[9.0] "Dynamite startet sofort mit Danielson vs. Ethan Page. Das war ein wirklich starkes Match, in dem Page gezeigt hat dass er auch mit den Großen mitziehen kann und etwas unter Wert verkauft wird bei AEW. Eine gute Videopromo von Samoa Joe geht in ein Interview mit Wardlow über und endet mit einem Beatdown, das kann den Main Event nochmal etwas hypen. Das folgende Segment mit Page und der Dark Order war okay. Der BCC und Top Flight hatten eine überraschend gute Chemie und lieferten ein starkes Match ab. Nach einem netten Backstage Segment mit Sabian und den Best Friends/Orange, darf Hook mal wieder einen Jobber squashen. Das Wichtigere war aber natürlich das Aftermath, dass die Story rund um Hook/Perry und der Firm weiterspinnt. Jericho's Backstage Promo in RIchtung Starks und Action war dann guter Jericho Standard, ohne mehr als das zu sein. Das Interview mit Swerve war okay, seine Goons wirken aber extrem wie Fremdkörper. Das Falls Count Anywhere Match war großartig und vielleicht sogar das bisher beste Match der beiden Trios. Das hat von vorn bis hinten Spaß gemacht. Caster's Diss-Rap in Richtung JJ und Lethal war sehr unterhaltsam. TayJay AS vs. Soho/Nightingale war dann das schwächste Match des Abends, aber immer noch einigermaßen passabel. Nach zwei kurzen Interviews mit den Gunns und dann Ricky Starks geht es zum Main Event. Joe vs. Wardlow war durchaus recht gut, ist aber trotzdem das zweitschwächste Match des Abends, den Squash ausgenommen. Das ganze war natürlich geprägt vom Beatdown Angle am Anfang der Show. Das Aftermath hat auch gepasst und lässt Joe noch mehr als Heel over gehen und Darby kündigt sich schlagfertig als Herausforderer an. Insgesamt war das eine sehr starke Show ohne wirkliches Lowlight. Nur Abseits des Rings gab es nicht unbedingt die ganz großen Entwicklungen, das wurde aber durch die hohe Matchqualität ausgeglichen."
[6.0] "Trotz ganz guter Matches, war ich nicht so übermäßig begeistert von dieser Ausgabe von Dynamite. Im Opener kann auch Bryan Danielson nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, wie unglaublich durchschnittlich Ethan Page einfach ist; ein Wrestler ohne Eigenschaften. Claudio & Moxley gegen Top Flight war gut, aber mir fehlte ein emotionaler Storyline-Grund, um mich für dieses Match zu interessieren. Gutes Wrestling gibt es schließlich fast überall zu sehen. Das sechste Match zwischen Elite und Death Triangle war wieder gut, aber viel mehr fällt mir dazu auch nicht ein. Chaotische Tag Team Matches gibt es mittlerweile wie Sand am Meer. Dieses war eines davon. Joe gegen Wardlow war solide, wobei Wardlow es nicht glaubhaft schafft, seine Verletzung zu sellen. Am Ende war es eine Show, die viele gute Einzelstücke enthält, die ich aber nicht ohne Einschränkungen genießen konnte."
[6.0] "First two matches were uninteresting to me. The show got better though, with The Elite vs. Death Triangle no. 37 being the match of the night (and their best in the Best of Seven so far)."
[9.0] "Watched this show in attendance so maybe I am biased, but it was amazing. Great show with every match besides the women's tag match just being good, they went all out for the crowd and it shows"
[9.0] "The last Dynamite of 2022 really rocked. The card was hot and it had fucking delivered. The Fall Counts Anywhere was a complete banger while the BCC showcased three deserving lads. That's such good shit, huh ?"
