW)
4/7: 8.37 (10% DW)

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4/14: 8.04 (11% DW)
4/21: 8.04 (8% DW)
4/28: 7.95 (9% DW)
5/5: 8.58 (4% DW)
5/12: 7.66 (6% DW)
5/19: 8.54 (11% DW)
5/28: 7.58 (10% DW)
6/4: 7.12 (11% DW)
6/11: 7.88 (13% DW)
6/18: 7.06 (21% DW)
6/26: 8.28 (15% DW)
6/30: 8.68 (9% DW)

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7/7: 8.32 (9% DW)
7/14: 9.20 (7% DW)
7/21: 8.09 (7% DW)
7/28: 7.22 (2% DW)
8/4: 7.58 (6% DW)
8/11: 6.84 (6% DW)
8/18: 7.24 (5% DW)
8/25: 6.65 (6% DW)
9/1: 7.94 (2% DW)
9/8: 7.15 (1% DW)
9/15: 8.36 (4% DW)
9/22: 9.02 (5% DW)
9/29: 8.28 (8% DW)
10/6: 8.91 (5% DW)
10/16: 8.43 (12% DW)
10/23: 7.56 (10% DW)
10/27: 8.74 (5% DW)
11/3: 7.52 (9% DW)
11/10: 8.68 (6% DW)
11/17: 8.57 (6% DW)
11/24: 8.63 (4% DW)
12/1: 7.37 (5% DW)
12/8: 7.71 (8% DW)
12/15: 9.17 (5% DW)
12/22: 8.68 (4% DW)
12/29: 6.51 (6% DW)

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1/5: 7.46 (6% DW)
1/12: 7.07 (9% DW)
1/19: 7.60 (9% DW)
1/26: 8.91 (3% DW)
2/2: 8.31 (7% DW)
2/9: 9.53 (4% DW)
2/16: 8.25 (12% DW)
2/23: 7.58 (4% DW)
2/28: 8.76 (6% DW)
3/2: 8.15 (7% DW)
3/9: 8.22 (5% DW)
3/16: 7.84 (5% DW)
3/30: 9.00 (13% DW)
4/6: 8.71 (5% DW)
4/13: 8.11 (8% DW)
4/20: 8.07 (9% DW)
4/27: 8.58 (9% DW)
5/4: 6.81 (5% DW)
5/11: 8.44 (3% DW)
5/18: 7.57 (3% DW)
5/25: 7.54 (0% DW)
6/1: 8.68 (8% DW)
6/8: 6.68 (7% DW)
6/15: 8.71 (5% DW)
6/22: 8.26 (4% DW)
6/29: 8.90 (13% DW)
7/6: 7.08 (11% DW)
7/13: 9.06 (11% DW)
7/20: 8.67 (7% DW)
7/27: 7.47 (11% DW)
8/3: 8.12 (4% DW)
8/10: 8.14 (12% DW)
8/17: 8.90 (9% DW)
8/24: 6.95 (6% DW)
8/31: 8.59 (14% DW)
9/7: 8.87 (5% DW)
9/14: 6.71 (3% DW)
9/21: 8.17 (6% DW)
9/28: 7.27 (9% DW)
10/5: 7.68 (11% DW)
10/12: 8.67 (7% DW)
10/18: 9.10 (18% DW)
10/26: 8.05 (10% DW)
11/2: 5.91 (4% DW)
11/9: 6.91 (6% DW)
11/18: 7.98 (9% DW)
11/23: 8.74 (7% DW)
11/30: 7.43 (8% DW)
12/7: 8.41 (6% DW)
12/14: 8.53 (2% DW)
12/21: 8.00 (4% DW)
12/28: 8.67 (4% DW)

------ 2023



1/4: 8.75 (7% DW)

1/11: 8.90 (1% DW)

1/18: 8.16 (4% DW)

1/25: 9.70 (10% DW)

2/1: 7.90 (9% DW)

2/8: 7.64 (10% DW)

2/15: 6.33 (5% DW)

2/22: 7.47 (11% DW)

3/1: 7.76 (7% DW)

3/8: 7.29 (4% DW)

3/15: 8.24 (6% DW)

3/22: 8.66 (4% DW)

3/29: 7.51 (9% DW)

4/5: 8.73 (4% DW)

4/12: 7.90 (13% DW)

4/19: 6.56 (12% DW)

4/26: 7.08 (11% DW)

5/3: 7.85 (17% DW)

5/10: 9.08 (5% DW)

5/17: 7.79 (11% DW)

5/24: 6.66 (17% DW)

5/31: 7.81 (14% DW)

6/7: 7.09 (19% DW)

6/14: 8.94 (10% DW)

6/21: 7.69 (14% DW)

6/28: 6.78 (6% DW)

7/5: 8.06 (9% DW)

7/12: 8.28 (8% DW)

7/19: 9.27 (2% DW)

7/26: 6.77 (9% DW)

8/2: 8.96 (3% DW)
8/9: TBD

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

8 - not the best show ever but very solid. Good mix of action and build to All In. Card is really shaping up.

