Former WWE star Ariya Daivari is set to make his AEW debut on tonight’s (November 12) episode of AEW Rampage.
AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter to announced that Daivari would face off against Dante Martin, a match pitting two Minnesota-born stars against each other.
On #AEWRampage: hometown heroes clash TONIGHT as @AriyaDaivari debuts in @AEW vs. @lucha_angel1 Dante Martin, a battle of 2 of the Twin Cities’ top high flyers! Dante is without partner/coach #LioRush (@TheLionelGreen), who is home tonight after the tragic loss of his grandmother pic.twitter.com/zh248vFRem
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 12, 2021
Daivari was released from WWE back on June 25, and has since wrestled for NJPW on their NJPW Strong shows.
This match is unusual in that it marks the fourth confirmed match for tonight’s Rampage show, which usually only features three matches. Also announced are Jungle Boy vs Bobby Fish, Matt Hardy vs Orange Cassidy in a Lumberjack match, and Jade Cargill vs Santana Garrett.
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