Rate AEW Dynamite 12/6

[Seth Drakin of Monster Crap]

Sorry this was late. But tell me your score for this episode.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

[Zone Was Wrong]

A Swerve Strickland out of Preston Vance

[Cyno]

Going with a 9. Three excellent C2 matches, a solid title defense for Toni Storm (with intro from Ben Mankiewicz!), and a main event that was way better than it had any right to be. Great mix of in-ring action and sports entertainment stuff. Nothing felt drawn out either.

[Denny Zen is Cooking™]

AEW is really firing on all cylinders right now for me. The action in the C2 was amazing, really good women’s title match with an unexpected Riho return that really popped me. Edge/Christian was a great match and I am really enjoying that story. Just all around good stuff.

I’ll dock a point because I still am not really digging the MJF Devil storyline. Every week it becomes more and more evocative of the worst parts of TNA.

Overall, 9.

[kingoftheindies]

9. Wasn't anything on the show I didn't enjoy

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

Dec 6, 2023 22:31:26 GMT -5 Zone Was Wrong said:

A Swerve Strickland out of Preston Vance

Well played

[Soultastic]

9

Deducted two points for missing a chance to start the show with JR giving us A BIG BIENVENUE FROM MONTREAL QUEBEC

Added back one point for Justin Roberts going full Cyborg Franky for Copeland's introduction.

[jm]

Dec 6, 2023 23:55:40 GMT -5 Soultastic said:

9

Deducted two points for missing a chance to start the show with JR giving us A BIG BIENVENUE FROM MONTREAL QUEBEC

Added back one point for Justin Roberts going full Cyborg Franky for Copeland's introduction.

I'm still holding out hope that they hire Tony Chimel to do Edge's entrance at All In London next year.

[asuka007]

9/10:

Only mini critiques (like the botched ending toToni vs. Skye).

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

Like an 8.5 to 9. That wack ending hurt it but that was the best dynamite I’ve seen in ages and im not even that invested in the cc. Strong show.

[Mid-Carder]

The C2 matches were all great but the Devil stuff and Christian/Copeland/Wayne is boring, and I don't think even Toni Storm's stuff was up to its usual standard this week.

Still a solid 7 since there's no such thing as a bad Dynamite

[dbsot]

9. Everything seems to work for me this week. AEW has also had 2 straight really good Dynamites and a good Collision since the "restore the feeling" tweet.

[chronocross]

7/10, I was starting to lose some interest in this MJF/Devil angle but his interaction with Adam Page last night renewed that for me.

To be honest, I don't really care too much for this tournament but I hope that Swerve wins it.

The main event was good and I knew Nick Wayne's mom would turn heel at some point, didn't think it would be this soon.

[KME]

I'd say 9, went for 8 the last two weeks and this felt like a slight step up.

Every match was good to great, didn't have a great issue with the end of Cope/Christian, it was always going to have a screwy finish as it's their first match and it at least had one that made sense. Loved seeing Riho back after lots of people were saying she might be done, and laughed pretty much the whole way through Toni's whole routine, that was actually the most I've enjoyed her for a while and I'm a huge fan of the gimmick. The Devil stuff was what it was, again I didn't expect any resolution to that on a random Dynamite and know MJF is hurt so wasn't actually expecting a match, LOVE the addition of Hangman to it all though, the tease of both him continuing a feud with Swerve and potentially one with MJF? Yes f***ing please.

Great show again, very consistent the last few weeks.

[britishbulldog]

Adam and Christian are so good as a tag and so horribly bad as opponents.

[Ben Wyatt]

I get the turn was inevitable at some point, but it was too quick and executed so obvious that even the biggest of marks could see it coming a mile away

[Bo Rida]

The producer that chooses the shots was drunk, the devil angle is dragging and the lack of any tag division on dynamite is really hurting the pacing. Especially when you have a heel vs heel match featuing Jay Lethal. Takeshita having a random Rampage tag announced just highlighted what was missing.

Yet everything was mostly good in isolation even with a telegraphed ending. Swerve vs Briscoe was great.

I'll be generous and say 8/10

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

7 for me, just didn't hit like usual this week

[daaave]

9. Really strong Dynamite for me that. All C2 matches were good. Swerve vs Briscoe especially was fantastic. C2 has been getting more interesting as each week passes. The natural jeopardy of elimnation made Swerve vs Briscoe much better.

Main was fine. Was wrestling silliness but I'm fine with it and down for rematch. Though I'm not overly impressed by Edge's ring work so far. He's very slow and plodding, which I get is more WWE style but not sure it is meshing with AEW's fast paced style.