AEW star makes shocking return; finally shows up after 330 days

An AEW and ROH fan favorite has finally returned in the latest episode of Ring of Honor television. The star in question, Dalton Castle, has been out of action due to an injury since the middle of last year.

The June 5 edition of ROH on HonorClub aired a vignette featuring four masked individuals reminiscent of Castle's usual companions, The Boys. They wandered through a desert littered with peacock feathers, eventually stumbling upon an image of The Party Peacock himself painted on a rock.

The four individuals were afterwards surprised and then elated by the sudden appearance and landing of a UFO, out of which stepped Dalton himself.

Check out the vignette on ROH's X/Twitter page HERE.

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The unique segment appears to signal Castle's return to programming on Ring of Honor television. The 39-year-old star was last seen in action on the July 10, 2024, episode of AEW Collision, where he was knocked out while wrestling Roderick Strong in a contender's match for the ROH World Championship.

In an interview last year, Dalton Castle confirmed that he had suffered a torn bicep in July.

What has Dalton Castle been up to in AEW/ROH this past year?

Even before being sidelined by injury after his match against Roderick Strong, Dalton Castle made only a handful of appearances on AEW programming throughout last year.

He lost to Shingo Takagi on Rampage and to Hechicero on the one-year anniversary episode of Collision in June. The former ROH World Champion was defeated by Trent Beretta on Rampage in May before that, in what had been the fan-favorite's first All Elite Wrestling match in 2024.

Prior to this, Castle wrapped up a several-week-long rivalry with Johnny TV and Taya Valkyrie on ROH, culminating in his victory over the former John Morrison in a chaotic Fight Without Honor at ROH Supercard of Honor 2024. He continued to appear in the Tony Khan-owned promotion until his injury last July.

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