Ranking the 5 Best AEW Gimmick Matches

#4. Santana and Ortiz vs Best Friends - Parking Lot Brawl on AEW Dynamite

Trent put away Ortiz with a piledriver onto plywood

Tensions between The Inner Circle's Proud and Powerful and Best Friends had been rising on AEW Dynamite for weeks. When Santana and Ortiz destroyed Trent's mom's van, things escalated very, very quickly as the feud became very personal. A Parking Lot Brawl was booked between the tag teams to settle their differences.

Nobody expected the match to be as good as it ended up being. Wrestling on concrete floors and surrounded by cars and trucks, the two teams produced a hard-hitting affair full of creative spots and nasty looking bumps. It was a highly entertaining match, with one particularly insane spot which saw a double powerbomb on a car's windshield.

What a powerbomb onto @trentylocks by @Santana_Proud & @Ortiz_Powerful.Watch #AEWDynamite NOW on @TNTDrama. pic.twitter.com/Gs4yO1NRth

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 17, 2020

Trent pinned Ortiz after putting him through plywood to secure a massive win for Best Friends in a match that saw everyone don a crimson mask. We also saw unconventional weapons like baseball bats, lead pipes, chains, a 2x4 and trash cans. The match even got a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer, an achievement in its own right.

HOW AMPED WE STILL ARE AFTER THAT PARKING LOT FIGHT LAST NIGHT 😤 AND YES ALL CAPS IS NECESSARY FOR THIS ONE pic.twitter.com/2t05pG8WUO

— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) September 17, 2020

The show ended with Sue picking up Best Friends in her repaired van and flipping off Santana and Ortiz for a delightful ending to another strong AEW Dynamite episode.