A loaded update on Nixon Newell & Miranda Alize's AEW situation, conflicting info on another situation last weekend

Miranda Alize and Nixon Newell’s situation at the November 8 episode of AEW Collision caused controversy.

PWInsider originally reported that Miranda Alize and the former Tegan Nox, Nixon Newell, refused to lose to Anna Jay and Tay Conti. Fightful Select has heard that actually wasn’t the case. Instead, the duo requested more than the three minutes that were planned for the match. However, they were told that by then, the time for the show had been budgeted out and set. We’re told that the two then left the show about an hour before the it started. 

There was an immediate and immense reaction internally from AEW personalities and staff. One AEW staffer told Fightful that both Newell and Alize are talented, but that there was a push to “help Newell out” after she revealed she wasn’t getting many bookings. Another said that they were disappointed to hear about the situation, as this seemed out of character for Newell specifically.

Maya World and Hyan were provided the opportunity to fill in on short notice, and got a lot of praise for doing so. We’re told that they were over the moon about the last minute opportunity when it didn’t look like they’d be used.  AEW sources we spoke to claimed if Nixon and Miranda did say they'd rather other talent get the opportunity, things probably would have ended up better.

AEW sources and talent reached out and claimed this wasn’t the first issue with Newell in AEW, as there is conflicting information emerging about how the debut match went as well. Alize and Newell competed against Megan Bayne and Marina Shafir. Word made its way around the locker room that  Newell wasn’t happy that the match was being constructed as is. One of the point of contentions was said to be Megan Bayne selling for Newell and Alize, which at that point of establishing a new, dominant team, wasn’t really a decision Megan Bayne could make on her own. AEW talent usually know to clear that with coaches or producers when facing unsigned talent. 

One longtime friend of Newell chalked it up to Newell being excited about her debut, and then disappointed that things would end so quick. Another said that it felt like Newell wanted to get the match over with because of how things went setting it up.

Another source indicated that the frustration on Megan Bayne’s face during the match was legitimate as she was frustrated with what appeared to be a lack of cooperation on some of the spots.

Fightful did reach out to Nixon Newell, who denied there was a disagreement on the previous week’s show saying “No we had no disagreement, Miranda and I are really the only ones that have the details about how yesterday went.” When we elaborated on the details of the disagreement, we’d not gained a response as of the time of publishing the article.

We can confirm that Nixon Newell was also backstage at AEW Dynamite on November 5.

UPDATE:

Nixon Newell and Miranda Alize on their Twitch stream confirmed Fightful's report that they were at AEW Dynamite on Wednesday but there was nothing for them on the show. They came in on Saturday for Collision, and were given a match and say they presented ideas, and were informed of the short match. They decided that after the promo they did, that wouldn't benefit anyone.

They say they told AEW that they appreciated it and that there wasn't any negativity or a harsh walk out and spoke to everyone involved, and that they were told they were free to leave if they wanted. They also claimed that many people there were in agreement that 3 minutes was too short for them.

Nixon Newell also claimed she only has about a year left in wrestling.