10 Ups & 0 Downs From AEW Dynamite: Fight For The Fallen (27 July)

7. Martin & Guevara Flip & Fly

Dante Martin brought out real-life partner Skye Blue to combat Tay Conti's ringside thread for his Sammy Guevara match last night. A savvy move. Good to see the Top Flight man being cast as a smart babyface.

This was largely the flipfest it promised to be. That's a compliment, by the way. "Spotfest" is too often a derogatory term in 2022, regularly employed in bad faith by those left behind by wrestling's evolution. As if Sammy Guevara should slap a hold around Dante Martin's head and hold on like it's 1979 and we're in the Carolinas.

Sammy's showboating was matched by Dante early on. He mimicked the Jericho Appreciation Society member after edging ahead in the one-upmanship game, letting Sammy know he wasn't going to get in his head. Later, the moves became taunts. This was the typical game of escalatingly spectacular stunts and spots building to a dramatic crescendo, which was Martin springboarding for the nosedive, Guevara following, hitting a flying cutter before the GTH.

Martin sold both his ankle and knee throughout this. Guevara, meanwhile, took what looked like a rough landing when sent to the outside, though he appeared to be okay.

Ortiz, Eddie Kingston, and Ruby Soho saved Skye Blue and Martin after the bell. Eddie, in particular, got a massive pop. He'll be just fine after last week's disappointing defeat to Chris Jericho.