7 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite Grand Slam 2022

Jon Moxley is the king; Saraya makes epic debut; MJF commits the ultimate sin.

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Even by his standards, Tony Khan built this f*cker up.

Just to clarify, this is what he is meant to do in his capacity as a wrestling promoter. He was particularly confident ahead of last night's show, claiming on Twitter that he was ready to deliver "The single best live event in New York this entire year". He promised that you won't want to miss Grand Slam. And, in true TK style, he hinted that he has something up his sleeve. The man has so many free agents up there that it's no wonder they call him Big Bicep Tone.

At least, they used to.

Khan was roundly jeered at the Albany tapings, when he was shown onscreen and later hyping up the Rampage taping in the building, because he mismanaged a situation that could drive the exits of CM Punk and or the Elite. And, since this affects virtually every AEW fan, they weren't remotely happy with him. Moreover, because MJF is so charismatic and talented - and went away for a while, which is guaranteed to get a talent more over - those fans might actually believe his anti-Tony Khan rhetoric.

Was Khan overcompensating on Twitter as a defence mechanism - or was Grand Slam truly something special?

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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 surefire Undisputed WWE Universal 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!