5 Surprising Moments from AEW Fight For The Fallen

Maybe having a wrestling show in a humid outdoor arena in the Florida summer isn’t the best idea for high quality matches.

Fight for the Fallen was the third effort from AEW, and it was easily the weakest of their three shows. That doesn’t mean it was bad show at all, however. It was still an above average show that provided some fine matches, fun moments and pushed the company towards the big All Out pay-per-view.

With some deep thoughts into why Alex Marvez is on the announce team, I present my list of the top five most surprising moments of AEW Fight for the Fallen:

#5 Technical Issues Abound

Cody ends a major show complaining about WWE showing an Evolve show. It is not the best look.

It might seem quite picky, but AEW seriously needs to work on their technical issues. One of the many reasons the WWE has been so successful over the years is the amazing production values for all their shows. Fight for the Fallen had some major technical errors that a new company simply cannot afford if it wants to find a place in the crowded pro wrestling landscape.

The first was during the pre-show. There random and incorrect closed captions on the pre-show for over ten minutes. But, the worst problem was after the main event: The Young Bucks were in the middle of their promo and had it interrupted for a check presentation. That simply isn’t the best way to end the show. It continued as multiple wrestlers made comments about being “off the air”. You think someone could have told them they were on television. It is surprising to see a company with a major television deal on the way making such errors.

#4 Too Many Tag Matches

What are they fighting for? That is a really confusing statement.

We all knew that Fight for the Fallen wasn’t a major show. However, did that mean we needed to have so many tag matches?

Saturday’s show had five tag matches, if you count the pre-show. That is way too much. When you have the same style of match over and over again, it seems repetitive and wears out your crowd. It is honestly hard to distinguish between the five matches looking back at the show. When you have a match to determine who gets a shot at a first round bye in a future tag team tournament, you have a few too many matches. I am sure a lot of fans are greatly appreciative on the clear focus on tag wrestling by AEW. The problem is they don’t want to have too much of a good thing.

#3 Brandi Rhodes Wins

Well at least we get this match right?

We really aren’t going to have a heel authority figure again, are we?

There certainly have been some concerns that the Elite, being the bookers, would push themselves into the limelight of AEW. One of the more concerning wrestlers of that group to push would be Brandi Rhodes. She isn’t exactly the most experienced competitor, not having a match in nearly seven months, and it showed against the very experienced Allie. Allie did a majority of the work and Brandi looked really rusty, to say the least.

Sure, Awesome King cheated a bit, but Brandi Rhodes was still able to pick up a win over Allie. When you have a fourteen year veteran in Allie along with many other talented female performers in AEW, it seems strange that Brandi would get the first ever singles win on a main card for the Women’s Division. I am sure we all hope that Brandi won’t run over the AEW Women’s Division.

#2 Kenny Omega and CIMA Steal The Show

This was the best match on the show by far.

Kenny Omega is one of the most talented wrestlers in the world. I am sure that isn’t a shock to anybody. But, he hasn’t really had a chance to showcase his skills in AEW yet. That changed on Saturday night.

While the skill of Kenny Omega is well known, CIMA is more of a surprise. He is a long time Dragon Gate wrestler, but not really known to a general wrestling public. After Fight for the Fallen, that view of him should really change. It was easily the best match of the card: The pacing was fantastic, the false finishes were believable and the kicks were flawless. It was amazing to think that these two were having their first ever singles match against each other. With the amazing strong style, you would assume they have been fighting for years.

It wasn’t too surprising to see Kenny Omega win. After all, he has a huge match with Jon Moxley at All Out. But the hope is CIMA’s star making performance will not be lost after having the match of the night.

#1 Young Bucks Remain Undefeated

The main event certainly got heated at times.

It is so rare to see a tag team booked so strong. The Young Bucks are one of the few competitors in AEW that are 3-0. They put on some great matches at Double or Nothing and Fyter Fest, but to see a tag team so unstoppable in 2019 is truly surprising.

That night's match with the Rhodes Brothers was an interesting main event. It went over thirty minutes which, in hindsight, seems a little too long, as it certainly dragged a lot. But the last few minutes in particular were pretty good. That is why it was surprising to see the Young Bucks pin Cody clean for the win.

It might make some sense to have the Young Bucks win to prepare for their big ladder match against the Lucha Bros at All Out. That should be great. But it leads to the big question of where Cody goes from here. He hasn’t really had much success in recent months. It should be an interesting road to All Out to say the least.

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