The Opps accomplished their third defense of the World Trios Championship against the Gates of Agony and Ricochet during “AEW Dynamite.”
The challengers were trying to follow up on their Forbidden Door Zero Hour victory over JetSpeed and Michael Oku while the champions were coming off of their very own defense on the pre-show against the War Dogs from NJPW. However the looming shadow over the title match got here because of this of the challengers’ motion on the fundamental card, interfering within the three-way Tag title match to cost the Hurt Syndicate their reign to Bro-dido.
As expected, that factored into the match at perhaps the worst time, with Ricochet climbing to the highest ropes as Joe lay prone within the ring; the referee had been preoccupied with illegal men Katsuyori Shibata and Toa Liona grappled on the apron, allowing MVP to emerge and strike Ricochet across the back along with his cane. Powerhouse Hobbs then entered the ring to deliver a Spinebuster, followed up with a PK from Shibata after which finally Joe locking within the Coquina Clutch to secure the win and title retention.
After the match, when the Opps had taken their leave, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin made their entrance to confront the Gates of Agony – Ricochet was left slumped within the ring – and the 2 teams brawled to up the ramp to shut the segment.