 The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) def. Dolph Ziggler and AJ Styles; Edge and The Mysterios Attacked Judgment DayI know Balor beat Ziggler last week on Raw, but why was Styles the partner for Ziggler? I know he's had issues of his own with Judgement Day, but he hasn't feuded with them since the spring, so that was a bit random. The match itself was well wrestled and gave the group a much-needed win. The post-match angle with the babyfaces outsmarting the heels set up Edge and Rey Mysterio vs. Balor and Damian Priest at Clash at the Castle. So, I guess Dominik will just be in their corner? Is that where he turns? Also, I'm disappointed it doesn't look like Beth Phoenix will be involved in any way after they teased her confronting Rhea Ripley last week.
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 Dante Martin def. Wes BarkleyDespite my gripes with his booking over the last year, Martin remains a blast to watch in the ring. These enhancement matches allow him to showcase his skills and wow the audience with what he can do. This was only around a minute long and there was no need for it to be any longer than that considering his opponent wasn't anyone we know. Hopefully these wins can translate to something meaningful on TV eventually.
 Pre-Show: Doug Williams vs. Rhett Titus in a Submission Match Ended in a Time-Limit DrawThis was a random last-minute addition to the card. Titus already beat VSK on the Night 1 pre-show, but it was cool to get Williams in action since he had to be pulled and relinquish the NWA World Tag Team Championship due to an injury/illness to Davey Boy Smith Jr. The stipulation was especially random, but it complimented their styles nicely and it was a quality contest. Could they not have done a decisive finish?
 Pre-Show: Rhett Titus def. VSKApparently there was another pre-show match that saw The Country Gentlemen defeat Gold Rushhh, but the NWA's YouTube stream of the pre-show didn't include that and I don't have much of a desire to go out of my way to find it. As for Titus vs. VSK, it was a well-wrestled affair. Both guys are talented and the NWA has been a good landing spot for the former ROH World Television Champion. As for VSK, the dude is all over the place and continues to impress.
 The Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds and Preston "10" Vance) def. House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King and Buddy Matthews)As you can tell in the above graphic, Vance was advertised as being in this match, but I swear there was a graphic that aired during Dynamite's Rampage rundown that showed Silver and Reynolds teaming with a mystery partner. I assume that was a mistake because I always assumed Vance was the third man if Evil Uno was unable to appear. Nonetheless, this was your standard six-man tag team match in AEW, which is to say they worked a fast pace and nothing really landed for me. It was good, don't get me wrong, but I'm probably spoiled by what we got in the main event of Wednesday's Dynamite. Dark Order winning wasn't a huge surprise since I figured Miro might factor into the finish, but I could've done without Reynolds pinning Black for the victory.
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