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As All Out approaches on September 4, All Elite Wrestling rolled through Minneapolis for a special “Quake By The Lake” episode of Dynamite headlined by a star-studded main event for the AEW Interim World Championship as Jon Moxley defended against Chris Jericho.
Would Jericho be able to channel his Lionheart persona into a second reign as the top dog in AEW or would Moxley continue his unprecedented second run with the gold?
Find out now with this recap of the August 10 TBS broadcast.
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The intense rivalry between Brody King and Darby Allin came to a head in the night’s opening match, a rare Coffin Match.
The smaller of the competitors, Allin attacked from the opening bell and busted his opponent open with a thumbtack-filled skateboard. The babyface’s overzealousness proved costly as he failed to move King’s considerable bodyweight and the big man took over control of the bout.
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As Allin looked to capitalize on a failed splash through a table by his opponent, The House of Black made its presence felt, complete with Julia Hart tripping him up. Sting ultimately made the save, emerging from the coffin to deliver a sizeable beatdown to Buddy Murphy, then confront Malakai Black.
With the sides evened up, Allin used King’s own chain to choke him out and the heel dropped right into the coffin, awarding the enigmatic antihero of AEW another quality victory.
This was certainly an energetic, chaotic and hardcore way to kick off the show. From the very open, there was no rest period or halt to the action. It was chaotic and bloody, the perfect conclusion to a steadily intensifying rivalry between the combatants.
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The arrival of Sting and his face-to-face with Black was, arguably, the most intriguing moment of the contest but it was the apropos finish, with Allin beating his opponent in the same manner in which he had been defeated by the heavyweight, that wrapped this up perfectly.
AEW absolutely leans on these hardcore matches way more than it should, watering them down to the point that they mean less and less the more we see them, but this was one of their better offerings and an improvement over the Barbed Wire match we saw a few weeks back.
Result
Allin defeated King
Grade
B
Top Moments
- Allin attacked prior to the bell, looking to negate the size and power advantage of his opponent.
- Allin delivered an avalanche Code Red that drew chants of “holy s**t” from the Minneapolis fans.
- King missed a big splash through a table at ringside and the commentary team questioned the decision given he could have won the match by tossing Allin in the coffin.
- Matthews opened the coffin and Sting popped out before obliterating him.
- Sting tossed Black the baseball bat but the heel refused to utilize it.
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After weeks of unmasking the Lucha Bros, Andrade El Idolo and Rush won a hotly contested Tornado Tag Team Match against Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix, ironically enough after Penta unmasked himself late in the match.
His mask tied to the ropes, the elder brother sacrificed it to break up a pin and preserve the victory for a moment. Rush and El Idolo sent him to the floor, leaving Fenix to endure the Bull’s Horns from the former and a hammerlock DDT from the latter as the heels earned the victory.
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Like the opener, this was nonstop action from start to finish.
La Faccion Ingobernables has been red-hot of late and considering their role in round one of the Trios Championship tournament against The Young Bucks and a mystery partner next week, it was the right call to heat them up with the win here.
Not only that, but it played to the established storyline in that the mask again proved the babyfaces’ weakness.
Good stuff that furthered a story, provided some strong in-ring action and heated up the heels.
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After a break, Luchasaurus squashed Anthony Henry in a brief enhancement match. Afterward, Jungle Boy attacked Christian Cage backstage but was quickly subdued by security in a nice little reminder of that ongoing program.
Result
Rush and El Idolo defeated Lucha Bros
Grade
B
Top Moments
- Excalibur put over Penta El Zero Miedo returning to his lucha libre background specifically for this match against La Faccion Ingobernables after months as Penta Oscura.
- Fenix launched himself off his brother’s shoulders and splashed Rush.
- El Idolo inadvertently rocked his partner with a superkick.
- All four competitors unleashed their finishers in a sequence that ended with a quadruple down.
- The heels tied Penta’s mask to the ropes and, with the outcome hanging in the balance, he unmasked himself to save his partner.
- Backstage, The Young Bucks asked Hangman Page to be their partner in the trios tournament but the former world champion revealed he will be in the corner of Dark Order instead.
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Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt hit the ring, the latter cutting a promo on the beatdown by the heel trio that left TNT champion Wardlow lying. The War Dog interrupted, only to be backed up by Ring of Honor, IWGP and AAA Tag Team champions FTR.
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The babyfaces cleared the heels out of the ring and stood tall. While the trio of Wardlow, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler is both appealing and intriguing, this feud still feels like a step down for all three, even if the heels have seen their television time and stature increase in recent weeks.
Back in the squared circle, Ricky Starks followed up QT Marshall’s invitation to join The Factory by battling Aaron Solow.
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Solow was competitive but this was a showcase for Starks, who scored the victory with the Rochambeau spear. After the match, Nick Comoroto attacked but ate a big spinebuster. The heels tried a beatdown but Starks escaped through the crowd.
Starks continues to trend upward, a young and charismatic star whose future is as bright as any. Absolute is going to absolutely make AEW a ton of money if and when Tony Khan pulls the proverbial trigger and pushes him to the moon.
A push that, hopefully, does not get sidetracked via a feud with The Factory, which would be a step down for the former FTW champion.
Result
Starks defeated Solow
Grade
C+ for the Wardlow/FTR union; C+ for Starks vs. Solow
Top Moments
- The pop for FTR was otherworldly and reflected a tag team that is as over as any other act in the company right now.
- Backstage, a pissed-off Powerhouse Hobbs pulled a TV off the wall and threw it down upon seeing Starks’ success.
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