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

Ups...

10. Hey, Darby

It turns out Cody does have a friend after all.

Sort of.

Darby Allin walked out to assist 'The American Nightmare' after his and QT Marshall's loss to The Butcher and The Blade, helping the fallen ace to his feet. This succeeded on two levels:-

1. Cody and Darby found mutual respect during their Fyter Fest draw and Allin wants an eventual rematch, so he's playing to Cody's good faith by aligning with him. It makes sense.

2. It gets Darby on television. The man got too over too quickly to be shunted back into the sidelines after falling to Chris Jericho.

Like his work or not, this crowd loves Darby. His act is connecting with him and it'll be interesting to see where this union with Cody takes him.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.