[7.0] "Pretty good episode with some quality wrestling in the form of the opener and main event. A bit of a talk heavy show where some of it worked and some of it didnt. Some issues with aspects like rankings which really began to suffer in 2022. A bit overrated on here in my opinion."

[7.0] "Punk as always great on the mic; elevates the show. Danielson match was fantastic and really elevated Garcia. Varsity Blondes match a total waste of time. I tuned out before the trios match. Worth the watch (first hour anyway)."

[9.0] "Nice exchanges with Punk and Mox to open the show. This is definitely one of best rivalries during this time of convulsive changes of the wrestling industry; Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: Genial. Outstanding showing from these superstars. Perfect storytelling. Definitely one of the best matches of the year. Neither of these resulted losser, but in fact, they result looking pretty strong. [*****]; Well, even if Mox/Punk beat down was interesting, it was totally innecessary to treat Nese as a pure jobber and a trash wrestler. He surely is not on the top positions of the company, but he doesnt deserves that. Lets hope that this match could be a nice battle; on the other hand, seeing this tension between Jericho and Garcia is awesome, this purely puts some more emotion to the rivalry between these two great factions; The Varsity Blonds VS Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn: Mmm, ok. Nothing to say here. These Gunn guys are not really good wrestlers, what a deception to push them instead of the Varsity Blonds. Their attack to Billy Gunn was nice, since this means that he is now engaging with Caster and Bowens. Only this deserves a nice change; More of this battle between Jungle boy and Cage please; Toni Storm VS KiLynn King: Okey match. Nothing really impressive here. Pretty slow, and that doesnt let you get any emotion around the battle. It was adequate I suppose. [**]; AEW World Trios Title Tournament First Round Match: The return of the One Winged Angel, its fabulous to see him here again. As expected, great match with a lot of tricks, moves and an amazing aura around the return of Kenny. This is why I really love The Elite, The the Elite. The expulsion of Dragon Lee indeed was a surprise, hopefully Tony will have any some better material for him. Good match. [****1/2]; Good show, with some amazing matches, and some others that didnt deserve to be here. Anyway, I really enjoyed this, one of the shows of the year. Really nice. [****1/4]"

[6.0] "Everything between Mox and Punk was surprisingly great. The opener match was a match that unfortunately had zero appeal to me. Billy Gunn reuniting with The Acclaimed was fun, but the execution was wonky, they should have made the Gunn Club heel turn a bit more emotional. Jungle Boy is embarassing on the mic but Christian carried the segment hard. The women's match was dogshit, the division is dead. Main event was entertaining, glad to have Omega back."

[10.0] "A crazy amount of incredible segments. Dynamites being back to starting with CM Punks music hitting? Nature is healing. I loved the call back later in the show to Punks and Mox's first promo, we need way more storylines reocurring during one show. Danielson vs Garcia with a MOTY candidate and everything following it was also just awesome. I am so happy to see Kenny back. I don't even know what to say anymore, an absolute banger of a Dynamite."

[7.0] "Apart from the opener and some parts of the main event, this whole episode was hot and cold for me. Punk going into business for himself on the mic and trashing hangman was ridiculous, but the promo between them and the brawls was good stuff"

[6.0] "Kind of a weird episode. This had a lot of potential in some places and was Dark material in others. I liked that the Punk and Moxley stuff continued even if the brawl maybe went a little long. I've always thought that episodes which thread a main story throughout work well and it's something AEW doesn't do enough of. Danielson vs Garcia was fairly good and the main event was probably exactly what you'd expect, for better or worse. Storm vs King didn't need to be there, and all of the teams involved in the tag match segment are a midcard black hole to me. I just see catchphrases, memes, and bland wrestling. I'd put it somewhere between a '6' and a '7'. A case of AEW shooting themselves in the foot with an uninteresting midcard after a hot start."

