Even though last Wednesday was Big Business and the site of a huge debut, it’s not like tonight’s AEW Dynamite is just a ho-hum “regular” episode. Nope, there are big things on the card for this week as well, as the scene shifts to Toronto.
Will Adam Copeland finally beat his point into Christian Cage’s head?
When Adam Copeland first arrived in AEW, he tried to approach his old friend with love in his heart. That didn’t work, and as Copeland has since learned, it’s because Christian Cage isn’t the man he once knew.
They’ve been fighting off and on ever since, but even after failing to take the TNT Championship from Cage on his first try, Copeland kept battling to get back to face Cage again. That’s led them back home to Toronto, the proper setting for an I Quit match between the two Ontario natives.
The only thing that might work for Copeland now is to humble Cage. Getting him to verbally quit might do that. But the deck will once again be stacked against him, and it’s going to be fascinating to see if AEW finds a compelling way to overcome the odds.
Can Okada make it rain gold so early in his AEW run?
Having Kazuchika Okada was a stroke of creative genius for AEW. Fans have seen so much of the Rainmaker as the hero of New Japan that it was a breath of fresh air, especially while joining forces with the most intentionally unlikeable version of the Young Bucks the company has seen.
On Dynamite, Okada will challenge Eddie Kingston for the Continental Championship, and the fact that it’s only one of Eddie’s three belts makes it feel much more possible that he’ll drop it. Holding some gold right after arrival might make Okada seem like a bigger deal for anyone who still isn’t that familiar with his body of work in Japan. We’ll see if that’s what’s in store.
AEW Dynamite card for Toronto:
- Christian Cage (c) vs. Adam Copeland – I Quit match for the AEW TNT Championship
- Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada – AEW Continental Championship match
- Chris Jericho vs. Hook
- “Timeless” Toni Storm and Mariah May vs. Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa
- We’ll hear from Mercedes Moné
Also don’t forget that Rampage is tonight too, on TBS right after Dynamite to make it an even three hours of AEW action. We’ll be recapping all the action here on Wrestling Junkie, so join us back here at 8 p.m. ET for the latest.