Travel Woes Affected WWE And AEW’s Last Week Of 2022
WWE ran live events on December 26 instead of television, but one of them ended up being a logistical mess. Several WWE talent missed the Columbus live event, with even more showing up late. Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Bobby Lashley and Alexa Bliss all missed the event, and several more had to rush to even make the show. Rollins was set to main event against Theory but was replaced by Damian Priest and Johnny Gargano. WWE passed on running a live televised Raw to give production employees extra time off. Had WWE ran a televised event it, it would have been the hampered Columbus show.
In addition to WWE running into big issues with their Columbus live event on on December 26, All Elite Wrestling also had some trouble. Grapsody and Day After Dynamite’s Will Washington learned there were some significant travel woes due to the winter storms causing a domino effect. Obviously and unfortunately, talent from the Buffalo area couldn’t make it out due to the tragic effects of the winter storm there.
However, there were several big names that also couldn’t make it in. Dr. Britt Baker DMD, Saraya and Eddie Kingston were all planned for the Denver tapings of Dynamite and Rampage New Year’s Smash. We’re told AEW and Tony Khan had to scramble to adjust several things on the shows.
In all, we’re told AEW officials still felt really good about the tapings, which received positive reviews from most fans.
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