AEW: Samoa Joe on Being 100% Interested in AEW World Title Match with Sting, RUSH Injury Update, New Match for Wed. Dynamite Show

Jan 30, 2024

Samoa Joe Comments on Being 100% Interested in Giving Sting a Shot at His AEW World Title

A recent episode of the WhatCulture Wrestling podcast featured Samoa Joe as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Joe’s interest in a potential AEW World Championship match against Sting before Sting’s retirement from wrestling.

“100 percent. We would always give Sting a shot at the championship. When you talk about Sting’s career on the whole. Icon, it’s a commonly used term, when you dip into your head and think about the iconic figures in pro wrestling, Sting is top four, maybe even higher. He’s the embodiment of a lot of wrestling fans best memories. He was there from the painted face to the splash in the corner to the death drop. So many great memories are attributed to him. To see him wrap up a career that has been successful, it’s amazing to see a man live a career like that and to make a huge impact on the industry. He stayed fresh, he stayed relevant, he stayed out there. It’s an amazing feat that not many will ever replicate, probably ever.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

RUSH Torn Hamstring Injury & In-Ring Return Update

As noted before, RUSH has been out of action for AEW since this past December due to a torn hamstring injury.

Lucha Blog reported that RUSH is currently expected to be making his in-ring return from injury by February 23rd.

It was reported that RUSH is currently advertised to be competing in an event for The Crash on that date in Tijuana, Mexico.

Rush is back wrestling by 02/23. https://t.co/dwHrCowuYd
— luchablog (@luchablog) January 29, 2024

Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Hardy Announced for This Wed. AEW Dynamite Show

AEW CEO Tony Khan recently announced one new match for the card of this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This new match announced was a singles match of Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Hardy.

This Wednesday 1/31
New Orleans, LA
Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite @TBSNetwork 8pm ET/7pm CT@JonMoxley vs @JEFFHARDYBRAND

Mox vs Jeff Hardy
1-on-1 for the first time ever, fighting for a valuable win on the night that the AEW Rankings make a long-awaited return:
THIS WEDNESDAY! pic.twitter.com/EzMy79Bm5f
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 30, 2024