AEW Dynamite 10/09/2019 - Darby Allin vs. Jimmy Havoc (winner earns a world title match next week)
 

#1 Contender's Match for the AEW World Championship
Darby Allin versus Jimmy Havoc

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Shawn Spears versus Jon Moxley

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AEW World Champion Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara versus Dustin Runnels & Adam “Hangman” Page

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AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals Match
The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) versus Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)

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AEW World Women's Champion Riho & Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D versus Bea Priestly & Emi Sakura

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….I'm sorry but Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc going up for #1 contender for the world title is some galaxy brain dumbness. And I like Jimmy a lot. But ffs that is laughable shit.

I couldn't agree more. Just doesn't come across as very intriguing.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quality of wins plays a factor. Not unlike college football. Jimmy beat 2 other major players in the <a href="https://twitter.com/CrackerBarrel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CrackerBarrel</a> Clash and...<br><br>Darby went the distance with me and defeated a legend in Cima. (That match to be featured on “AEW: DARK” this Tuesday. Hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/tonyschiavone24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tonyschiavone24</a> ) <a href="https://t.co/YQd7ZyqFlJ">https://t.co/YQd7ZyqFlJ</a></p>&mdash; Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1181260026272456705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Ok so Cody tweets an excuse for why wins and losses don't really matter like they said they would originally. Neat. Gotta love the arrogance of Cody though: apparently a loss to Cody is better than a win over someone else.

I mean jfc. After that shit show HIAC and one of the worst RAWs ever aired, AEW was basically handed a gift on a silver platter. Huge opening to take a shot at WWE while they are weak and maybe gain some serious inroads early on (and I mean against the main brand shows, not NXT)....and their answer is Darby Allin vs Jimmy Havoc......jfc

I'm almost convinced that the joke rumors about WWE actually being behind AEW are true.

How is that an excuse? Quality of opponent SHOULD matter. Especially as they move along and everyone has a ton of matches under their belts.

If the day ever comes where they put someone on a Goldberg streak, you can let it build while he kills jobbers but it won't be until he beats bigger names that it takes the next step into "oh shit, this guy needs a title shot".

Love the college football comparison. People raged when UCF didn't get into the playoffs after two straight undefeated seasons. Well look what happened once UCF started playing teams worth a shit.

Besides, even if Havoc/Allin isn't your cup of tea (and personally I don't care about Havoc but think Allin is someone who can be marketable for them and therefore I'm on board with giving him a prominent match).....rest of the card looks real solid tonight.

Bucks/Private Party in particular jumps out for me. That can be a really good one.

while i typically would side with Seph's responses here, But i'm not real down on that match being for the #1 Contender because I really don't know anyone in AEW other then like 6 people. So for fans like me, they have to start somewhere and make me care. I see two guys getting a #1 contender shot and I think well i guess they matter somewhat.

It's like when i first started watching WCW in the early 90's. I knew who Flair and Rude were from WWF. but had no clue who was considered good or who were jobbers until i began watching religiously.

So I'll give them a pass for now since this is their 2nd prime time show

I do find it odd that Hangman is teaming with Goldust though. Jericho and Sammy makes sense because they aligned last week. Hangman and Goldust has no interaction what so ever. so it's weird to see them just thrown together here

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They addressed it near the end of this.

I do appreciate that they use BTE to tie up some loose (cannon) ends even if not everybody watches it.

oh cool, didn't even know they were using You Tube. :y:

Yeah, it's also where you can catch AEW Dark, which shows all the dark matches from Dynamite tapings. I really dig that idea tbh.

Love the idea. The Darby Allin v Cima match was stellar, and the 8 man tag was fun if not a little sloppy. It's a great way to get talent air time outside of the weekly show.

Lol 40 minutes into the game and still only in the first inning

Yeah this is getting bumped

Dynamite will air on BOTH TNT and TruTV tonight under the expectation that they will be bumped off of TNT at 8:30. So presumably if/when they cut out the announcers will remind everyone to switch over.

I do wish it was Cody/Dustin vs Sami and Jericho, but I am wiling to give Hangman a chance.

If quality of wins matter shouldn't PAC be the #1 since he beat Kenny Omega.

That's the truth right there. But considering he cheated to beat Page so you could call that objective match making as well, if you wanted to think that way.

looks like it will start on tru tv

It’s debatable since they’re going on a bit of a “Kenny is losing his mind” schtick.

It’s not a system without faults but at least they’re still trying to explain some of their decisions instead of “lol here’s Jinder Mahal in a #1 contenders match”

When will the Lucha Bros be on my tv? This is outrageous.

I've been thinking the same thing. But they were on AEW Dark last night.

Also it's kinda bullshit if they slap this game over on TNT at 8pm. St. Louis is up 13 to 1, it's the bottom of the 7th... eh. Whatever.

I think people expecting some concrete calculus like an ELO or something to determine wins and the value of those wins is expecting something unrealistic in a scripted sport.

I'm fine with Darby vs Havoc for a title shot because it's not like it's a marquee show or anything. A world title match IS a big deal, but it's not like this is the main event of Wrestlemania or anything. And while there are arguably people with better records and strength of schedule (Pac, primarily), Cody's explanation is fine, especially since they don't have a long history of matches to go off of as of yet.

