World title match official for AEW Dynasty
Swerve Strickland now knows his opponent for the AEW World title match at Dynasty.
Jon Moxley defeated Cope in a street fight on Wednesday’s Dynamite to retain the AEW World Championship, setting up a Moxley vs. Strickland battle for the belt at the Dynasty pay-per-view set for April 6.
Strickland defeated Ricochet in a number one contender’s match at Revolution earlier this month to earn the title shot. Moxley defeated Christian Cage and Cope in a three-way at the same event after Cage cashed in his guaranteed Word title shot to make the scheduled Mox vs. Cope match a triple threat.
Moxley’s win on Dynamite included the return of his entire Death Riders squad — Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, PAC, and Wheeler Yuta — after Cope had systematically eliminated all but Yuta in the build to Revolution. Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian of Cage’s Patriarchy group also ran in to interfere, potentially keeping a Cope vs. Cage feud on the horizon.
Willow Nightingale and FTR ran in on Cope’s behalf in Wednesday’s title match, with a Dax Harwood heel turn teased in the post-match after their efforts were unsuccessful.
Three matches are set for Dynasty following Wednesday’s episode. Mike Bailey and Ricochet won a four-way match with a double pin to earn a shot at Kenny Omega’s International title at the show, while Toni Storm challenged Megan Bayne to a match at the event in the show’s closing segment.
The AEW Dynasty card to this point:
AEW Dynasty, Sunday, April 6 on pay-per-view —
- AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Swerve Strickland
- AEW International Champion Kenny Omega defends against Ricochet and Mike Bailey in a three-way
- AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Megan Bayne