9 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (15 Sep)
3. All Of This Stuff
AEW's seventh-quarter match announcements are always a fun part of the show, as the promotion typically uses that spot to unveil droves of bouts for upcoming Dynamites and Rampage. Last night was particularly ridiculous. The sheer volume of stuff put together on this show is worthy of special commendation itself because good lord, just look at these cards:-
RAMPAGE (17 SEP)
World Tag Team Titles: The Lucha Brothers (c) vs. The Butcher and The Blade
TNT Title: Miro (c) vs. Fuego del Sol
Anna Jay vs. The Bunny
DYNAMITE GRAND SLAM (22 SEP)
Kenny Omega vs. Bryan Danielson
Women's World Title: Britt Baker (c) vs. Ruby Soho
Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black
FTR vs. Darby Allin and Sting
MJF vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs. Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer
RAMPAGE GRAND SLAM (24 SEP)
CM Punk vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
The Young Bucks and Adam Cole vs. Christian Cage and Jurassic Express
Chris Jericho and Jake Hager vs. The Men of the Year
Each of these matches was either announced or built towards last night, which highlights that there isn't another promotion that uses its limited television time as efficiently as AEW at the moment. What they accomplished across two hours was remarkable, booking-wise.