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From The Young Bucks and The Butcher & Blade's wild Falls Count Anywhere Match to Cody's brutal open challenge for the TNT title, this week's edition of AEW Dynamite featured many contrasting moments.
After three consecutive weeks of special AEW episodes, Dynamite returned to normal programming last night, but it didn't lack in any hard-hitting action at all. AEW All Out is scheduled for early September this year, and the company has already started building towards a PPV that is more than a month away.
What were your thoughts on this episode? 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 (July 22, 2020).
#5 Cody took a brutal spot during this week's TNT Title open challenge
The first match of this week's AEW Dynamite opened with Cody and Arn Anderson standing by for another open challenge segment for the TNT title.
Former Impact star and LAX member Eddie Kingston answered the call and cut a passionate promo. The bout itself operated under No Disqualification rules, so fans got to see a comparatively short, but hard-hitting opener for this week's episode.
Cody did pick up the win, but it wasn't easy, as Dusty Rhodes' son was power-bombed onto a bunch of thumbtacks.
Cody has lived up to his promise when it comes to weekly open challenges, but there will probably be a simultaneous feud over the TNT Championship during the next few shows.
MJF's record has been good enough to guarantee him another match with Cody, or maybe the young heel could even challenge Jon Moxley for AEW's top title. Either way, Cody's open challenges have earned their own spots on the show, which just goes on to show how committed he has been to make AEW shows entertaining.
#4 The Young Bucks defeated Butcher & The Blade in an entertaining Falls Count Anywhere Match
AEW's Tag Team Division has never been as relevant as it is right now. Usually, tag teams are used as a lead-in for other big feuds on a Pro-Wrestling show, but AEW Dynamite features some of the best tag team feuds on TV.
The aforementioned Falls Count Anywhere Match began in the kitchen, which was a nice touch for Butcher & The Blade's gimmick. Both teams used their sets creatively, as the action rolled into the parking lot, followed by the concession area.
But the biggest spot of them all occurred towards the end, where both teams had already arrived near ringside. Matt & Nick Jackson laid their opponents on two different tables, as The Young Bucks took flight and dived off from AEW's stage set.
This is the kind of stuff you would expect to see from an AEW Pay-Per-View. But even after three consecutive weeks of special episodes, AEW Dynamite didn't slow down in terms of action at all.
#3 Hangman Page received an offer from The Dark Order as AEW teased a split between their Tag Team Champions
"Hangman" Adam Page returned to singles competition against a Dark Order minion, Alan "5" Angels, on AEW Dynamite this week.
After an expected victory for Page, Brodie Lee came down to the ring and offered that Dark Order would protect Hangman Page at all costs. The Exalted One sowed dissent between the AEW Tag Team Champions, Kenny Omega & Adam Page.
It's strange that Omega & Page have great tag team chemistry, but apart from that, their onscreen personalities have no other reason stick by each other at all times.
As Page refused this offer, other Dark Order members pounced on him quickly, but instead of Kenny Omega, FTR came to the rescue of Hangman Page. Interestingly, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler have been luring Page away from his own tag team partner, and a new faction could be in the making if Omega & Page go their own separate ways
Omega did arrive later, however, the matter had already been resolved by then.
This storyline continues to be one of the best aspects of AEW, and it does remind me of Sasha Banks and Bayley's arc in WWE, where fans can't wait to see when and how both of these teams break apart in the future.
#2 Sammy Guevara re-joined The Inner Circle in a classic plot twist after the main event
The main event of this week's AEW Dynamite saw Chris Jericho & Jake Hager (The Inner Circle) facing The Jurassic Express. Towards the end, a luchador named Serpentico rushed to ringside and distracted Luchasaurus.
This allowed Jericho to hit the Codebreaker for the win. As you may have guessed already, the masked luchador turned out to be none other than AEW's own Sammy Guevara, who had been suspended recently.
It was a fun night for The Inner Circle until Orange Cassidy and Best Friends arrived and drove them out of the ring.
We all know why Guevara was suspended. However, after a period of sensitivity training, it's great to see The Spanish God back in AEW. He may not have the best win-loss record, but this young star has a bright future ahead of him, and Guevara is undoubtedly an integral component of The Inner Circle.
As for Chris Jericho's primary feud against Orange Cassidy, let's hope that it wraps up in a good way so that AEW can shift their focus back to the Mike Tyson situation.
#1 Jon Moxley rescued Darby Allin from Taz's latest duo of Brian Cage and Ricky Starks
Taz finally explained why he threw in the towel for Brian Cage during his AEW World Title Match against Jon Moxley. Apparently, it was purely a business decision which ensured that Cage wouldn't be injured indefinitely if Moxley had his own way.
But Darby Allin arrived to attack Cage, once again. However, Ricky Starks ambushed Allin from behind. It looks like Starks wants to move further in AEW under Taz's guidance, and honestly, it is a good decision for all parties involved.
But this assault didn't last long as Jon Moxley entered the scene and drove Taz and his clients away with a barbed-wire baseball bat.
It's apparent that Allin vs. Cage is the main feud here, but that leaves Moxley's AEW World Title spot open, and it will be interesting to see who will be next in line to face Moxley soon.
Until then, a tornado tag-team match is set for next week's AEW Dynamite pitting Moxley and Allin against Cage and Starks.
