9 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (27 Oct)

by Michael Sidgwick

1. A Twist In The Tale

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A conditional 'Up' here, since the storyline has yet to conclude. If this is all an elaborate ruse on the part of MJF, and he remains aligned with Stokely Hathaway, there's a suboptimal Aces & Eights quality to it - i.e., making daft and illogical creative decisions purely to obscure the revelation.

In a thoughtful twist, the Firm locked the BCC in their dressing room, enabling Mox to take a beating with no comeback (even if he has previously been aligned with Kingston and Ortiz and, more loosely, Darby Allin and the Lucha Bros.)

It was effective stuff. W.Morrissey looked like a monster, as did Ethan Page, where Lee Moriarty and the Gunn Club played the role of annoying insects. Then, MJF ran in for the save to deepen the mystery of whether he's actually turning. If nothing else, this was very effective in teasing out the mystery and dropping an unpredictable hook over the coming weeks.

Overall, some tiresome tropes notwithstanding - Orange Cassidy volunteering to defend his title in a three-way via interrupted backstage segment, f*ck's sake - this was a stellar and what's more, very promising episode of Dynamite.

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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 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!