Free agent Sami Callihan was backstage at AEW Collision

Free agent Sami Callihan was backstage at Saturday’s AEW Collision taping in Memphis, Tennessee. 

Dave Meltzer reports in today’s Daily Update that Callihan was present backstage for Saturday’s Collision taping at the FedEx Forum in downtown Memphis. Bodyslam.net reported on Saturday that Callihan was backstage at the show.

Meltzer wrote: 

Sami Callihan, who is a free agent, was backstage at the AEW tapings last night.

Callihan, 36, left Impact Wrestling following his contract expiring at the end of September. The final match of his deal aired on the October 12 Impact Wrestling episode in a Tag Team title challenge teaming with Rich Swann against The Rascalz. 

In his 2017 to 2023 run with Impact, Callihan held the company’s World title from October 2019 to January 2020 where he dropped the championship to Tessa Banchard. Other Impact highlights for Callihan included headlining the 2021 Slammiversary pay-per-view in a challenge against Kenny Omega for the World title.

In addition to his in-ring career, Callihan is the owner and promoter of The Wrestling Revolver indie promotion that runs primarily in Iowa and Ohio.  

Callihan and AEW star Jon Moxley teamed together as The Switchblades on the independent scene from 2009 to 2011, and the duo reformed for two matches in 2022 when Moxley wrestled for The Wrestling Revolver.