7 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Dynamite: Thanksgiving (24 Nov)

4. Built-Up For What?

The Friendsgiving segment featuring Tony Schiavone, Rebel, and Britt Baker was announced prior to Dynamite, giving the impression of something substantial. It turned out to be no more than a match announcement and a couple of slick lines from Baker.

Britt will face Riho on this Friday's episode of Rampage. It seems from the last time AEW was in Chicago, when Riho was put out of the Casino Battle Royal without truly being eliminated. Harking back to that, even if it wasn't intended at the time, is a nice touch.

But the segment was short, fluffy, and insubstantial, offering little beyond the mechanical. That's a shame, given the incredible dynamic between Schiavone and Baker, and begs the question of why it was announced in the first place.

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