A slower week in terms of straight matches for the tag and trios divisions. Still, many were featured in segments or multi-man matches. I'm happy to see the Gates of Agony stick around more than one week. There is potential here that can be used.
-The Arial Assassin
Men's Monday! Singles men's matches were not in abundance this week, but they are being featured prominently in interviews and multi-man matches! While, I doubt Samoa Joe has a chance at Double or Nothing, they are doing a good job of positioning him as a credible threat. It was good to see Rhino again, but he lost surprisingly quick for someone who is still an active wrestler.
-The Arial Assassin
Tag/Trio Tuesday, people! A good showing for this division this week! The Opps continue to be featured prominently, as do the Hurt Syndicate. FTR won a gem of a match against Paragon. The Cru was sighted as were the Death Riders. Bill and Keith and the Gates of Agony is a fun undercard match.
-The Arial Assassin
Kenny picked up a loss in an eight-man match. Okada scored the pinfall in that match, and he's knocking on the door of the top ten. Adam Cole was featured on commentary for the entirety of Collision, which seemed odd, but was fun. Moxley had some nice featured segments this week, though he was not in action. Adam Page has the biggest move this week, as he passes his longtime rival Swerve Strickland and the man he'll face on the 25th at Double or Nothing, Will Ospreay! Nick Wayne continues to impress against midcard competition. And, though he isn't ranked, a rare Sammy Guevara singles victory!
Happy Dynamite Day, everyone! It's Women's Wednesday! Will we see some progress toward Double or Nothing tonight? Jamie and Mercedes? What will Toni be up to? Will Bayne continue destroying?
Tag/Trio Thursday is here! Love them or hate them, having the Bucks back deepens the division that much more! A heel FTR and a heel Young Bucks? What is the world coming to? Any chance we see Knight and Bailey in an extended program?
There weren't many men's matchups this week on AEW programming. That's fine as it allowed the tag division and women's division to shine a little more. Still, a few people won matches including Swerve Strickland, Marc Briscoe, and Takeshita won in a tag match. At best, many were just featured this week. The argument could be made that MJF is deserving of a spot on the list. He gets featured week in and week out. We are all for appearances to keep up the hotness of a talent, but an actual match and win go pretty far, too, hey?
-Arial Assassin
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Every night is Staturday Night, baby! Kris and Julia with a big win over Harley and Mercedes this week. While Mercedes herself toppled the Forever Champion, Athena in an Owen Hart matchup! Statlander v. Hayter should be a great match this week. Meanwhile, Megan Bayne isn't letting her recent loss to Toni Storm slow her down at all.
-Arial Assassin
What a HUGE win for The Opps on Wednesday! The new trios champions. I have to feel a bit bad for HOOK as he was probably scheduled to be part of this win, but was unable to participate. The Hurt Syndicate did nothing wrong to go down a spot, but when another team dethrones The Death Riders it counts for quite a bit. FTR's story continues its slow burn. Bill and Keith continue to look for gold. Happy to see the Gates of Agony back on TV, though it remains to be seen if they will stay.
-Arial Assassin
Kenny Omega falls to the top this week as Moxley suffers a key lost in losing the Trios titles. Will Ospreay gains a key victory to go to the finals of the Owen Hart Tournament. He awaits the winner of Adam Page and Kyle Fletcher. Adam Cole picked up his first defense of the TNT title by defeating Claudio Castagnole. Nick Wayne became the new ROH TV Champion, and while we normally don't recognize ROH accomplishments, the match was featured on AEW programming.
-Arial Assassin
In divisions that AEW still needs to work on, we had some matches this week featuring tag team action. The Hurt Syndicate have an ongoing storyline with MJF, but it is unclear where it is going yet. The Death Riders will have to adjust to losing Pac, and apparently AEW is letting Moxley take his spot, which causes a few problems: why was the Bang Bang Gang forced to vacate the title when they were hurt? How does Jon Moxley lose a trios match if he is the world champion? The Opps continue their push, and as long as Samoa Joe retains the microphone, the group could go far. Hopefully HOOK is fine after puking in the ring this week. It was nice to see The Cru in the eight man $400,000 match. And 2point0 made a--brief--appearance. Are the Gates of Agony a flavor of the week, or actually going to stick around? It was great to see them talking like men and not just grunting. Keep it going, Tony! -Arial Assassin
Almost our entire list was in action this week, which was better for accurate rankings. Moxley defeated Shibata of the Opps, while the Death Riders also took a loss when Swerve Strickland defeated Pac in a shortened match due to injury. Good to see Takeshita get a win in the Owen as well. The Don Callis Family has two absolute studs in Takeshita and Fletcher. We finally get a "Hangman" Adam Page match this week--the Wild Card opponent! -Arial Assassin
The champions both retained at Dynasty and we will be looking for someone to make some noise during the Owen Hart Tournament. Will it be Athena, Mercedes, or someone else as a surprise, such as Jamie Hayter? Lots of women being featured, but we still need more stories for the ladies. Not to mention there are many women we haven't seen in a very long time!
Both our champion teams retained at AEW Dynasty. The Cru continues to impress in tag action. FTR is entering a violent, new phase. And the BUCKS ARE BACK! What is their alignment with the Death Riders? We shall see tomorrow!
-by the Arial Assassin
A lot of shakeup near the bottom of our rankings as the Dynasty Pay Per View has come and gone and featured some great performances on the men's side of the bracket. Ricochet, Speedball Mike Bailey, Mark Briscoe, Daniel Garia, and Swerve Strickland all looked like stars, despite losing their respective matches. Congrats go out to Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega on their successful defenses. And a big shout out to Adam Cole BayBay for winning his first singles AEW gold.
-by the Arial Assassin
Shall we go three for three? Our first ever women-only ranking for Women's Wednesday! A big shout out to AEW Collision which featured, I believe, 12 women on the broadcast. Awesome representation! WIth the Mone/Starkz/Athena, Storm/Rosa/Bayne/Stat/Ford, and Shafir/Nightingale storylines ongoing, plus a hint as Deeb/Aminata/Hart out there as well, things are looking up in the women's division. I still think we need a women's stable in the company as well. There are 39 women listed on the AEW roster today, and we probably have enough to run a tag team division at this point. Make it happen! Is DMD gone or staying? When are Ruby Soho and Tay Melo coming back?
-by The Arial Assassin
Our first even tag and trios ranking highlights the best duos and trios in AEW. As none of these teams were ranked in our final AEW Hot 15 List before we converted over, they are all listed as "New" teams today. On the one hand, listing these out shows how many teams there are in AEW. But on the other hand, many of these teams takes weeks off between appearances. Top Flight, Big Bill & Bryan Keith, and Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford have been the most active recently. And it's great to see a women's team on the list (sorry, Vendetta). MAKE THE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM BELTS, TONY!
-by The Arial Assassin
Many of the top male wrestlers were inactive this week, with many favoring interviews, segments, or a much-needed week off. Garcia and Cole continue their rivalry and bring each other up the rankings. With a dedicated men's ranking now, new entries such as Jay White and Kyle Fletcher reenter the rankings after being out a while. Ricochet is off getting married--hurry back! Where is Okada?
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