CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood to kick off AEW Dynamite
CM Punk is taking on one-half of FTR on tonight’s episode of Dynamite
Tony Khan announced this afternoon that Punk vs. Dax Harwood will open Dynamite tonight. It will be the first time Punk has appeared in person on AEW television since he defeated MJF in a dog collar match at Revolution earlier this month.
We have an awesome sold out crowd here in Austin, and tonight we’ll start Dynamite hot with an awesome wrestling match:@CMPunk vs. @DaxFTR #AEWDynamite LIVE on @TBSNetwork @ 8pm ET/7pm CT TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/nyQDkOSKjm
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 23, 2022
This will be the first-ever singles match between Punk and Harwood. They’ve previously faced each other twice in tag matches.
On Dynamite two weeks ago, FTR fired Tully Blanchard as their manager.
The H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas is hosting tonight’s Dynamite. Here’s the updated lineup for the episode:
- Eight-man tornado tag match: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party, The Butcher & The Blade
- Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds
- Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson vs. The Varsity Blonds
- Red Velvet vs. Leyla Hirsch (Kris Statlander banned from ringside)
- Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal
- MJF speaks
- New AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa appears
- CM Punk vs. Dax Harwood