They say that anything can happen when you watch professional wrestling, and tonight a former WWE star is set to make his debut with All Elite Wrestling. Tony Khan took to Twitter ahead of tonight’s episode of AEW Rampage to announce that Ariya Daivari will be taking on Dante Martin during the show. It was also noted that Lio Rush will not be appearing with Dante Martin tonight because his grandmother passed away.
“On #AEWRampage: hometown heroes clash TONIGHT as @AriyaDaivari debuts in @AEW vs. @lucha_angel1 Dante Martin, a battle of 2 of the Twin Cities’ top high flyers! Dante is without partner/coach #LioRush (@TheLionelGreen), who is home tonight after the tragic loss of his grandmother”
On #AEWRampage: hometown heroes clash TONIGHT as @AriyaDaivari debuts in @AEW vs. @lucha_angel1 Dante Martin, a battle of 2 of the Twin Cities’ top high flyers! Dante is without partner/coach #LioRush (@TheLionelGreen), who is home tonight after the tragic loss of his grandmother pic.twitter.com/zh248vFRem
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 12, 2021
Ariya Daivari joined WWE in 2016 and was featured in WWE’s cruiserweight division. He was released from his contract back in June.
The full lineup for tonight’s show can be seen below.
Lumberjack Match
Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Hardy
Jade Cargill vs. Santana Garrett
Jungle Boy vs. Bobby Fish
Ariya Daivari vs. Dante Martin
