5 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dynamite 200 (August 2 - Review)
1. Toni Storm Vs Hikaru Shida
Excalibur saying this Women's Championship match was a "fitting" ending to the 200th edition of Dynamite was more than a little sly, but the match and result itself paid the line off all the same and disguised a weak build with an incredible bit of business.
The best ever AEW Women's Champion defended against the most under-appreciated one, and in a genuinely wonderful and cathartic twist, the latter is about to get the biggest bouquet of flowers ever. A fabulous brawl in a prestige spot will ensure the match and women involved are remembered for their important contributions too.
Two incredible false finishes appeared to put a Storm retention beyond doubt, but in handling The Outcasts herself and not being dumb enough to fall to their back-up plan, Shida's credibility remained in tact as she returned to the AEW summit. Dynamite 200 was so rarely the best exhibition of what AEW was and can be again, but this was what people talk about when they reference the peak.