5 AEW Fyter Fest 2020 (Night One) Predictions You Need To Know

2. TNT Title: Cody (c) (w/ Arn Anderson) vs. Jake Hager

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This TNT Championship bout between two name wrestlers is a potential night one headliner, though AEW's sharp tag team focus makes Hangman Page and Kenny Omega vs. Best Friends the likelier choice.

Cody vs. Jake Hager has been marred by a middling build. It began with the Inner Circle man attacking 'The American Nightmare' to claim his Fyter Fest shot several weeks in advance, despite Cody having multiple open challenge defences to get through before then. Having leapfrogged the competition, Hager waited patiently as Cody felled Ricky Starks, before the promised weekly challenge was scrapped for the go-home show, as the duo indulged in a misfire of an MMA-style press conference. AEW's more critical fans will be hoping the Fyter Fest showdown outdoes all this.

This is an important bout for Hager, who disappointed greatly in clashes with Dustin Rhodes and Jon Moxley, the latter of which was a ratings bomb. He needs to step up and shake off the stench of Jack Swagger. If he doesn't, it's hard to see a purpose for him in AEW - though he won't take the TNT Championship here. Cody's competitive run is just getting started.

Winner: Cody

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