12 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Nov 6)
Ups...
1 - PAC Is Elite
PAC is amazing. He looked like such a legitimate pro wrestler here.
This was his best performance in AEW thus far, if not his best match, but as far as TV matches go—an important distinction—this was perfect for its purpose.
He looked like a killer, rattling Trent’s skeleton by just crushing it against the guardrail, and the use of the guardrail is itself inspired. It doesn’t look like a separation of stage and audience, but a safety measure that cannot contain the intentions of the monstrous Geordie.
PAC’s heat spot wasn’t too deliberate. The fans were drawn into the action, and Trent’s plight, whose glass-eyed selling really put over the onslaught and, in turn, his guts; the comeback, which PAC bumped for incredibly, brought the house down.
The Orange Cassidy spot worked very well here, too. PAC was profoundly unpopular for kicking his face in, and it didn’t feel like a heel move, because PAC was flagrantly breaking the rules throughout.
The finish was such a shame, but not worthy of a Down, because it wasn’t a deliberately bad choice. It was a botch, and a glaring, deflating one, but thank f*ck Bryce Remsburg blew the count. Trent didn’t kick out. The Black Arrow, the most protected move in all of wrestling, remains protected.
AEW must make this clear immediately. The story and meaning behind the move is too significant.