Ups & Downs - AEW Dynamite Review (June 17th)
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| 0:00.0 | So MGF and the whole Don Callis family kicked off this week's episode of Dynamite and |
| 0:03.7 | MGF decided, well I have a lot of world title challenges, why don't I say horrible words about all of it? So he went into Kevin Knight's face and said, I do not like you as a person, but you do stab people in the back and I quite like that. He laughed at Andrade for even thinking about going after the World Championship, so that's going to tie in. As he told, Swirv Shriclin, he should swerve off a bridge. |
| 0:21.0 | So, you know, that's relatively controversial. |
| 0:23.4 | And we talked about Kenny Omega. He referenced having a tiny kosher pickle, so I guess he was talking about Kenny's penis, and I suppose the sign of your schlong is then going to equate to whether you're allowed a world title match. By the time we got to hang by Adam Page, he just laughed his ass off, so you have to imagine that the cowboy is going to screw over Maxwell eventually. When he talked about Mark Briscoe and said, Mark, you're delusional, because at least everybody else I mentioned was a big star, and as for you, you not. He then named his team, and of course, he put himself in it. Otherwise, it would be weird when he also said it would be Kevin Knight, it'll be Carl Fletcher, it will be Jake Doyle, it will be Andrade, and it'll be Akada. |
| 1:10.8 | Of course, Andrade was like, I am not going to join you. You just said horrible words about me. And Don Castle is all like, yes, you will. Because otherwise you won't get a world title shot. So how Andrade can't tell he's being played? Well, I don't know. Also, my friends, welcome to ups and downs. The only wrestling review show you need, with I, Simon Miller, the bald wrestler and ball wrestling content creator. I mean, it would be very bizarre if I had hair in one of those endeavors. But yes, it was a decent start to dynamite. We are just setting up for this big cage match, although I will say, I thought it was really weird that the main event of tonight's show was a tag team match featuring the same people. But we'll talk about that |
| 1:28.0 | in a second. Let's up those downs. Because before all that, it was Kenny Omega versus Tony Nees. And do you know that AEW has a brand new pay-per-view soon called redemption or revenge or let's get stuff sorted going down in Canada? And all of a sudden, Kenny Omega is getting a lot of wins. As I say, he was taking on big tone here, and he whooped his ass. |
| 1:47.1 | V-trigger, one-winged the angel, down in Canada, and all of a sudden, Kenny Omega is getting a lot of wins. As I say, he was |
| 1:44.6 | taken on big tone here, and he whooped his ass. V-trigger one-winged Angel one, two, three. He even took out his goons. Right after this though, of course TDMK walked out as well. That's the new Japan stable led by Sack Sabre Jr. When Kenny Omega was backed up by the Young Bucks and Jungle Jack Perry, is a little bit strange because Kenny McGa just went, |
| 2:02.1 | listen, Zach, nobody knows what your group is called, |
| 2:04.8 | even though Zach Saber Jr. definitely knows what his group is called. You're an idiot, but let's face it, we are bedfellows. When it comes to professional wrestling, and if you get a victory at forbidden door, that's going to help your aspirations to become the IWGP champion. And can you believe it? |
| 3:40.8 | That's the same for me, Kenneth Omega in AEW. So Omega basically kept laughing at the group, and Zach Saber Jr. and co. Didn't say a word. I think we could have allowed Zach to say one word, because that's just an easy way to sell up a pro wrestling promo, because basically he turned up to the show to walk out, say nothing, and turn around. Now listen, I do like this big Kenny Omega push because it's Kenny Omega and he's a super duper whooper star, so I'm going to give it an up. And really AW doesn't need to hype Kenny versus Saxeaber Jr. Because if you know, you know, at the same time, he just thought it was so weird. He stood there and took it. He should have said some words. I'm going to give that and mind it out. When we went right into Death Riders versus Brodido Bandido, Bambo, now we haven't seen Brodie King and Bandido as a team for a while. So I was like, well, if they get the victory here, which I presume they will, does that mean they're going to go after the tag belts again? And instead, it was Bandido that pinned Daniel Garcia and then later on, challenge John Moxley for the Continental Championship. That's a little bit 2 plus 2 equals potato. Those are so funny because this week the riders of death were healed because they were taken on baby faces. Although given the big promo that Will Osprey cut later, I think that is exactly the idea. Because eventually, just to get ahead of myself, I think John Moxie and friends are going to punch Will Osprey cut later. I think that is exactly the idea. Because eventually, just to get ahead of myself, I think John Moxie and friends are going to punch Will Osprey right in the face. Given the lots of people in this match dance as well, he got a lot of dancing. I'm never going to mind that. It's basically like the dance of joy. And of course, Marina Shafir was there, and she was just interfering and doing all kind of nonsense before Bandido was like, nope, and it's smashed. Not like that. Damn it, Will Osprey said smash. I didn't mean that. That was a mistake, move on. Bandido soon got the hot tag and this guy is awesome. In fact, everybody in this match was brilliant. And Moxie basically saved Daniel Garcia from the 21plex by tagging in. But then yeah, because Marina was being an idiot, Bandido took out all of the death riders when he hit the 21-plex onto Daniel Garcia. So Brodie King dove onto John Moxley, and Bandido pinned in for the one, two, three. Now, yes, later on, they did walk in all like, oh, hi, John Moxley, you're the continental champion, so I'd love a shot at you, and Mox's all like, Tranquilo, Tranquilo. I accept your challenge. |
