There are a lot of things about AEW’s TV product that we don’t always love, but we will say this: It seems like a pretty cool place to work, and it seems like a lot of AEW talent love working for Tony Khan. And while the AEW CEO’s unabashed passion for pro wrestling might at times lead him astray (at least in our opinion), let it never be said that he doesn’t remember and value the people who made his company what it is today.

Such was the case for AEW’s 200^th episode, whose line-up consisted primarily of people who wrestled or appears on the very first AEW show, Double or Nothing, in 2019: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jack Perry, Jon Moxley, the Best Friends, Penta, MJF, and of course, The Elite, fresh off their brand new contract extensions. The Best Friends even announced a reprisal of their Parking Lot Fight from 2020, this time against the BCC.

And then, of course, there was Hikaru Shida, another wrestler who was there from the beginning and who held the AEW Women’s World Championship for more than a year from 2020 to 2021, anchoring the fledgling company during the chaos and upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority of Shida’s first title reign took place in empty arenas; now, after defeating Toni Storm in the main event of AEW’s 200^th episode, she’ll presumably get to defend it at Wembley Stadium in front of one of the largest crowds in wrestling history. Did her win feel slightly random? Yes. Was there any kind of story going into it? No. But for once, we don’t care. Shida winning the title for a second time just before All In rules, and while it doesn’t do anything to assuage our larger concerns over how Khan books the women’s division, it was still a classy move from AEW’s owner, and we appreciate the show of respect.