With just hours to go before AEW Dynasty kicks off in full, the pre-show has been pumped full of spicy midcard drama and one guaranteed squash match.
Max Caster, still insistent he’s the “Best Wrestler Alive” (despite a record that would make a traffic cone look dominant), is once again issuing an Open Challenge during Zero Hour. It’ll be his eighth attempt at success, following seven previous losses—all under two minutes. At this point, fans tune in not to see if he’ll lose, but how creatively it’ll happen.
🎤 Max Caster’s Open Challenge: Eighth Time’s the Harm
Could it be Josh Alexander, the former TNA star with a chip on his shoulder and headgear to match? Could it be Anthony Bowens, the scissorless half of The Acclaimed who’s been MIA since their emotional split? Or will it be someone even more unexpected—like the ghost of his win-loss record?
Either way, we’re guaranteed a freestyle rap, mild embarrassment, and a very quick bell-to-bell experience. Viewer discretion advised for those with secondhand cringe sensitivity.
✈️ Top Flight & AR Fox vs. CRU & Nick Wayne: Junior Civil War, Chapter III
The other match added to Zero Hour is a trios clash between Top Flight & AR Fox and the new squad known as CRU—the fresh tag team name for Lio Rush & Action Andretti, who’ve added Nick Wayne to their alliance like a 19-year-old chaos intern.
Top Flight and CRU have been flipping, fighting, and feuding for months. This marks their third showdown, with both teams having one win apiece. The addition of Wayne, who has beef with AR Fox, gives CRU an edge—assuming he doesn’t moonsault into the wrong corner. Which, let’s be real, is always a possibility.
🕡 Where to Watch the Madness
Zero Hour begins at 6:30PM ET, available for free on AEW’s YouTube, socials, and TrillerTV internationally—because nothing screams pre-show like watching wrestlers dive off things via an app best known for viral dance clips.