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AEW World Tag Team Championship match: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defeated Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall (w/Brandi Rhodes) to retain the titles

There were some issues here. Good wrestling in this match but way too much nonsense went on around the wrestling.

First, by not having Allie out there from the beginning you telegraphed that there wouldn't be a finish until Allie showed up.

Second, the commentators were all over the place. Excalibur was busy trying to explain the Dustin/Brandi/Allie/QT story for those who don't watch AEW Dark. Tony Schavone was reading messages that Britt Baker was passing him. Britt is great and she and Tony are great together but somebody has to call the action.

Omega and Dustin began. They did a spot where Dustin took an accidental headbutt in the corner. That laid the foundation for the story of the match. Dustin sold like he was woozy and forced QT to work much of the match.

Omega hit a springboard double sledge to QT. Page hit a sliding lariat on QT for a near fall. Omega hit a kotaro krusher. The story was that QT was taking a beating but surviving.

QT made a hot tag to Dustin. The Natural Nightmares logo on Dustin's bodysuit began peeling off. That's a perfect metaphor for this team. Dustin was great here delivering his destroyer and flip dive off the apron plus a powerslam. QT hit a QT Special, which Excalibur accurately referred to as ugly.

Allie came to the stage to try to fire QT up. QT hit a diamond cutter. QT got cut off and Page hit him with a rolling elbow for a two count. Omega hit a v-trigger for a near fall.

The finish saw Omega and Page hit the Last Call. Omega covered QT for the pin.

Allie's appearance led to nothing.

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The announcers previewed the rest of the card. They revealed that Cody would be defending against someone from outside of AEW tonight.

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We got an Anna Jay promo package. She said she's signed to AEW and is still figuring out the entertainment side of wrestling.

Abadon defeated Anna Jay

Abadon has a horror movie gimmick. Abadon squashed Jay and pinned her with a hurricanrana.

After the match, Dark Order entered with Jay still down in the middle of the ring. Evil Uno presented Colt Cabana an envelope. Mr. Brodie Lee nodded at Cabana.

5 and 10 helped Jay out of the ring and to the back.

Jay has a world of potential, she just needs ring time and consistency. We'll see how her story with Dark Order plays out.

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MJF (w/Wardlow) defeated Billy (w/Austin & Colten Gunn)

They had to pay this off with a match after they shot the angle last week but I'm still not sure why they shot the angle.

Billy hit a big boot and a thumb to the eye. MJF teased walking out but Billy followed him up the tunnel and carried him back to the ring.

Billy went for a fameasser but MJF avoided it, hit a chop block and took control of the match before an ad break. MJF and Wardlow posted Billy and worked over his legs during the break.

Billy made a comeback after the break. MJF jawed with the referee. MJF went for a fameasser but Gunn blocked and hit a fameasser. Wardlow jumped on the apron and took the ref. Wardlow passed MJF his diamond ring.

Wardlow went after Austin and Colten on the floor. Gunn went after Wardlow and sent him into the barricade. Gunn climbed back inside and MJF nailed him with the ring.

MJF immediately covered for the pin.

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After the match, Wardlow, MJF, Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt had a pull-apart at ringside.

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Alex Marvez interviewed Jericho and Guevara backstage. Jericho said Marvez has a fat head.

Jericho and Guevara promised to beat Best Friends to a pulp tonight. Jericho said he and Guevara are more than friends, they're blood brothers and blood is thicker than orange juice.

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Tony interviewed Britt Baker. He started the interview by announcing Penelope Ford vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World title at Fyter Fest.

Baker said that Ford is only getting the shot because she's hurt. Baker then got pissed at Tony and said they're on a friendship timeout and TNT will be pissed at Tony for losing an interview with her.

Baker called for Reba to roll her away but Big Swole was revealed to be driving Baker's cart. Swole drove off.

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Cody entered for the open challenge.

He cut a promo. He said the air is thin and it's lonely at the top. He said when Jake Hager beat him down last week he noticed that there were no members of The Elite or Nightmare Family that came to his aid.

Cody wondered if he was still in The Elite or if The Nightmare Family was still a family. This was the most overt tease for a heel turn in the series of teases for a heel turn that Cody has been doing.

Arn Anderson cut a promo. He said that timing is everything and the timing for the match with Hager at Fyter Fest just isn't right.

Nonetheless, Arn said, he had an opponent for Cody tonight, someone who would be a good test.

A Ricky Starks video package then played. Starks put himself over as the hottest free agent in wrestling.

Starks then entered for the TNT title match.

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AEW TNT Championship match: Cody defeated Ricky Starks to retain the title

Cody gave Starks a ton and they had a very good TV match. They worked it more as a back and forth athletic contest than your traditional heel vs. babyface battle.

The repeatedly cut to Hager backstage as he watched the match on TV.

