8 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dynamite (4 October - Results & Review)

6. A Good Match...Eventually

Kenny Omega Kyle Fletcher
AEW

Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega Vs. Konosuke Takeshita and substitute Kyle Fletcher took a while to get going - going through two commercial breaks was probably unnecessary - but it turned into a damn good match. Nothing much at all happened in the first half beyond the story beats unfolding in the traditional, correct order.

Takeshita and Fletcher did display excellent chemistry by nailing the landing of a concurrent Michinoku driver and Blue Thunder bomb at the exact same time. After that, though, Omega Vs. The Callis Family heated up nicely. In a fun slapstick spot, Take dragged Fletcher's prone body over to the corner in an attempt to tag himself in. Omega dragged him back over to the middle of the ring, flipping Take off as he went. The action broke down (and heated up) in signature AEW tag division fashion.

Omega sprinted knee-first into Take's back with his ever-impressive V-trigger before blasting him with a snap dragon. Capping off a match familiar in layout but stellar in execution, Jericho and Omega debuted an excellent double-team finish. Jericho hit Fletcher with the Codebreaker, who then stumbled, dazed, into the One-Winged Angel. That ruled. The idea behind the OWA is that it is difficult to set up but is worth the struggle, with its all-but 100% success rate. The Codebreaker is the perfect assist. Jericho and Omega go 2-0 up in tag team action as, intriguingly, the Young Bucks circle the titles.

And then...

Advertisement
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

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 current Undisputed WWE 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!