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

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9. Jimmy Can Wrestle

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AEW hs put effort into presenting Jimmy Havoc as more than a deathmatch guy recently, framing his Dark bouts as opportunities for the Englishman to flex his traditional grappling skills. It has been moderately successful. Sometimes it works and Havoc comes across well, others it doesn't, with the neverending Luther feud a flat circle of meh.

Either way, Havoc's Dynamite bout with Cody was a solid opening tilt that began with counter-wrestling and eventually spilled out of the ring, but never became a hardcore brawl. Havoc got heated, true, but he and Cody worked a relatively traditional bout with good pacing, solid action, and fun spots like 'The American Nightmare's' Muta-esque dashing Lariat from the outside.

The finish saw Cody getting a little too spicy, using two Cross Rhodes to put Jimmy away where one may have sufficed. Regardless, a perfectly acceptable TV bout and a decent win for Cody, who remains in the top five.

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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.