10 Essential AEW Matches For New Fans
7. Jon Moxley Vs Brodie Lee - Double Or Nothing 2020
Jon Moxley became AEW World Heavyweight Champion in front of a packed pay-per-view crowd, and the euphoric Revolution scene felt like a transcendent moment of validation for a man that had gambled big on himself and won even bigger.
Within weeks, the joy had been ripped away.
Everything had. The ongoing global b*stard was living up to its name in the very worst way by May 2020, taking so much from so many in such a short amount of time. In the shuttered Daily's Place, Brodie Lee had debuted and taken possession of Jon Moxley's belt. A fluffy and meaningless angle, wrestling was persisting in spite of factors and vibe didn't feel great. All until Champion and Challenger fought until we forget.
A pulsating giant-killing that made the massive Lee somehow even bigger, Moxley's retention was a workmanlike display in line with his by-the-people for-the-people persona. As leader of the Dark Order and Vince McMahon impersonator, Lee was an awesome monster for him to slay. Double Or Nothing 2020 offered a few hours of tangible escape from the world outside our windows at the time, and the primal need to get some f*cking sh*t done exhibited by a never-say-die Champion was cathartic to the last.
Moxley survived, but Brodie Lee became the roster's real clear and present danger that night. And AEW knew it...