by Casino Battle Royal for a shot at the AEW World Championship
Prediction – For the second straight PPV, they are having a multiple man match where the winner gets a shot at the gold. Does Wardlow sneak in this match and win, causing a run of his own at MJF if he wins later in the night? As much as I think that Wardlow could, he hasn’t been advertised for this match yet and they went with a big man winner last time out.
Speaking of big men, I would look for Lance Archer and Brian Cage to hook it up, with both of them going over the top rope together. I actually believe we are looking at one of two things to actually happen with the winner.
Either Darby Allen or Ricky Starks win, in a swerve few see coming as they decide to go with a talented lightweight to challenge Ambrose. Or, like the ladder match for the poker chip, they have a surprise entrant win it. Who that is, will be anyone’s guess if it goes down that way. Although a return of PAC would be excellent, I don’t think he is allowed back in the country just yet.
Hikaru Shida vs Thunder Rosa
Prediction – As much as I love AEW and think they have done an amazing job, it is pretty bad when your women’s division is so weak, you have to go outside of the company to face your champion. This entire division needs a drastic overhaul, starting with Penelope Ford and Anna Jay both getting more ring time. Without Battlestar Galatica around, there really is no excuse why they can’t. She was awful and sucked up way too much tv time.
Step one is getting through this match, and getting the strap onto Britt Baker as soon as possible.
