AEW News Roundup: Roman Reigns reveals his current relationship with Jon Moxley, Sting's in ring work praised by fellow veteran, WWE veteran discusses possible role for Lex Luger in AEW

AEW has seen an influx of viewership over the past week as Dynamite gained 12.82% in television ratings. Naturally, all the attention to the brand drew out some important personalities in the wrestling industry.

Sting shocked the world by debuting in All Elite Wrestling at Dynamite's Winter is Coming special a little over a year ago. The 62 year old has managed to shatter the glass ceiling once again, even as he competes with far younger talents. Due to his acclaimed work in AEW, The Icon drew praise this week from an old colleague.

The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns also contributed to AEW news this past week, as he finally opened up about Jon Moxley. And could All Elite Wrestling become the home of another WWE legend?

5. TNA veteran Chris Harris believes Sting has busted fans' perception of his in-ring limitations in AEW

Sting had a lengthy run in TNA, where the Icon reinvented himself several times. During his time in the promotion, he undoubtedly caught the eyes of many wrestlers. One such wrestler is Chris Harris.

Harris was signed to WCW during its final few years. Hardcore fans will recall that the 48 year old veteran was the infamous Fake Sting in an angle used by the nWo to make The Icon look bad. Harris went on to use the gimmick in TNA during a feud between Sting and Jeff Jarrett.

While discussing Sting's most recent match on the It's My Wrestling podcast, Harris said that the 62-year-old star proved everybody's presumption wrong via the in-ring work in his recent match on AEW Dynamite:

"But yeah, if you were ever wondering if they were gonna hide him in the tag team match with Darby and Darby is going to do all the work, well, that's not what we saw last night,'' said Harris. ''Darby was taken out, so Sting did all the work, and he hung in there, man, and he performed, and you know, we got what we got." (26:34)

Sting has definitely been shocking fans with his in-ring acumen, but it seems like his current AEW run has come as a surprise to his fellow wrestlers as well.

4. Chris Harris expressed his dissapointment in WWE's booking of Sting

In the same podcast, Chris Harris also discussed Sting's WWE run, noting his misuse by the company. Harris noted that The Icon was likely not surprised by the way WWE booked him after they'd been vying to sign him for years.

The former TNA star also believes that Sting's match against Triple H was exciting, but wound up as an exclamation point on the old WWE vs WCW narrative:

"I think the general consensus is that it took years and years for them [WWE] to finally get him, and I think he [Sting] would probably agree that they just they didn't use him like they should have. But you know, are we really surprised about that?" Harris said. "I mean, they get the biggest star from WCW and don't do much with him at all. When he gets his WrestleMania moment with Triple H, I think it was exciting. You know, we got DX, we got the nWo. That was all exciting, but in the end they kind of put down the legend." (25:18)

3. Jim Cornette speculated on the potential of Lex Luger in AEW

Speaking on Episode 228 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru Podcast, Cornette commented on whether Lex Luger could have a role in AEW. The former WWE manager noted that Luger was never the "most dynamic" in his promo deliveries and that this could limit an on-screen role.

"Lex is legitimately in a wheelchair now, everybody knows that, so he couldn't be a heel, because how're you going to be a heel when you feel sorry for the guy?" Cornette said. "As far as a teacher, Lex would be happy to talk to the young guys and tell them anything he could and give them the benefit of his experience, but honestly could be in [the] form of a lot of things not to do outside the ring rather than what to do inside the ring." (01:30)

Luger has not been involved in wrestling for many years, so a managerial or training role could be a good fit for the ex-wrestler.

2. Ricky Starks took to Twitter to claim that Roman Reigns wants to be like him after a fan tagged him in a post

Recently a fan took to Twitter to share a photo of Roman Reigns during the Royal Rumble. Comically, the Tribal Chief is seen holding his head in a similar way to Ricky Starks' signature pose. Though unintentional, the pose caught the attention of Starks himself.

The AEW star responded with a screenshot of himself looking over his shoulder as Reigns often does. The FTW Champion even used the Universal Champion's signature motto, "Acknowledge Me."

As of this writing, the Tribal Chief has not responded.

1. Roman Reigns revealed that he no longer hangs out with Jon Moxley

Reigns recently spoke out about his personal relationship with Jon Moxley during an appearance on the SI Media podcast. The Tribal Chief revealed that he once always hung out with the AEW star and lamented that they were "super tight" in the past.

“(...)Me and him [Moxley] were super tight. Within the Shield and maybe even a little bit closer. When it comes to whether we were wrestlers or not, me and Mox, we’re friends, you know what I mean? Like we’re the kind that can just hang out and have a beer. Well, I guess not anymore,” said Reigns. (24:40)

Reigns will likely no longer be able to hang out and drink beer with Jon Moxley due to the former AEW Champion being off the beverage. But aside from Moxley's lifestyle change, the two sadly don't seem to be very close anymore.