AEW News and Rumor Roundup: WCW legend slams Kenny Omega and The Elite for hilarious botch on Dynamite, Jim Cornette says people will get tired of the former WWE Superstar

Welcome back to another thrilling edition of AEW News and Rumor Roundup, where we bring you the exciting news stories coming from the world of All Elite Wrestling.

We'll begin today's article with Disco Inferno, who lambasted Kenny Omega and The Elite for making an embarrassing botch last week. A recent report has suggested that The Young Bucks have played a pivotal role in signing a former NXT star.

Jim Cornette has opined on why a recently returned star shouldn't become AEW World Champion. In another notable development, Cornette believes people will get tired of a WCW legend currently in the company.

CM Punk recently revealed that he felt like trash in a squared circle. And last but not least, Malakai Black has shared his working experience with a Hollywood star. That said, let's now take an in-depth look at these news stories.

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#6 WCW legend slams Kenny Omega and The Elite for making an embarrassing botch on AEW Dynamite last week

Disco Inferno recently slammed AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and the Superkliq - Adam Cole and The Young Bucks - for making a hilarious botch while attempting a powerbomb during an eight-man tag team match on Dynamite's 2nd-anniversary show.

While speaking on Konnan's podcast, Keepin it 100, the WCW legend stated that The Elite should have acted smartly after failing to deliver a powerbomb on the Jurassic Express member.

Inferno added that the entire group felt confused after the blunder and that they seemingly celebrated, worsening the situation:

"The match has had a terrible botch, the powerbomb thing where they fell down. They should have been smart enough to get up and do it again, but they all didn't know, nobody knew what to do, and they just stood there and acted like they celebrated when he (Kenny Omega) obviously screwed it up," Disco Inferno said.

Despite committing a blunder, the entire bout was action-packed as both teams displayed their impressive arsenals in the ring. In the end, The Elite won the match after delivering Jungle Boy with a four-way BTE trigger.

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#5 The Young Bucks' backstage role in signing Bobby Fish

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bobby Fish signed his AEW contract before his TNT Championship match against Sammy Guevara.

The company was keen on building up this match as an outsider challenging The Spanish God. In a surprising development, Nick and Matt Jackson, who are also the EVPs of this company, reportedly pitched the entire idea and made sure it was executed that way.

Bobby Fish's debut match against Guevara didn't pan out the way he would have expected as he came up short. The former WWE Superstar will now face Bryan Danielson in a singles match this week on AEW Dynamite.

#4 Jim Cornette says Hangman Page's time in AEW has come and gone

Jim Cornette believes Hangman Page's time to shine as AEW's top guy is gone, especially after the arrival of Bryan Danielson.

While speaking on his podcast Jim Cornette Experience, the iconic wrestling manager explained that the company may have put the world title around the waist of The Anxious Millennial Cowboy, had he stuck around on AEW programming recently. However, Cornette stated that Bryan Danielson should become the next champion.

Cornette also added that even if Hangman Page dethrones Kenny Omega, only hardcore AEW fans will buy him as their champion, not everybody:

"If he had stuck around, they may have put the belt around him. In hindsight, that would have been a drastic error because they have just brought Bryan Danielson... Page's time has come and gone. And actually, it was gone, to anybody with a lick of sense, months ago, when he booked to ride job guys and kids in masks around. That doomed him there, his presentation throughout this whole thing. The only people that would buy into him as a World Champion are those who buy everything they (AEW) do," said Jim Cornette.

Hangman Page recently returned as the Joker in the Casino ladder match that featured Jon Moxley, Andrade, PAC, Lance Archer, Matt Hardy, and Orange Cassidy.

The Cowboy put on a tremendous performance, outsmarting everyone to earn his opportunity at Kenny Omega's AEW World Championship. With Full Gear fast approaching, the company may likely book this high-profile bout for their next pay-per-view event next month.

