MCMG Wins Best Of 5 Series Against FTR On AEW Dynamite

With the series tied at two wins each, FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns went to war for the fifth time to conclude their best-of-five series on the November 11 episode of "AEW Dynamite." AEW President Tony Khan added the stipulation that the winners would earn a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships, and the two men bagging that title match were Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley.

The story of the match was Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler trying to isolate Shelley after they brutally attacked his knee after MCMG took the lead in the series after match three. Shelley was eventually able to tag in Sabin, despite the referee not seeing the initial tag, firing off with a quick series of moves to swing the match back in his favor. However, it was just as Sabin looked to have the match won when Wheeler struck him in the head with the ring bell as the referee's back was turned, but Sabin was just able to kick out.

Sabin tried to fight on but the damage from the ring bell was evident as Harwood worked over him , though FTR attempting to go for the Spike Piledriver led to Sabin countering by catapulting Harwood into Wheeler in the corner. In came a refreshed Shelley and MCMG started to string together some tag team offense, but Harwood was able to kick out. FTR hit the Power and Glory on Shelley but Sabin hit a Missile Dropkick to stop Wheeler from getting anymore shots in. Stokely tried to get involved but was quickly taken out, and Sabin took Wheeler out of the running as Harwood and Shelley remained in the ring.

Shelley gained the advantage as MCMG put together some of their signature sequences as five minutes remained, and in the closing five minutes, Stokely made his presence felt. He almost helped Harwood get the pin by holding Shelley's legs who still kicked out. Shelley was then hit by the Shatter Machine after chasing Stokely but Sabin broke it up, who took Stokely out with a Cradle Shock. Shelley kicked out of the Spike Piledriver as the match entered the final minute, but he stalled long enough to force FTR to switch from another Spike Piledriver to another Shatter Machine, only to roll Harwood up, kick Wheeler out of the ring, and win the match, the series, and the shot at the gold.