Tonight, when AEW Dynamite airs from the Landers Center in Southaven, MS, a tribute to the legends of Memphis wrestling will take place. The Young Bucks spoke with The Commercial Appeal recently about their plans to honor some of wrestling’s greats from the area.
“I think the idea is Tony (Khan) wanted to do a 10-bell salute for all of the fallen brothers,” said Matt Jackson.
The following legends will be honored tonight on Dynamite:
- Angelo Poffo & Randy Savage
- Lance Russell
- “Hot Stuff” Eddie & Tommy Gilbert
- Brian Christopher
- Austin Idol
- Dave Brown
- The Rock & Roll Express
- “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant
“It would have been great to have ‘The King,’ but obviously he’s working elsewhere,” Matt Jackson continued.
AEW has announced that Lanny Poffo will be on-hand to honor his father and brother.
Kevin Lawler will be on-hand to honor Brian Christopher.
Lance Russell will be represented by his son Shane Russell:
The full interview with the Commerical Appeal can be found here.
AEW Dynamite Tonight
The following matches are scheduled for tonight:
- AEW Women’s Champion Riho vs. Kris Statlander
- Sammy Guevara vs. Christopher Daniels
- Cody and Dustin Rhodes vs. Lucha Bros.
- Jon Moxley will give his answer on if he plans on joining Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle
- The Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt) vs. Best Friends and Orange Cassidy – six-man tag team match.