Sometimes a match with a particularly violent stipulation is the end of a beef that’s been spilling out into the open for some time. Other times it’s merely the springboard into even more battles, and that appears to be the case with tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite from San Diego.
Adam Cole (bay bay) and Chris Jericho went to war at Double or Nothing over the weekend, with Cole winning their Unsanctioned match by referee stoppage — a result that left Jericho fuming to the point that he threw a fireball at a backstage staffer. He’s a wizard, remember?
Anyway, the two men have made it clear they haven’t put their issues behind them, and they’re bringing partners into the fray too: significant other Britt Baker for Cole, and Outcasts leader Saraya for Jericho. You may recall that Saraya was part of the vicious attack on Baker that Jericho masterminded, which was a big part of this whole program, so the two women should be itching to get their hands on each other as well.
Another program that appears set to continue on is the one that’s pitted two of AEW’s most high profile stables against each other, Blackpool Combat Club and The Elite. The latter group got a boost for the Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing with the return of Hangman Adam Page, but it proved to not quite be enough.
Why? Well, the BCC had an ace up its sleeve (appropriate for a pay-per-view in Las Vegas) in the form of Konosuke Takeshita. Perhaps we should have seen his betrayal of The Elite coming since he was being recruited so heavily by Don Callis, who recently turned on longtime friend Kenny Omega.
But alas. In any case, we’ll hear from Callis and Takeshita “for the first time since Anarchy in the Arena,” which is pretty funny since that was only three days ago.
Last but hopefully not least, AEW says Tony Khan will have an announcement about the debut episode of AEW: Collision on June 17. Unless it’s about CM Punk, it’s hard to figure out what’s left to discuss, though it is also the weekend before Forbidden Door so maybe there’s something NJPW-related he wants to tease. Or whatever.
Dynamite is ready to roll on TBS at 8 p.m. ET tonight, and there are no NBA or NHL playoff games so it’s calling to be the centerpiece of your Wednesday evening. We’ll have full Dynamite results here on Wrestling Junkie should you decide to do something else anyway.