AEW: Chicago TV Tapings & All Out 2021 Details, Several Talent Absent at Dynamite, Anna Jay Update

Jul 2, 2021

AEW Announces Details for Set of TV Tapings & All Out 2021 in Chicago

AEW recently announced new ticket information for their upcoming set of events in the Chicago area of Illinois this September.

The company announced that they will be holding an AEW Dynamite show on September 1st at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

The company also announced that they will be holding an AEW Rampage show on September 3rd at the same venue.

Besides the upcoming set of AEW television shows, AEW will also be holding this year’s All Out event at the same venue as well.

Tickets for all three upcoming events were announced to officially go on sale starting on July 9th at 11AM EST.

Official press release:

All Elite Wrestling brings a week-long spectacular this September to Chicago!
All Elite Wrestling returns to the Now Arena in Chicago, IL with a week-long spectacular beginning September 1st for AEW Dynamite, September 3rd for AEW Rampage, and September 5th for the All Out Pay-Per-View. Tickets for this historic event line-up will go on sale Friday, July 9, at 10am CT/11am ET via AEWTix.com and Ticketmaster.com.
AEW Dynamite – Wednesday, September 1
AEW Rampage – Friday, September 3
AEW All Out – Sunday, September 5

Several Notable Talent Absent Backstage at This Week’s AEW Dynamite Taping

Fightful Select reported that several notable big name talents were absent backstage during the tapings for this past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite at Daily’s Place.

Jon Moxley reportedly was one of those absent from this week’s tapings. It was reported that the official reason for his absence was due to AEW officials had given him time off for paternity leave reasons. Moxley and his wife Renee Paquette had announced the birth of their first child last month.

FTR’s Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood reportedly were also absent from this week’s tapings. The reason for FTR’s absence reportedly is currently not known.

Anna Jay Injury Status Update

As noted before, Anna Jay has been out of action for AEW since this past February due to a shoulder injury.

A recent episode of the Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette podcast had Jay as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Jay providing a status update on the rehab of her shoulder injury and potential return to the ring.

“I ended up tearing my labrum in my shoulder again in training.They think maybe that the first surgery was not 100% well done, and I just tore my labrum and found out. Obviously, I was really bummed out, but I’m hoping, fingers crossed, that this surgery is the charm and I don’t have to worry about this ever again. Unfortunately, injuries are part of what we do…
I don’t really know. I know everything’s going on track how it should. Of course, the doctors don’t really want to [give a specific target date for return] just because it could change and I don’t really know, but everything’s going as it should. Obviously, I hope sooner than later, but then again, I’m not rushing it, so I don’t really have a timeframe yet, but we’ll see.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com