10 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (Apr 1)

2. Kenny Vs. Trent

Kenny Omega and Trent beat the p*ss out of each other in the opener.

These two worked way harder than one might expect on an empty-arena show. What started with fast, fluid grappling unravelled when Trent awoke something in Kenny by kicking his lower back, amplifying the snugness. Things got stiffer and stiffer from there. Omega spent the bulk of the first two acts in control, targeting Trent's own lower back, but the Best Friend had a counter to that: hand stuff. 'The Cleaner's' weakpoint was an obvious point of assault but an effective, psychologically-sound one, with the apron spots resonating particularly strongly.

The bout's biggest bombs were a belly-to-back suplex from the apron to the floor, fatigued slugging, and Trent dropping Omega on his goddam head for a German from the second rope late on. They teased the time limit draw well, too. Tiredness crept in, though the urgency was amplified as the one and two-minute points were called, but the tie didn't come: a One-Winged Angel sealed Trent's fate.

Awesome, bruising action from a true master of the craft and one of AEW's more underrated singles guys, Omega vs. Trent was a great slugfest.