9 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Oct 21)

4. Finally, FTR vs. The Bucks

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The main event pitting The Young Bucks, Private Party, John Silver and Alex Reynolds, and The Butcher and The Blade against each other for a Tag Team Title shot didn't quite click into an elite gear, though it was still a fast, fun, and meaty clash highlighted by an electric Silver performance. His hot period was incredible. Dashing around ringside with pop-pop-poppping offense, he levelled everybody, leapt back inside, and scored a great near fall after working double-teams with Reynolds. The guy is an electric ball of energy and a must-watch at the moment.

A mad scramble of a bout came to an end when Matt Jackson reversed Isiah Kassidy's pin attempt coming out of a failed Meltzer Driver, scoring a shot at FTR's gold. Finally, the dream match is going down.

Tully Blanchard disguising himself as the timekeeper for the post-match beatdown was an odd choice, as his identity was never in doubt. Still, the Pillmanizing of Matt's ankle was well done. Cash Wheeler stomped down on the joint after a steel chair had been wrapped around it, making the Bucks the sympathetic party in this feud, hopefully moving them away from their misfiring heel teases.

It's hard to imagine a universe in which this match doesn't pop.

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