Why AEW Didn't Punish Sammy Guevara For Dynamite Fight
Another account on Sammy Guevara, Andrade El Idolo, and their contrasting AEW punishments.
Andrade El Idolo and Sammy Guevara were dealt with in different ways following their backstage brawl at this week's AEW Dynamite. While Andrade was sent home, then removed from a match with Dark Order's 10 scheduled for Friday's Rampage, Guevara stayed on the show, teaming with Chris Jericho to defeat Daniel Garcia and Bryan Danielson in the Dynamite main event.
Various accounts of what happened between the two have emerged since Wednesday. In this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer unpacks one that might explain why Guevara went unpunished.
Describing his source as "someone I would personally trust the most in a situation like this", Meltzer reports that per this account, Andrade attacked Guevara without warning. The former WWE star landed a couple of punches before things were broken up. Sammy wasn't hurt, while AEW decided not to punish him because he was attacked and did not fight back.
Meltzer also covers another account stating that Andrade "spun Guevara around by the arm." Sammy shoved him in response, leading to El Idolo throwing the two punches. Again, this source stated that Andrade started it, adding that although Guevara shouldn't have shoved him, he was doing so in retaliation.
Chris Jericho reported went to bat for Guevara, saying he shouldn't be punished as he didn't throw a punch back.
Fightful reported on Thursday that the majority of accounts painted Andrade, not Sammy, as the aggressor. Guevara reportedly made attempts not to get involved in a fight.