[8.0] "I thought this was a great episode of Dynamite; every match was solid to great on this show. An incredibly strong main event to end this show, and it was certainly my favourite match of the night. I didn't love Willow getting taken out before the mixed tag, even if I understand why it happened. Joe and Swerve had a great segment at the end of the night to sell Dynasty. Jon Moxley also had a good promo to open the show in which he laid out a challenge to Powerhouse Hobbs for the IWGP Title. Jericho versus Hook is setup for the PPV, and I really enjoyed Taz's performance here. This was a good go-home Dynamite to Dynasty."

[7.0] "The House Always Wins! Loved the opener. The Elite trios match was alright, then they booked Deonna Purrazzo to knock off Mariah May. I understand why, so that Deonna can look more formidable for the upcoming PPV title match. Then it got worse, when they shove another Orange Cassidy win down my throat. Finally, in the main event we got to see the best in the world Will Osprey earn a win over Claudio."

[4.0] "4 The crowd was into this for some reason, elevating this show beyond what it really was. When taken as a stand along show this is adequate I suppose. There's wasn't a truly bad match or segment on here and everything served some king of purpose. The problem is that an adequate show just isn't enough at this point. AEW has done itself too much damage. Nobody is truly over with me. Edge came over to aew and is already less over than when he started. He's having competitive matches with people I don't care about one single bit. Penta (last week) might be a good luchador but he's terrible at telling a story in the ring and he shouldn't be competing 50/50 with Edge. It brings Edge down. Brody King is nothing more than a big fat guy with blothes of ink over his body (something that doesn't stand out in 2024). He impresses for an indie guy, a monster to beat, and I'd love to see him on a local show but he shouldn't be on tv on this level. Maybe for tna, mlw or nwa he could be worth it. The Elite have don't nothing interesting in, ever, in aew. They've brougth Okada down in only a couple of weeks and last week they brought the whole company down. I don't want to see them ever again. I do not care about Toni Storm. Her gimmick was funny for the first few weeks but she's making the women's division into a laughing stock now. I kinda like Orange Cassidy but he hasn't done anything interesting lately and I have no reason to care about this heel turn of Trent. Will Ospreay I saw as a really good get for aew. He's an incredible in ring talent and has had incredible matches. However, I skipped this random match. I don't know why he's fighting Claudio and I don't care. His promo last week lost him a lot of respect from me. In short, I either don't care, am indifferent or have no respect at all for everyone involved in this show. As long as they have tv they can always make a comeback. There's no such thing as irreversible damage. Good creative can fix any problem. I've legitimately enjoyed the first 2-3 years of aew. It's been a while though and every week they lose themselves more viewers. I hope they bounce back but mayor changes need to be made and sadly signs point to them doubling down on all the bad decisions rather than fixing anything."

[7.0] "Definite improvement from the previous episode. This focused on wrestling, which is were AEW thrives. Trios match was insanely entertaining and the main event was great."

[6.0] "Jon Moxley had some things to say. There were two very solid matches and three very average matches."

[5.0] "A bit of a crappy go home show for Dynasty (I know there's still collision), I was expecting a bit more in the way of hype for the ppv rather than a selection of matches that have mostly obvious winners. I'm very bored of seeing OC and Chris Jericho now and could do with both having a rest. I really miss seeing hangman on tv tho."

[6.0] "It was a relief to have AEW back to solely focusing on wrestling, after the CM Punk/Jack Perry footage fiasco from the previous week. And it was exciting to see Will Ospreay and Claudio Castagnoli face off against each other. (Plus we got to see the first cracks forming in Will Ospreay's relationship with the Don Callis family; hopefully that leads to some feuding between Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Chandler in particular.) Swerve's jump taking out the six security guards during his confrontation with Samoa Joe was pretty damn sweet. Still though, most of the other matches in this one were only OK, and there was far too much talking in this episode, with interview segments with Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, Mercedes Moné, and worst of all, Tazz "brokering" a conversation between Chris Jericho and Hook. (Pretty funny to watch Tazz pretend to be really hurt and exhausted after getting shoved once by Jericho, too...)"

