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  • AEW Tag Team Breaks Up On Dynamite

    AEW Tag Team Breaks Up On Dynamite

    Kevin Knight turned on tag team partner Mike Bailey during the May 27 episode of AEW Dynamite in Philadelphia, ending their partnership with a brutal attack. The betrayal came after Knight addressed his controversial actions at Double or Nothing.

    Knight opened the Wednesday Night show, explaining his attack on Darby Allin following Allin’s AEW World Championship loss to MJF at the pay-per-view. He claimed he warned Allin not to let AEW down and argued he should have been headlining the event instead. Knight reminded fans he was the last wrestler to defeat MJF earlier this year.

    The Philadelphia crowd immediately turned on Knight with loud chants before Bailey walked to the ring to confront his partner. Bailey attempted to calm the situation, telling Knight that his ambition was both “his best and worst trait.” He called the attack on Allin a mistake and encouraged Knight to apologize before things escalated further.

    Instead, Knight responded with violence. As Bailey turned his back, Knight blasted him with a microphone shot before continuing the assault in the ring. Knight then walked away, leaving his former partner lying in the ring.

    The betrayal cemented Knight’s heel turn and dramatically shifted his role in AEW. The 29-year-old currently holds the TNT Championship, while the partnership with Bailey has completely imploded following the attack.

  • Kevin Knight Comments On Future of JetSpeed After Winning TNT Title

    Kevin Knight Comments On Future of JetSpeed After Winning TNT Title

    Kevin Knight says there is no problem between him and Speedball.

    The 29-year-old picked up a big victory at tonight’s Dynasty PPV. He became the new TNT Champion in a Gauntlet match also involving his JetSpeed tag team partner ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey.

    While appearing on the post-Dynasty media scrum, the new champion was asked about his win and if the dynamic between the two partners will change now that he has won a singles title in AEW before Bailey. Kevin Knight explained that he and Speedball have remained friends despite facing each other many times before, and he would happily defend his championship against his tag team partner:

    “I know what you’re trying to do there. You’re trying to drum up a little bit of a problem between me and Speedball. Me and Speedball have faced off plenty of times in the past, so this is a team win for me and Speedball.

    I’ve known him before I got here and we’ve had great chemistry. He only wants the best for me; I only want the best for him. And I would love to defend this against my tag team partner if you [Khan] would allow this, if we can set something up. Because we bring the best out of each other.”

    Tony Khan also announced during the media scrum that Knight will be defending his title against Claudio Castagnoli on this week’s episode of Dynamite.

    The title match tonight was the result of Kyle Fletcher relinquishing the championship due to an injury. You can check out the original Dynasty plans for Fletcher before that here.