Category: AEW Dynamite

Alicia Atout Is All Elite, Confirms She’s Signed With AEW

Quietly, AEW has made some changes to their broadcasting team early in 2024. The promotion released long-time personality/ring announcer Dasha Gonzalez towards the end of March, and recently brought in Arkady Aura to serve as a backstage interviewer alongside Renee Paquette. And it looks as though the duo will be joined backstage by someone who previously had a cup of coffee in AEW.

Taking to X Wednesday night, Alicia Atout posted a photo of herself backstage at “AEW Dynamite,” revealing that she had signed with the promotion, and would be seeing fans every Wednesday. Atout wasted no time getting to work, conducting two social media exclusive interviews last night with Wheeler Yuta, following his emotional return after five months off recovering from a concussion, and Mark Briscoe after he defeated Brian Cage to qualify for the TNT Championship ladder match at Forbidden Door.

https://twitter.com/AliciaAtout/status/1798547609843642491
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1798552805927711164

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 6/5/2024

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live on TBS from the Blue Arena in Loveland, Colorado.

  • MJF makes his return to Dynamite
  • Wheeler Yuta is medically cleared to return and will be in action with Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley, as the BCC take on CMLL stars Volador Jr, Magnus, Rugido and Esfinge
  • AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Roderick Strong
  • Mariah May vs. Saraya
  • TV Time with Chris Jericho
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone’s took to social media to say she will be at tonight’s show.

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/29/2024

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live on TBS from the KIA Forum in Los Angeles, California.

  • Fallout from Double or Nothing
  • A new segment will debut on tonight’s show – TV Time with The Learning Tree Chris Jericho.
  • Casino Gauntlet Match for AEW World Title opportunity at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door III
  • Don Callis to present a contract
  • Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway will explain why they turned on Willow Nightingale at Double or Nothing
  • Mercedes Mone’s TBS Championship celebration
  • World Heavyweight Champion Swerve Strickland vs. Killswitch in a non-title bout
  • IWGP World Heavyweight title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Rocky Romero

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/22/2024

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California.

  • AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland vs. Nick Wayne
  • Orange Cassidy and Will Ospreay vs. Trent Beretta and AEW International Champion Roderick Strong
  • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Matt Sydal
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm & Mariah May vs. Saraya and Harley Cameron
  • Kyle O’Reilly vs. Malakai Black
  • FTW Title Eliminator 3-Way: HOOK vs. Bryan Keith vs. Katsuyori Shibata
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Satnam Singh
  • Bullet Club Gold will appear

AEW’s Eddie Kingston Injured, Darby Allin Returned, Will Replace Kingston In Anarchy In The Arena Match At Double Or Nothing

This past weekend, Eddie Kingston lost his NJPW Strong Openweight Championship at NJPW Strong Resurgence in a No Ropes Last Man Standing Match against Gabe Kidd, which saw Kingston suplexed out of the ring, his leg colliding with the barricade. It was recently speculated that Kingston was dealing with a legitimate, significant injury and the worst seems to be confirmed.

On “AEW Dynamite,” AEW EVPs Matt and Nick Jackson explained that Kingston was too injured to compete in the upcoming Anarchy In The Arena Match at AEW Double or Nothing on May 26. Kingston was supposed to team with FTR and former rival Bryan Danielson to defend AEW’s honor against The New Elite’s Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kazuchika Okada, and Jack Perry. There is no word on how long Kingston will be out of action. While the barricade legitimately injured Kingston, The Young Bucks and Jack Perry added narrative salt in the wound by attacking the former ROH World Champion after his loss. The attack marked the Bucks’ first time back in an NJPW ring since before AEW was founded in 2019.

Kingston took to Instagram to share a photo of him, seated in a wheelchair, smoking a cigar, captioned with a quote from famed amateur wrestler Dan Gable.

Kingston will be replaced by former AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin, who returned from numerous injuries, including being hit by a bus, to help FTR and Danielson fight off the New Elite at the end of the episode. According to Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez, Allin said he is not 100% heading into the brutal match, as on top of his many injuries, a superplex during the show’s main event led to Allin getting hit in the head with a beam while he was hiding under the ring.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/15/2024

AEW Dynamite live on TBA from the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington.

