In this WrestleTalk News, Tony Khan botches his Forbidden Door promise, and then makes
up for it, Shane McMahon still working for WWE?
And Oli will be reviewing AEW Dynamite.
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Tony Khan was hyping last night’s episode of Dynamite for a while - especially the big
reveal of who would be facing Isaiah Cassidy to qualify for the Face of the Revolution
Ladder match at the upcoming pay-per-view.
Spoiler alert it was only bloody Keith Lee.
Thing is though Tony botched the set up, teasing Keith’s arrival as someone entering through
the Forbidden Door in a tweet that read: “The Forbidden Door can be opened for anyone
from any wrestling promotion in the world, whether or not it’s a company @AEW is on
good terms with, even if it’s someone from a company that’s open for business.
They’re also welcome to slam the door in the face of their prior company.”
As Keith’s WWE contract is done - it’s not exactly a Forbidden Door situation.
But there was one person wandering in through the old naughty door and that was Jay White
who had a Bullet Club reunion of sorts with Adam Cole and The Young Bucks.
Tony Khan revealed that White was drafted in to Dynamite to satisfy the Forbidden Door
tease he had made on Friday last week, tweeting: “I didn’t secure @JayWhiteNZ until Sunday.
I realized after the fact that Friday night I butchered my own definition of Forbidden
Door in hyping tonight.
I heard the fans’ feedback, & wanted to ensure that tonight was a special #AEWDynamite
for all.”
Over the fence at WWE it’s been a turbulent few weeks post-Rumble, with the boss’s son
reportedly being offered up as sacrificial penance for a lackluster Rumble match.
However, it appears that Shane O’Mac is still involved with WWE in some capacity as
Marco Masotti, the owner of South Africa’s Sharks rugby team revealed via Twitter that
he had met Shane to discuss a partnership with WWE.
He even tweeted out a picture - sweat gland analysis has confirmed that this is indeed
Shane McMahon in the picture.
We’ve already noted this week that for a while there were plans to bring back Kurt
Angle as an onscreen character for WWE for a three week storyline.
In an update on their original story Fightful Select have done the digging and found out
what Angle would have been doing.
The plan was that Angle was to have been bolted on to the current feud between RK-Bro and
Raw Tag Team Champions Alpha Academy.
There were pitches made that would have seen the Academic Challenge billed as The Three
I’s Challenge and talk of Kurt being used to special guest referee a bout between the
teams at Elimination Chamber in Saudi Arabia.
Right time to hot tag to Oli.
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Now it’s time for my review of AEW Dynamite… in about 5 minutes.
This week’s show began how last week’s show ended.
With MJF’s smug stupid face gloating about beating CM Punk.
He was carried down to the ring on a throne like he was Macho King (AEW missed a trick
not having Wardlow as one of the throne-bearers), got off with a model, celebrated with the
rest of the Pinnacle, while indirectly burying Wardlow, and declared himself better than
the best in the world, and you know it - a great catchphrase which you can now wear on
your torso.
You’re just a t-shirt company at the end of the day.
But CM Punk wasn’t beaten clean.
MJF cheated.
So Punk brought out Emo Father and Son Debt Collector Agency Sting and Darby Allin, complete
with baseball bats, as a nice callback to how everyone hates the Pinnacle.
In all this, Dax Harwood managed to unbutton most of his shirt, and a tag match was booked
for later in the show.
If Punk won, he’d get a rematch.
CM Punk walks out.
He’s asked for help.
Darby and Sting with bats (nice callback)!
He wants a rematch… but not with MJF.
With Wardlow.
Asks Wardlow to leave Pinnacle.
In all this, Dax somehow managed to undo most of his shirt.
Punk has to beat FTR with a tag partner who isn’t Sting or Darby.
If they beat FTR tonight, Punk gets a rematch against Wardlow.
Or maybe it was MJF.
I don’t know, I lost track of who wanted a rematch with who.
But one thing I was certain on: Punk wasn’t allowed to use Sting or Darby as partners.
Continuing the ain’t no party like a Pinnacle party, Wardlow squashed the Blade with four
powerbombs that got over huge to the crowd.
Penta got misted by Malakai Black last week, so he went to a graveyard to dig up his old
Pentagon Dark mask!
Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevarra and Jake Hager looked a bit lame in their matching Inner
Circle leather vests, like they were a knockoff Magic Mike act.
Santana and Ortiz were dressed much cooler… in suspenders.
Santana reminded us all how good he is on the mic, while Jericho definitely felt more
heel-adjacent, accusing them of robbing the fans of getting to see Chris Jericho wrestle,
saying he should’ve recruited the other two members of LAX, and called himself the
influencer of AEW again.
