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Daniel Garcia Stuns Bryan Danielson, Rosa Retains, Josh Woods Aligns With Nese | Post-AEW Fight Size

Wrestling
Colin Tessier Jul 27, 2022 9:51PM

Here is your Fight Size update following the July 27 episode of AEW Dynamite

- Daniel Garcia picked up one of the biggest wins of his career in the main event when he faced the returning Bryan Danielson. Though he missed several weeks due to an injury, the former world champion didn't have any ring rust. However, thanks to a timely assist from Jake Hager, Garcia scored the win by making Danielson pass out.

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- Miyu Yamashita previously defeated Thunder Rosa, but when the gold was on the line on Wednesday, Rosa emerged victorious at the end of a hard-fought battle.

- AEW World Tag Team Champions Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee have an unexpected threat on their hands. On Wednesday, Strickland defeated Tony Nese and Mark Sterling in a handicap match. After the bout, the video screen showed Josh Woods standing over Keith Lee in the aftermath of a clear assault. Nese then blindsided a distracted Strickland and briefly grabbed one of the tag titles to express his interest in the gold.

- Jon Moxley retained the AEW Interim World Championship against RUSH on Wednesday, and he already has another defense lined up. Chris Jericho demanded a rematch for the title, and Moxley accepted, saying he wants to face the "Lionheart" version of Jericho.

- Wednesday's show featured three title matches, but only one of them changed hands. Ricky Starks beat Danhausen to retain the FTW Championship, but when he issued an open challenge, HOOK defeated him to win the gold.

- Starks' misfortune continued after the match when his Team Taz partner Powerhouse Hobbs betrayed him and slammed him to the mat, seemingly ending their alliance in the process.

- Check out the lineup for next Wednesday's AEW Dynamite.

- Jungle Boy finally responded to Christian Cage by calling him a pussy and noting that he's broke because his wife divorced him. Cage interrupted and promised to put Jungle Boy in the grave, right next to his father.

- Dante Martin tried to even the odds in his match against Sammy Guevara by having Skye Blue come to the ring with him. But in the end, Conti distracted him long enough to help the former TNT Champion clinch the win. After the match, Eddie Kingston, Ruby Soho, and Ortiz saved Martin and Blue from a beatdown.

- Check out the spoilers for AEW Dark: Elevation.

- Shortly after the announcement about the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament, The Young Bucks bumped into Hangman Page backstage. Matt Jackson stated that he had been meaning to talk to Hangman for a long time, but before he could say anything, the Dark Order interrupted and wished Page a happy birthday.

- Malakai Black sent a message to Miro, seemingly in an effort to recruit him to the House of Black, and Brody King challenged Darby Allin to a Coffin Match.

- The Acclaimed teased their next music video, saying that the Gunn Club will have to watch it in order to find out what kind of match they'll be having.

- Check out the lineup for Friday's AEW Rampage.

Fans can find Fightful's coverage of AEW Dynamite by clicking here. Plus, check out the post-show podcast for a full review of all the action by clicking here.

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