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There hasn't been any wrestling on TNT in many years. But all of it is going to change when Dynamite, the weekly show of All Elite Wrestling makes its debut in just a few hours from now.
While a great card has already been announced on the 'Road to AEW on TNT' series that All Elite Wrestling has shown us on YouTube, that may only be the tip of the iceberg, quite honestly. I have a feeling that there are many more surprises that we aren't privy to yet, that Cody Rhodes is yet to reveal to the world.
So, what are these surprises, you ask? The best part of being a wrestling fan is speculating and this is what I shall be doing in this article.
Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think of the surprises I've mentioned starting with one Jon Moxley.
#5 Jon Moxley returns to AEW and takes out Kenny Omega
One thing we know for sure is that Moxley is going to be on AEW Dynamite tomorrow night but only with a live microphone in his hand. As exciting as the prospect of his return is, there's already a readymade storyline with Kenny Omega that's in the works for him and fans want to see Mox dive straight into it again. So what if Moxley's return does not happen with a live microphone, but instead with a flurry of fists?
There's every chance that the match between Jericho, Ortiz and Santana against The Elite will devolve into a brawl, and when it seems like The Elite has the upper hand, Moxley could come down to make things ugly. It would be the perfect prelude to AEW Full Gear, where he takes on Omega.
#4 Jack Swagger signs with AEW
Not long ago, Sports Illustrated revealed that Jack Swagger, who now goes by the name Jake Hager may soon be signing with the promotion. We all know Swagger from his run in WWE but he's kept busy since leaving, both as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter for Bellator and even in the pro wrestling circuit, becoming the Lucha Underground Champion. AEW's roster does not comprise of the biggest athletes per se (with the notable exception of Luchasaurus) and Hager's inclusion into the mix would be a big deal because he's already a global name.
Sportskeeda's own Gary Cassidy was part of a conference call only hours ago with Cody Rhodes, and one of the things that we revealed to us is that we haven't seen all of the players on the chessboard just yet. Hager's inclusion could cause quite the stir because while Lucha Underground is a major promotion, AEW is a different level of professional wrestling. It'll be a lot like Lex Luger signing with Nitro because the world will not expect such a major coup from AEW.
So let's keep our eyes peeled to see whether Hager is seated at ringside or not on the inaugural Dynamite episode!
#3 Chris Jericho destroys Cody Rhodes following his match
I know that the world is buzzing about the fact that Santana and Ortiz will be teaming up with Chris Jericho to take on The Elite (The-The Elite) on the inaugural episode of AEW on TNT. But one may be overlooking one simple thing- a little more than a month from now, Chris Jericho takes on Cody Rhodes in what could be the biggest match in the history of AEW.
These are two men with a past in WWE and like it or not, that just makes you a star in the eyes of one and all. Until Dynamite kicks off and starts making stars in their own right from within the roster, Jericho and Cody will remain the two biggest stars in AEW.
So Cody and Sammy Guevara will square off this week, and many have claimed that this is a match that Cody is overlooking because his eyes are firmly set on the prize and Chris Jericho's title. What if Cody picks up an easy win, but Jericho shows up at the end of the match and lays him out, building heat for the feud to follow?
It'll be a great way to build anticipation for AEW Full Gear.
#2 Yet another woman is added to the AEW Women's Championship match
With all due respect to Riho and Nyla Rose, this match does not feel as big as it should if you consider the fact that the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship is on the line in the said contest. Maybe it's because the two women involved in the mix have had no real storyline to speak of, where they've built heat except for the 'Road to AEW on TNT' videos. It's one babyface facing another and the crowd may not gravitate towards one or the other at this stage.
So, what if we see another woman added to the mix, a wild card from Brandi Rhodes? Someone like Awesome Kong could definitely come in, turn the tables entirely and establish Brandi as the top heel in the promotion at once. Awesome Kong is also a great representative for the division per se because of the mainstream eyeballs she will bring through her participation in the series- GLOW.
All of us could say that we want the best in-ring action, but can we gravitate towards a product unless it has dramatic moments in addition to good wrestling? Drama makes for good storylines.
#1 MJF turns on Cody Rhodes
Because of everything that he has done for us wrestling fans, it is impossible to hate the man Cody Rhodes. And Rhodes is perhaps the top babyface of the promotion, considering that he's the face of the company, the equivalent of Triple H in NXT, some may even say.
And his on-screen best friend is one Maxwell Jacob Friedman whom you may know better as MJF. MJF is a heel in every sense of the word, and a person who seemingly never breaks character because he is in heel mode all the time.
The only problem with these two characters is that they have been portrayed as the best of friends thus far, which is confusing to many as they are so different from one another, but it could also be the setup for the ultimate betrayal. We know that MJF could always step out to showcase that he's close to Cody Rhodes, and when he comes out to congratulate Rhodes for taking out Sammy Guevara, he could turn on his mentor.
And the reason for this is because he gave himself a title shot ahead of other AEW stars!
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