When AEW Dynamite returns to St. Paul, Minnesota, the live crowd will be spoiled when Swerve Strickland takes on Kenny Omega. This will be one of the biggest and most anticipated rematches of 2026 in AEW, due to what’s at stake. Beyond an AEW World Championship shot at AEW Dynasty, it’s about power.
Considering AEW World Champion MJF also returns this week, things are looking spicy. After returning from a celebratory trip to Disneyland, The Salt of the Earth will find out who faces at AEW Dynasty.
Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite
LIVE, 8/7c on TBS + HBO Max
This Wednesday, 3/25!AEW World Champion @The_MJF Returns to Dynamite!
After surviving Texas Death at #AEWRevolution with the Triple B in tow, Maxwell Jacob Friedman returns to Dynamite, THIS WEDNESDAY! pic.twitter.com/2ma43fNkmT
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2026
There are still plenty more announcements to come. More graphics with tantalising prospects and potential for all kinds of possibilities. Check back throughout the week for the latest details. And in the meantime, if, like me, you are already looking forward to AEW All In London 2026, here are some very early predictions.
RODERICK(!) Strong is officially a member of The Conglomeration! Confirming his place within the odd-couple faction on Slam Dunk Sunday, I’m hopeful that Strong and Orange Cassidy’s characters were going to see some character development and a new direction. Although Darby Allin’s issues with Gabe Kidd are over with the latter pushing up daisies, David Finlay and Clark Connors are not satisfied after their six-man tag match loss at AEW Revolution.
Clark Connors is not a stranger to disrupting, tangling, and manhandling Orange Cassidy. David Finlay made his debut and left a shillelagh-shaped bruise on Cassidy. The Dogs might be former top-NJPW stars, but like many who cross over into AEW, there is an adjustment period. Taking the L on PPV and Kidd’s loss last week, can the Dogs claim the W?
The #1 Contender vs. The EVP
At AEW Revolution, Kenny Omega returned to save Brody King from being taken out of action. King also received a similar cinderblock treatment that put Strickland’s former tag team partner, Keith Lee, on the shelf. Rightly, Omega is unhappy with more than the result of their first match. Omega wants revenge for the way Strickland almost broke his neck with the vertebreaker through the announce table.
Yet the Best Bout Machine wants something else, besides evening the score. Omega knows the clock is ticking. Implying that Strickland is the unofficial, unnamed number one contender for the AEW World Championship played into the Realest’s justifications. Omega, as an EVP, has the power to abuse.
.@SwerveConfident wants @KennyOmegamanX's EVP status on the line in their rematch along with the #1 Contendership for the AEW World Championship! pic.twitter.com/tbDB7luDt5
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2026
In his reply this past week on Dynamite, Strickland feels he has nothing to gain from beating Omega twice, except for one thing: power. If Strickland wins, he wants Omega’s power. Strickland, if he can beat Omega, will gain Omega’s EVP status!
This type of wager, for a title that has more to do with authority behind the scenes than in the ring, feels like new ground. Both for each character and AEW creatively. That is, if they avoid dangerously mirroring WCW and WWE’s follies with authority figures. We had a taste of this previously with the Corporate Elite? Yes, Strickland with Will Ospreay battled The Young Bucks last week over their EVP status. However, this was to rid the brothers of their status, rather than take it for themselves.
The possibilities with the outcome are immense. If Strickland wins, does The Realest become what he hated last year? Undergoing his own dark mirror character arc like frenemy Hangman Adam Page? But if Omega wins, are we heading to AEW Dynasty for a rematch between The Best Bout Machine and MJF? That’s without considering the action itself!
AEW Dynamite (3/25/26) – Matches Announced
- #1 Contender vs. EVP Status match: Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
- RUSH vs. Darby Allin
- Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong vs. The Dogs
AEW Dynamite (3/25/26) – Segments Announced
- AEW World Champion MJF returns to AEW Dynamite
This Wednesday, 3/25!
Don't miss a LIVE night of wrestling on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite!
The show KICKS OFF at 8/7c on @TBSNetwork + @SportsOnMAX, WEDNESDAY! pic.twitter.com/HIbTQDcUiA
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 23, 2026
