AEW All In notes: MJF’s ring, Grizzled Young Veterans, Willow Nightingale, Martha Hart
Here’s some additional news and notes from today’s AEW All In from London’s Wembley Stadium:
MJF tweeted earlier in the day that his Dynamite Diamond ring was stolen, calling England “a lawless country.” However, there was some doubt as to whether it was a swerve for something to come in his American/International title defense against Will Ospreay later.
That was not the case as MJF intended to use wrapped brass knuckles instead but was thwarted by the returning Daniel Garcia, leading to his title loss to Ospreay.
No further details were revealed about the circumstances of the ring’s disappearance, assuming it is indeed stolen and not a storyline.
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The Grizzled Young Veterans aren’t done with AEW quite yet.
James Drake & Zack Gibson made a surprise appearance following the Young Bucks’ successful AEW Tag Team title defense over FTR and The Acclaimed. The two stared down the Jackson brothers before turning their attention to Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler, beating them down further and leaving them laying after hitting Grit Your Teeth.
They made their promotional in-ring debut this past April with a loss to The Acclaimed. The duo lost their RevPro Tag Team titles on Saturday, perhaps indicating they have a new contractual home.
As of this writing, AEW head Tony Khan has not officially designated them as #AllElite and under contract although Drake later posted “GRIZZLED. ALL ELITE. VETERANS.” on X:
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Willow Nightingale will get to choose what the stipulation is for her CMLL Women’s title defense against Kris Statlander at next month’s All Out.
She earned the honor after she and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Statlander and Stokely Hathaway on the Zero Hour pre-show.
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Martha Hart appeared during the pre-show alongside Tony Khan, congratulating both Owen Hart Foundation tournament winners ahead of their title shots at All In.