{"id":119015,"date":"2023-05-01T12:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=119015"},"modified":"2023-05-01T12:51:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:51:27","slug":"suprise-aew-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/05\/01\/suprise-aew-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Could Be the Major Surprise on AEW Collision&#8217;s Debut?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> getting a show on Saturday nights has been a rumor for a while. <strong>CM Punk<\/strong> returning on the first episode of this show has been talked about since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/aew\/cm-punks-aew-return-planned-for-united-center-chicago\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AEW booked the United Center for the event.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If that isn&#8217;t enough news, the rumors continue to swirl! Now the word is that there is expected to be either &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/newsletters\/wrestling-observer-newsletter\/may-1-2023-observer-newsletter-more-on-aew-saturday-show-wwe-reveals-new-world-heavyweight-championship\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another major name debut or return<\/a>&#8221; on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Who will it be? At this point, all we can do is speculate. So speculate we shall! Here are some options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/06\/10\/aew-factions-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">AEW Factions &amp; Stables Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Who Will Debut on AEW Collision Episode 1<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Kota Ibushi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kota Ibushi has been rumored to be coming to AEW for quite a while, and he&#8217;s even mentioned that he might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/kota-ibushi-i-m-more-suited-aew-japan\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more suited to AEW than to Japan<\/a>. He clearly has friends in the company, and The Elite might need some back up in their battle with the Blackpool Combat Club.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the fact that Ibushi would likely work with the Elite if he were to become #AllElite is one reason why it&#8217;s unlikely he will debut on the new Saturday show. If the rumors are true, AEW will be working with sort of a soft (or <a href=\"https:\/\/cultaholic.com\/posts\/report-aew-to-have-harder-than-expected-brand-split\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not that soft<\/a>, depending on who you ask) brand split, which will see CM Punk and the Elite kept primarily on different shows. If Punk is returning on the Saturday show, and Ibushi will likely be involved with The Elite, it would make sense for Kota to be on Dynamite instead.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mercedes Mone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mercedes Mon\u00e9 vs AZM vs Hazuki on AXS!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gNiT6eXJjZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ever since the former Sasha Banks left WWE, the rumors that she would come to AEW have been everywhere. They died down a bit when she didn&#8217;t show up in Los Angeles, but they never truly stopped. Now that <em><strong>Forbidden Door<\/strong><\/em> is on the horizon, could we see The CEO arrive in AEW to make a challenge for the NJPW\/AEW event? It&#8217;s entirely possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill Goldberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Goldberg wants his big retirement match and he&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/wrestlingjunkie.usatoday.com\/2023\/04\/18\/goldberg-retirement-match-might-happen-outside-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">willing to do it without WWE if that&#8217;s what it takes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While he may not be the guy you think of when considering who would fit in with the AEW roster, he&#8217;s definitely a big name and someone who could attract attention. Even <a href=\"https:\/\/411mania.com\/wrestling\/tony-khan-on-goldberg-being-interesting-for-aew-says-it-wont-happen-in-roh\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Khan thinks he&#8217;d be an interesting addition to All Elite Wrestling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Would it work? Goldberg has certainly has his share of disastrous matches in recent years, but if he would be willing to put someone like Wardlow or Powerhouse Hobbs over clean, it might be something that AEW could try to make happen.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Miro<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Moving on from possible debuts, here is a return that could happen on this show. Miro hasn&#8217;t been seen on AEW TV since he <s>vanished into the Springfield Mystery Spot<\/s> teamed up with <strong>Darby Allin<\/strong> and <strong>Sting<\/strong> to face the <strong>House of Black<\/strong> at <em><strong>All Out 2022<\/strong><\/em>. It&#8217;s been a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Could the Redeemer be back soon? He was certainly a highlight during his reign with the TNT title, so it would be nice to see him on AEW television again.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thunder Rosa<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thunder Rosa is the New AEW Women&#039;s Champion | St. Patrick&#039;s Day Slam, 3\/16\/22\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvw1_q87e54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The former AEW Women&#8217;s Champion has been out with an injury since August 2022. At the time it was speculated that she&#8217;d be out at least &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/aew\/aew-thunder-rosa-says-back-injury-not-fake-not-a-work-out-for-a-few-months\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a few months<\/a>.&#8221; It&#8217;s been a lot longer than that and hopefully her recovery is going well. It would be a big boost to the women&#8217;s division to have her back on TV.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Andrade El Idolo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Andrade is an interesting case. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndradeElIdolo\/status\/1597377122846183424?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had surgery in November to repair a torn pectoral muscle<\/a> and he says he <a href=\"https:\/\/wrestlingjunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/11\/30\/andrade-el-idolo-reveals-injury-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was injured during a trios match in August<\/a>. Of course, it&#8217;s also rumored that he wanted out of AEW last year. He was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/wrestling\/2022\/10\/06\/aew-andrade-sammy-guevara-backstage-altercation\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">involved in a backstage &#8220;altercation&#8221; with Sammy Guevara<\/a> in October, for which he may have been suspended.\u00a0 Could he be back? While he says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/andrade-el-idolo-aew-contract-004949196.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his AEW contract is up &#8220;soon&#8221;<\/a>, he might still return to the company.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kris Statlander<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Kris Statlander was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/aew-wrestler-kris-statlander-provides-injury-update-she-s-not-cleared\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injured in August 2022 and underwent surgery in September<\/a>. Could she be cleared to return by June 2023? No one really knows, but it would be nice to see her come back and potentially challenge Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ryback<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you want someone who can immediately feud with CM Punk, why not choose Ryback who&#8230;. yeah, this isn&#8217;t happening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong><em>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS and AEW Dark: Elevation (Monday nights) and AEW: Dark (Tuesday nights) at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>YouTube<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Elite Wrestling getting a show on Saturday nights has been a rumor for a while. CM Punk returning on the first episode of this show has been talked about since AEW booked the United Center for the event.\u00a0 If that isn&#8217;t enough news, the rumors continue to swirl! 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