All Elite Wrestling Presents: Wednesday Night Dynamite 18 May 22. The Joker is revealed! Also, a second Joker!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTE-dAoUUAAkMmG?format=jpg&name=medium

[ron the dial]

double your pleasure, double your fun

[Triple A]

Should be cool...

[rez]

hells ya

[Triple A]

NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 at 9 PM ET, seems bad for AEW!

[Triple A]

lol damn, feel like the crowd prob thought it was Johnny Gargano like I did when "JOHNNY" came on screen

[ron the dial]

oh baby johnny elite! this should be fun.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Johnny Elite is All… Elite!

[weather vane]

Love the slo mo.

[weather vane]

Survivor alum

[Triple A]

Houston, TX

[Triple A]

Fun match

[Triple A]

oh god @ this jobber ass stable again

[weather vane]

BIG BOY

[weather vane]

Joe sweats like me.

[weather vane]

At softball.

[Triple A]

Love Darby Allin......

[Supreme Olajuwon]

That Darby chairs bump makes me feel ill every time I see it. Dude was inches away from paralysis

[ron the dial]

matt jackson has an insufferable speaking cadence

[Jordan]

Guys I just got home from work and turned on Dynamite. Did someone already debut? Is Matt Hardy drunk? Is this the WWE ROH nostalgia playbook circa 2007?

[Jordan]

LOL his name looks like "TAKE A SHIT A"

[Triple A]

Opening match was Samoa Joe defeating "Johnny Elite" (John Morrison) in the JOKER position in the tournament... pretty fun match! Jobber Sonjay Dutt stable attacked Joe's shoulder with a pipe after the match and Best Friends ran out with chairs to make the save

[Jordan]

This guy looks like a young ace though! I like Take a shita!

[#1-norm-fan]

Johnny Elite is a good pick up if he’s sticking around.

Huge Jomosapien from back in the day.

Always been underutilized.

[Sepholio]

Guys I just got home from work and turned on Dynamite. Did someone already debut? Is Matt Hardy drunk? Is this the WWE ROH nostalgia playbook circa 2007?

John Hennigan/Morrison/Mundo/Etc is now Johnny Elite.

[Jordan]

Opening match was Samoa Joe defeating "Johnny Elite" (John Morrison) in the JOKER position in the tournament... pretty fun match! Jobber Sonjay Dutt stable attacked Joe's shoulder with a pipe after the match and Best Friends ran out with chairs to make the save

Johnny Elite.... nice. I mean yeah he should work there wtf why not. I really wanna see Johnny Elite vs Omega.

[Triple A]

Takeshita looks big

[ron the dial]

Huge Jomosapien

[ron the dial]

big fan of takeshita

[#1-norm-fan]

Opening match was Samoa Joe defeating "Johnny Elite" (John Morrison) in the JOKER position in the tournament... pretty fun match! Jobber Sonjay Dutt stable attacked Joe's shoulder with a pipe after the match and Best Friends ran out with chairs to make the save

Injury angle to get Joe out of the tournament without taking a loss would be a good idea.

[Jordan]

Match is good

[Sepholio]

Johnny Elite is a good pick up if he’s sticking around.

Huge Jomosapien from back in the day.

Always been underutilized.

I've always been a huge fan of his. He's up there with PAC for me, ie guys that are in the absolute best in the world tier that just never really get that chance to run with it.

[Jordan]

Hangman and Takeshita are kind of perfect to work together.

[rez]

I'm behind but it's weird that Jay Lethal is training Flair but also doing live TV atm

[Jordan]

Why isn't more people thinking and joking about the fact that this mans names in English is TAKE A SHITA

[Sepholio]

Injury angle to get Joe out of the tournament without taking a loss would be a good idea.

I agree, but do you write him out for a replacement in the next match or do you have him still go 1v1 with (I'm gonna assume here) Rey Fenix but have the injury limit Joe just enough that Fenix gets the win? I dunno.

Imagine if they do opt to replace him, the Johnny Elite tron comes on again making people think they are slotting in him instead, and THEN Gargano comes out. That would be nice.

[ron the dial]

Why isn't more people thinking and joking about the fact that this mans names in English is TAKE A SHITA

bro i've seen the name takeshita 1000s of times at this point in my life outside of this guy

[Sepholio]

Why isn't more people thinking and joking about the fact that this mans names in English is TAKE A SHITA

I watch anime bro.

