 Claudio Castagnoli def. Komander to Qualify for the AEW International Championship Four-Way Match at Fyter FestI like how it was acknowledged that Komander upset Castagnoli in the Continental Classic back in December and prevented him from advancing, which made this match more meaningful in addition to it being a International title qualifier. Although the outcome was never in doubt, I thought they had a really fun sprint that served as the perfect opener to the show.
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 Naomi Confronted Bianca BelairBelair has been out injured since WrestleMania 41, but I like how her return was saved for her hometown of Knoxville. Even though she didn't get physical, it was established that she'll be involved in the drama with Naomi and Jade Cargill again when she returns, which is the most logical direction for her considering she has unfinished business with both women. Speaking of which, Cargill prevented Naomi from going after Belair here, and I thought Belair and Naomi had a solid verbal exchange prior to that.
 The Rascalz def. Laredo Kid, First Class and The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers) in a TNA World Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Four-Way Tag Team MatchThe System took out Octagon Jr. backstage beforehand, so Kid had to go at it alone (and hence had an out for getting pinned). Kid actually showed up on Tuesday's NXT and declared he'll be a part of the Fatal 4-Way for the NXT North American Championship at Worlds Collide, so despite his loss here, he'll be just fine. At any rate, this was a fun, franticly-paced tag team opener to set up The Nemeths vs. The Rascalz for the TNA World Tag Team Championship at Against All Odds.
 La Catalina def. Trish AdoraCatalina has been getting plenty of reps on ROH TV this year, but even after unsuccessfully challenging for both the ROH Women's World Championship and the ROH Women's World Television Championship, she's sticking around, and according to the commentators, she might have her sights set on the new ROH Women's Pure Championship. This was a well wrestled match from these two, but it lacked purpose and a sense of urgency.
 Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay Confronted "Hangman" Adam PageThere's certainly a conversation to be had about AEW not focusing enough on storytelling (or that the stories they do have aren't all that great), but the ongoing angle with Strickland, Page and now Ospreay has been among the promotion's very best since it started two years ago. This was an excellent segment to not only build toward Page getting his AEW World Championship opportunity at All In but also further his storyline with Strickland and Ospreay in intriguing fashion with the idea being they ultimately have to band together to "save" AEW from The Death Riders. It should be a fun road getting there.
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