They locked up and traded hammerlocks. Cody missed a charge into the ropes and sold his ribs. Starks set Cody up in the ropes but Arn pulled Cody out of the way before Starks could connect. That was a total heel move, nothing subtle about it. Starks hit a big DDT and a top rope superplex.

Cody hit a suicide dive. JR couldn't help but seize the opportunity to poo poo on suicide dives.

The finishing sequence saw Cody miss a disaster kick which led to a series of cradles for near falls. Cody then hit Cross Rhodes for the pin.

Cody and Starks shook hands after the match.

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The Young Bucks defeated Superbad Squad (w/Penelope Ford)

Good action in this match but way too much going on, as is the theme of tonight's show.

Referee Rick Knox took a pair of pliers away from Havoc before the opening bell.

Havoc went right after Matt's heavily taped ribs. Nick tagged in and The Bucks hit some tandem offense and stereo planchas. Butcher and Blade jawed with the Bucks from the audience.

Butcher and Blade jumped on the apron and took the ref. Havoc hit Matt with a wet floor sign and the Squad worked Matt over through a commercial break.

FTR came to ringside to watch the match.

Matt made his own comeback then made a hot tag to Nick. Nick ran absolutely crazy on the hot tag. He hit a springboard attack to the stage on Havoc.

Nick used a sharpshooter on Sabian. Havoc grabbed a hammer and took the ref. Ford jumped in and hit Nick with the wet floor sign. Havoc hit an implant DDT for a near fall. Sabian tagged in and hit an assisted DDT for a near fall. Sabian missed a double stomp off the top.

Havoc and Matt tagged in and bedlam ensued.

Matt hit northern lights suplexes. Matt and Nick hit risky business. Sabian hit a top rope double stomp. Pin falls were broken up. Sabian was bleeding from the neck for some reason.

The match broke down. Matt and Nick made Sabian assist them in hitting an Indytaker on Havoc. The Bucks hit stereo superkicks.

The finish saw Matt and Nick hit stereo kamigoye knee strikes to Sabian for the pin.

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Butcher and Blade jumped the Bucks immediately after the bell. FTR jumped in and hit Butcher and Blade with Goodnight Express.

The Bucks hit Blade with an Indytaker. FTR hit Havoc with a spike piledriver at the same time.

The segment ended with FTR and The Bucks facing off in the ring.

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The announcers threw to a Taz and Brian Cage video.

Taz explained the scene last week where Moxley and Cage went at it. Taz said Moxley is stealing his gimmick that he came up with decades ago.

Cage interrupted Taz and said he can't wait for Fyter Fest to rip Mox's head off and take his title.

Cage said nobody better than Cage.

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Moxley cut a pre-taped promo. He said he has bad demons that only beating people up in the ring can keep at bay.

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Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy, Mr. Brodie Lee & Colt Cabana vs. Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss, Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus in a lumberjack match, FTR vs. Natural Nightmares and Jon Moxley in action with Taz on commentary were announced for next week's Dynamite.

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JR asked Tony for an update on Big Swole abducting Baker. Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

Reba used an app to track Britt's phone and she found Baker in a dumpster. Baker chewed her out.

Baker promised to sue Big Swole and beat her if it's the last thing she does.

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"Unkillable" Matt Hardy joined the commentary desk for the main event.

Guevara entered singing Jericho's entrance song.

The main event is next.

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The Best Friends vs Le Sex Gods

The Best Friends attacked

Both teams did some moves

Floyd did a run in to give Le Sex Gods the advantage

The Best Friends did some moves

Floyd did another run in

The camera man tripped Sammy

The Best Friends won.

It was a good match.

Orange Cassidy attacked Chris Jericho.

It was a good show.

NAG posted:

xbilkis posted:

Best Friends are going to be the Tag Team Champions next month.

Cavauro posted:

here are this week's dynamite poster of the week and runners up. Great job on posting during AEW dynamite in the thread for aew Dynamite.

1. smarxist
2. SHVPS4DETH
3. ShallNoiseUpon
4. TV Zombie
5. Ganso Bomb

DuhSal posted:

fyter fest shaping up to be real good

Cavauro posted:

here are this week's dynamite poster of the week and runners up. Great job on posting during AEW dynamite in the thread for aew Dynamite.

1. smarxist
2. SHVPS4DETH
3. ShallNoiseUpon
4. TV Zombie
5. Ganso Bomb

OctoberCountry posted:

Is Tommy Schiavone still in time-out?

StarkRavingMad posted:

https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1273436969066995714

Allie is so sweet

MorningMoon posted:

https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1273437328414031874

StarkRavingMad posted:

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1273441172560777217

StarkRavingMad posted:

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1273441172560777217

StarkRavingMad posted:

https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1273441172560777217

TV Zombie posted:

Colt calling Brodie Lee "Mr.Brodie" is just sending up things in my head that he's committed to being a Dark Order member.

Alaois posted:

how does allie get her eyelashes that big