[Triple A]

Damn Takeshita seems good + fast

[rez]

Hardy Bro Cosplay. lool

[#1-norm-fan]

Why isn't more people thinking and joking about the fact that this mans names in English is TAKE A SHITA

Please don’t take the piss out of Takeshita.

[rez]

ABORTION RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS

[Sepholio]

lol Page just tasted straight taint on that spot.

[Triple A]

loving this match!

[ron the dial]

brutal german

[rez]

I haven't noticed until now but when did AEW finally start putting logos on the canvas mat?

[ClockShot]

Awwwwwwwww! I missed Morrison!

I'll watch tomorrow.

But regardless. Good evening, everybody.

[ron the dial]

lol just noticed the REDEEM DEEZ NUTS shirt in the front row

[Triple A]

I haven't noticed until now but when did AEW finally start putting logos on the canvas mat?

They have a couple of times in the past, but this is the first time in a while I think

[Sepholio]

Oh my, stiff forearm from Take A Shit A.

Happy now Jordan?

[ron the dial]

holy shit at that takeshita forearm

[weather vane]

This match is awesome.

[Triple A]

damn Takeshita rules...

[#1-norm-fan]

I agree, but do you write him out for a replacement in the next match or do you have him still go 1v1 with (I'm gonna assume here) Rey Fenix but have the injury limit Joe just enough that Fenix gets the win? I dunno.

Nah. Joe’s a guy who should be protected at all costs. Even with an excuse I wouldn’t have him take a loss. Especially against a smaller guy who isn’t gonna be a main eventer. Just have the doctors not clear him even though he wants to go, let him sit out for a short while as Sonjay brags about being the man who eliminated him and then have him come back and murder the little fuck.

[Triple A]

oh no

[rez]

They have a couple of times in the past, but this is the first time in a while I think

It's always a good thing to have the ad revenue but I've always felt that the logos help for landing spots. *shrug*

[ClockShot]

I think I gotta catch this match from the start too.

[ron the dial]

top rope palm strike??? is that what i saw?

[ron the dial]

that was a great match

[Triple A]

Sick match

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Takeshita is PrettyCool

[ron the dial]

FUCK i do not want punk to win that belt

[rez]

Punk's shirt probably pissing everyone off over at wrestlinginc comments.

[rez]

Is Adam against abortion rights? I don't get it

[rez]

Adam is as liberal as Bryan Danielson so I doubt that

That's what I was thinking...I don't get that spot at all.

[Triple A]

Fuego del Sol a better promo than like 90% of wrestlers

[Triple A]

That's what I was thinking...I don't get that spot at all.

What spot... did I miss something

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Keithly looks like he’s slimmed down a lil bit

[rez]

What spot... did I miss something

Punk pulsing his pro choice shirt in Adam's face

[Triple A]

Hate how Justin Roberts rapidly and apathetically announcers the jobbers' names every time where you can almost barely hear him... f*ck him

[ClockShot]

Just noticed the Draft Kings logo on the ring man, and guard rails.

Sell that space!

[Jordan]

That match was a WASTE OF TIME.

Takeshita/Hangman was awesome. I hope that AEW uses Takeshita more going forward. More matches with Hangman plz.

[Triple A]

Yeah Keith Lee def looks slimmer, good... was getting way 2 fat where I was getting worried about him!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I dunno how good Swerve and Keithly will be as a team. It’s definitely still in the beginning stages. But that’s an all time finishing move

[Jordan]

Keith Lee sounds like American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

[Jordan]

LOL @ "Disrespectful to the game"

[Triple A]

Fuego del Sol should be Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus's manager instead of Christian...

[Jordan]

What a genius move by the babyfaces! Challenge two teams to compete for their championship!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Red Velvet mad annoying

[Triple A]

What is Kris Statlander's gimmick now... basically just removed any personality from her... should have stayed an alien!!

[Jordan]

Oh here we go.... MJF mic loaded.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Jade a mega star in the making

[ClockShot]

Time for a whippin'.

[Triple A]

love MJF

[ron the dial]

MJF hands looking ridiculous

[#1-norm-fan]

FUCK i do not want punk to win that belt

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!

[Triple A]

"Goldberg vibes" from Wardlow

[ClockShot]

:wtf:

There's fans sitting that far back?

[Triple A]

Need to give Wardlow a sick Goldberg-like theme and he could be a superstar imo...

