Author: John Bass

AEW Full Gear 11/13/2021

DATE: November 13, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
AVAILABLE ON: Bleacher Report, the B/R App, and connected devices, Traditional PPV, FITE (Outside of US/Canada)

The cost to stream AEW Full Gear on Bleacher Report is $49.99. You can pre-order the event at this link. A Spanish-language broadcast is also available.

Bleacher Report connected devices include Roku, FireTV and Xbox. Fans watching on the B/R App will be able to comment on the matches in real-time with other app users. Bleacher Report will also cover and amplify Full Gear across its most engaged social channels.

AEW Full Gear will also stream on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada for $49.99. Cable TV providers include Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, Fios, U-Verse and Optimum, among others in the United States, plus Rogers, Bell, Shaw, SaskTel and TELUS in Canada. Satellite providers include DISH and DIRECTV. International viewers will be able to stream the show via FITE. Also, you can click here for details on Full Gear airing in select movie theaters in the United States.

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AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Hangman Page

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Britt Baker (c) vs. Tay Conti

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Lucha Brothers (c) vs. FTR

WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR TOURNAMENT FINALS
Bryan Danielson vs. Miro

MINNEAPOLIS STREET FIGHT
Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz) vs. American Top Team (Men of the Year, Junior Dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski, and Dan Lambert)

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Jurassic Express and Christian Cage vs. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks

Eddie Kingston vs. CM Punk

Darby Allin vs. MJF

Cody Rhodes and PAC vs. Malakai Black and Andrade El Idolo

THE BUY IN
Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter vs. Thunder Rosa and Hikaru Shida

Main Take Aways From Thursday’s Media Call With AEW CEO And President Tony Khan

Below are the main take aways from the media call on Thursday with AEW CEO and President Tony Khan.

Khan also promoted and hyped up this Saturday’s Full Gear PPV.

He likes the four-hour length of the pay-per-view main cards.He didn’t say whether he was interested in signing any Ring of Honor talent or buying the tape library but to stay tuned to his product because you never know.

He said there will likely be some visual tweaks when Dynamite moves to TBS in January.

He confirmed that they will hold a Battle of the Belts show and said they are going to kick off 2022 strong.

He credited Sonjay Dutt with helping put together the Lio Rush/Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal/Lee Moriarty match Wednesday. He loves Rush and after he retired, he was in his ear to get him to return.

He said his relationship with New Japan is great and likely that more talent is to come as a result.

He reiterated the importance of the TBS title and to think of it as a sibling title to the TNT title.

Sources: WrestleView and F4WOnline

AEW Rampage Preview 11/12/21

Tonight’s AEW Rampage go-home episode for Full Gear will air live on TNT from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

* Bobby Fish vs. Jungle Boy

* Lumberjack Match: Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Hardy

Immediately following Rampage, TNT will air the “Countdown to Full Gear” at 11 pm EST.

WWE SmackDown Preview 11/12/21

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

WWE has announced just one match for tonight’s show and that’s a non-title bout between King Xavier Woods and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. This will be for the control of the blue brand.

It’s believed that tonight’s SmackDown will also feature the in-ring TV return of Sheamus, but that has not been announced as of this writing.

Impact Wrestling Preview 11/11/21

Less than two weeks away from Turning Point, what will happen on an all-new IMPACT? Find out this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!

* Impact World Championship #1 Contenders Match: Matt Cardona vs. Eddie Edwards vs. W. Morrissey

* Kaleb With a K vs. Minoru Suzuki

* Mercedes Martinez vs. Madison Rayne

* Impact World Tag Title #1 Contenders Match: Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) vs. FinJuice

* Rohit Raju w/Raj Singh vs. Rocky Romero

* Undead Bridesmaids vs. Decay

* Savannah Evans w/Tasha Steelz vs. Rachael Ellering w/Jordynne Grace

The Undertaker To Undergo Multiple Upcoming Surgeries

WWE Legend The Undertaker is set to undergo various operations in the near future.

Taker appeared on The Norm & D Invasion on Sportsradio 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas on Wednesday and revealed that he needs a right knee replacement. The Undertaker said he has surgeries lined up, but is waiting until hunting season ends before he goes under the knife.

“Both my hips are partial hip replacements already. I need… I need a right knee, so I have surgeries lined up. I just… I gotta wait until hunting season is over for [them],” Taker said when asked how he feels physically these days.

The Undertaker was also asked if he misses performing in the ring.

“I miss performing in front of our live audiences, especially around WrestleMania time,” he said. “It’s just, you know, it’s the game. I was very blessed to have a very long career where I was active for so many years, but the body can only take so much and deliver so much, and for me that time. I realized at the last WrestleMania that I had, that I did [WrestleMania 36] that my time had come.”

The Undertaker announced his retirement in 2020, and had his “Final Farewell” ceremony at the 2020 WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Taker’s last bout was the Boneyard Match win over AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, which was a cinematic-style contest. His last in-ring match came at WWE Super ShowDown in February 2020, when he made a surprise appearance to win the Gauntlet Match for the Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy, last eliminating Styles for the victory. Before that he teamed with current WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns to defeat Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon at Extreme Rules 2019, and prior to that his last standard singles match came at Super ShowDown 2019, when he defeated WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Update On “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan Following Recent Prostate Cancer Surgery

WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan took to Twitter this week with an update on how he’s doing after his recent prostate cancer surgery.

As noted, Jim Duggan announced in late October that he was going in for prostate cancer surgery, which came after an emergency surgery earlier in the month. He had known about the cancer diagnosis for about a year. Hacksaw underwent successful surgery on October 29 at the MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) Hospital in Charleston, SC, and planned to take a break from social media but he’s already back online with this update.