[6.0] "As usual, a highly rated Dynamite is just 'alright' at best. Punk and Moxley's opening promo battle was great -- one of AEW's best. They both had good lines to 'burn' each other with, leading to Moxley looking like a pretty badass, no-nonsense babyface while Punk looked pretty arrogant, self-absorbed, and all-around heelish, leading to a nice fiery brawl. I didn't like their match being rushed to the very next week. Tony getting desperate for better ratings, maybe? Danielson vs Garcia was better than their previous match but still nothing remotely special. It's still impossible for me to take Garcia seriously with his 'badass shooter' character when everything about his character, offence, and look screams 'forced' and 'unnatural'. Danielson showed much more convincing offence and 'badass' character work to salvage the match, but even he didn't do anything actually special or exciting here, instead just doing a lot of acceptably good work while carrying Garcia's deadweight. ***1/4. I don't remotely care about Garcia potentially joining BCC. I'll actually like BCC less if that happens. Moxley interrupting Nese's match and jumping him in order to ideally continue his public fight with Punk was quite cool, and it made sense if we were to take both men's earlier displayed hatred for each other as seriously as they intended. Austin & Colten vs Pillman & Garrison was a worthless squash, but it at least led to the surprising angle of Austin and Colten attacking Billy before being run off by The Acclaimed, making for a fun reuniting of The Acclaimed with Billy. An odd but still engaging classic pro-wrestling story there. Jungle Boy's promo was pretty lifeless and generic despite his recent push as a newly fiery and vengeful babyface. Christian's responding promo was good for how slimy it was, and he didn't rely on *that much* cheap heat this time! Not sure what the point was of Jungle Boy beating Christian down right then and there instead of waiting until the PPV though... Toni vs KiLynn wasn't too bad but wasn't anything worthwhile either. I didn't like Toni being dominated by a total nobody for so long, but at least KiLynn didn't look outright bad, and Toni's offence in her comeback looked decent. **1/4. Omega's return was appropriately hyped up with that great and extensive introduction from announcer Roberts, and The Elite vs LFI match itself was pretty good. Everyone was on point, as the Bucks did their usual decent acrobatics, LFI did well with their flashy and aggressive attacks plus their heelish control work, and Omega did well telling the story of not being fully match-fit after his long injury layoff, though he still impressed when it came to his signature offence. Lots of somewhat mindless but still fun multi-man spots. ***1/4 - ***1/2"

[9.0] "Such an incredible show. Everything was good from start to the End. Punk promo, Garcia vs Danielson, big return of Kenny, Best Dynamite from couple of months."

[9.0] "I really liked this show. The Opener and the main event were quite fun. With Bryan Danielson vs Daniel Garcia being an amazing match in my opinion. The Cm Punk vs Moxley promo was quite good. The Gunn Club turning on Billy Gunn made me laugh pretty hard, I don't think that was the intended reaction though. The women's match was decent but It really didn't feel like they got a lot of time. I'd like to see more than one short women's segment per show, there was plenty men's promo time they could have cut to give the ladies some more time so meh. I'm very glad Kenny Omega is back. I was spoiled on his return, but I still geeked out when his music hit in the main event, a great surprise return."

[9.0] "Great Dynamite overall. Opening match was a TV MOTY contender for me, and the initial promo was very interesting and intense as well. The squash matches were effective enough and the pop for Omega's return was great, though I had mixed feelings about the match itself."

[9.0] "For sure, that was a great episode. Danielson and Garcia had the time of their lives in a complete masterpiece and Omega is fucking back. The women's bout was good. We just got this thing in Gunn Club, poor Varsity Blonds in the process. Moxley and Punk segment was also a thing of beauty. Two of my favorites, damn. The thing with their hatred going on during all the episode was something very funny."

[9.0] "Great show once again. The opening segment was amazing, and it felt great to see Punk back. I love the story throughout the night of them not being able to contain Moxley and Punk, though I wish we got a longer promo segment between the two. Danielson Vs Garcia was phenomenal and definitely deserved five stars imo. The Gunn club and the acclaimed stuff was amazing, and I am really intrigued with Stokleys group. The women match was easily the weakest part of the show, and Tony continues to run the division into the wrong direction. I don? t really want to see Rosa Vs Storm again, and I hope they make it a fatal 4 way. It just feels so stale right now. The main event was amazing, and obviously Omega returning was the best part of the show. Loved the story telling in this match and hope we get more Dragon Lee. Overall I? d say a 9 is a fair rating, with the women? s booking being the only weakness(AGAIN)"

[9.0] "While the number of matches in this episode of Dynamite were in no way numerous, the quality of these matches were extremely strong, with the 2 out of 3 falls match and the trios main event being arguable 5-star matches. This episode of Dynamite was also heavy in story, which is always a good thing because it allows the fans to get invested in what's to come. Super happy that Kenny Omega is finally back as well. 9/10"

[10.0] "Bryan Danielson is out here just showing all his doubters why he was, is, and will always be The Best in the World. Not only can he go in the ring but he knows just how to make future stars as well. Garcia got that Wheeler Yuta like rub tonight and I can not wait to see who Claudio will choose for his young boy into the future."

[7.0] "This was a very watchable Dynamite this week. However ITV4's breaks really hampered the opener and the Women's match. Good opening promo by CM Punk, who had a fun exchange with Moxley. Main event was decent but winners probably predictable. Also, Tony Nese still seems to be a meme."

