AEW Dynamite 2/25/26 Review and Grades

-Logan Rogers (photos property of All Elite Wrestling)

Jon Moxley defeats El Clone

Grade: B

I gotta tell you, El Clon continues to impress me more every time I see him. They kept him out of the ring for a long time waiting to see if Hologram could come back. Once they finally let him wrestle...this guy is talented. I didn't think Moxley would lose, but there goes Clon's streak against the Death Riders!

Gabb Kidd defeats Orange Cassidy

Grade: B-

This was maybe the best Gabe Kidd has looked since he did the large multi-man match with the Death Riders while he was still under contract with New Japan. Afterward Clark Connors comes out and they beat down Orange Cassidy until Darby Allin makes the save. Looks like we are going to get the AEW Originals versus the The Former War Dogs.

Kevin Knight defeats Mansoor

Grade: D

What the hell is Mansoor doing on AEW Dynamite as a solo act? What are we doing here? Kevin Knight uses his post-match promo to say he wants the first match after "Hangman" Adam Page defeats MJF.

Extended Match Stipulation Segment w/MJF and Adam Page

Grade: A-

This was played out perfectly between Adam Page and MJF. I still don't understand why Adam Page is making this stipulation. It seemingly puts AEW in a lose-lose situation, unless they have a creative solution to either not have Page lose or have MJF be such a short-reigning champion. MJF attempted to use a two-headed coin, but his exit was blocked by Jet Speed and Brodido. Tony Khan made the match a Texas Death Match in response to Max being deceptive. 

Babes of Wrath defeated Megabad by disqualification when Lena Kross intervened 

Grade: B+

It was a pretty good match until the ending, which is so, so rare in AEW. I did wonder why this wasn't the PPV match, but I guess we got our answer there! Lena Kross is actually bigger than Megan Bayne. Wowsa. I couldn't tell if Penelope Ford was injured or just outside of the ring for too long at the end of the match. 

Brody King defeats Mark Davis

Grade: B

A great hard-hitting match between two of the biggest and baddest men in AEW. Afterward, Brody challenged Swerve Strickland for a match at AEW Revolution to see who the real baddest man in AEW is. 

The Young Bucks, Jack Perry, and the Rascalz (Wentz and Xavier) defeat The Demand and FTR

Grade: A+

DEAR GOD. I saw a couple things I've never seen before in some of the things that happened in that match. The audience was SO HOT in this one and the wrestlers fed them each time they asked for something. That was a PPV mayhem match that was on free TV. All of the wrestlers on the face team impressed me and Toa and Ricochet stood out on the heel side. 

Final Grade: B+

Just as Collision did Saturday, Dynamite impressed tonight. The action was top-notch and almost all the non-match segments landed as well. Still not sure what to make the Brawling Birds. And are the Iiconics coming to TV? 

All Elite Award: Jack Perry Picking anyone from tonight's show is a challenge, but Jack Perry had a few huge moves and a few wink at the camera moments that made him stand out in a match that had ten of the best in AEW. Well played!