9 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (June 15)

by Michael Sidgwick

1. Christian Cage Is Incredible

Christian Cage
AEW

The inevitable heel turn finally happened, and it was sensationally performed.

After Jungle Boy lost the AEW World Tag Team Title, Christian motioned to help Jungle Boy out of the ring before blasting him with the Killswitch and, in scenes captured by FITE, unleashing a believable, foul-mouthed rant towards his former protege's family. Christian was superb here. The sheer intensity and fury behind his trash-talk perfectly conveyed the months and months of simmering resentment. Cage has dedicated the very last phase of his career to mentoring Jungle Boy, and you could feel what Cage perceived to be wasted time boiling his piss internally. It was almost frightening.

Perfectly done - it's just a shame that it was overshadowed by the sensational breaking news elsewhere.

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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!