7 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (June 8)

By Michael Hamflett / June 23, 2022

Ups...

7. Ghost At The Feast

AEW

AEW had one job to do this week when it came to preserving the value of the MJF story, and that was to not feature him at all. That they succeeded is a credit to the company in these particularly chaotic times.

Valid comparisons to the CM Punk's 2011 face-melter should not extend to how quickly he was back on the scene after winning the WWE Championship at Money In The Bank. Punk was given just eight days to pretend he had the title hostage, so MJF getting at least longer than that after calling his boss a "f*cking mark" was crucial.

The longer the better, being honest. Wrestling fans have long memories, and will be right there for MJF's shocking reappearance whenever he finally makes it.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 65,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live.

Posted On: 9th Jun 2022

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