It appears that a new faction has joined AEW.
At the AEW Rampage tapings in Toronto, Mike Bennett, Matt Taven and Maria Kanellis (The Kingdom) debuted at the end of the tapings. Scroll down for more details on what happened with them.
All three just finished up with Impact Wrestling. WWE was reportedly interested in Taven and Kanellis has said that she’s had talks with people in WWE and AEW in recent months. It’s unclear if they are on a per date deal with AEW or if they have signed full-time contracts.
More spoilers from the tapings:
– Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli defeated The Butcher and The Blade. There was a post match promo. Moxley talked about his upcoming title defense against Hangman Adam Page.
– Renee Paquette conducted a backstage interview with Swerve in our Glory. They continued to tease trouble with the team with Lee leaning into being a babyface.
– The Jericho Appreciation Society went out to the ring. Anna Jay was interrupted by Dalton Castle and The Boys as she was about to introduce Daniel Garcia. A match was set up for next week on Rampage between Jericho and Castle.
– Nyla Rose defeated Anna Jay. The Baddies were out for a post-match attack but Rose was able to escape with the TBS Title that she stole from Jade Cargill.
– Dark Order backstage interview. Next week on Rampage it will be Rush vs. Preston “10” Vance. The stipulation is that Rush and everyone in his stable must leave The Dark Order alone if Vance wins.
– Ethan Page beat Private Party’s Isiah Kassidy. There was a post-match angle with Stokely Hathway getting into Kassidy’s face and Matt Hardy stepping in the way. The stipulation of the match was that Hardy must join the firm if Kassidy lost, which he did.
– In the main event, FTR and Shawn Spears beat Brian Cage and Gates of Agony.
After the main event, The Kingdom showed up. Maria cut a promo and then there was an attack but Samoa Joe and Wardlow ran out to make the save.
