Last night’s AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Mexico delivered strong wrestling, a major return and several important developments on the road to AEW All In London.
Inside Arena México, MJF returned to attack Andrade and reinsert himself into the AEW World Championship picture, “Hangman” Adam Page won the AEW World Trios Championship in his first match back, and Will Ospreay survived a violent street fight against former friend Mark Davis.
Last night’s event was entertaining from beginning to end, but it was also overcrowded. Eight matches left almost no room for anything to breathe. AEW advanced several stories, yet too many moments were rushed through before they could feel as important as they should have.
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Final Thoughts
Last night’s AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Mexico was a good episode that could have been better with fewer matches and more focus.
The wrestling was consistently strong. MJF’s return mattered. Hangman Page’s championship victory gave the night its best emotional moment. Kyle Fletcher and Mike Bailey delivered the best match, while Will Ospreay and Mark Davis closed last night’s show with the brutality their rivalry demanded.
The problem was the pacing.
Eight matches forced AEW to rush through major developments without allowing them to settle. Some moments felt important for less than a minute before last night’s episode moved on to the next entrance.
AEW has enough compelling material for All In London. It does not need to keep adding more.
It needs to focus on Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay, MJF and Andrade, Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Moné, and the growing tension between Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada.
Last night’s AEW Dynamite Grand Slam Mexico created momentum. The next step is turning that momentum into clear stories instead of another overloaded card.
Overall Grade: B+
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