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Welcome to another edition of Sportskeeda's AEW News Roundup. We have quite a few big stories today, including a WCW legend proposing an interesting role for Bray Wyatt if the former WWE star does end up signing with AEW. We also have a look at a couple of stories from CM Punk's media scrum post-AEW Rampage as well as a whole lot more.
#7 WCW legend Disco Inferno proposed an interesting role for Bray Wyatt in AEW
On a recent episode of the Keepin It 100 podcast, a fan wrote in about Bray Wyatt potentially signing with AEW following his release from WWE. WCW legend Disco Inferno addressed it and proposed an interesting role for Wyatt in AEW
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Disco said that because of Wyatt's close friendship with the late Brodie Lee, he could be a good choice to lead Lee's former faction, The Dark Order, going forward:
"This made me think immediately that he probably would go to AEW and be the leader of The Dark Order because it's something he would like. So, just based on what I just said, that might be the reason he would go to AEW," said Disco Inferno.
There have been rumors in recent weeks indicating that Bray Wyatt is indeed on his way to AEW.
#6 CM Punk hints that AEW could make more signings
CM Punk was on the post AEW Rampage media scrum along with CEO Tony Khan. During the scrum, Punk named a number of AEW stars he would like to face in AEW with the list containing younger stars like Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks as well as established stars like Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks.
Interestingly, CM Punk followed this up by hinting that AEW could be making more signings:
"I don't know who else is coming, you [turns to Tony Khan] probably know. You're the boss and all that. There are so many possible combinations to get excited about and it just feels alive. I'm jazzed to be here. I'm excited to be here," said CM Punk.
There have been a number of rumors linking the likes of Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt (as aforementioned) to AEW. Daniel Bryan is widely expected to make his AEW debut on the September 22nd edition of Dynamite from the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
#5 Jim Cornette recently praised CM Punk's AEW debut
CM Punk made his return to pro wrestling on AEW Rampage last week. Punk's return in front of his hometown fans was a spectacle to behold, and even outspoken AEW critic Jim Cornette was impressed, saying that CM Punk's debut was "perfect".
Speaking on his podcast, The Jim Cornette Experience, the veteran manager explained why CM Punk's AEW debut worked so well:
"It wasn't the way I would have done it, it was a lot better. It was perfect. I said it wasn't the way I would have done it and I said it was better and here's why, I think I told you on the phone last week, obviously everybody was pretty certain he was going to be there - the question was how and to do what? I said I wonder how this is going to be... this surprise is going to be sprung, is going to be revealed or unveiled... what manner is he going to make his debut? What I would have done was, since they know what the surprise is, surprise them in the way they get the surprise... make it to build to some moment and then... they couldn't hear the ****ing music after that anyway," said Jim Cornette.
Jim Cornette also compared the reception Punk got in Chicago to that John Cena got on his recent WWE return. You can check that out HERE.
#4 Santana and Ortiz signed with AEW for the chance to work with Chris Jericho
Santana and Ortiz were the guests on this week's episode of AEW Unrestricted. Speaking about what convinced them to sign with AEW, Ortiz revealed that the duo also had a contract offer from WWE but it was the opportunity to work closely with Chris Jericho in the Inner Circle that convinced them to go with AEW:
"(Chris Jericho and the Inner Circle) was one of the deciding factors for us actually coming into the company because right before we went in, we had offers to go to WWE or AEW. We were on the fence, initially. Many other factors but one of the swaying decisions for us was Chris specifically wanted us to be a part of the Inner Circle. We were like, wow, man. He’s a huge, not to get so long winded about it, part of our bonding experience," said Ortiz." H/T: WrestlingINC
Santana and Ortiz were recently feuding with FTR in AEW. With Jericho's feud with MJF now seemingly over, it will be interesting to see what lies next for The Inner Circle.
#3 Britt Baker's reaction to Adam Cole's match at NXT TakeOver
AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker reecently took to Twitter to react to Adam Cole using her move during his TakeOver 36 match. He faced Kyle O'Reilly last night, losing a three stages of hell match 2-1 after only winning the street fight.
At one point in the bout, Cole locked in a move very similar to that of his significant other, AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker's finisher, called the Lockjaw.
Adam Cole WWE contract reportedly expired last month, and we currently don't know if Cole is headed to the main roster or if he will sign with AEW. We do know that Cole recently had a meeting with Vince McMahon.
#2 Daniel Garcia has an "agreement" with AEW according to Tony Khan
One up-and-coming AEW star who has impressed in recent weeks is Daniel Garcia. Garcia has recently been aligned with 2.0 and was in the main event of AEW Rampage last week, facing Jon Moxley. Although Garcia came up short, tapping out to the Bulldog choke, he impressed once again.
Speaking on the post-show media scrum, AEW CEO Tony Khan confirmed that Daniel Garcia had an "agreement" with All Elite Wrestling:
"Daniel Garcia's doing awesome. He's done tremendous work recently for us and has been involved in some really important matches. It's great to have a fresh young heel who can come in and immediately get thrown into the fire and succeed and really come through for us in these situations. So he is under an agreement, and I think he can do a lot more things and really shine for us in the future and stay with us for a long time, hopefully," said Khan.
We don't have any further details about Daniel Garcia's contract/agreement with AEW at the moment.
#1 Will Hobbs recently shared the story of how he signed with AEW
Speaking on Renee Paquette's podcast, Oral Sessions, AEW star Powerhouse Hobbs revealed the inspirational story of how he signed with AEW.
Hobbs revealed that it was QT Marshall who first contacted him via text, adding that he didn't reply for a couple of hours because he thought someone was playing a prank on him:
"I get a text from QT Marshall and I looked at my phone, read it and let it sit for two hours because I thought somebody was messing with me. I had just got laid off from work and thought that somebody was messing with me and I responded back and that was it," said Hobbs.
Will Hobbs also revealed that he had been laid off from his job a few months before he got started on his pro wrestling career, adding that even a couple of fast food chains didn't hire him:
"I got laid off in March and I didn't go to APW until July and my daughter was born in May. So it was like man, what am I going to do but I gotta do whatever to put food on the table. A couple of fast food chains wouldn't even hire me like, wouldn't call me back so I was like... I had some money saved up which helped out but eventually if you keep using your savings it's going to run out and that's what I don't want to happen," added Hobbs.
Hobbs is currently an integral member of Taz's faction, Team Taz. The former APW star looks like he has a bright future ahead of him in AEW.
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