Though Halloween was almost a month ago, AEW has decided to ride #SpookySZN into the holidays by bringing back none other than The House of Black, arguably the freakiest fellas in the promotion, to Chicago for the Full Gear fallout edition of Dynamite.

It all started off nondescript enough, with Orange Cassidy taking care of business against Jake Hager – and his hat – in a match for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship. The match was fun and, more importantly, funny, and OC's antics turned a crowd that was largely hostile during William Regal's segment at the opening of the show into certified believers. But then, in a true twist of pre-Christmas Scrooge-ry , who but QT Marshall emerged from the back to give him a hard time. Fortunately, even pro-CM Punk fans are still anti-QT Marshall, so the factory's founder was rightfully booed until the lights went black and the crowd went wild, assuming Danhausen was set to emerge from the back to take care of business a la his performance during the preshow of Full Gear.

Unfortunately for noted Danhausen fans, Donovan was not the one who emerged from the back, and instead, it was Julia Hart, who called for her guys to take the ring and clear house against both the babyfaces and the heels; a request they accomplished with ease. Given a mic on his way out, Malakai Black addressed his clergy, declaring, “members of the House of Black, please rise.”

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Malakai Black with a text bubble reading “My biggest issue?” with the AEW and WWE logos in the background.

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2023 Julia Hart with a text bubble reading “They were my favorites growing up” in a wrestling ring with the blacked-out silhouette of AJ Lee on her left and the blacked-out silhouette of Alexa Bliss on her right.

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AEW Galaxy, take note: The House of Black is back, and they have a clear goal: violence.