![]() To say not only it was the best match of our women's division or women's of wrestling. "It added legitimacy to the women's division that was just so under fire. Britt Baker DMD developed an intense rivalry leading into the Maepisode of Dynamite and settled it in an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match.Ī violent, brutal battle with hard-hitting action and a multitude of weapons, the bout was the first taste of what AEW's women's division could do when they were given time, the ability to think outside the box, and the opportunity to compete in a high-profile position.īaker spoke to Busted Open Radio about the match. It got fans buzzing across social media at the time so it did its job if nothing else, and remains one of the more surreal segments in all of AEW history. Wrestling purists likely hated the bit, and even some who are not traditionalists probably did not understand why or how it made air, but it was such an odd, curious little segment on the show that one could not help but have an opinion of it. It was something right off of Broadway or out a variety show, but it at least made sense as MJF weaseled his way closer to Jericho before the inevitable betrayal that led to a feud between the Jericho Appreciation Society and The Pinnacle. The result was one of the most unconventional, ridiculous, over-the-top segments of pro wrestling television in recent memory. That is exactly what Tony Khan and AEW did on the October 21 episode of Dynamite. What better way to address the clear influence Chris Jericho has had on MJF's heel persona than by producing a musical number to Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.'s "Me And My Shadow?"
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