{"id":128348,"date":"2024-11-18T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=128348"},"modified":"2024-11-18T01:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T06:44:18","slug":"preview-aew-dynamite-11-20-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/11\/18\/preview-aew-dynamite-11-20-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dynamite (11\/20\/24) &#8211; Full Gear Go-Home Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Guns N Rose\u2019s November Rain on loop in our minds, AEW comes to Reading, Pennsylvania <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the final AEW Dynamite before Full Gear. Five big matches have <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been announced<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and the TikToker and Costco enthusiast, Big Boom A.J., will appear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The social media celebrity might grab the casual\u2019s attention, but there\u2019s plenty on tap for the sickos. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A huge multi-person tag match that\u2019s right in AEW\u2019s wheelhouse<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. An encounter between a former master and student that will <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">certainly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> have storyline implications ahead of Full Gear. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Darby Allin <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in action<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in a match <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">would not<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> be out of place on PPV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s discuss the card. Boom!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The chaos has just begun as <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> tears through the November Rain and rides into Full Gear NEXT WEEK!<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWFullGear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWFullGear<\/a> is LIVE on PPV on Saturday, November 23 at 8pm ET\/5pm PT!<br \/>\nOrder it on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@YouTube<\/a> now!<br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbeHeleP3x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZbeHeleP3x<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6JdxeI6BmX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6JdxeI6BmX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1857984429345362221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Announced Card Thus Far: <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matches announced: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All-Star 8-man tag: Will Ospreay, Powerhouse Hobbs, Ricochet, and Mark Davies vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, Lance Archer, and Brian Cage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CMLL\u2019s Hechicero, Atlantis Jr., and Mascara Dorada will be in action<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other segments announced:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Big Boom! A.J. Live!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speculation<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happens next with Adam Cole?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What\u2019s next for HOOK against The Patriarchy?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More last-minute build to Full Gear<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Banger of The Night: Darby Allin vs. Claudio Castagnoli <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When writing about <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/09\/27\/darby-allin-aew-world-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Darby Allin\u2019s long-term chase to become the AEW World Champion<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, this is the obstacle I\u2019ve looking forward to! Given the tag team match a few weeks <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ago,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and how these two opponents have interacted over the past few <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">weeks<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> it\u2019s going to be great.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This match on AEW Dynamite is likely to slap. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Probably<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> harder than Allin\u2019s body after Castagnoli threw him at the ring post. The promise of this match goes beyond both men\u2019s incredible diametrically individuals and characters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The overlap in the Venn diagram is that both are incredibly skilled wrestlers with a million different ways to create a David vs. Goliath encounter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Darby Allin\u2019s underdog versatility against the power and finesse of Claudio Castagnoli has dream-match qualities. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If given the time and a clean finish, unlike the teaser tag team match with Orange Cassidy and PAC a few weeks ago<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> are so many possibilities and options, even before the bell rings. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Especially,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> if Allin again takes a guerilla warfare approach to the Swiss Superman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What role will the rest of The Death Riders play in this encounter? There may be an overlap with another match on the card. Will either man be able to support their respective corners at Full Gear?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Story of the Night: Orange Cassidy vs. Wheeler Yuta <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> THIS WEDNESDAY 11\/20<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santander_Arena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Santander_Arena<\/a> | Reading, PA<br \/>\nLIVE at 8pm ET\/7pm CT | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TBSNetwork<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orange Cassidy vs Wheeler Yuta<\/p>\n<p>Before his match vs <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> World Champ <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonMoxley<\/a> at <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWFullGear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWFullGear<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orangecassidy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OrangeCassidy<\/a> will get his hands on one of the Champ&#8217;s &#8216;pawns&#8217; &#8211; <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WheelerYuta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WheelerYuta<\/a>! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLnuPtLcWL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vLnuPtLcWL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1858148085073170560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A year ago, AEW bled every drop of juice out of Wheeler Yuta <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">leaving<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The Best Friends for The Blackpool Combat Club. Now, with Yuta trapped between loyalty and fear as a pawn (\u201cI\u2019m no one\u2019s pawn<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cShut up\u201d), there are whole new dimensions and possibilities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yet Yuta isn\u2019t the only one stuck between choices. Orange <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cassidy<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">likewise<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is an uncertain leader in the face of a revolution <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that threatens<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> his version of AEW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yuta feels fresh again. Cassidy has direction after months of instability. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Their history<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, as well as<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> each man\u2019s technical skills and psychology, could result in one final strong story beat ahead of Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Not just in the moves themselves but in the space between. Yuta is coming into his own as a character since Jon Moxley <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with<\/span> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/09\/12\/aew-violent-storytelling-and-its-disturbing-splendor\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">violent <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">splendour<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> choked Bryan Danielson with a plastic bag. Cassidy\u2019s ability to tell stories through body language in the tradition of history\u2019s greatest babyfaces gets overlooked by critics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will there be a hint of doubt in Yuta? A spark of change, a potential hint that the scrappy terrier may open his arms up to Cassidy?<\/span><\/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>With Guns N Rose\u2019s November Rain on loop in our minds, AEW comes to Reading, Pennsylvania for the final AEW Dynamite before Full Gear. Five big matches have been announced, and the TikToker and Costco enthusiast, Big Boom A.J., will appear. The social media celebrity might grab the casual\u2019s attention, but there\u2019s plenty on tap [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4960,"featured_media":128351,"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":[4677,6,2192],"tags":[5730,8808,543,491,2423,2421],"class_list":["post-128348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-north-america","category-wrestling","tag-aew-dynamite","tag-aew-full-gear","tag-claudio-castagnoli","tag-darby-allin","tag-orange-cassidy","tag-wheeler-yuta"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128348","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=128348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}