Minutes to Bell Time

Cody defeats Ortiz

Minutes to Bell Time

Cody defeats Ortiz: AEW Dynamite March 11

Result: Cody defeats Ortiz with the figure four.

Match: Ortiz began the match running the ropes, and Cody caught him with a dropkick and powerslam. Lance Archer and Jake Roberts began walking to the ringside area providing a distraction and allowing Ortiz to clothesline Cody to the outside. While Ortiz tossed Cody into the barricade, Cody immediately answered by throwing Ortiz into the steel stairs. Back in the ring, Cody cinched in a single leg crab. Santana provided another distraction allowing Ortiz to sweep Cody’s legs. After a snap suplex , Ortiz tossed Cody out of the ring and distracted the referee allowing Santana to get a few cheap shots.

Cody managed to hit Ortiz with a forearm and a release vertical suplex followed by ten fists in the corner. As Cody went to the top rope, Ortiz caught him, but then spent too much time showboating. Santana got involved again, but Brandi whipped him with her belt. Santana’s interference did allow Ortiz to hit a superplex.

As Santana seemed to get in an altercation with Arn Anderson, Cody bypassed Ortiz and hit a suicide dive on Santana. After a suplex to Ortiz on the ramp, the action made its way back into he ring. Ortiz countered the crossroads, but then Cody hit a dragon screw leg whip in the ring ropes leading to his submission victory with the figure four.

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Match Ratings

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