Several names missed AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday; Tony Khan made last-minute changes - Reports
AEW is now moving forward to WrestleDream after presenting the third annual Title Tuesday edition of Dynamite. The special episode aired after the Dynamite Fifth Anniversary show aired one week prior, and Grand Slam aired two weeks ago. Sources have just revealed how multiple storms impacted Tony Khan's plans in a major way, and how officials felt about Title Tuesday.
Hurricane Helene brought widespread devastation to the Southeastern United States in late September, including parts of Florida, where many wrestlers are based. While clean-up is underway, and the number of missing or dead citizens increases, Hurricane Milton formed this past week and is expected to hit as one of the most powerful storms on record. Khan helped with Helene's relief efforts, as revealed by AEW stars this week.
AEW's Grand Slam took place in New York City, Dynamite's Fifth Anniversary aired from Pittsburgh, and Title Tuesday was in Spokane. While these cities were not directly impacted, country-wide travel issues continued, and wrestlers flying from the Southeast were affected. Amid other storm-connected problems, Milton evacuation orders have significantly compromised operations in Florida. Fightful Select just revealed how All Elite Wrestling overcame these challenges.
Khan and his AEW crews reportedly worked around the clock for the past few weeks to ensure they could make several shows happen. The hurricane-related implications and travel changes "drastically" impacted AEW's creative plans.
Sources noted that numerous All Elite wrestlers were forced to miss shows due to the weather and travel issues. This led to last-minute changes that had to be worked through, which were a near-constant challenge over the past few weeks.
Officials made several re-writes to the script for the live Title Tuesday special, which was also the WrestleDream go-home show. However, officials were said to be "very happy" with how the episode came off.
AEW announces Rampage lineup
All Elite Wrestling will present the 166th edition of Rampage this Friday night on TNT. The episode was taped on Tuesday in Spokane, WA after Title Tuesday Dynamite.
Officials have announced five matches for Rampage. Below is the non-spoiler lineup:
- Kris Statlander will be in action
- Lance Archer will be in action
- Rocky Romero vs. Bryan Keith
- The Beast Mortos vs. The Butcher
- The Conglomeration's Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly vs. The Undisputed Kingdom's Matt Taven and Mike Bennett
Rampage will serve as the final All Elite in-ring programming before Saturday's WrestleDream pay-per-view. However, TNT will air a thirty-minute Countdown to WrestleDream preview show on Friday after Rampage goes off the air.