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Brady Booker (formerly known as Bodhi Hayward) makes his AEW debut in this match against the strapping Dak Draper. Brady was released from WWE last November and is looking to impress the AEW brass with a good performance here. Brady comes out with  enthusiasm a big smile, letting us know that he's the babyface. Dak looks on unimpressed and then shows off his muscles. Like Brady, Dak began his career at WWE NXT. He was there from 2012-14. Since then, he's wrestled at ROH, NWA and other indies. Brady tries to pump up the small, somewhat jaded crowd but Dak yells out, "Nobody cares!" The match starts with a strong lock up. Neither wrestler has the advantage, so they push off. They lock up again and Brady quickly snatches Dak in a headlock. Dak reverses into a headsscissor but Brady quickly kicks out of it. We're only a minute in and both wrestlers seem evenly matched. Who's going to take the advantage?

*I originally made a post about this match back in September 2019, but decided to revisit the match to pay tribute to Bray Wyatt. Classic babyface Finn Balor gets demolished by "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt. Finn confidently makes his way to the ring, even though he's facing the latest incarnation of Bray Wyatt, "The Fiend".  There's a dramatic pause as we wait for The Fiend to make his way to the ring. Suddenly, the Firefly Fun House theme plays, but that fades into darker music and the lights go out. The Fiend makes his way down to the ring in darkness, the only light comes a spotlight, his lantern and thousands of cell phones around the arena. Notice the sign in the background, "HBK is 0/10 in real life" - The match took place in Toronto, Canada. The announcers put over Bray's spooky entrance as Finn looks concerned. After a short stand off, The Fiend manhandles Finn with a headbutt and some stomps. Finn pulls himself up to a corner but The...