[9.0] "Starkes Dynamite das mit dem American Dragon und Page beginnt. Das ist direkt auch ein gutes Match. Die beiden haben wirklich eine gute Chemie miteinander. Danielson rockt in letzter Zeit eh wieder und auch Page hat seine Form wieder. So gibt das hier ein gutes Match der 2. Wir machen auch genauso gut weiter mit den anderen Mitgliedern des Combat Clubs. Gutes Tag Team Match gegen Top Flight. Top Flight kann viel scheinen und sind als Team auch insgesamt besser, aber hier setzt sich halt noch die Qualität der Wrestler durch. Trotzdem gutes Showing für die Martin Brüder. Hook macht danach noch Hook Dinge. Es folgt das MOTN. Elite..Death Triangle...Runde 6. Wieder kompletter Wahnsinn der hier geliefert wird. Wrestling, Chaos, Geschichte. Das passt alles so perfekt zusammen und jetzt gibt es nur noch die eine Steigerung in California. Leitern und wer denkt da nicht direkt an das Match zwischen den Bucks und den Luchas zurück. Das wird sicherlich komplett verrückt. Das Tag Team Match der Frauen hat es danach natürlich schwer aber auch hier wurde eine ganz nette Matchstory erzählt. Solides Ding. Der Main Event war dann nochmal sehr solide mit Joe und Wardlow. Schön der Save von Darby nach dem Match. Insgesamt war das vom Flow und Wrestling her eine bärenstarke Dynamite Ausgabe."
[8.0] "Bryan & Ethan started 2022's final Dynamite with a strong battle on the road to Bryan's quest of revenge. After months of being undermined, Ethan used the stage wisely & delivered a breakout showing facing one of the best to master the craft. The night for BCC wasn't over as Mox & Claudio stepped in as a duo fighting a highly athletic upstart in Top Flight who are more focused than ever after major setbacks of thriving in the scene. Despite the brutal response from the powerful faction's mainstream champion materials, the Martins were unstoppable in giving their absolute best which actually provoked the vicious side of BCC. Hook's arc has improved nicely where Perry helped him from an assault while Swerve has his first enemy pointing out in the brave & brisk Yuta. The Elite & Death Triangle went all over the arena fighting like a pack of bandits with the usage of weaponry in creative ways. The fan loving trio's expertise in the FCA atmosphere helped well to clinch the win thereby evening the score for a final round. The women, as expected, were assigned another herculean task of following up and they did their best of progressing a nice story b/w Ruby & Tay. The main event was the highlight element of the night w/focused storytelling from both sides mixed up with a great showcase of action. Joe's win made him more dominant whereas Darby is back again in order to possibly kickstart one of the interesting storylines AEW fans can expect. This episode was a bang-on conclusion to an exceptional year for AEW and the vision towards next year is already set to a rock-solid start. Most of the stories have faced its end & new arcs have its foundation laid firmly."
[8.0] "Durch die vielen Shows am Jahresende sowie Jahresanfang bin ich nicht mal mehr zu den Bewertungen gekommen. Fand diese Ausgabe echt stark mit 4 guten Matches. Der Opener war super und es ist schön, dass man Page mal mehr Zeit im Ring gegeben hat. BCC vs. Top Flight ebenfalls ziemlich gut, auch den Main Event mochte ich und das Highlight war natürlich Death Triangle vs. Elite, die einfach quer durch die Arena fliegen. Der Rest war ebenfalls in Ordnung."
"Excellent Dynamite show for men. - Danielson vs Page : an excellent tv match - BCC vs Top Flight : An excellent exposition for Top Flight - The Elite vs Death Triangle : Make me wait so hard the future masterpiece for the last encounter But where are the women? Only one "ok" match, no backstage promos and/or more elements to elevate other women. Hope it will get better"
[9.0] "Eine Fantastische Ausgabe von Dynamite. Obwohl mir Dynamite in den letzten Monaten nicht mehr so gut gefallen hat und irgendwie alles so statisch wirkte, haben sie in dieser Episode mal wieder gezeigt, warum AEW einfach Spaß machen kann. Bryan Danielson liefert zusammen mit "All Ego" Ethan Page ein sehr starkes Match ab und Bryan Danielson geht nach dem Match mächtig Over (****1/4). Dann kommt ein Match was mich mächtig staunen lässt, in was für einem Alter die Brüder Martin eigentlich abliefern. So jung wie die beiden noch sind und dann gegen 2 Veteranen des BCC so abzuliefern ist einfach Wahnsinn (****1/4). Die ganze Sache mit Hook und der Firm interessiert mich dann leider überhaupt nicht und war halt einfach nur da, zusammen mit dem Women's Tag Team Match, war das hier am Schlechtesten von der Show. Das AEW Trios - Best Of Seven Series Match hätte ich dann gerne als Main Event gesehen. Unterhält einfach pausenlos und genau das stelle ich mir unter einem "Falls Count Anywhere Match" vor. Denn oftmals wird diese Match Art leider nicht komplett ausgeschöpft und es wird einfach zu einem No DQ Match. Aber hier jedoch hat man einfach alles vom ersten Moment an richtig gemacht und für mich ein absoluter 5 Star Classic bei dieser Dynamite Episode (*****). Das AEW TNT Championship Match und die Fehde zwischen Wardlow und Samoa Joe finde ich dann auch sehr sehr stark. Nach dem Match dachte ich dann, dass es bei Revolution wahrscheinlich zu einem Hair vs. Hair Match kommen wird, als dann aber Darby Allin den Save für Wardlow machte war ich etwas enttäuscht das man jetzt noch Darby Allin mit hinzufügt. Ich bin großer Fan von Darby Allin, aber verstehe nur nicht warum man ihn hier hinzufügen muss (***3/4). Insgesamt eine Dynamite Ausgabe die mal wieder super viel Spaß gemacht hat und sich 9 Punkte verdient hat."
