Watch Dynasty's ‘Zero Hour' pre-show here!
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is live at 8 p.m. ET tonight (Sun., Mar. 9, 2025) from Philadelphia's Liacouras Center with its second annual Dynasty PPV. Just 90 minutes before the main card kicks off, the promotion will offer a free live stream of the pre-show, entitled 'Zero Hour'.
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As of this writing, two matches are set for Zero Hour:
Nick Wayne & CRU vs. AR Fox & Top Flight
Max Caster vs. a MYSTERY OPPONENT in The Best Wrestler Alive Open Challenge
Those will warm us up for a big night, featuring Jon Moxley defending the AEW World title against Swerve Strickland, Megan Bayne challenging Women's champ Timeless Toni Storm, five other title matches, the start of this year's Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments, and more!
Zero Hour will feature plenty of hype for those, and every one of the matches on Dynasty. And if AEW's hype isn't enough for you, we've got you covered with a show preview here, and predictions for each match right here.
The Zero Hour stream goes live at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, and you can watch it above.
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The main card can be purchased on Triller TV, PPV.com, Amazon, and YouTube, as well as on traditional PPV.
Follow along with Revolution results and coverage of the entire card right here.
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