5 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dynamite 200 (August 2 - Review)
Downs…
5. Chris Jericho & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia
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There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with Chris Jericho becoming a card-carrying member of Don Callis’ new Family, but the cloying and unconvincing acting makes it feel that way, and framed against rumours of the All In match likely to spin out from it, the upcoming swerve scans as all the more stupid.
A throwback of a fashion, the hot opening tag team match was all three of those things, with urgency constantly shown from Konosuke Takeshita alongside some violent and witty exchanges between Jericho and his stablemates. But the more Daniel Garcia danced to the tune of a receptive crowd and Sammy Guevara basked in some earned glory, the more ‘The Ocho’ felt redundant in their lives.
They are - or in Garcia’s case will be - absolutely fine without him, and Jericho’s not a good enough actor to pull off conflict or turmoil or whatever he was going for claiming the ill-gotten win. A Wembley showdown with Will Ospreay surely has to position the Canadian as a heel, but why does all of this feel like booking towards the opposite? A trademark carny/corny Jericho Appreciation Segment segment next week promises answers, but the questions just aren’t that captivating.