13 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Feb 12)

9. Dustin Says What Everyone Was Thinking

Dustin Rhodes
AEW

Dustin Rhodes was on tremendous form on the microphone last night, ethering Jake Hager to revive and reheat their feud in just a few short minutes.

"Turn around," he barked. Sammy Guevara obliged, but Dustin was looking for "Jericho's b*tch," not the up-and-comer, which got a huge pop. Dustin is so bloody over. "Are you ever gonna step in the ring or are you just gonna keep collecting a paycheck?" he asked, echoing many an AEW fan, adding that Hager was failing in MMA and failing here by not stepping between the ropes.

Dustin's demand was clear: he wants 'The Big Hurt' at Revolution. Jake almost got into it with him there and then, but turned back to head up the ramp instead of throwing down with Big Dust.

Great stuff from Rhodes here, but what's most important is that we're finally about to see Hager step into the ring. Fans have been waiting to see him wrestle since October. That's a long, long time, and while the Dustin feud has been put on the backburner several times over, that we're heading towards a resolution at Revolution is a big positive.

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