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From Chris Jericho and MJF's entertaining backstage segment to Brodie Lee's TNT Title match against Orange Cassidy, this week's edition of AEW Dynamite featured many contrasting moments.
AEW Dynamite had to change plans for Jon Moxley's scheduled six-man tag team main event because Lance Archer recently came into contact with a person who had COVID. Nevertheless, Dynamite was a decent show this week.
AEW also paid tribute to Road Warrior Animal, who recently passed away. Do check out the above video in the memory of this pro-wrestling icon. It was the last podcast Animal ever did on Sportskeeda's YouTube channel.
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 (September 23, 2020).
#5: Miro made his AEW in-ring debut in a tag team match during this episode
Miro has been one of the most newsworthy aspects of AEW Dynamite in recent memory, and 'The Best Man' made his in-ring debut alongside Kip Sabian in a tag team match during this episode.
The duo faced Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss, and the match itself felt like an advertisement showcasing what Miro is capable of inside the ring. Even though there was nothing extraordinary about this bout, the fans and AEW's commentary team did a good job in singing Miro's praises during this match.
The finish saw Miro forcing Sonny Kiss to tap out with the 'Game Over' submission, which is basically a new name for Rusev's 'Accolade' move from WWE.
It's odd that a character as popular as Miro has aligned himself with a heel like Kip Sabian. Miro may turn on the bridegroom (Kip Sabian) when the wedding eventually takes place on AEW Dynamite.
#4: Chris Jericho and MJF had an entertaining backstage interaction that overshadowed Private Party's underwhelming promo work
This week's edition of WWE RAW was a critically panned episode, but despite the show's quality, it's rare to see stars messing up their delivery or flubbing their lines on WWE TV. The same is not true for AEW Dynamite, where stars are given a lot of room to improvise so as to break apart from a scripted format.
This benefits a veteran like Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite every week. But even someone like Matt Hardy had a little trouble in keeping up with his promo last night. Isiah Kassidy of Private Party cut a promo against Chris Jericho as well.
Kassidy stepped up to take revenge for Matt Hardy's beatdown from last week's AEW Dynamite. He challenged Jericho to a match and asked how it would look if a 23-year old kid humiliated Le Champion on live television.
Kassidy did a fine job on the microphone for an up-and-coming star, but the relatively newer crop of talent on Dynamite need to brush up their skills in order to pose a unique challenge to someone like Chris Jericho, who can also be dubbed as the Promo God at this point in his career.
Thankfully, this example doesn't apply to every young star in AEW, as MJF had a great interaction with Jericho later backstage.
#3: Thunder Rosa paid tribute to Road Warrior Animal on this episode of AEW Dynamite
AEW displayed a graphic honoring Road Warrior Animal at the beginning of their episode. But that wasn't the only tribute dedicated to the tag team legend. Thunder Rosa's face paint was a tribute to Animal as well.
Rosa teamed up with the AEW Women's Champion, Hikaru Shida, in a tag team bout against Ivelisse and Diamante. Towards the end, Thunder Rosa tossed Ivelisse out of the ring and Hikaru Shida hit Diamante with a running knee maneuvre to secure the victory for her team.
As mentioned in the 'biggest news stories' piece for AEW Dynamite last week, the Women's Division has felt a bit different ever since Thunder Rosa entered the scene. A rematch between Rosa and Shida is inevitable because these two women have been at the top of their game on AEW Dynamite recently.
Ivelisse and Diamante are good additions to the female roster on Dynamite as well. This might just be the beginning of AEW's extensive focus towards their female stars on the roster, but they still have a long way to go in terms of developing other stars apart from Hikaru Shida, Thunder Rosa, and Britt Baker.
#2: Eddie Kingston stepped up to challenge Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship in the main event
Since Lance Archer couldn't be on AEW Dynamite this week, Eddie Kingston was booked to face Jon Moxley in the main event. This replacement made sense because Kingston apparently wasn't eliminated from the Casino Battle Royale at AEW All Out.
Archer went on to win that Battle Royale in the end.
Kingston and Moxley wrestled in a slugfest to close out the show this week. The AEW World Champion gels perfectly with other opponents who are straight-up brawlers in the ring. Kingston is that type of Superstar, even though he couldn't overcome Moxley's Bulldog choke towards the end.
After the match, Moxley was jumped by The Lucha Bros. Will Hobbs came to the AEW Champion's aid, but he was overwhelmed by a double superkick. Darby Allin arrived at last, but even he was laid out to by Taz's client, Ricky Starks.
Starks and Allin could definitely be involved in a long-term brawl with each other, whereas it doesn't look like Eddie Kingston is done with Jon Moxley yet.
#1: Cody returned with a new look and attacked the Dark Order after Brodie Lee's TNT Title Match
Orange Cassidy faced Brodie Lee for the TNT Title on this week's AEW Dynamite. Freshly Squeezed put up a great fight against The Exalted One.
It was refreshing to see a live crowd interacting with Orange Cassidy's entertaining shenanigans once again. After a hard-fought battle, Lee successfully pinned Cassidy to retain his TNT Championship.
The lights went out after the match and Cody's music blared throughout the Daily's Place sound system. The American Nightmare returned with jet black hair on AEW Dynamite. He singlehandedly took apart the Dark Order, except Brodie Lee.
Later backstage, Lee was clearly frustrated by Cody's actions. The Exalted One challenged Cody to a Dog Collar Match and demanded an answer by next week's episode. The AEW World Title scene may have been compromised last night, but things are definitely looking better for Brodie Lee and Cody's heated rivalry.
In their previous interaction, Brodie Lee completely dominated The American Nightmare and won the TNT Title as a result. Their feud is far from over, and it's great to see Cody back on AEW TV once again.