  • AEW World title eliminator: Swerve Strickland vs. Brian Cage
  • Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson vs. Kyle Fletcher & Jeff Cob
  • AEW Continental Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Dax Harwood
  • The Young Bucks vs. Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels
  • Toni Storm vs. Harley Cameron
  • Mercedes Mone-Willow Nightingale contract signing
  • Will Ospreay-Roderick Strong face-to-face
  • Adam Copeland calls out Malakai Black for Double or Nothing.
  • Hook returns

The Elite Give Kenny Omega Vicious Beating Following Emotional Promo On AEW Dynamite

In his first appearance on “AEW Dynamite” since December of 2023, Winnipeg’s hometown hero Kenny Omega detailed his struggles with diverticulitis, up to and including doctors telling him that he was staring down the barrel of a colostomy bag at best, and way too close for comfort to flat out dying at worst when he was diagnosed at the time. And while “The Cleaner” stated that he’d love to mix it up right now if it were up to him, he admitted that doctors told him that any blunt force trauma to his abdomen could be catastrophic. Enter: The Elite, who clearly cared not about their former comrade.

The familiar sound of coins hitting the floor hit first, with longtime Omega nemesis Kazuchika Okada entering the ring and inciting a staredown for the ages with Omega asking for “a few months” so they could run back their legendary New Japan Pro-Wrestling feud under the AEW umbrella just as soon as possible. But Okada hesitated and walked away, leading to an assault from Jack Perry and The Young Bucks that culminated in an EVP Trigger. As the beatdown ensued, FTR hit the ring to prevent any further damage, but eventually, once Omega was wheeled to the back on a gurney, about to be loaded into an ambulance, The Elite struck again, tossing Omega from the gurney and onto the cement floor as a distraught Dax Harwood looked on.

Omega, who admitted to being nervous about tonight’s appearance, hasn’t wrestled since defeating Ethan Page on “AEW Collision” in early December and hasn’t been seen at all since announcing via X that he would be out indefinitely due to his diagnosis.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite & Rampage Preview 5/1/2024

AEW Dynamite & Rampage will air live tonight on TBS from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Dynamite:

  • Kenny Omega returns
  • FTW Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
  • TNT Championship Cope Open: Adam Copeland (c) vs. a member of the House of Black
  • Serena Deeb vs. Mariah May
  • Samoa Joe vs. Isiah Kassidy
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brian Cage
  • We will hear from Orange Cassidy
  • Swerve Strickland’s AEW World title challenger for Double or Nothing revealed

Rampage:

Jay White vs. Dante Martin

Powerhouse Hobbs Reportedly Suffered Legit Injury During AEW Dynamite

Wednesday’s episode of “AEW Dynamite” at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida featured Powerhouse Hobbs challenging Jon Moxley for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. According to Bryan Alvarez on “Wrestling Observer Live,” Hobbs suffered a legitimate injury during his match against Moxley.

“That was not a worked knee injury,” Alvarez said. “[Hobbs] went for a high cross or something and smashed into the turnbuckles and injured his knee. He could barely walk, and he hopped his way back into the ring, hopped into like two spots, and got choked out.”

After about 10 minutes, the title bout came to an end via referee decision, leading to a post-match angle between Moxley and Konosuke Takeshita. It seems the feud between The Don Callis Family and Blackpool Combat Club will continue, but likely without any further involvement from Hobbs.

The match was initially set to go longer, with “Dynamite” reportedly scheduled for an overrun to take it past the normal 10 p.m. ending. However, due to the injury to Hobbs’ knee, the match ended early, allowing plenty of time for the angle involving Khan, the Young Bucks, and Jack Perry.

As of now, the severity of Hobbs’ injury is unclear. While he has been relatively active in recent months, Hobbs hasn’t picked up a significant victory since defeating Sammy Guevara on an episode of “AEW Collision” in late February.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Kenny Omega’s AEW Return Announced For 5/1 Dynamite In Winnipeg

Kenny Omega has been away from AEW programming for many months, dealing with a harrowing battle with Diverticulitis since December. Fans of the former AEW and IWGP Champion can breathe a sigh of relief, as “The Cleaner” is returning to AEW programming, at least for one night.

On Wednesday’s “Dynamite,” AEW announced that Omega would be in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for next week’s episode of “Dynamite.” It will mark Omega’s first appearance on AEW television since before AEW Worlds End. Omega had initially been slated to team with Chris Jericho to challenge Ricky Starks and Big Bill for the AEW World Tag Team Championship but a bout of diverticulitis forced him to be pulled from the event. According to Omega, the illness nearly cost him his life.

Omega has been away from AEW programming but has still be communicating with fans via his Twitch channel, where the former AEW World Tag Team Champion streams games and tells stories. Omega has said the illness has left him with “good days” and “bad days” and that it’s still too soon to see if he will be able to recover without requiring surgery. Omega has said his pain is decreasing but training and taking impacts on his abdomen are still a struggle and recovery a long way off.

Source: Wrestling Inc.