Guevara had his first successful title defense on Friday night after Kassidy pushed the champion to his limits. There were a few instances in the match where Matt Hardy and Andrade intervened to help the HFO member, but the TNT titleholder overcame all odds to win.
While discussing the same on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Smack Talk, Dutch Mantell applauded both performers for delivering a good match. However, the veteran pointed out a minor flaw about Sammy Guevara not selling his kayfabe rib injury early on in the bout:
Furthermore, Mantell loved how Darby Allin came out to save Guevara in the post-match segment and then teased a challenge for the TNT title.
The former WWE personality stated that AEW explained the entire angle without incorporating a verbal back-and-forth, which made sense from a storyline perspective:
You can check out the entire Smack Talk episode below:
Darby Allin could challenge Sammy Guevara at AEW Revolution
Darby Allin and Sammy Guevara are no strangers to each other, as the two men fought multiple times in 2020. Interestingly enough, Allin holds two singles victories over Guevara in AEW, meaning he has the champion’s number to this day.
After their latest staredown, it’s almost a foregone conclusion that both stars will face each other again, possibly at the Revolution event this year. If that happens, the stakes will be much higher than last time since the feud will mainly revolve around the TNT Championship.
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