AE Double Back - The AEW Dynamite Recap Show

Rating: 82% - Must Watch

It’s Friday and our internal clocks are aaaaall messed up! The post PPV Dynamite brings the heat (mostly) including a big name castoff from WWE, a big win for a very middling feud, and 1,500 Big Macs. What more could you ask for?

We did what most people do once they've been vaccinated near the end of a pandemic: drive an hour out of town to watch the PPV at a plush Cinemark and do a podcast on the way back! This episode was recorded on the drive from Long Beach to Hollywood (then a stop-off at Fatburger, and another loop through WeHo and back up Sunset and Hollywood Blvd. because there was JUST TOO MUCH WRASSLIN to cover!)

If you like crystal clear audio, then definitely skip this one. But it does improve significantly about a third of the way through the episode, so ... y'know, whatever works for you. It was almost all thumbs up across the board - Must See!

Rating: 83% - Must Watch

It’s the go home show for Double or Nothing and we are crammed to the gills! World class competitors The Wingmen go up against some guy … Arby’s? Darpa? Whatevs. The Inner Circle preview Stadium Stampede to close the show and a whole heap of promos, run-ins, and the occasional Simpsons reference to keep it all fresh.

Don’t forget, we’ll have a special On the Road podcast Monday morning and next week’s Dynamite is *also* Friday, so spend your Wednesday night with your loved ones who refuse to watch wrestling with you!

Rating: 91% - Must Watch

A brief moment of respite before the schedule goes all higgeldy-piggeldy. It’s the Dynamite before the Dynamite before Double or Nothing and many - though not all - the stops were pulled out.

Despite being chock full of talking, this episode does not drag. Christian Cage puts in his best showing yet, Mox and Eddie versus The Acclaimed contains all the verbal fireworks you would expect, The Varsity Blonds acquit themselves well against the Young Bucks. Match of the Night, however, goes to the BRUTALIZATION of one Red Velvet at the hands of one Serena Deeb. Very happy to see her back and very happy you’re back too. Thanks for listening!

Don’t forget next week’s Dynamite airs on Friday, not Wednesday!

Rating: 82% - Must Watch

Twin rays of sunshine Theresa Gumprecht and Calder Holbrook are joined by Chan the Grouch this week - but this still manages to be yet another Must Watch episode. We discuss one of the possible reasons why early on. Join us!

Rating: 95% - Must Watch

How AEW can regularly put out PPV-quality shows on free(ish) television is beyond us, but here we are again. From top to bottom(ish), this is all killer no filler. Omega makes the most of every moment he’s on screen this week - and he’s on it a lot. The floor is positively LITTERED with great promos. Blood and Guts lives up to precedent set by the mighty War Games PPVs of the ‘80s. For reals(ish) - if this doesn’t float your boat, you’re probably just not a fan of professional wrestling.

Rating: 83% - Must Watch

If your main knock against AEW is not enough time spent in limos, on Harleys, or atop buses, boy is this the show for you! Vehicles abound this episode and the high point is a killer Penta / Orange Cassidy match that’s worth the price of admission alone.

You might want to pull up shopaew.com while you’re listening to this one since we refer to it often. republicoflucha.com too. They don’t pay us, we’re just easily distracted.

Rating: 95% - Must Watch(ish)

Hey, it’s our one year anniversary since starting AEW Dynamite! Which is crazy because it felt like we had been doing Raw for years before that, but it was only about six months - THAT’S HOW EXHAUSTING IT WAS. This year has flown by!

That being said, this may have been the dullest 95% show allowed by our current understanding of the physical laws of the universe. Everything is executed properly, but it all feels like setup for something else. Nothing wrong with that particularly - Blood and Guts is coming and we’re stoked! Lotta great stuff in this show.

Maybe it’s just because growing up Chinese, 95 out of a 100 is still “could be better”.

Thanks for listening to us for a year - or more! We love you!

Rating: 86%

FOUR women’s segments? What is this, Shimmer? No, it’s AEW Dynamite and we’re finally seeing the kind of great women’s action we know the promotion is capable of! Plus, you’ve got Death Triangle and Young Bucks in the front, Allin and Hardy leaping off tall objects in the back - what more could you want? Oh, you say you want Don Callis superkicking a civilian, The Butcher and The Blade Moving Company, and southwestern egg rolls? Well … you got it!

Hey, the one year anniversary of our rechristening this the good ship Double Back is next week! Why not give us the gift of a review? Thanks for listening!

Rating: 70% - Worth Watching

Even when AEW is at its lowest (correction: when *one* host is at his surliest), it’s still a pretty good show. Despite Chan making fart noises about EVERYTHING, everyone else had a good time. Death Triangle! Best Friends! Inner Circle! Pinnacle! Dark Order! Team Taz! Hardy Family Office! A former professional boxer of some renown with a facial tattoo and questionable morals! What more could you ask for?