Overview
- Excalibur announced on-air that Samoa Joe suffered a training injury, was described as a non-contact case, and was not medically cleared for the Jan. 28 Dynamite.
- Tony Schiavone outlined a contenders route with Hangman Page, Swerve Strickland, Andrade El Ídolo, and Kenny Omega listed as tied, with the Swerve–Andrade winner set to face Omega next week for a berth in a Feb. 14 Grand Slam Australia No. 1 contenders match.
- Andrade defeated Swerve in Dynamite’s main event to secure the match with Omega on the next episode.
- MJF will wrestle Brody King in an eliminator match next week, and a King victory would earn him a title shot in Sydney on Feb. 14.
- Joe had regained singles momentum with a Jan. 21 win over Mike "Speedball" Bailey after The Opps’ 273-day trios reign ended and his 35-day world title run concluded at Worlds End.