6 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dark (Oct 29)

1. Be The Best & Know It

If ever you find yourself doubting MJF's skill as a performer, consider that this week's From Undesirable to Undeniable saw him turn a story about him falling victim to vile, antisemitic bullying into a heel promo. The man's a diamond.

This was unquestionably the weekly segment's strongest outing yet. Cody introduced his "best friend in the whole world," who answered the first question by stating that at no point in his career had he ever felt undesirable. His life, however, was a different matter. He recalled a story in which he was the only Jewish kid on his school football team. Other players weren't happy he'd taken their spot and at one point, his biggest bully rounded up "a band of douchebags," threw rolls of quarters at him, and sent MJF home in tears.

That's where MJF found the impetus to turn his life around and after spending a few minutes painting himself as a sympathetic figure, 'The Salt of the Earth' turned it around, saying "I can proudly say that [name redacted] is now a drug addict who dropped out of college," while he is "famous, rich, best friends with the coolest guy in the world, and ridiculously f*cking handsome."

His definition of "undeniable"? "Being better than everyone, and knowing it."

Outstanding stuff, particularly when considering how earnest and hand-on-heart this series has been so far. The Aubrey Edwards/QT Marshall interviews were great too, of course. It's just that MJF was on another level.