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
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.