AEW Dynamite and NXT Both Deliver Go-Home Shows Ahead of Forbidden Door and Great American Bash

Two major go-home episodes aired this week as professional wrestling gears up for a pair of high-profile events, and by most accounts, both shows left fans with plenty to talk about heading into the weekend.

AEW’s Dynamite served as the final television stop before Forbidden Door, the promotion’s annual crossover pay-per-view with NJPW. Go-home editions of Dynamite tend to carry extra weight when the card involves talent from multiple promotions, and this week’s episode was no exception in terms of building anticipation for the joint event.

Over on NXT, the go-home episode ahead of Great American Bash generated significant buzz — and not just for the usual reasons. The show has been described as nothing short of chaotic, the kind of television that has people talking whether out of admiration, disbelief, or some mix of both. NXT has a history of swinging big on go-home shows, but this particular episode apparently took things to another level entirely.

With Forbidden Door and Great American Bash both on the immediate horizon, this week offered wrestling fans a rare opportunity to see two separate brands make their final pitches at nearly the same time. Whether either show fully succeeded in selling their respective events will be judged once the pay-per-views actually play out — but there’s little question that the week’s television gave the audience something to chew on.

Both Forbidden Door and Great American Bash are set to take place in the coming days.