It’s Wednesday again folks, which means another edition of the Wednesday Night Wars and for me, the attention as always is largely on AEW Dynamite! I’m Jordan Huie of the Overtimer, here with another round of previews for tonight’s show. As per usual there’s a lot announced in advance for these, which makes my job nice and easy! So let’s capitalize on that, shall we?
Britt Baker vs. Kris Statlander
Kris Statlander has pretty much exploded onto the scene in record time, huh? She went from being an AEW Dark tryout wrestler to a Dynamite sensation in basically a single match after upsetting Hikaru Shida. Now a lot of people are quick to peg her the next big thing in the division, and it’s not hard to see why. She’s crazy athletic with a very unique vibe. Statlander likens herself some kind of alien. This has proven enough to pique the interest of the Nightmare Collective, who are feverishly trying to recruit her, something we may see here.
Britt Baker of course has been set up to be a significant part of the women’s division since day one, quite literally as she was the first woman to get signed. Something of a natural born ambassador type, the real life dentist has stayed around the title picture since it’s inception. And tonight is no different, considering the winner of this match will go on to face Riho for her AEW Women’s World Championship when All Elite Wrestling returns in January.
However considering Britt’s had her shot at Riho already and I think they’re trying to avoid overpushing her before people have accepted it, I don’t see her winning this time around. I suspect Statlander will pull out another upset, positioning her high from the start as she goes after the pop idol. I don’t think she’ll win that match, but she is the more likely one to get it.