AEW Dynamite 5/8/24: 3 Things We Hated And 3 Things We Loved

Posted by admin on May 9th, 2024

As a self-proclaimed agent of chaos, I love all crazy match stipulations AEW has to offer, from ridiculous exploding barbed wire death matches to the concept of the Stadium Stampede match, and of course, Anarchy in the Arena. I believe this will be at least the third time the company will have run one of these matches, and I’m very excited for it with what we’re currently seeing on TV. The stipulation also makes a ton of sense with the Young Bucks’ never-ending feud with FTR, but in this case, Dax Hardwood and Cash Wheeler have every right to be upset at the high-on-power EVPs, having just lost their AEW World Tag Team Championships to them at Dynasty.

When Kenny Omega appeared from a hospital bed after being brutally attacked back in the ring and backstage by the Bucks, Okada, and Perry last week, I was a little bummed. I thought Omega was going to be at the arena and live on “Dynamite,” despite getting the crap kicked out of him, all while suffering from diverticulitis. Probably stupid on my end, but AEW didn’t exactly do much to say Omega was still in the hospital. But, when he made the announcement for Anarchy in the Arena, I was ecstatic. With the match stipulation’s rich history (which sounds pretty amusing when it comes to the concept of professional wrestling) at Double or Nothing, it’s the perfect thing for these two teams to go at it once again, in a chaotic atmosphere, all around the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Omega said he wasn’t sure who Wheeler and Hardwood would find to be their partners in the match, but he was certain that would reveal themselves later on in the night. And reveal themselves, they certainly did. I had no idea who to expect, as some of us here at WINC were expecting the debut of the Motor City Machine Guns, but when Eddie Kingston’s music hit, I thought that made a lot of sense. When Bryan Danielson’s music followed, man, did that get me hyped up even more. With Kingston’s brutal style and Danielson’s veteran skills, not just in the ring overall, but with Anarchy in the Arena matches, I think they’re brilliant picks for Team AEW.

The announcement of Anarchy in the Arena finally got me excited for this pay-per-view in less than three weeks. I was extremely excited for Dynasty last month, with Will Ospreay versus Danielson, and Swerve Strickland becoming AEW World Champion, so the lead-up to Double or Nothing hasn’t been too thrilling for me. This announcement, however, made me even more invested in the storyline with the Young Bucks. Do I believe they’re going to get their comeuppance in a match type with no rules? Absolutely not. Am I still bummed that Omega is on the shelf for this? Absolutely. But, this match is probably going to be the highlight of the pay-per-view for me as someone who likes all things chaos in my wrestling, and when Team Elite inevitably wins, it’s only going to make for good television throughout the rest of the summer.

Written by Daisy Ruth