Ex-WWE star to shockingly turn heel & join Jon Moxley's Death Riders on AEW Dynamite? Exploring the possibility

The Death Riders faction is getting stronger with every passing week. Former AEW TNT Champion Daniel Garcia recently joined it, and it appears that Jon Moxley has immense faith in him. Currently, this faction, apart from Moxley (the leader) and Garcia, consists of Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Marina Shafir, and PAC.

Daniel Garcia shocked the world recently by joining the Death Riders. Thousands worldwide were dejected to see this. The Red Death's once-close friend, Daddy Magic (Matt Menard), was heartbroken. When Garcia turned heel a few weeks ago by attacking Darby Allin, Magic was at a loss for words.

On the latest episode of Collision, the former WWE star and The Paragon locked horns with the heel faction's Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, and Jon Moxley. The latter won this match with conviction. Furthermore, the former AEW TNT Champion brutalized his former best friend.

It is unlikely that the story between Garcia and Daddy Magic is over. Their paths will definitely cross again. There is also a strong possibility that The Red Death will convince the former WWE star to join Moxley's faction and turn heel in the process. It may happen as early as this week's Dynamite. After all, the Death Riders stable is a dominant force, and the only way to deal with it right now is to join Moxley and Co.

That said, all this is speculation at this point. Only time will tell what the future holds for Matt Menard in All Elite Wrestling. It will be interesting to see him portray a heel character, though.

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Former AEW star Saraya turned down a relationship angle with Daddy Magic

In a May 2025 episode of her Rulebreakers podcast, former AEW Women's World Champion Saraya revealed that the company once pitched a romantic storyline between her and Daddy Magic. However, she turned it down.

"I’ve managed to go my whole career without doing a love storyline. I wasn’t going to start now,” she said. [H/T: SEScoops]

Daddy Magic and his tag team partner, Angelo Parker, were signed to WWE from 2016 to 2021. Their time in the Stamford-based company was underwhelming.