Chris Jericho and Don Callis fumble spot on AEW Dynamite

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This week’s Dynamite sure has inspired conversation around the wrestle web. Much of that was about the Jon Moxley/Jack Perry Continental Cup tournament match… But there was also a fair amount of chatter about a mishap near the end of Kevin Knight’s successful TNT title defense against Chris Jericho on the Aug. 12 episode from Las Vegas. It happened as the challenger had Knight trapped in the Walls of Jericho. The wrestlers were positioned in the center of the ring when Jericho motioned with his head to his right side and then began shouting “NO” as the champion’s manager Don Callis entered the ring while pulling his trusty screwdriver from his jacket. Callis immediately exited as Jericho dragged Knight toward the ropes near Callis, who leapt back up on the apron to “spike” Jericho with the screwdriver. What the hell was this?#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/huIIHwxtzn — Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ Ｔｈｅ Ｈｅｅｌ™️ (@BrandonTheHeel) August 13, 2026 Someone in attendance also shared their footage of the moment, which doesn’t look any better. I was there. Caught that moment on my iPhone. Totally weird. pic.twitter.com/SxpEnO03k2 — Anthony Valadez 🎈 (@anthonyvaladez) August 13, 2026 Outside of the general laughter (some of the mocking variety, some more good natured), reactions focus blame on one of three things: Callis for seemingly being out of place. Jericho for not abandoning the spot when he realized Callis wasn’t where he expected him to be. AEW production for not helping to cover better, including by cutting to a crowd shot, or any shot other than the one that clearly showed Jericho and Callis as the spot fell apart. I may have given it away by getting a tad sarcastic writing up number 3, but that’s where I fall. I am surprised that two veterans —and last I heard good friends — were out of sync with something like that, but shiz happens. When it does, the wrestler’s teammates in bringing us the television show called Dynamite, among them the announcers, camera-people and folks in the truck, are supposed to help cover for them. And though it’s not always as egregious as last night’s example, in my estimation AEW’s wrestlers are often let down by AEW’s camerawork and production choices. The announcers try to make up for it, but they could do a better job at times. Mostly though, they need to not have better angles shown on their monitors. There are only so many times Excalibur can tell us someone didn’t get all of something. The conversation about the spot was loud, and included big claims like “worst spot in AEW history” or even “worst spot of the past 25 years”. It still didn’t completely overshadow the match for me. Jericho/Knight wasn’t great, but it was fun in the way AEW matches are, provided the style doesn’t bother you too much and you’re in the mood to just go with pro wrestling tropes. A slightly awkward camera switch before Callis “spiked” Jericho would have made that a little easier to do, that’s all. But that’s just my take. I’m often wrong*. Give us yours below. * Ask my wife (HEY NOW).