AEW will be in Southaven, Mississippi on Jan. 8 for AEW Dynamite and the promotion is set to pay tribute to various Memphis Wrestling legends.
On the Jan. 1 AEW Dynamite it was revealed AEW would honor Memphis Wrestling the following week, but details were scarce. Taking to social media, AEW revealed the current list of legends the company plans to honor during Wednesday's show.
#AEW will pay Tribute to Legends of Memphis Wrestling THIS WEDNESDAY in Southaven. Legends being honored include:
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) January 4, 2020
Angelo Poffo & Randy Savage
Lance Russell
"Hot Stuff" Eddie & Tommy Gilbert
Brian Christopher
Austin Idol
Dave Brown
The Rock & Roll Express
"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant pic.twitter.com/67qLqJ3ilq
It is not mentioned which legends, if any, will be in attendance for the tribute. Randy Savage, Angelo Poffo, Brian Christopher, Eddie Gilbert, Lance Russell, and Tommy Gilbert have all unfortunately passed away. AEW has worked with Rock N Roll Express in the past, with Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson making appearances on AEW Dynamite and at AEW Full Gear.
Fightful will have live coverage of AEW Dynamite beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
