The AEW World Championship run that Darby Allin had been on since dethroning MJF saw him tackle all-comers at a frantic pace, and he kept that pace up this week on “AEW Dynamite” when he faced Konosuke Takeshita. “The Alpha” already has a win over Darby prior to now, however the champion got his win back as he nearly managed to flee “Dynamite” with the title in hand.
The match began off quickly as Darby went for a Tope Suicida, just for Takeshita to catch him and throw him across the ringside area. The early going saw Darby being thrown all over, with Takeshita seeking to throw him into the steps. Darby would counter with a Drop Kick off the steps and eventually hit the Tope Suicida once he returned to the ring. Nonetheless, when he went for the Coffin Splash, Takeshita caught him and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb off the apron to the ground because the match went to the break.
Takeshita would proceed to brutalize Darby throughout the break, but when the match got here out of the break, Darby cut Takeshita down right into a Guillotine. His momentum didn’t last long as Takeshita would find yourself hitting a Wheelbarrow German Suplex, and eventually a Bridging German Suplex off the highest rope for a two count. Takeshita thought he won it with a Power Drive Knee but Darby kicked out, prompting El Clon to come back down and distract the referee, allowing Don Callis to present Takeshita the Dynamite Diamond ring given to him by MJF. Takeshita opted not to make use of the ring which appeared to be his downfall as Darby hit a Code Red and a Last Supper for a near fall. Darby hit two Coffin Drops on the surface and a Scorpion Death Drop on the steel steps but again that only got a two count. Darby went for a 3rd but Takeshita got the knees up, just for Darby to counter out of the Raging Fire into the Scorpion Death Lock, and when Takeshita got to the ropes, Darby hit two more Coffin Drops for the win and one other successful title defense.
After the match, the contract signing between Darby and MJF took place as Maxwell Jacob Friedman was hesitant to place pen-to-paper. He told Darby that he’s completely satisfied for him to have had a world title run, but that he isn’t going to carry it again after Double or Nothing, and that Darby’s legacy will probably be a child who has had their quarter-hour of fame. MJF said he would go down as the best of all time, but Darby only cares about making MJF a bald-headed b****, and after some stalling, each men signed the contract. MJF leveled Darby with the Dynamite Diamond Ring afterwards and went to present a Tombstone Piledriver off the highest rope, just for Kevin Knight to run down for the save because the show went off the air.