How's the King of New York Rockin' Sandals with Jeans?

Eddie Kingston/Darby Allin/Jon Moxley vs. JD Drake/Ryan Nemeth/Cezar Bononi AEW Dynamite 8/25/21 - GREAT

ER: This was like one of those fun weekend WCW shows where the 4 Horsemen would take on Men at Work and Joey Maggs. A match where the result is never in doubt doesn't have to be obvious about it, and there are still a million fun paths to take while still presenting a strong team. I liked the losing team here. At this point AEW has a roster that's probably larger than the most bloated WCW roster, so JD Drake showing up like Big Bubba (great look for him honestly), Nemeth working as a stooge with just bumps and no offense, and Bononi as the big man is a fun weird trios. I'm already a Wingmen fan and I really loved every time Nemeth got in the ring. Nemeth is a great stooge, excitedly getting in the ring opposite Kingston only for Kingston to completely no sell his one knife edge and give Nemeth one of his own, and Nemeth bumps it like a huge lariat and immediately tags out. I love that shit and it's something that we don't get much of anymore. Eddie and Cezar are a fun pairing too, with both slamming into each other, and it's always a great look when Eddie is throwing hard chops at a larger opponent. 

The bullshit on the floor is always fun, with Sting running off all the flunkies like Peter Avalon. Drake had some nice stuff throughout, great at making all three of the stars look great. His run with Eddie was all action (interrupted amusingly by Nemeth running in and immediately getting punched by Eddie), and Drake is a big guy so it looks even better when he's being tossed by suplexes and a uranage. Drake/Darby is another great pairing, as we move from Drake chucking Darby around at the beginning of the match, to Drake taking a cool Code Red off the ropes and then getting just crushed by the Coffin drop. Darby landed flush on Drake's big belly, the way I used to land on my dad's stomach when I would Superfly Splash him off the back of the couch. 

COMPLETE AND ACCURATE EDDIE KINGSTON