AEW: Willow Nightingale on Her Decision to Re-Sign with AEW, Dustin Rhodes To Undergo Double Knee Replacement Surgery, Mark Briscoe on Him “Starting To Get A Grasp” on Being A Singles Wrestler

Willow Nightingale Comments on Her Decision to Re-Sign with AEW

The Cleveland News-Herald held a recent interview with Willow Nightingale. One of the topics discussed included Nightingale’s decision to sign a new deal with AEW this past May to remain the company for the foreseeable future.

“The idea of entertaining free agency didn’t even really cross my mind. I mean, obviously, the thought was there because it’s a business at the end of the day, but I am so happy where I am, and I feel like my work here is so far from done. And the things that I love about wrestling the most are afforded to me here. I do get to travel and see the world, wrestle [in] other places, wrestle other people. But, also, I get to be a part of our locker room, and it’s changed and grown since I’ve started there, let alone from the people who were there from day one.”

Nightingale also gave her thoughts about her having high hopes for the future of the Women’s division in AEW.

“I would love to see all of the women get more opportunities and tag matches — even the things that may not necessarily be like me, ‘Willow is the champion,’ or me, whatever. If I could help the girls in any way, if I could help the women’s division and also thrive, I would be very satisfied with that.”

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Dustin Rhodes Double Knee Injury Update – Rhodes Says He Will Be Undergoing Double Knee Replacement Surgery

As noted before, Dustin Rhodes recently announced that he will need to undergo a “very invasive major” surgery soon, which was later revealed to be him dealing with a double knee injury.

Rhodes provided an update on Tuesday on Twitter announcing that he will be undergoing double knee replacement surgery on August 21st.

“Knees are both destroyed. I have to go under the knife August 21st. They can’t actually fix the damage so we are getting 2 knee Replacements. Damn! #KeepSteppin

By the way…….This Is NOT THE END

Knees are both destroyed. I have to go under the knife August 21st. They can't actually fix the damage so we are getting 2 knee Replacements. Damn! #KeepSteppin

By the way…….This Is NOT THE END pic.twitter.com/TyhbZHXRBT

— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) August 5, 2025

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Mark Briscoe Comments on Him “Starting To Get A Grasp” on Being A Singles Wrestler

A recent episode of The F Y’All Podcast with C.T. Fletcher featured Mark Briscoe as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Briscoe’s thoughts about him transitioning to a singles star after being a tag team specialist for so long in his wrestling career.

“Man, it’s been an interesting journey, you know what I mean? Like, at first, tag team specialist, like you said. It’s like… (a) tag team match, you’re going there guns blazing until you’re out of ammo. Then you tag out and you reload while your brother goes in there guns blazing until he’s out of ammo, tag out, you know what I mean? So now it’s more of a thing of pace and tempo and just the cadence of the match and strategically knowing when you got to- you got to keep them lungs, you got to keep them lungs right. You know what I mean? You got to keep them lungs right. But yeah, it’s one of them things, I’m starting to get a grasp on it and I’m starting to get more comfortable with it and man, I’m smelling that gold. Smelling that gold in them there heels.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com