Dynamite
Date: August 22, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Taz
It’s a special Saturday edition of the show and as luck would have it, the only time that the show could air this week was opposite the first hour of Takeover. With that coincidence out of the way, it’s a big night with the finals of the Women’s Tag Team Tournament and we get a sitdown interview with Orange Cassidy. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 10.02.19
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Yes, we go back to the very beginning in the absence of a new episode tonight. So the deal is that when this originally aired last year, I was away at my annual work conference and ended up missing the beginning, and having to watch the last 90 minutes in my hotel room without the benefit of having my computer handy to review it. So I never did! But now this seems like the perfect opportunity to go back and see where it all started, because I definitely wasn’t familiar with the cast of characters like I am now. Thankfully TSN has the entire series archived on their website, so it’s easy to go back.
Dynamite
Date: August 12, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Taz, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross
It’s time for a big night here (tends to be a trend around this place) with both Tag Team Appreciation Night and the big showdown between Chris Jericho and Orange Cassidy. I’m not sure if I can imagine Cassidy actually beating Jericho, but they have set it up as the most logical way to go. Throw in some good tag stuff and we could be in for a nice night. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 08.05.20
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross & Taz
Dynamite
Date: August 5, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Taz, Jim Ross
It’s time for another big themed show with Super Wednesday, and in this case that means more Orange Cassidy vs. Chris Jericho. This time around it’s in the form of a debate, with a special moderator. Other than that we have the World Title on the line as Jon Moxley defends against Darby Allin. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 07.29.20
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Taz, Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross
Dynamite
Date: July 29, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Taz
Things are starting to get into a groove around here again and that can make for some very good television. The last few shows have been rather entertaining and the build for All Out should be starting to come together. This week we get another TNT Title match plus a Tag Team Title match and more. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 07.22.20
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: July 22, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross
We’re finally ready for a normal show after three weeks of specials and that means…well I have no idea actually. The big draw this week is the fallout from last week as Taz threw in the towel to cost Brian Cage his World Title shot against Jon Moxley, which might not have been the best career move. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 07.15.20
“Fight for the Fallen 2020”
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Excalibur, Taz & Jim Ross
Dynamite
Date: July 15, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Jim Ross
It’s time for another big show with Fight For The Fallen, which will feature a major main event as AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends the title against Brian Cage. That’s quite the big way to go and it should be interesting to see if it’s enough to cut off NXT’s streak of viewership wins over AEW. Let’s get to it.
BUT FIRST! A personal plug for my friend Tony (not Khan, sorry), who has an amazing Milky Way panoramic shot entered into the SkyNews 2020 photo competition and needs votes.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 07.08.20 (Fyter Fest Night 2)
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: July 8, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
It’s the second night of Fyter Fest and that means we could be in for a big show. The card is certainly stacked but I’m curious to see how they handle the lack of the World Title match in the main event. Instead of Jon Moxley defending the title against Brian Cage, we will be seeing Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a grudge match. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 07.01.20
“Fyter Fest Night One”
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur, with special guest LE CHAMPION! Wearing “Don Cherry’s jacket” according to Jim Ross.
Dynamite
Date: July 1, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Chris Jericho
It’s a big night around here as we have arrived at the first night of Fyter Fest. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be seeing a pair of big shows for free, which is always one of the best taglines that you can offer. The headliner this week is Cody defending the TNT Title against Jake Hager, which could be interesting. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Fyter Fest 2019 – 06.29.19
Funny enough, with the 2020 version of Fyter Fest happening in the next two weeks, I realized that I had never actually watched the original show!
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 06.24.20
We should probably enjoy these while we can given the state that Florida is in right now. Unless it’s just an elaborate work while WWE Films does a remake of Contagion.
Live from Covid-land, USA
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: June 24, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
It’s a week before Fyter Fest but things might be shaken up a bit as World Champion Jon Moxley is missing this week due to Coronavirus fears. I’m not sure what that is going to mean for the future but we’ll worry about that if something else develops. I’m not sure what else to expect this week but they have a good enough track record to give me hope. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 06.17.20
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Excalibur & Jim Ross
Dynamite
Date: June 17, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
We’re rapidly approaching Fyter Fest and the card is starting to come together. With so much taking place over the course of the two weeks, we should be in for some rapid fire building and that could make for some entertaining shows. Tonight includes almost a mini tournament to set up the Tag Team Title match at Fyter Fest and that could be good stuff. Let’s get to it.
