AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Load Up Shows For Next Wednesday

Fyter Fest & The Great American Bash are over, but the ratings war continues in earnest.

by Michael Hamflett
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Just hours removed from two-week special events Fyter Fest and The Great American Bash respectively, All Elite Wrestling and NXT have both lined major matches for next week's episodes as the Wednesday Night War for television ratings continues between the two brands.

AEW had already branded their July 16th show Fight For The Fallen following the news that Jon Moxley's Fyter Fest defence of the AEW Championship against Brian Cage would have to be moved back a week due to concerns over the Champion's health after his wife and WWE star Renee Young tested positive for COVID-19.

During and after last night's edition of Dynamite, AEW promoted additional matches to bolster the card, including Cody defending his TNT Championship against Sonny Kiss, The Elite reuniting to take on The Jurassic Express and FTR facing off with The Lucha Bros.

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Meanwhile on NXT, Tegan Nox will get her shot at Io Shirai's NXT Women's Championship after becoming Number One Contender on last week's show, while Damian Priest will look for some overdue closure against Cameron Grimes. The black-and-gold brand may also use the show to further new stories between Keith Lee and Karrion Cross, Johnny Gargano and Finn Bálor, and/or address the fate of Adam Cole and The Undisputed Era after the 'Panama City Playboy's 403-day reign finally came to an end.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett