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AEW has made it their business to bring back legends to their company. In the short period of their existence, they have already brought back some of the top names of the yesteryears. Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, and Tully Blanchard are all regular parts of AEW programming in non-wrestling roles.
Most of the legends have returned to non-wrestling roles, although there have been exceptions in the form of DDP and The Rock N’ Roll Express.
However, when there are legends taking part in proceedings, there’s always a chance they can be attacked. While AEW does not have a Legend Killer like Randy Orton, a large number of legends have been attacked over the course of their shows.
In this article, we will take a look at five wrestling legends who were attacked on AEW.
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#5 Jake Roberts – AEW Dynamite (February 10)
Jake Roberts was at ringside for the Falls Count Anywhere Match between the team of Jon Moxley and Lance Archer and the team of Kenny Omega and Kenta.
Omega and Archer faced each other for most of the match, while Jon Moxley was fighting KENTA. They brought everything to the table and fought all over the arena as both teams looked to ensure that they were the ones who got the win.
The two teams battled each other as they looked to take each other out and while it was a violent match, during it Jake Roberts found himself the target of The Good Brothers. At one point, Roberts was attacked by The Good Brothers, before they turned their focus to Lance Archer as well.
The assault by The Good Brothers was the beginning of the end for Moxley and Archer, and soon after, Omega was able to pick up the win, pinning Archer after an assisted One-Winged Angel put him away.
#4 Dean Malenko – AEW Dynamite (May 28 and June 18)
Dean Malenko signed with AEW to primarily work in a backstage role. However, as a wrestling legend, he has made some appearances in a non-wrestling role as well. One such appearance was when MJF decided to attack Dean Malenko off-camera and lure The Inner Circle out to the stadium on an episode of AEW ahead of their Stadium Stampede Match during their celebration segment. On their way to the arena, the Pinnacle ambushed them,
However, that was not the only time Malenko suffered an attack in AEW. Jake Hager faced Wardlow in an MMA Cage Fight and defeated him. However, after the match, MJF and Shawn Spears attacked Chris Jericho and Hager. Dean Malenko stopped MJF from breaking Jericho’s arm, but MJF punched the legend and retreated.
#3 Arn Anderson – AEW Dynamite (March 31)
On the March 31st episode of AEW Dynamite, QT Marshall faced Cody Rhodes in an Exhibition Match. There had been some conflict within the Nightmare Family and Cody had been hoping a match would help solve it. The referee of the match was none other than Arn Anderson himself.
However, at a point in the match, QT Marshall suddenly hit Arn Anderson with a cheap shot before walking away from the ring. The Nightmare Family entered the ring to check on him, but things changed suddenly. Nick Comoroto, Aaron Solow, and Anthony Ogogo suddenly started to attack the rest of the Nightmare Family, taking them out.
The betrayal saw Dustin Rhodes hit with a piledriver on the steel steps and Cody Rhodes knocked out with a body shot, but thankfully Brandi Rhodes saved him from having his head smashed in with a steel chair.
#2 Konnan – AEW Dynamite (June 26)
Konnan has made several appearances on AEW, but the legend’s most recent appearance was not too good for him. He faced off with Tully Blanchard in the ring to promote Santana and Ortiz’s match against FTR, but during the appearance, things went wrong.
He had previously appeared in the Stadium Stampede match when FTR fought Santana and Ortiz in the club. However, during the face-off, instead of Santana and Ortiz, FTR showed up wearing hoodies. They attacked the legend and beat him down, before hitting him with a Spike Piledriver.
#1 The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express – AEW Dynamite (August 12)
On August 12, 2020, AEW was hosting Tag Team Appreciation Night. Legendary tag teams such as Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard appeared with The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express. They appeared with The Young Bucks and FTR. The two new tag teams expressed their respect for the two legendary teams.
Anderson called FTR the best tag team in the world, while Ricky Morton called The Young Bucks the current best team. Shawn Spears appeared and Anderson left the ring, following which there was a scuffle in the ring. The Young Bucks left the ring to talk to Blanchard and Spears. Blanchard was seemingly upset, and FTR chose that moment to attack The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express. They hit Morton with a spiked piledriver and took out Gibson.
Soon afterward, Tully Blanchard would be revealed as FTR’s manager.
