{"id":66697,"date":"2020-04-15T12:31:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66697"},"modified":"2020-04-15T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:31:57","slug":"preview-aew-dynamite-4-15-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/15\/preview-aew-dynamite-4-15-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Dynamite (4\/15\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another week has flown by and another installment of <strong>AEW Dynamite<\/strong> has arrived.\u00a0 As the COVID-19 epidemic persists, lockdowns continue &#8211; meaning yet another behind-closed-doors show tonight.\u00a0 The card, however, is pretty stacked &#8211; featuring a main event Tony Khan dubbed &#8220;the most eagerly anticipated showdown in AEW history&#8221;.\u00a0 Surely, then, this won&#8217;t disappoint.\u00a0 Let us dive into the preview!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The most anticipated match in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> history will also be the most brutal &amp; memorable match we\u2019ve put on TV as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonMoxley<\/a> defends the AEW World Title vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJakeHager?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RealJakeHager<\/a> No Holds Barred with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRsBBQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JRsBBQ<\/a> on the call. I believe this will be known as the best empty arena match ever <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hHcyzwdAsX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hHcyzwdAsX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1249761819532689408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Britt Baker In Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66698\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Britt-Baker-In-Action-e1586705199676.jpg\" alt=\"AEW Dynamite\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fresh off of her defeat to <strong>Hikaru Shida<\/strong> last week, <strong>Britt Baker<\/strong> returns to in-ring action.\u00a0 Since debuting on AEW Dyamite last year, Britt Baker has been one of the most-improved stars on the roster.\u00a0 A virtually unknown performer, she has established herself pretty well as one of the main-stays of the women&#8217;s division since being the first female acquisition signed to <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong>.\u00a0 One must assume that it is only a matter of time before the dentist rises to the pinnacle of AEW&#8217;s women roster.\u00a0 Who will her mystery opponent be tonight? Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Shawn Spears In Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66699\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Shawn-Spears-In-Action-e1586705236358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\"><\/p>\n<p>After Britt Baker&#8217;s billed match comes the advertisement of <strong>Shawn Spears<\/strong>&#8216; return to action.\u00a0 Much like Baker, Spears is fresh off a defeat at last week&#8217;s Dynamite.\u00a0 <strong>Cody<\/strong> managed to pull off a win against Spears, meaning the self-proclaimed &#8220;Perfect 10&#8221; has work to do this week.\u00a0 We do not currently know who his opponent is going to be, but one must assume Spears grabs a much-needed win.\u00a0 Since joining All Elite Wrestling, Spears has had as many defeats as anyone.\u00a0 Expect a return to form here.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kip Sabian W\/Penelope Ford vs Chuck Taylor W\/Orange Cassidy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66700\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Kip-Sabian-vs-Chuck-Taylor.jpg\" alt=\"AEW Dynamite\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Kip-Sabian-vs-Chuck-Taylor.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Kip-Sabian-vs-Chuck-Taylor-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kip Sabian<\/strong> squares off with <strong>Chuck Taylor<\/strong> this week. Sabian will have the reliable support of manager, Penelope Ford, in his corner.\u00a0 Chuckie T will be joined by Universal King of Pockets, Orange Cassidy.\u00a0 Chuck Taylor comes into this match after a <em>massive<\/em> win last week.\u00a0 Chuckie T, with best friend, <strong>Trent<\/strong>, successfully pulled off a victory against <strong>Kenny Omega<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Nakazawa<\/strong>.\u00a0 There was much on the line, as the<strong> Best Friends<\/strong> promised to drop the &#8220;Best Friends&#8221; moniker if they lost.\u00a0 Of course, friendship prevails and the duo proved to be better friends than Omega and Nakazawa.\u00a0 Sabian defeated <strong>Tony Donati<\/strong> on <strong>AEW Dark<\/strong> last week and will hope to get another big win here.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sammy Guevara vs Sugar Dunkerton<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66701\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Sammy-Guevara-vs-Suge-D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Sammy-Guevara-vs-Suge-D.