7 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Nov 11)

by Andy H Murray

1. Bloody, Bloody Bunkhouse

The Butcher and the blade Bunkhouse Match
AEW

The Bunkhouse match between The Natural Nightmares and The Butcher and The Blade was predictability awesome, bloody, and fun.

QT Marshall paid tribute to the stipulation's greatest offering (Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck, WCW Spring Stampede 1994) by leaping over the top rope to crash into The Blade at the bell. With Cowboy Sh*t and other plunder surrounding the ring, these four guys beat the tar out of each other. Both Marshall and Blade bled gushers, Dustin bulldogged The Butcher off the stage and through part of the set, and Allie plunged a pair of scissors into QT's head. Butcher and Blade had Rhodes handcuffed to the corner at one point, allowing them to inflict ritual torture on Marshall. 'The Bunny' was knocked through a table while her husband wore a crimson mask.

Far from being a violent spotfest, though, this was a cohesive, well-developed brawl with connective tissue between the biggest moments. As if we should have expected anything else from Dustin.

The babyfaces got their cathartic win in the end, with Blade eating the pinfall after Allie had been put through the table, while Butcher was neutralised somewhere on the outside. Onwards and upwards for the Natural Nightmares, who were no. 3 in the latest set of rankings.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.