[6.0] "There were some really good matches on the card here, but I just felt kinda cold on AEW heading into this show and nothing really happened to warm me up on it besides the quality of the main event and Okada trios match. Besides those two matches, the rest of the card was meh and nothing story wise grabbed my attention or made me any less disappointed in AEW's recent actions. [MOTN: Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli]"

[8.0] "This was a very good episode. We opened with a Mixed Tag Team Match between Willow Nightingale and Adam Copeland and the House of Black that required some creative booking to cover for Hart being unable to bump. This led into a very good match between the Elite and Daniel Garcia, PAC, and Penta El Zero Miedo. Things slowed down a bit with mediocre matches between Deonna Purrazzo and Mariah May and Orange Cassidy and Shane Taylor. Finally, we got a match of the Night performance between Will Osprey and Claudio Castagnoli."

[10.0] "Being there live probably really boost the score for me but that main event was out of this world it really made the whole show and the promo segments with people like joe and swerve were all just icing on top of the cake for me in my opinion this was a great episode of dynamite I highly recommend you watch it!"

[7.0] "An incredible moxley promo to start the show, great story progression for a go home episode and two brilliant matches, especially a ppv standard main event"

[7.0] "Interesting go-home show for Dynamite, they helped a little bit the Dynasty stories, Jon Moxley promo was incredible, but apart from the main event, there wasn't a match that made me happy, so it's just a decent weekly show."

[6.0] "Pretty average show, especially because of the matches. I felt just the main event felt like something really special. The Elite match wasn't this good for me. The segments were nice, but overall the AEW storylines are not doing much for its audience. They need better stories for yesterday."

[6.0] "Yet another average episode of Dynamite. There was some really great stuff in this show such as the main event but the rest was just plain average and follows the trend of AEW slows in the last few weeks. Served is purpose as a go home show though tying up all the loose ends."

[6.0] "Generally consistently pleasant, though not as successful at building interest for Dynasty. Good opening ace promo by mox and matches that delivered within the range of where you thought they'd hit. That last part really depends on your opinion of ospreay/claudio, both your expectations going on and the actual match (personally thought it underwhelmed, but still liked it). To be fair, I skipped all the Jericho so feel free to add or take away points from my score accordingly."

[6.0] "A great disappointment for the last show before Dynasty. A great main event and a good promo for the return of Mox. But the show as a whole is very limited and lacking in quality. The dynamite content is really getting worse and worse. It's a good thing Ospreay and Okada keep things interesting, because even Moné's presence adds absolutely no value."

[9.0] "If last week was the final nail in the coffin for the promotion, this week is probably the greatest comeback in the history of our sport. Hyperbole aside, it was an excellent Dynamite with an electric crowd, and a better go-home show than the one before Revolution. It was great to see Mox back home. He looked better and healthier than the last time I've seen him, especially with that IWGP belt. The mixed tag match was great and put more intrigue into the Moné storyline. The Young Bucks are doing some of their best work since the start of the promotion, and the match was fantastic. Then the main event delivered than most PPV matches, which at this point is the level that we expect from Ospreay. The pair was a perfect match, and I'm looking forward to see them feud again in the future. All in all, pro wrestling at its peak, and I cannot wait for Dynasty."

[6.0] "As a regular Dynamite, this was excellent. Good story progression and the usual.solid in ring action. As a go-home show, it was atrocious. Beside the world title, nothing was hammered home for Dynasty. No FTR, No Danielson, and Pac and Okada was just odd all around for that match. Good matchmaking, poor booking."

[9.0] "Perfect bounce-back show. This is what AEW needs to be doing, show don't tell. Wrestling was top line, promos were good, it FLEW by. Only thing I didn't love was the Jericho segment. I really think he needs to take some time away, make Jericho feel special."

