AEW Fyter Fest 2019: Ranking each match

#2 Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela

"There is no PG version of Jon Moxley!"

This wasn't a technical masterpiece by any means, but it was never meant to be. This was a match built entirely on shock value, and in that regard, it did everything it needed to do.

Seeing Jon Moxley taking those bumps onto the barbed wire hearkened back to how he first made a name for himself before going to WWE. Joe Janela matched up with him well and the match kicked into high gear when Moxley brought out the thumbtacks. Moxley taking Janela's boots off and slamming his feet into the thumbtacks was particularly brutal and brought back some ghastly images from years gone by.

Moxley's victory was no surprise and it really put his character over. The crowd was unfortunately dead during the beatdown from Omega afterwards, but it was a nice preview of what's sure to be a show stealer at All Out.

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#1 Cody vs. Darby Allin

Two in a row.

Once again, Cody took home the match of the night trophy at an AEW show. First, he gave his 50-year-old brother the best match of his long career. Now he put a young up and comer on the map.

Darby Allin lived up to the hype the commentary team was giving him as the cockroach that refused to go away. He was a pest and sadistic at the same time as Cody repeatedly struggled with the upstart.

The body bag lying in the corner was a bit of an eyesore through most of the match but factored in a big way at the end as Cody put Allin in it and used it toward the finish.

That finish was a draw.

It was a great touch. Of all the AEW superstars' stocks, Allin's increased the most on the night. He should be fun to watch going forward.