6 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (10 April - Results & Review)

by Michael Hamflett

1. Will Ospreay Fires Back

Will Ospreay
AEW

It's a shame Will Ospreay chose the early-2000s forum patter in his return salvo for comments Triple H had not-so-subtly made about his disinterest in "the grind". It wasn't anywhere near as big or as clever as 'The Ariel Assassin' thought it was to make icky jokes about 'The Game' sleeping his way to the top spot, but simply targeting the WWE chief full stop was understandable as he continues to present himself as the ace of the company.

The timing wasn't perfect - wrestler raging against a billionaire promoter was positioned as a heel act one segment earlier - but sneaking it in before brushing it aside to talk about Bryan Danielson was good juggling of priorities in general. There was no mistaking the primary goals here.

Wrestling Bryan and having yet another candidate for best match of 2024 is what Ospreay does, and what AEW must continue to do more of per their attempts to be the best challenger brand around. It might not yield immediate results and this week in particular won't stand a chance of getting conversation in the bubble, but none of that will matter when the pair light up St. Louis next month. Great wrestling did more to sell a pay-per-view than opening up old wounds - there's probably something to that.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back almost 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 60,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett