{"id":66362,"date":"2020-04-08T12:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T16:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66362"},"modified":"2020-04-08T12:44:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T16:44:36","slug":"preview-aew-dynamite-4-8-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/08\/preview-aew-dynamite-4-8-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dynamite (4\/8\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> is back once again with yet another exciting installment of<strong> AEW Dynamite<\/strong>.\u00a0 In-line with global action against the COVID-19 pandemic, numbers in attendance have to be low.\u00a0 Stricter measures means AEW remains filming in an undisclosed location.\u00a0 Despite AEW having no crowd over the past few weeks, they have succeeded in putting on some great matches.\u00a0 Can they do it again? Well, here&#8217;s what they have in-store for tonight.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1247524933439111168<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kenny Omega &amp; Michael Nakazawa vs Best Friends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66365\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Best-Friends-vs-Kenny-Omega-Michael-Nakazawa-e1586202687921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\"><\/p>\n<p>Current AAA Mega Champion, <strong>Kenny Omega<\/strong>, was victorious over <strong>Trent<\/strong> last week.\u00a0 The two put on a highly entertaining, action-packed twenty minute match.\u00a0 This week, the rivalry continues; this time in the shape of a tag team match.\u00a0 Trent teams with long-time partner, <strong>Chuck Taylor<\/strong> and will be joined by <strong>Orange Cassidy<\/strong> at ringside.\u00a0 Orange Cassidy is quite possibly the most over act on the roster currently and everything he touches seems to turn to gold.\u00a0 Omega teams with ring veteran, <strong>Michael Nakazawa<\/strong> &#8211; who hasn&#8217;t experienced the most positive record since joining the Florida based company.\u00a0 However, if Nakazawa is to return to winning ways, there&#8217;s no better partner to do it with than Kenny Omega.\u00a0 This should be yet another fun match in this feud.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Hikaru Shida vs Britt Baker<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66515\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Hikaru-Shida-e1586294326128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\"><\/p>\n<p>These two women last fought each other back in November of last year.\u00a0 Though <strong>Hikaru Shida<\/strong> won that match, this one could really go either way.\u00a0 <strong>Britt Baker<\/strong> has won her last two matches in AEW; with partner <strong>Penelope Ford<\/strong> against <strong>Riho<\/strong> and <strong>Yuka Sakazaki<\/strong> (02\/29\/20) and against <strong>Miranda Alize<\/strong> (02\/26\/20).\u00a0 Shida also comes into the match off the back of two wins.\u00a0 She defeated <strong>Anna Jayy<\/strong> just last week and <strong>Kris Statlander<\/strong>, Penelope Ford and Riho (03\/18\/20).\u00a0 The form of these two will certainly make this a must-win match for both.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lance Archer In Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LANCE ARCHER MAKES HIS DESTRUCTIVE DEBUT | AEW DYNAMITE 4\/1\/20\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-E3jlw4QPwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lance Archer<\/strong> debuted with a dominant display last week.\u00a0 In a perhaps unfair match-up, <strong>Marko Stunt<\/strong> was defeated by the big man in three minutes and forty-four seconds.\u00a0 Accompanied by <strong>WWE <\/strong>Hall of Famer, <strong>Jake &#8220;The Snake&#8221; Roberts<\/strong>, Archer is clearly being built to take the warpath.\u00a0 What lies in store for AEW&#8217;s latest acquisition? With the dominant display of last week, expect a disgruntled Luchasaurus to confront Archer.\u00a0 If not this week, then sometime soon.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Exalted One In Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66513\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Brodie-Lee-In-Ring-Debut-e1586294096949.jpg\" alt=\"AEW Dynamite\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the former<strong> Luke Harper<\/strong> was granted his release from the WWE, it was an inevitability that he would end up on the AEW Dynamite roster.\u00a0 The months of teasing surrounding the elusive &#8220;Exalted One&#8221; led to months of speculation it would be either <strong>Brodie Lee<\/strong> or<strong> Matt Hardy<\/strong>.\u00a0 Of course, it turned out to be Lee.\u00a0 Since arriving to the All Elite Wrestling ring, he has shown us what he is capable of.\u00a0 More than just a big man, Lee is someone with immense talents both in and out of the ring.\u00a0 He <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/03\/27\/brodie-lee-on-talk-is-jericho-wwe-departure-aew-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expressed his frustration<\/a> towards the WWE on<strong> Chris Jericho<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>Talk is Jericho<\/strong><\/em> podcast.\u00a0 The Exalted One of the<strong> Dark Order<\/strong> is now showing what they were missing out on.\u00a0 Tonight, he returns to action and I would not want to be his opponent.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cody vs Shawn Spears<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66368\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Shawn-Spears-vs-Cody-e1586202756942.jpg\" alt=\"AEW Dynamite\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shawn Spears<\/strong> and partner, <strong>Sammy Guevara<\/strong>, last week defeated the team of<strong> Cody<\/strong> and <strong>Darby Allin<\/strong>.\u00a0 In a lengthy bout where <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r7cVslnKxlw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guevara and Spears gambled mid-match<\/a>, the match ended with Allin taking a chair shot to protect Cody.\u00a0 The match itself was good and played off the prior rivalries of all four men involved.\u00a0 This week, Spears and Cody face off one-on-one.\u00a0 Cody is currently enduring a &#8220;win one, lose one&#8221; streak that dates back to his defeat to <strong>MJF<\/strong> at <em><strong>AEW Revolution<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Does that mean he wins here tonight?\u00a0 Does Spears have a win against the head-honcho in him? Tune in to AEW Dynamite tonight to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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. 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