Nixon Newell & Miranda Alize Done with AEW After Creative Dispute

It looks like Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize won’t be returning to AEW any time soon.

After their now-public dispute over a three-minute match on the November 8 episode of AEW Collision, things appear to have gone south behind the scenes. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, AEW has no plans to book the duo moving forward.

“All I know is I do not expect these two to be booked in AEW.”

That blunt statement follows days of back-and-forth narratives. Reports initially claimed Newell and Alize walked out of the show after being unhappy with their match time. But during her Twitch stream, Newell denied any disrespect and explained their decision came after a mutual conversation with AEW staff. She said the match went from being of “substance” to just 3 minutes, and they felt it wouldn’t help anyone look good.

“We decided as a couple, as wrestlers independently, that 3 minutes isn’t going to make anyone look good. As wrestlers, we want everyone to look good.”

Rather than cause a scene, the two respectfully bowed out and offered the spot to someone else.

“We were polite, we were respectful… We said, ‘Hey, I don’t think 3 minutes is going to benefit us, not just us but everyone in the tag team.’”

They were told they were free to leave, and later spotted out getting food and drinks, which sparked online speculation about them walking out.

“They texted us and told us to go… so we got some food.”

Newell also slammed the “twisted” headlines that painted the story as a dramatic walkout, insisting there was no bad blood.

Still, the fallout appears to be real. With AEW reportedly cutting ties for now, fans may not see Newell or Alize back on AEW or ROH programming anytime soon.

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