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From multiple returns to a chaotic main event, this week's edition of AEW Dynamite featured many contrasting moments.
This particular episode maintained an exhilarating tone from start-to-finish. Not only did the episode showcase some newsworthy moments, but it also delivered in terms of quality.
Although this week's show wasn't billed as a special episode, it felt like one as a whole. 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 31, 2021).
#5 Don Callis put the final nail in the coffin for The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega's friendship in AEW
Don Callis lived up to his reputation as a scheming villain during this week's AEW Dynamite.
In a backstage interview with The Young Bucks, Callis interrupted the segment to have a word with Matt Jackson. Callis degraded Matt in front of the camera, asking him if he was dead inside for not helping out Kenny Omega last week.
Their one-sided discussion reached a boiling point when Callis slapped Matt across the face. The latter almost fell for the bait, but he didn't retaliate immediately.
Later, Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers faced Laredo Kid and The Lucha Brothers in a trios match.
Members of both teams wrestled in a quick back-and-forth succession of moves, but Omega eventually picked up the victory for his team. While Omega celebrated with his buddies after the match, Jon Moxley entered the scene.
The Young Bucks also joined Moxley and charged inside the ring, as the heels instantly retaliated. Clearly, Don Callis and Matt Jackson's backstage segment led Matt and his brother, Nick, to finally embrace their stance against Omega.
Next week, Jon Moxley and The Young Bucks will team-up against Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers in a trios match. The drama between Omega and The Young Bucks seems to have finally reached a straightforward narrative. Let's hope their current situation doesn't lead to another reunion anytime soon.
#4 Christian Cage made his highly-anticipated AEW in-ring debut
This week's episode kicked-off with Christian Cage's AEW in-ring debut against a former TNA rival.
In his first-ever AEW Dynamite match, Christian went head-to-head against Frankie Kazarian. Back in 2007, the two stars crossed paths several times in TNA. So it made perfect sense for Christian to prove he could hang alongside his longtime rival in 2021.
Kazarian was also undefeated in 2021 with an 11-0 record. However, Christian made a dent in that statistic this week. Kazarian earned an overwhelming amount of offense in the ring, so he didn't exactly look weak, even in defeat.
Christian isn't a highly-athletic star in his 20s anymore, but his experience clearly showed in the ring on AEW Dynamite. After all, Christian and Kazarian had a proper wrestling match in an era that is dominated by an overwhelmingly fast-paced in-ring style.
After this week's episode, what's next for Christian Cage in AEW? He teased an eventual showdown with Kenny Omega not too long ago, but the latter is currently embroiled in a feud with The Young Bucks and Jon Moxley. The TNT Championship scene is stacked at the moment.
As a result, it seems that Christian will likely make his mark on AEW's non-title landscape in the foreseeable future.
#3 “This is our dressing room, b***h” - The Inner Circle made a stellar return on AEW Dynamite
The Inner Circle returned during AEW Dynamite in a brilliantly-executed brawl this week.
Backstage, MJF had a gift for The Pinnacle. He introduced the faction's personal stylist and got them an interior decorator for "their" dressing room. MJF opened the bathroom door to surprisingly find Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz waiting to kickstart a brawl.
As MJF rushed to exit the room, Jake Hager blocked his path, which led to an all-out war between the two factions. Guevara slammed the door on Shawn Spears’ head. Wardlow went through a table, and Cash Wheeler was pushed into an ice bath.
Dax Harwood was bloodied during the brawl, while MJF went face-first into the toilet. Clearly, this week's AEW Dynamite ended up being a bad night for The Pinnacle.
After Jericho poured out the champagne on MJF, The Inner Circle reclaimed their dressing room with a defiant statement.
Fans have speculated about a potential Blood and Guts match between the two stables in the future. MJF even said in an interview that it would go down as the most barbaric match in the history of professional wrestling.
The two factions will likely collide soon, perhaps in a gimmick match to capture the intensity of their feud.
#2 QT Marshall betrayed Cody Rhodes during AEW Dynamite
Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall were booked to wrestle in an exhibition match on AEW Dynamite this week, with Arn Anderson as the special guest referee.
QT did not get his own entrance, which was a good sign of things to come. The match started off as a friendly tussle, as members of Cody and QT's Nightmare Family surrounded the ring. However, the bout gradually evolved into a heated confrontation on AEW Dynamite.
QT lost his cool at one point and suckered Arn Anderson with a cheap shot. As members of the Nightmare Family entered the ring, a few stars surprisingly turned on their allies. The people who took QT's side helped him decimate Cody and his remaining allies:
“QT has poisoned his students’ minds.” - Tony Schiavone
As QT was about to cause further damage to Cody's injured arm, Red Velvet came out to stop him immediately.
QT Marshall's heel turn has changed the landscape of the Nightmare Family for good. Cody Rhodes and QT's dynamic as best friends has been destroyed, and the two stars must soon face each other in an intense showdown.
#1 Arcade Anarchy led to two significant returns on AEW Dynamite
Miro and Kip Sabian wrestled Best Friends' Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor in an Arcade Anarchy showdown on AEW Dynamite.
The match was an exciting journey from start-to-finish, and it featured some memorable spots.
Penelope Ford tried to influence the outcome in Miro and Sabian's favor at one point, but a returning Kris Statlander popped out of the prize crane machine to even the odds.
Towards the end of the fight, Trent emerged from his mom's minivan and returned to rescue Taylor and Cassidy. With the odds stacked against the heels, Taylor eventually pinned Sabian to win the bout.
Additionally, it is now confirmed that Kris Statlander will be a part of the Best Friends faction.
For all the criticism this feud has received over Miro's video game-centric persona, the Arcade Anarchy match did a good job of encapsulating that tone this week. The show ended in heartwarming fashion for the babyfaces, and it seems that their feud with Miro and Sabian has now culminated for good.
With that in mind, what is next for Miro in AEW? Miro was not the one who got pinned in the main event, so the company might have important plans in store for him. If The Best Man moves on to a new rivalry from this point onward, let's hope it will significantly push him up the card in AEW.
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