Rate the AEW Dynamite!: 12/9/2020

[bog]

6.
Let down by both Omega and Sting promos
6 man tag was short and underwhelming
Overbooked OC/MJF nonsense
But inner circle segment was a step in the right direction. Ortiz is great on the mic. Opening tag match was great. Cool Darby video.

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Dec 9, 2020 22:08:05 GMT -5 Facetious said:

Dec 9, 2020 22:05:58 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

The first hour dragged? With that Bucks/Hybrid 2 match?? 

Yes, that's what I said. There is no need to get overly defensive about everything.

Judging by the amount of thumbs up you got here I think I need to apologize to you. I was really just trying to make a light joke about the pacing with how fast paced The Bucks/Hybrid 2 match was and it sounds like I just came off like an overly defensive dick

That wasn't my intention, and I wasn't trying to undermine your score, that's really not how I am or wanna be percieved here.

[Deleted]

Solid 8. Didn’t have the “game changer” feel of last week, and was a bit overbooked in spots, but even an average episode of Dynamite is better than any wrestling I’ve seen in the last decade. It’s such a great show.

[kimrey]

I rated in low this time simply because of OC losing that match. I’m just so confused about his booking. He has a long feud with Jericho where he beats him twice and comes out looking strong then they pretty much immediately throw him into the TNT title hunt where he gets THREE shots at it and fails to win any of them. Then they let him win the battle royale only to have him lose the match and not get the ring. Like why keep giving him these opportunities and have him lose all of them? It’s annoying. I’d like to think there is a reason for all of this, but I have no idea. I just feel deflated because I was so excited about it and then...that.

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Dec 9, 2020 23:00:33 GMT -5 kimrey said:

I rated in low this time simply because of OC losing that match. I’m just so confused about his booking. He has a long feud with Jericho where he beats him twice and comes out looking strong then they pretty much immediately throw him into the TNT title hunt where he gets THREE shots at it and fails to win any of them. Then they let him win the battle royale only to have him lose the match and not get the ring. Like why keep giving him these opportunities and have him lose all of them? It’s annoying. I’d like to think there is a reason for all of this, but I have no idea. I just feel deflated because I was so excited about it and then...that.

He's been screwed out of his opportunities, that's about as cut and dry as it gets. He drew vs Cody when he would have won with two extra seconds, Silver got involved and cost him the rematch, he then beat Silver as revenge, and Inner Circle AND Miro cost him the Diamond Ring match all at once

It's not like Cassidy is simply losing and looking bad, he may very well be the most protected wrestler in loss in all of wrestling as a whole. His last clean defeat is honestly debatable. They always need something to beat Orange. 

[Duke Cameron]

Didn’t watch

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I honestly am kinda glad AEW's pacing themselves. Last week was a HUGE show, and I don't think the follow up was underwhelming as it was they're still setting up for the future and not blowing their load, which I appreciate

With a Holiday Bash and New Years Smash Nights 1 and 2 coming up, it makes sense for them to pace themselves. There was hints on the post show by Tony that the last two 2020 shows are gonna have big things on them

[deezy]

Went with a 6. I enjoyed the Sting interview. The Mox interview was a let down and no matches really stood out, but none were terrible neither.

[kimrey]

Dec 9, 2020 23:03:40 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Dec 9, 2020 23:00:33 GMT -5 kimrey said:

I rated in low this time simply because of OC losing that match. I’m just so confused about his booking. He has a long feud with Jericho where he beats him twice and comes out looking strong then they pretty much immediately throw him into the TNT title hunt where he gets THREE shots at it and fails to win any of them. Then they let him win the battle royale only to have him lose the match and not get the ring. Like why keep giving him these opportunities and have him lose all of them? It’s annoying. I’d like to think there is a reason for all of this, but I have no idea. I just feel deflated because I was so excited about it and then...that.

He's been screwed out of his opportunities, that's about as cut and dry as it gets. He drew vs Cody when he would have won with two extra seconds, Silver got involved and cost him the rematch, he then beat Silver as revenge, and Inner Circle AND Miro cost him the Diamond Ring match all at once

It's not like Cassidy is simply losing and looking bad, he may very well be the most protected wrestler in loss in all of wrestling as a whole. His last clean defeat is honestly debatable. They always need something to beat Orange. 

...and if they actually brought this up and made it part of his story I’d be less annoyed by it.  But instead it just keeps happening and he keeps getting the opportunities and failing.  Coming off that Jericho feud I was really excited for where they were going to go with him, but it’s been a mess of ups and downs ever since.  If they want to turn this into a story where he’s tired of trying because people keep getting involved and he never gets “the big one” until he gets motivated again then that’s cool.  But right now it’s just very frustrating for me.

[Rave]

7. Would've gone with an 8, but Miro being an idiot cost them an extra point. Sure, revenge is a nice thing, but he could've held off, let OC win, then attacked and swiped that sparkly bauble for a replacement wedding gift.

[Harry The Arrow was Wrong!]

7

Decent show but nothing amazing

Wish they had a bit more time with for the women but baby steps I guess

I am so done with Jericho. It feels like his segments drag on forever. I need to group to split from Jericho asap and venture out on their own since they are all great with the exception of Hager

I liked Omega's promo but it was the exact same as last night so I was slightly disappointed

I liked just about everything else.

Fun tag matches

Sting was great on the mic and I'm curious to see where this goes with Darby. And speaking of Darby, cool video from him

Right guy won the main event and Miro f***ing dudes up was good.

Shida cracking Abadon over the head only to rise back up was cool

[RKTaker]

skipped this week

[Legion]

6 for me.

Some dull segments and stories I'm not that in to this week.

No interest in Shaq, the Impact stuff already feels fizzled out and the main event booking left a lot to be desired.

The matches were all solid though.

[Tyrannosaurus Sex]

There wasn't a match I didn't like, Kenny's vaguely 80s Ric Flair influence is great, Miro coming out like a beast was absolutely amazing, Abbadon's awesome, and I loved the stuff with the Inner Circle, especially Wardlow and Hager's childish "stop staring at me" argument and Sammy ready to box with MJF.

The closest thing to duds for me were how short the women's match and later segment were, and I wasn't really into Sting's promo that much.

[Hypnosis]

A 7 sounds right.

[Mr Mario Mario]

I’d say a 5 or a soft 6

Brandi maybe kinda possibly turning heel was eye rolling. Brandi seems like a really nice person but I’d rather she not be on screen, if she must at least pick a consistent character

I like Dustin but why is he winning? AEW really needs to start pushing Dark Order more and give them a few visible wins

Omega promo being a rehash was disappointing too

Liked Inner Circle. I would like to have see OC win the ring but I understand for story purposes why they went that route

If Angelico is alive to face Cody next week after that Meltzer Driver to the outside last week that fair play lol

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

Had to watch it late again, holiday schedule is kicking my ass.

An 8 sounds fair. I really liked most of the matches and segments, but one point off for multiple weird/jarring editing decisions, and another point off because I still don't care about this Shaq thing.