Earlier this week, it was revealed AEW is suing TrillerTV and its parent company, Triller Group Inc. over late payments to the tune of just under $5 million. Prior to that, TrillerTV filed its own lawsuit against its parent company, saying it can’t pay its debts to companies like AEW, as it has been abandoned by Triller Group Inc. According to Dave Meltzer on “Wrestling Observer Radio,” things with TrillerTV overall haven’t been good even before AEW gave it written notice back at the beginning of 2025.

“I remember being told, I’m going to say late 2024, maybe even earlier, some of the companies were telling me ‘They’re getting late on paying us,’ and things like that, but nobody went public with it, because I guess it’d be bad publicity,” Meltzer said. “When they got, I think it was about a million and a half behind, in January 2025, AEW wrote them a letter and basically said, ‘You’re behind. You’re in danger of breaching the contract.’ So [Triller] went to their parent company and basically said, ‘We need money. We need to pay these people.’ According to the lawsuit, the Triller Group, which is the parent company, said, ‘Okay, we’ll send you the money.’ Then they never send them the money.”

While TrillerTV has been home to other promotions, such as House of Glory and GCW over the years, according to Meltzer, AEW was about 25 percent of its revenue, possibly even more. AEW ended its relationship with TrillerTV in April and launched its own service, MyAEW, internationally the month prior, where fans can watch weekly programming as well as pay-per-views.

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Since its inception in 2019, AEW has held events in some of the most iconic venues in all of sport. Wembley Stadium in London, Arena Mexico in Mexico City, and Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City, but there’s another famous venue in New York that has alluded AEW since the very beginning, Madison Square Garden. 

“The World’s Most Famous Arena” is a cornerstone of the wrestling business, and several AEW stars, including The Young Bucks and MJF, have recently come out separately and said that their dream venue for an AEW show is MSG, causing many fans to speculate whether a show at MSG is on the horizon. However, that is not the case as Dave Meltzer wrote in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW does not have anything booked for MSG. 

Meltzer noted that if AEW did manage to run MSG, the company would be able to sell out the building fairly easily, especially if it was for a pay-per-view. With that said, the arena is extremely expensive to shoot television out of between venue and union costs, meaning that the aforementioned Arthur Ashe Stadium, or the Louis Armstrong Stadium where AEW Double or Nothing 2026 is being held, is much more cost effective despite not being in Manhattan.

There was a chance for AEW to run MSG in the past as company President Tony Khan revealed in late 2025 that the first-ever episode of “AEW Dynamite” was originally slated to take place at the famous venue. A date was offered to the company and it was on the cards for AEW’s flagship show to debut in New York City. However, the people who offered Khan the date ended up leaving their positions, and the people who took over rescinded the offer as they felt it would anger WWE. 

For several weeks, many within the WWE Universe were quick to acknowledge that their “OTC” and World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns was advertised for a slew of shows in June. But immediately after that announcement, he was pulled from them. Now, he’s back on most of them. With so much confusion in the air, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter was quick to clear any disarray. And from what was expressed, it appears there was some miscommunication backstage.

According to the publication, it appears there was a mistake in communications, as most of the shows he was set to be on – then taken off from – were advertised before they were finalized. He is said to be back on the shows he was once pulled from.

As it stands now, fans can expect to see “The Head of the Table” at the Clash in Italy PLE (Sunday, May 31), as well as at these following shows: “WWE Raw” on June 1 in Turin, Piedmont Region, Italy, the June 15th edition of “Raw” in Baltimore, Maryland, and once again on the red brand on June 29, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. As of this writing, there is still no confirmation as to whether he’ll appear at the Night of Champions PLE on Saturday, June 27, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Since winning the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk at WrestleMania 42, Reigns has had one title defense so far, which was against his cousin Jacob Fatu at Backlash earlier this month. “The Samoan Werewolf” remains a bane of “The OTC’s,” as the former United States Champion has since unleashed two violent beatdowns that not only decimated the champion, but their other cousins Jimmy and Jey Uso as well.

Ultimately, Cena’s goal is too give exposure to “NXT” talent, sharing that he understands those who have been waiting for their chance to get called up to the main roster for years, but for one night, they have the opportunity to alter the trajectory of their career.

“Show the world what you have. On top of it, if you steal the show — maybe you’re not lucky enough to get the 1-2-3 and get your hand raised — every participant qualifies for a fan all-star vote. So you could be recognized as the night’s champion.”

Cena also continued to address the mixed reaction to his recent announcement, claiming that new ideas always create differing opinions. “I’m trying to do something new. WWE is trying to do something new. That’s going to come with praise and critique,” Cena said. “As one of the most polarizing figures in WWE over the past 23 years, man, it wouldn’t be normal if there weren’t folks cheering and folks that weren’t.”

When Cena retired from professional wrestling last December at Saturday Night’s Main Event against GUNTHER, the entire undercard of the show featured “NXT” talent, all of whom have since been called up to the main roster.