AEW Dynamite (2/22) Preview: Tony Khan Announcement, AEW All-Atlantic Title Match, Saraya In Action
It’s Wednesday, February 22, 2023, and you know what that means!
It’s time to break down tonight’s AEW Dynamite on TBS.
Tonight’s episode will feature Tony Khan making an “important” announcement, Orange Cassidy defending his AEW All-Atlantic Championship, Saraya in action, and more.
Here’s everything you need to know before tonight’s AEW Dynamite on TBS.
Tony Khan’s Next Major Announcement
Tony Khan is slated to make a major announcement tonight. Currently, it’s unknown what that announcement will pertain to and if Tony will appear on television himself in order to make the announcement.
In the past, Khan has appeared to announce events such as Forbidden Door and his purchase of Ring of Honor. However, for specific announcements, such as the creation of championship belts, tony Khan has delegated these announcements to his broadcast team.
Whatever the announcement may be, it was important enough for Tony to let fans know in advance that an announcement would be forthcoming.
Tonight, we will all find out what the announcement is.
Wheeler Yuta vs. Orange Cassidy For The AEW All-Atlantic Title
Wheeler Yuta is a bully now.
Wheeler Yuta looks to wrestle away the AEW All-Atlantic Championship from Orange Cassidy tonight as lingering tensions between the two boiled over on the February 17 episode of AEW Rampage.
Wheeler was once a young boy for Cassidy and the Best Friends, but now, Yuta, a champion in his own right as the ROH Pure Champion, is looking to wrestle Cassidy as he believes Cassidy does not care about being AEW All-Atlantic Champion.
Wheeler hopes to bring home more gold to the Blackpool Combat Club, but, as always, orange may have a surprise or two up his sleeve
Evil Uno Steps Up To MOX
En route to Jon Moxley facing Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match at AEW Revolution on Sunday, March 5, Evil Uno has stepped up to the former World Champion to let him know that Page does, in fact, have friends in All Elite Wrestling. When Uno stepped up to Moxley last week, Moxley was none too pleased and looked right past Uno to let Page know that he wasn’t sweating him or any of his friends.
This is undoubtedly one of the most important matches in the career of Evil Uno, but Jon Moxley is looking to make him regret his decision very quickly.
Tag Team Battle Royal
Multiple teams will compete tonight in a Revolution Battle Royal. The winner of tonight’s match will join The Acclaimed and The Gunns in the tag team championship match at AEW Revolution on March 5. No matter what happens, another team will be added to the fray next week, but tonight, The Lucha Bros, Top Flight, The Dark Order, and more will look to earn their chance at tag team gold.
Christian Cage Chats With Tony Schiavone
Christian Cage is back, and tonight, he will sit down with Tony Schiavone to discuss what is next for him. Christian immediately went back to targeting Jack Perry upon returning and tonight, fans will get the next chapter in their story.
Saraya Competes
Saraya, formerly known as Paige in WWE, will be in action tonight against Skye Blue. The former WWE Divas Champion is still looking to find her footing in the ring but is developing a bad attitude along the way. Tonight, Blue looks to pull off an upset victory over Saraya and prove that experience and WWE pedigrees don’t always equal success.
The Gunns Call In A Favor From The Firm
The Acclaimed will be in action tonight against Lee Moriarty and Big Bill of The Firm. The current AEW World Tag Team Champions, Austin & Colten Gunn, were briefly members of The Firm back when the group worked for Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Tonight, the champions are calling in a favor as they intend for Bill and Moriarty to hurt their greatest rivals, Anthony Bowens & Max Caster.
In addition to all of that, Bryan Danielson is scheduled to speak ahead of his Iron Man AEW World Title match with MJF.
Also, AEW stars like Jade Cargill, Darby Allin, Adam Cole, Ruby Soho, and more are all waiting for their next opportunity to make a statement. The road to AEW Revolution is winding down, and tonight, the next chapter in AEW will unfold.
Fans can see the updated lineup for AEW Dynamite below.
AEW Dynamite (2/22)
- Revolution Tag Team Battle Royale
- Jon Moxley vs. Evil Uno
- Christian Cage Speaks with Tony Schiavone
- The Acclaimed vs. Big Bill & Lee Moriarty
- Tony Khan Announcement
- Saraya vs. Skye Blue
- AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta
Fightful has live coverage of AEW Dynamite every Wednesday night as it airs on TBS. We will also have a podcast breaking down all the action after the show goes off the air on our YouTube channel.
