AEW Dynamite Beach Break – 7/8/2026: 3 Things We Hated And 3 We Loved
AEW stormed the beach of Clearwater, FL for the Beach Break edition of "Dynamite." The show had two title matches, and the return of Willow Nightingale in the Casino Gauntlet match. There's a whole detailed report over on the AEW Dynamite Beach Break 7/8/2026 Results page.
There may have only been a few matches on the special show, but the Wrestling Inc. crew had plenty of opinions about the show, and the time to share said opinions has arrived. There was plenty of good things that happened on the broadcast, like the Gauntlent, or the International Title match, and there was also plenty that just wasn't, like whatever is going on with the Don Callis Family. As always, you can keep the conversation rolling in the comments section.
It feels strange to say that a Chris Jericho match could have been a bit more in the year 2026, but I thought his "Dynamite"-opening match against Tommaso Ciampa in the beautiful venue of The Baycare Sound in Clearwater, Florida, could have used a stipulation to further show off how cool the venue was. The pair started off with a brawl around the beach-themed set on the stage before the bell rang, and I just thought it would be more fun to keep that up throughout the match.
It was really the only bout on the show tonight that could have been slightly sillier, for lack of a better term, to really show off the uniqueness of the venue. AEW World Champion MJF and Omega also utilized the environment a bit, but there were already high stakes to their match.
Ciampa bloodied Jericho after hitting the Fairytale Ending on top of the steps, which looked brutal. The pair also utilized a bucket of sand in the ring, right in front of referee Aubrey Edwards' line of sight. They were halfway to a hardcore stipulation match anyway, and I just think AEW could have gone all in (pun not intended) with it. Obviously, not knowing the logistics of The Baycare Sound, it would have been fun if they could
