AEW Dynamite Preview: Confirmed matches and segments (05-12-2026)
AEW Dynamite takes place tonight from Asheville, North Carolina, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center. Several matches and segments have already been confirmed for the broadcast on TBS and HBO Max at 8 ET/ 7 CT.
The main event will see Darby Allin put his AEW Championship on the line against Don Callis Family member Konosuke Takeshita. Allin was originally scheduled to face Kazuchika Okada, but the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion had to return to Japan for family reasons, so Takeshita will be taking his place just days after Darby retained his title at AEW Fairway To Hell against PAC.
MJF will also be addressing the Hair vs Title challenge that Darby put to him for the Double or Nothing PPV and Kevin Knight will be holding a TNT Title Open Challenge for the Wednesday night broadcast.
AEW Dynamite matches tonight
Here are all of the confirmed matches and segments for tonight’s episode of Dynamite:
- AEW World Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, Orange Cassidy, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson vs. Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Tommaso Ciampa, David Finlay, and Clark Connors in a ten-man tag
- Will Ospreay vs. Ace Austin
- MJF addresses the Hair vs Title challenge set for the Double or Nothing PPV
- Kevin Knight TNT Title Open Challenge
- Triangle of Madness vs Brawling Birds and Hikaru Shida
- Men’s and Women’s Brackets for the Owen Hart Tournament revealed
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