The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 01.13.21
“New Year’s Smash – Night 2”
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
Man, Andy PG dropped me a line earlier today letting me know how great this Britt Baker deal is probably gonna be, so I’m excited to see it! Hope he’s not proven completely wrong!
Dynamite
Date: January 13, 2021
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Excalibur
Things continue to pick up around here as we have the second week of New Year’s Smash. This time around we are going to be seeing the TNT Title on the line as Brian Cage challenges Darby Allin, meaning a Sting appearance is certainly not out of the question. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 01.06.21
“New Year’s Smash – Night One”
First Dynamite of the year and obviously we’re all a bit distracted by today. I don’t expect a big viewership number for either show tonight.
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Dynamite
Date: January 6, 2021
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Chris Jericho, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
We’re back to something close to normal after last week’s incredible tribute show. Now it’s time for the first half of the New Year’s Smash event, featuring Kenny Omega defending the World Title against Rey Fenix. That alone should be worth everything else and hopefully it lives up to the hype. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite 12.30.20
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Excalibur, plus LE CHAMPION.
We start with a 10 bell salute from the roster for the “Celebration of Life”.
Dynamite
Date: December 30, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Chris Jericho
This is going to be a complete detour as the show is going to be all about Brodie Lee, who shockingly passed away on Saturday due to some kind of lung issue. The show is going to be a complete tribute to him with all stories postponed until next week. That’s the only way this could have gone and there is nothing wrong with that. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 12.23.20
“Holiday Bash”
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross and Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: December 23, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur
It’s the holiday season and for once this show isn’t going head to head with NXT thanks to an NBA game. I’m not sure what to expect from this week’s show but the Young Bucks are defending the Tag Team Titles. Other than that it’s time to build towards the next two weeks of New Year’s Smash. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 12.16.20
Live (as live can be) from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: December 16, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Excalibur
The run of big shows continue as we are now on the way to New Year’s Smash in two weeks. The big story continues to be World Champion Kenny Omega, who is going to be headlining the Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill pay per view in January. That could mean an invasion on this week’s show. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 12.09.20
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
Sting’s already in the opening. Impressive.
AEW’s influence on Impact was pretty impressive, not only driving up their TV numbers in real life, but making the Impact rant a pretty massive success on the blog as well. So that earns it at least one more week before I probably get sick of it and drop it forever.
Dynamite
Date: December 9, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
Things are getting a little wacky around here and that makes things all the more interesting. Above all else, Kenny Omega is now the World Champion and last night he appeared on Impact Wrestling to say….well I’m not completely clear but it is definitely going somewhere in the future. Other than that, we get to hear from Sting after last week’s debut. Let’s get to it.
Dynamite
Date: December 2, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Excalibur
Winter is coming and….or wait is Winter here now? Anyway it’s a huge show with a mega main event of Kenny Omega challenging Jon Moxley for the World Title. That would have seemed to be a pay per view main event level match but I can see why they couldn’t wait until late February. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 12.02.20
Spoiler: THIS SHOW WAS AWESOME.
But feel free to read on.
Live from Jacksonville, FL, WINTER IS COMING!
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: November 25, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
We are a week away from the big Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega showdown for the World Title and that means we still need to get Moxley to sign the contract. Someone jumped Moxley when we tried this last time so now we need to see what we can do again. Hopefully they can get it right this time. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 11.25.20
Taped from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 11.18.20
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross & Excalibur
Dynamite
Date: November 18, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross
We’re on the way to the December 2 showdown with World Champion Jon Moxley defending against Kenny Omega but we have a few weeks to go before we get there. Tonight we have a contract signing, but we also have the Young Bucks facing Top Flight in a match that seems designed to elevate the newcomers. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 11.11.20
Live from Jacksonville, FL
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone & Excalibur
New opening for the show! New graphics and look! Always nice to change things up after a year.
Dynamite
Date: November 11, 2020
Location: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross
It’s the show after Full Gear and that means we have a long time to go before Revolution at the end of February. There is a lot of ground to cover on the way to that show and that means they have the time to set up more than a few things. I’m not sure what that is going to include and that is a nice feeling to have. Let’s get to it.