Category: AEW

AEW Revolution 3/3/2024 (Card) – Sting’s Last Match

AEW Revolution – Sting’s Last Match – Sunday March 3 – Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina

CARD

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – TORNADO TAG 
* This is Sting’s retirement match. *
Sting and Darby Allin (c) (with Ric Flair) vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson)

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Samoa Joe (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana)

AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong (with Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
“Timeless” Toni Storm (c) (with Mariah May and Luther) vs. Deonna Purrazzo

CONTINENTAL CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP
* If Danielson loses, he has to shake Kingston’s hand. *
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson

Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita

AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP
Christian Cage (c) (Killswitch, Mother Wayne, and “The Prodigy” Nick Wayne) vs. Daniel Garcia

ALL-STAR SCRAMBLE MATCH
Brian Cage vs. Chris Jericho vs. Hook vs. Lance Archer vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Wardlow vs. Magnus vs. (Penta El Zero Miedo or Bryan Keith or Dante Martin)

ZERO HOUR – 12 MAN TAG
Bang Bang Scissor Gang VS Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, Private Party and Willie Mack

ZERO HOUR
Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale vs. Julia Hart and Skye Blue

AEW Revolution ZERO HOUR Starting at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT

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Backstage Update On When Kazuchika Okada Will Debut With AEW

The rainy season is coming to All Elite Wrestling, as “The Rainmaker” will be landing in the promotion very soon.

Fightful Select is reporting that there are tentative plans to have the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion “in the fold” by March 6, the date of next week’s “AEW Dynamite.” On today’s pre-Revolution Media Call, AEW President Tony Khan alluded to having a big surprise planned for next week’s “Dynamite” in Atlanta, GA. If the surprise is Okada, that would mean he’d be debuting after Will Ospreay’s fullt-ime AEW debut against Konosuke Takeshita at Revolution and before “AEW Dynamite: Big Business” on March 13, which is when former IWGP Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone is likely to debut.

Okada has been the franchise face of NJPW for much of the last decade — a multi-time heavyweight champion and G1 Climax winner — but decided to leave the promotion when his contract expired in January. Okada finished up his scheduled dates with NJPW over the course of February, including a match with old rival Hiroshi Tanahashi, with his last match taking place on February 24 at NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo Night 2, where he teamed with Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI and Toru Yano to defeat Matt Riddle, United Empire’s Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman and Francesco Akira. As of his retirement, Okada was NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Champion alongside YOSHI-HASHI and Hiroshi Tanahashi. The reign lasted 266 days and was Okada’s first non-world title in NJPW.

Okada marks the third former NJPW free agent AEW has signed for a March debut.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Backstage News On Why Meat Madness Match Was Pulled From AEW Revolution PPV Card

Ever since the match between Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs at AEW All Out 2023, All Elite Wrestling fans have become accustomed to hearing the word “meat” during matches where two of the company’s heaviest hitters go at it. That love of meat was going to be taken to another level at the upcoming AEW Revolution pay-per-view as Tony Khan announced that a “Meat Madness” would take place between Hobbs, Lance Archer, and Wardlow. However, just before the February 28th edition of “AEW Dynamite,” Khan took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to announce that the match was cancelled due to injuries to the participants, with the new All-Star Eight-Man Scramble announced in its place. Oddly, Hobbs, Archer, and Wardlow were all quickly announced for the scramble, leading to questions about who, exactly, had been injured.

Fightful Select dug a little deeper in to the matter and reported that, contrary to an injury to any of the announced participants, Khan had planned to add other wrestlers to the mix, but they ended up being unavailable for Revolution. As of this writing, the names of the planned additions and the reasons for their unavailability remain unknown. Fightful also reported that more elements were going to be a part of the “madness,” but those elements will have to wait for another time.

 later on this year. Joining the original three participants in the All-Star Eight Man Scramble, the winner of which receives a shot at the AEW World Championship, are Chris Jericho, FTW Champion Hook, and Brian Cage, with the final two spots to be filled on the upcoming episodes of “AEW Rampage” and “AEW Collision.” CMLL’s Magnus will face Matt Sydal on “Rampage” for one spot, while Penta El Zero Miedo, Bryan Keith, and Dante Martin will fight it out for the final spot this Saturday on “Collision,” the night before Revolution.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Rampage Preview 3/1/2024

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Rugido
  • Riho vs. Trish Adora
  • Magnus vs. Matt Sydal, winner gets added to All-Star Scramble at Revolution
  • Lance Archer & The Righteous in action

AEW Revolution Match Canceled Due To Injuries, Tony Khan Announces Replacement

AEW fans are going to have to wait just a little bit longer for Meat Madness.

