It’s Wednesday and you know what that means. All Elite Wrestling returns with an all-new episode of AEW Dynamite from Jacksonville, FL.

History will be made tonight when Japanese wrestling legend Yuji Nagata challenges AEW star Jon Moxley for the IWGP United States Championship. It will be the first time a championship sanctioned by New Japan Pro Wrestling will be defended in AEW.

We’ll also get a #1 Contender’s match to determine Kenny Omega‘s next challenger, Cody Rhodes has an announcement related to Double or Nothing and much more.

AEW Dynamite Matches for May 12th

The following matches are scheduled for AEW Dynamite:

  • Darby Allin defends the TNT Championship against Miro
  • Jon Moxley defends the IWGP US Championship against Yuji Nagata
  • The Young Bucks defend the AEW World Tag Team Championships against SCU. Kazarian and Daniels have vowed to dissolve their team if they lose.
  • Orange Cassidy vs. PAC in a #1 Contender’s match. The winner will challenge AEW World Champion Kenny Omega at Double or Nothing later this month.
  • Thunder Rosa will be in action.

In addition to these matches, AEW is also hyping the following items for the broadcast:

  • Cody Rhodes will make a special announcement regarding the AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view on Sunday, May 30th.
  • Jade Cargill will speak with Tony Schiavone.
  • A coronation ceremony will be held for The Pinnacle after their win at Blood and Guts last week.