{"id":119496,"date":"2023-07-11T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=119496"},"modified":"2023-07-10T03:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T07:59:09","slug":"aew-dynamite-preview-7-5-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/07\/11\/aew-dynamite-preview-7-5-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dynamite (7\/12\/23) &#8211; Nick Wayne AEW Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All Elite Wrestling <\/strong>continues its tour of the \u201cGreat White North\u201d as the company brings <strong><em>AEW Dynamite<\/em><\/strong> to Saskatoon!<\/p>\n<p>On this latest episode of <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em>, there\u2019s a lot of tournament fun to be had as the semifinals of both the Blind Eliminator Tag Team and Women\u2019s <strong>Owen Hart <\/strong>Foundation tournaments begin. Plus, a huge AEW debut happens on this amazing night in Saskatchewan. With all that out of the way, let\u2019s do this. It\u2019s almost Wednesday night, and you know what that means!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a preview of the July 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023 edition of <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em>. Let\u2019s run it down.<\/p>\n<h2>Full AEW Dynamite Match Card:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament \u2013 Semifinals: Orange Cassidy &amp; Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara &amp; Daniel Garcia<\/li>\n<li>Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament \u2013 Semifinals: MJF &amp; Adam Cole vs. Brian Cage &amp; Big Bill<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament \u2013 Semifinals: Ruby Soho vs. Skye Blue<\/li>\n<li>Swerve Strickland vs. Nick Wayne<\/li>\n<li>Komander vs. Chris Jericho<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ll Take A Closer Look At &#8220;Blood &amp; Guts&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Wait Is Over<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-9INdmZD1I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A young man going by the name of <strong>Nick Wayne<\/strong> has been tearing up the independent circuit for a couple of years now. The thing is, Wayne only recently turned 18. Yet, he\u2019s already won the <strong>DEFY<\/strong> World Championship, and struck it big in doubles action, winning the <strong>Game Changer Wrestling <\/strong>Tag Team Championships.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d has been so impressive that the right people were taking notice. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/02\/13\/nick-wayne-aew-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Back on February 2022<\/a>, <strong>AEW<\/strong> pillar, and long-time training mate of Nick Wayne, <strong>Darby Allin <\/strong>offered him a contract for the promotion, that he can accept once the time is right. Well, that time is now.<\/p>\n<p>This Wednesday, Nick Wayne will have his much-awaited AEW debut. Unfortunately, it may be the toughest way to break into the big leagues, especially if your debut match is against a competitor the caliber of <strong>Swerve Strickland<\/strong>. The former AEW World Tag Team Champion is in no mood, after losing the quarterfinals of the Blind Eliminator Tag Tournament with, ironically enough, his old running mate <strong>Keith Lee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Mogul Affiliates<\/strong> leader will definitely have a bone to pick with whoever poor soul gets in his way. In this case, the up-and-comer Nick Wayne. Will Swerve regain his momentum and dispatch the youngster easily? Or will Nick Wayne prove that he can hang and pull off a major upset?<\/p>\n<h3>A Semifinals Slugfest<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jUUULowV1b0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a shocking turn of events, defending Women\u2019s Owen Hart Cup Tournament winner <strong>Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.<\/strong> was eliminated by her arch-rival <strong>Ruby Soho<\/strong> on last week\u2019s <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em>. With that transpiring, #AllElite fans are assured of a first-time winner for this year\u2019s edition of the tournament. As such, this tournament is all the more interesting.<\/p>\n<p>On this week\u2019s <em>Dynamite<\/em>, the tournament continues as the upset-pulling Soho takes on the surging young competitor in the form of <strong>Skye Blue <\/strong>in a semifinals matchup. Ruby joining <strong>The Outcasts<\/strong> may be the best thing that has ever happened to her, allowing \u201cThe Runaway\u201d to find her edge.\u00a0However, Skye is no slouch either. Blue has been extremely impressive in her burgeoning career. A tournament win could be the accolade that pushes her to the upper echelon of the AEW Women\u2019s Division.<\/p>\n<p>Who will secure the first finals spot in this tourney? Find out and more this Wednesday on <em>AEW Dynamite<\/em>, only on TBS!<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" 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\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" 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>All Elite Wrestling continues its tour of the \u201cGreat White North\u201d as the company brings AEW Dynamite to Saskatoon! On this latest episode of AEW Dynamite, there\u2019s a lot of tournament fun to be had as the semifinals of both the Blind Eliminator Tag Team and Women\u2019s Owen Hart Foundation tournaments begin. 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