{"id":186902,"date":"2024-10-25T14:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T19:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=186902"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T19:20:28","slug":"5-yrs-ago-kellers-aew-dynamite-report-10-23-2019-moxley-vs-pac-private-party-vs-lucha-bros-omega-cody-bucks-jericho-baker-hayter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/10\/25\/5-yrs-ago-kellers-aew-dynamite-report-10-23-2019-moxley-vs-pac-private-party-vs-lucha-bros-omega-cody-bucks-jericho-baker-hayter\/","title":{"rendered":"5 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s AEW Dynamite Report (10\/23\/2019): Moxley vs. Pac, Private Party vs. Lucha Bros., Omega, Cody, Bucks, Jericho, Baker, Hayter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4072791974\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>AEW DYNAMITE<br \/>\nOCTOBER 23, 2019<br \/>\nPITTSBURGH, PA.<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON TNT<br \/>\nREPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>-No intro video this week. They went right to a wide shot of the arena as Justin Roberts introduced the two tag teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) PRIVATE PARTY (Marq Quen &amp; Isiah Kassidy) vs. LUCHA BROS. (Pentagon Jr. &amp; Rey Phoenix) \u2013 AEW Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jim Ross then introduced himself, Schiavone, and Excalibur. Fans chanted \u201cAEW!\u201d Schiavone talked about Private Party having momentum, but admitted he isn\u2019t sure that matters. Ross touted the athleticism on tap in this match, and said a key would be which risk backfires first. Excalibur talked about having an update on Christopher Daniels later. Private Party went through a choreographed but dazzling double-team series against Fenix. The crowd cheered. Kassidy then went to work on Pentagon in the ring. After landing a 450 splash, Quen didn\u2019t hook a leg and then Pentagon kicked out. The announcers called him on not hooking the leg.<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes in, fans loudly chanted \u201cAEW! AEW!\u201d as the Lucha Bros. focused on Quen. Kassidy got a hot tag on a handspring by Quen. He then fired up the crowd and went on a flurry of moves. He scored a near fall on Fenix at 7:00. Schiavone acknowledged fans were chanting for both teams. Excalibur said if the Lucha Bros. hadn\u2019t attacked SCU last week, a larger portion of the crowd would be backing them. Quen scored a near fall after a shooting star press and, I kid you not, they cut to a fan in the crowd checking his phone. (WTF? There\u2019s too many crowd cutaways as it is, but pick your spots more carefully!) Kassidy landed a big cutter. Later, Pentagon landed a Destroyer on Quen, but Kassidy was legal. Fenix blindsided him and set up a Pentagon armbreaker into a snap. Then they finished Quen with their double foot stomp onto a package piledriver for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Lucha Bros. in 12:00 to advance to the finals.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Super-sloppy and choreographed at times, but that\u2019s offset in part because the crowd eats it up and it\u2019s such a contrast to what WWE would ever allow on their TV shows because they want everything so refined and more structured. There\u2019s an argument against this\u00a0breathtaking\u00a0style and in favor of pacing it better and cutting back on the non-stop series to let some of them sink in. But the fans loved it live and reacted and popped for everything.)<\/i><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2318875028\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-A vignette aired that Wardlow is coming. It showed him working out and flexing with a grinding music beat in the background. It had a bit of a late night infomercial workout video or Bowflex vibe to it. I\u2019m inspired to hit the home gym right now!<\/p>\n<p>-They went to the announcers who updated that Daniels is estimated to be out 6-8 weeks due to a pinched nerve after the package piledriver.<\/p>\n<p>-Scorpio Sky &amp; Frankie Kazarian made their ring entrance.