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Sammy-Guevara-vs-Suge-D-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sammy Guevara<\/strong>&#8216;s last appearance on Dynamite was a tag team victory with Shawn Spears against Cody and<strong> Darby Allin<\/strong>.\u00a0 <strong>Sugar D<\/strong>&#8216;s last appearance for All Elite Wrestling came during an episode of AEW Dark on March 18th, where he was defeated by Kip Sabian.\u00a0 Guevara has been one of the breakout non-former WWE stars on Dynamite and it is probable he scores another victory here.\u00a0 Expect a fun match.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TNT Championship Tournament &#8211; Lance Archer vs Colt Cabana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66703\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Lance-Archer-vs-Colt-Cabana.jpg\" alt=\"AEW Dynamite\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Lance-Archer-vs-Colt-Cabana.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Lance-Archer-vs-Colt-Cabana-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The TNT Championship Tournament rages on with <strong>Lance Archer<\/strong> taking on <strong>Colt Cabana<\/strong>.\u00a0 Both men are currently undefeated in AEW, but one streak must end in this Quarter Final match-up.\u00a0 Since joining AEW, Cabana has defeated both <strong>Brandon Cutler<\/strong> and <strong>Peter Avalon<\/strong> on episodes of AEW Dark.\u00a0 His sole AEW Dynamite match saw him team with<strong> SCU<\/strong> (<strong>Christopher Daniels<\/strong>, <strong>Frankie Kazarian<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Scorpio Sky<\/strong>) and overcome <strong>The Dark Order<\/strong> (<strong>Alex Reynolds<\/strong>, <strong>Evil Uno<\/strong>, <strong>John Silver<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Stu Grayson<\/strong>).\u00a0 Since squashing <strong>Marko Stunt<\/strong> in his debut match, Archer has gone on to similarly dismember <strong>Alan Angles<\/strong> on last week&#8217;s Dynamite.\u00a0 Who wins this battle of the veterans? Tune in tonight to find out.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Empty Arena No Holds Barred &#8211; Jon Moxley (C) vs Jake Hager<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66702\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Jon-MOxley-vs-Jake-Hager.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Jon-MOxley-vs-Jake-Hager.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Jon-MOxley-vs-Jake-Hager-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here it is; our main event of the evening.\u00a0 <strong>Jake Hager<\/strong> challenges <strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong> for his AEW World Championship in a match AEW owner Tony Khan has dubbed &#8220;The most anticipated match in AEW Dynamite history&#8221;.\u00a0 The undefeated Hager will look to achieve the biggest win of his professional wrestling career in this No Holds Barred match-up.\u00a0 Mox has had seventeen matches in AEW; losing only one &#8211; with <strong>PAC<\/strong> against <strong>Adam Page<\/strong> &amp; Kenny Omega (10\/23\/2019).\u00a0 However, it is worth noting that PAC took the fall in that match, therefore making Moxley undefeated in AEW.\u00a0 Therefore, it is fair to agree with Khan&#8217;s view of this match being so hotly anticipated.\u00a0 Shockingly, Moxley and Hager never wrestled one-on-one in WWE (as <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong> and <strong>Jack Swagger<\/strong>), so this is truly a first-time match-up.\u00a0 Who wins here? It is hard to call.\u00a0 It is perhaps too soon for Mox to lose the championship, but anything is possible against a guy like Hager.\u00a0 Do not miss this match.<\/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. You can catch AEW Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TNT and weekly on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another week has flown by and another installment of AEW Dynamite has arrived.\u00a0 As the COVID-19 epidemic persists, lockdowns continue &#8211; meaning yet another behind-closed-doors show tonight.\u00a0 The card, however, is pretty stacked &#8211; featuring a main event Tony Khan dubbed &#8220;the most eagerly anticipated showdown in AEW history&#8221;.\u00a0 Surely, then, this won&#8217;t disappoint.\u00a0 Let [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":66702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[4677,2,6],"tags":[4133,5729,5730,1362,4364,4395,386,1193,4132],"class_list":["post-66697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew","category-featured","category-north-america","tag-aew","tag-aew-dark","tag-aew-dynamite","tag-cody","tag-jake-hager","tag-jon-moxley","tag-kenny-omega","tag-lance-archer","tag-tony-khan"],"modified_by":"Niklas George","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66697","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\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}