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The New Level get their asses kicked in AEW for the first time

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AI Story Summary

What happened?

On the Sept. 16 episode of AEW Dynamite, World Trios Champions Kofi, Swerve Strickland and Austin Creed (The New Level) were announced to defend their belts on next week’s three-hour Dynamite (Sept. 23) against Ricochet’s The Demand, with the winning team set to again defend the titles at All Out on Sept. 26 against former champions Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King. After the announcement the New Level were ambushed during their entrance by Ricochet’s crew, with Kofi and Creed laid out — the first time they’ve been taken down since debuting last month.

Key Takeaways

The New Level (Kofi, Swerve Strickland, Austin Creed) will defend the AEW World Trios Championship vs The Demand on Sept. 23 Dynamite.
The team that wins on Sept. 23 will then defend the Trios titles at All Out on Sept. 26 vs Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King.
Ricochet’s faction attacked the New Level during their entrance on Dynamite, assaulting Kofi and Creed.
Kofi and Austin Creed were laid out for the first time since the New Level’s AEW debut last month, escalating the feud.

AI Timeline

Sept. 16 — Dynamite announcement

AEW announced Kofi, Swerve and Austin Creed will defend the World Trios Championship on Sept. 23 vs Ricochet’s The Demand; winners will defend at All Out on Sept. 26 against Hangman, Bandido and Brody King.

Sept. 16 — New Level enters

The New Level came out to respond to the title match announcement.

Sept. 16 — Ambush

Ricochet’s crew jumped the New Level during their entrance, attacking them in the ring.

Immediate consequence

Kofi and Austin Creed were laid out — the first time those members of the New Level have been taken down since their AEW debut last month.

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Sep 17, 1:54 AM

The New Level get their asses kicked in AEW for the first time

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On tonight’s (Sept. 16) episode of Dynamite, AEW announced the upcoming plan for World Trios Champions Kofi, Swerve Strickland, and Austin Creed. Swerve and the New Level will defend their belts on next week’s (Sept. 23) three-hour episode of Dynamite against Ricochet’s The Demand faction. The team that walks out with the gold will then defend the championship that Saturday night (Sept. 26) at the All Out pay-per-view against former champs Hangman Page, Bandido, and Brody King. Got it? Good. New Level and Swerve came out to the ring on Dynamite to respond to the news, but they were jumped during their entrance by Ricochet’s crew. Kofi and Creed got their asses kicked and were laid out for the first time since debuting in AEW last month. The Demand weren't interested in hearing from the AEW World Trios Champions, as they're set to take on @SwerveConfident, @AustinCreedWins and @TrueKofi NEXT WEEK on Dynamite! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/Bfh0LFg7xT — All E

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