{"id":113384,"date":"2022-05-10T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=113384"},"modified":"2022-05-09T16:43:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T20:43:39","slug":"aew-dynamite-darby-allin-vs-jeff-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/05\/10\/aew-dynamite-darby-allin-vs-jeff-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dynamite (5\/11\/22) &#8211; Darby Allin vs Jeff Hardy, Owen Hart Tournament Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>AEW Dynamite<\/em><\/strong> emanates from the UBS Arena at Belmont Park, as <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> makes its return to the city of Long Island, New York. Let\u2019s preview another rousing edition of <em>Dynamite<\/em> as The <strong>Owen Hart<\/strong> Foundation Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Tournaments commence. Included in these matches will be the first singles encounter between <strong>Darby Allin<\/strong> and <strong>Jeff Hardy<\/strong> on <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em>. \u201cThe Salt of the Earth\u201d will also name his terms for his match against \u201cMr. Mayhem\u201d in his hometown.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Long Island\u2019s own <strong>John Silver<\/strong> battles \u201cThe Best in the World\u201d <strong>CM Punk<\/strong>. AEW will ensure that the Concrete Jungle known as New York will have its cage rattled with another edition of its premier wrestling program. It\u2019s Wednesday night after all, and you know what that means! Time for some <em>Dynamite<\/em>! Let\u2019s run it down.<\/p>\n<h2>Full AEW Dynamite Match Card:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>MJF and Wardlow\u2019s Contract Signing<\/li>\n<li>The Owen Hart Foundation Men\u2019s Tournament \u2013 Quarterfinals: Adam Cole vs. Dax Harwood<\/li>\n<li>The Owen Hart Foundation Men\u2019s Tournament \u2013 Quarterfinals: Darby Allin vs. Jeff Hardy<\/li>\n<li>The Owen Hart Foundation Women\u2019s Tournament \u2013 Quarterfinals: Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter<\/li>\n<li>Jericho Appreciation Society\u2019s Victory Speech<\/li>\n<li>CM Punk vs. John Silver<\/li>\n<li>FTW Championship Match: Ricky Starks (c) vs. Jungle Boy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_MJF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@The_MJF<\/a> Grant <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealWardlow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RealWardlow<\/a>&#39;s Wish &amp; Sign the Contract in Long Island? | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a><br \/>\u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLUACGvvJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FLUACGvvJs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVr8vonEwS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QVr8vonEwS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1522954658158850049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hometown Hustle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Wardlow<\/strong> has endured and conquered every obstacle <strong>MJF<\/strong> has put in his way, thus far. He dispatched <strong>The Butcher<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allelitewrestling.com\/post\/aew-dynamite-results-for-april-27-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defeated<\/a> <strong>Lance Archer<\/strong>, and astoundingly put down <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/05\/04\/w-morrissey-makes-aew-debut\/\" target=\"_self\">the debuting <strong>W. Morrissey<\/strong><\/a> just last week. The \u201cWar Dog\u201d has one thing left on his mind; achieve his freedom and get his hands on the very man that caused all this.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, MJF willingly obliged and will grant Wardlow <em>the<\/em> match he\u2019s been clamoring to have for months now. However, this contest will not be without hoops to jump through. MJF will indeed face Wardlow sooner rather than later. But it will be contested under the ruling of his choosing. This Wednesday night, we shall find out what terms will be set, and what other tricks \u201cThe Salt of the Earth\u201d has up his sleeve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS WEDNESDAY, allies <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarbyAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DarbyAllin<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JEFFHARDYBRAND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JEFFHARDYBRAND<\/a> will stand on opposite sides of the ring for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OwenHart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OwenHart<\/a> Foundation Tournament Quarterfinals on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> LIVE at 8\/7c on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TBSNetwork<\/a>! Near Long Island, NY? Witness this incredible matchup LIVE! \ud83c\udf9f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNiJJrQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNiJJrQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f3A2sD87pG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/f3A2sD87pG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1522999710989971457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>An Enigma Battles a Daredevil<\/h3>\n<p>The term \u201cdream match\u201d has been thrown around quite a lot in the sport of professional wrestling. However, <strong>Jeff Hardy<\/strong> versus <strong>Darby Allin<\/strong> must be considered one of the legitimate dream matchups that have yet to happen, until this Wednesday night <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em>, of course. These two share glaring similarities; both love putting their bodies on the line and taking every risk that is humanly possible to take.<\/p>\n<p>While these two have been steady allies in their battles against the <strong>AFO<\/strong>, that partnership will be set aside for the chance to advance in the inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Men\u2019s Tournament. Two high-flying competitors, one spot to fill; who will defy all the odds? Find out this Wednesday night <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em> live on TBS!<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS and AEW Dark: Elevation (Monday nights) and AEW: Dark (Tuesday nights) at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEW Dynamite emanates from the UBS Arena at Belmont Park, as All Elite Wrestling makes its return to the city of Long Island, New York. Let\u2019s preview another rousing edition of Dynamite as The Owen Hart Foundation Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Tournaments commence. Included in these matches will be the first singles encounter between Darby Allin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3735,"featured_media":113405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4677,6,2192],"tags":[84,5730,140,491,6334,124,3078,2546,598,5304],"class_list":["post-113384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-adam-cole","tag-aew-dynamite","tag-cm-punk","tag-darby-allin","tag-dax-harwood","tag-jeff-hardy","tag-john-silver","tag-mjf","tag-toni-storm","tag-wardlow"],"modified_by":"Robbie Sutter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}