5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dark (Nov 8)

Even AEW were in the dark about this surprise double-helping.

by Benjamin Richardson
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If you're an AEW fan (and honestly, who on earth isn't?), Christmas has came very early this week.

Not only did we have an absolutely, well, dynamite episode of Dynamite, but we have the utterly mouthwatering Full Gear to look forward, headlined by a Cody vs. Chris Jericho match only rivalled by Tim Storm vs. Nick Aldis in anticipation.

Even better, we got not just one but two episode of Dark, after AEW unexpected dropped a bonus episode last night, in the hope of building up even more fervour for their big blowout in Baltimore.

It might seem a little hypocritical to laud the promotion for inundating us with content given the regular criticisms of oversaturation levelled at rivals WWE, but when it's generally so stellar, it's actually appreciated.

Admittedly, the previous episode of Dark was a bit of a dud. Good news then, that AEW got back on track with a, though haphazard, largely excellent go-home, lights-out lead-in.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.