<\/p>\n<p>-A vignette aired on Dark Order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) SCU (Scorpio Sky &amp; Frankie Kazarian) vs. DARK ORDER (Stu Grayson &amp; Evil Uno)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ross explained that Dark Order earned a bye and that a win here takes them to the finals. Schiavone said SCU have lost the experience advantage because Sky and Kaz specifically have only teamed together 14 times in the last two years. Ross noted this is an especially high pressure situation, too. Early on Uno tried to calm Grayson who got in the face aggressively of the female referee. Schiavone said Sky &amp; Scorpio beat Dark Order in their one match in 2018, but Dark Order are undefeated in AEW so far. Ross noted that a draw here would make Lucha Bros. the tag champs by default. He hoped that didn\u2019t happen. Ross said in AEW the typical five second rule for a wrestler getting out of the ring after a tag-out is actually ten seconds in AEW. That was probably more of a response to the first match than what was happening here. Uno threw Sky into the ringside steps. At 4:00 they cut to their first commercial break 25 minutes into the show. They stayed with the action on split-screen, though. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jericho led the Inner Circle (Santana, Ortiz, Sammy Guevara; no Jake Hager) through the crowd during the break. Excalibur said they weren\u2019t scheduled to be here, but they have tickets. Fans turned their backs to the action to watch them. Kaz hot-tagged in and went to work on Grayson, but fans were distracted still by Jericho &amp; Co. Kaz earned their attention back eventually. The camera showed that Jericho &amp; Co. ended up in a luxury suite. Meanwhile, Sky and Kaz each hit Cutters and then both applied Dragon Sleepers mid-ring. They cut away to a close-up of a woman in the crowd smiling and missed Grayson shoving Kaz into Sky. (These crowd cutaways are bad enough if they\u2019re well done and infrequent, but totally\u00a0obnoxious when poorly done and done this often.) Uno had Sky covered, but the ref was late making the count as she was distracted by Grayson\u2019s dive onto Kaz on the floor. Fans chanted \u201cThis is awesome!\u201d Kaz landed a flying DDT on Uno onto the ring apron. Sky and Kaz then double-teamed Grayson and hit the S-C-U-Later for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: SCU in 14:00 to advance to the tourney finals.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4154117558\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Two long highly-athletic tag matches with one split-screen commercial break in the first 35 minutes of the show. In other words, they were working hard here to hold viewers\u2019 attention. The Inner Circle walk-in was distracting, but ultimately worth it to get Jericho &amp; Co. on screen with the seed being planted that they might be up to something so stay tuned. No surprise, after last week\u2019s angle, that Lucha Bros. and SCU are battling it out in the tag tournament finals.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-They went to a commercial break on split screen that began with an ad telling people they were watching Dynamite on TNT with a series of clips from the first three weeks. Meanwhile, they showed replays of highlights from the tag match and the SCU celebration on the split-screen. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Back live, Joey Janela was making his ring entrance. When he entered the ring, they went to clips of Janela vs. Jon Moxley at FyterFest from June 29 and then the Janela vs. Kenny Omega hardcore match that aired on AEW Dark. Ross touted AEW Dark, but didn\u2019t say how to watch it. Then Kenny Omega made his ring entrance, while the screen behind him said \u201cAEW Dark\u201d for some reason. Fans chanted \u201cKenny! Kenny!\u201d as he entered the ring. Then they went to a clip of Omega beating Fenix a few days ago in Mexico for the AAA Title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) KENNY OMEGA vs. JOEY JANELA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was a buzz in the arena for Omega as the bell rang to start the match. Omega took control early, but Janela then took over. Ross said women don\u2019t like Janela because he has better hair. Ross said he\u2019s his own man and a unique individual. Janela leaped off the top rope at Kenny, who stood there for a long time waiting before taking the impact. (I wish wrestlers worked harder when taking a dive on the floor to set it up so the targeted wrestle stumbled into position and at that point the wrestler dove at them, rather than the targeted wrestler standing there in perfect position waiting for the wrestler diving at them to finally launch.) They replayed it three times. Janela scored a two count in the ring. They cut to an actual commercial break at 4:00, about 45 minutes into the hour. