We always knew we were headed for this, right? That on the fourth anniversary of AEW Dynamite, we’d be celebrating by welcoming WWE Hall of Famer Edge, who of course can’t be called that in AEW, so he’s going by his real name of Adam Copeland, right?
Well that’s exactly where we’ve found ourselves. Tonight’s episode of Dynamite kicks off year five of AEW’s flagship show, and Mr. Copeland will be a big part of it if the advertising is any indication. He’s not scheduled to wrestle for the first time in an AEW ring until next Dynamite (which will be on Tuesday instead of Wednesday, because baseball), but he will be speaking in Stockton.
What will he address? Most likely why he decided not to help his old friend Christian Cage and instead stood against him beside Darby Allin and Sting at WrestleDream. If I was Cage, I’d want to know why as well.
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Copeland isn’t the only big name appearing on tonight’s show. Kenny Omega, fresh off his video game victory over MMA fighter Demetrious Johnson, will team with Chris Jericho to take on Konosuke Takeshita and Sammy Guevara. A championship will also be up for grabs as AEW International Championship Rey Fenix tries to stay that way against Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks.
But let’s be real. The big attraction for Dynamite is going to be hearing “You think you know me?” followed by “Metalingus” blaring about how someone can see clearly on this day on AEW TV. It’s going to be cool and surreal at the same time until we all get used to it.
And we’ll be here for it on Wrestling Junkie, in both the figurative and literal senses, so hop back here for live AEW Dynamite results tonight if you aren’t able to watch the show.