Rumor: Sammy Guevara's AEW and ROH Absence Unexplained
Summary: Unconfirmed: Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp reportedly said on Nov. 9 in a Q&A that Sammy Guevara's months-long absence from AEW and ROH TV is not tied to an injury. No reason was given. AEW has not commented.
Single source, not confirmed. Heat 1/5 · Whisper
This is a rumor and it is not confirmed. Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp reportedly said in a Q&A that Sammy Guevara has not been on AEW or ROH television for months for reasons that are not an injury, per PWMania and eWrestlingNews on Monday, Nov. 9. No reason was given. AEW has not commented.
The quick version
- Not confirmed by AEW, ROH or Guevara. We did not read the Q&A, which is behind Fightful Select's paywall.
- Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. Sapp is the origin. PWMania and eWrestlingNews relay him, and both describe the same answer.
- Heat 1 of 5. The report says what the absence is not. It does not say why it is happening or when it ends.
What is being reported
Both outlets say a fan asked Sapp about Guevara and The Kingdom in the latest Fightful Select Answers Q&A. PWMania says The Kingdom has kept appearing on ROH programming while Guevara has not. Sapp reportedly said Guevara has worked other shows, including two for World Series Wrestling in Australia over the past weekend, and that there is no information on why he has not been used more on ROH television.
PWMania and eWrestlingNews both say there is no word on when he will return to AEW or ROH. The Q&A is paywalled, so these are their summaries and not Sapp's words.
What we know for certain
- Both outlets say his last ROH appearance was at Death Before Dishonor in August, in a four-way for the ROH World Tag Team Championships with The Beast Mortos. They say his last AEW TV appearance came in June, in a trios title challenge with RUSH and Dralistico that came up short.
- World Series Wrestling's site lists Guevara on its MegaMania lineup for Nov. 2 in Sydney. We did not check which dates he worked over the weekend.
- We found nothing from AEW or ROH about his status.
For the other name from that trio, see our Dralistico story.
What would confirm or kill it
An AEW or ROH announcement of a return, a booking or a release would settle his status. A statement from Guevara would do the same. If any of those comes, we will relabel this story and say so.
Reported by: Sean Ross Sapp in Fightful Select's Select Answers Q&A, as summarized by PWMania (James Hetfield, Nov. 9) and eWrestlingNews (Ryan Clark, Nov. 9). The original is paywalled and we did not read it. 411Mania's page was blocked by a security check, so we saw only a search excerpt that agrees. Reliability: Single source, not confirmed. We did not contact AEW, ROH or Guevara.
Sources
- PWMania (James Hetfield), "Backstage Update On Sammy Guevara's AEW And ROH Absence", Nov. 9, 2026 (the Q&A summary, the last ROH and AEW appearances). https://www.pwmania.com/backstage-update-on-sammy-guevaras-aew-and-roh-absence
- eWrestlingNews (Ryan Clark), "Sammy Guevara-AEW Update", Nov. 9, 2026 (second summary of the same answer). https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/aew/sammy-guevara-aew-update-2
- Fightful Select (Sean Ross Sapp), "Select Answers: Absences, Drew McIntyre, Possible Tag Teams, MITB briefcase", Nov. 9, 2026. Paywalled, we did not read it. https://www.patreon.com/fightful/posts/select-answers-174629545
- 411Mania, "Update On Sammy Guevara Amid AEW/ROH Absence", Nov. 2026, seen as a search excerpt only. https://411mania.com/wrestling/update-sammy-guevara-aew-roh-absence
- World Series Wrestling, "WSW MegaMania 2026 - Sydney" event page (Nov. 2 lineup), read Nov. 9, 2026. https://worldserieswrestling.com.au/shows/megamania-2026-sydney
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read two summaries of one Q&A answer, checked the wrestling company's own page for the lineup, and searched our site for an earlier Guevara story. We did not contact AEW or ROH.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.