10 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Dynamite: Road Rager (7 July)
Malakai Black debuts, The Young Bucks face Kingston and Penta, and more.
All Elite Wrestling's 15-month Daily's Place residency ended last night, with the promotion returning to the road for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the sport into empty or sparsely populated arenas in March 2020.
Daily's Place served AEW well, becoming a stable home during the most trying of times, but it was great to see Dynamite in a different setting last night. This Road Rager special went down in Miami. While an amphitheatre-style setup not dissimilar to Daily's Place gave familiar vibes to recent shows, the new coat of paint helped freshen things up nonetheless.
This was a big, big show, highlighted by a hotly-anticipated debut. Spoiler: it was the former Aleister Black. Let's talk about him later though.
A World Tag Team Title match pitting The Young Bucks against Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo headlined the show. Elsewhere, QT Marshall and Cody Rhodes clashed in a likely feud-ending South Beach Strap Match, MJF and Chris Jericho met to discuss the stipulations ahead of their upcoming match, Andrade El Idolo made his in-ring debut, and Britt Baker shot bullets at the competition.
Let's light the fuse...