Samoa Joe once again became “The King of Television” this week. AEW Dynamite, Defeating Darby Allin to regain the TNT Championship in a No Holds Barred Match. Allin tried to tuck Joe away late in the match by ripping out the filling of the ring to expose the wooden planks underneath, only for Joe to push the referee into the ropes and trip over Allin’s attempt at a Coffin Drop. Joe then nailed Allin to the boards with a Muscle Buster to become a two-time TNT champion.

Joe was then confronted by a familiar face, as Wardlow returned and immediately attacked his former tag partner. Joe won the title from Wardlow for the first time in a triple threat back at full equipment, then cut off Wardlow’s ponytail in their rematch on the Dec. 28 episode of Dynamite. Wardlow had been absent from TV since then, reportedly due to an injury.