Two challenges issued on AEW Dynamite

A pair of challenges were made during Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite from Philadelphia, neither of which were accepted — as of now, anyway.

In a vignette, Darby Allin issued a bloody challenge to Jon Moxley for next month’s All Out from Toronto, using the blood from his maimed ear at Forbidden Door to spell it out on a white backdrop. Allin has been in pursuit of Moxley and the Death Riders since he returned at July’s All In after they threw Allin down a flight of stairs in December (writing him off TV ahead of his climb of Mt. Everest).

Moxley chose not to answer the challenge himself, instead instructing Wheeler Yuta to tell Allin “no” following Moxley’s match with Daniel Garcia that opened the show. Allin defeated Claudio Castagnoli in a falls count anywhere match to close the show, eventually escaping an attack by Moxley, Castagnoli and the returning Gabe Kidd after the match.

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Later in the show, former Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Briscoe did a pre-taped promo with his newest child in which he issued a challenge to rival and reigning TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher.

Briscoe was calling out MJF after their latest altercation at Forbidden Door before turning his attention to Fletcher who he said mentioned his name recently. He said they have competed against each other four times in AEW and are at 2-2 and feels Fletcher is unsure if he can beat Briscoe. He then said they should do it in Philadelphia.

The champion was not on Dynamite to answer the challenger, but no matches were announced for Saturday’s live Collision so it’s possible it could be set for that show. Briscoe is very familiar with the city given he and the late Jay Briscoe’s past in ROH and other regional indies.