It's not like some WWE situations where a dude loses ten out of fifteen matches and then beats the champ with a roll-up in a non-title match and is suddenly in the title picture.

I’m absolutely fine with Darby Allin being the plucky youngster who doesn’t know when to quit going against the grizzled veteran Jericho who wants to beat some respect into the kid.

It’s one of wrestling’s best tropes.

If Havoc wins though, were gonna have to have a talk.

Looks like a big crowd from people on Twitter posting pics

Can't wait for every match to end via ref stoppage

Ryan Clark w a major scoop!


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Looks like Cardinals vs Braves is in the bottom of the 8th. Looking positive that AEW isn't going to get bumped.

Ryan Clark OMG WTF thought he was dead

Like Kevin Nash

Moxtober Begins!

We are live on TNT, FUCK BASEBALL!

JR definitely didn't look at the name of the arena prior to reading it just then.

GIVE ME HIKARU SHIDA

Let's go private party

AWWW yis

LET'S GOOOOOOOO!

Theme music sound level is a little better but still could use some work

Private Party getting the party bouncer treatment for their entrance is pretty cool.

It could be because of the fact this product actually has an excited crowd

is this the same guy with JR and Tony this week?

nevermind it is, he seems a lot more comfortable now

Too many cuts.

gonna be honest, I hate this spot fest shit, but it does get the crowd going for sure.

Private Party easily going to be the cornerstone of AEW's tag division in the future.

Private Party are so fun

Fuckin cool. shout out to both the sharp shooter and scorpion deathlock

Does anyone else feel like they're going a bit too fast?

Yeah, they're a little jumpy, and it started the same way last week. I feel like it calmed down a bit as the show went on, though. We'll see about tonight. At least they're not doing shaky cam shit along with the cuts.

Yeah! Glad that we won't have them on Smackdown either.

for my taste yes. but maybe this is what people want now? but i would think it's hard to get the crowd to pay attention when things get slow when you start fast

Always been a sucker for the "pull the tag partner off the apron" spot

sweet spot right there with Nick pulling the guy away from the tag

Can put Nick Jackson in the growing pile of people who can do a spear better than Edge.

JR name dropping "New Japan"...

I feel like it's worse when there's not anything happening because they're trying to get facial reactions from four people at a time. I've come to accept the camera cuts on impact as a cost of doing business so to speak--although I drastically prefer NJPW's camera work. At least it seems to be one cut per bump rather than like rapidly firing between four cuts in one move like we've seen elsewhere at times.

Too fast? It's The Young Bucks and Private Party Jack! They go top speed!

Damn I should be drinking beers.

Really weird scream by someone in the crowd.

Still can barely hear any of the themes, they really should turn it up

Still selling the back during the hot tag. Good stuff.

I think that might be Isaiah Cassidy... think he did that in their last match too

From last week--and other shows--I think it's part of their "something for everyone" / "every match can be different" approach. Most people when they see Young Bucks--and Private Party if they're familiar with them--expect this from the teams. Hangman + Dustin vs Jericho and Sammy will likely be a different pace.

I don't expect the whole show to be PWG balls-out speed, but that's what people want from these four.

Goddamn Bucks! I love'em.

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I know that chick.

YO hurra into a diamond cutter. wtf! never seen that

Cards vs Braves is over, so we should be locked in on TNT I think.

This match is good

Oh come on, how does that not finish the match. fuck

PRIVATE FUCKING PARTY!!!

Hot crowd

This is gr8

NOO!!!!!!!!!!!

:y: at Private Party winning.

Private Party vs Bucks was great. AEW has such an amazing tag division compared to WWE and even NXT to a degree.

Interesting

The Elite are doing a good job of keeping out of there own way for the inaugural stuff.

They're pushing Cody to the main event, but I think he's got the crowd backing and investment for it to make sense.

Godddammnnn! What an opener! I am shocked! I see what they doin though! Bucks gotta have somewhere to go so sure, let someone else take the belts first! Private Party is awesome.

What tag teams are even in the NXT tag division? Undisputed Era, Street Profits... can't even think of anyone else

in that case...
*switches over from TruTV to TNT to help consolidate the ratings*

Danny motherfuckin' Burch and Oney Lorcan!

The Forgotten Sons

Breezango?

That opener got me really hyped. What a time to be alive.

It's clear The Bucks like Private Party, and Private Party picking up the win here does more for them (and the division as a whole) than the Bucks winning and going to the end. An argument could be made for the Bucks and whomever on the other side of the bracket having a 30 minute balls-out war to really up the value of the tag titles, but I think establishing a potentially strong but relatively unknown team might be a better move.

Nice of the Cards to end their destruction of the Braves with enough time left to spare for TNT.

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@AAA

How much more would you like AEW if there were Chrisley commercials?

Bucks definitely needed to lose there. they are already known. put the unknown guys over, especially with that kind of match. great showing

Fozzy aren't great but I really dig "Judas"

Jericho looks 10x better without facial hair. Love the shades.

loving the heel stable

Will we get a sick stable name?

every time a heel stable is on top, wrestling is 100x better

We are next we are now :D

Hager's not changed his facial expression since getting in the ring. Love it.

LOL Jericho unscripted!

I like Jericho's jacket

Love Jericho <3

:lol::lol:

I think one of them is on bath salts.