21 Things You Probably Missed From AEW Dynamite (Jan 1)

18. Arn Covering His Mouth

Cody Arn Anderson
AEW

His dedication to the manager role was amazing to watch.

Early in the bout, Anderson covered his mouth with a piece of paper when relaying instructions to Cody. This stopped Darby Allin, the announcers and everyone watching at home from seeing what Arn was saying; later, he pointed to his knees before the finish. Little touches like these make managers more important.

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