{"id":140972,"date":"2022-06-07T17:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=140972"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:20:08","slug":"all-elite-wrestling-dynamite-preview-6-8-hangman-vs-finlay-championship-implications-abound-as-battle-royal-with-winner-facing-moxley-max-and-the-gunn-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/07\/all-elite-wrestling-dynamite-preview-6-8-hangman-vs-finlay-championship-implications-abound-as-battle-royal-with-winner-facing-moxley-max-and-the-gunn-club\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL ELITE WRESTLING DYNAMITE PREVIEW 6\/8: Hangman vs. Finlay, Championship Implications Abound as Battle Royal with Winner Facing Moxley, Max and The Gunn Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-132605735\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>ALL ELITE WRESTLING DYNAMITE PREVIEW<br \/>\nJUNE 8, 2022<br \/>\nINDEPENDENCE, MO. AT THE CABLE DAHMER ARENA<br \/>\nAIRS ON TBS NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. CST<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>AEW Champion CM Punk and ROH &amp; AAA Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood &amp; Cash Wheeler) defeated Max Caster of The Acclaimed &amp; The Gunn Club (Austin &amp; Colten). After the match CM Punk called out his challenger for Forbidden Door, which turned out to be New Japan Pro Wrestling\u2019s Hiroshi Tanahashi.<\/li>\n<li>MJF cut a long promo regarding his situation in AEW and demanded he be fired by Tony Khan. When he called him a f**king mark, his microphone was cut off. NOTE: The promo is not acknowledged by AEW in their \u201cresults\u201d section. He is not listed as an active member of the roster, and you can\u2019t find his merchandise on the Shop AEW website.<\/li>\n<li>The returning Miro defeated Johnny Elite, who had issued an \u201cOpen Contract\u201d Challenge.<\/li>\n<li>William Regal, on behalf of Eddie Kingston, challenged Chris Jericho and his Jericho Appreciation Society to a Blood and Guts match. Jericho accepted; on the condition he have a Hair vs. Hair match with Ortiz who had attempted to cut Jericho\u2019s hair.<\/li>\n<li>ReDRagon (Bobby Fish &amp; Kyle O\u2019Reilly), The Young Bucks (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson), and Hikuleo of New Japan Pro Wrestling\u2019 Bullet Club defeated AEW Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy &amp; Luchasaurus), Christian, Matt Hardy (with Jeff), and Darby Allin.<\/li>\n<li>Tony Schiavone interviewed Athena, who stated her intention to pursue Jade Cargill and the TBS Championship. Like Double or Nothing, this turned into a standoff between Cargill and her Baddies (with Stokely Hathaway) and Athena &amp; Kris Statlander &amp; Anna Jay.<\/li>\n<li>Wardlow defeated J.D. Drake.<\/li>\n<li>Ruby Soho &amp; Toni Storm defeated Dr. Britt Baker &amp; Jamie Hayter.<\/li>\n<li>Jon Moxley of the Blackpool Combat Club defeated Daniel Garcia of the Jericho Appreciation Society. After the match, he said to \u201csign me up\u201d for Blood and Guts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>AEW returns to the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, MO., about 20 minutes from Kansas City. The venue opened in 2009 as the Independence Events Center and seats just under 6,000 people. It has hosted several concerts including Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Alan Jackson, and more. The February 26, 2020, and November 3, 2021, editions of Dynamite emanated from this area. On a personal note, the November 3 edition was the first episode I previewed for the Torch after doing the same job for WWE Raw and Smackdown for three and a half years.<\/p>\n<p>So far only three matches are advertised but I expect more to come.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS WEDNESDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> at 8\/7c on TBS, we\u2019ll kick things off with a Battle Royale to determine who faces #1 contender <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JonMoxley<\/a> in the Dynamite main event. The winner of Dynamite\u2019s main event goes on to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForbiddenDoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForbiddenDoor<\/a> to challenge for the Interim <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> World Championship! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CVvWwRwhcG\">pic.twitter.com\/CVvWwRwhcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1534023657500119040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> Road to Kansas City right now at \u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a8MqAT09vp\">https:\/\/t.co\/a8MqAT09vp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mSFxqioIIE\">pic.twitter.com\/mSFxqioIIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1534294132998295552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>\u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page vs. David Finlay of New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/h4>\n<p>The crossovers between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling are underway, so to speak, as former AEW Champion \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page goes one-on-one with David Finlay. Page is coming off a grueling defeat in which he lost the AEW Championship to CM Punk at Double or Nothing. He looks to rebound here and (maybe) work his way back to the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Finlay\u2019s more recent success came as part of the team FinJuice in which he partnered with Juice Robinson, now of the Bullet Club. They won the 2019 edition of New Japan\u2019s World Tag League and captured the IWGP Tag Team Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 14 (2020 edition). In 2021, they appeared in Impact Wrestling and defeated The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson &amp; Luke Gallows) for the Impact Tag Team Championship and held it for a little over two months before losing to Violent By Design (Rhino &amp; Joe Doering). Finlay is the son of Fit Finlay (also named David), long-time WCW and WWE performer who was key in the development of numerous wrestlers including Goldberg and Batista.