MJF and Omega: A Battle Breakdown
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What is the main focus of today’s Busted Open episode?
Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast. This is Dave LaGreca. On today's episode, myself and Nick Nemeth talk AEW Dynamite, and we know what we're going to get at Dynasty. It's MJF and Kenny Omega. They had a war of words last night. How did it go? We'll dissect right now on the Busted Open Podcast. This is the Busted Open Podcast. Can't complain about the way that they started. Should that match have been the main event? Absolutely. Of course it should have been. But can't complain when you start off the show that hot. Swerve Strickland and Kenny Omega.
Absolutely, and that's that thing where as much as you put in your mind, here's how a wrestling card should be, here's how all the way down the line it should be lined up. WWE has that formula that is always usually a talking segment. Once in a while you get something different at the beginning, but it's usually a talking segment possibly setting up for the main event. With AEW, you sometimes get talking, but you, for the most part, probably get the match that is the best built, hottest angle, whatever the situation is there, and then you get a different main event that still absolutely delivers and usually goes above and beyond the time-wise and the false finishes and the great story and everything to be there, but...
AEW is known for out the gate. Here we go. We're going with possibly our main event of the night and they absolutely did what they always do. And I mean that in a positive way.
Yeah. You know, a lot of people contacted me on social media. Oh, after the dynamite in our, in our show last week, when we talked about will Osprey and how do you open up the show with a will Osprey match instead of him with a microphone in his hand, cutting a promo, uh, And so many people said, you know, great match greater than storytelling or a great match greater than promo. And
what
you just said is, you know, for that fan base, it really is all about the wrestling. It's not about, quote unquote, storytelling or great talking segments or promos. It's really about the wrestling. I don't agree with that. I think great stories and great promos lead to great matches. But I think the thought process with AEW is that it really is all about the wrestling.
Yeah, and I've been in situations many times the last 10, 20 years to where you're begging myself and Kofi for an Intercontinental title or USA. We're begging to not go right to matches that lead to matches down the line, but that's when you're not the absolute top of the card and you're in the middle of the card or the middle of championship. You're like, how can we make this personal? How can we make it serious so our matches matter? And a lot of times we didn't have that option. We didn't even have a... Hey, can I cut a 30-second promo before we do this? No, we don't really.
How did the opening Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega match set the tone for Dynamite?
We got a lot of talk on the show. It's different things like that, and you base it all around that. But when you actually have multiple stories on AEW where they're coming through, they're going to deliver with the wrestling, or they already are delivering with the wrestling. When you actually get a little purpose, and as we always say here, something to sink our teeth into, Something for me to look forward to. I have to watch on Wednesday. I'm going to watch on Wednesday. It's part of my job. Dot, dot, dot. Make me want to absolutely go, hey, Dave, I'm really looking forward to Wednesday. Yeah, they set up two matches, and we're going to hear from Hangman and this, and you're like, I'm looking forward to this.
This is so great. They got me. That's how you get even more people to watch. You don't have to be WWE. You don't have to follow their mindset, but that general mindset up and down to a top and bottom of a card can absolutely be used to make your show even better.
Yeah, and I got to give AEW credit. We saw another video package for Darby
last night
at the beginning of Dynamite. And also, yes, they started with Swerve and Kenny Omega. Great match, by the way. Kenny Omega is now your number one contender for MJF's AEW World Championship.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main focus of today’s Busted Open episode?
0:00–2:58
2
How did the opening Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega match set the tone for Dynamite?
2:58–7:06
3
Why do the hosts argue that AE W fans care more about wrestling than promos?
7:06–12:30
4
What challenges does MJF face as the AEW World Champion heading into Dynasty?
12:30–16:22
5
How might Kenny Omega’s limited promo skills affect his title‑match storyline?
16:22–22:39
6
What does the discussion reveal about legacy and aging in professional wrestling?
22:39–25:12