2 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dark (Jan 14)

3. Gunn Club Cruise Past Spears & Avalon

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Billy and Austin Gunn vs. Shawn Spears and Peter Avalon was an attempted banter match that suffered from pedestrian pacing, including the half-minute Spears spent staring at Billy's penis. Gunn didn't even connect when he attempted to biff 'The Chairman' with his appendage for the payoff, man. Poor show.

That Avalon and Spears lasted so long as another problem. Sure, Shawn was once a pushed commodity, but 'The Librarian' is a comedy jobber who should maybe get one or two of his heel spots in before dying. They went 11 minutes here. It should have been half that.

On a more positive note, Austin is an interesting prospect and a much better wrestler than his experience should allow (this was his 21st match). He moves around the ring like his father, has some charisma, and projects a believable cocksure attitude, and while he has rough edges, these will be ironed out with time. It'll be interesting to see how he fares in a proper bout.

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