Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat announced as special guest for AEW Dynamite

Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett on the next AEW Dynamite will have a special guest.

Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat will appear as a special guest at ringside during the Danielson vs. Jarrett bout set for the Wednesday, August 7 AEW Dynamite.

The addition of Steamboat was announced during Friday’s AEW Rampage episode.

Steamboat last appeared for AEW at Revolution as the guest timekeeper for Sting’s retirement match on March 3 in Greensboro.

Danielson is set to challenge Swerve Strickland for the AEW World title at All In at Wembley Stadium later this month. Jarrett has been part of the build to that title bout as he has served as a motivator to Danielson.

Already announced for Dynamite are Katsuyori Shibata in action against The Learning Tree’s Bryan Keith, plus an MJF vs. Kyle Fletcher American title eliminator bout.

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, August 7 —

  • Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett with Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat as special guest
  • AEW American title eliminator: MJF vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Keith

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Ethan Renner
Ethan Renner

An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.