Backstage at Wrestle Kingdom 18

Backstage at Dynamite | Riley hangs out with Matt & Nick backstage before AEW Dynamite starts

Backstage | Riley and Penelope hang out backstage at AEW Full Gear before Riley has to get ready for her match

Backstage | Riley hangs out with Penelope, Kris, and Julia backstage at AEW Dynamite before the show starts.

Backstage at Dynamite | While Riley's mom stays home with Ella and Ottilie, Riley takes Mia and Jax with her to AEW Dynamite since they love going to work with her but haven't gotten to go in a long time. She lets them run around backstage and play with all her coworkers they've gotten to know the last few years. Later, they get to play in the ring with "Uncle" Matt and "Uncle" Nick. They play-wrestle Nick while Matt acts as the referee, and a few other wrestlers join in to play with them before everyone has to go backstage to get ready for Dynamite.

Backstage | Riley hangs out with Mariah and Harley backstage at AEW Dynamite

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Backstage at Dynamite | Riley and Ottilie hang out backstage at AEW Dynamite with Penelope and Mariah while Kenny attends to his EVP duties. A little bit later, once Matt, Nick, and Adam learn that Riley has Ottilie with her, they stop by catering a whisk her baby away so they can play with her.

Backstage at Dynamite | After arriving to the arena for Dynamite, Riley settles her stuff in the locker room and goes to catch up with Matt and Nick since she hasn't seen them in a few weeks. After briefly catching up, she leaves them and Kenny so they can attend to their EVP duties. Riley makes her rounds backstage saying hello to everyone since she's been gone for a while. As soon as Penelope finds her, they head to catering together. They facetime Allie (a.k.a The Bunny) who has since departed AEW while Riley was gone. After their call ends, Riley gets to meet AEW's newest signee, Mariah May. She invites Mariah to sit with her and Penelope, and they have a nice conversation before the show starts.

Arriving in Tokyo | Riley and her mom fly to Tokyo, Japan to get ready for Riley's match at WrestleKingdom. They check into the Tokyo Dome Hotel, and Riley's surprised to find out Stardom reserved the nicest suite for her and her mom. After getting their stuff settled in their rooms, Riley facetimes Kenny and the kids to let them know they arrived safely in Tokyo. Kenny can still sense that Riley's sad about not having him with her, so he does his best to cheer her up. Later after getting some rest, Riley and her mom have dinner in one of the hotels' restaurants overlooking the Tokyo Dome. Riley tells her mom all about the historic venue since this is her mom's first time being with her in Japan.

Backstage at Dynamite | Riley arrives backstage at AEW Dynamite, and on her way to find Mariah, she runs into Don. Now that they're no longer in a storyline together, they haven't had as much time to talk like they used to. They sit for a few minutes to catch up and Riley asks Don for some advice on issues she's been dealing with.