7 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (May 22 - Results & Review)

3. Main Event Segment Is Bananas

Bryan Danielson went over Satnam Singh (!) by DQ in a match that probably didn't reach unrealistic expectations of a triumphant, impossible over-delivery.

Elements of it were very well done. Sometimes matches look better for how uglier they are, and Satnam's standing suplex looked very ugly (but devastating). Danielson took two bumps, one on his hip and another on his legs, because the drop was that steep. As Taz expertly called it, it was as if Danielson had fallen off a building. Danielson is a pro wrestling genius, and as such, he constantly built the action around the immense size difference between himself and his opponent. He didn't merely fight from underneath; at every turn, he made himself look even smaller.

The visual was fantastic, particularly when he sat on Satnam's shoulders to deliver the hammer-and-anvil elbows. He was practically in the rafters. He did this again at the finish. He looked as though he was straining every tendon in his arms by reaching out desperately to apply the hold. He was predictably brilliant at maximising what little Satnam can do. He ate an almighty overhand chop when he was one second away from connecting with the Busaiku knee, creating the electrifying, necessary movement.

The match threatened to fall apart when Sonjay Dutt tried to clear the table for a plunder spot, but it immediately collapsed. In a neat bit of improvisation, Satnam instead used the apron for his chokeslam.

The Elite stormed the ring to beat up Danielson in the post-match. Paying off the show-long storyline, Tony Khan drove the "banned" Darby Allin into the arena. Darby warded off the Elite - in a deranged, utterly fantastic idea - with a flamethrower.

Hard not to get pumped up for Double Or Nothing with such an outrageously badass visual like that.