Last week\u2019s AEW Dynamite set the table. Plenty of teases for the Dynasty card. With assistance from Collision, the three confirmed appetizers for this Wednesday\u2019s show AEW\u2019s increasing assurance.<\/p>\n
There are more great things to come between now and Dynasty. Another sign perhaps beyond the 5 I\u2019ve already discussed of AEW\u2019s creative turnaround<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fans in Omaha, Nebraska will be treated to a huge rematch between two powerhouses. Megan Bayne vs. Kris Statlander seems to have an obvious winner.<\/p>\n Bayne it seems will challenge \u201cTimeless\u201d Toni Storm for the AEW Women\u2019s World Championship. But this is Statlander and if there\u2019s going to be an upset or complication, it\u2019s her.<\/p>\n Potentially, Dynamite will have two women\u2019s matches with Mercedes Mone vs. Billy Starkz after their interaction last week. However, despite confirmation, there\u2019s been no graphic for the match.<\/p>\n Two competitive women\u2019s matches would begin to address AEW\u2019s women\u2019s spotlighting issue<\/a>. Could this be an angle disguised as a match?<\/p>\n Each match has big stakes for Dynasty and we\u2019ve not even considered the two biggest contests. War!<\/p>\n Cope\u2019s challenge against Jon Moxley at Revolution was the gamble of the PPV. It did not deliver in violence or expectations. It could not follow the skyscraper-high bar set by The Hollywood Ending<\/a>, the International Championship contest, and the steel cage match.<\/p>\n Its failed potential reflects some folks\u2019 mood that The Death Rider\u2019s storyline is out of sync with the rest of creative. Cope\u2019s performances in the post-broken leg have varied.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a risk on Wednesday that both men\u2019s hard-as-nails characters risk diminishing temporarily AEW\u2019s skillful use of violence to elevate stories. Cope\u2019s excess and injury during the barbed-wire steel cage match brought up legitimate critique about violence in AEW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yet, AEW has a history of making good on disappointing outcomes on PPV. While this won\u2019t be a \u201c69 me Don\u201d or emotive Eddie Kingston mic work that will immediately rinse away the bad taste, Mox is a violent artist<\/p>\n Cope can, in the right circumstances, be a sick individual. With some possible storytelling integration of Jay White, Swerve Strickland, or the Death Riders, it could overdeliver.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a fun and banger-filled tournament. Four men with varied characters, motivations, and skills, there\u2019s all kinds of potential. All kinds of fun mini-contests and clashes that could set up subsequent storylines and feuds.<\/p>\n Orange Cassidy may be the favorite. A match with Kenny Omega was teased after Cassidy\u2019s defeat to Konosuke Takeshita last month. I\u2019ve speculated on the eliminator tournament’s outcome<\/a> that a loss for Cassidy could aid the character’s progression.<\/p>\n Throwing newcomer Speedball Mike Bailey into a dream match with Omega could be glorious. So could a match with Ricochet. Even Mark Davies, the outsider choice, could tie Omega back to a feud with The Don Callis Family.<\/p>\n Ignoring the outcome, this match may steal the week. You have three diverse hybrid wrestlers who can fly and maneuver with different stylistic bases.<\/p>\n Bailey with martial arts and speed, Cassidy with intelligence and counters, and Ricochet with his evolving heel character. Add Davies as the heavyweight wrecking ball causing disruption and drama. Classic AEW multi-man booking.<\/p>\n More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n Header photo \u2013 AEW \u2013 Stay tun<\/em>ed to the\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on AEW Dynamite 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 Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week\u2019s AEW Dynamite set the table. Plenty of teases for the Dynasty card. With assistance from Collision, the three confirmed appetizers for this Wednesday\u2019s show AEW\u2019s increasing assurance. There are more great things to come between now and Dynasty. Another sign perhaps beyond the 5 I\u2019ve already discussed of AEW\u2019s creative turnaround. 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To be confirmed via Graphic<\/h2>\n
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Gamble of the Week: AEW World Championship Street Fight<\/h2>\n
Banger of the Week: International Championship Eliminator Finale<\/h2>\n