| 4:14.9 | So I just kind of think Bandito could have pinned John Moxie here. That wouldn't have been the end of the world. And you pin John Moxie's mate to get a title match? Well, I bet Daniel Garcia feels pretty bad right now. Although Moxie did lose his temper with him later. That's probably why. maybe he'll get Mert too. |
| 4:30.4 | The match was brilliant though |
| 4:31.3 | and actually eventually |
| 4:32.2 | if you do want to put Bro Dido |
| 4:33.3 | back into the tag team division properly, I ain't going to moan. So I am going to give it an up. But yes, sometimes I think wrestling doesn't need to be complicated. Just have Bad Dido beat John Moxley unless he's actually going to beat him at the pay-per-view, which I can't see coming. Once again, just to tidy down, it felt obvious. I'm going to give a proper down to what came next, though, because we did cut backstage, and Carl Fletcher and Akada were just back on the same page. Now, listen, I get it, they're going to fall out again, but also they are on Team MJF. The last time these two guys were kind of doing things. Sure, De Kester hadn't had his meltdown, but there was a wedge between them and the car was like at Kada and there was screwdriver issues. All of that has kind of just been forgotten, even though they sort of referenced it here. I just don't think we need to play the long game, as much we do play the long game, sometimes just get to the good and propers, although actually at the pay-per-view, I guess they could fall out, and this was a trick. I don't know. I just think Don Callish should have been like, no, you calm down and you calm down. I mean, Akada basically tried to murder Carl Fletter a few months ago, giving it a down. Tomaso Champa then cut a promo on Chris Jericho, so later on Chris Jericho cut a promo and they are going to meet a collision. When the dogs were going to come to the ring and they were doing that horrible thing they always do and they were bullying AW production stuff. And these guys went, ta-da! And it was Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. They whooped their ass. I thought that was quite fun. fan. Adam and Christian also cut a totally unhinged promo, or his Christian did, because he was like, hey, David Finley, if you're meant to be some kind of tribute to your dad, I think we all agree that Finley should have let us send something roll down his leg. Now listen, on the show, we try and break down what wrestlers are talking about, and I think he meant sperm. That's right. So when he was doing the deed, he should have let the thick stuff just go down his thigh. I regret getting here. Adam Koblin was much more serious about this because he was like, listen, I get it, dogs. You've beaten everybody recently. And you're just us from 30 years ago. You think you know it all. We do know what happened to Edge and Christian back in the day, the WWF? We met the APA. We met the New Age Outlaws. And we had to learn a thing or two, and we did become better opponents. And listen, that's what's going to happen to you as well. But it just means, come forbidden door, you haven't got the experience, we're going to kick you. I think they use a term as well, they're going to use their old man strength, which I think is brilliant. And I just like this program, because I think it's everything that AEW should be. |
| 6:47.5 | You do have a brand new tag team who are super duper good, but you've also got Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, who are two legends. And I assume Copeland and Cage are going to win, when eventually maybe the new day turned up, but we wait and see. I am just going to give it an up. I think everybody |
| 7:01.3 | in their respective duos works very well together. We did a big promo for Starlight Kid and Teckler, of course is going down at Forbidden Door. Basically, Starlight Kid was like, nobody likes you Teckler. We remember what you did in Japan. And then Teckler was like, well, I don't care what anybody who thought I did in Japan because I hate everybody and I'm going to do some spitting. |
| 7:18.2 | Over the last couple of weeks, she really does enjoy spitting. And look, listen, this was a very cool productional video that AEW did do and it did get you hyped. I just don't think we're entirely there at the moment when it comes to Tecla and her forbidden door match. I'm not going to give it an up or down because I want to see what's going to happen next week, but she just seems to appear on the show for around about 45 seconds, and then she goes again, and she is the AEW Women's Champion. This is when we had the whole Bandido and John Moxie getting each other's faces when it was tied for the next round of the Women's High Heart Cup, Hazzuki versus Mercedes-Benay, and I thought this was flubbing grace. The best part about it is that the first half was deliberately slow, so when they got to the |
| 7:53.6 | back end, they went absolutely crazy, and it's one of those matches that when we are done here |
| 7:57.7 | today, you should just go and watch it, it's a barrel of laughs, and these two are just |
| 8:02.0 | absolutely terrific professional wrestlers. |
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