[8.0] "The talking portions of Punk/Mox were good and Punk won the verbal exchange, but then they started throwing some of the fakest punches you've ever seen, the 2nd pull away they had was simply better for the fact that we didn't see them punch. The women's match just existed but it was fine. Kenny returning is cool, but I felt like it should've been a bigger deal. The Danielson/Garcia and the 6 man tag main event were both really good. All and all this was a good show"

[7.0] "After a series of underwhelming shows, Dynamite feels fresh and new once again with all the returns and good matches of this night."

[9.0] "It's nice to be invested in AEW again. Punk/Mox was amazing. The opener was another Bryan Danielson magic match. Poor Varsity Blonds, they can't talk but I think they deserve more. Trios match was great, I don't think Omega's 100% but it's nice to have him back. We just need MJF and AEW can finally be the best company of the world again. Also, no Britt and Cole, which is always a 9/10 guaranteed"

[9.0] "One of the best episodes of AEW Dynamite of all time. The red thread to build the rivalry between CM Punk and Jon Moxley is perfect. The CM Punk promo is killer but it's so nice to see this CM Punk again. An unforgettable comeback and of course, fucking wrestling."

[10.0] "I'm burning up. It's the perfect show. All my high expectations were met. From the very beginning, CM Punk turned on the exorbitant level of his oratorical skills and showed who is in charge here. Mox did not put up with it and we are waiting for an extremely emotional confrontation and I am sure that this will not end next week. The intensity of passions is too high. Also on the show, Daniel Garcia became more than a young talent, he became a real star and now his ambitions are justified. Jericho and Danielson are now really fighting for new units. Kenny Omega is back and I'm trembling with curiosity about what awaits him and whether he will be able to return to the top level of skill again. At the same time, on the show Billy Gunn reconciled with the Rappers and quarreled with his sons and JungleBoy finally turned the match with Christian into a personal status. There is a lot of high-quality wrestling and good segments and it is clear that the company is doing everything right and it seems that now the best couple in AEW. Each time they manage to raise the bar of quality. A grand show!"

[8.0] "Two great matches and a good show length beef between Punk and Mox combined with undercard stories moving on means this was a good show all round"

[9.0] "A really good Bryan Danielson match, Acclaimed and Daddy Ass back together, Punk and Moxley trading incredible promos, and a Kenny Omega return. Incredible stuff all-around, with even the women's match over-delivering despite the complete lack of story. While the focus on that division needs big improvement, as does some timing stuff (Dragon Lee getting betrayed almost didn't get shown at the end), when AEW is on form it's undeniably great TV, as it was here. The move to put Moxley/Punk on free tv next week instead of at All Out is a little odd but does have me intrigued as to what direction they're going in. All this being said, if the Hangman call-out by Punk was a shoot as is being reported that's a shitty move, and if it's a work it had better go somewhere pretty soon because that was very damaging to Hangman's character."

[10.0] "A great Dynamite, from start to finish giving a good show and also, it is very enjoyable that only lasts 2 hours, very good fights and with good durations, although the Gunn Club fight if it were not for its history with his father would be irrelevant, but hey, great show without a doubt."

[10.0] "What a Event! . Show Starts with Punk-Moxley Promo. This Promo is a Great Prologue For a Great Fight. After That we saw a great match between The Dragon and The Dragon Alter and in post-Match Jericho-Garcia Feud is start. Women's Match and Jungle Boy Promo is Okay. Main Event is Awesome. Kenny is back and Match had a lot of Combination and Chemistry As Bucks -Elite- Matchs Usual"

[7.0] "A hell of a show: the return of Kenny Omega, great matches, Danielson and all, Christian and Jungle Boy on fire... great!"

[10.0] "The show opened with a scathing war of words between Punk & Moxley trading jabs back-and-forth, bringing the heat immediately to a high point and making the fans lose their minds for such a heavily focused World Title rivalry after a while. The immediate masterclass collision between Danielson & Garcia successfully achieved its motive of bringing the pro wrestling asset of Garcia to its maximum and opening a chance of putting his JAS gimmick on the shelf for good. Danielson tutored him in the best way possible by pushing him to the limit as well as giving the shots back ruthlessly. Gunn Club made their decision which is a good sign for them as well as Billy Gunn to have a fun run as the manager of The Acclaimed. Jungle Boy had a tense face-off with Christian that ended with the much expected brawl which was stiff. Storm had a really good test as the new contender against the returning KiLynn who looked superb in the ring. Omega is back to the game but still has a lot of rust to be shrugged off sooner. Dragon Lee became the MVP of the main event outperforming almost the other combatants in the main event. Elite qualifying was expected and the close out twist wasn't fully witnessed but still gave the intrigue on the future for Lee & LFI. This episode was a home run in all aspects where the wrestling was exceptional and the stories met a captivating progress. The best Dynamite weekly of the year so far."

