AEW: Backstage Update on AEW Considering Plans to Unify Two of Their Singles Titles, Juice Robinson Broken Fibula Injury Update, Swerve Strickland on Dustin Rhodes Being “The Guy Behind A Lot of My Great Matches”

Backstage Update on AEW Considering Plans to Unify Two of Their Singles Titles

As noted before, AEW officials are currently considering plans to hold a title unification match to unify two of their men’s singles titles. The two titles being planned to be unified are currently the AEW International and Continental Championships.

Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that AEW officials combining their International and Continental titles was something that has been pitched for a few months and it is currently considered as a “firm creative plan” at the moment.

It was reported that it is currently not known if this unified title would form something collectively or be rebranded as a new unified title.

It was also reported that they have not heard from their sources if an Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega match is specifically part of the plans.

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Juice Robinson Broken Fibula Injury Status Update

As noted before, Juice Robinson has been out of action for AEW since this past November due to a broken fibula injury.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources stated that Robinson is still expected to miss some more time due to his current injury and recovery.

Sapp reported that it is currently not when Robinson will be potentially making his in-ring return.

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Swerve Strickland Comments on Dustin Rhodes Being “The Guy Behind A Lot of My Great Matches”

A recent episode of The Bootleg Kev podcast featured Strickland as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Strickland’s thoughts about his praise of Dustin Rhodes for being the producer behind a lot of his great matches in AEW.

“It’s brutal (Strickland said about using cinder blocks in matches). That’s why I’m the only one that uses it. I’m the only one stupid enough to actually do it.

No (I don’t have to talk to Tony Khan too much about it). I told him, ‘Aye Tony, we’re using cinder block.’ ‘Okay.’ If anything, I had Dustin Rhodes as producer on it and he was like, he was worried about the staples. He’s like, ‘Can we just get that cleared? I don’t wanna — you know?’

Shoutout to Dustin in general. He’s been the guy behind a lot of my great matches. He doesn’t tell me what to do but he suggests things and where they should go and he always puts a perspective on where I’m like, ‘Ouuu! Now you got me really thinking,’ and then I’m like, ‘How would you do it?’ And he’s like, ‘Well, I would go this way with it.’ But, he never tells me what to do. He never lets the performer… You don’t tell the rapper how to rap. This is my perspective. You guide them.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com