10 Ups & 7 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Dec 11)

4. Not Yet, Hicks

MJF cut a promo on Cody last night and, as is always the case when MJF cuts a promo on someone, it was excellent, presenting young Maxwell at his obnoxious best.

This was MJF's response to Cody's challenge from the previous week. After nailing a Crossrhodes on a crew member for laughing at last week's botch joke (having already made the poor sap literally kiss the ring), MJF got into it, saying "you don't throw rocks at a man with a machine gun and when my mouth opens, these bullets don't miss."

He turned down Cody's money and possessions, saying that unlike the crowd, he had enough cash to last a lifetime. Further barbs followed and it all boiled down to MJF saying yes to the challenge, but only under his terms. He's going to name the stipulations but, like the piece of sh*t he is, refused to do so in Texas, stating that he'd leave the big reveal for Jacksonville on 1 January.

This little prick is going to keep everyone waiting, and anyone who checks him on that is probably going to find themselves running into Wardlow's fists. Speaking of the big man, he is perfectly cast as MJF's strong, silent heater at the moment. He is MJF's Rick Rude and while we want to see him pushed eventually, now is not the time.