Tony Khan is set to host this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite from the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas. This will be the final episode of Dynamite before AEW’s Blood & Guts show next week. Therefore, fans have high expectations from tonight’s show. However, considering the scale of the event, Tony Khan may need to avoid any big mistakes that could affect the show.
So far, the company has announced a solid card for the event. It features several high-stakes matches, including a trios main event for the show. Apart from this, it will also feature Blood & Guts advantage battles between the respective teams. Therefore, fans are wondering how things will go for the AEW scene with tonight’s episode of Dynamite.
With that said, let’s discuss 3 mistakes Tony Khan needs to avoid in tonight’s AEW Dynamite:
#3. Eliminate Mercedes Mone and Athena
Mercedes Mone and Athena are set to face Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron in the quarterfinals of the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Titles tournament. The CEO and Minion Overlord have become one of the strongest contenders to become the first champions. Tony Khan must therefore avoid eliminating the two stars in the first round.
Mone and Athena have the potential to make things pretty unpredictable if they advance in the tournament. Given Mercedes’ star power, her addition to Battles could generate a lot of buzz around the newly introduced titles. Meanwhile, an early elimination could put AEW in a tricky situation after all the hype surrounding Mone and Athena’s team-up.
#2. Giving Samoa Joe a loss
Samoa Joe and his Opps are set to take on Hangman Page, HOOK and Eddie Kingston in a trios match on tonight’s show. It will be a big battle between Page and Joe before they collide at AEW Full Gear later this month for the AEW World Championship. However, if The Samoan Submission Machine were to suffer a defeat just weeks before their title match, it could have a huge impact on their momentum.
The former WWE star previously suffered a bitter defeat against Hangman Page at WrestleDream. Therefore, AEW needs to make Joe look like a legitimate threat to The Cowboy in order to generate hype around their title match at Full Gear. Therefore, the right outcome could be to give Opps and Samoa Joe a big victory over their opponents in tonight’s episode of Dynamite.
#1. Tony Khan must not make Death Riders look weak
The Death Riders are expected to be in action tonight against their opponent Blood & Guts in advantage battles. Jon Moxley will face Roderick Strong, Claudio Castagnoli will face Orange Cassidy and Daniel Garcia will face Darby Allin for advantages. However, Tony Khan should make sure the heel faction looks strong ahead of the double cage match next week.
Jon Moxley already suffered a big loss to Darby Allin last month at WrestleDream. Therefore, if Mox and his group also look weak on tonight’s show, it may make the outcome of Blood & Guts predictable. Therefore, Moxley and his team should be able to take advantage before the big game to create an underdog situation for Allin’s team next week.
Edited by Anugrah Tyagi
