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All Elite Wrestling’s “Grand Slam” Event comes to us Live this Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, from Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, NY, at 8 pm on TBS. Here are the Experts on the Eastern Observer’s “Essential Wrestling Podcast,” sponsored by ProWrestlingPickem.com, who are picking this event.
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**AEW Championship “Tournament of Champions” – Final
**DANIEL BRYANSON vs. JON MOXLEY**
“I had Daniel Bryanson from the get-go. This is a safe pick. Moxley gave a great promo as the locker room leader, but that was his only job in the mess the Media Scrum left behind. And they need to give the people what they want right now and make them happy. Give these two 30 minutes to show what the Blackpool Combat Club spirit is all about, then let Daniel Bryanson carry the belt for the foreseeable future, and a fun Main Event with MJF at Full Gear.” – Al Karl, EWP Host.
Pick: DANIEL BRYANSON
“This match will be the opposite of the world title match we got a few Wednesdays ago; I expect it to go about 45 minutes. A match that long would typically favor the American Dragon, but something tells me Mox will be coming out of it a three-time AEW champion.” – John Smith, EWP Correspondent
Pick: JON MOXLEY
“I think the prospect of adding Danielson to the title lineage is too tasty to pass up.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: DANIEL BRYANSON
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**ROH Championship**
**Champion CLAUDIO CASTANGNOLI vs. CHRIS JERICHO**
“The 1st time World Champ will take on the 7x World Champ from 3 different organizations. But this is Claudio’s time, and I don’t think The Wizard adds ROH to his resume. This should be a perfect match between two absolute pros.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI
“Another Match for the fans. I don’t think we ever got Jericho vs. Claudio in WWE. Close, back and forth Matchup. I think Daniel Garcia’s presence, intentional or accidental, will cost Jericho in the end.” – Al Karl, EWP Host.
Pick: CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI
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**Interim AEW Women’s Championship**
**Champion TONI STORM vs ATHENA vs SERENA DEEB vs DR BRITT BAKER, DMD**
“I can’t imagine them taking the belt off of Toni so soon after she won it. For that reason alone, and NOT because of my eternal crush on her, I will go with Storm retaining.” – John Smith, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: TONI STORM
“Big Spot for Toni Storm here being challenged by 4 of the top women in the company. I feel a pin on Deeb will be the outcome to reverse the outcome of last week’s tag team match. And that way, Athena will potentially get a one-on-one match with Toni, and Britt and Jamie Hayter can go forward to settle their differences.” – Al Karl, EWP Host.
Pick: TONI STORM
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**AEW Tag Team Championship**
**Champions SWERVE IN OUR GLORY vs. THE ACCLAIMED**
“I know outcomes are planned well in advance, but if there were ever a match to call on the fly, it would have been the All Out tag title match. The crowd was SO ready for the title change. If it doesn’t happen here, it would be a huge swing and miss, and more specifically, it would almost be an F-U to the fans, which isn’t AEW’s move.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent
Pick: THE ACCLAIMED
“All signs point to this being The Acclaimed’s time. I see no reason not to put the titles on them, so that’s what my money’s on. I’m hoping Swerve takes the pin, causing Keith Lee to snap and ‘swerve’ on his partner. A heel turn for Lee could breathe some fresh air into what has become a stale act.” – John Smith, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: THE ACCLAIMED
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**AEW All-Atlantic Championship**
**Champion PAC vs. ORANGE CASSIDY**
“PAC is a top-tier world-class wrestler at the peak of his career. An opponent like Cassidy shouldn’t give him too much trouble. Besides, the time to put a championship on Orange was two years ago after he beat the legend of Chris Jericho, not now.” – John Smith, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: PAC
“I might be overthinking this, but I’m looking forward a little bit. Ethan Page has made it clear he’s coming for this title. As much fun as Pac/Page would be, All Ego’s lack of patience for gimmicks like Danhausen makes for fun back & forth if Cassidy wins & Page comes for the title as promised. So I think they make the switch here. They can even get Kip involved in costing Pac.” – John D’Aconti, EWP Correspondent.
Pick: ORANGE CASSIDY
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