James Ellsworth is backstage at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, which is the site of tonight’s SmackDown and 205 Live, PWInsider is reporting.
Ellsworth posted these tweets:
@MegaTJP and I hanging in #Detroit pic.twitter.com/LiuFRZx2Ne
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) September 4, 2018
What’s there to do in Detroit early in the morning?
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) September 4, 2018
Ellsworth was last on WWE TV on July 24, when he was “fired” by SmackDown GM Paige. He’s also been posting about the “#RehireEllsworth” hashtag, urging Paige to rehire him.
Maybe he could technically show up on 205 Live since he was maybe only “fired” from SmackDown, or something.
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