AEW Stars To Co-Produce Another Promotion’s Show

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Three AEW stars have joined an independent wrestling promotion as co-producers, with their debuts confirmed for October of this year.

With its first show on June 29, PRODUCE by Orange Crush sees each event booked and curated by a current professional wrestler.

PRODUCE: Volume 1 saw Jonathan Gresham occupy the co-producer chair, as well as compete on the show in a victory over Fuminori Abe.

Volume 2 will follow on July 16, with AEW star Lee Moriarty curating the show, as well as defending the ROH Pure Championship against Gresham.

Looking ahead to October, PRODUCE has confirmed that AEW’s The Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Clark Connors) are set to co-produce there promotion’s PRODUCE: Volume 6 HELL Comes to Dogtown event in Los Angeles on October 22, with all three also set to wrestle on the show.

The Dogs signed with AEW earlier this year, seeing David Finlay, Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors all make the jump from NJPW.

Kidd has since reappeared in NJPW, defeating Shota Umino to become IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion at Road To G1 Climax on July 6.

MyAEW Offers Opportunities For Independent Wrestling

Launched in March of this year, MyAEW is described as a platform that “gives fans immersive access to live and on-demand events outside the United States and Canada, a dedicated FAST channel with ad supported viewing available to fans globally and more exciting features to come in the near future.”

Among those features are a number of independent wrestling companies that will see their shows stream on the platform, with PRODUCE being among the offerings.

On the surface, MyAEW offering independent wrestling to the sort of fan base that would be attracted to a streaming platform seems like a no-brainer, with a whole world of potential content out there that could be added over time.

For independent wrestling, however, the presence of WWE ID has seen some controversy, with stars removed from a PRODUCE show, seeing the promoter take shots at the TKO-owned company. While it hasn’t been specified that PRODUCE on MYAEW was the reason, Bryan Alvarez did not that it “seems pretty clear what’s going on here. WWE does not want ID talent on a promotion airing on MyAEW.”

The WWE ID program was designed to give independent wrestling stars access to coaching and mentorship, seeing many of those signed to deals appear on Evolve while continuing to maintain their presence on that very scene.

With Tony Khan no doubt very interested in increasing the amount of independent wrestling on MyAEW, it’s highly likely that more will be added over time, leaving WWE ID in a precarious position when it comes to who can work where.

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• Produce Wrestling
• AEW
• David Finlay
• clark connors
• gabe kidd
• The Dogs

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