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Janela back-suplexed Kenny, seemingly aiming for the bottom turnbuckle, but Kenny came up short. It was still a hard impact. Janela landed a flying elbow for a two count. Loved Kenny\u2019s kickout; he shoved Janela off of him as he raised his shoulder. (My wishlist for crisper and more believability in wrestling matches is for kickouts to look more like a real effort to escape from pressure while the person on top is resisting, not cooperating. This was a good example of it.) Omega hit a snap dragon and V-Trigger knee for a two count. Janela came back with a fisherman\u2019s buster and both were slow to get up. They showed Inner Circle reacting in their luxury suite. Fans chanted, \u201cThis is awesome!\u201d Janela gave Omega a running clothesline for another two count. Janela leaped off the top rope with a flip senton attempt, but Omega moved so Janela hit the ring apron edge instead. Omega tossed him back into the ring and connected with a crazy stiff looking V-Trigger. Janela sold it great. Omega then lifted Janela and gave him the One-Winged Angel for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Omega in 13:00.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: A good showcase match of how good Omega is both at offense and selling, what little time there was for selling between big spot sequences. Janela, without completely abandoning his image, cleaned up and toned up and seemed closer to a world class athlete in appearance than before, which is needed if he\u2019s\u00a0going to be booked to last 13 minutes with Kenny. His facial expressions were tremendous here. It\u2019s nice to see they can have a good\u00a0match without endangering themselves too much or utilizing too much\u00a0apparatus. Now, it\u2019s really time for AEW and Kenny to decide how present his character and present it to the fans watching \u2013 newbies and veterans of his New Japan work. Also, all of the people new to AEW with Dynamite have no sense of the Janela character. I don\u2019t know if AEW assumes fans have knowledge already, is making a calculated risk to keep the action-quotient high knowing there\u2019s a downside in terms of character development, or think what fans pick up from\u00a0watching ring\u00a0entrances and matches and listening to commentators is enough.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-As Omega celebrated, Ross threw to pre-recorded pitch for upcoming AEW live events including Charleston, W.Va. next week which Schiavone noted is the first live televised wrestling even there in 19 years, then Charlotte, N.C. in two weeks, and Nashville, Tenn. in three weeks. (That stretch of hot markets giving them instant sellouts is clearly over.)<\/p>\n<p>-They went to Cody\u2019s ring entrance as he was lifted up through the stage in a cloud of fog. Wearing a suit, he smiled as the voice (Cody\u2019s) said \u201cWrestling Only Has One Royal Family\u201d and then pyro blasted. (No pyro at the start of the show this week, as it was saved for Cody\u2019s entrance.) Ross said they\u2019d talk with him next. [c]<\/p>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p>-Schiavone stood mid-ring with Cody. You could hear the director tell Schiavone through his earpiece they were now back live. When Schiavone mentioned Jericho\u2019s name, fans booed. Schiavone said he knows Cody has a major announcement. Inner Circle sounded air horns to distract him. Cody said he\u2019s had the privilege of growing up in front of the fans, so it\u2019s appropriate he gets to make this announcement now. Jericho then interrupted on a live mic, yelling \u201cBoo!\u201d (So Jericho had to buy a ticket but he had a live mic provided to him?) Cody said this isn\u2019t like the other wrestling company they came from, there isn\u2019t an invisible wall. He said he can easily step up there and they can fight right here, right now. Fans cheered. Jericho smiled and stepped out of the box. \u201cCody! Cody!\u201d chanted the fans. Jericho said, \u201cHey, Pittsburgh, shut your mouth.\u201d Jericho said he knows Cody has a lot of bravado, but he\u2019s smart, so don\u2019t do something stupid. Jericho said he knows he\u2019s a coward. \u201cYou\u2019re nothing but an entitled, millennial bitch. Yeah!