The Elite, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks, feuded with Death Triangle over the AEW Trios Tag Team Titles in a best-of-seven series that played out over the last several weeks.
It ended last week in a ladder match on AEW Dynamite, with The Elite walking away with the titles. However, the match nearly didn’t happen as originally planned.
On the latest episode of BTE, the Young Bucks shared that the lead-up to the match was incredibly stressful. Matt Jackson jokingly mentioned that he might not be able to tell the story in-depth.
Dave Meltzer noted in the Wrestling Observer daily update that the match almost didn’t happen as one of the participants had visa issues.
“The issue was that one of the wrestlers in the match had a visa issue, and they didn’t know until Tuesday night if the Game Seven match would take place. But the issue was cleared up on Tuesday,” Meltzer wrote.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez talked about the situation:
Alvarez: “Word got out. There was a visa issue in match 7 of the best of seven. It almost didn’t take place. It didn’t get figured out until late in the day.”
Meltzer: “I thought Tuesday night. Late Tuesday night, maybe.”
Alvarez: “It was not until late that it all got figured out.”
Meltzer: “Yeah, they didn’t know if they would be able to do that match or delay it after all that advertising.”
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