[ron the dial]

smiles and laughs! doesn't even flinch! what a guy!

[ClockShot]

This reminds me of E. Honda in the Street Fighter movie.

[rez]

What is Kris Statlander's gimmick now... basically just removed any personality from her... should have stayed an alien!!

agree 100000%

she's lost her mojo. stealth gimmick changes were reserved for another promotion... *shakes my damn head*

[#1-norm-fan]

"Goldberg vibes" from Wardlow

Every properly booked monster babyface is gonna be compared to Goldberg until someone surpasses him.

[ron the dial]

lol oh shit the dick kick!

[Triple A]

Every properly booked monster babyface is gonna be compared to Goldberg until someone surpasses him.

Mostly was due to him walking out with security guards surrounding him and the crowd chanting "Wardlow"

[ron the dial]

MJF needs a better tan

seriously his hands are always bad but they were something hilariously extra tonight

[Triple A]

2 many commercials have people drinking drinks and making nasty ass loud "gulping" noises these days imo!!!!

[weather vane]

Roppongi

[rez]

Love Wardlow but Lance woulda been a better unstoppable beast....

[Triple A]

Hmm... Chuck Taylor the odd man out!

[weather vane]

Love Wardlow but Lance woulda been a better unstoppable beast....

Disagree x a zillion

[Triple A]

Never feel like watching any O'Reilly or Fish matches...

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Good “clash of styles” in this match

[Sepholio]

lot of spots where one guy just stands there waiting to get mauled for long periods of time in this match. Not really digging it.

Wow at O'reilly going over Fenix.

[weather vane]

KOR

[ron the dial]

damn what a match this has turned out to be

[Jordan]

Goddamn .... that was a helluva match.

I am guessing O'Reilly vs Cole in the finals?

[Triple A]

Blood & Guts match?

[weather vane]

Would make sense.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Damn, Chris Jericho is a facts machine

[Sepholio]

I bet Jeff Hardy feels great knowing they'll run angles about someones past with substance abuse in AEW too.

[ron the dial]

this "cuz i'm a wizard" shit is pissing me off

[Triple A]

William Regal way 2 low energy on the mic, bringing the segment down

[ron the dial]

toothbrush up the bottom

[Sepholio]

Ambrose slurring his words. A lot.

[xrodmuc316]

Regal a freak!

[xrodmuc316]

Ambrose slurring his words. A lot.

Yeah he is.

[Triple A]

Matt Sydal weird voice

[ron the dial]

oh my god who let sydal talk

[weather vane]

Sasha Bonks I hear.

[Jordan]

Ambrose slurring his words. A lot.

Yeah he was. That segment was great though. It was an entity unto itself.

What the fuck is this dumb ass karaoke bullshit.

[Jordan]

Oh Maki Ito I hate her.

[ron the dial]

YES MAKI ITOH

[Triple A]

I like Maki Itoh but seems bad to put her in the mystery wrestler position...

[xrodmuc316]

Oh god not this lady again

[ron the dial]

I like Maki Itoh but seems bad to put her in the mystery wrestler position...

yes this is probably true

[Sepholio]

.....Is she doing a J-pop idol gimmick? ahahahaha

[xrodmuc316]

Maki seems more polarizing than Orange Cassidy lol

[ron the dial]

.....Is she doing a J-pop idol gimmick? ahahahaha

she was literally fired from being an idol

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I like Maki Itoh but seems bad to put her in the mystery wrestler position...

Yeah who else was it gonna be tho

Maybe Ember Moon

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Dunno why they have to overuse the mystery opponent gimmick tho!

[Sepholio]

she was literally fired from being an idol

lol I had no idea she actually was one for years.

Still doesn't change that I'm going to laugh at is because I find the whole idol scene to be hilarious in general.

[Triple A]

Yeah who else was it gonna be tho

Maybe Ember Moon

Yeah thought it was gonna be Ember Moon, but also feels like it would be bad to debut her that way against Britt Baker and have her lose right away

[Triple A]

inhumanly hard head, funny gimmick

[Jordan]

This is terrible.

[ron the dial]

not enough contoured pussy areas?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Dang. Kind of a squash.

[Jordan]

not enough contoured pussy areas?

No it's just terrible wrestling.

[ron the dial]

but no for real that wasn't a very good match

[Sepholio]

I need Toni Storm in a new live action Heavy Metal movie

[Jordan]

what is the main event if this is already over

Jeff Hardy?

