10 Brodie Lee Matches To Rewatch And Relive

8. Brodie Lee Vs. Dustin Rhodes (AEW Dynamite 09/09/2020)

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Brodie Lee's first defence of AEW TNT Championship was against the brother of the man he squashed to win the title. Brodie Lee vs. Dustin Rhodes didn't pique a whole lot of excitement when announced - the anti-AEW crowd were very quick to crow 'Luke Harper vs. Goldust' - but if there was a match in 2020 that overachieved, this was it.

That's sort of what Dustin Rhodes does though, right? Just when the writing on the wall seems to be becoming more legible, The Natural pulls a performance out of the bag that shows just how much is left in his tank. This was a great match between two true professionals, an exercise in heel dominance and babyface persistent that had fans genuinely believing that Dustin was going to pull off a shock victory.

It wasn't to be, and Brodie picked up the win following a vicious Discus Lariat. Dustin gave all he had but he was beaten by the bigger, better man. Anyone who still clings to the misguided idea of AEW being a barrage of spot-fest matches obviously hasn't seen this fantastic exhibition of old fashioned pro wrasslin'.

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