[9.0] "This was a near perfect go home. It built the intensity for Dynasty so well. That promo for Mox was the pro-AEW promo that "everyone was hoping for." It was real and authentic and you could tell he meant every single word he said. Nothing but guts and the ambition to be great. I FN love Mox. Julia seems really hurt, She did almost nothing in this match and I think it sets up a nice win for Willow. Okada is so damn good and Pac is wrestling like he has something to prove. They might steal the show which is insane to think with Ospreay/Danielson on the card. Mariah May is a signing that doesn't get enough credit. With all the big names coming into AEW this year she might quietly be proving she is just as important as the big 3. Also she has now given Deonna her best match in AEW. If they gave the time for the Jericho segment to the main, trios, or the women's match this would prob have been 10/10 Dynamite for me. OC and Shane Taylor was a fine match, good continuation of the OC/Trent/Best friends feud. This main was Awesome. Ospreay and Claudio absolutely delivered. The swing counter, crowd work, that hidden blade. All quality. Never doubt these two. The post match saw a good little brawl which set up a collision match and the split of Ospreay and the DCF. The ending segment with Swerve and Joe was so BEAST! Both interviews earlier in the night were awesome. Then Swerve got to talk to the live crowd before double stomping security and having a nice brawl with Joe. Joe came out on top and held the title high. Awesome show."

[8.0] "This was a strong show with clear storyline beats for Dynasty that used both matches and promos in a smart, efficient way. From an in-ring perspective, I'd recommend going back to watch the Trios match and the main event if you missed the show. Both of those are well worth the watch, especially the Main Event. The build for Swerve/Joe was punctuated nicely in this episode with the closing angle (the Swerve stomp onto the crowd of security guards was a great visual effect), and I'm really looking forward to that match at Dynasty. Same story for Danielson/Ospreay and Bucks/FTR. All three of those matches have delivered from a storyline perspective, and will likely over-deliver in the ring on Sunday. The Cassidy/Trent stuff isn't a home run (yet), but it's working toward an interesting pay-off and it's good to see Shane Taylor's faction get camera time and a real angle. The women's division has multiple angles that don't involve the two belts, so that's a refreshing development since Mone joined AEW (even if her forte remains ringwork, which is frustratingly delayed until DoN). The Jericho stuff with HOOK isn't terrible, but it eats up so much precious TV time on the flagship show that it's bound to get justified indifference. Hopefully they take Jericho off TV for a while after Dynasty."

[8.0] "Very good Dynamite, the only thing that I thought was not worth tv time is the Orange Cassidy vs Shane Taylor with Trent basically reminding everyone that he turned heel... But it didn't brought any thing to the story. Also obviously Jericho sucks and Dynasty didn't need that match with Hook on an already perfect card, but gotta admit that at least Jericho is the clear obnoxious heel and it could actually help Hook as the crowd reaction when Taz got attacked was very loud, just a meh program. AEW nailed it on everything else, Jon Moxley the new IWGP Champ is the ACE of the world. I guess Julia Hart is a little hurt and so it explains the opener with Copeland doing most of the match alone, but then Willow arrived like the big babyface that she is and did great. Mercedes Moné got a little more interesting for this after-match. The Young Bucks and especially Matt Jackson was awesome and funny for the trio, not a banger but it worked, Daniel Garcia took the pin but it didn't took anything from him, PAC look like a credible enough menace for Okada, I just wish FTR would have made the save for Garcia at the end. Deonna vs Mariah May is a good match but what happened after was good too, I hope Deonna is gonna be added to the women's championship match to make it a 3 way at Dynasty. Will Ospreay vs Claudio Castagnoli is a great main event, Claudio is surhumman and his style worked perfectly with Ospreay's agility style. I thought the after match beatdown was not necessary though. The episode ends with a very good promo for Samoa Joe vs Swerve Strickland, this time Joe takes advantage of the situation, a basic but clean way to build to the big PPV match."

