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Jeff Jarrett Has Signed A Full-Time Deal With AEW, Will Work Behind The Scenes To Expand Live Events

Tony Khan confirmed on Twitter that Jeff Jarrett has signed a full-time deal with AEW.

Jarrett appeared last night and he nailed Darby Allin with a guitar over the head. In addition to this current storyline, Jarrett will be working behind the scenes to help expand the company’s live event schedule in 2023. His official title is AEW Director of Business Development. Jarrett worked in a similar capacity in WWE earlier this year.

WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett took to Twitter following AEW Dynamite to react to his debut with All Elite Wrestling. He wrote,

“Really looking forward to things to come — both in front of [guitar emoji] and behind the [camera emoji] camera…”

Sources: WrestlingNews.co and EWrestlingNews

Jeff Jarrett Makes AEW Debut On Dynamite, Takes Out Darby Allin

Jeff Jarrett has officially made his debut with All Elite Wrestling.

WWE Hall Of Famer Jeff Jarrett debuted last night on AEW Dynamite.

His debut happened after Darby Allin lost a match to Jay Lethal. A fake Sting showed up towards the end of the match and the person was revealed to be Cole Karter.

The lights went out after the match and Sting’s music played but someone snuck up behind Allin and hit him with a guitar. It became clear after this that it was Jeff Jarrett.

Jarrett cut a promo, where he called himself “The Last Outlaw” and spoke about his family’s history in the wrestling business. Jarrett said that his father and grandmother’s fingerprints are all over AEW and before he gets done, there will be “full body bags.” He said Allin’s “worship” of Sting was his biggest weakness. He also went on to call the AEW fanbase “insane, rabid, and delusional.”

AEW Dynamite Preview 11/2/2022

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live from The Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland at 8/7c on TBS.

  • ROH Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. a former ROH champion of any kind
  • AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Rey Fenix and Luchasaurus
  • TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Marina Shafir
  • AEW World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley vs. Lee Moriarty in a Title Eliminator Match
  • Darby Allin vs. Jay Lethal
  • Saraya/Britt Baker interview with Renee Paquette
  • The Acclaimed’s Daddy Ass Birthday Bash
  • ROH TV Championship: Samoa Joe( c) vs. Brian Cage

AEW Rampage Preview 10/28/2022

Tonight’s AEW Rampage will be broadcast live from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut at 10/9C on TNT.

  • AEW World Title Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. ‘Daddy Magic’ Matt Menard
  • TNT Championship: Wardlow (c) vs. Matt Taven
  • Tay Melo vs. Madison Rayne

AEW Stars Refusing To Work With CM Punk If He’s Brought Back

Following his actions at the AEW All Out event, when he ripped Colt Cabana, The Elite, and Hangman Page at the media scrum before getting into an altercation with The Elite, it seems unlikely that CM Punk will ever step foot inside an AEW ring again.

The only issue holding up Punk’s departure is AEW’s agreement to buy out the remainder of his contract is the length of the non-compete clause. Punk’s friend and trainer, Ace Steel, has already been fired by AEW for his involvement in the fight.

Chris Jericho allegedly told Punk that he was a cancer to the locker room following the All Out altercation.

In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that “many, if not most of the key top names were saying that they wouldn’t work with him.”

A top star said that “Punk won’t be back. His value on screen isn’t one percent worth the hassle and black cloud he causes backstage.” Another star noted “regardless of some being willing to work with him, the collective decided that he was voted off the island.”

Source: EWrestlingNews

AEW Teases The Return Of The Elite On This Week’s Episode Of Dynamite

The Elite look to be on their way back to AEW soon.

On Wednesday night’s episode of Dynamite, a video package aired showcasing some of The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega’s biggest moments. For what it’s worth, The Elite were actually backstage at Wednesday’s TV tapings.

The group have been out of action for the past several months due to suspension after their involvement in a post-show scuffle with CM Punk backstage at All Out.

You can check out a video of the vignette below:

Source: EWrestlingNews

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/26/2022

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS at 8/7C from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

  • AEW World Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
  • AEW World Tag Team Championships Number One Contender’s Match: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Swerve in our Glory (Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland)
  • Riho vs. Jamie Hayter
  • Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Sammy Guevara
  • MJF will speak

AEW Rampage Preview 10/21/2022

AEW goes back home to Jacksonville for their last event from Daily’s Place of 2022, a live episode of Rampage on TNT at 10/9c.

  • Penelope Ford vs. Willow Nightingale
  • 10 Preston Vance vs. Rush
  • Titles vs. Trademark: The Acclaimed (c) w/Billy Gunn vs. Varsity Athletes (Tony Nese & Josh Woods)
  • FTW Championship: Hook (c) vs. Ari Daivari

Backstage News on What AEW Requested for Billy Gunn to Appear on WWE RAW With DX

With Triple H, Sean Waltman, Shawn Michaels, and Road Dogg reuniting to close the October 10th edition of WWE Raw, D-Generation X celebrated their 25th anniversary.

Billy Gunn of AEW was noticeably absent from the reunion. According to reports, WWE considered bringing Gunn back for the reunion, but that did not happen.

Gunn’s longtime tag team partner, Road Dogg, stated on his podcast that Gunn wanted to appear and that it broke both of their hearts that it didn’t happen. He also stated that Triple H, Michaels, and Waltman were upset that Gunn didn’t appear.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer reported that WWE and AEW were in “meaningful talks” about having Gunn appear on the show. Money was not a factor because neither WWE nor AEW President Tony Khan offered or requested money.

According to Meltzer, “Khan agreed to let him do to the show, but on the air, they would have to mention he’s from AEW, or that AEW allowed him to appear or some wording, but there had to be one mention that in some form he works for AEW, just as WWE already did when they got Mickie James for the Royal Rumble this past year.”

According to the report, WWE stalled when responding to Khan and would not agree to the terms at the last minute.

Source: PWMania

AEW Reportedly Negotiating To Buy Out Remainder Of CM Punk’s Contract

Well over a month after it all went down, the situation surrounding CM Punk and the backstage altercation at AEW All Out has started to make headlines again this week. That’s after both Punk and The Elite were mentioned on AEW TV for the first time since the incident. Ace Steel, another employee who was allegedly involved in the incident, was also released earlier this week.

According to the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the potential reason we have been hearing more about how the situation is progressing is due to some progress actually being made. It’s believed the whole thing has been tied up in red tape for the past six weeks. However, the new report claims AEW is currently in the process of negotiating a buy out for the rest of Punk’s contract.

If that is the plan, then clearly the ship has sailed on any hope that Punk will be returning to AEW once he’s recovered from his injury. The two-time AEW Champion needed surgery after his match at All Out and will be on the shelf for at least six months. Despite not being able to wrestle until at least early 2023, apparently, the hang-up when it comes to Punk’s potential buy out is his non-compete.

While not specified, it seems likely Punk doesn’t have a non-compete clause in his contract. Either that or buying out the deal isn’t something AEW ever anticipated it would need to do, so a buy out doesn’t trigger it. The fear is presumably that Punk will leave AEW and show up in WWE. Something that was once completely off the table, but a lot of things have changed since Punk returned to wrestling and signed with AEW in 2021.

WWE reportedly turned down the chance to talk to Punk about returning to the ring when he worked for Fox on WWE Backstage. Even though Punk and Triple H famously don’t get along, their interests have differed so much in the past three months that they may now align. Signing Punk would be the biggest blow WWE could possibly deal to AEW, and the sour taste in Punk’s mouth from how his time appears to have ended there could have him thinking a return to WWE might now be the best thing to do.

Source: TheSportster