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From Christian Cage's first Dynamite appearance to The Inner Circle's war council segment, this week's edition of AEW Dynamite featured many contrasting moments.
While AEW Revolution ended on a sour note last Sunday, the follow-up episode of Dynamite was a momentous show. Over the last few days, Tony Khan's promotion has been criticized for a major botch that occurred at the end of the Revolution pay-per-view.
However, AEW managed to step up and redeem themselves to a certain extent on Dynamite.
How did NXT fare against AEW in terms of quality this week? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Here are the five biggest news stories from this week's episode of AEW Dynamite (March 10, 2021).
#5 Penta El Zero Miedo brought up Cody Rhodes' unborn baby in a heated AEW Dynamite segment
At AEW Revolution, Cody Rhodes hurt his left shoulder during the Face of the Revolution ladder match. As a result, he lost the multi-man contest and couldn't earn a shot at Darby Allin's TNT Championship.
This week on AEW Dynamite, Cody wrestled Seth Gargis in an exhibition match. Cody's left shoulder was taped up to sell the injury. Despite the shoulder, he quickly defeated Gargis to pick up an easy victory.
After the match, The American Nightmare was interviewed by Tony Schiavone regarding the shoulder injury. This segment turned into a heated moment when Penta El Zero Miedo interrupted him from the Spanish announcers' team. Alex Abrahantes acted as the translator between Penta and Cody.
Penta was also a participant in the Face of the Revolution ladder match. He dubbed himself the "Lord of Lucha Libre" if Cody was the "Prince of Pro Wrestling." The Mexican star claimed that Cody's injury would have been even worse had they faced off in a one-on-one match instead.
Matters escalated when Penta said he would have hurt Cody's arm to a point where the latter wouldn't be able to pick up his yet-to-be-born child. This statement triggered Cody, as the two stars immediately engaged in a brawl and had to be separated from each other.
Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Cody Rhodes is a feud that sprang out of nowhere. Their conflict was established pretty efficiently during this week's AEW Dynamite, and fans can't wait to see what will happen next between them.
#4 Darby Allin's AEW TNT Championship match resulted in a heel turn from his opponent
At AEW Revolution, Scorpio Sky won the Face of the Revolution ladder match. He earned a shot at Darby Allin's AEW TNT Championship as the title match went down during this week's Dynamite.
Darby's ability to perform at the highest level was questioned because of what he went through during the street fight at Revolution. However, the reigning champion put on a good performance against his opponent this week.
Scorpio seemed more determined than ever to become the new TNT Champion, but Darby outsmarted him towards the end of their clash. He successfully cradled Scorpio for the three-count to retain the TNT title.
After the conclusion to their bout, Darby had nothing but respect for his opponent. However, a frustrated Scorpio responded by locking in a heel hook on the TNT Champion.
Scorpio looked satisfied after what he did to Darby. This confirmed his heel turn on AEW Dynamite.
Scorpio Sky appeared a little desperate even before the Revolution pay-per-view took place. So his heel turn seemed inevitable. He may face off against Darby Allin once again after what went down during this week's AEW Dynamite.
#3 Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston explained AEW Revolution's explosive botch from their perspectives
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston were left in the ring after an explosive botch at AEW Revolution. Kingston sold the after-effects of the supposedly major explosion that turned out to be a dud.
On this week's AEW Dynamite, Kingston revealed that the panic and anxiety surrounding the whole situation kept him down after the main event of the Revolution pay-per-view. Both Moxley and Kingston agreed that the explosion itself was underwhelming. They blamed Omega for doing a poor job with it.
There was a candid tone present throughout Moxley and Kingston's chat. Although Mox is a lone wolf, it was confirmed that he and Kingston are on the same page once again.
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston's bloody reunion was supposed to be the heartwarming finish to AEW Revolution. However, the aforementioned botch ruined the narrative.
Despite the circumstances, Mox and Kingston did a fairly decent job at digging themselves out of a deep hole.
Later in the episode, Kenny Omega and his crew would explain the explosive botch from their perspectives as well.
#2 Christian Cage teased a dream match with the AEW World Champion
While everyone has blamed Kenny Omega for creating an explosive dud, the AEW World Champion and his buddies revealed that it was all intentional.
Compared to Omega and Don Callis, Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston seemed relatively grounded while explaining the explosive botch. Omega, Callis, and The Good Brothers interrupted Christian Cage's segment on this week's show before Cage could even make his entrance.
Omega engaged in cartoonish shenanigans to make fun of the situation. He said that blowing up Kingston and Moxley would have been a satisfying outcome, but embarrassing them instead was even more gratifying for the AEW World Champion.
When Kingston entered the scene, Callis and Omega re-created the botched finish and mocked him on live television. Omega dared Kingston to hit him in front of his allies, but the latter proceeded to attack the AEW World Champion despite being outnumbered. Moxley came to assist his friend as well.
As the ring cleared, Christian's theme music played throughout the arena. The veteran made his scheduled appearance on AEW Dynamite. He and Omega had a surprising face-off, which is something fans thought they'd never see in their lives. This dreamlike encounter led to a minor scuffle, but Callis pulled Omega out of the ring in time.
In the end, Christian Cage held the AEW World Championship to tease a future match against Kenny Omega as well. Out of all possible feuds, it looks like Christian is aiming directly for the best of the best.
#1 MJF revealed his own faction on AEW Dynamite after being kicked out of The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle's war council segment was the final part of this week's AEW Dynamite, and it did not disappoint.
The purpose of the war council segment was to bring a change or introduce a new strategy within The Inner Circle. As MJF was about to reveal what this change would be, Sammy Guevara interrupted him on AEW Dynamite.
Even though Guevara had previously cut ties with the faction, he revealed a piece of evidence that shook Chris Jericho's group to its core. He secretly shot some footage showing MJF planning to overthrow Jericho as the Inner Circle leader.
When Guevara and Jericho were cornered in the ring, another twist occurred during the segment. Instead of betraying Jericho, everyone turned on MJF instead. On behalf of The Inner Circle, Jericho kicked MJF out of their faction.
MJF looked desperate at one point, which is when the biggest twist of them all took place, much to the surprise of fans and viewers alike. MJF revealed that he had formed his own faction. The lights went out immediately. FTR, Tully Blanchard, Wardlow, and Shawn Spears were in the ring when the lights turned back on.
Members of AEW's newly-formed faction took out The Inner Circle. Jericho was brutalized and power-bombed off the stage at the end of this week's episode.
In the previous show, FTR, Tully, and Shawn supposedly allied together as some connections to the Four Horsemen were made. AEW fans had no idea that this would all connect to MJF and Wardlow's storyline with The Inner Circle.
As a whole, the inner conflict within The Inner Circle was a long-term angle executed properly. Sammy Guevara has reunited with The Inner Circle, and the entire group seemingly turned babyface on AEW Dynamite. It will be interesting to see how this war between two factions will play out over the next few weeks.
In the video embedded above, do check out SK Wrestling's 'The Debrief,' where Jose G and Rico El Glorioso review the latest episodes of AEW Dynamite and NXT.
