8 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (18 Oct)

Jon Moxley retains, Hangman Page suffers nasty injury, MJF calls his shot, Riho returns.

by Andy H Murray
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The Wednesday Night Wars were briefly reprised on a Tuesday this week, with Warner Bros. Discovery bringing AEW Dynamite forward by 24 hours due to MLB playoff coverage, putting Tony Khan's flagship in direct competition with WWE NXT.

But the night's discourse ultimately revolved around concern for one AEW protagonist's health rather than which brand "won" this one-off ratings tussle. Best wishes to 'Hangman' Adam Page, who suffered a concussion in Dynamite's main event, taking an ugly bump while wrestling Jon Moxley. Fingers crossed his time on the shelf is a matter of weeks rather than months.

Beyond Moxley and Page's World Title match, Women's World Champion Toni Storm defended against her division's greatest title-holder, Hikaru Shida, Dalton Castle challenged for Chris Jericho's ROH belt, and Death Triangle put their World Trio's Titles on the line against Orange Cassidy and Best Friends. Four matches, four belts: all killer, no filler.

How did it go down in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the audience took a while to warm up but were hooked early on, staying with this busy show and its many developments throughout?

Let's light the fuse...

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. 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.