Young Bucks vs. Acclaimed, Mercedes Mone vs. Hikaru Shida announced for AEW Dynamite

After earning their title shot two months ago, The Acclaimed will finally get their opportunity to challenge current AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks on this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite.

The match was announced on Saturday’s Collision after FTR, a team that has also been pursuing the Bucks, picked up a win. Max Caster and Anthony Bowens held the titles for nearly five months from 2022 through 2023 while the Bucks have yet to defend the titles they won in April.

The Acclaimed earned their shot by defeating the Bucks in a title eliminator.

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A first time ever match between TBS Champion Mercedes Mone and former AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida is officially on tap for Wednesday.

The match was announced by Tony Khan on X on Saturday following Shida’s victory over Aleah James which was then followed by Shida issuing a challenge to Mone.

The winner will then move on to defend the title against Britt Baker at this month’s All In. Shida has never challenged for the TBS title before.

Shida is 5-2 in limited AEW singles action in 2024 while Mone is undefeated in her brief AEW run with four title defenses to her credit.

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Another new match will see a three-way between Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly for the no. 1 spot in the Casino gauntlet match at All In. The winner of the gauntlet earns a future AEW World title match.

On social media, it was announced that a film by Mariah May will also air this coming Wednesday.

Here’s the current lineup for Norfolk, Virginia:

  • AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta in a non-title match
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) defend against The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Hikaru Shida
  • Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal
  • Britt Baker appearance
  • Claudio Castagnoli and Kazuchika Okada face-to-face
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilly with the winner earning the no. 1 spot in the All In Casino gauntlet match
  • A film by Mariah May