Wednesday, May 24, 2023

AEW Dynamite 5-24-23 - Collision Debut Hype



 Collision is expected to be announced for Chicago and with Punk's return. OC vs. Kyle Fletcher starts things off for the International Title and Fletcher gets a quick 2 off a brainbuster! OC hits a dropkick, but leans into a superkick that gets 2. Nasty half and half suplex by Fletcher gets 2.9! Apron calf kick by Fletcher sends him off the apron. Nasty forearm to OC before some corner forearm shivers! OC hits a brainbuster! Fletcher hits a tombstone then a twisting tombstone for 2.9!


AVALANCHE TOMBSTONE ATTEMPT BY FLETCHER! Nope, avalanche Michinoku driver ONLY GETS 2.5! Fletcher wants a Gimstone, but OC turns it into a leg-trapped cradle for the win! Starks is in the battle royal and Starks says that he was in control last week when he got DQed and he's sick of their shit. Juice and Jay jump him! 


TK announces that Aussie Open is signed and Perry cuts a promo about going home as champ after Sunday. FTR comes out and cuts a barely-audible promo before Dax buries them as "rejects from TNA".  Okay, so if FTR wins, they just beat "some rejects from TNA". Ugh. Dax demands that Mark shake his hand and Mark slaps him! Mark walks with purpose and slaps the shit out of everyone and tells Jay he's tired of this bullshit! Sammy tells MJF to shove his offer up his ass and he's taking the title on Sunday. 




After burying TNA, we get an IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE graphic for House Rules matches. Second attempt at doing this lighting and...it's better. At least the ring is visible. Metalik, Blake Christian, and AR Fox. Blake eats a big boot after being slammed down. Fox goes to kick King down and goes "OH SHIT" and Taz agrees. Imploding senton from Fox hits on the floor! Buddy does his GF Rhea's finish the Prism Lock! Malakai gets a kneebar and Blake superkicks them! Blake gets apron RNCed and it's a trio of submissions!



Elite vs. BCC is hyped up and Danielson says Claudio and Yuta win the ROH Tag Titles tonight! Mox says they are the best in the world and fans part with their money and their time to watch them - they do it the way it's meant to be done! MJF comes out in a ridiculous Boyd Pierce suit. MJF cuts a money promo about not being a part of AEW - THE PILLARS ARE AEW! Darby comes out and says that in 2011, he graduated high school and was told to not expect much and he listened to them. It got him cleaning toilets at a dollar store. He lived in his car and said he didn't deserve the leave his car until he made it and AEW did that! He gets to live the way he wants - no other company will allow him to do what he does and next year, he will climb Mount Everest! Jack attacks MJF and holds the title high.



Arn cuts a money promo for Wardlow about how dangerous Wardlow is without a ladder - let alone with an 80 pound ladder! Lady Frost vs. Taya is up. Taya misses a corner charge but lands a lariat off a gymnast flip to the corner. Corner basement dropkick hits hard for Frost! Back and forth forearm  hit hard! Taya sends her down with the Road to Valhala for the win! TK announces that Collision's first show will be hailing from CHICAGO!




Page says there was a friendship with the Bucks, but not really with Omega - until now. They're family and they stick together no matter where life takes them. Cole-Jericho contract signing is up. Cole says that he's going to break Jericho's legs, jaw and hands - so sign it now! They argue and then SABU COMES IN AS ADAM COLE'S BACKUP! He chucks a chair at Ange!



Strong vs. Garcia is up! Garcia with the sleazy chest hair is a good look and man is Roddy so good with the backbreakers. Double-knee gutbuster and the end of heartache end it! WILLOW NIGHTINGALE HYPE VIDEO shows her looking like a megastar! DoN is hyped up. Claudio is now using the 1812 Overture as his theme and it works nicely!



Penta dives onto the BCC on the floor before Penta traps Claudio on the rope for a Fenix ropewalk PK! Claudio drops Yuta on Penta and then eats a crazy driver for 2.9. Bryan puts over Regal constantly on commentary for his teachings. Yuta hits the Fastball Special BUT HE DOESN'T COVER BOTH SHOULDERS AND BRYAN IS PISSED AT 2. Bucks hold Claudio back and the Fear Factor ends it! Mox tells them to take photos with all your teeth because on Sunday, they're going to be disfigured! 


This was a very conservatively-booked show, but Sabu's stuff was a lot of fun as was the opener.





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