Backstage News, Producers, Notes From AEW Dynamite For February 8
Fightful has learned several AEW producers/coaches from the February 8 AEW Dynamite:
– MJF vs. Konosuke Takeshita: Pat Buck
– Bunny vs. Jamie Hayter: BJ Whitmer
– Ricky Starks vs. Jericho Appreciation Society: Dean Malenko
– Rush vs. Bryan Danielson: Jerry Lynn
– Elite vs. Top Flight: Christopher Daniels
– Gunns vs. Acclaimed: QT Marshall
Backstage news
– There was no producer listed for MJF’s promo
– Even though Sammy Guevara didn’t end up wrestling, he was still listed as scheduled
– We’re told the live crowd did not see the backstage Hook or Mark Briscoe segments for the AEW tapings this week.
– For those asking why BCC didn’t help Bryan Danielson on Rampage/Dynamite, they did during the commercial break.
– Rush was working the crowd in El Paso several times throughout the night off air to fire up.
– There are a number of wrestlers facing visa issues in wrestling now, which has affected several AEW stars.
– Contrary to online speculation, the MJF promo was always planned to happen and was listed on the internal run sheets before the show. It wasn’t placed there to fill time due to Bunny’s injury.
– Thunder Rosa was on Spanish language commentary at Dynamite. She’s not ready for an in-ring return as of yet.
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