7 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dynamite (6 March - Review)

by Michael Hamflett

1. Kazuchika Okada Is ALL Elite

The Young Bucks Kazuchika Okada
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After being obnoxious enough to draw out Eddie Kingston for a war of words and a straight up brawl, the 'Mad King' looked in big trouble until a two-on-one beatdown triggered the expected arrival of new AEW star Kazuchika Okada.

In a pleasant surprise all things considered, the newest Rainmaker Shock was in fact a swivel of the hips by 'The Rainmaker'.

He drilled Kingston with a Rainmaker and stood to pose in his best business attire with his new partners. A longstanding relationship between the two sides has has long been known in hardcore circles, with meme photos of the former IWGP Champion wearing Bucks gear and the three of them surviving the worst of TNA all built into their bond. Now it's AEW canon too, and Okada formally being announced as the newest member of The Elite opens the door for a wealth of new trios match, Okada Vs Kingston, Okada vs hot new babyface Will Ospreay and, most tantalisingly, Okada Vs Kenny Omega one more time.

Flawless wrestling television. A shock debut, a twist, a hot angle and some of the biggest matches in all of wrestling foreshadowed across one segment - this was the quality of Elite content that forged the existence of the company in the first place.

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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 over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, 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