{"id":202880,"date":"2025-09-03T14:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=202880"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:53:09","slug":"5-yrs-ago-kellers-aew-dynamite-report-8-12-2020-mjf-rips-on-moxley-for-not-being-a-wrestler-who-is-willing-to-look-at-the-lights-for-him-w-kellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/03\/5-yrs-ago-kellers-aew-dynamite-report-8-12-2020-mjf-rips-on-moxley-for-not-being-a-wrestler-who-is-willing-to-look-at-the-lights-for-him-w-kellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"5 YRS AGO \u2013 Keller\u2019s AEW Dynamite Report (8\/12\/2020): MJF rips on Moxley for not being a wrestler who is &#8220;willing to look at the lights for him&#8221; (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2841179327\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT<br \/>\nAUGUST 12, 2020<br \/>\nJACKSONVILLE, FLA. AT DAILY\u2019S PLACE<br \/>\nAIRED ON TNT<br \/>\nREPORT BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Taz<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR ONE]<\/h3>\n<p>-After the AEW opening theme, they showed wrestlers at ringside cheering as Ross introduced the show. They showed a cluster of a couple dozen fans who were all wearing masks. Ross said they were \u201cinvited\u201d and were \u201cplaying by the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) THE YOUNG BUCKS (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. EVIL UNO &amp; STU GRAYSON (w\/Dark Order members)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dark Order attacked the Bucks on the stage during their entrance. The ref started the match anyway with just Nick in the ring. Matt recovered and made a running leap at Dark Order. He overshot them and landed on his feet. Grayson leaped through the ropes and tackled Matt into the barricade. Back in the ring, Dark Order took over on Nick as Matt settled into the corner waiting for the tag. Ross said Jon Moxley is going to be there plus Orange Cassidy vs. Chris Jericho would be the main event. Schiavone plugged Cody vs. Scorpio Sky. Ross said it could be the match of the year. (Hmmm.) Ross said Evil Uno might be the most underrated tag team wrestler in AEW. Ross talked about how it\u2019s been eight months since the Bucks got a tag team title shot.<\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later when Matt was surrounded at ringside by Dark Order, he ducked under the ring and crawled to the other side. The announcers got a kick out of it. Matt crawled to tag out to Nick. Grayson cut him off. He then hit a poison rana and tagged Nick seconds later. Nick went to work with a flurry of offense against both Uno and Stu. He yelled, \u201cBest comeback in the business!\u201d at camera. Taz said he\u2019s \u201cshooting.\u201d He moonsaulted onto the floor, but Grayson caught him. He slipped free, superkicked Uno, and then kicked Grayson flying at him out of the air.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring, they took over against Uno and landed Risky Business for a two count. Grayson springboarded into the ring, walked on the heads of Uno and Nick, and then took Matt down with a head scissors. Dark Order scored a very near fall after a double-team sequence a minute later. They delivered a combo of a Grayson 540 kick into an Uno brainbuster and scored another near fall on Nick. Grayson threw Matt into the entrance tunnel, then returned to the ring to go after Nick. The rest of Dark Order blocked Matt from returning. Back in the ring, Matt ducked Grayson and rolled up Uno for a three count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Young Bucks in 13:00.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-537125825\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Lots of spots, lots of action, a twist on the finish with the wrestler outnumbered still scoring the big win. Just competitive enough, with the Dark Order gaining advantages through cheating.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-As the Bucks celebrated, Ross thanked viewers for watching. He said he hopes they\u2019re loving their families and enjoying AEW.<\/p>\n<p>-They went backstage to Wardlow who pounded on a door and out walked MJF. He snapped his fingers and a guy in a mask gave him gum. He complimented the gum. A woman (Nina) proudly said she hired the guy who did a good job putting gum in MJF\u2019s mouth. MJF called her \u201choney\u201d and said to speak only when spoken too. \u201cWe\u2019ve been over this,\u201d he said in a patronizing tone. He walked down the hall and shoved a security guy to get out of his way and \u201cout of my shot.\u201d Ross called him a \u201clittle Richard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-The announcers hyped Jericho vs. Cassidy. Ross said Cassidy is looking for the biggest win of his life. They also plugged the TNT Title match, Hikaru Shida wrestling, and a Moxley appearance. Ross threw to Kenny Omega and \u201cHangman\u201d Page, who as part of Tag Team Appreciation Night, named their favorite tag team. Kenny said The Young Bucks. Page thought he\u2019d say them. Kenny muttered half under his breath that he basically considers them two singles wrestlers. He said the Bucks have reinvented tag team wrestling. Ross plugged Page &amp; Omega vs. Jurassic Express for the AEW Tag Team Titles later.