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From Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho's continued saga to Jake 'The Snake' Roberts interrupting Cody Rhodes during the episode, this week's edition of AEW Dynamite featured some contrasting moments.
Following last Saturday's Revolution, the fallout on Dynamite turned out to be a pretty mild version of a show that has been very successful in the past few weeks. The episode wasn't bad at all since fans were given a preview of what is to come in AEW after Revolution.
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 5 biggest news stories from this week's episode of AEW Dynamite (March 4, 2020).
#5: Colt Cabana made an impressive debut amidst growing tensions between SCU and The Dark Order
The Dark Order's Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver and Alex Reynolds faced SCU's Scorpio Sky, Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and a debuting Colt Cabana on AEW Dynamite.
Cabana's fun and unorthodox style of wrestling clearly stood out amidst a heated rivalry between SCU and The Dark Order.
Cabana scored a victory for his team in the end, and after the match, Evil Uno teased The Exalted One's arrival and also stated that this mysterious person wouldn't be too happy about their loss this week.
People have thrown several names around regarding the identity of The Exalted One. Matt Hardy and Luke Harper seem to be the most prominent names to fill this role, and people were half-expecting Hardy to show up during last night's episode too.
Obviously, that didn't happen. As good as Colt Cabana is, his joyful presence is antithetical to the tone surrounding SCU and The Dark Order's rivalry.
#4: PAC & The Lucha Brothers formed a threatening faction named Death Triangle
After PAC's entertaining match against Orange Cassidy at AEW Revolution, The Bastard had to redeem his credibility as a serious competitor when he faced Best Friends' Chuck Taylor during last night's episode.
PAC dominated Taylor throughout most of the bout's proceedings and eventually tapped him out using The Brutalizer.
In a post-match confrontation, PAC came face-to-face with Orange Cassidy once again, only this time around, the party was cut short when The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Pentagon Jr.) attacked Cassidy and his companions.
PAC grabbed the microphone and let everybody know that Death Triangle is here to terrorize the AEW Roster.
This was an especially good move since PAC & The Lucha Brothers were floating around in the mid-card scene for a while. After a clean loss in a feud with Kenny Omega, PAC's redemption could be in the form of a heel faction.
By sticking together, PAC & The Lucha Brothers could also become singles and Tag Team champions in no time.
#3: QT Marshall versus Jake Hager resulted in a chaotic brawl between The Elite and The Inner Circle
Aside from Colt Cabana, Jake Hager also made his AEW Dynamite in-ring debut in a singles contest against QT Marshall.
After defeating Dustin Rhodes at the Revolution pay-per-view, this was Hager's second-ever match on the AEW brand. At this point in the episode, matches became a little too predictable, and Marshall never stood a chance against Hager.
Hager won the match by tapping Marshall out with a standing choke. It was after the match when things became chaotic between The Elite and The Inner Circle.
After Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks came out to aide his friends in a losing effort, Adam Page made the save.
The Drinking Cowboy's popularity is at an all-time high after that amazing Tag Team match from the Revolution pay-per-view.
After he made the save, tensions between Matt Jackson and Adam Page reached a point where Hangman had to insult him with the finger on live television. Clearly, the issues between these two Elite members are far from over.
#2: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts cut a promo against Cody Rhodes in a surprising appearance
After losing to MJF at the Revolution pay-per-view, Cody Rhodes came out to address his loss in front of the live crowd during last night's episode.
We all know that MJF cheated to beat him, and that is why Cody just couldn't accept the loss without putting up a fight. He called out MJF to the ring, but in an unexpected twist of events, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts answered Cody's call out of nowhere.
The legendary Superstar told Cody to quit whining about an in-ring defeat. You could see how Jake Roberts manages to separate himself from everyone else as a talker even at this stage.
The Hall of Famer revealed that he would bring his client to AEW very soon. They say never to turn your back on a man you fear or respect, but that is exactly what Roberts did after stating the same.
It was a great lesson on how to end in-ring promos perfectly, and now that we have a lot to look forward too, it certainly seems like Jake Roberts and Cody Rhodes got off on the wrong foot here.
#1: The Inner Circle demolished Jon Moxley to end the episode
Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara were set to take on the team of Jon Moxley and Darby Allin in the main event.
At the beginning of the show, Jericho had promised if Jon Moxley managed to walk out of the arena on his own, he would take a leave of absence from the company for 60 days.
This could have resulted in a scenario where Moxley would essentially move on to different opponents within the span of two months. But Jericho isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
As promised, The Inner Circle wiped out Moxley before the main event could even begin.
Darby Allin fought and almost beat Jericho and Guevara singlehandedly. Things went sideways for this young prodigy when Jericho dropped Allin with the Judas Effect.
After the match was over, Moxley came out for some last-minute retribution against The Inner Circle, but as foreshadowed by the leader of this faction, Moxley ended up on the wrong side of a beatdown as The Inner Circle power-bombed the AEW World Champion through a table.
Clearly, Jericho and Moxley's feud is far from over, and this time around, Moxley has a whole roster waiting to face him for the AEW World Championship.
