6 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dynamite (15 Mar - Review)

1. Why Should The Fans Care?

Juice Robinson cut a pre-taped promo, the quality of which is best described as "passable". It was inoffensive; he said what he needed to say for a brief amount of time.

Ricky Starks was asked to respond, and he looked absolutely bored sh*tless. He spoke in low, tired monotone, wondering aloud how he was meant to take Juice Robinson seriously. In reality, this is fair - Juice Robinson has underwhelmed in his fleeting AEW appearances - but this is meant to be fiction. Starks should have played this with an incredulous "Who the f*ck do you think you are?" sass; instead, he looked put out at the idea of having to do this. How is anyone meant to care if the babyface doesn't?

Starks had a boo-boo face in a predictable mini-programme in which he's guaranteed to go over!

Terrible.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!