12 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW Dynamite (23 Nov - Review)

4. All Rise For The House Of Black

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The House Of Black's return to AEW television was appropriately impactful.

What people want most from this awesome group is for them to wreck people. On Dynamite, they wrecked everybody in sight, disposing of Best Friends, Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, The Factory, and a host of extras in their first appearance in two months. Afterwards, Malakai Black got on the microphone and asked "please rise," surrounded by his crew of killers.

Danhausen's Full Gear Zero Hour entrance came to mind as soon as the microphone cut out and the lights dipped during QT Marshall's post-Hager/Cassidy promo. Skilled subversion followed when Julia Hart, not Danhausen, appeared on the ramp, soundtracked by indomitable death-metallers Deadboy. Cue: Brody King, Black, and Buddy Matthews entering the ring, smashing the babyfaces. When The Factory tried to applaud this, they died too. A stream of "security guards" and preliminary wrestlers then came down the ramp, running right into the woodchipper.

The number of people dispatched and the way the House took care of them landed like a blast beat. Complicated personal situations in the rearview, they're back, and seemingly deadlier than ever.

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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.