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Bryan Danielson Vows To Expose MJF, Darby Allin Retains Again | AEW Fight Size

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Colin Tessier Jan 26, 2023 2:09AM

Here is your post-AEW Dynamite fight size update for Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

- Bryan Danielson picked up a gusty win over Brian Cage. "The Machine" viciously targeted his arm throughout the bout, and Danielson was practically a one-armed warrior by the end of the bout. Still, Danielson persevered and managed to pin Cage for the win. After the match, Cage didn't let up, as he sought to inflict even more punishment. Aided by the arrival of AEW World Champion MJF, he brutally attacked Danielson's arm again. Before too much damage could be done, Konosuke Takeshita ran to the ring to save Danielson. Backstage, Danielson angrily dismissed the trainer, who said he was hurt. Danielson made it clear that no injury will stop him on his quest to expose MJF and win the world title.

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- Darby Allin defended the TNT Championship against Buddy Matthews. Malakai Black and Brody King sought to interfere at one point, but Sting and Ortiz fought them off. After the match, Samoa Joe interrupted Allin's celebration by making it clear that he's coming to take the title back.

- In honor of the late Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe made his AEW debut and faced Jay Lethal in the main event. In a hard-fought bought, Mark clinched the win with the Jay Driller. He looked into the camera after the bell and told his brother he loved him after the bell. Mark then celebrated with the AEW/ROH roster.

- Ruby Soho and Toni Storm were set to face Britt Baker in a three-way match. Baker was pulled from the bout, but she still made her presence known. In the closing moments of a singles bout between Storm and Soho, Baker distracted the former champion and Soho get the win.

- Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara took on Ricky Starks and Action Andretti in a tag team bout. In the end, some timely interference from Daniel Garcia tipped the scales in Guevara's favor, and the former TNT Champion hit the GTH on Andretti for the win.

- A video package honored Jay Briscoe.

- Check out the card for Friday's episode of AEW Rampage here.

- In a promo, Adam Cole discussed his ongoing journey back to the ring and teased that his return match will be at AEW Revolution.

- Ethan Page and Matt Hardy tried to get back on the winning side of things by facing JungleHOOK ("Jungle Boy" Jack Perry & HOOK). Instead, more dissension led to another loss for the duo, leaving the path forward unclear.

- Check out the card for next week's episode of AEW Dynamite here.

- The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster), alongside Billy Gunn, went to family therapy with The Gunns (Austin & Colten Gunn). Rather than helping them "hash it out", tensions only continued to rise, as The Gunns made it clear that they want the tag titles.

- Hangman Page stated that he wants to knock Jon Moxley out in Ohio, and he challenged his foe to a rubber match. Moxley's Blackpool Combat Club stablemate Wheeler Yuta approached him and, after accepting the challenge, issued one of his own; he threw down the gauntlet for a match with Hangman on Rampage, and Page accepted.

- MJF revealed that Bryan Danielson's next opponent will be Timothy Thatcher.

- Austin Gunn discussed his history with Mark & Jay Briscoe.

- Ian Riccaboni discussed the emotional night and said he was proud of Mark Briscoe for forging on.

- Christopher Daniels discussed the tribute match and sent an heartfelt message.

Catch up on our coverage of this week's episode of AEW Dynamite here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.

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