AEW original Penelope Ford has been missing from action for a while now, ever since her landmark match Street Fight. Ford teamed with the Bunny against Anna Jay and Tay Melo. The bout was extremely bloody and violent and saw Ford take a wild Piledriver off the apron through a table.

The dangerous maneuver incapacitated Ford for the rest of the match and allowed Jay to lock in the Queenslayer on the Bunny for the win. This would be Ford’s last appearance for months with no explanation as to why until about a month ago.

In her absence, fans had speculated that Tony Khan had put her on the back burner when in fact, she had been recovering from injury. She has been off TV for several months, predating the injury crisis that AEW is now getting out of. 

The company’s fortunes are about to continue improving as Penelope returned on a taping of AEW Dark: Elevation. The episode was taped before this week’s Quake by the Lake episode of Dynamite.

Fans who were not present for her singles bout against Heather Reckless will be able to see the match this Monday. Kip Sabien was also present at ringside, still wearing a box over his head. 

Ford’s husband has been out from injury for over a year now after being written off TV following an attack from Miro. As of this writing, it is still unclear when he will return. 

Considering the episode of Elevation will air Monday, this could mean that Penelope Ford will return on this week’s Rampage. Khan likes his big returns, and it’s doubtful her official one would be on the YouTube show.

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Sammy Guevara and his girlfriend Tay Conti tied the not last week in a ceremony attended by multiple AEW wrestlers. This comes two months after the pair announced their engagement in June. 

They are currently set to face Dante Martin and Skye Blue for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championships is Friday on Rampage. The couple originally won the titles at this year’s TripleMania XXX: Monteray, where they beat three other tag teams.

From the promotional graphics, it seems Conti has changed her last name in AEW, but not to Guevarra after her husband. Going forward it seems she will now be going by her real name, Tay Melo.

The two became heels about a month ago when Sammy and Tay came to the aid of Chris Jericho and the Jericho Appreciation Society. It made sense as they had lost favor with the fans who did not like their intimacy on screen. 

Their ire also stemmed from rumors that Sammy’s previous engagement with longtime girlfriend Pamella Nizio had ended by Sammy having an affair with Tay. Fans will remember when Sammy proposed to Pam in the ring in August 2021. 

Four months later, the two announced that they had ended their relationship. Ironically, Sammy and Tay’s wedding comes a year after Sammy’s proposal to Pam.

As of this writing, Sammy and Tay are feuding with Eddie Kingston and Ruby Soho. Eddie recently ended his longstanding feud with Chris Jericho, but it seems Sammy has picked it up.

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