Tony Khan announces top AEW star as guest commentator on AEW Dynamite
AEW President Tony Khan recently announced that CM Punk will be a special guest commentator for the highly-anticipated bout between Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler on Dynamite. The two members of FTR are scheduled to battle it out this Wednesday in an Owen Hart Cup Tournament qualifier.
Dax Harwood previously shared a tweet stating that this bout will only be a one-time thing, as they will be forced to fight each other in pursuit of winning the men's tournament. Both members of the acclaimed tag team are well-known fans of Owen Hart and his brother Bret.
Amidst all the hype for the must-see match, Tony Khan took to Twitter today to announce that veteran AEW star CM Punk will be a guest commentator for the bout. The Second City Saint is familiar with FTR, having wrestled Dax Harwood in singles competition on the March 23rd edition of Dynamite.
For the first time ever, it’s a Dynamite dream match as @DaxFTR + @CashWheelerFTR will wrestle each other one-on-one in an #OwenHart Men’s Tournament Qualifier Match!
Your special guest commentator: @CMPunk
Dax vs Cash on #AEWDynamite
LIVE this Wednesday @ 8pm ET/ 7pm CT on TBS https://t.co/DHmu4xUnEa
Punk is himself a fan of Bret Hart and is noted to have paid tribute to The Hitman in several of his AEW matches so far. His most recent homage came in a bout against Dustin Rhodes where the Straight Edge star wore pink and black gear and reenacted several spots from a 1997 Hart vs. Goldust match.
AEW's FTR recently commented on the possibility of them splitting up
FTR's Cash Wheeler recently disclosed that the duo have no intention of ever splitting up.
Ahead of their one-on-one match on this week's Dynamite, suspicions of the team doing a break-up angle on-screen came up. However, Wheeler firmly put a stop to any rumors by making it clear that no such scenario was being planned.
Speaking on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, Cash Wheeler stated that they never even want to tease a break-up angle, let alone go through with it:
"We don't want to tease a break up, do a break up, no interest in that, I'll retire before we ever entertain that idea. Print it. Tattoo it. I don't care. We're never going to do a break up angle," said Cash Wheeler. (H/T Fightful)
It’s almost Wednesday, & you know what that means?!
This is probably the most important match of my career. To commemorate a hero, I WANT to win this whole thing. Either way, we’ll both give everything we possibly have; for each other, for you guys, & ultimately, for Owen Hart. https://t.co/eJxHXHixu7
Adding CM Punk to the mix of an already hyped match may be the catalyst for some unexpected events. Fans will have to stay tuned to see how the next episode of AEW Dynamite unfolds.
How do you think CM Punk's presence will affect the match? Sound off in the comments below!