[8.0] "Used their stars to perfection this week. Punk's promo had me bouncing in my seat, snow angels included, Moxley cooled it off a little bit. The Danielson match and developments were good. Kenny's return was perfectly played, and Andrade did a godly performance given his shoulder. Skipped through the middle chunk so can't rate too highly."

[9.0] "This is a real big boy episode. These two hours felt honestly monumental, with all of AEW's biggest players finally on a card together for the first time in 2022. Kenny's return is obviously huge, and I enjoyed the decision to portray him as shaky and run-down - it kept it plausible that he might lose, and allowed Kenny to focus on in-ring character work and save the explosive athleticism for further down the stretch. I have some issues with Punk's presentation but the intensity between himself and Moxley felt very real, and they sold their upcoming match perfectly. Danielson-Garcia was such an incredible match, pure physicality and nastiness from bell to bell, and a really great post-match angle to cap things off. Storm & King went harder than expected and I really enjoyed their match, and the Gunn Club angle was just a treat, managing to be shockingly dramatic and brilliantly silly without either aspect detracting from the other. Jungle Boy was a little shaky in his promo, but once Christian Cage came out, the segment worked like gangbusters. Dynamite #150 is on the fringes of the conversation for the show's best episode to date, but it's almost certainly its biggest and most essential-feeling in a long, long time."

[9.0] "Punk and Mox segment, Danielson vs Garcia, Kenny's return and the actual main event. All fantastic. I'd give it a 10 if the stuff in the middle wasn't just filler."

[10.0] "There isn't enough words to describe how awesome episode this was. The Punk/Mox promo, Garcia/Danielson match, return of Kenny... 10/10"

[10.0] "I think this episode of Dynamite was a shot of adrenaline that AEW needed. While I? m loving what? s going on at WWE, there? s still something so special about AEW. And tonight was indeed quite special. Punk giving us a mini pipe bomb, the spectacular match between Danny & Bryan, and the return of Kenny Omega capping it all off. The main event was crazy and gave the trios belts some prestige by having these top stars competing for them. It? s a electrifying time to be a wrestling fan."

[10.0] "Brilliant episode of Dynamite that went a long way toward re-establishing what AEW can be when it's at full strength. The stars like Punk and Omega felt major, the younger guys like Garcia and Jungle Boy felt important, and even the goofy midcarders were tremendously over. Fast-paced and exciting while still making sure everyone's focus stayed trained on the biggest feuds. Only issue remains the women's division, where for some reason they're booking an unasked-for title rematch from the last PPV, in the same city as last time, and seemingly pretending it didn't already happen."

[10.0] "Incredible show top to bottom. Two 9+ matches. Legendary selling from Kenny. A continuing masterclass in building a future ace with Garcia. The great Mox/Punk confrontation, The return of "Scissor me Daddy a__! ""

"Another great dynamite. Possible match of the year between Daniel Garcia and Bryan danielson. Great promo exchange between punk and moxley. And the amazing return of Kenny omega."

[9.0] "Another great show. I honestly didnt expect Kenny Omega because I thought it was too obvious but it was a great return. And that 2/3 falls match was awesome."

[9.0] "Opening promo was 15 minutes of Punk burying the competition. I've never been a Punk fan (I'm indifferent to both him and Moxley tbh), but his final jab at Mox's incessant blading had me howling. Having said that, there was no need for a second altercation between them. The first one was too long already and that time should have been saved for either the ladies' match or the ending turn that got cut off the air. Danielson vs Garcia was excellent, obviously. I popped so hard for the scissoring of Daddy Ass! And goddammit, the return of Kenny was my feel good moment of the year. He sold his ass off, with the ring rust and holding his stomach and playing up the knee."

