Category: AEW

AEW WrestleDream 10/1/2023 (Card)

AEW presents WrestleDream live on PPV on Sunday, October 1 from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington at 8pm ET/5pm PT. – Zero Hour at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT.

AEW tribute to the founder of NJPW, Antonio Inoki.

CARD

2-OUT-OF-3 FALLS MATCH FOR THE AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Christian Cage (c) vs. Darby Allin

Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

“Hangman” Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)

2-ON-1 HANDICAP MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
MJF (c) vs. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch)

Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi vs. The Don Callis Family (Sammy Guevara, Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita)

NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Kris Statlander (c) vs. Julia Hart

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP NO. 1 CONTENDER’S FOUR-WAY MATCH:
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) vs. The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo) (with Alex Abrahantes) vs. Orange Cassidy and Hook

Ricky Starks vs. Wheeler Yuta

[ZERO HOUR] AEW TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP:
The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass (c) vs. TMDK

[ZERO HOUR]
Luchasaurus vs. Nick Wayne

[ZERO HOUR]
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Josh Barnett

[ZERO HOUR] 4 ON 4 MIXED TAG
Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Diamante & Mercedes Martinez vs Satoshi Kojima, Keith Lee, Athena & Billie Starkz

AEW Rampage Preview 9/29/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • AEW World Trios Championship: The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass (c) vs. The Hardys & Brother Zay
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Rocky Romero
  • #1 Contender for AEW Women’s World Title: Ruby Soho vs. Hikaru Shida
  • The Righteous in action

Mysterious Group Attacks Jay White On AEW Dynamite

Following a contract signing segment between Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page that main evented this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, the cameras panned backstage where Jay White was being assaulted by a man wearing MJF’s devil mask.

The show closed with several people attacking White in the backstage area before the cameras faded to black. The segment saw White being thrown onto a production cart, and then the masked man grabbed the camera to end the show.

As of this writing, there is no word on who the attacker is.

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1707214565023346792

The devil mask was reminiscent of MJF’s own; the AEW World Champion calls himself “The Devil,” and he has worn the mask several times. He introduced it at AEW All Out 2022, where a group of masked individuals helped him win the Casino Ladder Match. This faction was later revealed to be The Firm. The group included Stokely Hathaway, Lee Moriarty, Colten Gunn, Austin Gunn, Ethan Page, and W. Morrissey.

No members of the group on Wednesday were identified. However, it’s easy to connect MJF to the attack. He and White got into a heated exchange earlier in the show. White set his sights on the world title, criticized MJF, and make it clear that he intends to dethrone the champion.

It’s worth noting that Edge’s WWE contract expires at the end of September. The AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view event takes place the following day on October 1st.

Source: eWn and WrestleZone

Adam Cole To Undergo Surgery

Adam Cole has revealed that he suffered a broken ankle on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam.

On Wednesday night’s edition of Dynamite, Cole revealed that he broke his ankle in three different places on last week’s show. This led to him tearing multiple ligaments, which is going to result in surgery.

Due to the surgery, Adam Cole will be unable to compete at AEW WrestleDream. So the ROH World Tag Team Championship match will now see MJF defending the titles against The Righteous in a handicap match.

AEW Dynamite Preview 9/27/2023

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

  • Fatal-Four-Way: Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Jackson vs. Penta El Zero Meido vs. Austin Gunn
  • Julia Hart vs Willow Nightingale
  • Jim Ross sit-down interview with Christian Cage and Darby Allin
  • Contract Signing: Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland
  • We’ll hear from Adam Cole and MJF, Cole’s status for WrestleDream to be addressed

Malakai Black Reveals He Is Dealing With A Slight Calf Tear & Knee Hyperextension

Malakai Black addressed fans’ concerns about his rumored injury, which was speculated to be the reason for his absence from singles matches in AEW in recent months.

Black’s last match was when House of Black lost the Trios Titles to The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn at All In. In a video on his Instagram story, Black confirmed that he does not have a back injury, but he is currently managing a minor calf tear and knee hyperextension.

