5 Ups & 8 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Jan 8)

Ups...

5. More Of These, Please

Kip Sabian Penelope Ford
AEW

Dynamite's slick, well-produced Kip Sabian/Penelope Ford video package wasn't anything fancy, but it hit all the right notes. "We're trying to bring some sex appeal back to this loser-infested company," Sabian said over highlights of last week's low blow on Joey Janela amongst other things, and it worked, putting their double-act over as one to watch.

The real Up here is that the vignette existed in the first place. AEW's video production team are great, so why aren't they utilised more? Packages like this should have featured heavily on every episode of Dynamite since the show's inception, particularly for midcard acts like Ford and Sabian, and it'd be great to see them used more going forward.

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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.