{"id":211239,"date":"2026-01-28T13:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=211239"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:02:52","slug":"aews-top-promos-of-the-week-why-samoa-joe-mjf-brody-king-thekla-and-kenny-omega-made-the-list-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/28\/aews-top-promos-of-the-week-why-samoa-joe-mjf-brody-king-thekla-and-kenny-omega-made-the-list-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW&#8217;S TOP PROMOS OF THE WEEK: Why Samoa Joe, MJF, Brody King, Thekla, and Kenny Omega made the list this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3175535043\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>MJF and Brody King \u2013 Dynamite 1\/21\/26<\/h3>\n<p>Another strong week from MJF. You can tell he learned from his mistakes during the second half of his first AEW World Title run and he\u2019s really making sure he\u2019s putting the emphasis on how important and special the AEW World Title is.<\/p>\n<p>Before I talk about the actual promo, I need to address the footwear that was in this promo. First off, Tony Schiavone needs to lose the sneakers with the suit look. He looks ridiculous. Secondly, I don\u2019t care how much they cost or if it goes with his gimmick or not. Those Burberry loafers that MJF wore this week were the ugliest shoes I think I\u2019ve ever seen. Burn them, MJF.<\/p>\n<p>I really loved MJF just talking his shit in this promo. I don\u2019t mind the World Champion just telling you why he\u2019s the best and what makes him the best and rubbing it in everyone\u2019s face. There is a local wrestler around me who used to wrestle around the New England area called Jimmy Preston \u201cThe One Man Thrill Ride\u201d and MJF really reminded me of him at the beginning of this promo. Look him up on YouTube if you want a good laugh. He used to cut some insane promos back in the day. I also liked MJF talking about how if anyone else on TV is telling you they are the \u201cbest in the world,\u201d then you need to shut the TV off.<\/p>\n<p>I thought Brody King did a great job in this segment as well. I could have done without the \u201cYou\u2019re a Bitch,\u201d but I thought he did a great job being intimidating, and MJF really sold that intimidation (maybe a little too much). We have to find a new default other than \u201cYou\u2019re a Bitch.\u201d (I went to thesaurus.com to look for alternates but I\u2019m not sure Brody King calling MJF a floozy, harlot, hussy, or wench would have made sense at the moment. I will find alternatives that work, though. Check back next week.)<\/p>\n<p>I liked MJF telling Brody he was \u201call bark and no bite\u201d and then immediately backing down to Brody and leaving the ring. Just a classic MJF move. I\u2019m looking forward to their eventual match because they have such different styles and the size difference is so jarring. MJF has shown that he can adjust to many styles of wrestling though, so it will be a great match, I think.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-talk-kenny-omega-s-return-to-singles-action-trey-miguel-released-taz-s-return-to-commentary--69565207\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All Elite Conversation Club - Dehnel &amp; Kanner talk Kenny Omega's return to singles action, Trey Miguel released, Taz's return to commentary\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=69565207&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Kenny Omega \u2013 Dynamite 1\/21\/26<\/h3>\n<p>Listen, was this a promo I\u2019ll be thinking about weeks from now? Probably not, but I think this was a perfect style of promo for Kenny going forward on his quest for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship. I thought he was about to go off the rails when he started talking about moving to Orlando, Fla., but luckily he didn\u2019t. I loved him calling out Don Callis and telling him, \u201cYou have no one that can beat me.\u201d Something tells me that Don Callis will be returning to Dynamite soon enough with someone he thinks can beat Kenny.<\/p>\n<p>I also loved how Kenny talked about how he &#8220;hasn\u2019t felt this good in years.&#8221; Honestly, it shows. He looks refreshed and rejuvenated. I am really enjoying this, locked-in Kenny on a mission, and the eventual match with MJF will be outstanding. I hope they don\u2019t rush the match and have it on the Revolution PPV. I\u2019d let Kenny go on a little bit of a run here and pile up a bunch of wins.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3184596804\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Selfishly, it\u2019s because I\u2019m worried once he has the MJF match he will go back to the \u201cElite Universe\u201d and the Kenny we have now will be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<h3>Thekla \u2013 Dynamite 1\/21\/26 &#8211; Collision 1\/24\/26<\/h3>\n<p>Thekla can talk and she has a unique look and a unique vibe. I can do without this new spitting thing she does, but I think she is great otherwise. I\u2019ve liked her since her debut and when she debuted; I was like, \u201cWho the hell is this?\u201d But in a good way.<\/p>\n<p>I thought this week was another example of how good she could be if given the TV time. I laughed out loud at her telling Kris Statlander to \u201clive long and prosper.\u201d I have seen mixed reviews of her from people, but I am fully in the camp of Thekla could be a top woman in the division if given the opportunity. She needs to move away from Julia Hart and Skye Blue, but I would put the title on her this week on Dynamite and just go in a totally new direction.<\/p>\n<p>The Statlander run is about as lively as a Denver Broncos bar right now (I\u2019m sorry, you just have to let me rub this Patriots win in a little more) and they should just get out of it now before it gets any worse. The Statlander promos with The Babes of Wrath remind me of when an actor is on Saturday Night Live and you can see them reading the cue cards. Nothing is natural. I give Tony Khan a lot of credit for giving her the shot and trying something new but it&#8217;s time to move on.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (1\/21) - AEW Dynamite w\/Keller &amp; J.B.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UJqY9VGX1rA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-347582732\"><div id=\"pwtor-63649901\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>MJF and Brody King \u2013 Dynamite 1\/21\/26 Another strong week from MJF. You can tell he learned from his mistakes during the second half of his first AEW World Title run and he\u2019s really making <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/01\/28\/aews-top-promos-of-the-week-why-samoa-joe-mjf-brody-king-thekla-and-kenny-omega-made-the-list-this-week\/\" title=\"AEW&#8217;S TOP PROMOS OF THE WEEK: Why Samoa Joe, MJF, Brody King, Thekla, and Kenny Omega made the list this week\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":209862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,27,4488],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists","category-top-five-lists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-12.10.55-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211243,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211239\/revisions\/211243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}