AEW Dynamite on March 20 may have looked like business as usual on-screen, but behind the curtain, the entire show was nearly derailed by a massive blizzard that pummeled Omaha, Nebraska. Flights were grounded, roads were iced over, and several talents and staff didnt make itbut AEW still delivered every advertised match. And internally? The company is calling it a win.
Fightful Select reports that there was a lot of staff and wrestlers who missed the Dynamite/Collision tapings due to a blizzard in the area, but AEW was very happy with the show, specifically Tony Khan. Despite the chaos, the company was also thrilled that fans braved the storm to show up. They were very happy almost all the fans could make it and they went through a lot just to be there.
It wasnt easy. Jon Moxley drove 11 hours through winter hell just to bleed for the AEW World Title, and Mercedes Mon reportedly made the trek from Des Moines, Iowa. According to Dave Meltzer, everyone advertised got there, but I was told a lot of people were not there. Thats one of the reasons the matches went so longbecause a lot of the segments that were scheduled were scrapped.
Still, AEW pulled off a near-impossible feat. The matches hit, the fans showed up, and Tony Khan couldnt be prouder. He really felt people went over and above, Meltzer noted. Everybody tried when they easily could have said, Look, its just too much.
Moxley, who headlined the night in a brutal Street Fight against Cope, ended up impaled by a spiked bat. But the champ held onto his titleand gave fans a moment they wont forget anytime soon.
With all the weather drama in the rearview, AEW proved they can adapt on the fly, no matter how frozen the path ahead gets. But the question remains: was pushing through the storm worth it for those brutal bumps?
Would you have risked a snowstorm to see AEW Dynamite live? And whats your take on the company pulling it off despite everything going wrong? Drop your thoughts in the commentswe want to hear from you.
