WrestleDream is around the corner, and AEW gave us three and a half hours of Dynamite and Collision to get ready. Was it a great go home show, or did AEW try to cram a little too much into one night?

This week on Elite Heat, Tim and Dug break down the final build to AEW WrestleDream 2026, including the Clockwork Carnage qualifying matches and Adam Copeland's emotional announcement that 2027 will be his final year in professional wrestling.

We discuss whether AEW missed an opportunity to elevate Myron Reed and Ace Austin, why Darby Allin vs. Hechicero stole the show, the future of Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland, and the best-of-five series between FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns.

Plus, Jon Moxley has a bizarre backstage meltdown, Nick Wayne and Chris Jericho deliver a segment that overstays its welcome, and a mysterious teaser has us wondering who's coming to AEW.

Then it's prediction time! We pick the entire WrestleDream card, debate whether Will Ospreay can survive Clockwork Carnage, and Dug comes up with a wild twist involving Hangman and Swerve that might actually be brilliant.

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• (00:00) - Cold Open & Welcome to Elite Heat
• (02:59) - Heat Check: The Best and Worst of AEW
• (12:59) - Did Clockwork Carnage Dominate Too Much?
• (15:26) - Death Riders vs. Don Callis Family
• (18:56) - Adam Copeland vs. Josh Alexander
• (20:05) - Christian Cage's Injury & Copeland's Retirement Plans
• (23:00) - Brian Cage vs. Konosuke Takeshita
• (24:42) - United Empire, Speedball & the Lariat Debate
• (28:18) - FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns: Best-of-Five Series
• (30:35) - Hangman Page, Brody King & Swerve Strickland
• (32:09) - Kazuchika Okada vs. Myron Reed
• (36:03) - The New Level Promo & Mojo Brookzz
• (38:40) - Triangle of Madness vs. Divine Dominion & Mercedes Moné
• (41:25) - Samoa Joe & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ospreay & Andrade
• (43:30) - How Should Andrade Cash In His Title Shot?
• (46:47) - Jon Moxley's Bizarre Backstage Meltdown
• (49:32) - Ricochet vs. Ace Austin
• (51:29) - Young Bucks Attack ProtoJet
• (52:03) - Nick Wayne & Chris Jericho: Too Much?
• (57:09) - Hyan & Dani Luna vs. Britt Baker & Persephone
• (58:07) - Mystery AEW Teaser: Who Is Debuting?
• (01:00:08) - Darby Allin vs. Hechicero: Match of the Night
• (01:03:11) - Clockwork Carnage Brawl & AEW's Bloated Show
• (01:08:15) - AEW WrestleDream 2026 Predictions
• (01:08:53) - FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns & Nick Wayne vs. Jericho
• (01:09:36) - TBS Championship Four-Way Predictions
• (01:10:04) - Andrade vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Moxley vs. Mark Davis
• (01:11:12) - New House vs. Bro Hangdo: Hangman & Swerve Twist?
• (01:13:53) - Tag Team & Women's World Championship Predictions
• (01:15:11) - Clockwork Carnage Predictions: Will Ospreay Retain?
• (01:16:17) - Final Thoughts & Outro