Two former AEW stars are dealing with backstage heat. Also, Vince McMahon has been spotted and he had a mystery woman with him.
AEW Stars Have Heat
Honestly, the past few months have not been the best for AEW. They started hot and seemed to have a legit chance to battle WWE.
Then, WWE dramatically changed when Vince McMahon retired because of hush money settlements. Triple H took control of creative and the product is already so much better.
This caused Tony Khan to have a meeting with his talent before Dynamite. He made it clear, he it does not want his wrestlers speaking to WWE while still under contract.
Remember folks:
WWE tampering with AEW contracts
The Young Bucks tampering with the Good Brothers WWE contracts, Tony Khan tampering with Jeff Hardy’s WWE contract
https://t.co/q8yO6ZAu2v— AEWNeckbeards 私は巨根を持っています (@AEWNeckbeards3) August 25, 2022
And, they have more problems. Thunder Rosa confirmed she is injured and cannot defend her AEW Women’s Championship.
This marks the third time in AEW history were they needed an interim champion. CM Punk just returned this week, so the injury bug is another issue for AEW.
Therefore, her match at All Out will now be a fatal four-way for an interim championship. We will see Toni Storm take on Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter and Hikaru Shida.
The original plan was for Storm to win the title. No word if AEW will change their direction.
Rosa has been struggling with disc issues in her back. There is no timeframe for a return, but it could be a lengthy one.
AEW Full Of Backstage Problems And Heat With Their Stars
Also, Fightful confirmed Rosa has heat for two reasons. First, there were comments how she does not help build younger talent and her work inside the ring was questioned.
Second, Baker and Hayter have an issue with her. Rosa Broke Hayter’s nose a few weeks back.
After the accident, some say Rosa hid with concerns she would be fired. Nothing has happened and everyone is trying to be professional over the matter.
Next, we move onto Sammy Guevara. We learned Eddie Kingston took issue with comments Guevara made.
So, Kingston pie-faced him and was suspended for two weeks. Fightful noted how Guevara is difficult to work with and people are not lining up for matches.
Apparently, Scorpio Sky, Ethan Page and Sonjay Dutt did not have a great experience with the young wrestler.
Vince McMahon & Mystery Women Spotted
Source: TMZ, Twitter, Screenshot
As noted, the WWE looks very different without Vince McMahon. Nobody thought he would retire, but he had no choice.
The Wall Street Journal has published articles were Vince had sexual intercourse with former employees. He paid them to keep silent over the span of at least 15 years.
The exact amount paid in settlements is not clear, but it seems to be around $20 million.
Once the story broke, Vince made unannounced appearances on RAW and SmackDown. It did not last long and served no purpose.
Eventually, Vince retired with Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan become acting co-CEOs.
Well, Vince was recently in New York to celebrate his 77th birthday. We know John Cena was there with his wife.
TMZ said Linda McMahon was not seen. Although, that should be no surprise considering her and Vince have not lived together for awhile.
While leaving, Vince tried to cover his face and did a decent job. With him is a mystery woman, who is yet to be identified.
What Vince did was clearly wrong, but it does not seem to be hurting WWE. Since he did not want to be seen by TMZ, Vince is clearly avoiding certain topics.