I don’t know if Jericho is a heel there… or he thinks that he’s being cool.
Sammy had enough and announced he’d quit the group if they couldn’t sort it out,
while Jake Hager was standing in the background like, please don’t break up, I think this
is the only reason I’m still signed.
Jericho and Hager will tag against Santana and Ortiz next week.
Then Trent and Rocky Romero were casually cutting a promo when THE BULLET CLUB FREAKING
ATTACKED.
Adam Cole and the Young Bucks were joined by former New Japan Heavyweight Champion Jay
White.
Later on, the Bucks were understandably kind of miffed about Cole continuing to bring in
loads of their former enemies without asking them.
But one of Cole’s own ghosts turned up next.
Because as expected, AEW is now Limitless.
Keith Lee walked out the entrance tunnel like the last year and a half never happened.
This is NXT Keith.
This is indie wrestling Keith.
This is the man I fell in love with watching one of the best matches I’ve ever seen live
against Tomohiro Ishii in York Hall.
There was no bearcat.
There was no spandex covering his magnificently broad chest.
There were no limits.
Leapfrogs, slingshot splashes, swatting Isiah Cassidy’s kick out of midair, catching both
Private Party members’ dives over the top rope outside, and then powerbombing one onto
the other.
This was fantastic booking for Lee’s debut, and he executed every very demanding spot
with confidence and poise.
He’ll now enter the Face of the Revolution ladder match, where he’ll clash with another
unstoppable big man…
Wardlow.
Also in all this, Matt Hardy walked out on Private Party through the crowd, heavily referencing
how his brother Jeff walked out on WWE back in December.
With no time to catch your breath, here’s an impromptu tag match of FTR vs CM Punk and
a mystery partner.
At this rate, it’s probably Roman Reigns.
Instead, we got another Shield guy Jon Moxley.
Be still my 2012 WWE-loving heart.
Mox and Punk teaming together, in a tag match against FTR.
This suddenly became a legit inter-generational dream match.
And wow, did they deliver.
This has all the hallmarks of an FTR tag.
The mirrored submission spots, Big Rig near falls, Tully Blanchard getting involved - and
eating a GTS!
And Punk and Mox looked like they were having the time of their lives, hitting a Doomsday
Device.
It’s such a joy to watch wrestlers - particularly Mox and Punk, who both said their passion
was blunted at points in their careers - love wrestling again.
After a flawlessly executed complicated final sequence, Punk hit the GTS on Cash to win
- meaning he’ll get to fight Wardlow.
Or MJF.
I’m still not sure, but I’m cool with either.
Jade Cargill defended the TBS title actually on TBS!
She looked great again, beating the debuting A.Q.A.
I’m seeing double here… four women’s matches.
Right after that, Serena Deeb began her Professor’s Five Minute Challenge series, which is essentially
Beat the Clock.
She made Katie Arquette tap in 1 minute.
And the main event was a Texas Death Match between Hangman Page and Lance Archer for
the AEW World title.
While I haven’t been a fan of this feud, arguing Lance hasn’t been built up enough,
and doesn’t pose a credible threat to Page, holy cowboy s-word, did they put on an excellent
hardcore match here.
Lance went through a pane of glass - Shane McMahon to AEW confirmed - Page took a Blackout
off the apron onto the steel stairs, both men got literally forked up and bleed everywhere.
But with all those weapon spots, it was a very simple story that elevated this to the
next level.
Dan Lambert removed the top rope right at the start of the match.
Suddenly, Page could no longer hit his finisher, the Buckshot Lariat.
He’s trying to figure out a new way to beat Archer for the whole match, and eventually
uses the bent over referee as a slingshot to hit Lance with barbwire wrapped around
his arm over the second rope and through two tables outside.
Hangman just made it in to beat the 10 count.
It’s one of the most innovative wrestling spots I’ve ever seen.
Adam Cole then came out to put the belt on Hangman’s shoulder, to let him know he’s
coming for it next.
ADAM BOWL!
What did you think of this week’s Dynamite?
Let me know in the comments.
89% of you went for AEW IS LIMITLESS!
In our poll on a pole match on the community tab.
Keith Lee’s debut, Jay White, Punk and Mox tagging against FTR, that incredible main
event - this is again one of the best shows AEW have ever done.
And there was nothing bad on it, like the Brandi segment the previous week.
With that said, the highs of Punk vs MJF still have it for me, so this week’s Dynamite
is 95%.
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