AA: August 10

NEWS (8/7/24–8/10/24) • Kevin Sullivan Passes Away at age 74 • Tony Khan in a new tweet states that the ‘most important announcements in AEW history is looming large now’. • Roman Reigns dates Not only appearing Friday night, but next Friday, as well as the SD debut on 9/13. • Dakota Kai + Seth Rollins both dealing with injury recoveries • Bobby Lashley Update • Mustafa Ali Update • Daniel Garcia Update • Jacob Henry Update • Ricky Starks is expected to sign with WWE, once his contract with AEW is up. (via WON) • LA Knight Contract Update • WWE is expected to hold a PPV in Italy in 2025. (via PW Nexus) • WWE has announced a WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament • Recent trend of female trios is “no accident” (per SRS) Not sure yet what it means, but it is being done on purpose. • Cody Rhodes is now the only surviving champion from WM XL • Bryan Danielson reveals that odds are he’s going to have to get neck surgery by the end of 2024. (via an interview w/JR on AEW Collision) AEW Analysis • Minor moment on Rampage that popped me: Saraya v. Nyla Rose; Saraya hits the Knight Cap (frm Paige Turner), and Harley Cameron screams from ringside: HIT THE RAMPAIGE! And Saraya yells back THAT’S NOT WHAT IT’S CALLED ANYMORE! IT’S THE GOOD KNIGHT, HARLEY! IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS! • Nigel McGuiness is a nuisance and a menace as heel color commentator • Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa have had a great “unseen feud” on Collision, maximized by last night’s Texas Bullrope Match. • Feuds heading into All In - Bryan Danielson vs Swerve Strickland BD will never wrestle again if he can’t win the AEW World Title Dynamite featured a sit-down between Swerve + JR / most important he’s felt - Trios Titles House of Black Bullet Club Gold The Patriarchy - still working on that Killswitch face turn - Mariah May vs Toni Storm This is probably the best thing AEW has done in a long time On Dynamite Mariah hits a running knee strike, May Day, and Storm Zero - Will Ospreay vs. MJF Not a fan of the Heel American Hero MJF History shows us Kyle Fletcher will turn on Ospreay - Moné vs. DMD Not feeling Mercedes… Kamille doesn’t help… this act is dry Britt “via satellite” like The Rock back in the day… has a good line: “You can trust me… I’m a doctor.”