The first hour of the episode of “AEW Dynamite” on May 7th was a bit strange in my opinion. It was on autopilot when fans in Detroit, Michigan ended up booing people in the first hour, primarily heel-centered. Don Karis’ family (obviously) was heavily booed (obviously), FTR, and Stokeley Hathaway booed (potentially because he tried to grow a Dachshund Harwood beard), and even top flights won boo shattering. But the trio’s match was an arm shot that the show really needed.
I know that the need for PWG style party tag teams matches. This usually has all the flashiness Dave Meltzer dreams of during his sleep. There is no shenangan that will allow house show wrestlers to remove hair, 2025, exactly. Match and go “Yeah, that was rocking.”
The trio match worked at all kinds of levels. This was another case of people who have called the young Bucks “washed away” for the past few months and years blinded by the storyline of the evil Aew acquisition that either didn’t look properly or did well. “Speedball” Mike Bailey was the best signature that any company has done this year, and another case of why he’s on track to become an all-timer in terms of AEW’s signature. Another case of Ricochet being a heel he was born to play, and he was able to give a callback to his feud with Swerve Strickland, who felt like the biggest star of the entire game. Mark Brisco was the last guy in this match and he was also great as usual, even though he wasn’t a bit distracted by the fact that he was about to grow his hair again.
The sequence, run at 100 mph, is complete with crane camera shots, allowing you to incorporate everything in real time without cutting. All the moves from the six guys who became masters in this type of match, especially the Ricochet and the young Bucks, flow easily into another person, playing the most entertaining matches on the country mile show, and another example of tag team wrestling with the right people works on so many levels.
While Strickland eating pins was certainly an option, there’s no harm in the top guy rolled up on heels who knows to beat life in one-on-one contests. Overall, this match was an explosion. Don’t overthink it, have fun. Because wrestling is absolutely the best when it’s fun.
Written by Sam Palmer