#3 Jim Cornette believes AEW fans will get tired of Sting very soon

Jim Cornette recently reviewed Sting's Scorpion Death Drop on QT Marshall during last week's episode of AEW Dynamite.

Speaking on his podcast, The Jim Cornette Experience, the wrestling legend believes if Sting continues to get physical every week, fans will soon get tired of him.

Cornette added that the WCW Icon has delivered enough Scorpion Death Drops recently, and people can easily predict his cameo role on AEW programming:

"They also gotta have Sting do the Scorpian Death Drop, or do something physical on every television program, apparently now so that, sooner or later, very soon, people will get tired of that and start seeing through that. Oh, now, here comes a spot where Sting has to do something to somebody. When you do it when it counts, it means nothing because they've seen it 15 times," Jim Cornette said.

The WWE Hall of Famer has only competed in four matches since arriving in the promotion last year. With Darby Allin currently on a collision course with MJF, fans will have to wait and see when Sting steps inside the ring again.

#2 AEW star CM Punk opens up about wrestling his first match after seven years

AEW star CM Punk recently gave an honest opinion on how his body is holding up after wrestling for the first time in almost seven years.

While speaking with Tony Maglio of The Wrap, Punk stated that he felt like 'trash' as he hadn't taken a single bump since leaving WWE. The Straight Edge Superstar explained that the pandemic era affected a lot of wrestlers' regularity to take bumps in the ring, and some may even feel like him right now:

"Oh, I feel like trash, I’ll be honest," CM Punk said. "I’m 42 years old and I haven’t taken bumps in seven-plus years. I think there’s something to building up a callus to something you do on a regular basis becoming easier because you do it on a regular basis. I think a lot of wrestlers are feeling this right now. The pandemic, when it shut everything down and it essentially killed house-show business — they’re not on the road, they’re not taking bumps Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday — I think everybody kind of felt this awfulness of ‘Oh man, I’m wrestling less frequently than I used to, (but) it feels worse somehow.'"

There's no doubt that CM Punk looked rusty in his first match back against Darby Allin. However, he is gradually overcoming that rust while competing against younger talents who are bringing out the best in him.

#1 AEW's Malakai Black opens up about his working experience with Rosario Dawson

Malakai Black recently opened up on a conversation between him and Hollywood star Rosario Dawson before their intense confrontation on AEW Dynamite last month.

During the build-up to the Cody Rhodes-Malakai Black match on Grand Slam last month, Dawson made an appearance as a segway for The American Nightmare to make his return to AEW.

While speaking on AEW Unrestricted, Black stated that the company pitched the idea of bringing in a Hollywood star even before it turned out to be Rosario Dawson. The former NXT Champion heaped praise on the actress and what he told her in person before their angle:

“That was brought up almost at the beginning of us doing this because there was some talk and debate about him wanting to bring in someone, like a Hollywood name, of a connection that he had. It was Rosario Dawson. She’s a phenomenal actress. I think she’s great, so I was pretty excited for that. Incredibly kind lady, fit right in with our band of misfits, basically. She was great. I told her, ‘Look, when I’m out there, just look at me as if I just slapped your mom,’ and her face changed and I said, ‘That’s it, right there. That’s the look right there. That’s it.’ It was a very, very cool experience,” revealed Black. (h/t: WrestlingInc)

AEW's Malakai Black then recalled engaging in a tussle with Cody Rhodes, calling it the hardest brawl he ever had:

“She was ecstatic. 'She absolutely loved that. She had a great time backstage, had a great time on TV. Me and Cody really beat each other. That is definitely one of the hardest brawls I’ve ever had, as short as it was. Me and Cody, despite the interaction so far at this point being limited, every time we got physical, we got physical. And Rosario jumped right into that because I had to tuck my chin, but she came in and just cinched it in," Black said.

Black and Rhodes had a gruesome match on the Grand Slam episode of AEW Dynamite last month. The American Nightmare was defeated again, seemingly putting an end to their feud.