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AEW Fight For The Fallen was a highly entertaining show, and while it wasn't the most hyped AEW event of the year, Fight For The Fallen definitely lived up to expectations and showcased an outstanding night of professional wrestling.
The main event of the evening featured the returning Jon Moxley in action against Brian Cage, as Moxley finally defended the AEW World Championship against Cage. Cage made his AEW debut at Double or Nothing and won the Casino Ladder Match in order to earn himself a shot at the AEW World Title.
Cage was originally scheduled to challenge Moxley for the title at Fyter Fest, however, due to Moxley's wife Renee Young testing positive for COVID-19, the match had to be postponed till Fight For The Fallen.
The match in itself was a solid contest but the ending was rather questionable, as Brian Cage's manager Taz, threw in the towel while Moxley had locked in an armbar on the challenger.
Post-match, Cage laid out the reigning AEW World Champion, but it wasn't for too long, as the returning Darby Allin made the save and came to Moxley's aid.
Having failed to win the AEW World Championship in his first attempt, it now remains to be seen how AEW books this monster of a man, i.e. Brian Cage, and in which direction 'Swolverine' could possibly head towards from here on.
In this article, I've listed the 5 possible options for Brian Cage, and without any further ado, let's get straight to it.
#5. Brian Cage finds a tag team partner for Darby Allin and Jon Moxley
Brian Cage's feud against Jon Moxley could be far from over. After all, Cage did lose the match via technical submission. The FTW Champion may rather prefer dealing with Darby Allin first and then take out Jon Moxley for his own good.
AEW could possibly book a tag match involving Cage against Allin & Moxley but the interesting aspect that remains to be seen is who will Brian Cage team up with, in his war against Allin and Moxley. One would think that a beast like Cage doesn't really need an ally to handle both wrestlers at the same time, but I'm sure he would need one in a tag team match.
#4. Singles match against Darby Allin
Despite the lousy finish to his AEW World title match at Fight For The Fallen, Brian Cage once again proved how good of a singles competitor he is, as he and Jon Moxley put on an absolute show in the main event of the night.
While Cage was unable to beat Moxley and would absolutely love another shot at the AEW World Title, 'Swolverine' probably would prefer dealing with the returning Darby Allin in the first place.
During the post-match beatdown, Allin made his return to AEW TV and saved Moxley from the assault, and now we're probably heading towards a potential Brian Cage vs Darby Allin singles match.
In the past, Cage has proved how good of a worker he is against smaller opponents in the ring, and fans could definitely expect fireworks when Darby Allin steps in the squared circle with Brian Cage, something that they've previously proved in EVOLVE Wrestling, as well.
The match itself is a pay-per-view caliber bout or at least deserves to main event an episode of Dynamite. Nevertheless, fans should definitely be hyped-up for a proper David vs Goliath clash in the form of Allin vs Cage.
#3. Breaks away from Taz
There is certainly no doubt about the fact that Taz has been brilliant in AEW so far and has pretty much nailed every role that he has been offered. On commentary, even on the microphone while cutting a promo, and while being the manager for Taz, as well.
But, I'm sure after tonight's actions, Brian Cage definitely won't be pleased with his manager after Taz decided to throw in the towel in order to call for the bell.
While it is still early days, maybe this could lead to Cage breaking away from Taz. The duo has been phenomenal so far and while Cage is better suited with a manager, it would be quite logical for him to call it a day with Taz.
Taz himself doesn't necessarily need to be a manager, given the work rate that he has been putting in as a commentator. And, considering the fact that he has led Cage to his first world title shot in AEW and that too within such a short period of time, maybe Taz could take another wrestler under his wing and help him the similar way.
You see a pattern here?
#2. A rematch with Jon Moxley with a stipulation
It is pretty much guaranteed that Brian Cage will once again challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship. And the next time he does so, maybe Moxley vs Cage takes place under a special set of rules or in a match with an added stipulation.
During their collision at Fight For The Fallen, Moxley and Cage did use foreign objects but with limitations, given the match was a regular singles bout. A No DQ match could eventually result in a wild brawl between the pair that fans have hoped to see. And with AEW hyping up the title match between Moxley and Cage for so many months, it wouldn't make sense for them to drop the feud with a conclusion such as this one.
A rematch between Moxley and Cage could be on the cards for the next AEW pay-per-view, and this time around, things could be a whole lot different with a particular stipulation. Moxley, as we know, is arguably a better in-ring performer when he has access to foreign objects and maybe he could solidify his place as the AEW World Champ by taking out a threat as big as Brian Cage.
#1. Feud against Taz
If splitting Brian Cage away from Taz wasn't enough then maybe tonight's closing angle from AEW Fight For The Fallen could indicate towards a potential feud between Brian Cage and his manger Taz.
Now I know that it is a long stretch for Taz to return to in-ring competition but a feud against Brian Cage doesn't necessarily mean that Taz would have to compete against the behemoth himself.
Cage and Taz could decide to part ways mutually but that might not sit well with Taz, given the fact that he played a huge role in Cage reaching the main event spot in AEW.
With a new client by his side, Taz could cost Brian Cage his rematch against Jon Moxley for the AEW World Title and that could lead to an amazing feud between Cage and Taz. Now, I'm sure fans would absolutely love to see Cage go one-on-one with Taz but that, of course, is very unlikely.
The storyline has presented itself and this could also lead to a face turn (or maybe a tweener run) for Cage and the making of another top star in AEW, under the management of Taz.
