AEW: The Bunny (Allie) Reflects on Her Time in AEW, Backstage Update on Saraya’s Current AEW Absence, WrestleDream 2024 PPV Buys Update

AEW

Nov 17, 2024

The Bunny (Allie) Comments on Her Time & Career in AEW

A recent virtual fan signing event for Captain’s Corner featured former AEW talent The Bunny, also known as Allie, as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Allie’s thoughts about her time with AEW during her wrestling career.

“Obviously, I felt very blessed to sign with the company for sure. Especially just coming out of TNA. I don’t think I was out of TNA for longer than a month before I got the call and was signed to AEW. I know I’m one of the first girls signed to the company, along with Britt (Baker) and Penelope (Ford). I have so many memories. It was really cool for me when the first time I was there for — I believe it was Double or Nothing. I was doing commentary with J.R., and it was like my first time debuting kind of thing. But I walked into the building and a whole bunch of the crew that I worked with in TNA was there and I was so happy to see them. I was so happy to know that I got to work with them again, and these are people… I love them. So it was amazing to see them all there. Like Dark Order, I’ve worked with them on the indies, I’ve known them for years. Seeing their success, and one of the things that is probably most special to me is becoming best friends with Penelope. We just hit it off at a time when we both really needed a friend and I walked away from that company with someone that (I’ll have as a friend) for the rest of my life so, I don’t know. There were a lot of really cool things but I think the relationships are really — for me anyway — what stands out the most and obviously, yeah, the traveling, the wrestling is really cool but, who you spend the most time with when you’re traveling and who you get to work with is very special. I was really lucky to work with some really awesome people so, yeah.
I could go on and on about our crew. The crew is just the best. I miss the crew and I miss the people most. I was a lucky girl. I became really good friends with Scorpio Sky. I would’ve never probably been friends with him had I not gotten signed. We got super close and he’s still one of my good friends. So yeah… I feel lucky that I was there from the beginning, but I feel even luckier and blessed that I got to meet so many amazing people and become friends with them so, yeah.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

Backstage Update on Saraya’s AEW Absence

Saraya has been noticeably absent from AEW programming since the October 8th episode of AEW Dynamite.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources denied recent online rumors of Saraya being currently injured or her leaving the company. Those spoken to reportedly stated that the reason for Saraya’s current absence is simply just her taking some time off to work on some outside projects.

Sapp reported that a potential return date nor AEW’s plans for her return are currently not known.

AEW WrestleDream 2024 PPV Buys Update

AEW’s WrestleDream 2024 event this past October in Tacoma, Washington reportedly is currently estimated to have generated around 114,000 pay-per-view based on updated late buys purchases numbers, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Dave Meltzer reported that WrestleDream 2024’s buys are currently up 10.8% compared to this past September All Out 2024;s buys based on the same number of days after the event.

Meltzer reported that All Out 2024 is currently estimated to have generated around 103,000 buys for comparisons.