AEW Forces Darby Allin As World Champion AND IT'S EVERY REASON WHY IT'S A MISTAKE | AEW Dynamite Review (4/22/26)

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The episode discusses the controversial decision of AEW to crown Darby Allin as the new World Champion and its implications for the promotion.

Darby Allin is the NEW AEW World Champion, and it's a HUGE MISTAKE. AEW SQUASHED MJF last week for a 2nd time this year as World Champion, forcing a feel good moment for Darby All to capture the AEW World Championship for the first time. Why did AEW pull such a risky move crowning Darby Allin, when their business has been the best in years with MJF as The World Champion? Who does this benefit, and what is the real story here? Tonight, @JDfromNY and @ChitownSmark discuss this bold move, and why the feel it's 10 steps backwards for AEW with Darby Allin as the AEW World Champion. Also, Darby Allin has his first title defense tonight against Tommaso Ciampa. Mina Shirakawa goes one on one with Hikaru Shida, and Will Ospreay battles Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family. AEW Dynamite 4/22/26 Review: 🎙️AEW World Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa 🎙️Darby Allin addresses the AEW audience after defeating MJF 🎙️Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis 🎙️Mina Shirakawa vs. Hikaru Shida 📍Support The Channel: ♦Join the "Off The Script" VIP Club: 👉https://www.youtube.com/c/JDfromNY206/join ♦Get Your JDfromNY Merch: 👉https://jdfromny-shop.fourthwall.com/ ♦Follow on Twitter/X…

People in this episode

Host: JDfromNY

Guest: ChitownSmark

Topics covered

• AEW World Championship
• Darby Allin
• MJF
• Wrestling Review
• Dynamite Recap
• Title Defense
• Wrestling Analysis

Keywords

• AEW
• Darby Allin
• MJF
• Tommaso Ciampa
• Wrestling
• Dynamite
• Championship
• Review
• Hikaru Shida
• Will Ospreay

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Organizations: AEW

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