AEW Dynamite (9th October 2019): Review

Wednesday Dynamite presented from Boston
Wednesday Dynamite presented from Boston

#5 Moxley makes A Dynamite Paradigm Shift!

A middling Moxley not so dream match
A middling Moxley not so dream match

Jon Moxley vs. Shawn Spears/with Tully Blanchard

Preceded by a Best Friends video and interview, cut short due to Shawn Spears entrance; Moxley's first Dynamite bout had a lot of moving pieces to it. Interestingly conspicuous by his absence in the number one contender's list, PAC made his presence felt here in the commentary booth. It's an intriguing wrinkle to add later to this match.

Initially, though this seemed like a dog fight between the rabid Moxley and irate Spears. Spears took to Moxley in a hard-hitting match up, highlights it is his forte in AEW despite the range to his game as proven in Japan. Blanchard's involvement is warranted, though JR calling out the referee's blatant ignorance of this, is a reminder of some kinks AEW might want to figure out.

Nothing out of the ordinary, and featuring a crowd going wild for Moxley this becomes a somewhat inconsequential good fight. The real question is how will Shawn Spears bounce back from two major losses, despite his reinvention. Some of the Perfect ten mannerisms need to go, especially if Tully is to make Spears the star he promised.

Moxley, on the other hand, ended the win with a confrontation with Kenny Omega. Not just any Omega though, one handing Moxley a barbed wire bat to combat against his barbed wire mop (the Cleaner is back!). This was of course cut short by an irate PAC, taking it to Omega for not being a No.1 contender despite a perfect record. Surprisingly Moxley sent PAC running and left Omega to recover, proving the Death Rider has a strict fighting code.

Result: Jon Moxley manages blasts Shawn Spears with a Paradigm Shift for the win!

Rating:

A strong 3 stars out of 5!
A strong 3 stars out of 5!

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