AEW: Dark Elevation Rumored to Have Been Dropped, Ashley D’Amboise Signing, More News

AEW Rumored to Have Dropped Their Dark Elevation Series

This past Monday’s AEW Dark Elevation show was notable for being a “Best Of” special featuring several of the best matches from the series history.

In an interesting note, FITE TV’s listing for this past Monday’s show stated that it was the “final” episode for the series.

“Don’t miss the Special and final episode of Elevation – it’s Best of Elevation airing on FITE! The episode is throwing it back to some of the best matches that have graced our Monday nights over the years!”

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— JamieOD (@JamieOD) April 26, 2023

This mention of the episode being the series finale for Dark Elevation was something that had not been originally advertised by AEW for this week’s show nor has it yet to be confirmed nor denied by the company.

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Ashley D’Amboise Reportedly Signed Contract with AEW

Indie wrestler Ashley D’Amboise reportedly recently signed an official contract with AEW, according to Fightful Select.

It was reported that their sources stated AEW officials had been interested in potentially signing D’Amboise to a contract with the company since this past February. Those same sources reportedly did not specify if D’Amboise’s contract is a full-time deal or a tier type deal.

Prior to her signing. D’Amboise has made several appearances for AEW since April of 2021, primarily for their Dark Elevation and Dark shows. D’Amboise also made her official debut for Ring of Honor earlier this month.

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AEW News & Notes

Kaylin + Kaylin Pickles company announced on Instagram that they have recently partnered together with MJF for the release of a limited edition MJF pickle jars this May and June.

As noted before, Thunder Rosa has been out of action for AEW since this past September due to her suffering a spinal-related injury. Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that Rosa has still yet to be medically cleared for an in-ring return but AEW officials currently are concerned that Rosa might need to undergo surgery to repair her back injury.

As noted before, Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in Sunrise, Florida featured former WWE NXT talent Roderick Strong making his official debut for AEW. Strong recently reflected on Twitter about his recent debut in AEW stating “I’m back!! bookroderickstrong@gmail.com #Messiahofthebackbreaker#BMF#Endofheartache#AEW“

As noted before, AEW recently filed a trademark for the terms “AEW WrestleDream” for merchandise-related purposes. AEW also had filed a trademark for a similar term on April 19th for wrestling and entertainment-related purposes to the USPTO. In regards to wrestling history, this was the same name of a co-promoted event held by WWF and Super World Sports (SWS) on April 1, 1991 in Kobe, Japan.

In a recent interview with the WhatCulture Wrestling podcast, Wardlow stated that he is currently interested in a potential match against Goldberg in the future. Wardlow stated “I actually pointed at him and I said, ‘Bet your ass I’m not next.’ So yeah, you guys just missed it. Goldberg did walk through just a minute ago and we exchanged words. Don’t know what’s happening behind the scenes, but we both mutually agreed that if the opportunity comes, we would love to see who really is next.” Wardlow also stated that Goldberg would be one of his dream matches for his career. Wardlow stated “Yeah, I mean, if you could have Batista, Lesnar, Goldberg, I put those three in the same category of dream monster matches. So yeah, Goldberg is… I mean, we just heard, ‘Wardlow.’ We haven’t heard that chant since ‘Goldberg.’ So I think Wardlow versus Goldberg, it doesn’t get bigger than that. It does not get bigger than Wardlow versus Goldberg. It doesn’t.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Adam Cole gave his thoughts on the support he received from others during his recovery from a concussion injury he suffered this past June. Cole stated “It is miraculous how many people reached out. It would be easier if I told you the people who didn’t. Britt was incredible. My family, my close friends within wrestling, like Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong. Austin Creed, Tyler Breeze and Claudio, were all in my corner. Christian [Cage] and Bryan Danielson. Bryan had suggestions to help the recovery process, and Christian kept telling me not to rush back and to make sure I was healthy. If I learned anything from the entire recovery process, it’s that I am very lucky to have the people in my life that I do. I’m surrounded by love and support.“

AEW recently announced two matches for their House Rules house show events on May 12th in Corbin, Kentucky and May 13th in Salem, Virginia:

• May 12th AEW House Rules event – AEW World Tag Team Championship match – The Gunns vs. FTR (c)
• May 13th AEW House Rules event – TNT Championship match – Lee Moriarty vs. Wardlow (c)