The last time Rey Fenix shared the ring with Jon Moxley, he was carried out of the arena on a stretcher and missed All In.
On Wednesday, the Lucha brother got a measure of revenge, pinning Moxley to win the AEW International Championship after driving the heel into the mat with two Fenix Drivers.
While the match wasn't at the level of their previous encounter, it was still wrestled strongly and featured a great performance from an intense Fenix.
There will be questions about the health of Moxley after the first Fenix Driver left him seemingly unable to kick out, and Excalibur mentioned a "scary moment" in the closing moments of the match before revealing the former champion was able to exit under his own accord.
If the outcome was improvised to accommodate an injury, that is one thing. If Fenix was the intended victor, it was a poor booking decision that devalued the All Out main event and Moxley ending the historic reign of Orange Cassidy.
Fenix will produce strong matches, but it now looks as if there was no follow-up to Cassidy's reign coming to an unnecessary conclusion.
Fenix defeated Moxley to win the title
Top Moments and Takeaways
- Fenix launched himself off the entrance ramp, wiping Moxley out at ringside in a great spot at the top of the match.
- The challenger's frog splash might be the best in the business.
- This was an aggressive Fenix, which was a nice change of pace. The high-flying stuff was there, but the strikes were more purposeful and he wrestled with a greater sense of urgency.
- The first piledriver and botched count hurt the finish, but the outcome was still a surprise...for better or worse.
