{"id":188197,"date":"2026-04-09T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=188197"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:09:30","slug":"pruetts-pause-10-thoughts-on-aew-dynamite-chaos-in-canada-with-united-empire-vs-death-riders-kenny-omegas-final-message-before-dynasty-one-step-closer-to-takeshita-vs-okada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2026\/04\/09\/pruetts-pause-10-thoughts-on-aew-dynamite-chaos-in-canada-with-united-empire-vs-death-riders-kenny-omegas-final-message-before-dynasty-one-step-closer-to-takeshita-vs-okada\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruett\u2019s Pause: 10 Thoughts on AEW Dynamite &#8211; Chaos in Canada with United Empire vs. Death Riders, Kenny Omega\u2019s final message before Dynasty, one step closer to Takeshita vs. Okada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2753879830\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>By Will Pruett<\/strong>, ProWrestling.net Co-Senior Staffer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itswilltime?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==&amp;utm_source=qr\">@itswilltime<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Another AEW Dynamite in the books, let\u2019s head to the Thought-o-matic for 10 of those sweet sweet thoughts on the show\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kenny Omega\u2019s long promo to close this show might have been one of the best and most effective of his career. After a middling performance in the contract signing last week, I was happy to see Kenny bounce back with a confident, passionate, and focused (well, focused for Kenny) promo. My own opinion going into Dynasty on Sunday is that Omega vs. Ospreay is the best main event to sell that show, so I want to believe Kenny will win this one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chaos in Canada was a nice miniature version of Anarchy in the Arena or Stadium Stampede and a real surprise to see on this edition of AEW Dynamite. Will Ospreay bringing his friends from Japan in to help him out was logical, but also felt like a lot being thrown at us at the very beginning of Dynamite. It helped to have established wrestlers in the Death Riders, Ospreay, and Alex Windsor involved as well so it was not too many faces we have never seen and were expected to care about. Will The United Empire be more of a force on AEW TV or was this a one time thing? Does this mark the unofficial start of Forbidden Door season?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kyle Fletcher having to vacate the TNT Championship is a major bummer. Fletcher has been on an amazing run after breaking through last year and looked to be on pace for the AEW World Championship sometime in 2027. As one of the centerpieces of the Don Callis Family, Fletcher has been reliable both in the ring and on the mic as a performer. Hopefully Fletcher recovers quickly and will be able to resume his ascendance in AEW.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; While the slow burn to it has made me question AEW\u2019s tactics at times, finding out we will get both Konoske Takeshita vs. Kazuchika Okada and Takeshita and Okada vs. The Young Bucks brought me a ton of joy on this show. The Young Bucks have not been a major focus during the pay-per-view cycle, but they have have been delivering great matches more than they ever have in AEW (which is really saying something). This Takeshita and Okada story has been really fun over the past couple of weeks and those two slowly breaking down while The Young Bucks wrestle around them will be amazing. Give me more Okada as Michael Jordan references please.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Andrade El Idolo pinned AEW National Champion Jack Perry, which has me worried Andrade could win the AEW National Championship. He has been a fixture in the main event scene (or just outside of it) since returning and Andrade should continue to be that high on the card and not wrestling for the very nice looking red belt Jack Perry has. Andrade is proving himself to be a main eventer with this AEW run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hikaru Shida being on a slow burn heel turn pace and eventually taking out Willow Nightingale should be excellent. I\u2019d love to see Shida as a heel fighting champion with the TBS Championship for a few months. It would free up Willow to be in the AEW Women\u2019s World Championship picture (where she belongs, once there is a story for her there) and give Shida something important to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chris Jericho is trying his best to be a babyface at this point in his run, even bringing back his list (a gimmick I never enjoyed at its peak). I don\u2019t think he is clicking on the mic, but this is far better than his Learning Tree gimmick and the promos annoy me less. Jericho vs. Ricochet at Dynasty should be a nice test to see if Jericho is in true ring shape for this comeback.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I found the final sell for Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women\u2019s World Championship disappointing. It was barely there. This story has far more to it than AEW has told us. I know it was a late pivot from Toni Storm to Hayter, but it has been weeks. Where was the fiery promo we know Hayter can deliver? Why not have an in-ring segment for these two? Weird build for a match that feels more thrown together than it should.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1991756922\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8211; Darby Allin\u2019s promo about needing the AEW Men\u2019s World Championship was the first time I\u2019ve been into Allin since his return at All In from climbing Mount Everest. He is a really compelling character when he\u2019s presented as more than a stunt performer and allowed to connect and talk to the audience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The final segment building to FTR vs. Adam Copeland and Christian Cage worked for me. I would expect this match to get a ton of time in a semi-main event slot on Sunday and to likely end with Adam Copeland and Christian Cage winning gold together for the first time in decades. As a longtime fan of them, it will be neat to see. The eventual match with The Young Bucks should be phenomenal as well &#8211; and the ladder match at All In (I assume) with all three teams involved should be appropriately chaotic. Make it really weird and add Brody King and Bandido to that final match if you want to make it perfect.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all the thoughts I am allowed to think today!<\/p>\n<p><i>Will Pruett writes about wrestling and popular culture at prowrestling.net. To see his video content <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfMU6sUZAYG8YeYzoOgEQrQ\"><i>subscribe to his YouTube channel<\/i><\/a><i>. 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