[ron the dial]

did britt just throw out DX crotch chop?

[Sepholio]

Oh yeah forgot about Hardly Boys.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

what is the main event if this is already over

Jeffrey Nero Hardy vs Adam Bay Bay Cole

[ron the dial]

oooh tony choked on nothing there

[ron the dial]

serena deeb the best

[Jordan]

Schiavonie's new haircut looks good much need too.

[Jordan]

Serena Deep is a good promo!

[Jordan]

I feel like this tournament has like nothing to do with Owen.

[xrodmuc316]

I need Toni Storm in a new live action Heavy Metal movie

I would very much like to watch that!

[Bad News Gertner]

Terrible episode this week

[Triple A]

Feel like the Jericho segment went way too long and now there's only 10 mins left

[Bad News Gertner]

AEW crumbling under the pressure of Raw being on a roll lately!

[ron the dial]

Feel like the Jericho segment went way too long and now there's only 10 mins left

yeah that nonsense went on WAY too long

[xrodmuc316]

Cut Adam Cole's entrance so one of Jericho's lackeys could talk about how Danielson called Eddie lazy one time. Booker of the Year :rofl:

[Bad News Gertner]

What is this, Amateur Hour?

[xrodmuc316]

What is this, Amateur Hour?

They did tweet this

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[Supreme Olajuwon]

Cut Adam Cole's entrance so one of Jericho's lackeys could talk about how Danielson called Eddie lazy one time. Booker of the Year :rofl:

This implies Adam Cole doesn’t get enough tv time and I don’t think even trolls are trying to make that argument

[xrodmuc316]

This implies Adam Cole doesn’t get enough tv time and I don’t think even trolls are trying to make that argument

Adam Cole should get all the TV time BAY BAY!

[xrodmuc316]

AEW doing some takedowns lol, here is a 2nd chance to see this

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRajGiri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRajGiri</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SeanRossSapp</a> ouch… <a href="https://t.co/dXnkICjnqX">pic.twitter.com/dXnkICjnqX</a></p>&mdash; Rob Allen (@itsbigroballen) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsbigroballen/status/1527077936221892611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mr. Nerfect]

she was literally fired from being an idol

I think her group sold maybe 500 albums.

[Sepholio]

They got a music video for selling 400 albums!

[Mr. Nerfect]

Did AEW debut two wrestlers named Johnny in the same night?

[Jordan]

The PPV looks great even though getting there has been crap. Way too much WWE stuff going on here. ROH needs a TV and needs to take away some of these people floating in the muck of Everest.

[xrodmuc316]

Did AEW debut two wrestlers named Johnny in the same night?

Nope, they just thought Morrison was Gargano :rofl:

[Triple A]

I hate that Bryan Danielson has barely said a word since he joined the dumb ass Blackpool Combat Club... feels like he is basically shelved from the roster, which seems bad since he's prob their best wrestler... such a waste

He doesn't need William Regal on the mic for him... Regal is brutal on the mic imo... I know every1 loves him but damn

[Triple A]

Blackpool Combat Club is "fine" I guess for now but just hope it doesn't last too long... War Games match will be cool, but then what... hope it is leading to something eventually where Danielson can split from Moxley

[Triple A]

wtf

apparently he was able to walk to the back afterwards on his own though

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scary moment at the taping of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWRampage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWRampage</a> as Bryan Danielson’s leg got stuck between the ring and the ramp and was trapped for over 10 minutes after the show ended <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> <a href="https://t.co/zRpGwibQ0i">pic.twitter.com/zRpGwibQ0i</a></p>&mdash; Nick Swanson (@NickJSwanson) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickJSwanson/status/1527134975493029888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Sepholio]

Well, speaking of Bryan, apparently he was injured at the rampage tapings.

[Sepholio]

nice timing

[Triple A]

"hobbling to the back" though... damn

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So uh... in the closing melee, Bryan's leg got caught between the end of the ramp and the ring. It took a bunch of dudes a long time to get him out and he was hobbling to the back. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWRampage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWRampage</a> <a href="https://t.co/kkTBaVHQtu">pic.twitter.com/kkTBaVHQtu</a></p>&mdash; Ore Ga Trae (@wrestleism) <a href="https://twitter.com/wrestleism/status/1527131915186323457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Sepholio]

damn that really sucks. Days before a big show too. Hope it's nothing serious.

