3 Ups & 7 Downs From AEW Dark (Nov 5)
2. MJF Tags In For JR
MJF took Jim Ross' place in the Dark commentary booth last night and did an absolutely tremendous job in coming off like a young Jerry 'The King' Lawler, delivering some of the night's most memorable lines in the process.
"Michael Nakazawa is a freak, always covered in baby oil," he said as the Japanese wrestler made his entrance. "And what's baby oil made of? I'll let you do the math: if olive oil is made from olives, and coconut oil is made from coconuts... do the math, folks." Then, when Sadie Gibbs was arriving: "She's trying to cover up her weaknesses, knowing she's from the UK, wearing a mouthpiece... very intelligent, we don't wanna see those teeth!"
Was MJF a little too distracting and a tad too focused on putting himself over before the action? Under other circumstances, definitely, but the bulk of said "action" was of such a low standard that MJF's presence was most welcome. Maybe we'll see more wrestlers step into the booth in future episodes, though they'd do well to follow young Max.