12 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Feb 26)

2. Jericho Plans His Flag

Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley's Revolution weigh-in segment closed to show and yes, it was a very AEW-style brawl, but also a tremendous version of a familiar layout.

Former WCW, AWA, and WWF announcer Gary Michael Cappetta was brought out for the occasion. "Hold on you weird little man," Jericho barked as poor Cappetta tried to make him hit the scales first. "In 'Le Champion's' world, 'The Painmaker' always goes last maaaan," Jericho said, referencing three of his personas in one line. He was brilliant throughout. The man's just so good at winding people up and did so by making people wait for his weigh-in, continually stalling and moving away from stepping on the scale - an act he was never really going to do.

And so Jericho got a little too close for Moxley's comfort, eating a headbutt that busted him wide open. Cue: the inevitable Inner Circle beatdown. Dustin Rhodes and Darby Allin came out to shorten the odds but the former brawled Jake Hager to the back and Allin had his head kicked in. When the confusion subsided, Jericho weaselled his way into control, nailing a Judas Effect before planting Mox with his own finisher, the Paradigm Shift, onto the scales.

Chris hoisted the AEW World Championship in the air to close the show, his boot planted on Moxley's back. A great visual at the end of a great night of action. Poppable, well-executed, and exciting, this angle hit all the right notes.