Aug 12, 1:00 PM
AEW Dynamite preview (Aug. 12, 2026): MJF is copying CM Punk in the worst way possible
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AEW Dynamite airs tonight (Aug. 12) with a live show emanating from The Pearl Theater at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the third episode of Dynamite during the five week build to All In London, which takes place on August 30 at Wembley Stadium. MJF is copying CM Punk in the worst way possible The biggest angle last week at Grand Slam Mexico involved MJF’s surprise return to AEW. Big Hebrew brought back his Triple B version of the AEW world championship, which he used to ambush AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo, who had just earned the number one entry in the Casino Gauntlet match at All In. MJF threw a tantrum over Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega’s “fake main event” at Wembley Stadium, and claimed that he’s the real world champion. This was similar to an angle CM Punk did in 2023 for the launch of Collision, where he carried around his old AEW world title and declared himself to be the real world champ. That angle ended up going nowhere due to Punk’s backstage altercation w