MJF vs Orange Cassidy (for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring)
MJF was all over Orange Cassidy in the early stages of the AEW match. The fight spilled out to ringside and MJF hit Orange Cassidy with a powerbomb onto the ring apron. Back in the ring, Cassidy tried to fight back but MJF raked him across the eyes before planting him face-first in the middle of the ring. MJF then tossed Orange Cassidy out of the ring and the members of The Inner Circle laid the boot into him.
Best Friends were unhappy with The Inner Circle getting involved and headed backstage, returning with a number of wrestlers from the back to even the odds, making this match closer to a lumberjack match.
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MJF continued to mock Orange Cassidy and booted him across the head. Orange Cassidy hit back with a dropkick before hitting MJF with a dive out to the AEW ringside. He rolled MJF back inside and caught him with a top rope crossbody. Cassidy followed it up with a diving DDT from the top rope for a two-count. Cassidy then rolled MJF up for a nearfall.
MJF replied with a Tiger Driver for a two-count of his own. MJF looked to follow up with a Heatseeker but he was dumped out of the ring. Cassidy then leaped out of the ring, taking out a number of Inner Circle members.
With the referee's back turned, MJF tried to make it look like Cassidy had hit him with the baseball bat but he turned the tables. Cassidy then hit the Beach Break for a nearfall. He followed it up with the Orange Punch but it still wasn't enough to put MJF away on AEW. Orange Cassidy followed it up with a second Orange Punch but Wardlow put his foot on the bottom rope. This led to pandemonium at ringside. While this was going on, Miro came and wiped out Orange Cassidy with a clothesline. MJF covered Orange Cassidy and it was enough to put him away as he was able to retain his AEW Dynamite Diamond ring.
MJF def. Orange Cassidy
GRADE - B
Best Friends attacked Miro and Kip Sabian as security tried to separate them. Miro destroyed security as AEW Dynamite went off the air.