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Bodeen’s Top 5 Moments: AEW Dynamite (4/28/21)

AEW ramps up to Blood and Guts with an action packed show! What were Bodeen’s Top 5 moments?

Published

4 years ago

April 30, 2021

With AEW Blood and Guts just around the corner, AEW delivered a great episode of Dynamite as we sew The Pinnacle confront The Inner Circle, Darby Allin defend his TNT Championship against 10 of the Dark Order and much more this week. So for the first time ever let’s ignite the fuse and bring the boom as we look at the top 5 moments on AEW Dynamite

5. Things heat up between Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston and Kenny Omega.

After beating Rich Swann at Impact Reblillion just a few days ago. Kenny Omega would waste no time gloating in his victory as Don Callis hyped the Impact and AEW Champion as well as The Young Bucks from inside their limo. Omega would later talk about the actions of Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston last week, telling Kingston that he would have to face off against Micheal Nakazawa later in the night with both Omega and Callis cutting a short but extremely effective promo.

Eddie Kingston would later come out in the night and refuse to face Nakazawa. This would lead to Nakazawa attacking him from behind with Kingston eventually getting the upper hand. Kingston would then grab a steel chair and wrap it around the ankle of Nakazawa. Kingston would then call out Kenny Omega, threatening to break the ankle of Nakazawa if Omega didn’t come out. Omega would then come out showing little care of Nakazawa as he called for Brandon Cutler.

Unfortatanly for Omega and Calis, Cutler would come out being attacked by Jon Moxley. Moxley would then attack Omega throwing him inside the ring. Kingston would then wrap the chair around Omega’s ankle with Moxley and Kingston threatening to break the ankle of Omega, demanding a tag team match against Moxley and Nakazawa next week, giving Don Callis no choice but to accept Kingston’s and Moxley’s demands in an entertaining segment.

#EddieKingston doesn't want @MichaelNakazawa…he wants @KennyOmegamanX!

Tune into #AEWDynamite Now on TNT! pic.twitter.com/11pUKnNW4I

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 29, 2021

4. Brian Cage and Hangman Adam Page open the show against each other

One thing AEW has done extremely well in their short time as a wrestling company it’s their ability to start things off strong with a great match. While RAW in particular has a terrible problem with starting their shows with promos or video packages that drag on for too long and hurt the early pacing of the show, AEW is straight into the action, with most of the opening matches being great to watch. This week would be no different as Brian Cage and Hangman Page went head to head to open Dynamite this week.

Before the match could start, Brian Cage would attack Hangman Adam Page, with Cage hitting Adam Page with a powerbomb on the stage. Brian would continue to assault Page as the match started, punishing him outside the ring using the barricade. Page would then fight back after putting his knees up after Cage attempted a standing moonsault, Page would keep fighting back and even hit Cage with a moonsault outside the ring.

Page would then throw Cage back inside the ring and attempt to hit the Buckshot Lariat only for Cage to reverse and later hit two powerbombs as well as a Drill Claw on Page to score a surprising win, in what was a great match to open Dynamite with Adam Page looking strong in defeat as he pushed Cage, despite being brutally assaulted by Cage before the match.

Powerbomb ➡️ Buckle Bomb ➡️ Drill Claw leads @MrGMSI_BCage to a WIN over #1 Ranked @theAdamPage on #AEWDynamite

Watch Dynamite Now on TNT! pic.twitter.com/D5WXtuMMly

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 29, 2021

3. The Young Bucks face off against Matt and Mike Sydal in tag team action

After being hyped by Don Callis and Kenny Omega earlier in the night, Nick and Matt Jackson had a big job ahead of them as they faced Matt and Mike Sydal in tag team actions. Both teams would start things off evenly early in the match with the Young Bucks being the first ones in the match to get the upper hand with Mike Sydal getting caught with a superkick from the Young Bucks as Dynamite went to an ad break.

Despite the Young Bucks using twin magic against the Sydals, Matt Sydal would take the fight to The Young Bucks, hitting both members with various moves. Sydal would keep taking the fight to The Young Bucks late in the match hitting both Nick and Matt with a hurricanrana leading to a close near fall as Matt Sydal continued to push both members of The Young Bucks to their limit.

