The backstage reaction to MJF vs. Kenny Omega at AEW Dynamite Beach Break was “overwhelmingly positive,” per Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, with many describing it as one of the best matches in Dynamite history.
Meltzer also revealed the match was originally planned for the Redemption PPV in Montreal on July 26. “This match, and stipulation, where if Omega lost he could never challenge for the AEW title again for the rest of his career, was the plan for the 7/26 Redemption show in Montreal. The idea was Canada and the name of the show was Omega getting his last shot after two high-profile losses. It was pushed, believed to be by MJF, to get it moved to television. I was not given a reason why, but it doesn’t matter where the suggestion came from, that’s a major change and Tony Khan approved of it.”
Tommy Dreamer called the match “a love letter to professional wrestling” on Busted Open Radio, comparing Omega’s kickout of the belt shot to Hulk Hogan hulking up in the 1980s.