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Kenny showed more personality there than he has combined in ten months of Dynamite.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-MJF made his way to the ring. Taz said he\u2019s good friends with MJF and looking forward to this. MJF went over to the announcers and shook hands with Taz and Ross, but skipped Schiavone. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-MJF stood at the podium and thanked the audience, who were booing him. He told the audience to use #MJF2020 and #NotMyChampion. He had Nina show his great polling numbers on the big screen. MJF was listed at 500% and Moxley at -1,000%, which made no sense and wasn\u2019t supposed to. He said he mourns the AEW faithful for their belief in their champion because today it dies. He said Dictator Jon doesn\u2019t care about them or else he\u2019d be there tonight. He said Dictator Jon is swimming in uncharted territory because he\u2019s not used to dealing with wrestlers who won\u2019t \u201chappily look up at the lights for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Okay, that was just awful. No no no. You don\u2019t talk about people doing jobs in the course of hyping a match in pro wrestling. There\u2019s zero upside. It\u2019s just low IQ stupidity that died 15 years ago every time Vince Russo tried it. I could defend MJF\u2019s whole \u201ccampaign spoof\u201d approach when he was talking about ratings and backstage power and politicking, but introducing into a promo that Moxley only wins because wrestlers are happy to job for him is one of those lines that makes you just lose a ton of respect for anyone who cleared that and the person who delivered that line. That\u2019s just super-disappointing. It doesn\u2019t work on any level. It\u2019s not sophisticated or clever or \u201cI can\u2019t believe he said that.\u201d It\u2019s utterly stupid and counter-productive. If the idea is it works on two levels because wrestlers are happy to just be in the ring with Mox even if they lose, then say that, not this insider jibberish from circa 2003 when it was all about trying to shock insider fans by breaking the fourth wall. It never worked and it undercuts everything else on the show in the process.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1200370253\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>He said he cares more about the people than he does because he shows up for his job. He had his men move the podium. MJF lay on his back center-ring. The camera shot him from above. He asked Mox if he\u2019s now in his comfort zone. He said he started this campaign because \u201cthis great company deserves quality leadership.\u201d He said he\u2019s a great wrestler, but he\u2019s not a leader. \u201cYou\u2019re a dog,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re a rabid dog chasing cars.\u201d He said he caught the bumper and he doesn\u2019t know what to do with it. He told him to fork the keys over to a real leader; why wait until Sept. 5 at All Out. Moxley\u2019s music played. MJF popped up, eyes bulging with fear. MJF looked around for him. Mox clotheslined him from behind and threw him into the podium. Then he gave him a Paradigm Shift. He destroyed the podium and left. Schiavone said when MJF wakes up, someone should tell him Moxley is here. Moxley grabbed the mic backstage and said they\u2019re not even yet. He said that will happen at All Out. The cut to MJF grabbing his neck and crying in pain.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage Alex Marvez interviewed Matt Hardy after clips aired of Sammy Guevara bloodying him last week. Marvez said he won\u2019t be cleared to return for ten days. Hardy said he is alive and he won\u2019t die. He said he will continue see red until he makes Sammy bleed. He said Saturday, Aug. 22 he will \u201cbeat Sammy\u2019s weird little ass.\u201d He said he won\u2019t go home, as AEW management wants. He\u2019s going to wait around for him tonight because he is an obnoxious ant who needs to be squashed. He broke into Broken Matt briefly. He said he will use his fury to end Sammy. Marvez asked if he\u2019s sure he\u2019s okay. Matt saw a guy he thought was Sammy and attacked him. It turned out it was Mike Posey, the referee.<\/p>\n<p>-Ross hyped Cody vs. Sky and reasserted it could be a Match of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>-Scorpio Sky made his ring entrance. Ross asked if this will be the night Sky realizes his dream.