TNT Championship Lumberjack Match on AEW Dynamite: Orange Cassidy vs Cody (c)
Cody and Orange Cassidy both went for their big moves out the gate, before Cassidy went to a mat-based game. A backslide earned "Freshly Squeezed" a near fall on AEW Dynamite. Cody escaped and went after Cassidy's knee before dropping him with a release front suplex.
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Cody hit the Big Poppa Pump push-ups, much to the chagrin of Arn Anderson. Cassidy recovered as Cody showed off, sending Cassidy to the floor. Cody avoided a dive, but The Best Friends gave Cassidy "The Hug" to save him from some of the lumberjacks.
On the ropes, Cody went after Cassidy's legs again with a dragon screw. When Cassidy fell to the floor, he was caught by The Best Friends. Cody? Not so much. When Cody was knocked into the ropes, Trent hit him with a cheap shot.
Cody recovered, going for a Figure-4 Leglock. Cassidy escaped for a tilt-a-whirl DDT and another close call on AEW Dynamite. Cody blocked a dive with his knees and went back to Cassidy's knee once again.
A single-leg Boston Crab/crossface combo really worked over Cassidy, but he was able to make it to the ropes. During the break, a brawl broke out between the lumberjacks. Cody and Cassidy focused on one another, and Cody dropped his challenger with a top-rope superplex, landing on everyone below.
Cassidy kicked out of the cover back in the ring, frustrating the TNT Champion. A Cody Cutter dropped Cassidy again, but that failed to put Cassidy away. The challenger fired up at this point in this AEW Dynamite title bout, hitting Stundog Millionaire on Cody followed by a diving DDT.
Jon Silver rocked Cassidy with a pump kick while the ref was distracted. Even Arn Anderson caught him with a cheap shot, allowing Cody to get the win.
Results: Cody defeated Orange Cassidy via pinfall on AEW Dynamite.
Grade: C