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The final episode of 2019 AEW took place last night and set up some huge angles for the show heading into 2020. Jungle Boy earned himself a huge boost for the new year when he was able to stand 10 minutes in the ring with AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, even though the Champion had previously claimed that he wouldn't be able to do so.
Britt Baker collided with AEW newcomer Kris Statlander in a Number One Contender's match and interestingly it was Statlander who booked her place in a match against Women's Champion Riho next week on Dynamite.
The Young Bucks came up short in their quest to dethrone SCU of the Tag Team Championships before The Dark Order sent a clear message to the AEW locker room when they took out SCU, The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, and Kenny Omega at the end of the show. It was a stacked curtain call for 2019, but as always, there were a few botches many fans may have missed.
#3. Kenny Omega loses his footing
The match between Kenny Omega, Adam Page and The Lucha Bros kicked off this week's episode of Dynamite, but it wasn't the standout match that many fans were expecting. Page and Omega have had their issues and in the end, it was Page's accidental hit on Omega that cost the two men the match, but leading up to it there were a number of botches from every star who was part of the bout.
The most noticeable came from Kenny Omega when he seemingly lost his footing. The former NJPW star was supposed to land on his feet from the flip over, but instead he wobbled, had to put his hand on the floor to steady himself, and then pulled himself up on the ropes before he could continue.
#2. The awkwardness of Britt vs Kris
Britt Baker took on newcomer Kris Statlander this week knowing that the winner would be handed a shot at Women's Champion Riho on the first episode of Dynamite in 2020. Baker was ranked number one in the AEW Women's Division, but Statlander has managed to brush aside all of her opponents so far, including Hikaru Shida last week on Dynamite.
This week Statlander was able to come out on top against Britt Baker, but it wasn't without a number of sloppy moves throughout the match. Baker was going for her patented submission finisher throughout the match, but Statlander had it well scouted, to the point where Baker didn't even lock it in when she had the bigger star down.
This meant that the two women were just looking at each other for a moment waiting for the other to react. There was then a strange sequence that seemed as though the two decided to do it on the fly because something went wrong. Botches have followed Baker around throughout her time in WWE and it appears that last night was no different.
#1. What was that match?
Darby Allin proved that he was Cody's ally last week on Dynamite when he came to help the dejected star up to his feet. The duo came to the agreement that if Allin helped him in his feud with The Butcher and The Blade then he would grant him a rematch, since the two men fought to a draw at Fyter Fest.
Allin helped Cody to take on the new duo, but it was a match that both men would rather forget. The match interestingly saw 'The American Nightmare' stall on the ropes, before Allin then pinned the wrong person when The Blade ran to the ropes and the referee stated that The Butcher touched him, so it was an official tag. Allin then rolled The Blade up, but the referee refused to count - this was after The Butcher had already failed in being able to pick Cody up.
Cody and Darby then performed stereo dives to the outside, but Allin got stuck on the ropes, flipped over, and almost missed his target. The Butcher also refused to take Cody's finisher off the top rope and completely botched the finish of the match, so hopefully AEW officials will take a note this and there will not be a repeat of this match anytime in the near future.
