8 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Dynamite (6 April)

5. On Sight

Eddie Kingston
AEW

Speaking of conviction and belief.

Last night's Jericho Appreciation Society vs. Eddie Kingston, Santana, and Ortiz angle was HOT. It began with a backstage brawl "earlier today." Battering the JAS and neutralising their numerical advantage, that closed with Kingston launching an actual television at the group as they fled the building into an awaiting car, doing so with murder on his mind.

Kingston and his boys hit the ring as soon as the recap ended. Commanding a thunderous pop without entrance music, their threats of violence were entirely believable. The rivalry is now on sight. Even if Jericho and his goons are with their wives and children, they aren't safe. Eddie might show up at Daniel Garcia's house. Santana spat down the microphone that this is "what they do" and when Ortiz threw down the gauntlet for a six-man tag in New Orleans, Eddie promised to beat the Jericho Appreciation Society's asses like Mid-South legends Junkyard Dog and Butch Reed.

Bellicose and brimming with pure fight energy, this felt real. This rivalry feels real. The gap between Kingston, Santana, Ortiz and the JAS is now a chasm to be filled with blackened eyes and busted lips.

Advertisement
Channel Manager
Channel Manager

Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.