For many people, the Kenny Omega-El Hijo del Vikingo match, which closed TripleMania tonight, was the main reason to tune in. After all, it featured Omega, one of the most beloved top stars in North American wrestling today, and was a rematch of a March “AEW Dynamite” match that, to this day, is considered one of the best matches seen this year. Even if one was higher on tonight’s card than most, a quick look was all one needed to see that Omega-Vikingo was the biggest draw for North American fans, and the only question was how awesome it would be.

The answer? Pretty awesome. While the first match was strictly a Vikingo showcase, with Omega serving as a base for Vikingo’s high-flying offense, here was more 50/50 contest, with Omega delivering some vicious offense while Vikingo tried to counter with his gravity-defying aerial assaults. As a result, there was less innovation that we saw in the first match and more balance, more V-Triggers, more Omega powerbombs, and still plenty of spectacular moments. Was it better than the first match? Probably not, but it’s not a crime to not be as great as one of the best matches of the year. Ultimately, this was still a worthy sequel, with the right winner, and a whole lot of fun to be had, which is more than some could say for everything else on this show.