Lio Rush, Shota Umino, Mistico, & Hechicero Make Surprise Appearances at Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Show

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in Inglewood, California featured New Japan Pro Wrestling talent Shota Umino, NJPW and indies talent Lio Rush, and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre talents Mistico and Hechicero making surprise appearances. Besides them, CMLL talent Stephanie Vaquer also made a surprise appearance on the show.

All four made their surprise appearances during the AEW World Championship #1 Contender Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet match in the main event of the show.

Mistico was the first of the group to come out as the third entrant and was followed by Umino as the fifth, Rush as the seventh, and Hechicero as the ninth and final entrant.

Místico is here!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@caristicomx pic.twitter.com/jKAScuGLEg

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 30, 2024

IT’S SHOTA UMINO!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@Shooter_us | @WillOspreay | @caristicomx | @JayWhiteNZ pic.twitter.com/ngUp163Zzw

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 30, 2024

Lio Rush returns to AEW in the Casino Gauntlet as #AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS pic.twitter.com/fS083mVkC6

— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) May 30, 2024

The Mad Scientist Hechicero goes straight to work!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@_ReyHechicero pic.twitter.com/VxFAoKbGIY

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 30, 2024

This was Mistico’s first appearance since this past March, Hechicero’s first appearance since this past February, Umino’s first appearance since June of 2023, and Rush’s first appearance since December of 2021 in AEW.