A just-about-perfect slice of pro wrestling comedy found Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt visiting Mark Briscoe's farm in Sandy Fork to help out with chores, entertain the children and woo Papa Briscoe whilst barely covering their real (and sinister) motivations.
Pitched magnificently, the heels made clear their strategy at last - befriend Mark in order to get intel on how to beat FTR for the AEW Tag Team Championships, but Briscoe himself was sublime at playing just naive enough to make them think the plan was working. Papa Briscoe swallowing absolutely none of their bullsh*t was one of the many highlights, as was Jeff Jarrett almost dusting off "With My Baby Tonight" in a campfire moment.
Bringing together some superb characters that have an impeccable understanding of their characters and how to do wrestling comedy, this felt like peak TNA comedy mixed with AEW warmth and wit, and served its purpose from a business perspective too - the Double Or Nothing tag team title clash will be super-heated, particularly if Jarrett et al have cruelly grown tired of sucking up to Briscoe by then.
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