The Young Bucks would then later recover in the match, hitting a Johnny Cage tribute with a Split Legged Low Blow on Mike Sydal late in the match, following it up by hitting the BTE trigger to pin Sydal and win the match. With both Matt and Mike Sydal looking strong in defeat after pushing the Young Bucks to the limit despite being the clear underdogs of the match.

Is #1 ranked #SCU the "biggest threat" the @youngbucks and their Tag Team Titles have ever faced?

Watch #AEWDynamite Now on TNT! pic.twitter.com/Bn4zAXN3q7

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 29, 2021

2. Darby Allin defends his TNT against 10 of The Dark Order

Before the match, 10 from The Dark Order gave a short touching promo on what Brodie Lee meant to him before the match. Darby Allin and 10 would start things off evenly, exchanging holds, punches and reversals as The Dark Order and Sting watched on from their corner as both Allin and 10 tried to get the upper hand over each other throughout most of the match. Things would then heat up as The Dark Order and Sting confronted each other outside the ring, leading to Ethan Page to sneak in and attack Darby Allin from behind, throwing Allin into the ring post while Sting was distracted.

10 would then hit Darby Allin with a wheelbarrow German Surplex, with Allin just finding enough strength to kick out before the referee counted three. 10 continued to inflict damage on Allin, with 10 looking to have Allin beat when he locked in the Full Nelson on Allin. Just when things looked bleak for Allin, The TNT Champion would use the turnbuckles to reverse the Full Nelson into a pinfall for the win.

After their great match, Darby Allin and 10 would pay their respect to Brodie Lee by holding up the Brodie armband and hugging each other in a touching moment. Scorpio and Ethan Page would then attack Sting and Allin with Lance Archer and 10 making the save as the show closed with Sting and Darby Allin down after being attacked by Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page.

Make it 9 straight title defenses for @DarbyAllin after pulling out a win vs. #DarkOrder's @Pres10Vance in our Main Event!

Watch Dynamite every Wednesday at 8/7c on TNT! pic.twitter.com/JvsuRFRxBZ

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 29, 2021

1. The Inner Circle face off against The Pinnacle ahead of Blood and Guts

While multi-man promo segments can drag on and feel slow at times. The Parley segment between The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle was amazing to watch with nearly everyone involved looking strong on the mic as both teams traded verbal shots at each other as well how important it is for each team to win at Blood and Guts and what they are willing to sacrifice in order to be victorious. Shawn Spears would be the first man to speak during this segment talking about how The Pinnacle deserved the advantage after being tricked into the match by The Inner Circle. Spears would then talk about Sammy Guevara and how he has not wrestled a match in quite some time, leading to Spears giving The Pinnacle the advantage as well as taking a verbal shot at Shaun Spears failures in WWE and AEW.

FTR would then be the next to have mic time as they made things personal with Santana & Ortiz, telling them to leave the soft versions of themselves behind than making things even more personal talking about their rivals children. MJF would then grab the mic and show a rare sign of respect to Jericho, telling Jericho how important he has been for AEW and the pressure that has caused Jericho. MJF would then finish things off by telling Jericho that he was going to put Jericho down.

This would then cause Jericho to snap, with Jericho cutting a personal promo on how hard he worked in WCW 25 years ago. Jericho would then call out the amount of time the Pinnacle has been together compared to the amount of time The Inner Circle has been together, with Jericho informing MJF that the Pinnacle will have to kill them to win next week in an amazing promo segment that did a great job building up for Blood and Guts next week.

These were my top 5 moments from AEW Dynamite this week. What were your top 5 moments and what are your predictions heading to Blood and Guts? Let us know in the comments down below.

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Money In The Bank

Extra, extra read all about it… Chairshot Staff picks are in!!!

Published

2 weeks ago

June 6, 2025

PC Tunney

Sing it with me… money money money money moneeeeeeeeeyeeeeee… everybody’s got a price! MONEY IN THE BANK is here!!! How money will our staff picks be?!?

AJ – Roxanne Perez
Andrew – Stephanie Vaquer – *Bubba Sparxxx Impression* I don’t tell stories, I let them tell theyself.
Dave – Guilia – A stacked field but I just like her here.
DJ – Naomi
DPP – Roxanne Perez
Jason – Alexa Bliss
Patrick – Roxanne Perez
Rey – Naomi – If Naomi loses, we riot!
Rob – Naomi
Greg – Alexa Bliss – Bliss has had huge reactions since returning and is moving a ton of merch. While I can see them wanting to build Roxanne Perez, Giulia, or Stephanie Vaquer, I think Alexa Bliss.

Tunney’s Take: Rhea Ripley – I’ll make my case short and sweet… Mami in the Bank! You can’t leave that money on the table.

Chairshot Pick – Tie – Naomi 3 & Roxanne Perez 3 (Alexa Bliss 2, Giulia 1, Rhea Ripley 1, Stephanie Vaquer 1)

AJ – LA Knight
Andrew – El Grande Americano – Feels correct given his push and the fact he’s over.
Dave – Seth Rollins – Got to push that new faction.
DJ – LA Knight
DPP – El Grande Americano
Jason – LA Knight
Patrick – Solo Sikoa
Rey – LA Knight – Looks like another push, and he does have history with Cena.
Rob – Solo Sikoa
Greg – Seth Rollins – This company is extremely high in the El Grande Americano gimmick, but this match comes down to Seth Rollins or LA Knight. Given the Rollins storyline, it’s his briefcase to win.

Tunney’s Take: El Grande Americano – Picture this: Chad Gable wins the AAA Mega Championship and El Grande Americano wins MITB! WHAT A SATURDAY in LA!!!

Chairshot Pick – LA Knight 4 (El Grande Americano 3, Seth Rollins 2, Solo Sikoa 2)

AJ – Becky Lynch – Sadly
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I still don’t care about Lyra.
Dave – Lyra Valkyria – Starting to warm up to her and Becky has a lot to do with that.
DJ – Lyra Valkyria
DPP – Becky Lynch
Jason – Becky Lynch
Patrick – Lyra Valkyria
Rey – Becky Lynch – Put some fire on the Irish Beef.
Rob – Becky Lynch
Greg – Becky Lynch – I don’t think you do a rematch here just to have Becky lose again. Unless Bayley shows up to help Lyra.

Tunney’s Take: Becky Lynch – A big part of me feels that winning this title checks off a major box for Becks in her HOF career.

Chairshot Pick – Becky Lynch 8-3

AJ – Cena & Paul
Andrew – Rhodes & Uso – Easy way for Cena to lose without eating the pinfall.
Dave – Rhodes & Uso – Get the QB back on the winning track.
DJ – Rhodes & Uso
DPP – Rhodes & Uso
Jason – Cena & Paul
Patrick – Cena & Paul
Rey – Rhodes & Uso – Heels usually lose these kinds of matches. Logan takes the pin.
Rob – Cena & Paul
Greg – Rhodes & Uso – I hope Jey isn’t an afterthought here like Cody was last fall when he was paired up with Roman. I think Cody pins Cena to set up Cody-Cena 2 at SummerSlam.

Tunney’s Take: Cena & Paul – I don’t think Cena is involved in another loss until he loses the WWE Championship. I also think Logan Paul is NOT done trying to capture Jey Uso’s World Heavyweight Championship. …Travis Scott in the house?

Chairshot Pick – 6-5 Rhodes & Uso

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Backlash St. Louis

Chairshot Staff picks!!!

Published

1 month ago

May 9, 2025

PC Tunney

May is upon us and with that, so is Backlash from St. Louis! What does the first PLE after WrestleMania have in store for the WWE Universe? Let’s see if the Chairshot Staff can properly interpret the crystal ball of rasslin’ future.