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019d like to have heard from Sky tonight, and perhaps have a video package on his non-Dynamite wins lately to show he has momentum. Has he won singles matches lately?) [c]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) CODY (w\/Arn Anderson, Brandi Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, Allie, Q.T. Marshall) vs. SCORPIO SKY \u2013 TNT Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Cody came out, Ross said his entourage is growing, then asked if that\u2019s a good or bad thing. The Tale of the Tape said Sky is 7-1 in 2020, Cody 17-1. Justin Roberts introduced him as the \u201cPrince of Pro Wrestling.\u201d Ross drew attention to that. They noted that Mike Chioda is the referee holding up the TNT Title belt and even put his name on the screen. Schiavone touted their respective records. AEW Dark match results were on the crawler on the bottom of the screen. They each took turns holding the ropes open for the other after knocking them to the floor. Sky turned down Cody\u2019s invite. Sky dove at Cody, but they both tumbled over the top rope to the floor. They fought at ringside, with Cody getting the better of Sky. They cut to a break, but stayed with the action on split-screen. [c]<\/p>\n<p>As Sky dominated after the break, Schiavone brought up Cody wrestling every week while also being an EVP adds up to trouble. Ross said the EVP jobs \u201ceats you alive.\u201d Sky applied an abdominal stretch. Sky landed a cutter on the ramp at ringside, then scored a two count after rolling Cody back into the ring. Cody came back and delivered a top rope superplex, but Scorpio small packaged Cody for a near fall. Sky didn\u2019t sell the superplex at all. He popped up 100 percent and lifted Cody for a TKO off his shoulders. Cody countered with a Crossroads for a near fall. Cody hit another Crossroads a minute later for the clean win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Cody in 12:00.<\/p>\n<p>-Brodie Lee appeared on the big screen and he had the old \u201cunfinished\u201d TNT Title belt him. He said on Aug. 22, he will put respect on the Dark Order\u2019s name. He said he will take the belt from him and give him the old one back. \u201cTick tock, Cody, time is up.\u201d Ross hyped the 6 p.m. start time for the Aug. 22 special, starting after the NBA game.<\/p>\n<p>-They went to the announcers on camera who reacted to Cody\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p>-Private Party said their all-time favorite tag team is the Hardys.<\/p>\n<p>-Jurassic Express made their ring entrance. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-\u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page came out next followed by Kenny on his own.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;PWTorch &#8217;90s Pastcast&#8221; with Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/pwtorch-90s-pastcast-moynahan-mcdonald-discuss-pwtorch-newsletter-348-8-12-95-including-wcw-clash-31-review-watts-joining-wwf-more--67567157\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWTorch \u201890s Pastcast - Moynahan &amp; McDonald discuss PWTorch Newsletter #348 (8-12-95) including WCW Clash 31 review, Watts joining WWF, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=67567157&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>[HOUR TWO]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>(3) \u201cHANGMAN\u201d ADAM PAGE &amp; KENNY OMEGA vs. JURASSIC EXPRESS (Jungle Boy &amp; Luchasaurus w\/Marko Stunt) \u2013 AEW Tag Team Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They showed Frankie Kazarian in the crowd. Schiavone plugged \u201cBeing the Elite\u201d and called it a You Tube sensation. Marko jumped onto the ring apron and yelled at the ref early. Ross said Marko is getting \u201ca little froggy\u201d lately and was critical of him for getting involved. Kenny swiped at his face with a slap. Marko tried to go after Kenny, but his partners pushed him back to ringside. They cut to a break, but stayed with the action on split-screen after the break. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Page threw Jungle Boy into the arms of Luchasaurus at ringside. Omega dove onto them. Back in the ring, Page powerbombed JB for a near fall. Omega and Page hit the Buckshot\/V-Trigger for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Page &amp; Omega in 14:00 to retain the AEW Tag Team Titles.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage Santana &amp; Ortiz dumped out the gear of The Best Friends. They threw the baggage into the shower and poured bleach all over it. They said they\u2019re making their gear look better. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Back in the ring, The Young Bucks, Arn Anderson &amp; Tully Blanchard, FTR, and The Rock &amp; Roll Express were all in the ring. Matt said everyone surely is enjoying Tag Team Appreciation Night. Matt said the R&amp;R Express \u201care the original Young Bucks.\u201d He said they innovated the style he and his brother use to this day. He brought up \u201cShawn &amp; Marty\u201d and \u201cMatt &amp; Jeff.