AEW Dynasty (April 21st, 2024)

[Dead2009]

AEW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Samoa Joe (champion) vs Swerve Strickland

AEW Women's Championship Match
"Timeless" Toni Storm (champion) vs Thunder Rosa or Mariah May

House Rules Match for the AEW TBS Championship
Julia Hart (champion) vs Willow Nightingale

AEW World Tag Team Championship Match
TBD vs TBD

Will Ospreay vs Bryan Danielson

Adam Copeland, Eddie Kingston & Mark Briscoe vs The House of Black

[Dead2009]

Discuss away!

[Majingir]

12 total matches, 9 on the main card.

Acclaimed vs BBG is the only pre show match I see worth even watching.

Copeland,Kingston,Briscoe vs House of Black should be decent

Hook vs Jericho FTW rules should be good since that means no dq

Roderick vs KOR could be a good one

Julia vs Willow we'll see how that ends up, but it feels like Willows winning since Mercedes will be the challenger

Okada vs Pac I guess will be fine, doesn't feel like much build happened

Young Bucks vs FTR in a ladder match will be good

Toni vs Thunder Rosa I don't expect to be a very long match but we'll see

Ospreay vs Danielson as expected, the entire build is literally just "first time ever", so the match better deliver

Joe vs Swerve better end with Swerve winning the title

[UFCMPunk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

12 total matches, 9 on the main card. Acclaimed vs BBG is the only pre show match I see worth even watching. Copeland,Kingston,Briscoe vs House of Black should be decent Hook vs Jericho FTW rules should be good since that means no dq Roderick vs KOR could be a good one Julia vs Willow we'll see how that ends up, but it feels like Willows winning since Mercedes will be the challenger Okada vs Pac I guess will be fine, doesn't feel like much build happened Young Bucks vs FTR in a ladder match will be good Toni vs Thunder Rosa I don't expect to be a very long match but we'll see Ospreay vs Danielson as expected, the entire build is literally just "first time ever", so the match better deliver Joe vs Swerve better end with Swerve winning the title

Having three preshow matches seems to be excessive, if them running out of time when Sting was giving his farewell to the fans didn't teach them anything, Tony Khan will never learn. Just copy the WWE formula, less matches and put matches on Dynamite & Collision or Rampage instead.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

Having three preshow matches seems to be excessive, if them running out of time when Sting was giving his farewell to the fans didn't teach them anything, Tony Khan will never learn. Just copy the WWE formula, less matches and put matches on Dynamite & Collision or Rampage instead.

That's AEWs PPV format and doesn't seem like they plan on changing anytime soon.

Cram as many matches as possible on PPV, matches go however long they want, and PPVs last 4 hours. And the second a match ends its immediately onto the next match. No time to let the previous match breathe or let the result sink in or have the winner celebrate, it's right on to the next match rapid fire style.

This pre show seemed to be 90 minutes for some reason.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

That's AEWs PPV format and doesn't seem like they plan on changing anytime soon. Cram as many matches as possible on PPV, matches go however long they want, and PPVs last 4 hours. And the second a match ends its immediately onto the next match. No time to let the previous match breathe or let the result sink in or have the winner celebrate, it's right on to the next match rapid fire style.

It probably makes the most amount of sense on cards like this... which feels an indie supershow for $50, without a huge big business storyline on the show. Okada vs Pac and the Danielson match will be enough for fans who just want big names vs big names in high workrate matches, I guess. But I'm sure a lot of people will be disappointed if we don't see at least 2 major returns. I swear I heard Alvarez or Meltzer saying this is the best card they've ever had. Idk lol.

[UFCMPunk]

AEW has had Jay White for a year.... yet he is on the pre-show for some unknown reason. He deserves better than being the main event of the AEW pre-show.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by UFCMPunk

AEW has had Jay White for a year.... yet he is on the pre-show for some unknown reason. He deserves better than being the main event of the AEW pre-show.

AEW feels like people are playing the waiting game due to injuries and other things.

MJF/Cole/UK story can't be finished because Cole is injured and MJF might be injured too?

Bullet Club Gold has Juice out, not that he's the main guy in it, but feels like they would've had them doing more (Jay doing singles stuff while Juice and Gunns do trios?).