Instead of taking verbal digs at WWE’s creative team and the imminent WrestleMania event, Ray believes McAfee would have fared better by aiming them at Rhodes. As an example, Ray noted that McAfee could have disparaged Rhodes’ quality as a champion or as the face of WWE. Rhodes regained the Undisputed WWE Championship last month, with Orton, his former mentor, then turning on him en route to their title clash at WrestleMania 42.

“Busted Open Radio” co-host Dave LaGreca called the potential consequences of McAfee’s involvement and statements toward the feud “crazy.” Still, LaGreca admitted that a part of him is intrigued by them.

According to Ray, the overall interest level amongst fans is likely dependent on the follow-up storyline content seen on the remaining episodes of “WWE Raw” and “SmackDown” ahead of WrestleMania. “What other type of follow-up can you possibly think of other than Pat McAfee or Randy Orton talking about the same thing? Is there more depth to this?

“So you want to say you’re intrigued by it, you’re interested by it. If a monkey ran into the ring and threw s*** into the fifth row, I’m interested in it. I want to see what the monkey does next. Okay, so what are they going to say next? When we spoke last Friday, we said this surprise, this reveal, whoever it is, needs to encourage people to want to pay to watch the product more. As of right now, with the perception of what went on, do you think people want to pay to watch the product more?” Ray asked, to which LaGreca responded negatively.

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit “Busted Open Radio” with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Private Party star Marq Quen is on the shelf, according to his tag partner, Isiah Kassidy, on “AEW Collision,” and a new report revealed just what may have happened to the former AEW World Tag Team Champion. According to Fightful Select, Quen’s absence is injury related.

The outlet reported, in an update about Kyle Fletcher’s status, as well, that it was implied Quen has suffered a tear of some sort. Another source claimed that Quen would miss “significant time.” Private Party had just returned from a year-long long hiatus on “AEW Dynamite” on February 11, when they were revealed as the mystery team in a match against the Young Bucks and The Rascalz.

Quen most recently wrestled on the March 28 edition of “Collision” when he and Kassidy were defeated by the Death Riders’ Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia. In addition to that match and the number one contendership three-way match ultimately won by the Young Bucks, Private Party wrestled three other matches in 2026, including two in House of Glory.

This isn’t Quen’s first time out with injury during his time in AEW. In December 2022, he suffered a torn pectoral muscle during an episode of “AEW Rampage.” He was out for over a year following reconstruction surgery, and returned in January 2024 on “Dynamite.”

Private Party won the AEW World Tag Team Championships from the Bucks on an October 2024 edition of “Dynamite.” They dropped the belts to the Hurt Syndicate the following January, and disappeared from AEW television until this February.

Although AEW just saw Will Ospreay rejoin its roster at Revolution following neck surgery, it’s been announced that another one of the brand’s most reliable in-ring stars is expected to be sidelined for an extended period of time. 

According to Fightful Select, TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher suffered a meniscus injury which will put him out of action immediately. In addition, there are other injuries that he recently sustained which is expected to prolong his time away from the ring. At this time, the future of the TNT Championship is uncertain, with AEW yet to reveal if the title will be vacated following Fletcher’s injury.

After the March 28 edition of “AEW Collision,” it was reported that Fletcher had left the arena in a walking boot following his win over The Rascalz alongside Mark Davis. Just over a week ago, there was uncertainty surrounding the severity of Fletcher’s health status, but a meniscus injury usually results in weeks to months of recovery. At the time of this writing, Fletcher has currently held the TNT Championship for 54 days and has defended the title against stars like Robbie Eagles, Mike Bailey and Mark Briscoe, which were also his last three singles matches before getting injured.

On Monday, Fightful Select reported Private Party’s Marq Quen has also suffered an injury and will miss a significant amount of time due to an unspecific tear. Quen’s injury comes at an unfortunate time as he and his parter Isiah Kassidy just returned to AEW programming after being absent for a full year.