{"id":95534,"date":"2020-04-03T12:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=95534"},"modified":"2020-04-03T12:41:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:41:43","slug":"aew-dynamite-hits-misses-4-1-archer-vs-stunt-moxley-hager-video-feature-brodie-lee-promo-jericho-vanguard-1-interaction-cody-darby-vs-spears-guevara-omega-vs-trent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/03\/aew-dynamite-hits-misses-4-1-archer-vs-stunt-moxley-hager-video-feature-brodie-lee-promo-jericho-vanguard-1-interaction-cody-darby-vs-spears-guevara-omega-vs-trent\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW DYNAMITE HITS &#038; MISSES 4\/1: Archer vs. Stunt, Moxley-Hager video feature, Brodie Lee promo, Jericho-Vanguard 1 interaction, Cody &#038; Darby vs. Spears &#038; Guevara, Omega vs. Trent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-426673967\" 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><strong>\u2022Kenny Omega vs. Trent &#8211; HIT:<\/strong>\u00a0Due to Florida enforcing \u201cShelter in Place,\u201d Dynamite was forced to move out of Jacksonville and to an undisclosed location in Georgia. The new venue is much smaller than Daily\u2019s Place, but AEW had a modified stage that exits directly to ringside with no rampway. A handful of wrestlers were scattered near ringside giving far more energy to the show than an empty gym. Kenny Omega did what he does best putting on a great athletic match. His performances are so entertaining that a crowd isn\u2019t even needed. They teased a time-limit draw before Omega hit the One-Winged Angel on Trent for the victory. Right finish with Omega still going over strong and Trent nearly taking him the distance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Hikaru Shida vs. Anna Jayy &#8211; MISS:\u00a0<\/strong>I can\u2019t say enough great things about Britt Baker in this heel role. She\u2019s become such a treat to watch even incorporating social distancing and using it as an excuse to back away from Hikaru Shida. Shida\u2019s match with Anna Jayy was less than stellar with plenty of sloppy spots. I remain a believer in Shida, but felt she could have done more to elevate the lesser experienced Jayy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Moxley-Hager Promo &#8211; HOMERUN:\u00a0<\/strong>That\u2019s how you build a match. This package accomplished everything you could want. I had serious doubts about Hager in AEW. Being ringside for his first AEW match, he lacked the fire and energy that his new character demands. He\u2019s presented as a vicious MMA fighter, but in the ring he looked like an older Jack Swagger. The way in which this video package presented Hager made me go from dismissing him as a weak title contender to someone who could main event a major show against Jon Moxley. On the flip side, Moxley continues to cement why he\u2019s the top guy in the promotion. This is the type of package that Dynamite has been missing on a consistent basis. Most of this content has been regulated to the Road To series where only a small fraction of the audience seeks it out. Basic wrestling booking of presenting bad-ass fighters with the endless pursuit to be the best is timeless storytelling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Lance Archer vs. Marko Stunt &#8211; HIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Poor Marko Stunt. Stunt didn\u2019t stand a chance against the debuting Lance Archer. Although the match was short, it accomplished what it needed to. Archer stormed to ringside taking out everyone in sight before demolishing Stunt. Stunt sold great for Archer flying around the ring before being launched over the ringside barrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong>Brodie Lee Promo &amp; Dustin Rhodes &amp; QT Marshall vs. 8 &amp; 9 &#8211; MISS:\u00a0<\/strong>I continue to be intrigued by watching Lee in this role. It\u2019s jarring to see him go from a cult follower in a greasy tank top to a well dressed ringleader centered around Vince McMahon\u2019s quirks. Not a lot to the match between the newly formed tag-team, The Natural Nightmares and the nameless disciples of the Dark Order, 8 and 9. Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall are a fine veteran tag team, but not the kind of act AEW should be giving a hard push. The current travel restrictions have put a limit on who AEW can use from their roster. Putting this team together is an acceptable use of making the best of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Chris Jericho &#8211; Vanguard 1 &#8211; HIT:\u00a0<\/strong>As someone who\u2019s not a traditional fan of comedy in wrestling, this segment had me laughing out loud. Chris Jericho is entertaining at everything he does whether it be the serious painmaker or the frivolous mustache twirler with a list. The absurdity of Broken Matt Hardy\u2019s Vanguard 1 plays much better when it\u2019s not done in an empty arena. I\u2019m less concerned about the outlandishness of Hardy because of AEW\u2019s other unconventional characters who\u2019ve gotten over. I do raise a red flag for Jericho playing into all of the silliness. He\u2019s fun and entertaining doing it, but is it worth the risk of him looking like less of a star? Kurt Angle was among the best at wrestling comedy wearing a little cowboy hat, but it undercut him as a serious performer. Perhaps Jericho is at such a star level that he transcends what would typically damage one\u2019s image.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Cody &amp; Darby Allin vs. Shawn Spears &amp; Sammy Guevara &#8211; HIT:\u00a0<\/strong>An entertaining contest that effectively built up the quarter final matches for the new TNT Championship. Shawn Spears seems to have lost a good chunk of money gambling on matches, but he scores the pin on a distracted Darby Allin. Last week, Cody heavily put Allin over on commentary even comparing him to Sting. This week, Allin saves Cody from a chair shot to head and in doing so gets rolled up. Allin took out his frustration from the loss on Cody teasing that they may be meeting each other in the next round of the tournament if both are to win their first matches. The rest of the bracket leaves some intriguing possibilities, but ultimately points to Lance Archer vs. Cody as the most obvious final destination based on the Jake Roberts promos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN TO OUR TWO-PLUS HOUR POST-SHOW PODCAST WITH LIVE CALLERS ANALYZING THIS SHOW <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-postshow\/e\/68515554?autoplay=true\">HERE<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3815028594\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: solid 1px #dedede;\" src=\"https:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/splayer\/f\/180002\/68515554\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/03\/4-1-aew-dynamite-tv-report-cody-darby-vs-spears-guevara-tnt-championship-full-brackets-revealed-lance-archer-in-ring-debut\/\">4\/1 AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT (Updated &amp; Expanded): Cody &amp; Darby vs. Spears &amp; Guevara, TNT Championship full brackets revealed, Lance Archer in-ring debut<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1365124775\"><div id=\"pwtor-4037873748\"><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>\u2022Kenny Omega vs. Trent &#8211; HIT:\u00a0Due to Florida enforcing \u201cShelter in Place,\u201d Dynamite was forced to move out of Jacksonville and to an undisclosed location in Georgia. 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