“Something that I want to quickly address. I understand this is done from a perspective of caring, and I appreciate the fact that people care and that it comes from a good place. About a year ago, I made a video about rehabbing a back injury that I have. The video shows the process and strengthening my back. After the video was posted, people started bringing up this idea, ‘Oh, he has a bad back, therefore, ABC,’ which is not the case at all. For some reason, that has found its way back and the narrative is ‘he has not had singles matches because he has a bad back and nearly retired.’ That’s not true. Why I’m not having singles matches? I don’t know. I think it’s because they want House of Black to do six-mans. I was not in six-mans to hide a non-existing injury. Rest assured, I do not have a bad back and the reason I am home right now is because, well, due to a minor injury. I had a slight calf tear and a hyperextension in my knee, which is almost nursed back and almost ready to go back on the road. I appreciate the concern, but the reality is, I’m fine, and you will see me sooner rather than later,” he stated.

https://twitter.com/wrestlingsdeity/status/1706916845435888084

Source: eWn

AEW Collision Preview 9/23/2023

Tonight’s AEW Collision Live on TNT from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

  • Texas Death Match: Ricky Starks vs. Bryan Danielson
  • AEW Tag Team Championship: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
  • Jay White vs. Andrade El Idolo
  • TNT Championship: Luchasaurus (c) vs. Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage
  • Rob Van Dam & HOOK vs. Angelo Parker & Matt Menard
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Julia Hart

AEW Rampage Grand Slam Preview 9/22/2023

Tonight’s special two-hour “Grand Slam” edition of AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (c) vs. The Elite (The Young Bucks & Hangman Page)
  • AEW World Trios Championship: The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) & Billy Gunn (c) vs. Dark Order’s Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds & John Silver
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship number one contenders match: The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor)
  • Sting & Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage & Luchasaurus
  • Orange Cassidy, Hook & Kris Statlander vs. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker & Anna Jay
  • Skye Blue vs. Julia Hart
  • Mike Santana in action
  • We’ll here from Sammy Guevara and Don Callis

Injury Updates On Adam Cole & Jon Moxley After AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam

Adam Cole and Jon Moxley are both believed to have suffered injuries on Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam.

Fightful Select is reporting that Cole was admitted to the hospital following the show and was last seen using crutches. He is said to have injured his ankle when jumping off the ramp during the main event of Dynamite.

Moxley, who is believed to have suffered a mild concussion, was deemed “okay” after his match.

Moxley was checked on by AEW President Tony Khan and others after leaving under his own accord.

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Moxley wasn’t hurt during the finish of his AEW International Title defense against Rey Fenix, but actually in the opening minutes of the match.

AEW had originally planned for Moxley to retain the International Title, which Fenix eventually won.

As the match progressed, Moxley realized he wasn’t feeling well and informed Fenix mid-match that he was going to triumph.

While the former AEW World Champion had asked the referee to count him out, it didn’t immediately happen after the piledriver.

Moxley was reportedly doing better later in the night and was said to have been “fine” backstage.

Source: eWn

Jon Moxley Believed To Have Suffered Concussion On AEW Dynamite Grand Slam

During the “AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam” special, Jon Moxley lost the AEW International Championship to Rey Fenix, though that’s not what caught the attention of the fans. After Fenix hit his Black Fire Driver, Moxley did not kick out of the move. It appeared something was wrong as referee Rick Knox only counted to two even though Moxley’s shoulders were still on the mat. Fenix quickly hit the move again, and this time around, Knox counted to three and Fenix won the title.

According to “PWInsider,” the reason behind the awkward finish was Moxley reportedly suffering a concussion. After being checked over by doctors for some time, Moxley walked out of the arena by himself. It’s also believed that Fenix winning the title was not the original plan and only happened because of Moxley’s injury. 

On social media, both Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp and Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez provided updates on the situation. Sapp noted that those he spoke with were “optimistic” that Moxley was fine, and that right after the incident AEW CEO Tony Khan and the other members of the Blackpool Combat Club went to check on him. Alvarez acknowledged that Moxley was hurt during the match, but said that “he is okay.”

Jon Moxley became the AEW International Champion on September 3 after he defeated Orange Cassidy at All Out in Chicago. He defended the title thrice before losing it to Fenix, with his previous defense coming against Big Bill on the September 13 episode of “Dynamite.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.