AEW President Tony Khan announced on X (formerly Twitter) that due to multiple wrestlers being either injured or unable to be cleared by AEW medical staff the Meat Madness Match, originally slated for this Sunday’s Revolution PPV, was “on ice.” Khan has announced the match will be replaced with an All-Star Scramble Match. There is no word on which participants in Meat Madness are injured. Wardlow, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Lance Archer were scheduled for the match. According to Wikipedia, the match was possibly supposed to have more men added, but the match was recently referred to as a three-way match, so the injury or injuries may be to the announced participants, but nothing is confirmed. There is no word on who will be taking part in the Scramble Match.

Wardlow has not wrestled since his February 14 win over Barrett Brown, where Wardlow appeared to tweak his knee. Hobbs appears to be in fine condition, as the former AEW TNT Champion wrestled on last Saturday’s “AEW Collision,” where he defeated Sammy Guevara. Archer also recently competed at the most recent taping of “AEW Rampage,” competing on the March 1 episode which was taped on February 24.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Sting Addresses His Last AEW Dynamite Crowd After The Broadcast Goes Off The Air

AEW star Sting is set to call time on his career this weekend at AEW Revolution, and last night was the final “AEW Dynamite” appearance of “The Icon” as an active wrestler. The veteran star appeared at the end of the show, coming to the aid of his tag team partner, Darby Allin, and his old friend Ric Flair, who were being attacked by The Young Bucks. In classic Sting fashion, he appeared from the rafters to make his way to the ring and used his trademark bat to inflict pain on the Bucks. 

After the show went off the air, the WWE Hall of Famer stuck around to address the fans in Huntsville, Alabama. 

“I’m not only doing my last ‘Dynamite’ — I’m doing my last ‘Dynamite’ in Huntsville,” Sting said. “I’m doing my last ‘Dynamite’ with Darby Allin as my tag team partner. I’m doing my last ‘Dynamite’ with the ‘Nature Boy’ Ric Flair right next to me.”

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The crowd then erupted in “Woo!” chants for Flair, giving Sting a moment to pause before continuing with his farewell speech. The former WCW star thanked the fans again before noting another significant aspect of his appearance last night.

“This is, I think, the second time I’ve actually come out of the ceiling in this building,” Sting continued. “What was the first time? Did I throw the bat to Dallas Page?” 

Sting’s memory proved correct, and the fans let him know.

Sting was referencing a pivotal WCW moment that took place in the very same arena. On April 7, 1997 — the night after that year’s WCW Spring Stampede — ‘Diamond’ Dallas Page made his way down to the ring during “WCW Nitro” to discuss his match against the NWO’s Randy Savage from the prior night. After discussing threats Savage made against Page’s wife following Spring Stampede, Page said he would have killed Savage if he had been able to find him. Despite being hurt from the match, Page told Savage to come down to the ring to face him, and Savage did — on crutches but joined by ‘Hollywood’ Hulk Hogan and the rest of the NWO.

Just when Hogan seemed poised to move against Page, Sting appeared, zip-lining down from the rafters for an assist. “The Crow” was brandishing a baseball bat and soon revealed that he had brought an extra, tossing it over his back to Page, who was still in the ring. Despite Sting and Page being vastly outnumbered, the two were able to intimidate the NWO into backing off as that episode of “Nitro” came to a close.

Though there was no actual action in the segment, the moment remains iconic in Sting’s history. As pointed out by commentary, part of the significance came from the fact that both Sting and Page had previously been battling the NWO separately for months. With the two coming together, the segment in Huntsville marked a turning point for the faction’s grip on WCW.

“There’s some good history right here, and I’m glad to be back right here,” continued Sting, addressing the Huntsville crowd last night.

With his time as an active wrestler coming to an end in a matter of days, the 64-year-old took some of his last promo time to let the fans know how much he has appreciated their support throughout his career.

“What can I say after all these years? What can I say? Anything I would say is just kind of trivial, but I really mean — thank you, thank you, thank you. From the bottom of my heart,” said Sting. “I could not have done any of this without this tag team partner right here, Darby Allin. And I wouldn’t have been put on the map if it wasn’t for this man right here, ‘The Nature Boy.’ I love you Huntsville.”

The crowd then chanted, “Thank you, Sting,” before the legendary star bid goodbye. Sting will have his final match in pro wrestling on Sunday, March 3, where he and Allin will defend their AEW World Tag Team titles against The Young Bucks, and the champs will have “The Nature Boy” in their corner. Allin and Sting won the tag team titles earlier this month on “Dynamite,” defeating Ricky Starks and Big Bill to begin their first run with the titles. Heading into Sunday’s pay-per-view, Sting has yet to suffer a single loss during his time in AEW. Only time will tell if the legend will retire undefeated in the promotion or if he’ll “go out on his back,” as the saying goes.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

CMLL Announces First-Ever Arena Mexico All Women’s Show On International Women’s Day

After a tremendous 2023, CMLL has kept the momentum going in 2024, forging a strong working relationship with AEW, even as visa issues attempt to neuter some of the partnership’s impact. But before CMLL holds its big AEW vs. CMLL match in late March, where the Blackpool Combat Club will face top stars Blue Panther, Mistico, Ultimo Guerrero, and Volador Jr., the promotion will do something it’s never attempted in its 91-year history.

During last night’s edition of “CMLL Informa,” CMLL announced that the March 8 edition of “CMLL Super Viernes” will be an all-women’s show. Taking place on International Women’s Day, the show will feature a five-match card, headlined by a Mexican National Women’s Tag Team Championship match where the champions, La Jarochita and Lluvia, will defend against Andromeda and Skadi.

The March 8 show will not be the first all-women’s show in CMLL history, as the promotion previously ran two such events in Puebla and Guadalajara during October 2023, and is believed to have held all-women’s shows in Arena Coliseo during the promotion’s early years. However, this will be the first-ever all-women’s event the promotion has run in their home base of Arena Mexico, considered the most iconic venue in the history of lucha libre. Though unconfirmed, should the show prove to be a success, it would likely lead to the event becoming a yearly tradition going forward.

In addition to the main event, the show will also feature former WWE Mae Young Classic competitor Zeuxis in singles action, challenging Reyna Isis for the Mexican National Women’s Championship, as well as Dark Silueta defending the CMLL Japan Women’s Championship against former WWE star La Catalina. One notable name missing from the show is Stephanie Vaquer, who will be traveling to Japan to challenge Giulia for the New Japan Strong Women’s Championship on March 10.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Sting Descends From The Rafters To Save Ric Flair & Darby Allin In Final AEW Dynamite Appearance

The Young Bucks got quite the surprise on “AEW Dynamite” after spending the majority of Wednesday’s broadcast looking for Sting on what was “The Icon’s” final appearance on the show ahead of his final match on Sunday at Revolution. Matthew and Nicholas Jackson entered the arena at the start of the show, armed with baseball bats. They attempted to find Sting in his locker room to no avail, so they came out to the ring at the end of the night and heckled some fans in Sting masks at ringside, one of whom turned out to be Darby Allin.

The Young Bucks beat up on Allin in the ring with their bats, then called out Ric Flair. Flair was seen heading into the Bucks’ locker room last week on “Dynamite,” seemingly turning on his longtime friend. When the Bucks wanted Flair to hit Allin with one of the bats, Flair turned on them with a thumb to the eye and a cheap shot. The Bucks then started to beat up on Flair, hitting him with a low blow and beating him down. 

It was then that Sting’s music hit, and the Bucks headed up the ramp to wait for him on the stage. Sting never appeared from the back, however, and descended from the rafters armed with his own baseball bat to come to Flair and Allin’s rescue. Allin hit the Bucks with a Coffin Drop, and Sting hit Nicholas with a Scorpion Death Drop to end the show, and Sting’s final “Dynamite.” Allin and Sting put their AEW World Tag Team Championships on the line against the Young Bucks at Revolution.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 2/28/2024, Stings Final Dynamite Before Retirement

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL.

  • Tonight will be Sting’s final appearance on AEW Dynamite before retirement
  • Blackpool Combat Club’s Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
  • Atlantis Jr vs. Chris Jericho
  • Kris Statlander vs. Skye Blue
  • Will Ospreay to appear
  • Hangman Adam Page will announce his status for Sunday’s Revolution

Jack Perry To Make In-Ring Return Soon

Jack Perry is on his way to Japan. CM Punk’s departure occurred after a physical altercation with Perry during All In, which almost caused a major disruption to the show. The match proceeded as planned.

Perry appeared in the NJPW Battle in the Valley event, where he targeted Shota Umino, marking his wrestling return.

The upcoming New Japan Cup tournament, organized by NJPW, is scheduled to start on March 6th and will feature a total of 28 wrestlers. Notable names such as Shota Umino, Kenta, and Taichi will participate in the tournament, which will end on March 20th.

Perry will also participate in the tournament, marking his promotional in-ring debut on the opening night. His first match since All In will be against Shota Umino.

Source: eWn