"Satisfying go home show ahead of Dynasty that flowed nicely into a PPV worthy main event. Intergender tag matches are usually fairly disposable, so not the expected way to open the show, but the crowd was into Copeland/Willow vs Julia/House of Black, and it worked to promote the two related Dynasty matchups. They wove several interviews into the show and it felt like every upcoming PPV match was touched on, while stand out matches like the six man Elite vs Garcia/Pac/Penta and Claudio vs Osperay delivered the expected AEW match quality. Even after a great main event, there was still time for a face off between Joe and Swerve that showcased Swerve's intensity and title lust. One of their better go home shows overall."

"Great episode of Dynamite, between this and Collision AEW looks to be back on track. Hot Crowd, good matches, and I thought they did a great job of cleaning up the build to the PPV"

[8.0] "I thought this was a very good episode. Mox cut a good promo, followed by a couple of good matches in Brody vs Copeland and the trios match, womens match was fine as was OC vs Shane Taylor, capped off with a good Ospreay vs Claudio match and Samoa Joe & Swerve closing angle."

[7.0] "Better than the sum of its parts, mostly down to an invested crowd that AEW set up well, with Mox and Copeland opening things, into the Swerve/Joe segment being a heater. I skipped the women's and OC matches. The main event match was OK, I'm actually glad they didn't try for another epic. The performers of the night were Adam Copeland for keeping the crowd alive, and Daniel Garcia for making Okada look great."

[5.0] "A largely middling episode of Dynamite. Most of the segments and matches did not do much for me as despite Dynasty having a number of good matches on paper, the build to almost any of them has been underwhelming. Claudio/Ospreay had a pretty good main event but one I did have a higher bar for."

[8.0] "Very solid Dynasty go-home Dynamite with a hot crowd. Made me excited for various matches, while also keeping some stories going for after the PPV. There were a couple weird booking decisions, which is what keeps this from a 9 or 10. Don't really know why Willow got beat so easily days before what I assume is going to be her big crowning moment, and also felt Taylor should've gone over Cassidy, as I've been loving STP's work over the past weeks and think the story of Cassidy having no friends would've worked better with a Shane Taylor win. However the highs were much more noticeable on this show, Moxley's promo was incredible (as usual) and reminded of me of how much I missed him while he was off the show competing in NJPW. Ospreay vs Claudio was extremely fun, just 2 generational athletes making this shit look easy. The closing brawl between Joe and Swerve was my favorite segment of the night, made Swerve and Joe both look badass in their own respective ways, and I'm so ready for Swerve to (hopefully) be crowned on Sunday."

[8.0] "This was a really good go-home show. A huge step ahead compared to last week's Dynamite. Just shows how easy it can be to deliver a good show if you focus only on your company, your wrestlers and on telling good stories in and out the ring. The show kicked off with Jon Moxley returning as IWGP World champion. This guys is "him". And he has been "him" since day one in AEW. This company is not quite the same when he's not around and here he delivered a great promo. The opening mixed tag was quite dissapointing: they relayed on the old story of the "injured partner coming in to take the hot tag" but when Willow got the hot tag, the match ended immediately leaving a sour taste in my mouth. Probably has a lot to do with Julia's injury but, still, the match wasn't very good overall. Joe had a great backstage interview. The guy is just deadly when he speaks. The Elite vs. Pac, Penta and Garcia was a really good match. The Elite are one of best things in AEW right now, if you take away the dreadful All In footage segment. Them stopping FTR's package from airing was awesome. The Hook/Jericho stuff is bad, I just don't care about it anymore. Can't belive they them gave a PPV spot and throwed Jay White and BCG in the pre-show. Purrazzo vs. May was meh, post-match was good though. The women's division is heating up right now, both the TBS scene and World title scene. OC vs. Taylor was good. Taylor is great, glad they are pushing him. Beretta stopping any possible allies to save OC was great too. Ospreay vs. Castagnoli was the best match of the night by far, awesome bout. Swerve and Joe's closing segment was tremendous. Best feud in AEW. Can't wait for Swerve's crowning moment. Overall: there were some negatives but the majority of the show was really good, with good segment and matches. Dynasty looks good."