\u201d Jericho said it\u2019s the Inner Circle, but it\u2019s four-on-one. Excalibur noted that the fifth member, Jake Hager, is training for his next MMA fight. Goldust then walked out. Jericho said it\u2019s still four-on-two, so stay there and be the cowards they\u2019ve always been. Then out came MJF. Jericho seemed less confident suddenly. Jericho then made fun of MJF wearing a scarf. \u201cWho wears a scarf?\u201d he said. Fans yelled, \u201cYou!\u201d Jericho said it\u2019s still four-on-three. Then suddenly DDP made his ring entrance. Fans popped for that. The video showed DDP doing his DDPYoga in a classroom. Ross noted that Jericho\u2019s mood has visibly changed.<\/p>\n<p>As Cody &amp; Co. walked up the steps, Jericho told them to stop and \u201cDon\u2019t take one more step!\u201d Jericho &amp; Co. retreated behind a locked door and taunted Cody. Cody wrapped his fist with MJF\u2019s scarf and punched in the glass. Then he unlocked the door and dragged Jericho into the concourse. He hit Jericho with a trash can and a crutch. Security pulled them apart. The others brawled in the background.\u00a0They brawled over to a Dippin\u2019 Dots stand. Ross: \u201cOh my god, they\u2019re going to destroy the Dippin\u2019 Dots!\u201d Red-shirted security charged onto the scene to separate them. Jericho showed that he had tickets and ordered Cody &amp; Co. to get out of there. Fans chanted \u201cDDP!\u201d The police escorted Cody &amp; Co. out of the concourse. Both sides yelled at each other. Ross said Jericho had tickets and had a right to be in that suite. They cut to a break, but stayed with the scene in the concourse on split-screen as Jericho &amp; Co. kept pointing at their tickets as proof Cody should be in trouble.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Well executed segment, although it was a bit of a stretch that\u00a0Jericho needed tickets to be at the arena and that having tickets gave him a leg-up over the Executive V.P. Cody and his friends. But AEW worked here to cover their bases and justify Jericho using the technicality of having a ticket to beat the system and taunt Cody until Cody crossed a line. The close-up of Jericho\u2019s face each time someone knew came out to get closer to evening the odds against him tremendous, as Jericho went through different stages from cocky to concerned to wanting no part of it. The punch through the glass window was a cool visual. This was a fun use of DDP. Cody seems like someone with a lot of friends and connections that he can utilize, if even MJF is a questionable choice of an associate, which gives him a lot of options as a character to interact with others with whom he has a backstory. The Dippin\u2019 Dots line by Ross was tremendous. Jericho pointing to his ticket as some sort of justification for Cody &amp; Co. to be escorted out of the arena by security was perfectly played for a cowardly heel you want to see get beat up.) [c]<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Dynamite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/aew-dynamite-post-show-10-23-keller-dehnel-talk-moxley-s-latest-attack-fletcher-s-big-promo-private-party-s-push-guevara-more--62484738\">CLICK HERE<\/a> (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=62484738&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>(4) THE YOUNG BUCKS (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. BEST FRIENDS (Chuck Taylor &amp; Trent Berreta w\/Orange Cassidy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cassidy stood behind the Bucks as soon as they entered the ring and gave them half-hearted mocking superkicks. He turned his back. The Bucks superkicked him. Fans booed. Schiavone said he can\u2019t explain Orange Cassidy at all. The Best Friends rallied and hugged a couple minutes in. Ross said Nick and Matt are \u201cemotionally synchronized.\u201d The Best Friends hit a Doomsday Device at ringside. Cassidy distracted Matt. Excalibur said Cassidy is \u201claconic and sloth-like.\u201d Ross and Schiavone loved that description. They cut to a break around 5:00. [c]<\/p>\n<p>After the break, Berreta gave Matt a German Suplex off the top rope. Best Friends hugged again and the crowd popped. Cassidy then leaped off the top rope with his casual dive with his hands in his pockets onto the Bucks. \u201cHoly shit!