Who was under the mask on AEW Dynamite?
The matchup was an interesting one to say the least on Wednesday evening as Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett battled in a Texas Chainsaw Massacre Deathmatch. The match featured several references to the horror franchise, as the match was sponsored by the upcoming video game release for the IP.
The match would end up even including Leatherface, who came out with a chainsaw as the match reached its final stretch. He would chase away Karen Jarrett during his spot, with him having little actual effect on the matchup.
Fightful Select now reports that Dean Alexander was under the mask for the sponsored moment.
The identity of Leatherface is confirmed. Leatherface appeared on the August 16 AEW Dynamite in a match of the year contender, seeing Jeff Jarrett defeat Jeff Hardy in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre match, which received universal acclaim and zero criticism from literally anyone that watched it, ever. Towards the end of the match, Texas Chainsaw Massacre star Leatherface made an appearance, chasing several heels backstage. We’ve since learned who was portraying the iconic horror movie star. Fightful Select has learned that Dean Alexander portrayed the role of Leatherface for the event. Alexander has been wrestling for All Elite Wrestling for about two and a half years, first appearing at the March 2021 AEW Dark tapings. He’s worked at least three dozen dates since then, and regularly teamed with Rosario Grillo and Carlie Bravo. Perhaps his most prominent match was teaming with Kidd Bandit against Too Fast, Too Fuego.
Fightful Select
The sponsored segment was worth over 100,000 dollars after all was said and done.
Prior to the matchup, Jeff Jarrett confirmed that Leatherface would show up during the matchup on Wednesday.
Jarrett would end up scoring the victory after Satnam Singh chokeslammed Hardy.
Follow Corey at @CoreyBrennanBS on Twitter
If you enjoy Bodyslam’s content, you can help donate to the site here. You can also visit our PWTees store and buy Bodyslam official merchandise here.
You can listen to all of Bodyslam’s podcasts by following us on Spotify and subscribing to our YouTube Channel, or any of your favorite podcast platforms.ⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘⓘ
