Darby Allin

Chris Jericho defeated Darby Allin in a Philadelphia Street Fight to retain the All Elite Wrestling World Championship on Wednesday night's episode of AEW Dynamite.

Jericho was in trouble despite having Allin's hands tied behind his back, but Inner Circle stablemate Jake Hager saved the day by knocking Allin off the rope, allowing Jericho to get the submission via Walls of Jericho.

Jericho was sporting some makeup during the bout to mimic Allin's signature look in what turned out to be a match featuring plenty of action: 

Wednesday marked Jericho's first title defense since beating Adam "Hangman" Page in the main event of All Out to become the first AEW World champion.

While a title match between Jericho and Cody was already announced for next month's Full Gear pay-per-view, Allin earned a shot at the championship by beating Jimmy Havoc in a No. 1 contender's match on last week's AEW Dynamite.

Allin won that match in impressive fashion, and he then went after Jericho one week in advance of their clash. During a melee involving Jericho and his Inner Circle, as well as Cody, Dustin Rhodes, Page and The Young Bucks, Allin made his way down the ramp on his skateboard and attacked Jericho.

Given the chaotic nature of the brawl, it was only fitting that the title match between Jericho and Allin was made into a Philadelphia Street Fight, where anything goes.

While Jericho is one of the most successful wrestlers in the history of the sport, Allin was a relative unknown before signing with AEW. That has quickly changed, though, due to his performances on some pretty big stages thus far.

Prior to the title match against Jericho, Allin put himself on the map at Fyter Fest in June when he fought Cody to a 20-minute time limit draw.

After that, he was part of a Triple Threat match against Havoc and Joey Janela at All Out. Although Havoc won the match, Allin arguably provided fans with the most memorable moment in the form of a Coffin Drop through a barrel.

Allin also beat Cima on the first episode of AEW Dark the week prior to his win against Havoc, which gave him a strong resume during his short tenure in AEW.

Jericho was a definitive favorite in the match because he already had a match against Cody set for Full Gear, but Allin did everything in his power to play spoiler.

While Jericho still managed to prevail, Allin acquitted himself well and showed that he has the potential to be AEW World champion in the not-too-distant future.

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Jimmy Havoc defeated Darby Allin and Joey Janela in a Triple Threat match at All Elite Wrestling's All Out on Saturday.

While there weren't significant stakes hanging in the balance, the bout was important in terms of settling a score that came into existence at Fight for the Fallen in July.

At that event, Allin, Janela and Havoc were randomly placed on the same side in a six-man tag team match against Shawn Spears, MJF and Sammy Guevara. Largely because of their inability to co-exist, Allin, Janela and Havoc lost.

Things continued to devolve from there among the trio, as they even got into a brawl at a Blink-182 concert, which was a humorous nod toward Janela and Enzo Amore almost getting into a real fight at a gig by the same band.

While the Triple Threat wasn't one of the top matches on the card, it gave three unique competitors a chance to shine on a big stage during the lead-up to AEW's debut on TNT in October.

Prior to All Out, all three combatants managed to stand out to some degree on previous shows.

At Double or Nothing, Havoc was a significant part of the Casino Battle Royale, where he stapled a cigarette to Janela's forehead and was among the final people remaining in the match.

Then, at Fyter Fest, Allin enjoyed a breakout performance, as he battled Cody to a 20-minute time-limit draw in one of the main matches on the card.

In the main event of Fyter Fest, Janela did battle with Jon Moxley in a non-sanctioned match that featured plenty of weaponry and hardcore elements. Although he lost, he was presented on the same level as Moxley during the 20-minute affair.

While Allin, Janela and Havoc have primarily been viewed as midcard guys since the advent of AEW, Saturday's bout afforded one of them the opportunity to stand out above the rest and potentially become a major player with weekly television approaching.

Havoc is the most veteran performer of the three, and with his victory at All Out, it suggests the powers-that-be in AEW have big things in store for him moving forward.

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