{"id":127721,"date":"2024-10-15T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=127721"},"modified":"2024-10-15T05:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:15:08","slug":"preview-aew-dynamite-10-16-24-wrestledream-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/10\/15\/preview-aew-dynamite-10-16-24-wrestledream-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dynamite (10\/16\/24)- WrestleDream Fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown is over. <strong>Bryan Danielson\u2019s<\/strong> full-time wrestling career is over. The key graphic for this episode of<strong><em> AEW Dynamite<\/em><\/strong> sets up high expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, the promise of a new direction, possibly salvation. Nobody is safe. Until Wednesday night, we can only speculate on whether\/if there will be a seismic change in the AEW landscape or another false dawn.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on the card, three distinct matches have been made with their own potential. <strong>Mercedes Mone<\/strong> takes on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/03\/25\/importance-queen-aminata-pro-wrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Queen Aminata<\/a> <\/strong>in a match that will again allow the Guinean to showcase her future potential. <strong>Shelton Benjamin<\/strong>, a wrestler that many fans felt was stopped in <strong>WWE <\/strong>from achieving greatness, makes his in-ring debut against <strong>Lio Rush<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Following a stellar performance at WrestleDream, <strong>Jay White\u2019s<\/strong> got his eyes set on <strong>Christian Cage<\/strong> and revenge for both him and <strong>The Bang Bang Gang<\/strong>. If that wasn\u2019t enough, there is the return of <strong>Adam Cole<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Post-PPV\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em>Dynamite<\/em>s<\/span> have been inconsistent in carrying the momentum these events have generated this year. Once again,<em> AEW<\/em> has another opportunity to recapture interest. It all hinges on that one graphic mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n<h3>AEW Dynamite Announced Card:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Matches announced: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jay White vs. Christian Cage<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes Mone vs. Queen Aminata<\/li>\n<li>Shelton Benjamin vs. Lio Rush<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other segments announced:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jon Moxley is the New World Champion. Nobody is Safe<\/li>\n<li>Adam Cole returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Speculation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More WrestleDream fallout: Will Ospreay vs. The Don Callis Family, the wider ramifications of The Blackpool Combat Club \u201ctaking over\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Gamble of the Night (Possibly the Year): Nobody is Safe?<\/h3>\n<p>When entertaining the thought experiment of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/10\/10\/aew-wrestledream-what-if-bryan-danielson-defeats-jon-moxley\/\" target=\"_self\">what if Bryan Danielson retained the AEW championship<\/a>, I reached one conclusion for <strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong> and <strong>Blackpool Combat Club<\/strong>. If this is another takeover attempt (the second this year, and the second time the BCC has tried to remold AEW in its image), it must learn from its mistakes or risk underdelivering again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/25\/the-corporate-elite-is-the-aew-faction-whats-best-for-business\/\" target=\"_self\">Corporate Elite<\/a><\/strong> takeover failed due to a lack of stakes and threat. The artificial battle for the heart and soul of AEW has been overused.<\/p>\n<p>For this change in the culture to work, there must be a paradigm shift. Or else, it\u2019s just lip service or unfulfilled promises again.<em> WrestleDream<\/em> ended shockingly by design.<\/p>\n<p>A revolution starts with the old regime being overthrown. It doesn\u2019t stop there. Power must be consolidated.<\/p>\n<p>And, given that AEW is now dominated by heel champions, something different needs to happen. What exactly that is, I\u2019m open to being surprised.<\/p>\n<p>There is the risk that more frequent and excessive violence (although at times, has its <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/09\/12\/aew-violent-storytelling-and-its-disturbing-splendor\/\" target=\"_self\">splendor<\/a>) would risk desensitization in the medium term. What is needed is overarching narrative cohesion, logic that builds on history rather than significantly retconning it, stakes, consequences, and fully developed characters with clear motivation and goals.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways a return to the high standards of storytelling of the old AEW &#8211; the &#8220;feeling\u201d. Whatever we get, to be successful, it\u2019s got to be subject to change.<\/p>\n<h3>Banger of the Night: Switchblade vs. Patriarch<\/h3>\n<p>Some will ignore the history of this bout that began pre-<strong><em>All In<\/em><\/strong> with Cage costing White his <strong>Owen Hart Cup<\/strong> match against &#8216;<strong>Hangman&#8217; Adam Page<\/strong>. Defeating Page at <em>WrestleDream<\/em> with one of the best counters into a finisher I\u2019ve ever seen, the Patriarch is next on White\u2019s list.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, White\u2019s eyes are on the road to becoming the AEW World Champion. Some might also ignore how The Patriarchy took the AEW Trios Championships from The Bang Bang Gang on <strong><em>Collision<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, this match will be a banger! With two of the best operators in wrestling today, how could it be any less?<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, White has shown he can mold his snakish, defensive style of counter-wrestling to suit his babyface persona. It\u2019s satisfying to see a smart babyface block a low blow and set traps to take back momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Placed opposite Cage, one of the most intelligent and efficient mechanics and master of dark arts, there will be fireworks. And it\u2019s hard to call who will win given the shifting landscape.<\/p>\n<p>As a match, this could be a great battle of wits. Maybe the start of something much bigger between the two?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking for an AEW Deep Dive?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>James has also written a series that takes a deep dive into\u00a0<\/em><strong>AEW<\/strong><em>\u2019s\u00a0short but impactful history. In part 1, James discussed how AEW changed the wrestling industry (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/06\/02\/five-years-how-aew-changed-the-wrestling-industry\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>).\u00a0In Part 2, James discussed how\u00a0AEW\u2019s\u00a0continued existence benefits wrestlers and fans alike (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/06\/03\/five-years-how-aew-changed-wrestling-for-everyone\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a><em>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Part 3 has\u00a0been divided\u00a0into two articles. One discusses the differences between in-ring action and storytelling (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/06\/09\/aews-polarising-present-wrestling-nirvana-potholed-creative\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a><em>). The other excellent in-ring action is compensating for\u00a0wider\u00a0issues in AEW creative (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/06\/14\/aews-polarising-present-the-limitations-of-where-the-best-wrestle\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a><em>). The final part will discuss\u00a0AEW\u2019s\u00a0future.\u00a0Including discussing\u00a0the problems that AEW faces\u00a0and\u00a0questions\u00a0<\/em><strong>Tony Khan<\/strong><em>\u00a0will have to address. In a bonus article, James evaluates the criticism levelled at the company on social media and podcasters as well as the company\u2019s response (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/06\/17\/aews-polarising-present-aew-is-under-attack\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>). In the final upcoming part, James examines how for AEW\u2019s future <strong>Tony Khan<\/strong> can compete with\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>WWE<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0beyond just in the ring (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/07\/02\/aews-future-who-aew-needs-to-compete-with-wwe-on-all-levels\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a><em>).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013\u00a0AEW\u00a0\u2013 Stay tun<\/em><em>ed 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 on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown is over. Bryan Danielson\u2019s full-time wrestling career is over. The key graphic for this episode of AEW Dynamite sets up high expectations. Plus, the promise of a new direction, possibly salvation. Nobody is safe. Until Wednesday night, we can only speculate on whether\/if there will be a seismic change in the AEW landscape [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4960,"featured_media":127728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[4677,2192],"tags":[4133,5730,8332,7500,181,4395],"class_list":["post-127721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-wrestling","tag-aew","tag-aew-dynamite","tag-blackpool-combat-club","tag-christian-cage","tag-jay-white","tag-jon-moxley"],"modified_by":"Chinyere Okafor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127721","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\/4960"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}