Although AEW Dynamite this week moves on from Texas to Phoenix, Arizona, there’s still going to be plenty of showdowns. A street fight between Big Bill and Powerhouse Hobbs could be gruesome, given that their feud has involved broken sets and bricks. A battle of worlds between two former AEW World champions who have recently been crossing paths once again may be a powder keg threatening to explode inside the Arizona Financial Theatre rather than a duel.
Elsewhere, the returning Samoa Joe leads his team of HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata (The Ops) on an assault against The Patriarchy. Christian Cage has slipped away with luck on his side. Cage has missed out on his comeuppance and left his sons to pay for their father’s sins.
Phoenix will also be treated with the start of the Revolution International Championship Series. Kenny Omega will face Konosuke Takeshita in LA, if he can retain next week against the winner of a rematch from last year’s event.
Roderick Strong faces the returning Orange Cassidy in a match that could steal the night. Where is Cassidy’s mind going to be though?
This and more fallout from Grand Slam and so much more are on offer.
AEW Dynamite Announced Card:
- The Ops vs. The Patriarchy
- Big Bill vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
- Revolution International Championship Series: Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong
Segments Announced:
- MJF and Hangman Page go face-to-face
Street Fight – Forecast Predicts Beef
Riding the momentum of destruction and violence from AEW’s Collision Homecoming, Powerhouse Hobbs and Big Bill are bringing beef in all definitions of the word. Two of the most physically imposing and heavy-hitting members of the locker room are going to slap meat.
From the moment Big Bill threw a brick at Hobbs, the intensity rose. Both men went off the stage and through tables. Waiting for clearance, Hobbs threatened and returned to put the seven-foot giant on his back last week.
This street fight is going to allow and bring all kinds of weaponry, potential big man spots, and possibly blood into this contest. Likely also some interference from The Learning Tree for Big Bill. Yet, on his side, Hobbs has Bandido and The Outrunners.
If AEW knows one thing, it’s how to produce violent splendor and make plunder matches pop. Some will be watching closely also to see if this will be the turning point moment for Big Bill. The moment that will push the Redwood to tower above The Learning Tree.
The Face-to-Face
From the first AEW All Out, MJF and Hangman Adam Page were signposted as men who would lead the company. Each character, like Jon Moxley and The Young Bucks, and the wider Elite are not the same individuals who first joined this company.
As seen on the last Dynamite, Hangman joked that MJF is perhaps caught in some arrested development, using material that would not have been out of place with his slightly younger self. In return, MJF highlighted how the current warped-by-rage persona of Page isn’t truly him. This collision seemed destined.
Judging from fan reactions in Texas and online, the hopes and expectations for where this old feud leads are high. Week after week on the microphone, MJF has been reclaiming his status as the Devil.
Friedman is happy lighting matches and starting fires. However, so is Hangman, and what happens if Page gets there first?
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