\u201d chanted the fans. Nick landed a diving senton onto Berreta to break up his pin after a double-team sitout powerbomb on Matt. Matt flipped out of a Doomsday Attempt. The Bucks then broke out their superkicks. Nick landed on Cassidy and Berreta at ringside. Back in the ring Matt landed a More Bang For Your Buck on Chuck for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Bucks in 12:00.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Exciting nonstop action in this tag match with lots of big breathtaking spots. That\u2019s the theme of the night.\u00a0Another theme is newer fans being left without any\u00a0concrete reason to cheer for either of these teams to win, and instead are left to just cheer for the action and\u00a0judge for themselves whether they like them from the hints during ring\u00a0entrances and in-ring reactions. It doesn\u2019t help that crowds pop for the Best\u00a0Friends hug if a viewers doesn\u2019t know what that backstory is.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-The Bucks took the mic after the match and accepted the challenge issued last week by Santana &amp; Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>-A video feature aired on Britt Baker being a pro wrestler and a dentist.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: That belonged on the show last week or the week before, but I\u2019ll take it this week too. You got to know her\u00a0background and got a sense of her personality.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) JAMIE HAYTER vs. BRITT BAKER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On her way to the ring, Hayter tried to yank a \u201cBritt Baker\u201d sign out of the hands of a ringside fan. The fans won that battle. Baker came out with the Pittsburgh Steeler\u2019s mascot, Steely McBeam. Baker fended off an early aggressive attack and there a barrage of punches in the corner. Hayter came back with a suplex into the corner. Fans booed as she celebrated. She mock cried in response to the booing. He kicked Baker to the floor. Fans loudly chanted \u201cBaker!\u201d Hayter threw Baker into the ringpost, then whipped her hard into the barricade. Baker came back with a slingblade. They cut to a break.\u00a0[c]<\/p>\n<p>They stayed with the action on split-screen as Hayter controlled the match and worked the crowd. She mounted her and punched away, then put her over the middle rope and kicked the back of her head a few times as the ref scolded her. She sat on Baker\u2019s back and then yanked on her mouth, stretching her lips, then licked her finger and poked it into her ear. She then taunted the crowd before settling into a side headlock. They came back live as Hayter grinded on the side of Baker\u2019s head. The announcers touted Hayter\u2019s performance so far, noting she was just 24. Baker teased a comeback, but Hayter leaped onto her back and applied a sleeper. The crowd was really into Baker specifically and this match in general. Ross mentioned Moxley and Pac would be in the main event and said it should be a classic. He said it\u2019s two hungry guys looking for the next big win that can take them a step closer to the championship. Excalibur said Pac feels like he\u2019s been criminally overlooked in AEW and he\u2019d like to make an example out of Moxley. Baker continued the aggressive attack and scored a near fall. Baker came back with a superplex. Hayter fired back right away and clotheslined Baker for another near fall. Baker caught a charging Hayter with a superkick and then landed an Ace Crusher and swinging neckbreaker for another near fall. Schiavone said there\u2019s a lot left in Hayter. Seconds later Baker connected with a superkick and\u00a0then applied her Lockjaw for the tapout win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Britt Baker in 9:00.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: You could tell these two aimed to have a standout nine minute match. Not\u00a0everything was crisp, but Hayter\u2019s aggressiveness and demeanor was believable against the heavily-touted Baker, making Baker\u2019s win more meaningful and dramatic. It could have been shortened to six minutes and not had a commercial break and also worked well, and it was pushing the limits of length where they could hold the crowd, but it didn\u2019t cross into overstaying its welcome.