6 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Dynamite (September 13 - Results & Review)

by Michael Hamflett

1. Orange Cassidy - Locker Room Leader

Orange Cassidy Hook
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Merely light refreshment on a fairly stodgy edition of Dynamite, a brief exchange between Orange Cassidy, Renee Paquette and Hook was nonetheless the highlight of the night.

'The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil' hadn't yet got a word out following his regaining of the FTW Championship at All In before Cassidy limped into shot to remind him of how good his life was. Hook called Cassidy a "great champion", Cassidy responded in kind, and Hook slinked off to allow Paquette to charmingly check in with the former International Champion. "I'm still so tired" drew laughter in the building, and the humour was the perfect payoff to this much needed bit of levity from the company that used to be the masters of it.

'Freshly Squeezed' played with every emotion here. He was the veteran putting the young guy over, he was the battle-worn warrior trying to pick himself up again, he was the sympathetic figure everybody wanted to help get back on his feet. The response to "I used to have a Championship" drew the sort of noises a Saturday morning studio show would bottle for scenes where characters were in need of consolation or comfort.

Something very special appears to be brewing here, and if anybody can pull off an extremely slow stroll to the main event picture, it's Orange Cassidy.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 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 over 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 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana 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