AJ – Pat MacAfee – Gunther has to start losing control and who better than an announcer.
Andrew – Pat MacAfee – Goldberg getting involved does seem correct here.
Dave – Gunther – He’s not losing to a broadcaster.
DJ – Gunther – Pat is sent to the shadow realm until football season is over.
DPP – Gunther – Post match beat down leads to Pat time off.
Jason – Gunther – One massive spot and or bump from Pat.
Patrick – Gunther
Rey – Gunther – RIP MacAfee, t’was a good life.
Rob – Gunther
Greg – Pat MacAfee – Why? Goooooldbeeerrrrrgggggg!

Tunney’s Take: Gunther – Seems like the right pick here. Pat may be getting some time off and Gunther needs more heat.

Chairshot Pick – GUNTHER 8-3

AJ – Lyra Valkyria – Becky’s hopefully putting her over, still mad about Dakota.
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I have no real interest in Lyra currently.
Dave – Becky Lynch – Lyra is boring AF!
DJ – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley interferes.
DPP – Becky Lynch – Becky cheats and steals the title.
Jason – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley costs Becks.
Patrick – Becky Lynch
Rey – Becky Lynch – Story needs to jump up a bit, Becky Charlotte’s Lyra.
Rob – Lyra Valkyria
Greg – Becky Lynch – It’s been fun, Lyra. (It kinda hasn’t)

Tunney’s Take: Lyra Valkyria – Bayley’s interference should set up some type of program with Becky as we head towards Summer(Slam).

Chairshot Pick – BECKY LYNCH 6-5

AJ – Jacob Fatu – Great way to put him over w/ two former WHCs and LA Knight.
Andrew – Jacob Fatu – He’s Jacob Fatu!
Dave – Jacob Fatu – Too soon to pull the belt off him.
DJ – Jacob Fatu – Priest and LA can’t decide who’s is bigger.
DPP – Jacob Fatu – Your hardcore match, tables and chairs involved.
Jason – Jacob Fatu – The Champ retains due to or in spite of Solo.
Patrick – Jacob Fatu
Rey – Jacob Fatu – All gas. No brakes. Ain’t losing.
Rob – Jacob Fatu
Greg – Jacob Fatu – Someone from The Samoan Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Jacob Fatu – Uncle Mo is on Fatu’s side and other than Knight, I don’t see Drew or Priest holding the US title in the current circumstances of this title’s landscape.

Chairshot Pick – JACOB FATU 11-0

AJ – Dominic Mysterio – Judgement Day shenanigans just leading up to Finn turning on Dom later.
Andrew – Penta – Dom’s fine having a short reign, could also work for pushing AAA.
Dave – Dominic Mysterio – He’s probably more over than Penta.
DJ – Dominic Mysterio – Dirty Dom takes home the gold and the girl.
DPP – Dominic Mysterio – Big Head helps Dom pull out the win.
Jason – Dominic Mysterio – By hook and crook.
Patrick – Dominic Mysterio
Rey – Dominic Mysterio – Latino Heat keeps burning. Finn gets closer to the edge.
Rob – Dominic Mysterio
Greg – Dominic Mysterio – Someone from The Guerrero Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Dominic Mysterio – That belt looks good with the king of chicken tendys. I can see Penta and Rey reforming as a tag team sooner than later.

Chairshot Pick – DOMINIC MYSTERIO 10-1

AJ – John Cena – Why? Cena wins, lol.
Andrew – John Cena – Shenanigans ensue so it’s not a clean win.
Dave – John Cena – The last time is now.
DJ – John Cena – Randy hears voices telling him he needs an Attitude Adjustment.
DPP – John Cena – Cena tries to cheat but the ref doesn’t call for a DQ.
Jason – John Cena – Nefarious means, Randy not ready for Evil John Cena.
Patrick – John Cena
Rey – John Cena – Cena just counting down the dates. Should be fun though.
Rob – John Cena
Greg – John Cena – You know they want Cody to be the hero in the end.

Tunney’s Take: Randy Orton – Once upon a time Randy got himself intentionally disqualified and it cost John. Saturday, history repeats itself with a 180-degree twist. Cena retains via Orton DQ victory. This time, Travis Scott’s appearance takes care of that task.

Chairshot Pick – JOHN CENA 10-1