Coming off a combustible Dynamite follow‑up to All In: Texas, where AEW World Champion Hangman Page opened with a heartfelt promo and led the charge alongside Mark Briscoe and Powerhouse Hobbs to defeat the Death Riders, the momentum hasn’t slowed in Chicago  . On last week’s show, Page not only expressed gratitude to the locker room but reasserted his dominance by pinning Claudio Castagnoli in a thrilling main event — only to be confronted by Death Riders afterward, culminating in a dramatic Darby Allin distraction from the rafters  .

Now, AEW returns tonight to the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom for its Shark Week spectacle, featuring two pivotal non-title matches steeped in championship implications and simmering personal feuds:

• Hangman Page vs. Wheeler Yuta — The AEW World Champion continues his vendetta against the Death Riders. Yuta, fresh off involvement in a brutal backstage attack on Colt Cabana, aims to challenge Page’s resolve, while Darby Allin’s looming presence ensures the tension won’t drift too far from shore  .
• “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Billie Starkz — Originally billed as a confrontation, Storm upped the ante by transforming it into an official Women’s World Title Eliminator. With Athena hovering like a circling shark and her guaranteed title contract on the line, tonight’s bout could radically reshape the women’s division hierarchy  .

In addition to these high-stakes matchups, tonight is layered with thematic elements — branded Shark Week by Discovery, the show pulses with predator-prey psychology, both visually and narratively  . As AEW builds toward Forbidden Door on August 24, every move tonight could have ripple effects across both world title scenes. Expect intensity, theatrics, and the undercurrents of a locker room in evolution.

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