In what can only be described as the plot twist no one saw coming—except for everyone glued to their screens with popcorn—Private Party’s Isiah Kassidy and Marc Quen somehow overcame the Young Bucks in their second attempt at the AEW World Tag Team Championship. The match at AEW Dynamite’s “Fright Night” special was less about sportsmanship and more about who could pull off the most dramatic double-cross moves while packing in every storyline twist since a daytime soap.
Now, if you’re keeping track, Private Party had put it all on the line: their team, their dreams, and who knows, maybe their Netflix passwords. In a stipulation that only wrestling could concoct, they risked splitting up as a tag team if they couldn’t claim the titles. Having taken an “L” in their first go-round at WrestleDream, this was their last shot. And boy, did they deliver a performance.
The fight itself was fast and furious, with the Bucks entering the ring hotter than a microwave burrito. Private Party, fresh off chasing away the Blackpool Combat Club (who apparently have a cameo in every AEW special now), had no time to prepare when Kazuchika Okada entered the fray and decided Kassidy’s ribs would make a nice punching bag. Through a series of expertly crafted, barely legal moves, the Bucks almost took home the win, channeling their inner Kenny Omega with a V-Trigger/One Winged Angel combo that had Kassidy down for the count. But lo and behold, Marc Quen stormed back in like he’d just remembered he left the oven on, breaking up the pin at the last possible second.
In the climax of climaxes, Kassidy and Quen hit their patented Gin and Juice for the win. Cue the drama: as the bell rang, the Bucks, clearly graduates of “How to Lose Graciously” school, yoinked the belts and clutched them possessively. But in a shocking twist (AEW Drama Club level 9000), they decided to “gift” the titles over themselves, even giving a “respectful” handoff. And there you have it—the crowning moment for Private Party, now the official AEW Tag Champs and perhaps future consultants for AEW’s drama workshops.