It’s not every week that Kenny Omega wrestles a singles match on free TV. That’s by design; not only does AEW want to make each Omega outing meaningful, he’s said himself that he can’t keep up the same pace he did earlier in his career. But he will be in action tonight on AEW Dynamite, and that alone is reason to check it out.
It’s possible that AEW and Omega didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to allow him to perform in front of Canadian fans again, seeing as tonight’s show is in Edmonton. It’s also part of the wider build to Blood and Guts between The Elite and the Blackpool Combat Club, as Omega will face off against the latter group’s Wheeler Yuta.
The other big focus for Dynamite will be tournament action of not one but two different kinds. The Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament will continue with a match that was delayed from last week due to illness, with Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. squaring off against Ruby Soho of The Outcasts.
The Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament also kicks it up a notch with two matches. One will see former friends turned enemies Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland go up against Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin. Only one guess which team should have the better chemistry in that one.
Speaking of chemistry, MJF has been doing all he can to build it with unwilling tag team partner Adam Cole, probably to keep Cole from going after his AEW World Championship. They’ll have their first tourney match tonight as well.
Plus we’ll hear from Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley, because why not? It all goes down tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET, and if you can’t tune in, be sure to check us out at Wrestling Junkie for live results and updates.