It’s a solo edition of Elite Heat as Tim breaks down the June 17 episode of AEW Dynamite from Sugar Land, Texas, with only one more Dynamite left before Forbidden Door.

This week’s biggest takeaway? Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay took an already huge Owen Hart Foundation Tournament final and made it feel even bigger. Swerve delivered one of the strongest promos of the night...maybe even of the year, calling out Ospreay’s connection to Jon Moxley and the Death Riders while adding real emotional weight to their Forbidden Door showdown.

Tim also gets into Mercedes Moné vs. Hazuki stealing the show, Thekla continuing to shine ahead of her match with Starlight Kid, Bandido earning a Continental Championship match against Jon Moxley, and whether this year’s Forbidden Door card is missing too much of what makes Forbidden Door special.

Plus, MJF and the Don Callis Family, Kenny Omega squashing Tony Nese, TMDK confronting The Elite, Cope and Christian building toward The Dogs, Tommaso Ciampa’s shaky feud with Chris Jericho, and AEW’s growing habit of leaning on huge multi-man matches.

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(02:39) - Heat Check: What Worked and What Was Mid
(03:53) - Kenny Omega vs. Tony Nese and AEW’s Resume Problem
(07:59) - The Dogs Get Built Like Real Tag Title Contenders
(09:48) - Jon Moxley & Danny Garcia vs. Brodido
(11:04) - ProtoKada Keeps the Takeshita Story Moving
(11:25) - Tommaso Ciampa’s Promo and the Chris Jericho Feud Problem
(13:58) - Cope and Christian Jump The Dogs
(16:02) - Thekla, Starlight Kid and the Forbidden Door Build
(17:25) - Bandido Challenges Jon Moxley
(20:04) - Mercedes Moné vs. Hazuki Steals the Show
(21:16) - Maya World vs. Athena Gets the Spotlight
(22:36) - Swerve and Ospreay Make the Owen Final Feel Huge
(25:04) - Chris Jericho Responds to Tommaso Ciampa
(27:14) - Ospreay, Garcia and Moxley Backstage
(28:53) - AEW’s 12-Man Main Event Builds Forbidden Door
(33:46) - What Happens After Forbidden Door?
(36:45) - Wrapping This Episode Up

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