Massive Damo, previously generally known as Killian Dain in WWE, made his AEW debut tonight on Rampage to face Shawn Spears.
Damo was part of WWE from 2016 to 2021 as a part of a gaggle known as Sanity. The faction additionally consisted of Alexander Wolfe, Nikki Cross (now Nikki ASH), and Erik Younger. He was launched from the corporate in 2021 owing to finances cuts.
In the meantime, The Chairman is slated to face Wardlow subsequent week on AEW Dynamite inside a metal cage. The match between the 2 males has been laid down as considered one of MJF’s circumstances for his former henchman to fulfill, earlier than going through the Lengthy Islander at Double or Nothing.
The previous NXT Tag Crew Champion emerged because the opponent for Shawn Spears after it was introduced that The Chairman will face ‘an enormous’ this week on Rampage. The match began out with some fast-paced motion as Damo regarded to realize the benefit. Nevertheless, Spears made quick work of his opponent as he planted the previous WWE star with the C4 to win in lower than two minutes.
Spears lower a promo after the match, maybe fuelled by confidence from his fast victory and the truth that he will likely be joined by MJF as a particular visitor referee in his cage bout subsequent week. The Chairman insisted that Wardlow was “locked in there with him,” as he quoted Rorschach from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen.
Shawn Spears seems to be the final Pinnacle member in AEW who stands with MJF
When MJF first established The Pinnacle, he could not have presumably envisioned the group crumbling only one 12 months later. Nevertheless, that seems to be the case as solely Shawn Spears stands with the Lengthy Islander.
The unique members of the faction had been MJF, Spears, Wardlow, FTR, and Tully Blanchard. FTR discovered success inside the steady as they captured the AAA Tag Crew Titles from the Lucha Brothers. They dropped Tully Blanchard as their supervisor earlier this 12 months, as rumors ran rife that they had been set to align with Bret Hart.
Tully has since taken cost of Brian Cage, Toa Liona, and Kaun in ROH. Wardlow departed the faction after betraying MJF in the course of the Lengthy Islander’s Canine Collar match in opposition to CM Punk at AEW Revolution.
FTR have since refused to take sides between MJF and Wardlow, because the Pinnacle lies in tatters with solely Spears and Friedman being collectively.
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It stays to be seen what the long run holds as The Salt of the Earth appears to be like to be executed together with his former henchman as soon as and for all at AEW Double or Nothing.
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