Phoenix, get ready to light the fuse. Less than two weeks out from AEW Revolution, Dynamite is coming to us from the Footprint Center with a show that will hopefully set up more of the PPV card — or at least get us much closer to some confirmed matches.
There are, so far, just four announced bouts for San Francisco. One of them is a four-way battle for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, which was only recently won by The Gunns. The Acclaimed, the prior champs, will be in that match too. One other team will be decided tonight in a Tag Team Battle Royale, which could be amazing, a mess or some combination of the two.
Jon Moxley already has a dance partner for Revolution, but he’ll be in action tonight against Evil Uno. Hangman Adam Page wanted the Dark Order to stay out of his fights, but Uno reverted to his previously more assertive personality and took this one, so … whatever happens is on him, we guess.
Saraya doesn’t have a match set yet for next weekend, but she’s been at the very center of the “homegrown vs. not from here” dynamic that’s been sweeping the women’s division for weeks. She’ll take on Skye Blue in Phoenix, but with all respect to Skye (who we really like), all eyes will be on who else might try to play a role in or after their match.
We’d be remiss if we didn’t also mention that Tony Khan is said to have an “important announcement” for this show. While there are a bunch of fun things it could be (CM Punk is returning! Jay White is on his way! Forbidden Door 2 is happening!), it would arguably me most satisfying if it simply solidified more of the Revolution slate.
AEW Dynamite results in 60 seconds:
- Orange Cassidy def. Wheeler Yuta by pinfall to retain the AEW All-Atlantic Championship
- Evil Uno explains himself to Hangman Adam Page and says it’s time for the Dark Order to stand up for itself
- Ricky Starks issues an open challenge for Revolution, which is eventually (with some reverse psychology) accepted by Chris Jericho
- A bunch of the tag teams in the battle royale talk about how they’re going to win it
- The Acclaimed def. Big Bill and Lee Moriarty by pinfall
- Jack Perry isn’t about to let Christian Cage have an interview segment, but he hesitates before delivering a Con-Chair-To and Cage makes him pay for it, busting Perry’s face open after smashing his face into a chair repeatedly
- A video segment recaps the rivalry between Wardlow and Samoa Joe
- Saraya def. Skye Blue by submission
- Bryan Danielson and MJF exchange words, then much more than that
- Jamie Hayter says she’ll happily defend her title against both Saraya and Ruby Soho at Revolution
- Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal win the Tag Team Battle Royale to join the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution
- The House of Black wants a face to face discussion with The Elite on Rampage
- Tony Khan tells Renee Paquette he wants Adam Cole to make the important announcement: AEW All Access will soon debut to give fans a behind the scenes look at the promotion; Cole also says he’s cleared to make his in-ring return
- The Gunns propose to Jarrett and Lethal that they can team to eliminate their other competition ahead of Revolution
- Jon Moxley def. Evil Uno by submission before a bloody post-match brawl is touched off including the Dark Order, the BCC and Hangman Page
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