At the AEW Rampage tapings in Toronto, Mike Bennett, Matt Taven and Maria Kanellis (The Kingdom) debuted at the end of the tapings. Scroll down for more details on what happened with them.
All three just finished up with Impact Wrestling. WWE was reportedly interested in Taven and Kanellis has said that she’s had talks with people in WWE and AEW in recent months.
It’s unclear if they are on a per date deal with AEW or if they have signed full-time contracts.
This is from Rampage:
Shawn Spears and AAA, IWGP & ROH World Tag Team Champions FTR defeated The Embassy’s Brian Cage, Kaun and Toa Liona. FTR and Spears had good reactions. After the match, Maria Kanellis, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett came out to challenge FTR. Maria cut a heel promo before the heels beat up Spears and FTR. ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe and AEW TNT Champion Wardlow made the save, forcing the heels to retreat to the stage. In what may have been a post-show promo, Dax Harwood took the mic and said Bennett and Taven are the Wish.com version of FTR. Spears said there’s been a lot of speculation on his future but two months ago his mother passed away, and she was a Perfect Ten. Fans chanted for Spears’ mother. Spears said the last Mother’s Day he had with her, he made sure she was the first to know that he and Cassie Lee were expecting
