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From heel turns being teased throughout the show to Brian Cage and Jon Moxley's long-awaited main event clash, AEW Fight for the Fallen featured many contrasting moments.
Compared to Fyter Fest, AEW Fight for the Fallen was definitely the more engaging event. It also felt bigger and more newsworthy than Fyter Fest.
This particular AEW special episode definitely put the promotion back on track in terms of content.
What were your thoughts on this episode? How did NXT fare against AEW in terms of quality this week? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Here are the five biggest news stories from AEW Fight for the Fallen (July 15, 2020).
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#5: Nyla Rose introduced Vickie Guerrero as her new manager
Previously, Nyla Rose had teased joining forces with a manager, and I had stated that someone like Vickie Guerrero could act as a great mouthpiece for this AEW star.
Little did I know that Vickie Guerrero would actually turn out to be Nyla Rose's manager.
We now live in an era where being labeled as a "Karen" is uncool. Well, Vickie was the ultimate "Karen" back in WWE. But in AEW, Nyla Rose is perhaps the most dominant star in the Women's Division, and while she does all the heavy-lifting, Guerrero's screaming presence will surely act as a nice contrast for this duo.
Hikaru Shida also challenged anyone from the AEW Women's locker room to step up for a title shot last night, and even though the plans for her future as the Women's World Champion are unclear, Nyla Rose is being built for a future rematch from this point onwards.
Do you think Vickie and Nyla will have good chemistry as a manager-wrestler duo in the next few weeks? Let us know your thoughts on this pairing in the comments section below.
#4: FTR defeated Lucha Brothers and disrespected Kenny Omega after the match
Say what you want about AEW and NXT's weekly rivalry, but the former's Tag Team Division is just on a whole different level than any other wrestling promotion in the world.
We saw two great tag team matches last night, and one of them took place between FTR and Lucha Bros, where Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood showed their slight inclination towards being heels.
After a good back-and-forth contest, Harwood unmasked Fenix and rolled him up for another win in AEW. That wasn't the most obvious moment which portrayed FTR as heels though.
After the match, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks made their way to the AEW ring and offered beers to the winning team. However, Wheeler & Harwood poured their perfectly good beers all over Kenny Omega.
The situation had to be calmed down before a full-blown brawl could break out in the ring.
Wheeler & Harwood haven't chosen their sides when it comes to being good or bad guys in AEW, but this incident showed that they may end up being heels at the moment.
#3: Chris Jericho and The Inner Circle got soaked in massive amounts of orange juice
What is AEW's obsession with pouring beverages over their Superstars?
Unlike Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho suffered humiliation throughout the night after being drenched in orange juice that fell from the ceiling, thanks to Orange Cassidy.
Le Champion opened this segment as The Inner Circle celebrated Orange Cassidy's defeat at AEW Fyter Fest. Jericho's Twitter feed has recently made news after he kept obsessing over demos as far as TV viewership is concerned.
So in classic heel fashion, Jericho dubbed himself "Demo-God", i.e., The King of the Demos. Even after Cassidy came out and signaled the production crew to drop massive amounts of orange juice over his enemies, Jericho's narcissistic act was easily the most charismatic part of AEW Fight for the Fallen.
It looks like Jericho and Cassidy's rivalry isn't over yet.
Some people may have disliked this bit, but Jericho's egoistic persona in AEW always borders on being silly for the most part, and in this case, it worked perfectly for the rest of the night.
#2: Kenny Omega teased a heel turn after a fantastic 6-Man Tag Team Match
The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. Jurassic Express was easily the match of the night at AEW Fight for the Fallen.
No matter how much further AEW progresses as a wrestling promotion, The Elite will always be the foundation of the company as a whole, and after several months, The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega reminded everyone that they are one of the best performers in AEW.
The Lucha Brothers also put on a great effort, and their matches always end up being fast-paced classics. At the end of the day, The Elite picked up another victory, but Omega kept beating up Marko Stunt for some reason.
This was unusual and unexpected at this stage, and even when the situation calmed down, something felt different here.
Also, "Hangman" Adam Page was approached by FTR backstage in the middle of this match, which brings up an important question for the future. Will Kenny Omega and Hangman Page turn on each other in AEW soon, and if so, who will be the first one to betray their partner?
#1: Jon Moxley defeated Brian Cage when Taz threw in the towel
It's undeniable that both Brian Cage and Jon Moxley looked equally matched heading into AEW Fight for the Fallen.
Essentially, AEW booked themselves into a corner here, and one way to overcome that obstacle was for Taz to intervene without Cage having tapped out.
The match itself was a grueling, back-and-forth contest, just as AEW fans had expected. The ending may have been controversial, but it was necessary to keep Cage's momentum intact as the FTW Champion.
After the match, Darby Allin returned and got payback against Brian Cage. Allin has ascended to a level where he can legitimately become one of the biggest superstars in AEW, and a feud with Cage seems to be the way to go.
Also, I liked how Taz had to hold his client back even though the FTW Champion just went through an intense match. Meanwhile, Moxley's next feud may involve MJF as the primary antagonist.
MJF has a great record in AEW's rankings, and it's been a while since he entered main event competition in recent memory.