[9.0] "Really good show, flowed nicely. Could've used a few more minutes in the main but it was still a great match. All the matches tonight were good to great. It's also nice to see the focus move onto more AEW young guys - the Don Callis family is full of them and even Shane Taylor Promotions is now starting to look dangerous. Was good that we saw Swerve and Joe at the end, especially as it'll be the main on Sunday and we're (probably, hopefully) seeing a new champion crowned. Made better by the fact we heard from them both earlier in the show and then again later on. I feel like we don't necessarily need to only see one person the once on a show."

[9.0] "A great go-home show! Jon Moxley's return was exciting and felt like the breath of fresh air the show needed. He still feels like the guy in AEW. Copeland had a fun match that appeared to be a cover for the rumored Julia injury and it still managed to give her the win over Willow. The six man tag match was a blast. I actually liked the Jericho and Hook segment. I thought it was going to suck but it reeled me in. Deonna vs Mariah was very good and I'd like to see them do it again. Orange vs Shane Taylor was a lot of fun. The main event was incredible. And I loved how Swerve and Samoa Joe was sold throughout the night and they went off the air in a very hot way. Very enjoyable Dynamite. Would watch again."

[8.0] "This goddamn show reeling me right back in after I thought about quitting after the shitshow last week. Tons of story going on this week, keeping all the feuds hot for Dynasty coming up. All of the matches were solid to good, with lots of character work woven throughout. Highlights of the night for me would be the Bucks and Okada heel work (Matt on the mic getting suplexed was great shit), and Trent stopping any possible allies from assisting Orange during the beatdown. The women are wonderfully busy right now, and there's trouble bubbling up between babyface Ospreay and the Callis faction. Promo work tonight was strong from Moxley's opener to Swerve and Joe getting heat. Even Mercedes was good tonight! Jericho segment was the only part I thought would suck, but actually wasn't too bad with him turning heel. Hook could benefit greatly from some time in ROH though."

[8.0] "Decent go-home show this week. Starts off with a good Mox promo (he's usually a good promo anyway) and ends with another angle where Joe ultimately destroys Swerve which, at this point, guarantees Swerve will be taking the belt off Joe this weekend. That being said, Swerve's stomp to guards was hilarious. Terrific match between Claudio and Ospreay with Ospreay quickly being a workhorse for AEW. The man delivers a 15 min match before his PPV and operates smooth as he is a cardio machine himself. Fun bout between Shane Taylor and OC, furthering Trent's storyline with OC however I imagine it'll be dragged down a bit especially since it will also directly or indirectly affect the whole stable. An important notation given to OC was: He was alone for the first time in his AEW career. That eventually brings us down to the Romero's cross promotion work and Taylor's injury and that Statlander tease... So, only time will tell what we are exactly getting into. I wouldn't mind a STP vs remaining Best Friends in a parking lot fight. HoB vs Copeland & Nightingale had an interesting aspect to it but I found the finish a bit awkward as Copeland was disinterested in Julia choking Nightingale. Both Copeland & Brody King had coherent performances throughout the match and both Nightingale & Julia were involved in very limitedly. Willow's offence against Brody was fun. The Elite's trios match was a very standard Elite/Bucks match and if you like them, you'll like this one too. I'd expect better from Purazzo and May but it was fine for what it's worth. Although most parts were skippable this edition of Dynamite does an overall good job at selling the PPV."

[9.0] "Great go home show. Mox with the IWGP belt feels like a fever dream, he came across as the coolest dude in the world cutting that promo. If it was the previous version of the IWGP belt it would have been a flawless opener. Having Willow get attacked in the back to make the mix tag match a singles due to Julia being a bit hurt is a smart way to work around that. Willow coming out and getting some moves off on Brody was a hoot. Six man tag was a fun little match with Okada showing how good he is at the little things. May/Deonna was fine but the post match was good set up for the PPV. Shane/OC was a fun little match, with Trent of all people getting good heat. Main event was an absolute blast. Will has yet to miss in AEW and hes soon going to become undeniable in the world title picture. Swerve/Joe segment was tremendous. Multiple people in my text chain gushing about how good Serve looked after that promo. The only blemish was Jericho, unsurprisingly."

