Backstage News on AEW Dynamite; Travel Restrictions

It’s no secret that the Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world that we live in currently, with multiple major sports events, including WrestleMania, being either canceled, moved or postponed. Professional wrestling is currently one of the only live sports that is still occurring in today’s world.

Last week on AEW Dynamite, several notable superstars were missing from the show. According to the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, due to travel restrictions, Pac and Pentagon Jr., who live in the U.K. and Mexico, were unable to come to the United States for this week’s episode of Dynamite. As a result, the Death Triangle group has been put on hold for now.

The talent that lives in California, such as The Young Bucks, SCU, Rey Fenix, Excalibur, referee Rick Knox, and others were unable to travel as well. Jim Ross and Taz weren’t there either, but it is unknown whether that was because of self-quarantine, or inability to travel. Tony Schiavone did the announcing on his own, with Cody and Kenny Omega helping out at different times.

Bea Priestley and Yuka Sakazaki are also out for now, as they both live in Japan. It should be noted that Hikaru Shida has moved to the United States, but is unknown if she can travel at this time.

The end of this week’s episode of Dynamite still turned out pretty well:

Editor’s Opinion:

I know that all of this is completely necessary for the world that we live in. But, it just sucks. AEW has gained some incredible momentum over the last year and has brought in some talent that are incredible workers, both in and out of the ring. Not being able to see them perform each week, even in an empty arena is a blow to both the fans and the company itself.

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