Below are some top AEW & WWE news stories of the day.
• Penta El Zero Miedo, a key figure in AEW’s tag team division since 2019, is now a free agent, as his contract expired at the end of November, according to Fightful Select.
While his brother and tag team partner, Rey Fenix, remains under contract with AEW due to injury-related time being added to his deal, Penta is free to sign with any promotion, including WWE.
Reports indicate that WWE is eager to recruit The Lucha Bros as a duo when both are available.
Earlier this year, AEW had reportedly considered them as potential winners of the AEW Trios Titles at All In, but tensions between the team and the promotion during the summer ultimately altered those plans.
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• Kevin Owens has addressed his absence from WWE’s Survivor Series 2024 premium live event, sparking fan speculation and adding fuel to his ongoing feud with Cody Rhodes. The event, held at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver, Canada, showcased numerous top stars, but Owens’ omission was a notable talking point for fans who felt it was a missed opportunity by WWE.
One fan theorized on X that WWE intentionally kept Owens off the card to avoid him receiving an overwhelmingly positive reaction in his home country, which might have conflicted with the storyline’s narrative. The fan wrote:
“I think the main reason why Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens were NOT on Survivor Series is because the show was in Canada and WWE didn’t want KO getting an overwhelming positive response. That wouldn’t look good for the causal viewers tuning in and figuring Kevin must be right.”
Owens reacted by tagging WWE officials, including Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, in a tweet, asking, “Is this why?” He later followed up with a bold statement, asserting, “Doesn’t matter. The entire world knows I’m right,” further emphasizing his confidence in his position within the storyline.
While Owens missed Survivor Series, his feud with Cody Rhodes is set to culminate at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Long Island, NY, later this month.
