FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns are ready to settle things in the ring after agreeing to a Best-of-Five Series that will begin at AEW WrestleDream 2026.

The two top tag teams came face-to-face during the October 14 episode of AEW Dynamite. Their encounter set up a rivalry that could decide which team deserves to be called the best in AEW’s tag team division.

During this week’s Dynamite, the segment began with Tony Schiavone introducing FTR and their manager, Stokely Hathaway. After the introductions, Harwood took the microphone and explained how much winning tag team gold meant to him.

Harwood stated that his main goal was to become a champion again. He then called out The Young Bucks, hoping to gain another chance to establish himself and Cash Wheeler as the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Championship.

However, Harwood did not get the response he expected. Instead, the MCMG appeared with a different challenge in mind.

Chris Sabin acknowledged FTR’s achievements over the years. However, he argued that past success did not automatically make a team the best in the division today. Sabin pointed out how strong AEW’s tag team division was and explained that he and Shelley wanted to prove they were the best team. MCMG wanted to settle the debate by facing FTR in the ring.

Shelley took things further by bringing up FTR’s rivalry with The Young Bucks. The two teams have faced each other many times, which helped establish FTR as one of the top tag teams in AEW.

Shelley pointed out that FTR had beaten The Young Bucks three times in five matches. He then questioned what it would mean if the MCMG could achieve the same result against Harwood and Wheeler.

His argument was that a Best-of-Five Series would give both teams several chances to prove themselves instead of leaving the debate to a single match.

Shelley officially proposed the series and even suggested that the first match take place right away on Dynamite. However, Hathaway refused to let the series begin right then. He argued that a matchup this big deserved a bigger stage. He then agreed to the Best-of-Five Series and announced that the first match would take place at WrestleDream 2026.

The segment ended as both teams shook hands. Their first match is scheduled for Saturday, October 17.