AEW Dynamite Preview: April 22, 2026 – Allin Defends AEW World Title vs. Ciampa, Ospreay vs. Davis, More

Just one week removed from Darby Allin’s historic AEW World Championship win, Dynamite is LIVE COAST-TO-COAST tonight at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on TBS and streaming on HBO Max from Portland, Oregon. Allin will not only make his first comments as AEW World Champion, but he’ll also defend the AEW World Title for the first time!

Last week on Dynamite, Tommaso Ciampa beat Dezmond Xavier of The Rascalz and challenged the winner of the AEW World Title match between Allin and MJF. After beating MJF, Allin accepted Ciampa’s challenge. So tonight, Allin’s first AEW World Title defense will come against a former TNT Champion and a man he’s never faced before in Ciampa.

Will Ospreay will look for some revenge on Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family when the two go one-on-one tonight in Portland. A week ago, Ospreay battled through injuries to defeat CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Hechicero, only for Davis to attack Ospreay and lay him out after the match. These two former friends and partners will go to battle on Dynamite.

Mina Shirakawa doesn’t trust Hikaru Shida and told her as much on Collision. That didn’t sit well with Shida, so tonight, the two will take their differences to the ring when they meet for the first time.

And there’s even more coming your way tonight in Portland! Here’s your complete AEW Dynamite preview for April 22, 2026.

AEW Dynamite Matches, Preview for Portland

AEW World Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. “Psycho Killer” Tommaso Ciampa

The buzz has yet to begin to die down following Allin’s shocking AEW World Championship victory over MJF in the main event of last week’s Dynamite. And while Allin might still be feeling the euphoria of ultimate victory, he can’t help but be a fighting champion. 

Ciampa put out a World Title challenge to the winner of MJF versus Allin following his statement victory over Dezmond Xavier of The Rascalz last week – a challenge Allin has accepted. 

As Ciampa posted on Instagram, he’s won three major titles on the first attempt, including the ROH World TV Title and the TNT Title, the latter in his AEW debut match. Can he add the AEW World Title to that impressive list tonight in Portland?

We’ll Hear from NEW AEW World Champion Darby Allin LIVE!

In addition to putting the AEW World Title on the line for the first time, we’ll get to hear from Allin after the completion of his long journey to the AEW World Championship last week on Dynamite.

What will Allin have to say about the biggest moment of his career and how he feels about reaching the summit of AEW? And will Allin have anything to say about MJF’s ongoing crashout following his loss?

Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family

A stubborn Ospreay asked for a fight last week in Washington despite going to war with AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley just days before at Dynasty. Ospreay got everything he could handle and then some from CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Hechicero. Still, Ospreay overcame the Alchemist of professional wrestling to come away with a win, as Marina Shafir of the Death Riders watched the match from the crowd. 

When Ospreay turned his attention to Shafir, though, Davis attacked him from behind on behalf of the Don Callis Family and quickly put his former friend and partner down with Close Your Eyes and Count to Three! Tonight, Davis will try to finish what he started, but Ospreay will be out for retribution.

Mina Shirakawa vs. Hikaru Shida

Shida’s partnership with Kris Statlander has resulted in two dominant victories in the last two weeks of Collision. However, Shirakawa confronted Shida after the latest win and said she didn’t trust Shida, saying she knew what Shida had said about Harley Cameron and even questioning if Shida had a role in what happened to “Timeless” Toni Storm. With plenty of animosity on both sides, Shirakawa and Shida will fight in the ring for the first time tonight in Portland.

How to Watch AEW Dynamite 

• Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

• Start Time: LIVE COAST-TO-COAST at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. PT

• Location: Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Portland, Oregon

• TV: TBS

• Streaming: HBO Max