Major Heel Turn Takes Place On AEW Dynamite

The Mega Powers... the Rockers... the Shield... and now the Best Friends?

By Andrew Pollard / April 4, 2024

AEW

The Mega Powers... the Rockers... the Shield... and now the Best Friends.

Having been teased for the last little while, Trent Beretta has finally embraced the Dark Side.

After Trent and Orange Cassidy came up short against the Young Bucks in the semi-finals of the ongoing tournament for the vacant AEW World Tag Team Championships, Beretta ruined the Best Friends' patented hug in spectacular fashion.

As Trent, Orange, and Chuckie T - who'd been ringside to support his Best Friends pals - went for their regular post-match hug, Baretta opted to instead drop Freshly Squeezed with a running knee. Not just that, but Trent would ignore Chuckie as he made his way out of the ring, and even worse, would ignore his mother Sue in the entranceway as he made his way to the back.

What just happened!?
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Where the tag team tournament is concerned, the Young Bucks will face the winners of FTR vs. Top Flight at AEW Dynasty on 21 April, with that other semi-final match takes place on this week's edition of AEW Collision.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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Posted On: 4th Apr 2024