AEW Dynamite 10-30-19 - Tag Champs Crowned

Tony starts the show off at the airport next to a plane with Dustin and Cody coming off. So we're going for Gene and Ric at Starrcade '93 with Cody playing the role of Flair and Tony as Mean Gene. Recap of the Omega-Moxley brawls and more between Page and PAC. We see Moxley and Omega being announced by Tony as a lights-out match. Sammy Guevara comes out to face Page. The themed ringposts remind me of the Slim Jim corner posts for Halloween Havoc shows in the late '90s. Page lands a series of great chops and a big boot. Snap suplex gets 2 for Sammy.

Sammy dives into a fallaway slam that Page nips up from. Page goes on the apron and gets pulled down awkwardly. Sammy gets a squatting Samoan drop for 2. Sammy teases a dive off the top and hops off for a slap. Apron warfare leads to a bossman slam on the apron from Page! Orihara moonsault hits for Page! Discus elbow to Sammy leads to a Buckshot and a win! Each guy shined brightly and this wasn't a perfect match, but damn fun.

Page grabs the mic and says at Full Gear, it's time for some real cowboy shit and he'll take PAC's head off. COWBOY SHIT gets a huge chant. Backstage during the PIP break, Private Party meets the Rock 'n Roll Express! Shanna debuts to face Hikaru Shida, who gets a very Muta '89-esque intro. Shanna elbows out of a go-behind. Shanna goes for a dive and eats a knee. Hard corner knee by Shida gets 2. Forearm shivers by Shanna lead to a PIP break. Angels wings hits for 2.

Shanna blocks a superplex with a headbutt and an Alberto stomp. Shanna slaps the back to get her up and eats a Dudebuster. Shida gets a deadlift superplex for 2.9! Shanna gets a flash cradle for 2. THIS HAS ONLY GONE ON 10 MINUTES!? Jesus. Feels like 20. Shida hits a running knee and a falcon arrow for 2.5 when the leg isn't hooked up. Another running knee hits and ends it. This was good, but entirely too long.

Brandi getting all pissed and POINTING last week gets dramatic music. Kong is shown throughout this alongside a murderer's row of the women. They're telling chapter 10 of a story they need to tell chapter 1 on first. Chris Van Vlient brings out Ricky and Robert! Ricky talks about West Virginia before PNP comes out and beats them up with loaded socks. AEW tag belts looked great on the Express. They pick up Ricky and toss him through a table next to the stage. That's a big bump for Ricky to take at his age. Bucks make a save as they've seen JUST ABOUT ENOUGH.

More with Cody and Tony. This is right out of the Flair-Vader playbook and that was one of the best show-long stories I've ever seen and it's being done wonderfully now. QT Marshall is mid-ring with Silvers and Reynolds to face THE BEST FRIENDS with Orange Cassidy and a Ricky and Morty intro. Exalibur has JR read some copy to amuse himself. Excalibur talks about corporate synergy as Trent loses his wig. LOL at JR getting a jab in at Trent's male pattern baldness. Sole food/half and half hits. Marshall bumps around for Cassidy. Strong Zero ends it. This was fun.

Jericho comes out for the contract signing in a tremendous purple and pumpkin suit. Cody arrives with Tony in his limo. Jericho knocks SKEEAVONE and says that this is the biggest match of Cody's career because it lets him be what he always wanted - the World Champion. Jericho insults the fans and gets called an asshole. Jericho tells Cody that he's needed elsewhere as we see Hager ballshot Dustin and smash his head into the limo before slamming his wrist in the car door. Great stuff. This is right out of the best early '90s WCW stuff. Jericho smokes a victory cigar afterwards.

Hybrid2 is out with Kip Sabian to face The Elite. Kenny gets a revamped tron and theme with an Undertale theme. Nick and Matt are out in their Fyter Fest SF II gear. Heels jump the faces because their entrance is too predictable. Lots of crazy shit and then Omega does a bunch of snapdragons and everyone Flair flops when he snaps his fingers. Sabian lands a tornado DDT to Matt before Nick lands a superkick. TERMINATOR DIVE gets stopped. Sabian goes for and gets Shield bombs on the apron. V Trigger and the OWA on Evans end it. This was a lot of fun.

PNP dresses up like Bucks fans and beats them up. Tag tourney finals are tonight and why is Peter Avalon on my TV at 9:34? Leva is dressed like Olive Oil. Moxley comes out to kick his ass. GO MOX GO. HURRY! Kick and Paradigm Shift hits! He says he's tired of suits and yes men saying he's different. He tells everyone to kiss his ass and stay out of his way. Well that was good, but not particularly exciting.

We come back from a break and SCU and the Lucha Bros. are in the ring for the main event. Okay, I get that things ran long - but having this not get a full intro hurts even with Justin Roberts being great and hyping up each guy with the intro. Dark Order Fat gets a human throne to watch this match. I could do without ever seeing them again.

Penta hits a driver for 2. Excalibur talks about being retired for 15 years and Scorp and Kaz are faster now than they were then. Rapid-fire kicks to Fenix  Fenix does some crazy shit and Penta electric chair tosses Sky into the steps and trips him up. Fenix hits a slingshot legdrop over the top to the floor and hopefully didn't just Johnny the Bull himself.

Well, he's kicking tons of ass during the break - so he lucked out. Sky comes in and runs wild with lariats and elbows. Slingshot headscissor from him leads to Kaz going for a slingshot rana to the floor and just clonking everything and everyone. Pop-up tornado DDT hits for Kaz. This reminds me of All In's main event where it's a technically great match that has me focusing more on time running out than the result. Sky hits a destroyer on Penta and Fenix hits a rainbow cutter on Sky for 2. Crossbody collision mid-ring! Kaz goes for an apron PK, but Penta pulls him down for a powerbomb through a ringside table!

Penta superkicks Sky down and Fenix gets a run-up shoulder splash for 2.5! Sky gets an inside cradle off the cradle piledriver and wins it! This was very good, but sloppy and hurt by the poor pacing of the show. Sky came off like a huge star and SCU is a great team for the inaugural champs as they can be anywhere on a card and with the CD angle, Sky and Kaz come off like bigger stars.