8 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (November 29 - Results & Review)

4. AEW Brings The SPORT

Eddie Kingston Pre Tape
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Selling the frustration of defeat, which should always matter but should especially matter in the context of a big tournament, Eddie Kingston cut a promo taped immediately after his defeat to Brody King at Collision.

This was great. AEW should capture more comments made in the immediate aftermath of a match. Kingston looked battered and gutted. He felt like he'd just taken a beating. He felt real, and so did his words. He punished himself for his arrogance in a super effective means of drawing sympathy without making any excuses.

He put his titles on the line, and he's "behind the eight ball" already. But he won't feel sorry for himself, even though he has the formidable challenge of Bryan Danielson waiting this Saturday.

Danielson was priceless on commentary in response. He told Eddie off for feeling sorry for himself and entering the match with the wrong attitude. Unlike Eddie, he's in it to win it, injuries be damned.

Injury threatening a contender. A sentimental favourite suffering a crisis in confidence, concerns over form. A heavy, cocky favourite you want to see knocked off their f*cking perch.

That's sport, and AEW nailed it across the first 20 minutes of Dynamite.

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