[7.0] "It was a good show dragged down by some questionable booking. The opening promo segment was a little bit too long but I liked the content of the promos. Then the pull apart "brawl" happened and it was TERRIBLE. Two out of three falls match was good overall, but PLEASE stop letting Danielson take piledrivers. Then the Gunn Club squashed the Varsity Blonds for some reason, then they turned on their dad. I have no clue what's going on with Malcom Bivens but it doesn't make any sense. Remember when Ethan Page did that promo and then was offered to join Bivens? What happened with that? Why is he going after the Gunn Club of all teams? Why are they still feuding with The Acclaimed after having the blow off match? Jungle Boy's promo was bad. He is one of the few wrestlers in AEW who gets what chants. Toni Storm had a good match with King, but once again, we had the women's match at exactly 9:20 PM and wow, would you look at that, it got 7 minutes! Just like almost every other AEW women's match! I actually liked the main event, as the Bucks slowed it down a bit and didn't no sell quite as much. Kenny looked solid in his return. Then after the match, Andrade turns on Dragon Lee, we see Kenny look on confused, and then the show ends. What the fuck was that? Why did this have to happen tonight? Nothing on this show gets any time to breathe, and it's ridiculous. I liked the matches and the opening promo, but everything outside of that was illogical or terribly booked"

[10.0] "Was this the best Dynamite so far? I think it makes a strong argument. It played with the Dynamite formula in smart ways - opening with a hot promo by two hot acts, following up on it later, and was built around a Danielson/Garcia match that absolutely delivered, and the sly allusions to Kenny's return which... actually happened. Danielson/Garcia will be up there with the AEW MOTYs at the end of 2022. Kenny's return was incredible and cathartic. All of the Punk/Mox stuff delivered. King's return was impressive. Strong progression on The Acclaimed and Jungle Boy's ascension up the card. Everything hit tonight."

[10.0] "One of the greatest Dynamites ever, nearly everything about that Punk and Moxley segment I loved, fantastic technical wrestling match between Garcia and Danielson with excellent storytelling after, Daddy Ass is BACK, and Kenny returns finally, with that great 6-man tag to cap it off. AEW is on fire again"

[10.0] "Kenny is back! Bryan/Garcia was epic as was the 6-man main event with Kenny's return. Great to see him back."

[7.0] "A great episode of Dynamite. Mox and Punk's open followed up on last week's closing mystique with answers, explainations, and confrontation. Garcia vs Dragon 2/3 Falls started slow and built to a crescendo that made Garcia look every bit Bryan's equal and then some. While it could be argued that the Acclaimed and the Gunn Club should be done, pairing The Acclaimed back up with Daddy is a sure fire babyface act. Jungle Boy still needs to find intensity on the mic, but Christian's promo and JB's intensity in the attack buoyed their segment. KiLynn King got a two segment push and performed about as well as you can expect a fresh face to perform on a stacked card. Omega's return could have used more fanfare, but the return entrance was simple and effective. Main event ebbed and flowed into a traditional heat section, then everyone went nuts including a Lucha spot show style stacked dive to the outside and into the crowd (! ). A little too much fat in places (Rampage packages), but nothing hard to watch. Stay youthful, Ricky Steamboat."

[9.0] "Great episode. Great Main Event and terrific opener (Match Of The Year contestant). Two Moxley/Punk Segment (surprised Mox didn't bleed in any of them). Jungle Boy promo was fine but Christian was great, Toni's match was meh, The Gunn's turned on good ol' Mr.Ass (and was saved by The Acclaimed). And there is friction in the JAS"

[9.0] "Two 10/10 matches, both over 20 minutes long, made for an excellent show, although some of the rest of it was weak. As good as the Mox/Punk stuff was it went on for far too long, and should have been the only extended non-match segment, and at least one more meaningful match would have been welcome. That said, given just how good the good parts were those feel like nitpicks, and it was still a great show."

[10.0] "A great episode, loved the Mox vs Punk animosity and I can? t wait for Dynamite next week. I wonder what they have planned doing this match prior to All Out. Danielson vs Garcia was a five star classic in my opinion, only thing that would have made it better was no commercials. And I am just so happy to see Kenny Omega back. Even if there is some rust it seemed like he was feeling more comfortable with every move he executed. I love the story of him working himself back up to his old self as well. Absolutely an awesome show."

[10.0] "Good stuff all around, Punk v Moxley getting an amazing setup in anticipation for the All Out bout, Danielson and Garcia having a phenomenal match as expected, and of course Omega's return with a great pop and a very fun trios match."

[8.0] "A very good episode, with an initial confrontation and a very good promo from Jungle Boy and Christian. Bryan's Combat was the MOTN and the subsequent main event with the more than obvious return of Omega, finished sealing a good episode."

[10.0] "Such a good show. All the Punk Moxley stuff is just brilliant. 2 out of 3 falls was an absolute classic. Gunn Club/Acclaimed stuff is so entertaining. Toni match was good. Kenny's return and subsequent match were incredible. Couldn't have been a better show"