AEW Dynamite notes: New set & entrance, Jim Ross returns
Image: AR Fox
AEW’s first Dynamite of 2026 featured a brand new set/entranceway and the end of their signature entrance tunnels.
The new look features a giant curved videoboard at the top followed by supporting videoboards underneath. However, there is now a single entrance meaning the separate heel/babyface circular entrance tunnels are no longer.
The injured AR Fox first revealed the new look on X Wednesday afternoon (seen below).
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WWE Hall of Fame announcer and AEW original Jim Ross made his return to the broadcast booth for the show from Tulsa, Oklahoma — the state where he currently lives.
Ross was introduced at the onset of the show and got his full entrance, remaining on commentary for the entire broadcast, his first since this past July’s AEW All In: Texas.
Battling health issues, which included successful colon cancer surgery, Ross said recently that he has been feeling better than he has in a long time, something he reiterated on the broadcast. The freshly turned 74-year-old signed a one-year deal this past summer to provide commentary on PPVs.
It’s unclear if he will return for March’s Revolution pay-per-view from Los Angeles or when his next appearance could be.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.