The city of Houston has been on the forefront of a plethora of innovations such as space exploration, international energy, petroleum, hot summers and, yes, professional wrestling. Dating back to World War I, wrestling in Houston has been a mainstay, which was made popular by the late Paul Boesch, who held sold out events every Friday night at the Sam Houston Coliseum.
To add to the rich heritage of the squared circle, AEW has announced a massive lineup for its Houston debut at the state-of-the-art Fertitta Center on the campus of the University of Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Airing live on TNT, Chris Jericho goes one-on-one with MJF in the fifth and final Labour of Jericho match.
The Icon Sting (wrestling for the first time on TNT in more than 20 years) teams with Darby Allin versus newcomers 2.0.
The AEW world tag team titles are up for grabs when the Young Bucks defend after Jurassic Express.
-Texas' own Sammy Guevara returns home against Shawn Spears, plus FTW champion Ricky Starks, Brian Cage and American Top Team founder Dan Lambert will bring two UFC champions with him to Houston.
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"AEW Dynamite*
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 6 p.m.
Fertitta Center - 3422 Cullen Blvd., Houston
-Chad Cooper is the Entertainment Editor. Email at cooper@theexaminer.com