AEW Tease New Nightmare Collective On Dark?

Did Dr. Luther and Mel try to recruit Jimmy Havoc last night?

by Andy H Murray
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Don't push the panic button just yet, but All Elite Wrestling appeared to tease a new version of The Nightmare Collective on last night's episode of Dark.

It went down while Jimmy Havoc wrestled Marko Stunt in the opener. Former Collective members Dr. Luther and Mel, who were last seen battering Awesome Kong out of the now-disbanded group, appeared on the ramp as the English brawler took control. Announcers Excalibur and Taz then speculated on why they were there, noting that the duo had turned attention towards Havoc.

"Are they looking to align with him? Are they looking to attack him?" asked Taz, so it looks like we're either getting Jimmy buddying up with the duo or wrestling one of them.

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The universally-derided Nightmare Collective was seemingly split when Brandi Rhodes' therapy session segments were abandoned and her former partners "injured" Kong. Rhodes was also seen on last night's Dark but was nowhere near Luther and Mel, instead accompanying Nightmare Family members Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall to the ring for the main event.

So are we set for something of a Nightmare Collective reboot in AEW? Let's see how it pans out.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.