Cody Rhodes Promises "Some Surprises" On Tomorrow's AEW Dynamite

Cody moves to hype up this week's Dynamite ahead of stiff competition from NXT.

by Andrew Pollard
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With AEW Dynamite airing live tomorrow for the first time in several weeks, Cody Rhodes has taken to Twitter to tease that there will be some surprises on this week’s Dynamite offering.

Whether these surprises are debuts, returns, character changes, or simply some spectacle of a match, we’ll have to wait and see.

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In addition to whatever surprises await us, we do know that this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite will see Cody in action against Joey Janela, Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy will be teaming to take on The Inner Circle’s Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, and AEW Champion Jon Moxley will be going up against SCU’s Frankie Kazarian.

AEW Dynamite will have stiff competition from NXT this Wednesday, with WWE’s black and gold brand set to see NXT Champion Adam Cole defending against Velveteen Dream, NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair likewise defending her title against Io Shirai, Dominik Dijakovic vs. Johnny Gargano, an appearance from Finn Balor, and the in-ring debut of Karrian Kross.

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While Mondays and Fridays tend to deliver shows that are a genuine struggle to watch, Wednesday nights remain the go-to night for wrestling fans – with both AEW and NXT consistently putting on engaging, entertaining shows. And this week looks set to be no different.

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