10 Greatest AEW Dynamite matches of the second year

8) The Elite vs. Hangman Page & The Dark Order in a 10-Man Tag Team Elimination Match (AEW Dynamite - Fight For The Fallen 2021)

AEW Dynamite - Fight For The Fallen 2021 featured quite a few high-profile matches, but none were bigger than the huge 10-Man Tag Team Elimination opener. Hangman Page's journey to the AEW World Championship is the longest ongoing storyline in wrestling today, as it began when All Elite Wrestling launched. Page's quest came to a head on this show.

If Hangman Page and the Dark Order won, Page would finally get his shot at Kenny Omega's AEW World Championship. Plus, Dark Order would receive an opportunity at the Young Bucks' AEW World Tag Team Championships. But if they lost, Hangman would never get a shot at the gold as long as Omega was champion.

The 10-Man Tag Team Elimination Match at AEW Dynamite - Fight For The Fallen 2021 was tremendous, as it featured all the competitors firing on all cylinders in front of a hot crowd in North Carolina.

Despite Dark Order coming out hot, The Elite got a demanding three-on-one advantage, leaving Hangman Page on his own. Page fought hard and was able to eliminate Matt Jackson with a Buckshot Lariat, but Omega nailed Hangman with V-Triggers and finally the One-Winged Angel to win the match on AEW Dynamite.

This bout was a thrilling battle that closed a chapter of AEW's most captivating storyline. Hangman Page was written off television following this loss and established some tension the Dark Order, so it felt like a contest that had consequences after the bell rang.