AEW Dynamite: Orange Cassidy returns as mystery partner

Orange Cassidy made a surprise return to All Elite Wrestling on the Sept. 24 episode of AEW Dynamite, emerging as the mystery third partner in a six-man tag that saw him team with Mark Briscoe and Hologram to defeat Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero. The 41-year-old drew a roaring reaction from the crowd when he popped out of a framed portrait Don Callis had been preparing to unveil, marking his first in-ring appearance since being sidelined in March.

Cassidy’s entrance was memorable for more than the reveal. As he walked to the ring the arena’s video board briefly displayed a red Media offline graphic and his entrance music did not sync with the lighting, a glitch that some viewers suggested was deliberate and others called accidental. Cassidy later acknowledged the visual hiccup on X, writing, "I thought I sent the correct file type to graphics. Guess not. Oh well. Hey, what's up?" AEW reposted his message on its account after the show.

In the match, Cassidy’s team secured victory when Hologram landed a portal bomb and pinned Hechicero. Afterward, TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher confronted Hologram and issued a challenge for next week’s Dynamite: a title versus...