We are just coming off a major PPV event with AEW All In – and their busy stretch isn’t even close to finished. The choice to run All In & All Out on back to back weekends has been baffling to some fans.
With just a one week span to build up more matches for the PPV event, things will need to work very fast – but Tony Khan knows some things are more important. Many in the wrestling world are still facing the sudden impact that was the death of Bray Wyatt, and anyone who needs time off to pay their respects tomorrow will be granted this.
Tony Khan Allowing Talent To Take Wednesday’s Off To Attend Memorial Services As Needed
Tony Khan is setting a good example, allowing wrestlers a chance to mourn their friend now that they’ve returned to the United States. As a result, announced matches and segments for AEW Dynamite have been slim – with only Orange Cassidy vs. Penta El Zero Miedo announced at this stage.
The report which initially came from Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful noted that AEW talent can choose to miss this week and even next weeks Dynamite – which could mean seeing some major stars only through pre-taped promos. The build for All Out might suffer as a result, but AEW has proven they can always stick the landing on a PPV.
Bray Wyatt Was Beloved By All – AEW Stars Paid Tribute At All In
Despite Bray Wyatt having never worked in AEW – he still had an impact on many careers there. We saw a few tributes to Wyatt on All In. Both members of FTR, Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler, wore armbands saying ‘Bray’ during their match with the Young Bucks, alongside armbands for Jay Briscoe and Brodie Lee.
Buddy Matthews of House of Black would pay tribute during their entrance, carrying a lantern like Wyatt would do during his entrances.
Chris Jericho meanwhile would dedicate his match with Will Ospreay to the memory of Wyatt. Perhaps the biggest tribute was at the start of Zero Hour, which saw Renee Paquette use Wyatt’s ’Professional wrestling is not a love story’ line.
These are all people who worked in WWE with Wyatt, making their sadness more clear. However, Wyatt’s death is impacting even those who didn’t share a locker room with him.
He was universally beloved for his creative mind and for simply being a welcoming friend to all. This is a man who got to the top of the WWE mountain more than once – and was still humble.
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