AEW Dynamite - Best and worst: Former WCW legend arrives, Critical All Elite Wrestling component missing, Major debut

#1 Worst: The absence of Excalibur at the AEW Dynamite desk

Helluva segment of @AEWrestling on @tntdrama @MATTHARDYBRAND and @sammyguevara shocked me. @Santana_Proud @Ortiz_Powerful turned many heads. #Physicality @tonyschiavone24 @OfficialTAZ pic.twitter.com/Yl3PnH8phV

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) August 6, 2020

Let me start off by saying that I thought Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Taz did a pretty spectacular job on AEW Dynamite in the absence of their colleague- Excalibur behind the commentary desk. I also think that the AEW Dynamite think tank is doing the right thing with whatever action they're taking against Excalibur, because, while people do change with time, mistakes from the past are still mistakes regardless.

#AEWDynamite Taz literally saying "just because you're a veteran doesnt mean the young guys have to listen to you" when tonight he'll be burying Darby Allin in a story line that started with exactly that. Excalibur would have called that out.

— Chris (@cm22) August 6, 2020

The only issue with having Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Taz, all of whom are phenomenal in their own right, behind the desk on AEW Dynamite is that they are far too similar, where they prefer to capture an emotion instead of calling out the moves that are happening in the ring. Also, the fact that Taz is very much a storyline participant is something that does not sit well with me considering that he has to, as a result, disparage Moxley and Allin, so Excalibur would have been a far better candidate to call the main event match.