9 Match Star Ratings For AEW Fyter Fest

2. Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks Vs. The Lucha Bros. & Laredo Kid

Moxley Stars 2
All Elite Wrestling

Messier and slightly more disjointed than was ideal, this furious, brutal, preposterous six-man was nonetheless a Total F*cking Banger that presented the most big-time (and unhinged) version of a style beloved by AEW's audience.

Some of the sequences were unreal, particularly those pulled off by Nick Jackson and Fénix, whose ability to contort their bodies and defy the cruel pranks of the wrestling rope is just outrageous. Laredo Kid surely bagged further U.S. bookings on the strength of his tight, physical performance, highlighted by a killer suicide dive almost as crunching and fast as Dragon Lee's. Pentagon seemed to simply enjoy exchanging Canadian Destroyers with anybody that fancied it, in a weirdly entertaining subplot in a match with a main plot of 'Let's square up before inflicting brain damage from great heights and in very cool-looking ways'.

Kenny Omega created anticipation for his next singles match in a performance so enthusiastic and lively and explosive that it's a wonder he didn't kick some poor prick's head off their shoulders. He has missed this as much as we've missed him.

A match calibrated perfectly to make you swear in disbelief at the top of your f*cking voice, this was as great as it was guaranteed to be - the sort of guaranteed Holy Sh*t-level quality that establishes a loyal core audience.

Star Rating: ****1/2

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!