A card that didn't look exactly the most attractive on paper turned out to be...not exactly the most attractive in practice, and yet very little was actively terrible and so much was so utterly insane that it was difficult not to be charmed by the entire lot.
How much of that emotion was really an accident? All Elite Wrestling has used its on-screen product to quietly recover from the loud and relentless backstage drama that blighted its summer months, with much of the output following All Out 2022 actually rather...good. Full Gear is two Dynamites away and has most major title bouts reasonably well built, all while this episode served as a reminder to never assume everything is exactly as it seems as long as Tony Khan's at the wheel.
To this end, a chaotic night in Baltimore was as brilliant as it was berserk. An all-timer Dynamite, or one of the most confusing shows in company history? Let's light the fuse...
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
