8 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Dynamite (29 March - Review)

Downs...

1. A Conditional Down

HOOK AEW
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Near the finish of the otherwise improbable triumph that was Matt Hardy Vs. Jungle Boy Jack Perry, HOOK emerged to save his old tag team partner when Ethan Page attempted to interfere without Hardy's knowledge.

This was weird, because Perry had unceremoniously abandoned HOOK a couple of months ago when he decided he wanted to pursue gold in the singles division. That was an odd choice to begin with, since people really connected with the JungleHOOK act, and it's even more odd now. HOOK is a young, detached loner type. He's made friends, but usually at is own convenience and at their urging. Watching him help the peer who dumped him didn't make him feel remotely cool.

But!

Surely a heel turn is imminent. Maybe the direction - and AEW has earned its let-it-play-out privileges - is for HOOK to slowly realise that he's been binned off, become resentful, and turn heel on Perry at or just after Double Or Nothing.

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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!