[9.0] "A great Dynamite and as a Spanish speaker, it was a very spectacular program for me with Carlos Cabrera as commentator, something that will influence my final grade for the better. Great start with Moxley, very good promo and later with everything that happened in the Copeland, Willow and House of Black angle it was very interesting. The fight itself was not that spectacular, but I was satisfied. Very good trio fight between The Elite vs Garcia, Penta and PAC, good synchronization, dynamism and chemistry between everyone involved, I loved it. I liked the women's fight, on my scale it was quite outstanding, but I felt uncomfortable with the ending after the fight with Thunder, something didn't fit me. Decent Orange vs Taylor match, but the later segment was pretty good. The main event was by far the best fight of the night, it is incredible how Ospreay can have a better fight than the previous one and this one is not far behind. The only bad thing about the night would be Jericho's segment, which is very "burned" with the public, he needs to take an urgent break from AEW programming. Finally, the hiring of Carlos Cabrera on the commentary table in Spanish for AEW is by far a giant success, many of us grew up listening to his voice for years and this will attract many people to consume the programming from Mexico down. Regarding the program, it was quite good, with a few small downturns, but that does not take away from an outstanding program. 9/10."

[10.0] "t was a good show overall. The in-ring highlight was obviously the Will Ospreay-Claudio Castagnoli match. They are both awesome and meshed together very well. Lots of counters by both guys throughout the match before Ospreay got the predictable win. Most of the other matches were okay. The better episodes of Dynamite have better matches than what we got this week. I know they have three hours on Saturday and then Dynasty on Sunday, so they are saving good matches for the PPV. I think other than Ospreay-Claudio, the Jon Moxley promo was the next best part of the episode. Most of the Joe-Swerve stuff was entertaining too."

[8.0] "As far as a go-home show goes, it did its job. Although some of the wrestling noticeably took a backseat to make sure that the talent involved are ready to go on Sunday night (Willow/Cope vs. House of Black being the obvious go-to example), we didn't get any complete stinkers, solidifying this Dynamite as yet another show that just flies by without you really noticing the time. And hey, we still got some pretty good wrestling from men who don't know the meaning of moderation (I'm looking at you, Ospreay). Additionally, the added promo segments did well in not only selling Dynasty, but also starting on the Double or Nothing build (I'm calling it here: Don Callis Family vs. Blackpool Combat Club in Anarchy in the Arena is gonna bang). A consistent and well-placed presentation makes for a very enjoyable show, even if - as I said - some of the wrestling was more sedate."

[7.0] "So, it was a great show, a cool one even. The Mixed Tag Team was interesting, Jericho's segment was okay, the low point of the show, but of course, compared to the last few weeks and being the last show leading up to a PPV with additional announcements for the Dynasty PPV, having great matches involving Will Ospreay and Claudio, it was fun to watch. Moxley opening as the new champion of Japan, and closing the show fighting with his opponent might be the point to analyze. Will Ospreay vs Claudio Castagnoli: **** Classic TV Show Match"

[10.0] "The exact show that AEW needed after last weeks bad taste of All In, a spoon full of great AEW action helps the storylines go down, and boy howdy did we get it tonight, a show that built up how important Dynasty is for everything, Swerve/Joe feels white hot, Ospreay/Danielson is dream worthy, having Mox back to cut that opening promo felt like he was about to run through a brick wall, and everything else on this show was absolutely top notch, great womens action great trios action and an absolute killer of a main event, the only negative is Mercedes' rather iffy promo but I thought she recovered well with the run in saving Willow later, overall a must watch episode of AEW leading to what could possibly be the greatest PPV AEW has ever done."