9 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dynamite (6 Oct)
Hangman Page returns, Hikaru Shida gets spoiled, the TBS Title is unveiled, Super Elite prevail.
Between New York City, the debuts of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson, and CM Punk's return from the abyss, All Elite Wrestling has had a lot of big nights recently - and another one just played out in Philadelphia.
As newsworthy as weekly wrestling shows get, a Dynamite that brought a new championship's announcement, a decorated former champion chasing her 50th win, and key progressions for some of the promotion's biggest players was highlighted by Adam Page's comeback. A thunderous response awaited Hangman in his first appearance in two months as the build to what should be the biggest moment in company history was brought back into the zeitgeist.
As if Tony Khan was ever going to throw away over two years of careful, precise storytelling for some shiny new toys. Concern trolls be damned.
Malakai Black, Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho, MJF, Darby Allin, and a host of others all made major moves here. In the ring, Serena Deeb faced Hikaru Shida, the Super Elite fought Danielson, Christian Cage, and Jurassic Express, Sammy Guevara put his TNT Title on the line against Bobby Fish, and more.
Let's light the fuse...