AEW WrestleDream And Notes
- Despite not being booked for a match, Swerve Strickland was always planned to be featured on AEW WrestleDream in some capacity. We’re told the creative direction of that was adjusted throughout the week.
- Willow Nightingale was planned to defeat Dr. Britt Baker DMD on Dynamite this past week. For those that theorized this was a “that doesn’t work for me, sister,” situation, she was legitimately sick, and AEW has been very strict about talent not wrestling with fevers, much less strep throat.
- Madison Rayne produced the women’s four way top contender match on AEW Dynamite.
- This was a rare instance where Tony Khan misses a Jaguars game this weekend, the team is played London just over 9 hours after the PPV wraps. The decision was made a number of days before to not have Tony Khan at the post show press conference.
- AEW was aware Jimmy Jacobs would not be at this show as of Tuesday of this week. As indicated, they're talking internally about using this as a pivot point creatively.
- Rico showed up on AEW WrestleDream, joining MxM. There had been previous overtures in the past year or so to bring in Chuck Palumbo.
- As indicated, Daniel Garcia is expected to factor into the TNT Title picture
- MJF claimed to people backstage that he had to return to filming Happy Gilmore 2 after this show.
- At one point Daniel Garcia’s return was considered for WrestleDream, which would have been a triple return.
- Adam Cole is finally cleared for a return.
- Konosuke Takeshita has been planned for the title win for a number of weeks.
- Will Ospreay is not scheduled for this week's Dynamite as he sells his injuries.
- There were definitely some people in the company that pushed for Private Party to win this week.
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