AEW found more than just another celebrity duo in The Costco Guys. After wins over QT Marshall, Johnny TV and MxM Collection, plus The Don Callis Family, AJ and Big Justice have solidified their spots in the world of AEW and ROH. However, one of Tony Khan’s biggest heels escalated things in a major way this weekend.
All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor partnered with ACTION Wrestling for DEAN 3~!!! earlier this week, held before and after Saturday’s TV tapings from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. This marked the third tribute show held in honor of the late Dean Rasmussen. The founder of the DVDVR website passed away in 2023 at the age of 62.
After the first ACTION DEAN~!!! event took place in April 2024, DEAN 2~!!! was held during AEW’s Double Or Nothing 2025 Weekend. Tony Khan posted on the original DVDVR forum under the “CoachTonyK” handle.
Big Justice Choked Out By Don Callis At AEW Tapings
Big Justice and AJ, along with The Rizzler are known on social media as The Costco Guys, appeared to be just another celebrity act in AEW until it was revealed that Andrew “AJ” Befumo Jr. worked the Northeast indies in the past. AJ and son Eric Justice Befumo have had a significant presence in AEW since then, and have feuded with The Don Callis Family in recent months.
AEW’s recent All In pre-show saw AJ, Hologram, Tomohiro Ishii, and Kyle O’Reilly defeat The Don Callis Family’s Lance Archer, Rocky Romero, Trent, and Hechicero. AJ snapped after hiss on was harmed. The feud continued at Saturday’s AEW-ROH tapings at the former ECW Arena.
The tapings featured an angle with AJ confronting The Don Callis Family, during the DEAN 3~!!! portion of the event. As seen below, the heels took out AJ at one point, and Big Justice tried to make the save. The clip has gone viral with many wondering why Callis would be choking out Justice.
Heres my angle of Big Justice getting choked out by Don Callis pic.twitter.com/mmpiKpKwD3
— G W 💫 (@GWtheMark) September 7, 2025