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Isiah Kassidy shares what he did during AEW absence

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Isaiah Kassidy is shedding some light on what he’s been doing in the last year.

Prior to their return on last Wednesday’s Dynamite, he and Marq Quen hadn’t been on AEW television since losing the Tag Team titles to the Hurt Syndicate thirteen months prior. While Kassidy didn’t go into details regarding their long absence from AEW television, he did shed some light on what he has been doing outside of his AEW career on his vlog.

“I’ve been really consistent in the gym and consistent with training too, that’s why I said I think I’m ready,” he explained. “I’ve been picking up books, I’ve been traveling the world, getting to see family, getting closer to God…just creating moments and memories.”

“Despite everything that was going on in my career, I had a great time, man,” he added. “I didn’t let what was going on determine what I’m going to do outside of it. I still live my life. I still have a great time, I’m going to be honest.”

Kassidy also revealed that he got the news about Private Party’s return on February 5.

Private Party returned on Wednesday as the mystery wild card team in a match also featuring The Young Bucks and The Rascalz. Matt & Nick Jackson won the match, earning themselves a future title match against AEW Tag Team Champions FTR.

Private Party’s AEW contracts expiring soon

Posted on by Josh Nason

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Former AEW World Tag Team Champions Private Party may be taking their VIP velvet ropes elsewhere in the immediate future.

First reported by Dave Meltzer in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the AEW contracts of Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy are “up very soon.” No other details were given like if AEW is interested in keeping them.

Since losing the titles to The Hurt Syndicate in under ten minutes on a late-January 2025 edition of Dynamite, they haven’t been seen or heard from on either AEW or ROH TV. After winning the titles from the Young Bucks on the Fright Night Dynamite last October, the title loss to Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin ended an lackluster first championship run that resulted in just two successful title defenses.

The duo did appear for House of Glory in mid-March, but that’s been their only action since that title loss.

Quen and Kassidy are AEW originals, appearing on the company’s first-ever Fyter Fest, first-ever All Out, first-ever Dark, and the second-ever Dynamite where they upset the Bucks in the inaugural Tag Team title tournament.

If they do depart, they will join other talents whose contracts have or will expire soon like Mariah May, Abadon, Danhausen, Bear Bronson, Leyla Hirsch and Zak Knight.

Samoa Joe vs. Isiah Kassidy added to AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Two new matches have been added to AEW Dynamite.

Claudio Castagnoli will face Brian Cage in a singles match. Castagnoli challenged Mogul Embassay member and new AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland on Saturday’s Collision, coming up short. Another match will see Samoa Joe face Isiah Kassidy. This will be the first time Joe has appeared on AEW television since losing to Strickland at Dynasty earlier this month.

We will also hear from Orange Cassidy. After Trent Beretta defeated Chuck Taylor in a Parking Lot Brawl on Rampage, he confronted Beretta and told him to stop. Beretta instead attacked Taylor’s ankle with a wrench and blamed Cassidy for what he had done.

Here is the updated lineup for AEW Dynamite:

  • FTW Champion Chris Jericho defends against Katsuyori Shibata
  • Swerve Strickland’s AEW World title challenger for Double or Nothing revealed
  • TNT Champion Adam Copeland defends against a member of The House of Black
  • Serena Deeb vs. Mariah May
  • Kenny Omega appears
  • We’ll hear from Orange Cassidy
  • Samoa Joe vs. Isiah Kassidy
  • Claudio Castagnol vs. Brian Cage