[8.0] "I felt there were 3 excellent matches on the show Page/Bryan, BCC vs Top Flight, and The Elite vs Death Triangle although I feel I'm not feeling it the way others on this site felt obvious. The actual segments on this show were fine outside of Starks's backstage segment. Keeping people invested to see if Wardlow would actually make the main event was a good idea although I wasn't really feeling the match because id rather sees Wardlow dominating as opposed to selling(the match was still fine though), this was still, a good show though."
[9.0] "Absolute banger of an episode with a couple of sleeper hits between Danielson/Page and Claudio/Mox vs Top Flight. Elite vs Death Triangle Match 6 is a must see IMO."
[7.0] "Danielson and Page was solid as expected but could've been a bit shorter imo. BCC and Top Flight was a great showing for Top Flight who hopefully finally get a chance to get the ball rolling after numerous consecutive injury setbacks. I'm not into the HOOK/Perry/Firm thing they've got going on, a lot of people that should be flying solo are slapped together for no reason but at least they're being used I suppose. FINALLY the Best of 7 has something that doesn't feel flat or lifeless since like match 2, while the result was predictable and the timing of the finish felt a bit messy, I can appreciate that it was unique. Please get TayJay off the screen, poor Ruby and Willow having to not only carry this but put them over too. Nobody, and I mean nobody, wanted to see Wardlow work an underdog injury angle in the main event, but that's exactly what we got and it felt just as weird as it sounds on paper, however the beefy parts of the match were great as you'd expect."
[6.0] "Quite a good show. Nothing exceptional, but it had mostly good matches and some fun segments/angles. Danielson vs Ethan was a bit long but still fun. Ethan's control work was nicely aggressive, and Danielson had very good physicality and technique in all his offence. Their exchanges were pretty repetitive in the middle, but they brought out some creativity and intensity in the final 1/3rd. ***1/4. Joe attacking Wardlow backstage was fine but unremarkable, while Page's backstage segment featured his usual unconvincing acting skills. Top Flight vs Moxley & Claudio was pretty good. Dante remains very impressive with his unique high-flying style, while Darius had some cool high spots of his own. Both had nice control work while impressively saving and assisting each other. Moxley and Claudio were fun veteran bruisers who eventually had to pummel their younger opponents to get the win. ***1/4 - ***1/2. Best Friends' backstage segment was mildly entertaining. Kip is still an anti-star that needs to disappear. Hook's squash match was meh. Hook's judo and boxing attacks are still fun, but I'm sick of his meaningless matches. TS;NR (too short, no rating). Perry attacking Moriarty and Bill was actually pretty cool, and Hook teasing suplexing Bill was undeniably hype just because it looked like he might actually he able to pull it off. Jericho's backstage promo calling out Starks was good, though I don't have high hopes for his coming performances. Swerve's backstage promo with the 'Mogul Affiliates' was good with his signature laidback and boastful delivery. Charisma-less Yuta's interruption wasn't very interesting, though. The Elite vs Death Triangle was pretty good, and definitely better than their last few matches. The stipulation allowed for more creativity than usual, and even their standard in-ring spots and sequences felt a bit more creative and energetic than usual. Many moments were still pretty contrived, but the spectacular athleticism remained pretty fun. ***1/4 - ***1/2. The Acclaimed's music video 'diss' on Jarrett was really funny and had some great lines. Ruby & Willow vs Anna & Tay was a bit too sloppy, but their were some moments of okay energy that stopped it being outright bad. I'm unsure why they went 50/50 and traded near falls for so long, though. **1/4. Starks' backstage promo attacking Jericho was really strong and engaging as expected. Joe vs Wardlow was quite a good bruiser-vs-powerhouse match with nice psychology. All their strikes and power moves were good. Joe's leg-targeting was also really good, as was Wardlow's selling. This made the match enjoyably more story-focussed, with Wardlow's athletic comeback being very impressive (especially as he still sold the leg). Joe's beatdown offence remained really good, and Wardlow didn't look weak in defeat, given Joe's intelligent leg-targeting. ***1/4. Joe's post-match attack and Darby's save were both pretty cool. I'm definitely excited for another Darby-vs-Joe match."
