MJF World title defense, Kevin Knight vs. Speedball part of next week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW World Champion MJF will defend the title for the first time in his third reign on next week’s AEW Dynamite.
He will put the title up against Rush who called his shot after picking up a win in a four-way Wednesday for his sixth straight victory. He did so just after MJF turned down old foe Mark Briscoe who came out to interrupt the champion’s celebration.
It will be their second-ever singles meeting with the last coming in June 2024 that MJF won in his first match back from injury.
The show from Richmond, Virginia, will also feature a women’s quarterfinal match in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament as Alex Windsor takes on a wild card entrant, filling the spot relinquished by the injured Willow Nightingale.
The show will also feature a clash between Will Ospreay and Mark Davis in an Owen Hart Foundation tournament semifinal after Davis defeated Jack Perry on Dynamite. It will be their third meeting and first since Davis scored an update over Ospreay in February.
After turning heel at Double or Nothing and then laying out former partner “Speedball” Mike Bailey on Dynamite, reigning TNT Champion Kevin Knight will defend against Bailey. It will be their fourth-ever singles match with Bailey holding a 3-0 record. They last squared off in the 2025 Continental Classic this past December.
Current AEW Dynamite lineup | Next Wednesday | Richmond, Virginia
- AEW World Champion MJF defends against Rush
- Women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament quarterfinal: Alex Windsor vs. TBA
- Men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament semifinal: Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis
- TNT Champion Kevin Knight defends against Mike Bailey
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