AEW Dynamite 7-29-20 - Cody vs. Warhorse

The Inner Circle is out to face the Best Friends AND FRIENDS. Jake and Orange have shockingly great chemistry. Lucha-Boy pop-up rana sends Ortiz to the floor. Marko and Luchasaurus piggy-back dive onto the pile! Sammy eats corner charges until Hager swipes away at Trent. Everyone runs into Luchasaurus for a bit. Matt Hardy distracts Sammy and Luchasaurus hits a basement tornado kick to win it. This was either a lot of fun, or ungodly boring.

Ross talks about being tested and having his mask before Moxley hypes up the main event no DQ tornado tag. Mox says that he thought his issues with Cage were done, but he had to beat up Darby and he needs to help Darby out or else he'd be a punk bitch. Speaking of punk bitches, Ricky Starks will find out what it's like to try to bully him. Shida vs. Diamante is hyped up THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS THE DARK ORDER FACE THE TAG CHAMPS!

Warhorse is out to face Cody and make a name for himself in a single night. Warhorse cradles Cody out of the corner sunset flip for 2. Warhorse lands a slick forearm and discus lariat combo. Warhorse lands a big double stomp to the back and neck off the apron. Warhorse cradles him off a figure four for 2. Warhorse blocks a figure four, but Cody locks it on and gets the tapout. Great stuff from Warhorse, but this wasn't as good as the Kingston match. Dark Order goons beat up Warhorse to get to Cody and Arn prepares for a fight, but Matt Cardona arrives to save his friend.

Jericho is pissed at Hardy and Sammy calls him a son of a bitch alongside Jericho - but adds in IT'S SON OF EL BITCH in Spanish. DEMON ORANGE JUICE ensures his jacket will remain orange forever. Jericho challenges Orange to a debate and they'll have their rematch in two weeks. Santana tells Jericho he smells like cat pee and once again, he won't lie about him to his face. Tony officiates FTR's contract signing and they bring Arn into the mix. They get a 10 second rule on double teams and a tag rope in their match. They want tag team appreciation night on August 12, hosted by FTR - it's on. Page brings them whiskey and Arn declines. "The Mid-Atlantic Boys ride again!". Hmm...

Grayson and Uno are out and Brodie, Colt and now Anna Jay are out. Page gets posted and takes a great bump on the floor. Hangman eats a beating in the corner. Stu Grayson is SO GOOD. Damn he has great chemistry with everyone. Slinging double powerbomb gets 2 for DO. V Trigger to the neck of Uno for 2. Buckshot/V trigger hits and ends it and Brodie tells Colt to go to the back now. Stu was half a second late. Brodie abuses his boys and Hangman laughs. The Bucks come down to show support for their allies - but Brodie says they have strength in numbers and Hangman's pissed them off for the last time as new DO guys come in. FTR MAKES A SAVE WITH AN ICE CHEST!

Britt cuts a promo on Swole. "I'M NOT DUMB - I'M A DENTIST!" She'll only give Swole a shot at her if she beats a foe of her choosing. We get a nice Diamante video package about how she's worked for 10 years to get a contract and she'll win anyway she can. She chops away at Shida on the rope before Ross complains about how Diamante is probably upset SHE DIDN'T GET HER PUSH. Shida grabs the arm and slugs her with a forearm shiver. They get into a slugfest mid-ring and Diamante avoids the falcon arrow and lands a ripcord forearm. Big stunner hits for Diamante, but Shida avoids a code red, but eats a gut superkick. FALCON ARROW HITS FOR 2.9! Sliding knee ends it for Shida.

Austin Gunn celebrates with Shida's robe. Wardlow knocks on MJF's door, which has Please Knock on it before he comes down an MJF poster-filled hallway and then goes to the burberry-adorned podium. MJF does a faux-campaign promo implying he's next in line for a title shot. MJF says that it's time for change and one man wanted a paradigm shift - but a guy on top of the card who wants to do what he wants to because he worked with Titans gets old hat, brother! He buries flippy-doos and says that Moxley can cosplay all he wants, but that's a stone cold fact. I like this a lot - but it feels like we're missing a few chapters in the story. DID BRANDI WRITE THIS!? "MY TALENT OUTWEIGHS YOUR TENURE, JON!" TREMENDOUS line and we're getting MJF vs. Mox at All Out.

Dark Order B-team faces Cody and Cardona next week. Dark Order faces FTR, Bucks, and the tag champs in a 12-man tag. That should be a great night. Jericho and OC's debate is next week for AEW Super Wednesday.

Darby doesn't come out and with him getting concussed by Starks and his out of nowhere blindsiding, that's no surprise. Mox is out and he ain't scared. Taz cuts a promo on Mox saying that Starks beat the shit out of Allin and Taz tells Cage to stand in front of him to not piss people off. HE'S GOT TRICEPS LIKE PISTONS! LIKE PISTONS, MOXLEY! Starks puts over taking the advice of a guy who chokes out an Olympic gold medalist and boy is that using history the right way. Darby comes down to help Mox and takes a great ass-whooping. Great shotgun dropkick by Darby to Starks, who is ALREADY IN A MAIN EVENT in AEW and fits in just fine.

It's a credit to not only Starks, but AEW's presentation of him in a very short time that he's in a main event and it doesn't feel out of place AND he feels like a natural in that slot. Mox tosses a chair at Starks's head and Starks beats the shit out of Allin. Mox blocks Darby's path on a buckle bomb and lifts him for a kick and a Coffin Drop/Paradigm Shift combo hits! Mox traps Cage in an armbar and the TACK BOARD DOUBLE STOMP TAKES OUT STARKS!

Mox vs. Darby is made by Tony Kahn off-screen FOR NEXT WEEK. Well, they built this up a bit with Darby being the #5 contender and they tell another "the guy has nothing to lose!" story for them. Well that should be completely insane, but fun.