5 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Dynamite (25 Aug)

Ups...

5. The Strongest Arm

Any New Japan wrestler not named Kazuchika Okada (which would've been impossible, given his overseas commitments) was going to feel like a relative comedown when Jon Moxley's match with Hiroshi Tanahashi was scrapped.

This is why the Satoshi Kojima announcement hasn't been universally well-received - which is unfair. Kojima rules. Comfortably the least shot of NJPW's Third Generation, he will be a stiff, spirited, and fun opponent for Moxley on 5 September, and has significant pedigree as a former IWGP Heavyweight and Triple Crown Champion.

This will rule.

Trust the process.

And Moxley cut a good promo here too, promising the public execution of a legend after the Tanahashi match dissolved. There's a nasty quality to his current tweener-leaning work begging to explode at the moment.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.