CM Punk vs. Penta Oscuro set for AEW Dynamite, episode to have overrun
CM Punk and Penta Oscuro are set to face off for the first time ever.
Tony Khan announced Punk vs. Oscuro will take place this Wednesday on AEW Dynamite from the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
On Saturday, Punk put out a call on social media for someone to face him on the show. He tagged several wrestlers including Penta, who responded, “Let’s do it!!! I am ready!!!”
Khan then made the match official for Dynamite on Tuesday.
Tomorrow Night
Wednesday, April 13
UNO Lakefront Arena in
New Orelans, LA#AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork @PENTAELZEROM vs @CMPunk“You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!” https://t.co/6xeuiWDWb5 pic.twitter.com/eHzZOpervt
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 12, 2022
The AEW President also revealed that Wednesday’s show will potentially go past 10 p.m Eastern time. He noted on Twitter that TBS has granted them permission for an overrun.
Thanks to our great fans, great ratings + a great card of matches set for Wednesday Night Dynamite, @TBSNetwork granted us an overrun for #AEWDynamite tomorrow! It may just be a few minutes, but whatever happens there’s a chance we’ll run past 10pm ET/9pm CT tomorrow on Dynamite!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 12, 2022
The updated lineup for AEW Dynamite on Wednesday is as follows:
- AEW Tag Team Champions Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus defend against reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish)
- ROH Television Champion Minoru Suzuki defends against Samoa Joe
- Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager & Daniel Garcia)
- Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee vs. Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks
- MJF vs. Shawn Dean
- Marina Shafir vs. Skye Blue
- CM Punk vs. Penta Oscuro