Remembering Brodie Lee 13-minute read AEW
Jon Huber, known in wrestling as Brodie Lee and Luke Harper, passed away suddenly on December 26, from non-COVID related lung issues. He was 41. In a year rife with shock and tragedy within the wrestling industry, his passing registers as one of the biggest: Universally loved by his peers, lauded for his dedication to fatherhood and his commitment to his friends, and professionally in the middle of a creative renaissance that instantly made him one of the most compelling characters on television, it is hard impossible, even to imagine wrestling without Jon Huber, but here we are.
We look back at the good and bad of last week s major events as well as where this all leads in the current issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We ve got TLC coverage, looking at the card, with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.
Also in this issue:
Our new feature of Performer of the Week and match of the week.
Tokyo Dome show as well as talk of the new restrictions and just how much money the restrictions are costing the company, the lineup of both nights and more stories regarding the show.
WWE Slammy Awards for the serious and not-so-serious.
As noted, AEW President, CEO & General Manager Tony Khan announced today that Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite episode on TNT will be now a tribute to Brodie Lee (Jon Huber, fka Luke Harper). Harper passed away at the age of 41 on Saturday due to a non-COVID-19 lung issue.
Khan announced a special card for Wednesday’s tribute show, which will see the favorite wrestlers of Lee’s son Brodie Jr. team up, for one night only. Khan announced Orange Cassidy, Cody Rhodes and Preston “10” Vance vs. Team Taz as one of the matches. He noted in a follow-up tweet that these are three of Brodie Jr.’s favorite wrestlers.
– As previously reported, tomorrow night’s episode of AEW Dynamite will be a tribute show to the late Brodie Lee (real name Jonathan Huber), who tragically passed away last Saturday. AEW changed up the lineup to make it a tribute show, and the previously planned New Year’s Smash lineups will be shifted to January 6 and 13. Dave Meltzer discussed the changes to Dynamite on today’s Wrestling Observer Radio.
According to Meltzer, AEW also plans to tape the second New Year’s Smash edition of AEW Dynamite on January 6. As previously noted, rapper Snoop Dogg was set to appear on New Year’s Smash Night 2 when it was slated to air on that night in a guest commentary role. However, Meltzer speculated with the taping changes, Snoop Dogg could still hypothetically appear on the January 13 show if his material is taped on January 6. Either that, or he and Chris Jericho could swap places for their commentary gigs.