We are exactly six days away from AEW Dynasty 2026 touching down in Kansas City. Honestly, the anxiety on my timeline is already giving me a headache. You know the drill by now. Tony Khan hypes up a historic announcement, and half the fanbase expects the resurrection of ECW. But this weekend isn't about announcements. It is about in-ring delivery.

WrestleMania 41 is breathing down our necks. We are less than a month out from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. We all know John Cena is gearing up for his farewell, and CM Punk is prepping for a massive spot. The WWE product is blazing hot. If AEW wants to control the narrative for even five minutes, Dynasty cannot just be good. It has to be an absolute, top-to-bottom banger. No excuses. No weird pacing issues.

We have seen this company pull off miracles when their backs are against the wall. Think back to All In at Wembley. When the chips are down, the roster usually steps up and puts on a clinic. But the weekly TV product has been dragging its feet lately. We have had too many disqualifications, too many poorly timed backstage interviews, and a tag team division that feels like it's stuck in mud. The booking has felt a little too safe. We are seeing the same interference angles on Dynamite every single Wednesday.

This Sunday is the reset button. The card is stacked. The talent is obviously there. The building in Missouri is going to be loud. The fans in Kansas City are going to demand violence, and they are going to demand clean finishes. To make sure fans leave smiling, and to keep the internet from having a collective meltdown on Monday morning, AEW needs to nail a few specific things.

1. Will Ospreay must leave as the undisputed guy

Let's stop pretending we don't all see where this is going. Will Ospreay has been operating on a completely different planet since he officially signed. He is not just putting on great matches. He is rewiring how we think about professional wrestling entirely. The speed, the precision, the sheer audacity of his move set—nobody is doing it better right now.

His upcoming clash for the AEW World Championship is the main event we have been begging for. Swerve Strickland had a phenomenal run at the top, and MJF is always going to be the devil we love to hate. But right now, Ospreay is the main character of this promotion. Every time he steps through the curtain, the atmosphere shifts.

If Tony Khan overthinks this and books a dusty finish, I might actually throw my remote through the television. We do not need a 45-minute Broadway draw. We certainly do not need the Don Callis Family running down the ramp to cause a distraction while the referee is conveniently knocked out. We need Ospreay hitting a Hidden Blade so hard it echoes in the nosebleeds. We need a clean, decisive 1-2-3 in the middle of the ring.

Ospreay winning the title cements him as the face of the company. It gives AEW a traveling champion who can main event any arena in the world and guarantee a five-star classic against anyone. Give him the belt. Let him cook. Do not complicate a beautifully simple story.

2. The tag team division desperately needs a reset

I am going to be brutally honest here. The AEW tag team division has been a complete mess for the last six months. What used to be the crown jewel of this company has turned into a dumping ground for random trios and thrown-together alliances. The prestige has absolutely vanished.

Remember when The Young Bucks and The Lucha Bros were redefining the genre inside a steel cage? Remember when FTR was putting on tag team wrestling clinics that made Arn Anderson weep tears of joy? We need that energy back immediately. Right now, the titles feel like props rather than the most important prize in tag team wrestling.

Dynasty features a massive tag team title match, and the winners need to bring prestige back to those belts. I am sick of the chaotic brawls that spill into the concession stands within the first three minutes. We need rules. We need referee Rick Knox to actually count to five instead of just standing there while four guys do Canadian Destroyers. Give me cutoffs, hot tags, and brilliant double-team maneuvers. If the Young Bucks drop the belts, it has to be to a real team.

3. Mercedes Moné has to wrestle a 20-minute classic

Mercedes Moné is a generational talent. We all know this. You know this. Her bank account definitely knows this. When her music hits, she looks like a massive star. But her current run in AEW has been incredibly frustrating to watch as a day-one fan.

She has been bogged down by endless run-ins, overly scripted promo segments, and feuds that feel like they are constantly spinning their wheels. The CEO gimmick is fun on paper, but we did not tune in to watch her give boardroom speeches and sip tea backstage. We tuned in to watch her break arms and lock in the Bank Statement. Her pacing has been off, and she desperately needs a signature performance.

Her match at Dynasty is her chance to silence the critics once and for all. She is stepping into the ring with a legitimate killer in Jamie Hayter. This cannot be a five-minute squash or a match ruined by outside interference from random lackeys. She needs to go 20 minutes. She needs to trade stiff strikes, take big bumps on the apron, and remind everyone why she was the hottest free agent on the market.

4. Kazuchika Okada must become the final boss again

I love The Elite. I really do. The corporate stooge gimmick with Matthew and Nicholas Jackson has provided some genuine laughs, and their smug attitude is perfectly grating. But Kazuchika Okada should not be playing second fiddle to anyone. Period.

This is the Rainmaker. This is the man who literally carried New Japan Pro-Wrestling on his back for a decade and put on matches with Kenny Omega that broke Dave Meltzer's rating scale. Lately, he has felt a bit too comfortable just hanging out in the background of backstage segments, smiling in expensive tailored suits.

At Dynasty, Okada needs to be fully unleashed. Whoever is unlucky enough to stand across from him needs to be dismantled with extreme prejudice. I want to see the smug, arrogant Okada who knows he is completely untouchable. I want the wrist control. I want a Rainmaker that looks like it separated his opponent's head from their shoulders. Remind the American television audience that Okada is the most dangerous man in the building.

5. Keep the post-match scuffles to an absolute minimum

This is my biggest pet peeve with modern wrestling, and AEW is painfully guilty of it right now. Why does every single match need a post-match beatdown? Why does every hard-fought victory have to be interrupted by someone's music hitting while they stare down the winner from the top of the ramp?

Sometimes, a win is just a win. If Will Ospreay or Swerve Strickland goes through a 30-minute absolute war, let them celebrate. Let the confetti fall from the ceiling. Let the commentators sell the magnitude of what we just watched without having to immediately plug the next storyline. Let the audience absorb the emotion of a clean finish.

Dynasty needs to breathe. If every match bleeds into the next angle, nothing feels special. It just turns into one long, exhausting television angle. Give the winners their moment in the spotlight. Give the fans a chance to process the violence they just witnessed. If Tony Khan can show some restraint on the booking sheet and just let the wrestlers wrestle, this pay-per-view has the potential to be an all-time classic. Just give us professional wrestling.