11 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Dynamite (Jun 14 - Review)
CM Punk has some scores to settle, The Elite have more problems & MJF has another Match Of The Year.
Despite the largely unfavourable reviews for May's Double Or Nothing pay-per-view (and indeed the build towards it), Tony Khan was typically enthusiastic about all there was to follow for All Elite Wrestling in June.
The promoter has to promote, but truthfully the optimism felt a little forced. Yes, Fight Forever was finally being released, yes Forbidden Door was something to get buzzed for after 2022's show-of-the-year effort and yes Collision kicking off on TNT was as great for AEW as all the great matches we get every week on great episodes of Dynamite and Rampage and Dark and Dark: Elevation featuring all the great wrestlers and great stories. But great's in the eye of the beholder, and not many were sharing Khan's vision.
Were.
Dynamite roared back into form following the pay-per-view, CM Punk buzz/confusion/bewilderment began in earnest, clips of the game drew raves from those hyped to bloody up their opponents with kickflips, and Khan's claims of Forbidden Door being the best show in the history of both AEW and NJPW didn't seem that wild when the double main event of Omega Vs Ospreay and Okada Vs Danielson were announced out the gate.
Maybe the power is back? The only way to check is to light the fuse...