One of the nephews of the late Dynamite Kid will make his AEW debut on Saturday's Collision.
Billed as "Dynamite Kid" Tommy Billington, the nephew of the late junior heavyweight British Bulldogs star will debut for AEW on Saturday, May 11 on Collision in Vancouver against Dax Harwood in singles competition.
AEW's Tony Khan announced the bout for Saturday in a social media post Wednesday night:
This Saturday, 5/11@RogersArena Vancouver, BC
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) May 9, 2024
Saturday Night #AEWCollision
Live on TBS, 8pm ET/7pm CT
"Dynamite Kid" @Billingtons22 vs@DaxFTR
It's a battle for the books:
FTR's Dax Harwood collides vs Dynamite Kid Tommy Billington LIVE in Vancouver on a special TBS Saturday! pic.twitter.com/5XlspQclLX
Tommy made his pro debut in 2018 and primarily works Canadian indies, but has also worked with brother Mark as the Billington Bulldogs.
As a tag team, Tommy and Mark have toured the UK, and also worked for MLW in 2022 & 2023, with MLW announcing that they had signed the duo to contracts. They have not wrestled for MLW since January 2023.
Billington vs. Harwood, Adam Copeland vs. Kyle O'Reilly for the TNT title, plus Bryan Danielson in action have now been announced for Saturday's Collision.
Collision will air on TBS this Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern time, followed by a live Rampage at 10 p.m. Eastern.
The announced card for Saturday:
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