Tonight’s AEW Dynamite comes live from Cincinnati’s Andrew J. Brady Music Center and marks a pivotal stop on the road to AEW × NJPW: Forbidden Door in London on August 24. With only one more Dynamite remaining before the international supershow, every segment tonight carries weight for how the card will look and feel when the O2 lights up. AEW has announced a high-stakes lineup: Hangman “Adam Page” will go face-to-face with MJF, Jon Moxley is set to battle Kevin Knight, and Adam Copeland makes his in-ring return against Stokely Hathaway. Copeland has added a tense stipulation — if FTR interferes, their restraining-order protection will be null and void — a move clearly designed to force a definitive confrontation rather than another ringside standoff. These developments are tightly woven into the larger Forbidden Door picture, which already features Okada vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW Unified Championship, Toni Storm vs. Athena with the Women’s World Title on the line, Mercedes Moné’s inter-promotional TBS Championship four-way with AEW’s Alex Windsor and representatives from CMLL and Stardom, the FTR vs. Brodido Eliminator Final to determine The Hurt Syndicate’s next challengers, and Zack Sabre Jr.’s IWGP World Heavyweight Championship defense with his opponent to be decided on Collision. Expect AEW to use tonight’s broadcast to sharpen its biggest narratives — whether that means fortifying AEW’s homegrown champions or giving cross-promotional contenders a surge of momentum heading into London.
Here is everything advertised for tonight’s show:
AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page and MJF go face to face
Adam Copeland vs Stokely Hathaway
Jon Moxley vs Kevin Knight
Brodido vs FTR (AEW Forbidden Door World Tag Team Title Eliminator Final)
Current AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door Card:
”Timeless” Toni Storm (c) vs ROH Women’s World Champion Athena (AEW Women’s World Championship
The Hurt Syndicate (c) vs The Winners of Brodido vs FTR (AEW World Tag Team Championship)
Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs The Winner of Nigel McGuinness vs Lee Moriarty vs Daniel Garcia vs Hechicero (IWGP Heavyweight Championship)
Kyle Fletcher vs TBD NJPW Star (TNT Championship)
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Swerve Strickland (AEW Unified Championship)
Mercedes Monè (c) vs Alex Windsor vs ??? vs ??? (TBS Championship)
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