9 Ups & 2 Downs For AEW Dark: Elevation
4. Decent Character Building
In an echo of the exceptional Road To... series, the character profile at which it excels was integrated into Elevation in a vignette designed to educate the fans on the history and motivation of Lee Johnson.
The material was earnest and truthfully a bit trite - the youngster dreams of being a wrestler deal is overplayed at this point - the effect of which is almost purpose-defeating. We didn't actually learn too much about him, at least to any substantial degree.
But he still radiates a humble and hard-working babyface charm, and it is unreasonable to expect such a young guy to have developed into his final form. He's a likeable man, and this profile contrasted splendidly with the in-ring bullying of QT Marshall to form a classic dynamic.