AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy def. BandidoFrom an in-ring standpoint, Cassidy is the strongest champion AEW has, especially with how frequently he defends his title. His matches are always top-tier and this was no exception. Bandido has barely been used by AEW since signing last year, but hopefully that will begin to change. He actually would have been a perfect fit as International champ, so the outcome wasn't so obvious. This was a very entertaining openeer.
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Alex Kane Won Battle Riot to Earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship OpportunityMLW tends to do a good job with these Battle Riot matches and this was another entertaining installment on the whole. The surprise entrants (Duke "The Dumpster" Droese, Snitsky and the former Ricardo Rodriguez) were especially fun. There weren't many stories told at all, but it did pick up down the stretch when the bigger stars were left. Kane and Davey Boy Smith Jr. have been feuding for a while now, so Kane tapping him out to win was a fitting finish. The crowd were happy with the outcome, so we'll see if Kane sticks as a babyface. I didn't think of him as a potential challenger for Alexander Hammerstone, but it makes sense as he's been built up nicely and they should have a great match. My only nitpick of Battle Riot this year was the heavy emphasis on The Calling. They're just not that interesting so far.
The Family def. Pretty Deadly in a Trunk MatchThe stipulation was exactly what it suggests: you had to throw both of your opponents in the back of a car trunk in order to win. The gimmicky stuff for Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo continues, but they made it work and the crowd was into it. All in all, an enjoyable opener. Pretty Deadly losing combined with them being "killed off" at the end of the episode all but confirms they're headed to either Raw or SmackDown in the WWE Draft.
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