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-They replayed the concourse brawl. Ross said Jericho wanted Cody to go to jail. Excalibur said Cody was in a holding facility on the Pitt campus as a result of his actions attacking \u201ca ticket holder.\u201d They plugged Cody would challenge Jericho at Full Gear.\u00a0Ross then plugged the Jon Moxley vs. Pac main event.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage, Jenn Decker interviewed Hayter. As Hayter began talking about the loss, Brandi Rhodes hit her from behind and then pointed at Decker as she shook with intensity and rage.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Does Brandi\u2019s intensity have something to do with what Cody was going to announce tonight, which Jericho interrupted? I wish the announcers had made a bit more out of Cody not getting to the big announcement he was in the midst of when the Inner Circle interrupted him.) [c]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) JON MOXLEY vs. PAC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Justin Roberts announced the match as being \u201cTV time remaining.\u201d Mox\u2019s entrance video is tremendous. Barbed wire, prison cell, hashtags on the wall counting the days until he escaped, then busting through the bricks. He walked out onto the stage and pyro blasted and he looked around. Pac attacked Mox from behind with a chair. Mox went down hard. Pac kicked the back of his head. Fans chanted \u201cAsshole!\u201d as he choked Mox with his jacket. Just great crowd intensity with a buzz in the building. Pac threw Mox into the security barricade at ringside twice. Excalibur talked about Pac and Mox each having a blemish on their records because last week Mox cost them a tag team win. Schiavone said Mox walked out on him. Ross said he tries to talk with wrestlers before the show, but he can\u2019t even approach Pac. Two refs checked on Mox, who had trouble standing. But then he leaped into the ring and the bell rang.<\/p>\n<p>Pac landed a quick enzuigiri and then set up a Black Arrow, but Mox rolled to the floor. He could barely stand. Pac landed a flip dive over the top rope onto Mox, then landed on his feet. He threw Mox back into the ring and made the cover, scoring a two count. The pace slowed a bit as Pac landed some surgical methodical strikes. Mox showed life and lifted Pac into the corner and kicked away at him with a barrage of kicks. Mox, though, came out of the corner stumbling, still feeling the effects of the pre-match attack. Pac took over again and scored another two count.\u00a0They cut to a break, but stayed with the action on split-screen. [c]<\/p>\n<p>During the break, they hoed Pac working over Moxley on split-screen. Pac applied mid-ring side headlock. Mox fought out of it, but Pac stayed in control, cutting short any Mox comeback attempts. Ross noted they were trending no. 1 on Twitter. Pac kicked in the head and scored another two count. Mox sat up and looked glassy-eyed. Schiavone mentioned Mark Madden, a Pittsburgh radio legend, former Nitro co-host, and PWTorch Newsletter columnist before all of that.\u00a0Mox eventually came back with a bulldog onto the edge of the ring apron. Pac took a crazy looking contorted cartwheel bump and held his neck when he got back in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>They exchanged blows mid-ring. Mox got the better of it including a knee, then blasted Pac with a clothesline out of the corner. Pac caught him with a boot, though, and then landed a spinning sidekick. Mox fired back with a hard clothesline and Pac 360 bumped. Mox hooked both legs and scored a near fall. Mox waited in the corner as Pac eventually sat up. Pac rolled to the floor. Mox dove through the ropes and tackled Pac on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd booed when Justin said five minutes of TV time remains. Ross said a sense of urgency kicked in because neither of them want to \u201ckiss their sister.\u201d (That\u2019s a saying, not a stipulation.) Mox came back with a Black Hole slam for a near fall a minute later. Ross said Moxley is an animal. He kneed Pac for another two count, then set up a clover leaf. Ross mentioned Dean Malenko. Pac reached the bottom rope to force a break. Then Mox climbed to the top rope, but Pac dropkicked the ropes and knocked Mox off balance. Pac then landed a top rope Falcon Arrow for a two count. Pac complained the ref counted too slow. Fans chanted \u201cLet\u2019s Go Moxley!