AEW Dynamite (9th October 2019): Review

#6 An Inner Circle Main Event!

They are the #INNERCIRCLE!#AEWDynamite @AEWrestling Chris Jericho on Cody, who he faces at #FullGear: "I don't like you, and I don't like your family" pic.twitter.com/PLYFRccSae

— FITE (@FiteTV) October 10, 2019

Inner Circle (Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara/with Jake Hager) vs. 'Hangman' Adam Page and 'The Natural' Dustin Rhodes

Commentary wonderfully placated the idea of Page and Rhodes teaming up, positioning it as a sort of successor to the tag team of Dustin Rhodes with Barry Windham. This is a particularly interesting point they returned to, positioning Page for a tag team run from where he can pick Dustin's brain and get refined in competition.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the ring is Jericho and Guevara, the former adding weight to the team and also giving Guevara some shine. The two experienced men of both teams took the fight like fire. Dustin, in particular, still able to go and raise the crowd for a huge roar in the end stretch. Meanwhile, Guevara's flashes of brilliance including some smart ring awareness kept Page down, till the hot tag to The Natural.

Hager also played his part well, managing to use Guevara's distractions to first take out Page then run wild on Dustin, allowing Jericho's Judas effect to give his team a huge win. If AEW can continue this Page/Dustin dynamic they'll manage to work around Hangman long enough to get into the main event. Meanwhile, Jericho's veteran instinct gels well with his two partners full of potential.

Result: The Inner Circle sneaks out with a hard win on Dustin and Page!

Rating:

3.5 out of 5 stars