AEW Dynamite Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After WrestleDream 2026 - Bleacher Report

AEW WrestleDream took an unexpected turn as mysterious cassette tapes attributed to Toni Storm surfaced at the pay-per-view, offering a bizarre and unsettling glimpse into the former AEW Women’s World Champion’s world. Content creator Astrid Pizarro shared multiple posts on X claiming to be among the few people who received one at the AEW pay-per-view, […]

We’re back on pay per view and it has been a rushed build to say the least. Not only are we only a few weeks removed from All Out, but the Pac tribute show took away some of the time. That’s absolutely not on AEW (or anyone, as it was a tragic situation that had to be dealt with) but it has made things a bit tricky. The big main event is a new concept match called Clockwork Carnage for the World Title, which is certainly intriguing. Let’s get to it. Hart and Kross grab each other to start with Kross grabbing a backbreaker. Hart’s armdrag is blocked and it’s off to Blue, who is taken into the wrong corner. A middle rope hurricanrana gets Blue out of trouble and a crucifix gets two on Bayne. Kross offers a distraction though and Bayne suplexes Blue as we take a break.

During AEW WrestleDream 2026, Renee Paquette came out to make an announcement of the newest member of the deep roster. A large metronome appeared before the lights went down. The theme "Soviet March" played and a logo appeared before the name Ilja Dragunov popped up and the crowd went wild. An extremely excited Dragunov appeared in a suit and he began conducting from the ramp. Dragunov circled the outside of the ring as Excalibur said, "Russian born, German raised. Ilja Dragunov is All Elite! The most intense wrestler to ever step foot in the squared circle. A man who took Europe by storm has now arrived in AEW. " Dragunov conducted from the ropes as pyro went off at the top of the ramp. He continued conducting from other corners before blowing a kiss, then conducted some more as he backed up the ramp.

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