[7.0] "Solid show. Good way to start it off with the Blackpool Combat Club in the first two matches. The Trios match was the match of the night and despite the bad booking the main event turned out really well."
[9.0] "A very good program, especially in the first hour. After that there have been moments that perhaps have been a little boring, but in general it has been a great show."
[9.0] "A great wrestling show, with solid matches, and good interviews. The highlights for me were the falls count anywhere match, Anna Jay AS in the ring, the promo by Ricky Starks and Swerve Strickland. Also, Hook's interaction with Morrisey. Claudio's intensity was a sight to see too. Wardlow's spirit, and ability to get the crowd on his side even though Samoa Joe is so popular, was very impressive. I am a Wardlow mark, and worry about Joe's popularity making Wardlow the heel, but this is a master class by Samoa Joe in being a professional wrestler."
[7.0] "The matches kept getting better until the womens tag match and thats when my interest started to go down for the last bit of the show, especially knowing we weren't getting a proper 1v1 wardlow & samoa joe match to end things"
[9.0] "The 2 stand out matches were BCC vs. Top Flight & The Elite vs. Death Triangle. The Stand out promo segment was The Acclaimed's Diss Track on Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal (They called Jeff Jarrett carny, as I have, he is a joke, he should not be on television, he kills ratings. That is all true. Jay Lethal is ROH's Top Star of the bad years, LOL, your greatest acclaim to fame is imitating other dudes, but you're a 20 year veteran, and no one is imitating you, LOL. This is all true). Ethan Page is pretty attention span killing for me, but Bryan Danielson is such a master, that he made that match good. The Women's tag team match was hella boring, so I skipped to the end after a while. I don't see any talent there (Willow Nightingale doesn't have any other interesting opponents except for Jamie Hayter). Joe & Wardlow was pretty good. Wardlow should not win the TNT Title back, because I thought his title reign was a flop. So don't revisit that. Joe's title reign feels like a hit, however."
[9.0] "Really fun show overall. Favorite match was BCC vs. Top Flight, that one really rocked in particular. Liked the women's match too, underrated as usual. Lotta folks I l dig on this episode."
[6.0] "Solide Show, die AEW hier mit Dynamite #169 abliefert. BCC vs. Top Flight ist sehenswert, Match #6 der Series liefert (endlich wieder) brauchbares Material und auch die Charakterpflege für MJF, Ricky Starks und The Gunns z.B. gelingt durchaus ordentlich. Main Event und die Story dazu fand ich eher dünn, auch die Damen können aus ihrer Zeit nicht so viel machen, aber die ordentlicheren Parts überwiegen hier."
[6.0] "Maybe it was because I was half asleep but the show just seemed alright to me this week. Bryan Danielson vs. Ethan Page was the best match this week. Darby is unfortunately gonna get wrecked by Samoa Joe but Darby is a good seller and bump taker."
