Overview
- Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize left the Nov. 8 AEW Collision taping after being told their tag match would run about three minutes, and Hyan and Maya World filled in for a sub-two-minute loss to Tay Melo and Anna Jay.
- On a Twitch stream, Newell and Alize said the dispute was strictly over time allocation, not the finish, and that a producer told them they were free to go.
- AEW has not issued a detailed public statement, and the pair are not under AEW contracts, while reactions from wrestlers and staff have ranged from supportive to critical.
- Initial claims that they refused to lose were followed by reports of locker-room disappointment and alleged indie issues; Newell denied meeting the star named in one report and disputed the indie accounts.
- Fightful later viewed messages indicating at least one indie promoter remained on good terms with Newell, though a separate reported complaint about negotiations remains unresolved.