Author: John Bass

AEW Holds Their First-Ever Intergender Tag Team Match

Earlier this week, AEW announced their first-ever mixed tag team match with AEW Women’s Champion Riho and new AEW World Tag Team Champion Kenny Omega vs. Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford, to take place on AEW World Champion Chris Jericho’s cruise. It was noted that the match was somewhat of a tryout for the company as Omega wants to have more mixed tag team action in AEW, perhaps an entire division worth.

The match was held on Jericho’s “Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea” last night as the main event, which saw Omega and Riho get the win.

WWE only does male vs. male and female vs. female action in their mixed tag team matches, but this match was different as there was a good amount of intergender wrestling. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Live that there was a lot of spots with Omega vs. Ford and Riho vs. Sabian in the match.

Omega reportedly hit his Dragon Suplex on Ford at one point and word is that he didn’t hold back at all. Omega then cut a post-match promo in the ring and said the company wasn’t sure if this would be the first and last mixed tag team match in AEW as they weren’t sure how fans would react, but apparently the match was received well by the fans on the ship.

There’s no word yet on if AEW will be moving forward with the intergender division.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Star Rich Swann Undergoes Ankle Surgery

Impact Wrestling star Rich Swann underwent surgery yesterday to repair a recent ankle injury.

Impact tweeted on Thursday saying, “Wishing [Rich Swann] all the best as he goes into surgery today. Get well soon!” His wife Su Yung also wrote, “If anyone wants to leave a message for my husband Rich Swann, please do as he goes into surgery. Prayers are welcome.”

Swann suffered the injury before Impact’s Hard To Kill pay-per-view earlier this month at  Impact Bash at the Brewery 2 and it forced his partner to wrestle their scheduled match at Hard To Kill alone.

The exact injury Rich suffered has not been made public at this time.

Bray Wyatt Reaches Out To Mother Of Autistic WWE Fan After Bullying Incident At School

WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt reached out to a mother on Twitter after her son was bullied at school for being autistic.

The woman tagged WWE and Wyatt in a tweet, noting that her son was attacked by another student at school. The bully broke her son’s WWE PopSocket and cut his Wyatt t-shirt with a pair of scissors.

“@WWE @WWEBrayWyatt my boy was attacked by another student at school. His wwe popsocket was broken and his bray wyatt shirt was ripped by the kid cutting him with scissors. He’s tougher than a bully #autism #autismfamily #wwefan,” the mother wrote, attaching a photo of her son in a hospital room.

The Fiend wrote back and arranged to send the boy a gift, adding that he’s got his back.

“Dm me size and where to send it. Tell him I got his six,” Wyatt wrote.

This isn’t the first time that Wyatt has used social media to do a good deed for a fan. You can see their full exchange below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

New Feature Movie On The Von Erich Family Being Developed

Filmmaker Sean Durkin is currently working on a feature film about WWE Hall of Famers The Von Erich Family, according to Deadline.

Durkin is working with producers Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, under their House Productions banner, on the movie about the legendary family of pro wrestlers. BBC Films boss Rose Garnett is co-financing development of the project, along with House.

“I’m very excited about this one,” Durkin told Deadline about the Von Erichs movie. “It’s another family portrait, about a wrestling family who revolutionized the sport and then suffered tragedy.”

“Sean is an extraordinary filmmaker and we’re excited to be working with him,” added Tessa Ross.

It looks like the movie will look at the legendary Von Erichs that have passed, their last surviving brother, Kevin Von Erich, and his sons who currently wrestle for Major League Wrestling – MLW Tag Team Champions Ross & Marshall Von Erich.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jerry “The King” Lawler Wins Title In “Career Vs. Title” Match At Arkansas Indie Event

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler is a champion once again at the age of 70.

The Championship Wrestling of Arkansas indie promotion sent word that the WWE RAW announcer defeated Matt Riviera in a “Title vs. Career” match this past weekend at their No Surrender event to become the new CWA Arkansas Heavyweight Champion.

You can see video from the match below. The bout was the main event of last Saturday’s show at the Maumelle Event Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The CWA No Surrender event will be available for streaming soon on CWAWrestlingNetwork.com. Legendary Memphis Wrestling announcer Dave Brown, who recently appeared on AEW TV, helped do commentary for the event.

Lawler tweeted on the match and wrote, “My career is save for another match! New Arkansas Heavyweight Champion!”

You can see Lawler’s full tweet below, along with a few photos from the event:

https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1219766701992050693

https://twitter.com/JerryLawler/status/1219772790276009985

https://twitter.com/ralowes/status/1219012098413539333

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 1/22/20

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air from Chris Jericho’s cruise (Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea: Part Deux) as it heads from Miami, Florida to the Bahamas. The show was taped yesterday.

* SCU (c) vs. Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (AEW World Tag Team Championship)

* PAC vs. Jon Moxley (Number One Contender Match for the AEW World Championship)

* Jurassic Express vs. AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, Santana, and Ortiz

* Britt Baker vs. Priscilla Kelly

* Joey Janela vs. MJF (with Wardlow)

WWE NXT Preview 1/22/20

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will air live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University with the final hype for Saturday’s Worlds Collide event.

  • Keith Lee to challenge NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong
  • Matt Riddle & Pete Dunne clash with Imperium in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semifinal action
  • Undisputed ERA and Grizzled Young Veterans meet in Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semifinals
  • How will tensions rise ahead of Worlds Collide?

Blue Demon Jr.’s TV Show Gets Pilot Order At Disney Channel

Disney Channel has given a cast-contingent pilot order to Blue Demon Jr.’s TV show, “Ultra Violet & Blue Demon,” according to Deadline. Casting is currently underway in Los Angeles and Mexico.

“Ultra Violet & Blue Demon” is about a 13-year-old girl who finds out that her famed luchador uncle (Blue Demon Jr.) is actually a superhero and is picked to be his successor.

Blue Demon Jr. is also the executive producer of the show along with “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit.

Blue Demon Jr. was the first Mexican wrestler to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He’s also a former AAA Latin American Champion and Mexican National Cruiserweight Champion.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Superstar Asuka Posts On Social Media About Escaping The Fashion Show Mall Shooting

The Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating a shooting that happened last night at the Fashion Show Mall, according to 8 News NOW. There are reportedly three people injured.

WWE star Asuka was at the venue at the time of the shooting. She tweeted about the situation, updating fans that she escaped and noted that it was a GUESS store that protected her.

“I just escaped,” Asuka wrote on Twitter. “There was a scream in front of me at #FashionShowMall. It was like shooting. #GUESS near the shooting range protected me.”

https://twitter.com/WWEAsuka/status/1219821812378488832

https://twitter.com/SMAlvaranga/status/1219823505195192320

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Preview 1/21/20

Tonight on Impact at 8/7c on AXS TV. The action returns to Mexico City as the fallout from Hard To Kill continues.

* Sami Callihan made it very clear to Tessa that he wasn’t finished with her when he hijacked her Championship interview. How will Tessa respond to Callihan’s chilling message from last week?

* Taurus vs. Rhino vs. Moose

* What’s on the mind of Willie Mack?

* Havok vs. Rosemary