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/theadampage\/status\/1531657603037773825?s=21&#038;t=ijUelu_SOZCeB9EkK04-qQ<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedavidfinlay\/status\/1533278416123965440?s=21&#038;t=ijUelu_SOZCeB9EkK04-qQ<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I don\u2019t understand why Page isn\u2019t in the world title picture. He\u2019s ranked third and Jon Moxley is ranked number one. I don\u2019t get their ranking system anymore but whatever. Page is the former champion, fresh off a loss. Doesn\u2019t he get the Moxley spot even though Mox is ranked number one? Anyway, the match with Finlay should be fun. I can\u2019t see Page losing, which is probably what they want, but I said what I had to say here. By the way, are we going to hear Page speak? It\u2019d be nice to hear from the man who just lost the title to see where things stand for him right now.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2322437289\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Battle Royal: Winner Faces Jon Moxley; Winner Goes on to Forbidden Door to Wrestle for Interim AEW Champion<\/h4>\n<p>By now you\u2019ve either watched Rampage to hear Excalibur\u2019s announcement, heard about it on various podcasts here at the Torch, or read about the complicated situation regarding the AEW Championship. On Rampage, CM Punk announced he has a \u201cbad wheel\u201d and will have to have surgery. He will miss an undisclosed amount of time. He said he did not want to \u201chold up\u201d the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the show Excalibur announced that Jon Moxley was ranked number one and would face the winner of a Battle Royal on Dynamite (that would be this episode my friends). The winner of that match would go on to Forbidden Door to challenge for the Interim AEW Championship. Now he wasn\u2019t clear whom that individual would face. Would it still be Hiroshi Tanahashi since he was announced on Dynamite as Punk\u2019s challenger for Forbidden Door? Anyway, AEW \u201ccleared it up\u201d in a press release. The winner of the deal between Moxley and the Battle Royal winner would face the winner of a match at Dominion (June 12 on New Japan World) between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Hirooki Goto at Forbidden Door. Anyone\u2019s head hurt yet?<\/p>\n<p>Once CM Punk is medically cleared to compete, he will face the Interim Champion and \u201cunify\u201d the titles, returning to a full-time AEW Champion. Here\u2019s the press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJPWDominion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NJPWDominion<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForbiddenDoor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForbiddenDoor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEWonTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TBSNetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwworld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@njpwworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpw1972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@njpw1972<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@njpwglobal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2EVTOfnFHh\">pic.twitter.com\/2EVTOfnFHh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1533117708669173762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I talked about this earlier, so I won\u2019t repeat myself. Now I get Tanahashi was going to face Punk at Forbidden Door. That\u2019s one thing. They\u2019re doing a deal between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling at the PPV. Fine, but this is different. They need to crown a new company champion. Why does Tanahashi get to compete for the Interim Championship? Where on earth does Hirooki Goto get off getting in on this deal? Now I don\u2019t watch every New Japan show but I watch enough to know Goto, while a very solid wrestler, is mid-carder\/tag team wrestler at best. What\u2019s the point of a ranking system if you\u2019re not going to use it to crown a new company champion? New Japan guys have no place challenging for a vacant title, I\u2019m sorry.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Max Caster and The Gunn Club to Appear?<\/h4>\n<p>Max Caster of The Acclaimed and The Gunn Club will likely be on hand tonight if social media is any indication:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Where will YOU be on Wed June 8? It seems <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheAcclaimed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheAcclaimed<\/a>&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlatinumMax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PlatinumMax<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GunnClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GunnClub<\/a>&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theaustingunn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theaustingunn<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coltengunn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@coltengunn<\/a> will most certainly be at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDArenaKC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CDArenaKC<\/a> in Independence, MO for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> LIVE\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWRampage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWRampage<\/a>! Tickets start at $29 (+fees) &amp; are ON SALE NOW @ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq\">https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1kQq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UheiDE1ahI\">pic.twitter.com\/UheiDE1ahI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1534159238137843718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani.\u00a0 Thank you for reading!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4159754631\"><div id=\"pwtor-1832732602\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>ALL ELITE WRESTLING DYNAMITE PREVIEW JUNE 8, 2022 INDEPENDENCE, MO. 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