{"id":96742,"date":"2020-04-29T15:59:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=96742"},"modified":"2020-04-29T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:59:31","slug":"4-29-aew-dynamite-primer-tnt-championship-tournament-semi-finals-dustin-vs-archer-and-darby-vs-cody-plus-brody-lee-vs-marco-stunt-moxley-speaks-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/04\/29\/4-29-aew-dynamite-primer-tnt-championship-tournament-semi-finals-dustin-vs-archer-and-darby-vs-cody-plus-brody-lee-vs-marco-stunt-moxley-speaks-more\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/29 AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER: TNT Championship Tournament semi-finals Dustin vs. Archer and Darby vs. Cody, plus Brody Lee vs. Marco Stunt, Moxley speaks, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4265005745\" 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>AEW DYNAMITE PRIMER<br \/>\nAPRIL 29, 2020<br \/>\nAIRS ON TNT, 8:00 PM EST<br \/>\nBY JOSHUA CHAMBERS (@JoshuaMChambers), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<h3>Road to TNT Championship<\/h3>\n<p>This week\u2019s &#8220;Road to&#8221;\u00a0featured a tournament breakdown with Jen Decker, a video call between Q.T. Marshall, Brandi Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes, a Librarians vignette, a video package hyping Dustin vs Lance Archer, and a Tony Schiavone doing a sit down interview with Darby Allin.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROAD TO TNT CHAMPIONSHIP | 4\/27\/20\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZvxZ0Brv5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>AEW Dark Results<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jimmy Havoc defeated Shawn Dean<\/li>\n<li>Best Friends defeated Musa &amp; Lee Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>AEW Dynamite Matches and Segments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>AEW Champion Jon Moxley<\/li>\n<li>Brodie Lee vs. Marko Stunt<\/li>\n<li>Best Friends vs. Kip Sabian &amp; Jimmy Havoc &#8211; No Disqualification\/No Count-Out Match<\/li>\n<li>Dustin Rhodes vs. Lance Archer &#8211; TNT Championship Tournament Semifinal<\/li>\n<li>Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin &#8211; &#8211; TNT Championship Tournament Semifinal<\/li>\n<li>Chris Jericho on color commentary again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TNTChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TNTChampionship<\/a> Tournament continues as the semi-final matches kick off with The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmericanNightmare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmericanNightmare<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodyRhodes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CodyRhodes<\/a> going face to face with a familiar opponent in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarbyAllin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DarbyAllin<\/a>. <br \/>\u2060<br \/>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> every Wednesday night on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TNTDrama<\/a> 8e\/7c. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWonTNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWonTNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEWonTNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HRChcYo64z\">pic.twitter.com\/HRChcYo64z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1255165344769073155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/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\">Your commentary team is back once again as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeChampion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LeChampion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmJericho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IAmJericho<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyschiavone24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tonyschiavone24<\/a> call the action tomorrow night on Dynamite!<\/p>\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> every Wednesday night on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TNTDrama<\/a> 8e\/7c. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWonTNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWonTNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEWonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEWonTNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oPfinqdDbo\">pic.twitter.com\/oPfinqdDbo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1255285953951907841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hardcore Trash-Talking between Brodie Lee and Marco Stunt<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shut up, stupid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFx6a7dZtJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/XFx6a7dZtJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Fun Size (@realmarkostunt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmarkostunt\/status\/1255262532564066304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve been running through TNT Championship Tournament possibilities a lot this week, trying to work out the logical outcome. The only person we can definitely rule out of the finals is Dustin Rhodes, as it would be an absolute burial to have Archer lose to him after all of his hype and build up. Archer is a monster, and as a monster they need to keep him strong to keep him interesting.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the bracket we have Cody and Darby Allin, the biggest babyface in the company and a future megastar. Given the story they\u2019ve told with Archer so far, it looks like he\u2019s going to get Cody in the final, which leads to my biggest concern: I don\u2019t think Archer\u2019s squash matches and his (probable) win over Dustin are enough to maintain his status as a monster if he loses, BUT I am also tired of Cody almost winning big matches and then cutting a \u201cI\u2019m disappointed, but I\u2019ve just got to keep working hard\u201d promo.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the tournament, Chris Jericho\u2019s commentary has been a real highlight and I look forward to his quips and references. 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