10 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Dynamite (18 Aug)

By Andy H Murray / August 19, 2021

Ups...

10. A Little Reminder

#DanteMartin (@lucha_angel1) sure made a name for himself last week. The sky is the limit for this young star.

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 19, 2021

Staying clear of excessive highlight packages is one of AEW's weekly strengths, but the promotion was right to highlight last week's superhuman Dante Martin performance with a brief clip here.

Martin's short promo forecasted the journey ahead. He's young, has plenty still to learn, and is a long-term prospect, not somebody who's going to be sent to the moon straight away. That's how it should be. You aren't going to get instant gratification and and surge following his six-man showing because he isn't ready for that yet.

But you will get it eventually. It'll take years, but the payoff will come one day. Spots like this are a reminder of that.