AEW Dynamite Review 23.1.2026.

Intro.

As I sit here on my day off from my day job. I've just finished watching this weeks AEW Dynamite, and I have to say that i'm happy with how AEW is conducting business at the moment. The product is starting to get back on course, continuing there good work from late last year. This makes me very excited with Australia Grandslam, and Revolution just around the corner. So let's sit back and about what I Patrick O'malley thought of this weeks Episode.

MJF Segment.

Tony Schiavone kicked off the show this week, by bringing out Maxwell Jacob Freeman, hiding the disgust under his breath. Max was on fire last night as he laid into the fans, and chewed out Bandido after last week. This brought out Brody King, and the pair had a fantastic, well booked segment that was centred around Brody wanting to take the AEW World Heavyweight Championship away from Max, so he challenged him to a Match at a later date. Max outright refused this, and said. Nah I'm good. I liked all of this, and it's a fantastic piece of booking heading into Grandslam Australia. Also one other thing. Brody I saw Hatebreed last year supporting Killswitch Engage at Wembley Arena. You've got awesome music taste my guy.

New Trios Champs.

Hangman Adam Page. Speedball Mike Bailey, and. Kevin Knight are our new AEW Trios Champions. This took place on Collision, as a way to get the belts away from The Opps. This was due to the fact that Powerhouse Hobbs was leaving the company at the stroke of midnight after the taping, because his contract expired. I think this is what's best for him. If he moves to WWE, he won't be in NXT very long before heading to the main roster. Hobbs run in AEW was hit and miss, with some good moments. Fans should'nt be angry with Hobbs, because he's taking a bet on himself, and sometimes in life that's all that matters.

Samoa Joe vs Speedball Mike Bailey.

This was a strong outing from both men. I thought that this Match was an excellent study in contrast. Both men showed their styles, and they couldn't be more differant. Joe has always worked a harder edge Samoan Style, whilst Speedball spent years working on the canadian Indie scene before he came to the States. This allowed the Match to unfold in an easy way. The physicality led to a good series of exchanges that allowed Joe to get the win with a musclebuster. I liked all of this.

Street Fight TDCWO vs The Deathriders.

I loved this. From the moment the TDCWO got jumped on the rampway I got the sense that this is on, and I was right. This Match went from 1-100 in seconds. The Matches within the Match, Mox vs Archer. Garcia vs Romero, and. Yuta vs Hechicero, allowed for a good sense of fluidity that turned bloodsoaked as the later stages got underway. The tablespots were well timed, and Mox bringing in a board of barbedwire and glass, added a moment of perfect backwards Pro Wrestling psychology, this led to the final stages to play out as Daniel Garcia managed to submit Rocky Romero. This was a fantastic piece of business, that delivered on all grounds.

FTR vs Alex Price And Jordan Oliver.

Look if i'm being honest, this didn't do it for me. FTR got the win, and i've also donated to that glorious man Stokeley Hathaways new site. Oh s*** were's my money gone. It's a scam guys. Stokeley is doing so he could afford a higher quality lady of the night. ( if ya know what i'm saying. )

Kenny Omega vs Josh Alexander.

This was my Match of the night. This felt like I was watching the old Kenny Omega to a degree. I've been a fan of Kenny's for well over a decade, and seeing him as fully fit as he can be, to me is nothing short of a delight. His selling last night was on point, and Josh Alexander was the perfect foil for this. The back and forth from both was a tantilising prospect of how this Match was going to end, and I was right. Kenny managed to get the win with a BTE Trigger and a One Winged Angel. In the aftermath he called out Don Callis, and said that after moving to Orlando Florida, he feels better than ever. Kenny Omega is back ladies and gents, so lets get excited. MJF vs Kenny Omega at Revolution me thinks.

Megan Bayne And Penelope Ford vs The Timeless Lovebombs.

This was very formulaic, and I couldn't get my head around my own reasoning. The Match was fine, but it left me with a sense of nothingness. Plus the ending went by far two quickly thanks to Marina Shafir. Ford, and. Bayne got the win. This was a thing. I think this is the best way for me to describe this Match.

Swerve Strickland vs Kevin Knight.

When I heard this morning that this was the main event. I did have to give my head a check, because this is what I would've opened with. But when i'm proven to be wrong i'm the first person to admit that, this is one of those cases. MJF watched from his own private box, as both of these guys put forward a well told story that sold the impact of this Match. Veteran vs the future is an old troupe that has been done before. But last night this was refreshing, and a good way to let the physicality break out with break neck speed. This is what made both men standouts on the indy scene, when they were coming up, taking differant paths, so fast forwatd to last night, and they put forward a great Match that proved me wrong. Swerve got the win as the final set of exchanges allowed him to get the vital win, as Max watched on. Like I said in my intro. With Grandslam Australia, and Revolution around the corner, this has made the main event scene look very unpredictable. And I love it, because this was excellent.

Overview Of This Weeks AEW Dynamite.

Even though this weeks show was a heavy Pro Wrestling action focused edition. I feel that this worked because AEW have managed to continue there good feeling with fans as their product, heads out from January. This weeks shows continues this excellent run of good form,  so lets hope that it continues as the months roll on.

This weeks AEW Dynamite is a solid 8/10.