AEW Dynamite in Edmonton aired on April 8, 2026, with Tony Khan revealing that Kyle Fletcher had to vacate the TNT Championship due to injury. The promotion announced a Casino Gauntlet match at the upcoming pay‑per‑view Dynasty to crown a new champion. Meanwhile, Willow Nightingale successfully defended the TBS title against Queen Aminata, with Hikaru Shida in the ring as a spectator.
The show also featured backstage brawls involving Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, and United Empire, and a faction clash in the main event that saw Andrade El Idolo, Mark Davis, and Konosuke Takeshita defeat Darby Allin, Bandido, and Jack Perry. The night ended with the Don Callis Family attacking their opponents before the Young Bucks intervened.