7 Times AEW Dynamite Made WWE Mistakes

2. Bait & Switch #2

This was legitimately sh*tty, if you happened to be hyped over the prospect of seeing an actual six-man tag team match between The Elite, Santana, Ortiz and Chris Jericho. There was less than four minutes of trios action before 'The Death Rider' struck and the (incredible) fight was on.

Ultimately, the placement and choice to have Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega battle out of the match left the babyfaces in trouble in it.

Trying to have their cake and eat it too, AEW had derailed the match but were content to give it a a finish anyway. In order to at least try and deliver what they'd promised, the show went on...which itself wasn't really ideal...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 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. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, 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