Nick Gage Debuts On AEW Dynamite, Will Wrestle Chris Jericho
MJF's next Labour of Jericho is MDK alllllllll day.
Nick Gage made his AEW debut on last night's Fyter Fest special episode of Dynamite, setting up a no DQ match with Chris Jericho for next week's Fight for the Fallen show.
This is part of MJF's Five Labours of Jericho series. The Pinnacle leader has charged Jericho with overcoming a series of handpicked opponents in order to earn a singles match with him later down the line. Last night saw Jericho defeat the chair-swinging Shawn Spears in the first Labour, with Gage coming in as number two.
A furious MJF brought Gage out onto the stage after the bout, with the GCW World Heavyweight Champion scoring a big pop from the Dallas, Texas crowd.
Jericho responded to Gage's appearance later in the evening, revealing, in a backstage interview, that he is bringing back his old Painmaker persona for what is sure to be a wild hardcore match.
Best known for his work on the American deathmatch and independent scenes, Gage has experienced a spike in popularity in 2021. Much of this is down to his Dark Side of the Ring special, which aired in May, but also high-profile collisions with Jon Moxley and Matt Cardona in GCW.