Riho was crowned AEW Women’s World Champion after defeating Nyla Rose on the debut episode of All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite on TNT last night in Washington, DC., which was the hometown of Rose
Prior to the match, Britt Baker joined Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, and Excalibur at the commentary desk and expressed her intention to challenge for the title in the near future.
Former NXT Champion Finn Bálor made a surprise return to WWE NXT last night.
Bálor confronted current NXT Champion Adam Cole following his victory over Matt Riddle in the opening match.
Bálor proclaimed – “As of now, Finn Bálor is NXT.”
Bálor’s last NXT match was on 30 July 2016, when he teamed with Shinsuke Nakamura to defeat Bobby Roode and Samoa Joe. The former Universal Champion recently went on a hiatus from the main roster after losing to “The Fiend” at SummerSlam.
AEW will air their first-ever TNT TV show from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. at 8 pm ET
* Jon Moxley appears live
* Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara
* Hangman Adam Page vs. PAC
* MJF vs. Brandon Cutler
* Nyla Rose vs. Riho to crown the first-ever AEW Women’s Champion
* The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs. AEW World Champion Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz
NXT will air live on the USA Network from Full Sail Live in Winter Park, Florida at 8 ET.
Over the past few weeks, Major League Wrestling’s Court Bauer has been doing everything to secure his brand as one of the fastest growing wrestling companies in the world today. That includes growing the MLW women’s division.
After teasing the signing of a top female star, pen went to paper today. Zeda Zhang has signed a multi-year deal with MLW.
“Zeda is an instant threat to all within the women’s division and I look forward to her matches for years to come here in MLW,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer in a press release. “Zeda is not only a great athlete but a great role model and person. I’m ecstatic to have her join MLW.”
A participant in WWE’s Mae Young Classic, Zeda returns to MLW for the first time since 2018. The former MMA star has recently worked all over the world and has trained with CIMA in China.
This is the first of many signings MLW will hope to lock up as they are expected to announce a true women’s division and championship within the next few months.
There’s now speculation on The Bella Twins possibly returning to WWE TV on Friday’s SmackDown FOX premiere from Los Angeles.
Nikki and sister Brie Bella participated in a special photo shoot on Tuesday, and Nikki posted a video to her Instagram Stories that is fueling the return rumors. You can see that video below.
“OK, doing a super fun soot today. It’s a surprise, can’t wait to tell all about it,” she said. She continued and pointed at a piece of her ring gear, adding, “I might have to wear that Friday. But yeah, so many surprises.”
Nikki later wrote in another IG post that featured her inside of a boxing ring, “little sneak peek”
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Source: Wrestling Inc.
ITV in the UK has announced schedule changes for the weekly AEW Dynamite show.
It was announced last week that the two-hour AEW Dynamite show would air on Sunday mornings at 8:20am, followed by a one-hour highlight show on Monday nights at 11:45pm. This led to a significant amount of backlash from fans, who weren’t satisfied with the Sunday morning timeslot, and being forced to wait several days before they could watch the weekly AEW show, which airs on Wednesday nights on TNT.
ITV announced today that the full two-hour Dynamite show will be available for viewing on the ITV Hub at 7pm on Thursdays, beginning tomorrow. Dynamite will then air at 11:20pm on ITV4 on Friday nights. The Sunday morning timeslot will also stay, as will the Monday night one-hour highlight show.
ITV will also air AEW pay-per-views live, beginning with Full Gear on November 9.
Below is the full Twitter announcement from ITV:
https://twitter.com/ITVWrestling/status/1179391575891349510
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Ring of Honor star Bandido underwent knee surgery yesterday, according to PWInsider.
Bandido wasn’t medically cleared to wrestle at Death Before Dishonor Fallout because of a knee injury. He was supposed to be in the ROH Final Battle Number One Contender Tournament but was replaced by PJ Black.
Bandido is expected to be out for 7 to 8 weeks.
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon is making the media rounds this week to promote Friday’s big WWE SmackDown FOX premiere from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. As seen below, McMahon appeared on FS1’s First Things First program earlier today, with hosts Cris Carter, Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe.
Stephanie was asked what the new FOX partnership means for WWE, and how exciting this time of year is for them. She said the partnership has been years in the making, if not destined to be, and the two companies are a perfect match.
“Words really can’t describe how excited we are,” Stephanie said. “This is a partnership that I think has been many, many years in the making, if not destined to be. FOX is the best at live television, the best at sports, the best at events, and I like to think that WWE is the same. So, we’re, I think, a perfect match. A perfect tag team, if you will.”
Carter noted how WWE has done a great job at re-branding, and asked Stephanie how to explain WWE to newcomers to try and generate more interest in Friday’s show, and why they should tune in. Stephanie said fans tuning in for the first time will see something they’ve never seen before, a true spectacle.
“They’re going to see something that they’ve never seen before,” she said. “It truly is a spectacle and it is the best combination of sports and entertainment. So, you break down the storytelling piece – it’s no different than anything else that’s out there. It’s protagonist vs. antagonist, with conflict resolution. The only difference is our conflicts are settled inside a 20×20 foot ring, with some of the greatest live action that you can see, in any sport or entertainment property.”
