6 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (May 29 - Results & Review)

All the fallout from Double Or Nothing, and Forbidden Door build begins with a MAJOR main event

Mercedes Mone
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Double Or Nothing was the usual pay-per-view for All Elite Wrestling in that seemingly just as many thought it was the best show of the year as found it drab to the point of lethargy.

The debate occurs with increasingly regularity now because the pay-per-views themselves do, which is really part of the wider problem beyond if you found the event too long or not. Ultimately the best chance AEW stood of actually ever being Elite was in the original version of the model - a two-hour television show broken up by the company's tentpole events that were a privilege and reward to appear on. Regardless of if you enjoy AEW in 2024, the opposite is now true.

Across multiple hours of first-run weekly television and a pay-per-view nearly every month, the company literally cannot do the above. Either television in-ring quality dips in order to preserve the big matches on the cards you pay for, or those monthly supershows aren't worth the money because Dynamite remains home to the most thrilling wrestling around. Growing pains perhaps, but more growth is incoming.

And as for this month? Time to reset the cycle for Forbidden Door and light the fuse...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but 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 in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. 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 sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett