10 Completely RANDOM Cameos In AEW

10. Rico Constantino

The AEW pay-per-view pre-show means nothing.

It doesn't increase pay-per-view buys. Nobody is spending the frankly ludicrous amount of their hard-earned dosh on AEW All In because Kip Sabian and Anthony Ogogo have been sent out for a cheap hometown pop.

Instead, the typically gargantuan 90-minute pre-shows are used to highlight the main card's matches, airing some well-produced VTs to explain the who, the what, and the why - only for these video packages to also air before the match begins anyway.

The complete lack of purpose that accompanies these Zero Hour specials was exemplified ahead of WrestleDream 2024. Maximum Male Models were booked to clash with The Acclaimed in a match booked specifically for the chronically online amongst AEW's fanbase. Max Caster and Anthony Bowens had Billy Gunn in their corner, so to even the odds, who did Mace and Mansoor enlist?

Rico Constantino.

The same Rico from WWE's Ruthless Aggression Era who served as Billy and Chuck's personal stylist and, later, 3-Minute Warning's mouthpiece.

The story at least made sense with Gunn across the ring post from him, but Christ, this appearance was the equivalent of pulling teeth.