\u201d He said they brought them there to thank them and said they wouldn\u2019t be there without them. They shook hands. Ricky Morton willingly took the mic. Dax jumped in and said he\u2019s a big mark for them. He said everybody in the ring and in the back gets to make a living because of them. They all applauded. He said he\u2019s had the time of his life for seven-and-a-half years because of them. He said he has a beautiful wife and perfect daughter, and he gets to give them the life they never had because of legends like them. \u201cFor that, I am indebted to you forever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Morton said he never misses AEW. He said he hasn\u2019t seen chemistry in a team like FTR\u2019s since Tully &amp; Arn. He turned to the Bucks and credited them for bringing tag team wrestling back. He said they\u2019re the top tag team of their generation in the world. Arn spoke next. He told Tully he hasn\u2019t been around in a while and he\u2019s getting caught up. Arn said he\u2019s not a guy to blow smoke because it leaves a bad taste in his mouth. He then said the Bucks have taken tag wrestling to the next level and made it entirely different. \u201cMy hats off to you,\u201d he said. He said it\u2019ll ruffle some feathers, but he\u2019s said it before \u2013 FTR are the best team in the world today.<\/p>\n<p>Ricky began to talk again. Tully yanked the mic out of the hands of Ricky. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to start something you can\u2019t finish today,\u201d he said. Tully said Tom Brody is the best quarterback because he has championship rings. He said FTR and the Bucks talk about being the baddest and the best, but neither of them are the champions. \u201cSo let\u2019s pat ourselves on the back and tell everybody how great we are looking in the mirror,\u201d he said. He looked at Arn and said he\u2019s had an issue with him since last Labor Day when he jumped in on his guys\u2019 match with Cody Rhodes. He poked at his chest and said he doesn\u2019t get the Cody tattoo patch on his shirt. Shawn Spears walked out slowly. Arn turned to look at him. Ricky punched Tully. The Bucks and FTR separated them quickly. Dax went down, selling his right knee which wasin a brace. Spears entered the ring. Dax took off his brace and checked on his knee. FTR stood and attacked R&amp;R from behind. Dax\u2019s knee was suddenly better. They delivered a stuff piledriver to Ricky. \u201cGod dammit, no!\u201d Ross exclaimed. FTR hugged at ringside. Omega and Page ran out to make sure they didn\u2019t go after Ricky again.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Some of that worked, especially Tully\u2019s \u201cspeaking the truth\u201d promo. That should count as the official FTR heel turn, right? A bit of that felt like what Tully said, though \u2013 a bit of a self-congratulatory ego-fest in ways not intended.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Marvez interviewed Chioda and congratulated him on his AEW debut. Chris Jericho walked in and said they\u2019ve been around the world together and have had a lot of great times. He said he saved his job a couple years ago when he made a call. He asked if he remembers that. Chioda nodded. Jericho said he wants him to referee his match later and \u201cmake sure you do the right thing.\u201d Chioda said he\u2019d call it right down the middle (giving off a Mike from \u201cBetter Call Saul\u201d vibe). Jericho sounded threatening about his pull when he told him, \u201cDo the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Sammy Guevara showed upon the stage and held up signs on split screen during the break aimed at Matt Hardy. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong? Can\u2019t get me out of your head? Oh well, enjoy your night off.\u201d [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) HIKARU SHIDA vs. HEATHER MONROE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The announcers discussed Monroe getting \u201ca tough draw\u201d for her debut on Dynamite, but noted a win would shoot her to the top quickly. She attacked Shida aggressively at the start. Ross noted Monroe has no stage fright. Shida came back reversing a suplex into the corner. Monroe rolled through on a falcon arrow and scored a two count for a dramatic moment. Shida immediately applied a submission and got a quick tapout.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Shida in 2:00 via tapout.<\/p>\n<p>-Schiavone interviewed Shida on the stage. She said to \u201cbring on\u201d the challengers. Right to the point.<\/p>\n<p>-Jake Roberts cut a promo in the locker room as Lance Archer beat up a guy in the background who accidentally brushed against him as the promo started. Archer then tore up Jake\u2019s shirt that he was wearing and on his back it was written, \u201cEverybody Dies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: The little guy brushing against Archer felt way too contrived. I mean, what\u2019re the odds someone randomly wanders past them in the middle of a promo. Too cute. Better to have the guy in the background making a noise accidentally and Archer and Jake being annoyed, triggering Archer attacking him.