[9.0] "Closing out the "light the fuse" era with a bang. TV Wrestling doesn't get much better than this, extremely high-quality in-ring product and fun promos to build feuds, I liked all the booking decisions as well, loving the Heel Joe run. [9.5/10]"
[7.0] "Trios Match war ein Spektakel. Da haben beide Teams alles rausgehauen. Omega mit Kota Ibushi Shirt war ein feiner Teaser. Top Flight gegen Claudio & Mox gefiel mir ebenfalls gut. Das Women's Tag Match war besser als erwartet. Dazu paar Storyfortsetzungen und Wadlow steht vor einem Turning Point. Solide Ausgabe zum Ende des Jahres."
[6.0] "frustrating! again! but possibly just for me. to wander the card up and down, bryan again carries someone far beneath him to something great in the opener. real mean spirited performance in the best match of the show. ethan page doesn't get it. a "movesz" guy in a power guy's body who can't hold a crowd or sell interestingly or structure his work to make anything he does feel impactful. this worked a little bit better because he isn't too bad at big vs little matchups, but he still did a whole bunch of annoying things (aimless heat segments, awkward inside-outside cutters, etc.). whatever. enough about that. BCC/Top Flight was a lot of fun. claudio looked the most mean hes been in a long time and for an actual reason this time. Hook squash was again killer with the best angle in a long time right after. Big Bill/HOOK is something i didn't know i needed. that'll rule. another uninspired Elite/Death Triangle match that started with something absolutely none of them are good at, the walk and brawl. this is like the 2nd time theyve tried to change things up in this exact way with a walk and brawl and they just aren't good at it. they tried filling it with some dives off of some bleachers or something, but it never actually felt dangerous or manic enough just because of how clunky they both were and even though nick's was a bit better, him doing a perfect tope con hilo and coming down on the floor injured ankle first without even feigning selling it was incredibly frustrating. guess he's better? anyways, devolved into more of their highspot stuff which all of these matches turn into. bafflingly, never felt truly manic the way they wanted to. cannot wait for that to end. thought there was some solid stuff in the women's tag specifically from ruby soho, one of the better talents in the company. there was also a whole lot of bad stuff from tay melo, who pinned ruby soho. nice one, guys. joe/wardlow main event had a good angle, but i didn't really love it. feels like there was a big energy dump somewhere on the card (last 2 matches cough cough) that hit this like a truck. poor people on rampage. wardlow is great, probably shouldn't be hitting big springboard crossbodies on a hurt leg though. he does a couple questionable things, but sells the leg after. not something i love, but isn't all that atrocious. Joe's resurgence run has been stellar and he looked great again here. Dying to see him wrestle Darby again. another good first hour, bad second hour deal. A 6 is generous. hope they take it in a smarter direction next week."
[9.0] "One of the greatest Dynamites ever, everything on this show was something to love, just an enjoyable 2 hours of TV, AEW picks up some much needed momentum going into 2023."
[10.0] "Almost everything hit with me this week and this episode didn't have an all time bad segment like the Swerve/Keith Lee one the past week. The stretch from the opener to the Falls Count Anywhere match is excellent TV, you won't find anything of that caliber any other place. The women's tag was solid with a lousy finish. Anna Jay has not improved since she debuted on AEW and looked like a deer in headlights. The finsih was done with bad timing and sloppy execution. The main event was good with the injury angle not bothering me that much. Joe winning is the right decision, he hasn't looked this good and dominant since that short stretch in 2017's WWE and Wardlow needs to be re-heated. Awesome crowd for like the fourth week in a row. 9.5/10."
"This show didn't disappoint. Got to see all kinds of different styles of wrestling and types of matches. In-ring work and storytelling was there all night. Great way to close the book on 2022 for AEW."
[7.0] "I genuinely liked everything on this show, But I don't think I can give it anything higher than a 7 because I feel there's too much stuff on the show, meaning I can't keep track of everything, and there was still a fair amount of stuff that was missed out. It may just be me, but I usually feel that less is much better than more, and AEW just offer way too much on the regular, which hinders my enjoyment"
[9.0] "Although I knew that a best of seven match will result in a 3:3 after six matches, it was OK. Match of the night was Blackpool Combat Club vs Top Flight, with both teams giving their all."
[9.0] "Substantially good Dynamite to close out the year. All matches hitting for what I want to see in the show and the show in general being very focused when it comes to the promos and segments. Tag match felt like a highlight between Top Flight and BCC. Ethan Page maybe had his best performance in AEW and made believers of the audience. And just very much enjoyed a lot of the show."
