For a change, the women’s division was given a plum spot on Dynamite, and were even better-placed to lift the crowd’s spirits thanks to local hero Britt Baker leaning into her hometown support.Toni Storm, Ruby Soho and Jamie Hayter typically work hard-hitting matches in an effort to elevate over-familiar and under-cooked booking, but the Outcasts/Homegrown feud felt anything but that with a crowd sizzling for ‘D.M.D’ and some actual action as a contrast to the show-opening gabfest.
The heels got what they deserved from the cauldron of heat after some quality cheating and triple-teaming too - an awesome nearfall on Baker only earned them two before the former Women’s Champion made her own save and tapped out Soho with the Lockjaw.
The Terrible Towels were spun proudly, but Baker wasn’t in celebratory mood. Hayter was launched into the steel stairs before the finish, and required medical attention immediately after the bell. Baker earnestly followed up on that rather than basking in the glory, ostensibly highlighting a fiercely tight bond between the babyfaces ahead of a bigger payoff down the line.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years.
As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say.
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Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.