\u201d Pac looked down at Moxley menacingly. Schiavone said when Pac positioned Mox, it was like dragging a dead body. Mox ducked a top rope move by Pac and schoolboyed him for a near fall. Mox charged, but Pac ducked and pulled the top rope down. Mox tumbled to the floor. Then he kicked him. Pac then landed a\u00a0450 splash on the floor. They cut to a woman looking with her jaw dropped. Pac set up a Black Arrow, but Mox rolled out of the way. Roberts announced one minute was left. Mox crawled over and covered Pac. After a kickout,\u00a0Mox hit his Paradigm Shift during the ten second countdown and scored a two count before the bell signifying a \u201ckiss your sister draw\u201d (copyright Jim Ross). Fans booed the draw.\u00a0Mox was so frustrated, he gave a DDT to the referee. Ross said Moxley snapped.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: TV Time Limit Draw in 12:00.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Man did they fit a lot of drama and great storytelling and hard-hitting action into 12 minutes. The draw finish was a bit flat, but understandable when AEW is trying to protect both guys from a loss. AEW shouldn\u2019t do that draw too often because the heat will end up on the company. The idea of Mox DDTing the referee in frustration was meant to give fans a reason to pop as the show ended. That worked.\u00a0That said, Moxley better be fined or suspended because it\u2019d pretty crazy if the authority figures in AEW would just let that occur without ramifications. Pac is a real gem for AEW. He shed whatever image he had as Adrian Neville in WWE as a gifted highspot artist who supposedly couldn\u2019t cut promos or main event against top tier stars. The commentary from Ross, which he\u2019s done before, talking about how Pac is so intense and intimidating and unapproachable backstage. It paints a portrait of Pac as someone who is tightly wound and mega-talented and ruthless.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> Another good, enjoyable, entertaining show start to finish. The ring-style of some of those frenetic tag matches isn\u2019t for everyone, but the crowd enthusiasm is important\u2026 I wish we had a more overt push for what\u2019s on next week\u2019s show and I still can\u2019t believe they\u2019ve held off on Jon Moxley\u2019s first major promo after four weeks\u2026 Good to see a couple vignettes weaved into the show. This episode will be most remembered for those dazzling tag matches, the Cody-Jericho segment leading to a concourse brawl, and the strong Pac-Moxley main event\u2026 This was AEW\u2019s most well-rounded show to date, but still not getting across the babyface\/heel dynamics or backstory on most of the key personalities nearly enough\u2026 The Pittsburgh crowd really helped make this feel like a hot product for TV reviews. You couldn\u2019t watch this and not think you weren\u2019t missing out on something special if you hadn\u2019t seen it before, even if you didn\u2019t know anyone headed into the show. That said, AEW has to realize that the TV viewers who will make or break them aren\u2019t the ones snatching up tickets in the first 30 minutes who have watched the journeys of the top talent closely for the last few years and are currently devouring all of the online supplemental content. I don\u2019t sense AEW gets that or accounts for that enough when formatting these shows\u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/10\/23\/10-yrs-ago-wwe-smackdown-tv-report-10-17-2014-rollins-vs-ziggler-plus-stardust-cody-sheamus-kane-dean-amborse-aj-lee-usos-more\/\">10 YRS AGO \u2013 WWE SMACKDOWN TV Report (10-17-2014): Rollins vs. Ziggler, plus Stardust (Cody), Sheamus, Kane, Dean Amborse, AJ Lee, Usos, more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/10\/23\/deonna-purrazzo-on-why-she-left-tna-making-her-aew-debut-in-her-home-state-working-with-jordynne-grace-and-mickie-james\/\">Deonna Purrazzo on why she left TNA, making her AEW debut in her home state, working with Jordynne Grace and Mickie James<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show - AEW Dynamite w\/Wade Keller &amp; Joel Dehnel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RahH1k6_K-8?start=363&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3724261193\"><div id=\"pwtor-1038024722\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026 AEW DYNAMITE OCTOBER 23, 2019 PITTSBURGH, PA. 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