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Welcome back to another exciting edition of the AEW News Roundup, where we bring you the biggest news stories coming from the world of All Elite Wrestling.
We'll begin today's article with the former WWE superstar, who recently revealed that he wanted a full-fledged rivalry with the Undertaker. AEW's top female star remembers the late Brodie Lee.
The former IMPACT World Champion has recently expressed his desire to have a dream match with Kenny Omega. We'll also find out what Darby Allin has filed for a new trademark.
And last but not least, the AEW star takes a shot at the Young Bucks, calling them a bunch of kids.
That said, let's now get started with the latest AEW News Roundup.
#5 AEW star wishes Vince McMahon would have prolonged his feud with the Undertaker
AEW star and leader of the Inner Circle Chris Jericho recently revealed that he wished he had a long singles feud with the Undertaker back in the day.
During his long and illustrious WWE career, Chris Jericho had several memorable feuds. But he never truly got an opportunity to have a long feud with the Undertaker.
In an interview with Gresh and Keefe, AEW star Chris Jericho talked about various topics, most notably the feuds he wished he had while working in WWE. The Demo god mentioned the likes of Bret Hart, Owen Hart, and The Undertaker:
“I think the Hart brothers for sure. I’m talking about Bret Hart or Owen Hart,” Jericho said. “Both of those guys I never got to wrestle. Owen passed away before I got into WWE, and I wasn’t at the level to wrestle Bret before he got injured, before his career was done. But I think with our backgrounds and kind of growing up in the same area, and training the same way, those would have been a couple classic feuds. The other one is The Undertaker. I worked him a few times and we always had great matches, but we just never really had a long feud.” (H/T-WrestlingInc)
There's no denying that if Vince McMahon had pushed the Undertaker and Chris Jericho to have a long program, it would have still been fresh in people's memory. One wouldn't say the same about the Hart brothers. It is understandably clear that the unfortunate reasons prevented the company from having a feud between Chris Jericho and the Hart brothers.
#4 AEW star Anna Jay heaps praise on the late Brodie Lee
AEW star and member of the Dark Order Anna Jay recently revealed that the late Brodie Lee was like a father figure to her.
Appearing on a special episode of the Oral Sessions podcast, hosted by Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay, AEW's Anna Jay discussed numerous topics, most notably her experience when she first met Brodie Lee. Jay stated that the late superstar was a down to earth person:
"I was going to do whatever. I actually met Brodie the day that I got signed, and he was super sweet. And then when I actually joined, everyone was super welcoming, all of the guys were, especially him. I felt like he was a big brother, father figure, at work for me," said Anna Jay. (H/T - WrestlingInc)
AEW star Anna Jay further revealed that Brodie has always provided her with feedback so that she can quickly climb up the ladders in the company:
"He was always helping, always welcoming, always joking around and made me feel comfortable. He would always help me too. I always say he would watch my stuff and give me feedback. And I didn’t ask for that and I didn’t have to. Especially now it really means a lot to me because now I don’t have that exactly in the Dark Order," said Anna Jay.
Even though Brodie Lee has physically left all of us, one can never forget that he was such a beautiful soul who has always helped others channelize their inner energy.
#3 Former IMPACT World Champion wants to face AEW's Kenny Omega in a dream match
IMPACT Wrestling star Eddie Edwards has expressed his desire to have a dream encounter with current AEW World Champion Kenny Omega.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated, IMPACT Wrestling's Eddie Edwards discussed numerous topics, most notably his desire to wrestle AEW's Kenny Omega. Eddie Edwards stated that despite both of them having similar career paths, they never got an opportunity to face each other:
We’ve been on some of the same shows together, but we’ve never wrestled each other in a singles match,” Edwards said. “In a lot of ways, we took a similar path. We tried to do our thing in the indies, we both went to Japan. I got a chance to thrive in Pro Wrestling NOAH, which is what he did in DDT, and then later in New Japan. He went on to win the IWGP title. I won the GHC title. To me, it’s hard to deny that we have career similarities.”
Eddie Edwards further stated that the reason why he wants to face AEW's Kenny Omega is because he's currently the best in the business:
I want to be in the ring against the best, and, right now, Kenny is one of the best,” Edwards said. “He’s also our champ, and I’d love to be the guy to bring that title back to Impact. The stars haven’t aligned yet, but hopefully that match will happen.”
Edwards made it clear that he wants to be the one to bring back the IMPACT World Championship home. There's no doubt that the match between AEW's Kenny Omega vs. Eddie Edwards has money written all over it.
If Sami Callihan fails to put down The Cleaner at the Slammiversary event, fans may soon get to see this epic clash moving forward.
#2 AEW's Darby Allin files for a new trademark
AEW star Darby Allin is determined to carve his legacy into the professional wrestling world. Since joining Tony Khan's promotion, Allin has been on a roll. He held the TNT Championship for close to 200 days. Even if he's no longer the champion, the company never stopped emphasizing his momentum, which is why he's been part of some noteworthy rivalries.
On July 3, the former TNT Champion filed trademark rights to his in-ring name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The term was filed for entertainment services, namely wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler live or on broadcast media. Below is the full description for the trademark:
“IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television, and via the internet; Entertainment services, namely, live appearances by a professional wrestler and entertainer; Entertainment services, namely, televised appearances by a professional wrestler and entertainer."
#1 "Being the EVP’ was too hard for them"- Top AEW star takes shot at the Young Bucks
Eddie Kingston has taken a vicious shot at the AEW Tag Team Champion, the Young Bucks, stating that both men are like children, especially when they do their backstage duties.
In an interview with Dominic DeAngelo of WrestleZone, AEW star Eddie Kingston talked about various topics, including why the Young Bucks are the most egotistical EVPs of the company. Although Kingston initially praised them but stated that aside from their in-ring work, the Young Bucks aren't respected employees backstage:
"My biggest problem with them is because they're both children, childs, babies," said Kingston. "Not because of what they do in the ring and all that other stuff that people want to bash on them. It’s because ‘being the EVP’ was too hard for them. That kind of annoys me, man. People look up to them in the locker room and people look at them as the example of them doing it your way, you know what I mean?" Kingston added."And then they’re going to come out here and ‘Oh, it’s too hard so we’re go start burying people."
Eddie Kingston's statement must have hit the Young Bucks hard and the champions will be looking to seek sweet revenge by destroying both Kingston and Penta in a street fight next week.