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-The announcers commented on the Women\u2019s Tag Team Cup Tournament brackets that were shown on the screen. They said on YouTube next Wednesday at 8 ET, they\u2019ll air All Out Part 1 from last year. Ross hyped their next broadcast will be a special time and day \u2013 Saturday, Aug. 22 at 6 ET. They announced FTR vs. Private Party, The Elite (Omega &amp; Page &amp; Bucks) vs. Dark Order, the Women\u2019s Tag Team Cup Tournament Final, Darby Allin in action, Lucha Brothers &amp; Butcher &amp; Blade vs. Jurassic Express &amp; Natural Nightmares, and Cody vs. Brodie Lee for the TNT Title. Schiavone said it\u2019s great to have \u201cSaturday wrestling\u201d back.<\/p>\n<p>-Ross threw to a brief 20 seconds video package on the Cassidy-Jericho rivalry. Then Orange Cassidy made his ring entrance. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) CHRIS JERICHO vs. ORANGE CASSIDY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jericho brought Floyd the bat with him to the ring. Otherwise he was alone. Schiavone said happy birthday to Bob Caudle, who turned 90. He said he\u2019s one of the best announcers and best broadcasters ever. Ross said he learned so much from him. Ross said he\u2019d send him some sauce. Schiavone brought up the Jericho-Chioda dynamic and how it could play into this. Taz said Chioda said he\u2019d play it down the middle. Cassidy opened up against Jericho with a barrage of punches early. He clotheslined Jericho over the top rope, then launched himself over the top rope onto Jericho. He climbed to the top rope a minute later, put his hands in his pockets, and then leaped onto Jericho. Taz said that helps him get into the the head of his opponents. He said he likes that about Cassidy. Cassidy then hit a leaping tornado DDT for a two count. Ross said Jericho must\u2019ve had too much bubbly last night because he\u2019s having trouble getting started. Cassidy went for a Superman Punch, but Jericho knocked him out of mid-air with a boot. Jericho landed a springboard dropkick to knock Cassidy off the ring apron to the floor. They cut to a break with Jericho gloating, but stayed with the action on split-screen. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy took a beating during the break, including Jericho dropping him ribs-first over the ringside barricade. He landed a delayed suplex and even did some mini-squats to show off his strength and balance. That was pretty impressive. He got a two count. He landed a springboard moonsault next for a two count. Jericho stood Cassidy up and taunted him as Cassidy threw noodle-arm punches at him. Jericho swung, but Cassidy ducked and landed a superkick. Ross said he was playing possum. Cassidy showed fire. Schiavone said when he wrestles with purpose, he\u2019s as good as anyone. Cassidy landed a top rope crossbody for a two count. Jericho caught Cassidy flying at him and applied a Boston Crab. Jericho caught Cassidy with a Code Breaker a minute later for a two count. Jericho grabbed Floyd the bat. Chioda told him to put it down. Jericho told him to do the right thing. Chioda yanked the bat out of Jericho\u2019s hands. Cassidy rolled up Jericho for a near fall. He followed with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall immediately after. Cassidy fired up and landed an Orange Punch (Superman Punch). Santana and Ortiz and the Best Friends brawled onto the stage. Jake Hager ran out and powerslammed Cassidy as the ref\u2019s back was turned. Jericho rolled over on top of Cassidy. Cassidy kicked out. Jericho mule kicked Cassidy. Cassidy ducked a Judas Effect and then rolled up Jericho with a \u201cmouse trap\u201d for the three count. Ross said Cassidy has finally defeated Jericho. Cassidy sold the mule kick to the crotch on the floor as the ref raised his arm. Ross got in a final plug for Dynamite a week from Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Cassidy in 16:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Keller\u2019s Analysis: Good match. Jericho did seem a little sludgy and sluggish, but still was masterful in terms of the ebb and flow of the match architecture. Cassidy gained from hanging with Jericho and looking like he belonged, but the roll-up win after all the interference didn\u2019t make it seem like a decisive victory. Yes, he overcame the odds and interference, but I\u2019d rather have seen him score a pin after a signature move.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> A below average show for AEW, but still pretty entertaining most of the way, with some\u00a0 storyline developments to make it newsworthy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pro Wrestling Then and Now - WrestleMania XI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Bt5__3Zr2c?start=22&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1674102204\"><div id=\"pwtor-6361788\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following report originally published 5 years ago this week here at PWTorch.com\u2026 AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT AUGUST 12, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 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