9 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Mar 25)

Downs...

5. The Absence Of Ambience

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The lack of wrestlers at ringside hurt last night's Dynamite.

This isn't AEW's fault, so we won't go too hard on them, but if something has a detrimental impact on the show then it needs to be pointed out. It's a Down. A soft one.

Having MJF, Shawn Spears, Colt Cabana, and more gathered around ringside gave the previous episode life, though it was no substitute for a white-hot crowd. With AEW prevented from grouping more than 10 people in the same place at once, they couldn't do this again. The substitute was constant cuts to Chris Jericho, Spears, the Gunn Club, and more sat around a television somewhere backstage, which was more of a distraction than anything else.

A shame, and while this didn't ruin the show outright, the necessary downgrade absolutely took it down a notch.

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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.