The wrestling world was buzzing about AEW and GCW but once more this previous weekend, though for a lot totally different causes than the earlier occasions. That is as a result of AEW star, and Ring of Honor World Champion Chris Jericho, appeared at GCW Highest within the Room 3, not solely laying out Remaining Battle opponent Matt Cardona, in addition to GCW star Effy. The latter assault could have been extra vital, as Effy, together with harmless bystanders Ricky Starks and Willie Mack, had been on the middle of the AEW/GCW feud.
As with all main happenings that happen between two promotions, Jericho’s look was seen by followers as a possible signal that AEW and GCW had labored issues out and renewed their working relationship. That query was requested of AEW and ROH proprietor Tony Khan throughout a media scrum for Remaining Battle on Tuesday, however Khan, whereas revealing who was accountable for the angle, selected to play it coy with reference to any reconciliation between the perimeters.
“Nicely, I feel it stays to be seen,” Khan mentioned. “I do know Matt has a number of bookings on unbiased promotions, together with there. And if Matt wins this match, it may actually set the stage for some very attention-grabbing potential matches down the street in a number of promotions, as a result of Matt is wrestling all around the world and for different promotions. However he is additionally wrestled for us in ROH and AEW. And Matt helped put that collectively. Matt requested me about it, and clearly I used to be glad to ship Chris to advertise a match that’s taking place on ROH, as a part of the double foremost occasion.”
