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From Sammy Guevara and Matt Hardy's bloody main event match, to a huge twist in The Elite storyline, this week's edition of AEW Dynamite featured many contrasting moments.
Airing on a Thursday, Dynamite brought back live fans with social distancing rules, which is also AEW's way of moving one step further in terms of weekly shows when compared to the WWE ThunderDome.
This was the first time in a while where entertainment preceded in-ring action on AEW Dynamite, and aside from some silly bits, the show was engaging from start-to-finish.
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 (August 27, 2020).
#5 Jon Moxley tricked MJF's lawyer in a contract signing segment ahead of AEW All Out
Previously on AEW Dynamite, fans learned that MJF's lawyer could also cut a great promo, but on this particular episode, it became evident that perhaps MJF should have hired someone with better lawyering abilities than promo skills.
The young heel's goal was to have Jon Moxley sign a contract that would prohibit the AEW World Champion from using his "Paradigm Shift" move at All Out.
While Moxley did sign on paper, MJF and his campaign team were unaware of the fact that there was an extra sheet attached to the contract, which stated that MJF's lawyer would have to face Moxley in singles competition next week.
Even worse, Jon Moxley's Paradigm Shift move won't be banned from the upcoming episode of AEW Dynamite.
While the lawyer in consideration here will have a lot to pay for, MJF has gained a slight advantage over the AEW World Champion at All Out. Jon Moxley doesn't do comedy too well, but unlike his segments in WWE, MJF is the one handling all the silly aspects of this feud.
#4 Hangman Page was kicked out of The Elite by The Young Bucks
Although AEW has been teasing an eventual betrayal or a heel turn when it comes to the inner circles of The Elite, it finally resulted in an important plot development this week.
The AEW World Tag Team Champions, Kenny Omega & "Hangman" Adam Page, have been teasing a character turn for weeks now, whether it concerns Omega snapping inside the ring or Page drinking his way out of The Elite.
But last night, AEW's top ranked tag teams fought in a 4-Way Gauntlet Match for the #1 contendership spot at All Out, which FTR won at the end.
The Young Bucks defeated Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall to kick off the proceedings, but in a back-and-forth contest with Best Friends, Hangman Page appeared out of nowhere and cost The Young Bucks a crucial victory.
Later backstage, Matt and Nick Jackson crashed one of Hangman Page's drinking sessions, and all the frustrations building up to this point prompted both of them to finally remove Page from AEW's biggest babyface faction.
Kenny Omega's future with The Elite remains uncertain as well, and Hangman's accordance with FTR may finally lead to the formation of a new Four Horsemen stable down the road.
#3 Lance Archer came face-to-face with the FTW Champion Brian Cage
Lance Archer returned in front of a live AEW audience with full force this week. Archer obliterated a debuting Sean Maluta on AEW Dynamite.
Many will recognize Maluta as a former Cruiseweight Classic competitor, who was completely out of luck against Archer last night. After the match, Jake Roberts made it clear that his client will be the one tossing 20 men over the top rope during the Casino Battle Royal at AEW All Out.
Tazz and his clients, Ricky Starks and Brian Cage, interrupted Archer, since they had a problem with that statement. Soon, Darby Allin made his way into the arena and attacked Starks.
The most intriguing aspect of this scenario has to be Cage and Archer's faceoff. Both AEW wrestlers are heels at this stage, but a battle between two of the biggest and strongest men in AEW sounds interesting.
AEW did a good job in booking the Casino Battle Royal just as good as any other singles feud last night.
As always, Darby Allin's vignettes remain one of the coolest aspects of AEW every week.
#2 Sammy Guevara defeated Matt Hardy in a bloody main event as Orange Cassidy jumped Chris Jericho on commentary to end the show
The main event of this week's AEW Dynamite was certainly a hardcore tables match between recent rivals, Sammy Guevara and Matt Hardy.
Blood was spilled and tables were broken, as Guevera suprerplexed his opponent through a customised table. This match was plagued by advertisements and a short time limit, otherwise it would have been a solid affair.
The ending felt a bit rushed, and the reason behind that was made clear when after the match, Orange Cassidy sprinted across the stage and approached commentary to pounce upon Chris Jericho.
Referees came out to separate both men, but Cassidy and Jericho kept brawling to end the show. There were a lot of plot points crammed into this week's edition of AEW Dynamite, but Chris Jericho's commentary style was great, as always, and the episode ended on a chaotic note for the best.
A Mimosa Mayhem Match sounds silly, but given how much time AEW has invested into Jericho vs. Cassidy, the match should certainly be a symbolic end to their feud at AEW All Out.
#1 The Dark Order attempted to recruit former NXT star Taynara Conti after a strange segment
When Brodie Lee obliterated The Nightmare Family and Cody Rhodes at the end of last week's edition of AEW Dynamite, it felt as if the Dark Order faction finally moved one step forward in terms of seriousness.
But then during this week's show, some Dark Order members arrived with a silly re-interpreation of the widely popular coffin meme. One other comical moment occured when Brodie Lee became tired of Dark Order minions sucking up to him, so the new AEW TNT Champion struck a member who was completely floored over what The Exalted One had achieved.
On top of that, fans have wondered what significance the lawn mowers had in this segment?
AEW fans have criticised the company for not booking the Dark Order in a clear direction, and even though the "mob boss" mentality remains consistent in terms of Brodie Lee's character, it's hard to figure if other members of the Dark Order are to be taken seriously or not.
But the segment was certainly entertaining in the end, and Anna Jay's introduction worked well compared to the goofy shenanigans that occurred a few moments ago. She may also have a hand in recruiting Tay Conti, fka Taynara Conti in WWE NXT.
Tay Conti is not just a good addition to the Dark Order, but the AEW Women's Division could certainly benefit a lot from her presence.
