Erick Rowan, going by the name of Erick Redbeard made his AEW debut during the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life episode of Dynamite. He assisted Adam Page, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds, who were facing MJF, Santana, and Ortiz by chokeslamming Wardlow was interfering in the match. The big men fought to the back, and with the match resumed, Page hit a Buckshot Lariat on Ortiz, which looked to have secured the victory. However, MJF put Ortiz’s foot on the bottom rope, which led to Brodie Lee son, known as -1, hitting MJF with a kendo stick. Silver would then hit a discus forearm and pin Ortiz. After the match, Rowan would come out to be with the winning team and held up a sign saying, “Goodbye for now, my brother. See you down the road.” You can watch this emotional moment below.
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Rowan and Lee’s career with forever be linked due to competing over 400 times as tag partners while together in WWE. The duo captured the NXT Tag Team Championship as part of the Wyatt Family, and when repacked as The Bludgeon Brothers, they became the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Many fans had hoped to see the duo team again in AEW, so Rowan’s appearance during the tribute episode was the next best thing. As of writing, it isn’t known if this was a one-off appearance or if he has signed with AEW.
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