[kingoftheindies]

Not as good as last week, but like I said in the Dynamite thread, I think even with the different tones of the shows, I think you are really seeing where adding Will Washington and more producers/creative help like Jimmy Jacobs, Chris Hero, Kevin Matthews, Sarah Stock, and even Ace Steel helps. The shows may not always be balls to the wall but the focus towards angles continues to get better and more consistent.

Also gave show a 9

[jm]

MJF schooling kids in dodgeball/10

[bob]

kids getting murdered by MJF via dodgeballs/10

[Cyno]

8/10. Solid show up and down.

[Kalmia]

A bit of a weird one for me to rate. I don't think any of the matches were particularly spectacular but I had a blast watching the show. I think the show was maybe a 7, but my enjoyment level was at 9, so I'll go in the middle and give it an 8.

[Some Guy]

It was okay. Big step down from the 3 show streak of Collision/Dynamite they had going and the Jericho angle absolutely sucks the air out of the room every time (well it's a Jericho feud what else is new).

Tag match was largely fine and MJF/Cole stuff was fun enough even if there was maybe too much of it for one episode. Really in general this felt like an episode of Raw from like 2012.

[Denny Zen is Cooking™]

Good solid 8. Not quite as good as last week, but a really solid episode. This was one of the first Dynamites in a while where the angles mostly outshined the in-ring stuff. Coke and MJF continue to be awesome, and Swerve continues to be the best heel in the business. The All In card is really shaping up to be great, too.

[Super Duper Dragunov]

Aug 9, 2023 21:08:43 GMT -5 Denny Zen is Cooking™ said:

Good solid 8. Not quite as good as last week, but a really solid episode. This was one of the first Dynamites in a while where the angles mostly outshined the in-ring stuff. Coke and MJF continue to be awesome, and Swerve continues to be the best heel in the business. The All In card is really shaping up to be great, too.

Does Tony Khan know about this?!

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

HOW IN THE CINNAMON TOAST f*** THE AS LAST WEEK ONLY AN 8.96 AGGREGATE?? JEEEEEEZUS 🤦🏼‍♂️

Anyway….

15/10 because Max went out there and went full Billy Madison

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

I feel this one's close to a 7 just due to numerous segments seeming sloppier than they should have been, but it was mostly enjoyable and I'll bump my vote up to an 8 on the strength of the MJF dodgeball segment.

[Denny Zen is Cooking™]

Aug 9, 2023 21:10:30 GMT -5 Super Duper Dragunov said:

Aug 9, 2023 21:08:43 GMT -5 Denny Zen is Cooking™ said:

Good solid 8. Not quite as good as last week, but a really solid episode. This was one of the first Dynamites in a while where the angles mostly outshined the in-ring stuff. Coke and MJF continue to be awesome, and Swerve continues to be the best heel in the business. The All In card is really shaping up to be great, too.

Does Tony Khan know about this?!

That’s why he made him a very rich man in 2024!

[Celgress]

8 out of 10, IMHO.

[J is Justice]

What was with the ending to Shida and Anna Jay? Lol.

["Magic" Mark Hurr]

Between Roderick Strong's crying and needing a hug and Prine Nana's dancing... 10/10.

And we get Sting with Swerve. C'mon man.

[The Ichi]

I'll go a strong 8, mostly fun show.

Pros:
- MJF/Cole segment and promo was hilarious. This is the top storyline of 2023 by such a huge margin it's unreal.
- Young Bucks finally beating the Hardyz.
- BCC/Lucha Bros was great
- Kenny sit down next week is exciting
- Women main event twice in a row gives me hope TK's back to listening to the fans mode

Cons:
- Swerve's ruthlessness last week leading to him being punked out by old man Sting easily. Really hope jobbing to Sting isn't all this is leading to.
- While I'm glad Shida/Jay main evented, that ending was a big JUH???

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Aug 9, 2023 21:56:10 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

- Swerve's ruthlessness last week leading to him being punked out by old man Sting easily. Really hope jobbing to Sting isn't all this is leading to.

It's a coffin match, he can lose if need be

Trying to murder someone who could still be considered a teen should probably have Swerve and Fox lose the gimmick match where they won't get pinned. Either way it'll be a fantastic match and they're getting a Wembley spot, something AR Fox especially has earned.

Either way they won't be "jobbing"

[The Ichi]

Aug 9, 2023 22:06:40 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Aug 9, 2023 21:56:10 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

- Swerve's ruthlessness last week leading to him being punked out by old man Sting easily. Really hope jobbing to Sting isn't all this is leading to.

It's a coffin match, he can lose if need be

Trying to murder someone who could still be considered a teen should probably have Swerve and Fox lose the gimmick match where they won't get pinned. Either way it'll be a fantastic match and they're getting a Wembley spot, something AR Fox especially has earned.

Either way they won't be "jobbing"

Either way, Sting needs to lose one for once.

[firsttimelongtime]

6/10. Remember when Tony said he wasn’t going to feature ROH on AEW programming?