[Sepholio]

Seriously hope the hobbling was because his leg was just asleep from being pinched in there for 10 minutes.

[Triple A]

In the video, it looks like he's in pain, but could also just be struggling to try to free himself. Looks like he's trying to pull his leg out and if it was badly hurt, they would try to be more careful with it. Hopefully nothing serious...

[Triple A]

Video of him being released and walking off... he seems OK imo...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My video of Bryan Danielson after Rampage<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://t.co/byxFYERufZ">pic.twitter.com/byxFYERufZ</a></p>&mdash; Steven Martin ���� ���� (@StevenM_42) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenM_42/status/1527144437658398722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Bryan’s career ends because this company can’t get its shit together…

Oh well, it’s his choice to be there, I guess.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Nope, they just thought Morrison was Gargano :rofl:

Oh wow. I thought that was Jericho in the graphic for a second and Gargano debuted in a segment with him or something.

[Sting Fan]

I want to see Hangman as TNT champion when his World reign is over. Give it a minute to breath but Hangman just tearing it up weekly as TNT champ and he becomes the first grand slam champ would be good shit all round.

[Jordan]

Well I guess they need to stop using the ramp.

[Evil Vito]

Watched this morning.

I was happy with the Jokers. Johnny FittingLastName is always a welcome addition, I don't necessarily need to see him signed but I love the idea of him just floating around as a guest at numerous promotions and doing his thing. Maki Itoh is fun. I know some people were calling for Athena or Claudio or whatever but debuting them with losses wouldn't have made a lot of sense, plus the roster's packed as is.

I went into the tourney assuming there was no way Britt or Cole are missing the PPV and the brackets have shaped out for that, Cole's already clinched his spot and I'll be kinda stunned if Britt doesn't advance as well. Actually surprised that Britt/Toni is a semifinal match rather than configuring the bracket to do a fresh match like that at the PPV instead of Britt vs. Ruby 2. But I guess if Shida were healthy it would've been Britt vs. Shida 2 instead.

KOR/Fenix was my MOTN with Page/Takeshita as a close second. Really impressed with what I've seen from Takeshita the last few outings, I believe his US excursion is meant to be a lengthy one so I'd be happy to see him stick around for a while.

I've been loving the entire Wardlow/MJF angle, I really can't wait to watch Wardlow powerbomb that dude through the mat, the roof is gonna blow off the building.

Nothing felt actively bad but like others have said it felt like they had to kinda rush through the last half hour. I didn't mind Jericho and Regal's verbal sparring but it could've been shorter, we got the point very quickly. I did pop for Mox saying he wasn't gonna do that Stadium Stampede shit though. I'm all for a bigass gang warfare match so I'll enjoy that one.

All told a decent Dynamite, nothing crazy but keeps DoN shaping up nicely.

[Triple A]

:wtf:

On Wednesday's post-Dynamite Wrestling Observer Radio, Bryan Alvarez said he was "strongly given the impression it was all a work from start to finish. I think he just came up with a wacky idea and thought it would be funny."

"I was told by someone there that they actually laughed about it. One way or another, I think we can tell you that he's not seriously injured and the whole thing was a work," he said.

[drave]

fucking marks

[Mr. Nerfect]

Sounds like damage control.

[drave]

mark

[xrodmuc316]

Yeah, lets do an angle like that for after the Rampage tapings, makes TOTAL sense :roll::roll::roll:

[Sepholio]

...wtf would be the point in working that?

[Mr. Nerfect]

...wtf would be the point in working that?

Whenever anything that can make AEW looks bad, it’s a work. People were saying it when Cody left. MJF’s contract issues are an example.

[DaveWadding]

Watching Dynamite now.

Love Johnny. Him and Joe was an entertaining match.

Hangman / Takeashita was fucking great. Punk really added a lot to the storyline on commentary as well. Really enjoy the story they're telling. Takeshita has been super impressive in his 2 matches.

The AEW tag division might be my favorite part of the show at this point. Jungle Boy/Luchasaurus, Lee/Swerve, and Starks/Hobbs are all freaking wonderful. Not to even mention FTR, the Lucha Bros, Butcher and Blade, the Hardys...just great. The tag team matches are a highlight every single week.

[DaveWadding]

MJF and Wardlow are can't miss too. I hope their match delivers as much as their segments have.