In this new video, Jim Duggan noted how he’s at home and doing much better. He thanked everyone for their support, and announced that he’s had to cancel the rest of his 2021 bookings. Duggan hopes to get back on the road in 2022, but nothing has been announced as of this writing.

“Hi everybody, I’d just like to give everybody a quick update after my back-to-back surgeries,” Jim Duggan said. “Obviously I’m home, doing well, feeling much, much better, and I wanted to say thank you to everyone for the thoughts, the prayers, the good wishes. You know, it’s humbling to have so many people all over the world care. I’ll tell you, it means a lot. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you so much to so many folks for checking in on me. I’d also like to say I’m sorry and I hope you all understand that I’m going to have to cancel the rest of the shows for this year, but we’re looking forward to traveling the world next year, God willing, and so hopefully we’ll see you down the road. Again, thank you very much for all the good wishes and prayers. God bless, and hopefully see you soon.”

The 67 year old Jim Duggan has dealt with multiple health issues in recent years, and underwent a heart procedure in March 2019. He was also hospitalized in September 2019. Hacksaw appeared on The Wrestling Inc. Daily in January 2020 and said he was doing great after health issues the previous year, and dropped around 40 pounds after listening to his doctor. He also said at that time that he had wrestled his last match, but he’s continued to take bookings for various appearances.

https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1458568092066492422

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW Fusion: ALPHA Preview 11/10/21

Major League Wrestling returns tonight at 7pm ET with Fusion: ALPHA, streaming worldwide for free on MLW’s YouTube channel, Fite.TV and Saturdays on beIN Sports. 

  • Opera Cup Semi-Finals: Davey Richards vs. Bobby Fish
  • World Tag Team Champions Los Parks vs. 5150
  • 12 Man Survival Tag Team Match: EJ Nduka, Richard Holliday, Savio Vega, The Blue Meanie, Warhorse, and Zenshi vs. Ikuro Kwon, KC Navarro, King Mo, Gino Medina, Kevin Ku and The Beastman with Kimchee

Opera Cup semi-final action headlines an action packed edition of Fusion: ALPHA, presented by newlawoffice.com.

“The American Wolf” Davey Richards rumbles with outsider Bobby Fish in a high stakes Opera Cup semi-finals match to determine the first wrestler who will move on to the 2021 Opera Cup finals.

Can Davey outgun an all elite striker and move one step closer to completing what many view as the comeback of the year, or could Bobby Fish quite possibly knock off a heavy tournament favorite and show up in another promotion with the Opera Cup trophy in a couple weeks? 

In trios action, Los Parks step into the ring with 5150. Cesar Duran’s thirst for violence is sure to be quenched as Los Campeones finally step into the ring with Konnan’s new crew in front of a rabid South Philly crowd.

The final countdown to War Chamber begins. CONTRA’s forces are strengthening and with just seven days remaining until the monumental event, the question remains: WHO will step up and join forces with Hammerstone, Richard Holliday and EJ Nduka to battle the global dealers in violence inside the demonic structure? 

Cesar Duran has requested a special meeting with Willow Nightingale. As rumors of an impending Women’s Featherweight Championship tournament continue to pick up steam, what sort of devious proposition could El Jefe have in store for The Babe With The Power?

PLUS: Just seven days before they join forces with their boy Hammer in War Chamber, EJ Nduka and Richard Holliday lead an star squad into battle as they team with Savio Vega, Warhorse, Zenshi, and the Blue Meanie to take on CONTRA’s Ikuro Kwon, KC Navarro, King Mo, Gino Medina, Kevin Ku, and The Beastman with Kimchee in 12 on 12 Survival Tag action!

Join Rich Bocchini, Joe Debrowski, and broadcast journalist Alicia Atout as MLW presents Fusion: ALPHA! 

AEW Dynamite Preview 11/10/21

AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the go-home episode for this Saturday’s Full Gear PPV.

* AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Hangman Page contract signing for their Full Gear title match

* Bryan Danielson vs. Rocky Romero with Orange Cassidy

* Dax Harwood vs. PAC

* AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, and Rebel vs. Tay Conti, Thunder Rosa, and Anna Jay

* Lio Rush and Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal and Lee Moriarty

TakeOver Branding Dropped For Upcoming NXT 2.0 WarGames Event

WWE has confirmed that NXT 2.0 will run a WarGames event in 2021. Interestingly, the TakeOver branding is absent from all promotional artwork.

WarGames is officially coming back! On December 5, NXT will play host to the carnage that is WarGames in what will be the brand’s first pay-per-view since TakeOver 36 back in August. It will also be the first pay-per-view of the 2.0 era, which may explain why the TakeOver is branding is nowhere to be seen.

The 2021 WarGames event was announced during this week’s edition of NXT 2.0. The word “TakeOver” is absent from the promotional artwork that has been shared so far, and was not mentioned in any of WWE’s social media posts regarding the upcoming event.

NXT pay-per-views have used the TakeOver branding since 2014’s inaugural TakeOver event, which went down at Full Sail University on May 29 of that year and was the second-ever pay-per-view of WWE’s then-fledgling developmental brand. The brand’s first pay-per-view was called Arrival, but after TakeOver, every subsequent NXT pay-per-view was called TakeOver followed by a subheading (typically the name of the city in which the event was taking place, or a number denoting the number of TakeOvers that have occurred up to that point).

The WarGames match concept was dreamt up by the legendary Dusty Rhodes and originally held in the National Wrestling Alliance. It later became an annual event in WCW.

Source: TheSportster