Dynamite airs tonight (Aug. 30) with a live show from the NOW Arena near Chicago, Illinois. This is the first and only episode of Dynamite during the one week build towards All Out, which takes place this Sunday (Sept. 3).
All Out needs a new main event thanks to CM Punk and Jack Perry
AEW has a big problem on its hands if “Real World Champion” CM Punk really is suspended and will likely miss this Sunday’s All Out pay-per-view, as has been reported.
It was widely assumed that Punk would wrestle in the main event of that card, perhaps against Ricky Starks or AEW World Champion MJF, given the venue is the United Center in his hometown of Chicago. But if Punk is unavailable due to his backstage altercation with Jack Perry a few days ago at All In, then AEW needs to come up with a suitable backup plan.
That backup plan has to be announced tonight on Dynamite, because it’s ill-advised to wait until Saturday night’s Collision to announce a PPV main event for 24 hours later. It would have helped if Tony Khan didn’t schedule pay-per-view events on consecutive weekends, so this scramble to announce an All Out main event is partially a problem of his own making too.
Given the fact that ROH World Tag Team Champions MJF and Adam Cole just wrestled in the main event of All In, they are potential candidates to fill in for the main event spot on All Out. In fact, Adam Cole is advertised for a speaking segment on Dynamite, so maybe he’ll try to convince his best friend to give him a rematch for the gold in Chicago.
If the timing isn’t right for another MJF vs. Cole match, then what about…Punk vs. Perry? It’s the biggest possible main event that AEW can book for this card. I’m just kidding, of course.
What exactly will AEW come up with for the All Out main event? You’ll have to tune in to Dynamite tonight to find out.
The rest of tonight’s lineup
As of this writing, the only match announced for Dynamite is AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defending the gold against Penta El Zero M. Jon Moxley is waiting in the wings to challenge the champion at All Out this Sunday. A singles match between Cassidy and Moxley has appeared to be in the works for this entire month, so it would be completely shocking if Penta walks out of Dynamite as the new champion.
Other stuff to keep an eye on
– AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR can now claim that they are the greatest tag team of all-time after defeating the Young Bucks at All In. How will Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood react after the Bucks refused to shake their hands following the match? Hopefully that sign of disrespect won’t set Wheeler off in a regrettable rage.
– Ruby Soho is challenging Kris Statlander for the TBS title at All Out. How will