It’s kind of silly when wrestling promotions with weekly TV shows declare the start of a new season. That said, if you’re going to do that, it helps to have a visible sign that a page is being turned, and as you can see above, that’s true for AEW Dynamite tonight thanks to its spiffy new logo.
Oh, and AEW is building toward a brand new PPV: AEW Dynasty, which is headed for St. Louis on April 21.
Might there be more that’s new on top of that? And what of the matches for people we know will be on the show?
Is Will Ospreay long for the Don Callis Family?
What a full-time debut the Aerial Assassin made at Revolution. Will Ospreay absolutely delivered the goods against Konosuke Takeshita, ostensibly a teammate in the Don Callis Family.
About that … Ospreay is set to take on another teammate tonight in Kyle Fletcher (also a mate from United Empire). This is a weird set of circumstances since Ospreay is definitely getting a warm reaction from AEW fans, who despite the rest of the Family. It’s hard to imagine things won’t go sideways soon, perhaps as early as tonight.
But at least we get to see Ospreay wrestle on free TV.
Will Riho return to glory, or can Kris Statlander keep climbing?
One match that AEW promoted ahead of today is an interesting matchup in the women’s division. Riho is sort of AEW royalty, seeing as she was the first ever AEW Women’s World Champion. Kris Statlander has been TBS Champion, and is always kind of on periphery of world title contenders when healthy.
So perhaps this is a bout that would position one of them for a world title shot against Toni Storm, especially since both are fan favorites. Yet Statlander doesn’t seem to be free of the program that she and Willow Nightingale have with Julia Hart and Skye Blue, so that might play a part in the outcome here.
Might there be rain in the forecast for the Atlanta area?
It’s no secret by now that Kazuchika Okada is expected to join AEW. The question is now more one of when and not if.
Could the answer be tonight? Fightful Select (subscription required) has sure made it seem possible, so we’ll be on full Rainmaker alert for Dynamite.
We’re expecting more will be revealed when it comes to the card for Dynamite tonight and will update this post as it is. Regardless, we’re ready for the new season and raring to go with live updates here at Wrestling Junkie beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Update: We said there would likely be more revealed ahead of tonight’s “new era” of Dynamite, and so it has. Here’s what else to expect:
- Hook defends the FTW Championship against Brian Cage
- EVPs Matthew and Nicholas Jackson say they have a “huge” announcement
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