Colt Cabana returned to AEW on Wednesday’s episode of “AEW Dynamite” as Chris Jericho’s thriller opponent in Le Champion’s newest ROH World Championship protection. Whereas the 42-year-old got here up brief towards the champion, he obtained a loud, optimistic ovation from the group in Baltimore, Maryland. Moreover, Trent Beretta reacted to the shock comeback on social media.
Beretta took to Twitter and reshared a clip of Cabana’s entrance. Within the accompanying caption, he wrote, “FOR THE BOYS,” suggesting that he was blissful to see him on tv once more. The Greatest Buddies member wasn’t the one wrestler to react positively to Cabana’s return. The Bunny wrote, “HELL YAH,” and John Silver tweeted “BOOM BOOM!”
Previous to Wednesday’s present, Cabana had been absent from AEW programming because the March 8 version of “Darkish”, which noticed him and former Darkish Order accomplice Alan “5” Angels tackle The Butcher and The Blade. It was beforehand reported that CM Punk could have influenced Cabana’s AEW standing, however Punk shared his ideas on these rumors throughout his now-infamous All Out media scrum rant.
Whereas Cabana hasn’t been a frequent participant on AEW programming this yr, he has been concerned with the ROH model in latest months. He competed on the Supercard of Honor and Loss of life Earlier than Dishonor pay-per-views earlier this yr. Throughout a media name previous to Loss of life Earlier than Dishonor, Tony Khan advised Wrestling Inc.’s Senior Information Editor Nick Hausman that he envisions Cabana being a part of ROH’s future, stating that he’ll be “nice” for the corporate “shifting ahead and simply generally.”