AEW Star May Not Be A Part Of Major Show Following WWE Move

A wrestler from AEW is unlikely to be involved in a WWE venture that was recently announced. 

It was announced on July 23rd that WWE Radio will be available to SiriusXM listeners nationwide in their cars on SiriusXM channel 156 and on the SiriusXM app.

The announcement was made just over a week before SummerSlam because WWE also announced that NXT’s Vic Joseph and Booker T will be on the call on WWE Radio for SummerSlam.

WWE Radio is taking over the current Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7 channel 156, which was home to shows like Busted Open Radio. On Pro Wrestling Nation, they regularly covered WWE shows, but they also covered other companies like AEW, TNA, NJPW, CMLL, and so on.

While WWE Radio is a big deal for WWE, it has also frustrated fans because it likely means other promotions will be ignored. It’s certainly possible that WWE Radio could cover AAA because it’s owned by WWE and TNA because they have a working agreement with WWE, but other than that, other promotions won’t be the focus of the radio station.

Former AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa has been a regular co-host on Busted Open Radio for several years, and even talked about WWE while on there. However, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer wrote this week that Rosa is likely done on Busted Open Radio and other shows on the radio station.

“Thunder Rosa had been on the show but she’s not listed in any of the press releases and those close to the situation believe she will no longer be on the show. I would think given this would be a WWE controlled show that it would be impossible to keep an AEW talent on it.”

Fightful Select also reported that Thunder Rosa is not expected to continue on Busted Open Radio. It was added that WWE Radio is not expected to cover AEW at all.

WWE Radio Will Feature Hall Of Famers And Even Current Superstars, But Not AEW Talent

In the press release about WWE Radio, AEW’s Thunder Rosa was not mentioned, but other co-hosts were mentioned, like WWE Hall of Famers Bubba Ray Dudley (aka Bully Ray), Mark Henry, and the legendary Tommy Dreamer. TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth was also mentioned since he’s a co-host. Part of the press release is below.

SiriusXM and WWE have announced the launch of WWE Radio, the new official audio home of WWE. Starting Monday, July 27, WWE Radio takes over SiriusXM channel 156, serving as the ultimate destination for WWE fans as it brings together SiriusXM’s popular daily programming, live audio broadcasts of the biggest WWE events and premier podcast content.

WWE Radio elevates SiriusXM’s wrestling offering by providing live play-by-play audio coverage of all of WWE’s biggest Premium Live Events (PLEs) including WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series. In addition to these live event broadcasts, the channel will feature select audio simulcasts of WWE’s weekly flagship television programming, giving fans a way to follow the action from anywhere.

The launch comes ahead of SummerSlam weekend, when SiriusXM will produce WWE Radio’s first live event broadcast of the two-night event on-site in Minnesota on Saturday, Aug. 1, and Sunday, Aug, 2. Lead play-by-play announcer Vic Joseph will be joined by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, as they call the action in and around the ring to SiriusXM listeners.

In addition to the live event coverage, WWE Radio will be home to the popular daily wrestling programming that SiriusXM has delivered wrestling fans for years. The programming lineup is anchored by SiriusXM’s longtime flagship wrestling show, “Busted Open,” hosted by Dave LaGreca and WWE Legends Bully Ray, Mark Henry and Nic Nemeth every day from 9 a.m. to noon ET.

Listeners will also hear “Notsam Wrestling Live,” hosted by Sam Roberts, “Cheap Heat Live” with Peter Rosenberg, “The Hart Beat with Natalya,” and “Off the Ropes,” which features a cast of current and former wrestlers including Raj Dhesi, Mark Henry and Tommy Dreamer. The nighttime show, “Busted Open After Dark,” will continue to air five nights a week to give fans a place to call in and react after nightly wrestling events.

WWE Radio will be available to SiriusXM listeners nationwide in their cars (SiriusXM channel 156) and on the SiriusXM app.

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