After a backstage interaction saw two recent signees go from cordial to contemptuous, a former WWE star’s debut in AEW has been confirmed.
When MVP and Shelton Benjamin interrupted an interview segment with Lio Rush backstage at AEW WrestleDream, the interaction got decidedly more tense.
In the segment, MVP made sure to confirm that Lio Rush was available on Wednesday and now it is known exactly why.
Made official via a match graphic ahead of AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan announced the upcoming in-ring debut of former WWE star Shelton Benjamin.
Tony Khan wrote on Twitter:
“Shelton Benjamin w/ @The305MVP vs @IamLioRush
After Lio’s announcement that he’s back signed with AEW was interrupted by The Hurt Syndicate,
@Sheltyb803 makes his @AEW debut vs Lio Rush on TBS,
THIS WEDNESDAY!”
Notably, the tweet was Khan’s first since before the main event of AEW WrestleDream 2024 which saw AEW crown a new champion.
Jon Moxley beat Bryan Danielson to capture the AEW World Championship and mark the end of his full time in-ring career.
You can read more about a post-match assault on Danielson by his former protege Wheeler Yuta and what Yuta has said since breaking his silence after the attack by clicking here.
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