Cody Rhodes and Darby Allin vs Ricky Starks and Brian Cage in the main event of AEW Dynamite
Darby Allin and Ricky Starks started the AEW Dynamite main event for their respective teams. Allin locked in a hammerlock early, forcing Ricky Starks to go for the ropes. Starks slapped Darby across the face, who just slapped him back. Both Cody and Brian Cage tagged in. The Machine caught Cody with an armdrag into a backbreaker before he was taken down with a dropkick.
Cody then heard to the top rope and took Cage down with a moonsault. Allin tagged in as Cody hit Cage with a Disaster Kick. Darby followed it up with a springboard back elbow. Both Cody and Darby were working well at this point, trading tags.
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Cody tagged back in and Taz grabbed his foot from ringside for a momentary distraction. Cage took advantage and took Cody down. He followed it up with a powerbomb out at ringside. Team Taz were in full control at this stage as Cage locked in a headlock.
Cody headed to the top rope but Cage caught him in midair. He went to make the tag but Ricky Starks took out Darby Allin at ringside. Cage tagged out and Starks came in as the legal man.
Darby Allin also tagged in and briefly cleared house as things broke down. Cody took out Cage with a Disaster Kick before Ricky Starks cut him down with a Spear.
Brian Cage hit Darby Allin with a Drill Claw from the top rope and it was enough to put the TNT Champion away.
Brian Cage and Ricky Starks def. Darby Allin and Cody
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Brian Cage and Ricky Starks continued the beatdown after the match but Will Hobbs came out, sending them scampering. Hobbs then picked up the FTW title belt and it looked like he was sending a message to Brian Cage. Instead, he took out Cody with the title belt and it looks like Team Taz have found their latest member.