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Ups & Downs - AEW Dynamite Review (Feb 18th)

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

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0:00.0

So the old school promos were back at the start of this week's episode of AEW Dynamite.

0:03.9

Amina Shirakawa was all of a sudden in a fallway for the TBS title, because why wouldn't she be? And Willow was like, oh my gosh, I'm in a four way for the TBS title, which means I could lose without losing, which would be a terrible day, when Swirv Strickland looked at the camera and said, I need this. I like to think he was talking about Switch 2. as we would find out by the end of dynamite, he meant something bigger.

0:22.8

The funniest part is we cut to Megan Bain drew all of this and she had a big headdress on. And because she was kind of wearing normal attire, it made me burst out laughing because I'm a strange guy. This happened years and years ago. Do you remember corporate Stone Cold when he pretended he was going to join up with Vince man in the late 90 90s. He came out in like a suit I suppose, but then when he took the bottom part off, he was wearing his underwear pants or his underwear trunks, I should say, but it actually did look like he was stud there in his boxer shorts. I have no idea what I'm talking about. Welcome to two ups and downs. I would say the only wrestling review show you need, but do you really need it, if we're being honest? No, you don't. Let's up those doubts. We then had a quick chat with Orange Cassidy, and he's not that bothered that rather than Strong turned on him last week, because Aishi is here because the conglomeration has about 42,799 members that they should feud with the Don Callis family when indeed it was a John Moxley

1:12.1

Eliminator match for the Continental Title and he was taken on Mark Davis and of course that

1:16.8

damn family is for due with the Death Riders and I'm glad that Mark Davis got an opportunity

1:21.0

because he has had some terrible luck well no I guess his tag team partners have had worse luck

1:25.7

because they keep getting injured but it always leave Mark Davis kind of walking around go I don't know what to do. And here he was like, I'm going to prove to everybody. I am a very good professional wrestler. And he went to punch Mok's and he quite literally smacked rid of the ring post. I think he then cut his hand so it was bleeding everywhere. But that guy is super duper nuts. There's a very good spot. Davis was going big man, slapping man meat too, because he was just throwing John Moxie around. But of course, as soon as John Moxie saw that red stuff, he bit on the hand like he thought it was some kind of sandwich. So if we do take wrestling as the real thing it is meant to be, John Moxie is a very disturbing human being. There's also this awesome one to after this pile driver by Mark Davis. And even the fans are like, it's absolutely ridiculous what the flab is he doing when essentially Moxie was able to wibble and wobble. He got another power driver. He applied the choke and fair play to Mr. Davis. He tapped out instantly because he has been watching some MMA.

2:18.0

This was just a good old fight. And of course, it is leading into the fact that we are going to get Moxie versus to Kest to round three, I believe, because they drew it at the weekend. That match has been booked for AEW Revolution. I think Moxie would probably lose the belt there too. I'm giving it an up. It was just a good fight. Hangmate on the page then said Andrade, you are a terrific wrestler, but as I have beaten you, MGF, I'm coming for your title.

2:37.6

And we're getting to more of that later. When FTR and Stokely Hathaway walked out, they said, do you know who we hate the young bucks? Because sure, back in 2016, there may have been the biggest tag team in the world. But right now, do you know who the best are? It's us, FTR. Stogley Hathaway then took over and said how much he hates

2:54.7

the Young Bugs, and he isn't has a list. It was like, number one, on the hate list of the

2:58.6

Young Bucks, number two is those who bore him, and number three are their kids that run around

3:03.2

backstage like terrorists. I was like, my gosh, Stokely had the way. You're totally out of control. And also, he did like the fact that last week after that three-way match, the Young Bucks shook the hand of the Rascals and private party, because why haven't private party been around for a year? It's because the Young Bucks ran them out of town. But now they're all goody two shoes. He is tired of this fakeness. And of course when Stokely was ranting away, the Young Bucks did magically teleport in for the

3:26.2

Starship Enterprise. They super kicked Dax Hardwood, they super hit Cash Wheeler. When they spun Stokely around, he was like, oh no, please don't kick me in the face. But as the fans chanted, please kick him in the face, we kicked him in the face. They then held the championships above their heads as well,

3:40.1

and it is going down at ATW Revolution,

3:42.4

which is essentially in the Young Bucks' hometown. And I love this match. I'm never going to a lot of love this match because, one, they have deliberate chips on their shoulders to prove that any time they do clash, it is going to be excellent. And also, I don't know who's going to win that, which means it does have the secret source of jeopardy. That's what I like to eat in my burger.

4:15.3

I'm giving it enough. It was nice and simple, and it was quick. You always want that on a show. It gives you an adrenaline dose of goodness. Brody King then cut a quick promo as well. He was sat there with Bandino after AW collision at the weekend. He said he is not done with the world title picture. Now maybe I'm being a nerd here, I mean I always am.

4:17.3

He did say world title picture.

5:04.3

He didn't say AEW old title picture. A bit wondering he's going to destroy Bandido. Also think I'm being an idiot. When we did get this four-way for the TBS Championship, and I am pleased that AEW did do this, because of course Willow Nightingaleale is a double champ so you want to make sure you balance both those belts and she was taking on Marina Shafir, Megan Bain and Mina Shirikawa. I don't know how Mina and maybe even sort of Marina snuck in here because technically she lost a tech team match at the weekend. I'm just going to give that a mini down. I mean it's just the way thatW does things. But you are talking about a mid-card title, I just like it. There's a promo beforehand, or at least sort of a planting of secret source. It does make more sense with Megan Bain, who was super annoyed after this, because of course, that also ties into the tag team stuff. So maybe that's where you can do the big old switcheroo. But otherwise, that is me being a little bit of a petty pool. This was a really fun match. And the most terrifying bit is when Willow Nighting Girl, I think, was going to give Megan Bain a German suplex or something like that off the top rope. And Megan did that thing when you flip over and, oh my gosh, maybe she did actually land on her neck, but she seemed totally fine. I was just having a meltdown. It's like,

5:22.1

I'm so close. It's scared to be in my tutsy toes. Sure. Maybe she did actually land on her neck, but she seemed totally fine. I was just having a meltdown.

5:21.8

It's like, I'm so close.

5:23.0

It's scared to be in my tutsy toes. Shirakawa didn't care. She was like, oh, sweet, that person's down. And she smacked Willow Nightingale, and she went to apply the figure four. But Willow was like, you can't do that to me, because I will apply. The most devastating move. in all her sports entertainment

5:37.2

the surprise roll-up

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