5 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dynamite (June 28 - Review)

4. Orange Cassidy, Keith Lee & Vikingo Vs The Jericho Appreciation Society

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One of those cute AEW television matches where the arrangement is less about the contest and more to do with all the narrative moving pieces, this was unforgivably dull and heatless considering the diversity and dynamism talent involved.

If you happened not to see this match, a friend who's also a fan might point you in the direction of the awesome moment Daniel Garcia attempted to do his dance on Keith Lee's back. They won't sit you down for the entire 15 minutes wrapped around it. Not if they're a real friend anyway.

Miscommunications here and there on the babyface side could actually be waved away as part of the lack of chemistry between them - Orange Cassidy picked his partners because they happened to be stood next to him in the locker room - but by the end, a poor advert for the trios division in general was only really beneficial for keeping Cassidy and Garcia together and revealing that Keith Lee had reverted back to black hair ahead of his Blind Eliminator reunion with Swerve Strickland against the International Champion and Darby Allin.

It's admirable to seek to achieve all of that from a single semi-impromptu match, but when the bell-to-bell is lost or neglected, the failure feels less noble.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett