4 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dynamite (December 13 - Results & Review)
Downs…
5. Rush Vs Jay Lethal
Rush Vs Jay Lethal was pro wrestling happening in front of you, and while the Continental Classic has been well calculated to result in a zero-pointer between the former best friends, but Rush wasn't quite as impressive extracting his win from Lethal as Jay White was from Mark Briscoe elsewhere on this show.
Not quite a squash or flash win but not long enough to be viewed as a particularly even-handed fight, Rush believably portrayed the anger and shame he felt over getting choked all the way out last week, but as sprints go, this was weirdly lethargic.
Upon the announcement of the Continental Classic, the brackets obscured matches or weeks that were destined to be a little on the dry side. This was that despite the agenting at least attempting to make something relatively meaningless a little more exciting. Ultimately, this was as New Normal as wrestling gets in 2023 - we're spoiled as a fanbase, but understandably over-fed on "well-worked". The fans in Arlington were quiet for this, but they've seen everything more times than Patrick Stewart in Extras. What could AEW or the wrestlers themselves have expected?