5 AEW Dynamite Matches Dave Meltzer Overrated ( & 5 He Underrated )

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All Elite Wrestling's week after week release of AEW Dynamite , Wednesday evenings on TBS , has offered proficient wrestling watchers fantastic pairs , riveting competitions , and remarkable promotions since it started broadcasting in October 2019. Highlighting the advancement's greatest stars and quarrels , Tony Khan and AEW have not avoided offering mind blowing matches on free - to - air TV . RELATED : The 10 Best AEW Dynamite Matches Of 2022 , So Far While Dave Meltzer at the ' Wrestling Observer Newsletter ' has shown a weakness for AEW in his star evaluations , there have been various match ups which he has both misrepresented , and misjudged . Which AEW Dynamite sessions rank as over celebrated , or under advertised , by Dave Meltzer ?Overrated : Jon Moxley Vs. Rush , AEW Interim World Championship , AEW Dynamite # 147 - Fight For The Fallen , 4.5 * A solid match here as Jon Moxley shielded his Interim AEW World Championship against the continuously enchanting Rush , yet nothing fantastic as 4.5 * recommends . Firm , energizing in - ring activity with Moxley being busted open , in any case defeated the chances with strong show and force all through . Anyway , this never entirely raised past a generally excellent experience and unquestionably didn't warrant a from Dave Meltzer . 4.5 * rating
Misjudged : Hikaru Shida Vs. Tay Conti , AEW Women's World Championship , AEW Dynamite # 81 , 3.5 * An extraordinary Women's World Championship match as Hikaru Shida shielded against Tay Conti in a well overall - executed title session . In spite of the fact that AEW's ladies' division has been disappointing now and again , Shida had various exciting title safeguards , and this was unquestionably one of them . Phenomenal specialized work and hitting , with an invigorating shutting stretch having awe inspiring show as Shida held . Sy Overrated : Nick Jackson Vs. Rey Fenix , AEW Dynamite # 8 , 4.75 * An exceptionally fun , incredible Dynamite opener with the two label group experts showing their huge singles capacity . Anyway , nowhere near a 4.75 * , marginal exemplary matchup as Dave Meltzer infers . Magnificent spots and groupings with the group hot for the activity as the two stars exhibited their staggering physicality , as well as a few riveting close to tumbles down the end stretch . Anyway , nothing genuinely awesome and excessively critical unfurled as 4.75 * recommends . An incredible TV session yet that's it . Underestimated : Kenny Omega Vs. Trent , AEW Dynamite # 26 , 4 * A terrific pair - up between Kenny Omega and Trent on this April 2020 version of Dynamite to open the show . The two stars went this way and that for twenty minutes in an extraordinarily arresting challenge , even with the absence of a group because of the pandemic . RELATED : 5 Kenny Omega Matches Dave Meltzer Overrated ( and 5 He Underrated ) Hard - hitting activity with invigorating spots as the two caught awe inspiring power , with an exhilarating shutting stretch prompting Omega definitely getting the success . An inconceivably well - executed , incredible match that merited more than 4 * , unquestionably .Overrated : The Young Bucks Vs. Jurassic Express , Ladder Match , AEW World Tag Team Championship , AEW Dynamite # 141 - Road Rager 2022 , 4.75 * A decent Ladder match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship as the Young Bucks tested Jurassic Express , yet unquestionably not an astonishing exhibition as 4.75 * infers . This was your regular spotfest recipe and keeping in mind that thrilling in such manner with a hot group , this coming up short on elation watchers would expect both from the match and the resulting rating from Dave Meltze Bucks title win and post - maton heel abandon Christian Cage was energizing yet didn't add to the general nature of the actual session , tragically . Misjudged : Jon Moxley Vs. Daniel Garcia , AEW Dynamite # 139 , 4 * A phenomenal Dynamite headliner as Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia struggled in a quick moving , profoundly actual experience . Working towards Blood and Guts , this was an incredible appearing for Garcia who has just soar since thanks to his coordinates with Bryan Danielson . Moxley worked effectively of contradicting and selling for the more youthful , scrappier Garcia as the two went this way and that hovel Moxley would beat the chances in end . A colossal match that justified more than 4 * from Dave Meltzer . end . A huge match that justified more than 4 * from Dave Meltzer . Exaggerated : Cody Rhodes Vs. Sammy Guevara , AEW TNT Championship Unification Ladder Match , AEW Dynamite # 121 - Beach Break , 5 * An extraordinary Ladder match back in January of this current year as Cody Rhodes and Sammy Guevara fought to decide the Undisputed TNT Champion . Anyway , not near a 5 * exemplary as Dave Meltzer showed . Astounding , deh - opposing spots here th cottage other than that
watchers jaws dropped , however other than that this missing the mark on pacing , force , selling , brain research , and more to be really viewed as an all - time extraordinary Ladder match . A Dynamite session that while phenomenal , unquestionably positions a lot of lower than 5 * . Misjudged : Bryan Danielson versus Daniel Garcia , Best Two Out Of Three Falls , AEW Dynamite # 150 , 4.25 * An astounding Two out of Three Falls coordinate with Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia going head to head in their third gathering . The two exchanged astounding specialized successions splendid counters , entries , and O moves for sure . Once more the pacing was eminent Corcia looking Search the similar to the narrating with Garcia hoping to show off his abilities against his young life legend , while Chris Jericho watched from discourse . A fitting utilization of the expectation prompted Danielson defeating the chances in a glorious conflict here that merited higher than 4.25 * from Dave Meltzer , without a doubt . Exaggerated : United Empire ( Will Ospreay and Aussie Open ) Vs. Demise Triangle ( PAC , Rey Fenix , and Penta El Zero Miedo ) , Six - Man Tag , AEW Dynamite # 151 , 5 * A thrilling six - man label in this Trio Championship competition semi - last , however not exactly a 5 * exemplary as Dave Meltzer proposes . Extraordinary spots all through in this spotfest style session with little brain science encompassing the label group rules . This didn't influence the session , anyway , which was a display , especially when PAC and Will Ospreay went this way and that . RELATED : 9 Tag Team Wrestling Matches Dave Meltzer Overrated A sparkling shutting stretch and a hot group made this an inconceivably exciting headliner and a heavenly coordinate generally speaking , however this never entirely hit the moment exemplary level of a 5 * Dave Meltzer match . Misjudged : Adam Page Vs. Bryan Danielson , AEW World Championship ,
AEW Dynamite # 118 , 4.75 * A flat out exemplary in this exceptionally expected rematch between Adam Page and Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship , as the two stars did battle in a severe bloodbath . Top - score narrating with Danielson assuming the part of the heel , with incredible utilization of the appointed authorities at ringside . Fantastic in - ring activity once the savagery raised as the two exchanged bombs all through , with stupendous show in the last third . The group were thundering all through as Page would determinedly hold in a conflict of steady loss , that unquestionably merited the full 5 * from Dave Meltzer .