{"id":188458,"date":"2024-11-22T12:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=188458"},"modified":"2024-11-23T14:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T20:06:57","slug":"aew-dynamite-hits-misses-11-20-full-gear-hype-oreilly-confronting-adam-cole-orange-cassidys-build-as-challenger-ospreay-fletcher-exchange-mariah-lashley-mercedes-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/11\/22\/aew-dynamite-hits-misses-11-20-full-gear-hype-oreilly-confronting-adam-cole-orange-cassidys-build-as-challenger-ospreay-fletcher-exchange-mariah-lashley-mercedes-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW DYNAMITE HITS &#038; MISSES (11\/20): Full Gear hype, O&#8217;Reilly confronting Adam Cole, Orange Cassidy&#8217;s build as challenger, Ospreay-Fletcher exchange, Mariah, Lashley, Mercedes, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4104532934\" 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><h3>HITS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ATTENTION TO SELLING FULL GEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether viewers feel Full Gear has been built well or not, AEW made a concerted effort on this go-home show to address every match on the upcoming PPV and try to sell it to their fans. I thought the November Rain video was well done outside of some audio mixing issues that for some reason they still can&#8217;t completely get right. While there was no real home run of a segment during the show, I felt many of them did a good job of making fans want to see what happens on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUICK HITS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The 90 seconds of interaction between Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher was a great tease for what is likely to be the match of the night at Full Gear. This has been the best built story for this show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bobby Lashley still looks amazing at 48 years old and dispatched of fan favorites Joe Keys and Cheeseburger in dominant fashion. His match with Swerve should be a good one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; While the emotional heaviness came out of nowhere, I thought Roddy Strong did a good job in his promo that followed MJF&#8217;s odd &#8220;trailer park&#8221; segment. The one exception was when Strong said he &#8220;had not slept a wink in a week&#8221;. Yikes. You know that would kill you, right?!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mariah May continues to portray herself as a star and I&#8217;m sure that she will indeed have a memorable &#8220;celebration&#8221; at Full Gear where we find out where Mina&#8217;s loyalties lie and if a certain wrestler comes out of &#8220;retirement&#8221; to ruin the fun.<\/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-11-20-keller-kuester-evaluate-final-full-gear-hype-live-caller-email-chat-interactions--62941640\">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=62941640&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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>MISSES<\/h3>\n<p><strong>O&#8217;REILLY CONFRONTS COLE<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3851595070\" 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>While it may have been an intriguing idea, I felt Kyle O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s speech to Adam Cole further hurts Cole&#8217;s cool factor. I don&#8217;t think anyone wants to see a sad and depressed Cole at this point or a former running buddy giving him the tough love. This entire storyline has been a mess from the start. I&#8217;d prefer for this to end as soon as possible, though I expect Cole has to end up fighting MJF at some point before it does.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GET MERCEDES IN THE RING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The more AEW has Mercedes Mone walking around with a microphone and taking shots at fans&#8217; sports teams, the worse things get for her character. They did her no favors by hot-shotting Kris Statlander to become a babyface after everyone got used to her being a heel. This should be a good match to watch, but for Mercedes to be worth her salary, they need to build a challenger that brings out the best in her and vice versa. (FREE ATHENA!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORANGE CASSIDY BUILD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I went into more detail on this on my podcast (the All Elite Conversation Club) with Joel Dehnel, but I felt this storyline looked good on paper, but the execution has been a bit of a mess. Orange Cassidy may be the reluctant leader, but he just looks like a dope going out to face 5 people and getting beat down without help. Then, when he should be serious, he throws the comedy kicks while his hands were restrained.<\/p>\n<p>If his goal was to make sure his friends did not get hurt like Chuck Taylor, then he should have been more clear about that. Nobody really thinks he has a chance at Full Gear and that&#8217;s not what you want in a main event match. That is why I am thinking there will be a major angle at the end of the show with a possible returning star.<\/p>\n<p>This was an interesting episode of Dynamite. I am looking forward to Full Gear because AEW always comes through with great PPV&#8217;s, but the build could certainly have been better. A big mistake was making many of the big matches on the card &#8220;Chapter 1&#8221; of their stories. That makes it more predictable and gives it less stakes.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s still a lot of work to be done to improve the product, but I&#8217;m encouraged by the current ticket sales for Full Gear that the atmosphere should be great which makes the show feel bigger and more important.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2035682463\" 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>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the weekly free podcast I&#8217;m part of, &#8220;The All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; that typically drops on Fridays the PWTorch Dailycast lineup. Joel Dehnel and I have a great time breaking down all things AEW! Search &#8220;pwtorch&#8221; on your podcast app to subscribe. Send questions and comments to <a href=\"mailto:allelitecc@gmail.com\">allelitecc@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay right here and keep the flow going. We think you&#8217;ll like to read this next&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/11\/21\/aew-dynamite-ratings-report-11-20-ratings-and-viewership-for-final-full-gear-hype-with-cassidy-vs-yuta-in-main-event-plus-1-and-2-year-ago-comparisons\/\">AEW Dynamite Ratings Report (11\/20): Ratings and viewership for final Full Gear hype with Cassidy vs. Yuta in main event, plus 1 and 2 year ago comparisons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/11\/21\/powells-aew-dynamite-hit-list-orange-cassidy-vs-wheeler-yuta-darby-allin-vs-claudio-castagnoli-eight-man-tag-match-the-final-push-for-full-gear\/\">Powell\u2019s AEW Dynamite Hit List: Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta, Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli, eight-man tag match, the final push for Full Gear<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(You can always reach PWTorch editor Wade Keller at <a href=\"mailto:kellerwade@gmail.com\">kellerwade@gmail.com<\/a>. You can also send live event results and news tips to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@gmail.com\">pwtorch@gmail.com<\/a>. Also, we&#8217;re always looking for volunteer contributors to help us round out of coverage of the pro wrestling scene.)<\/p>\n<h3>Follow us on Blue Sky, a great Twitter alternative, as we shift away from TwitterX\u2026<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pwtorch.bsky.social\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pwtorch.bsky.social<\/a> (search \u201cpwtorch\u201d)<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thewadekeller.bsky.social\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thewadekeller.bsky.social<\/a> (search \u201cthewadekeller\u201d)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show - AEW Dynamite w\/Wade Keller &amp; Dan Kuester\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G5fm2OmTvBo?start=2&#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-2654204756\"><div id=\"pwtor-2349172861\"><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>HITS ATTENTION TO SELLING FULL GEAR Whether viewers feel Full Gear has been built well or not, AEW made a concerted effort on this go-home show to address every match on the upcoming PPV and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/11\/22\/aew-dynamite-hits-misses-11-20-full-gear-hype-oreilly-confronting-adam-cole-orange-cassidys-build-as-challenger-ospreay-fletcher-exchange-mariah-lashley-mercedes-more\/\" title=\"AEW DYNAMITE HITS &#038; MISSES (11\/20): Full Gear hype, O&#8217;Reilly confronting Adam Cole, Orange Cassidy&#8217;s build as challenger, Ospreay-Fletcher exchange, Mariah, Lashley, Mercedes, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,52,28,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlightarticles","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists_hitsandmisses","category-specialists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-22-at-12.48.34\u202fPM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188460,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188458\/revisions\/188460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}