4 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Jan 20)

1. The Entire World Title Storyline

One of the hottest things in wrestling they may be, but Kenny Omega and his cohorts had a bad day at the office last night. None of their stuff came even close to clicking.

A poorly-acted segment saw The Young Bucks head to Omega's lavish home for a meeting. Don Callis messed them around after Matt and Nick stumbled open that ridiculous painting (supplemental Up for that, by the way), eventually revealing Kenny wasn't even there before Callis tried to pay them off with an insultingly low amount. Omega had even changed his number without telling the Bucks. Naturally, the Jacksons were hacked off at Callis for manipulating 'The Best Bout Machine' into betraying their friendship, so they roughed him up.

Callis revealed the big ol' bruise on the side of his face to Kenny later on. It was another segment sullied by bad acting, as the angry duo threw Alex Marvez up. In their final act of the night, they beat Penta el Zero M up with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, with Kenny jamming the tip of his expensive-looking shoe into the Lucha Brother's eye.

Again, it's important to point out that much of this makes sense. The Bucks have every right to be upset with Omega and Callis and the Penta beatdown built on the Lucha Brothers save of Jon Moxley last week. Those developments aren't the issue: it's the presentation and execution.

The segment in Kenny's house felt more like a Being the Elite production, fitting in with the YouTube show's endearingly rough-around-the-edges style. On TNT, it felt amateurish. Neither Omega nor the Bucks thrive in these kinds of segments, either, as they play to none of their strengths.