6 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (8 May - Results & Review)
5. Anarchy In The Arena
The new power struggle that has opened up between the new Elite and All Elite Wrestling took its most predictable turn this week, but predictable is sometimes good, and the third incarnation of Anarchy In The Arena almost certainly will be too.
From his hospital bed, Kenny Omega exerted his EVP power to book the match, and lined up a quartet more than capable of putting his former friends in their place. There was a nice shift in control illustrated here too - Matthew and Nicholas, Kazuchika Okada and Jack Perry were permitted to feel arrogant and over-confident when confronted with "just" FTR, but when the babyfaces were joined by Eddie Kingston and Bryan Danielson, they sold their first setback well.
The dynamic instantly felt sharper than last year's good but inferior sequel to Anarchy In The Arena 2022, and as master architects of this specific sort of carnage, the Bucks and Kingston in particular make it a can't-miss. Tony Khan likes his traditions, and he's right to stick with this one.