AEW News & Rumor Roundup: Popular star namedropped at WWE SNME, Former champion is All Elite again, Top duo 'kidnapped'
Welcome back to another edition of Sportkeeda Wrestling's AEW News and Rumor roundup. Today we're covering stories involving wrestling legends Jesse Ventura and Jake "The Snake" Roberts and top stars Toni Storm, Bryan Danielson, and more.
Jon Moxley and his faction Death Riders have also been up to a lot of trouble again and caused mayhem with their recent actions. So, read through all the top news stories from today.
Jesse Ventura named-dropped AEW Legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts on WWE Saturday Night Main Event.
Professional wrestling icon Jesse Ventura made his grand return to the WWE last night at the Saturday Night Main Event. The veteran announcer joined the commentary team for the show, injecting a fun point of nostalgia into the show.
During, the show Ventura would surprisingly utter AEW Legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts's name in a joke. He joked that he had stolen Jake Roberts's snake and turned it into his coat while describing his outfit.
There has been no mention of Jake Roberts in WWE ever since he joined the competition in AEW back in 2020. He currently manages the LFI faction in Tony Khan's company.
Toni Storm is officially All Elite again after making her return to Collision.
Toni Storm surprised all of us when she made a shocking return on AEW Dynamite without her Timeless gimmick. She made her official in-ring return as she wrestled Haley Cameron on Rampage this past week.
She has now made her return on AEW Collision as well, as she took on Shazza McKenzie and got the win. After winning the match, Storm took hold of a microphone and officially declared herself to be All Elite.
Jon Moxley and Death Riders kidnapped a formidable tag team duo
Jon Moxley and his Death Riders haven't given up on their brand of causing chaos as they take out anyone who gets in their way. The current AEW Champion and his stable would reveal a shocking sight on Collision this week.
At the end of the show, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler of the FTR were seen being held hostage by Jon Moxley's faction. This was probably due to FTR interfering in their attack on Orange Cassidy.
The fans were shown a recording of The Death Riders backstage locking The FTR in a room and seemingly assaulting them during this week's Collision.
Konnan praised Anna Jay's wrestling progress.
Konnan recently praised Anna Jay's wrestling progress ever since she began her wrestling journey over on his Keepin' It 100 podcast.
The wrestling veteran spoke about how far she's come in her career since she started to then joining to the dark order to then head to Japan to improve further. He further stated that he believes she's going to be a future superstar.
“Anna Jay has come a long way, because if you remember, she used to be with the Dark Order – ‘Dork Order’ – and you would think ‘What’s she doing with these scrubs?’ Right?” He continued, “She went to Japan, [she] got better, but there’s still a lot of holes in her game. I think she’s a future superstar."
Massive speculation has begun for Bryan Danielson's in-ring future at AEW All In 2025
Bryan Danielson announced his retirement from full-time professional wrestling ever since he lost the World Title to Jon Moxley at the WrestleDream 2024 Pay-Per-View. Many fans have since been eagerly awaiting to catch another glimpse of The American Dragon in the ring again.
Bryan Danielson recently showed up at the AEW All In Texas 2025 media event with many other big names in attendance as well. He did confirm that he would be showing up at the event but gave no indication of performing in the ring.
According to a report from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Bryan Danielson is unlikely to be ready to perform at All In 2025 because he has to undergo neck surgery.