Image Credit-WWE According to Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net, CM Punk is “100%” going to be part of AEW’s run in Chicago, which begins at the start of September till September 5th at the All Out Pay Per View. Rumors have been circulating for days now about CM Punk’s possible return. Fightful first broke the story that CM Punk is in talks with AEW. Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has stated that higher ups within the WWE are under the illusion that Punk is going to AEW.
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Credit Photo: Braun Strowman twitter With a lot of ex WWE superstars signing with AEW, the McMahon company is looking forward to bring back some of the released wrestlers. The rumors on Braun Strowman may be coming back to the WWE started to emerge after late this week the WWE shop release new Strowman t-shirts, besides that the monster among men was released back in June due to apparent budget cuts. According to Dave Meltzer on this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the WWE is interested in bringing Braun Strowman back, preventing one of his former wrestlers from signing a contract with AEW. Speculation about which company will be Strowman’s…
Since the debuts of Andrade El Ídolo and Malakai Black, many fans have questioned whether AEW are signing too many ex WWE stars. This has sparked a debate in the wrestling community, with seemingly every fan having a different view on the matter. Lead AEW commentator, Jim Ross, spoke about the debut of Malakai Black on ‘Grilling JR’ this week. “I didn’t see him all day, I’ve never met him in my life and didn’t meet him before the show. I knew the rumblings that we’ve got some surprises tonight and I’ve been very adamant with my associates and peers…
Image Credit- WWE According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW have an interest in signing Murphy. Murphy was recently released by the WWE alongside other Wrestlers like Braun Strowman and the now Malakai Black, formerly Aleister Black. Meltzer has also reported in the past that IMPACT Wrestling is making a “strong play” in adding Murphy to their roster, which suggests that IMPACT or AEW are the likely destinations for Murphy to go. Interestingly enough, Murphy is advertised to Wrestle AEW star, Brian Cage in Philadelphia on September the 18th.
Image Credit- All Elite Wrestling Former NWA Women’s Champion, Thunder Rosa, has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling. Whilst some may have come accustomed to seeing Thunder Rosa on AEW telivision, she was not previously officially signed with the promotion. But rather due to the dealings between the NWA and AEW, Thunder Rosa has been allowed previously to defend the NWA Women’s belt in AEW. She has defended the NWA Women’s Championship on AEW Dynamite previously against Ivelisse. Other note worthy matches she has been part of in AEW is her match with Hikaru Shida at All Out in 2020…
Bouncing off a fantastic episode of Dynamite last week, AEW aimed to continue their momentum with night two of Fyter Fest. Going into the show a variety of rumors were speculating the wrestling world, stating that Daniel Bryan and CM Punk were set to join the promotion. GOOD: Dynamite kicked off with Jericho facing Shawn Spears in a match with a stipulation stating that Spears could use a chair, while Jericho could not. The match was nothing too special, however both played their roles well and the crowd were extremely hot for the entire match. The finish was done well…
According to Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net Daniel Bryan has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling. Daniel Bryan has not been seen in a wrestling ring since he lost a Universal Championship match to Roman Reigns on the April 30, 2021 edition of Smackdown. Per an added stipulation, Bryan was forced to leave Smackdown. It was then reported that Daniel Bryan’s WWE contract expired just days later on May 4, 2021. Then earlier this week, Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported that WWE has absolutely no Daniel Bryan merchandise or action figures lined up for release for the remainder of the year.…
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In what might be the biggest scoop of the year, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select is reporting that CM Punk is in talks to return to professional wrestling, and AEW is currently looking like the most likely landing place. CM Punk has not wrestled since early 2014, however despite this crowds have continued to chant his name during nearly every WWE show since his release from promotion in 2015. Many fans have prayed for a CM Punk return, and now it seems as if it is more likely than ever. Punk briefly made a WWE return in 2019, however…
Daniel Bryan hasn’t been seen on WWE television following a loss to Roman Reigns on an episode of SmackDown in April, with his contract reportedly expiring just days after. According to PWInsider, there has been no talks internally of Daniel Bryan making a return to WWE, with speculation within the company that Bryan will be heading to AEW in the not too distant future, however there has been no confirmation of this. It was further noted that Bryan wasn’t included in WWE’s licensing and merchandising plans for 2021 and 2022, and is not scheduled for any future Mattel figures. Since…