5 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Apr 7)

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6. Same Old Story

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Attempting to go meta by having Lance Archer point out the repetitive nature of the average Sting promo couldn't save another pedestrian encounter between the two, which pushed their storyline forward by millimetres, not feet.

Jake Roberts interrupted Sting, asking where his "little gerbil friend" was, before Archer stomped out. Ranting against the AEW agenda, he spoke on making it to the top before immediately being cycled down again. Sting agreed that this has happened to him several times but willed him to change it, telling Jake to help Archer find that energy, work his way back to the top, and be the man.

More a tense motivational speech than anything else, this at least saw Sting clap back at Archer and Roberts after weeks of interruptions. The problem is that the feud is now in danger of becoming as one-note as the recent Team Taz program before things got physical. It needs to start going through the gears - and soon.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. 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.