Forgotten Ex-WWE Star Makes Surprise AEW Appearance
AEW WrestleDream kicked off with a surprise.
Ahead of their match against The Acclaimed on the zero-hour pre-show, Mansoor and Mason Madden revealed the identity of the man who would be in their corner. To the surprise of just about everyone, the mystery manager was revealed to be former WWE Superstar Rico.
Rico famously managed Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo back in the early 2000s when they were known as Billy & Chuck. The star was eventually released by the company in 2004 before heading to AJPW a year later.
After a short spell in Japan, Rico retired before making a one-match comeback with Future Stars of Wrestling in 2012.
At WrestleDream the MxM Collection were defeated by The Acclaimed despite Rico’s best efforts. In the closing stages, Billy Gunn even gave Rico a Famouser for his troubles.
AEW WrestleDream Results
The biggest story coming out of WrestleDream is the stunning end to the full-time career of Bryan Danielson. Not only did Moxley grab the win, he convinced Wheeler Yuta to betray Danielson and ensured his former friend left the arena on a stretcher.
Elsewhere, Swerve Strickland made his return to television, and Konosuke Takeshita claimed the International Title.
You can find the full results from the event below.
ZERO HOUR PRE-SHOW:
- Brian Cage def Atlantis Jr. (c) – ROH World TV Title
- Anna Jay def Harley Cameron
- The Acclaimed def MxM Collection
- The Conglomeration def The Dark Order
MAIN CARD:
- Jay White def Hangman Adam Page
- Mariah May (c) def Willow Nightingale – AEW Women’s Title
- Jack Perry (c) def Katsuyori Shibata – TNT Championship
- Konosuke Takeshita def Ricochet & Will Ospreay (c) – Three-Way International Title
- Hologram def The Beast Mortos – 2-out-of-3 Falls (2-1)
- Darby Allin def Brody King
- The Young Bucks (c) def Private Party – AEW World Tag Team Titles
- Mark Briscoe (c) def Chris Jericho – ROH World Title
- Jon Moxley def Bryan Danielson (c) – AEW World Title