Stephanie and Triple H currently have three daughters together – 13 year old Aurora Rose, 11 year old Murphy Claire, and 9 year old Vaughn Evelyn. Carter asked Stephanie if she would encourage their daughters to get involved with the business once they were of age, and that’s when she revealed that Aurora has already started training for an in-ring career one day.
“My oldest daughter has already started training,” Stephanie revealed. “And I would encourage them to follow their passion, you know, whatever they believe in, as long as they work hard at it. I believe in a strong work ethic and I believe they can do anything in the world they wanna do, but they’re gonna have to believe in themselves and work hard.”
Stephanie also promoted The Rock’s big return to TV on Friday’s SmackDown FOX premiere, which will also be the SmackDown 20th Anniversary special.
“Absolutely, The Rock is going to be there on Friday, on Friday Night SmackDown,” she said. “This Friday, live on FOX at 8pm ET, and he’s going to layeth the smacketh down on the entire audience. I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do.”
Finally, Stephanie was asked if she plans on making a return to the ring.
“Well, I can’t give that away,” she laughed. “Anything can happen in WWE. Mother – daughter tag team? No, it’s not… but maybe.”
The hosts ended the interview by welcoming Stephanie and WWE to the FOX family. She said it’s her privilege to be a part of the family. She also talked about WWE changing the women’s division during the Women’s Revolution, female Superstars headlining WrestleMania 35, and more during the interview.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
TSN has officially announced that AEW Dynamite will air each week on that network, live at 8pm ET on Wednesday nights.
TSN and TSN Direct subscribers can watch the weekly AEW Dynamite show on all streaming platforms, and on the network’s 5 national TV feeds.
“For many, many years, Canada has been home not only to some of the most legendary wrestlers ever, both past and present, but also to some of the most knowledgeable and passionate fans anywhere in the world today,” said AEW President and CEO Tony Khan in a press release. “I’m thrilled that we are teaming with TSN to show AEW DYNAMITE live in Canada. TSN has great history broadcasting wrestling, and I know they will be a great partner for AEW and our fans.”
Its now confirmed that AEW Dynamite will air live in Canada and the United States each week, on TSN and TNT. It will also air in the UK on ITV4, on Sunday mornings at 8am. AEW is working to have ITV air Dynamite live, but the updated deal has not been announced. It was also announced that Fite.TV will offer an AEW Plus package, which allows international viewers to stream the show live for $4.99 per month.
Below is the official announcement from TSN with full details:
TSN Announces New Partnership with ALL ELITE WRESTLING, Becoming the Canadian Home of Weekly Series AEW DYNAMITE, Beginning October 2– AEW DYNAMITE is headlined by Canadian wrestling superstars Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Shawn Spears, Allie, and more –
TORONTO (October 1, 2019) – TSN announced today a partnership with the new professional wrestling promotion ALL ELITE WRESTLING (AEW) to deliver live coverage of the weekly live wrestling show, AEW DYNAMITE, kicking off Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the famed Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
TSN and TSN Direct subscribers can watch the all-new AEW DYNAMITE every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on TSN’s digital streaming platforms, including TSN.ca and the TSN app, and on the network’s five national television feeds (subject to final scheduling confirmation). TSN’s AEW DYNAMITE schedule for the month of October is as follows:
* Wednesday, Oct. 2: 8 p.m. ET on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and TSN2
* Wednesday, Oct. 9: 8 p.m. ET on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and TSN2
* Wednesday, Oct. 16: 8 p.m. ET on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and TSN2
* Wednesday, Oct. 23: 8 p.m. ET on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and TSN2
* Wednesday, Oct. 30: 8 p.m. ET on TSN.ca, the TSN app, and TSN3Among the featured wrestlers competing in AEW’s highly anticipated, action-packed matches are Canadian superstars Chris Jericho, the inaugural and current AEW World Champion; and Kenny Omega, the subject of the acclaimed, fan-favourite documentary OMEGA MAN: A WRESTLING LOVE STORY, part of TSN’s award-winning series ENGRAVED ON A NATION.
“For many, many years, Canada has been home not only to some of the most legendary wrestlers ever, both past and present, but also to some of the most knowledgeable and passionate fans anywhere in the world today,” said Tony Khan, CEO of AEW. “I’m thrilled that we are teaming with TSN to show AEW DYNAMITE live in Canada. TSN has great history broadcasting wrestling, and I know they will be a great partner for AEW and our fans.”
“We were overwhelmed with fans’ outpouring of support for our OMEGA MAN documentary earlier this year, and that incredible response has primed TSN to showcase Kenny Omega and the rest of AEW’s high-octane talent for fans across the country,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President, Discovery and TSN. “AEW DYNAMITE is headlined by two Canadian mega-stars alongside a growing roster of must-see wrestlers, and we’re very excited to deliver the wrestling world’s game-changing new series to TSN subscribers.”
AEW also features members of The Elite (Cody and Brandi Rhodes, Matt and Nick Jackson, and Hangman Adam Page) as well as Jon Moxley, Nyla Rose, Awesome Kong, and Dustin Rhodes, with renowned wrestling commentator Jim Ross calling the action.
TSN’s coverage of AEW DYNAMITE is also available for on-demand viewing to TSN and TSN Direct subscribers via TSN.ca/Live and the TSN app.
Source: Wrestling Inc
