Darby Allin is calling his shot again to be a fighting champion. Last week, he requested a top 5 opponent then went out to retain the TNT title against Jungle Boy in a barn burner. Not one to rest on his laurels, Allin issued a challenge for this week’s Dynamite.
Cue up The Price Is Right music. 10, come on down. You’re the next contestant on Darby Allin’s TNT title tour.
The last time I stepped foot in the ring with a dark order member I beat Jon Silver After he dislocated shoulder that’s not a win I’ll accept.@Pres10Vance Brodie handpicked you as his protege
— DARBY ALLIN (@DarbyAllin) April 25, 2021
If you ain’t doing shit Wednesday you know what this means.....@AEW @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/hv97V2gRty
Allin’s wish was granted, and the match was made official for Dynamite.
The challenge by TNT Champion @DarbyAllin has been accepted, & the title match is booked for #AEWDynamite: Darby defends vs. #DarkOrder’s @Pres10Vance (7-1 record) in a TNT Title match this Wednesday, April 28 at 8pm on @tntdrama in Darby Allin’s 5th TNT Title defense in 4 weeks! https://t.co/aX5PurqDWh pic.twitter.com/VgJMxSoZbk
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 25, 2021
10 will be doing it for Mr. Brodie Lee.
Last time I stepped in the ring with Darby Allin I wasn’t 10, I wasn’t Dark Order, but most importantly I wasn’t under the guidance of Brodie Lee. This is for you Brodie. #AEW #DarkOrder #X #TNTChampionship #AEWOnTNT pic.twitter.com/5w1I63y4em
— Pres10 (@Pres10Vance) April 25, 2021
Solid matchup. Allin is the strong favorite to remain champion, but it should be a fun fight nonetheless. I’m looking forward to seeing 10 ragdoll Allin with the full nelson submission and Allin’s subsequent miraculous escape. I’ve also got my eye on seeing if Allin bends the rules again to keep his precious. Hair-pulling and eye-gouging Jungle Boy was not very honorable.
That is if Allin even makes the date. It appears that he may have been kidnapped. (Language warning.)
Uber driver don’t like cameos pic.twitter.com/E4sjdD5w62
— DARBY ALLIN (@DarbyAllin) April 24, 2021
It will also be interesting to see how AEW uses Sting in this one. In the Jungle Boy match, Sting came to blows with fan-friendly Luchasaurus. Now that the Dark Order shines light instead of darkness, they likely wouldn’t interfere. AEW could always go back to the post-match well of Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page taking advantage of a tired champion, but they would be horribly outnumbered with Sting and the Dark Order ringside.
The inclusion of the TNT title match makes the Dynamite lineup stand as:
- TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. 10
- Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage
- Orange Cassidy vs. Pentagon
- World Tag Title Eliminator: Young Bucks vs. Sydal Brothers
- Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford
- Dustin Rhodes, Billy Gunn, & Lee Johnson vs. QT Marshall, Aaron Solow, & Nick Comoroto
- Blood & Guts parley between Inner Circle & Pinnacle
In other match news, four main events were announced for Monday’s episode of Dark: Elevation.
#AEWDarkElevation THIS MONDAY at 7/6c w/ Four Main Events! https://t.co/lBSV4sbfpB
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 24, 2021
-#BestFriends #ChuckTaylor v. #DeathTriangle's #ReyFenix
-#BigSwole+#RedVelvet v. #NylaRose+#MadiWrenkowski
-@ScorpioSky+@OfficialEGO v. #DarkOrder's Reynolds+5
-#JoeyJanela v. #MattSydal pic.twitter.com/lRBBTXgEeZ
- Chuck Taylor vs. Fenix
- Big Swole & Red Velvet vs. Nyla Rose & Madi Wrenkowski
- Scorpio Sky & Ethan Page vs. Alex Reynolds & 5
- Joey Janela vs. Matt Sydal
Perhaps Sky and Page use this match to take out Reynolds and 5 to lower the Dark Order’s numbers on Wednesday. Janela versus Sydal is an interesting babyface confrontation. Janela has been sliding to lustful temptation lately with offers from ladies to lick his nipples, so maybe this bout will lead to him leaning rudo in an effort to cheat a quick win to make more time for his lovelies.
Are you excited for Darby Allin versus 10 for the TNT title on Dynamite? What role, if any, do you think Sting will play?