Saturday night’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at 8/7c from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This week’s show was preempted on Wednesday due to the NBA Playoffs.
* MJF and Sammy Guevara prepare for their June 30 main event match
* Ethan Page vs. Bear Bronson
* The Bunny vs. Kris Statlander
* Matt Sydal vs. Dante Martin
* Powerhouse Hobbs vs. “Hangman” Adam Page
* Kenny Omega defends the AEW World Title against Jungle Boy
NJPW announced Friday that The Good Brothers will be returning to the company in July to compete in the Tag Team Turbulence tournament on NJPW Strong.
Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, former three-time IWGP Tag Team Champions, will face the team of Clark Connors and TJP in their first round match. It will be The Good Brothers’ first appearance on NJPW TV since their departure from the company in Feb. 2016.
The NJPW website has announced the following first-round match-ups:
Clark Connors & TJP vs The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)
LA Dojo (The DKC & Kevin Knight) vs West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs)
Yuji Nagata & Ren Narita vs Fred Yehi & Wheeler Yuta
Violence Unlimited (Brody King & Chris Dickinson) vs Team Filthy (JR Kratos & Danny Limelight)
The first round will take place on July 16, and will be available for stream on NJPW World and FITE.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at 10/9c from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This week’s show was preempted on Wednesday due to the NBA Playoffs.
* QT Marshall and Aaron Solow with Nick Comoroto vs. Cody Rhodes and Brock Anderson with Arn Anderson
* Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky vs. Darby Allin (Handicap Match)
* Penta El Zero Miedo, Eddie Kingston, and Frankie Kazarian with Alex Abrahantes vs. Matt Jackson and The Good Brothers with Don Callis
* Jim Ross sits down with Andrade El Idolo
* Orange Cassidy with Best Friends and Kris Statlander vs. Cezar Bononi with The Wingmen
* Wardlow vs. Jake Hager (MMA Rules Cage Fight)
* Julia Hart with Varsity Blonds vs. Penelope Ford
Just days after AEW’s Jon Moxley and Renee Paquette became parents, fellow AEW stars Cody and Brandi Rhodes have followed suit. The two time AEW TNT Champion announced on Instagram that he and Brandi’s daughter, Liberty Iris Runnels, was born this morning.
“6 lbs, 12 OZ’s. Liberty Iris Runnels,” Rhodes said. “Mother & Daughter are doing wonderful.”
Cody and Brandi announced Brandi’s pregnancy on the December 16, 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite; they would similarly reveal the gender of the baby on Dynamite in February. In an appearance on Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette that same month, Brandi noted it had been a difficult pregnancy for her due to a condition called PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome).
Brandi has not appeared on AEW programming since judging a walk off between Peter Avalon and Lee Johnson on AEW Dark. She has been at AEW tapings however, appearing regularly on Sammy Guevara’s vlog during her pregnancy, and having a baby shower with the AEW Women’s roster during Double or Nothing weekend.
Cody meanwhile has kept busy in ring, feuding with QT Marshall’s Factory stable and defeating Anthony Ogogo at Double or Nothing. He is scheduled to face Marshall on the July 7 episode of Dynamite in a Miami Strap Match. Thus far, the bout is the only scheduled match for AEW’s first show outside of Jacksonville since March of 2020.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Renee Paquette has revealed she has given birth. Congratulations to her and Jon Moxley on the arrival of their first child.
Shortly after Renee Paquette, better known to many fans as Renee Young, parted ways with WWE, she announced that she was pregnant. Paquette is married to former AEW Champion Jon Moxley and this marks the first child the two of them have had together. In fact, the arrival of the little girl will be both Paquette and Moxley’s first child, together or otherwise.
Paquette has launched her own podcast since leaving WWE named Oral Sessions. In recent weeks, Paquette has shared just how pregnant she is right now, hoping that the baby will come any day now. She even posted evidence on Instagram recently. Well, Paquette wasn’t wrong, as she and Moxley are now officially parents.
Paquette took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to reveal that her daughter has finally arrived. “Baby girl is officially here, so I’m checking out and becoming a mom,” the former announcer tweeted. Paquette added “she’s absolutely incredible” implying all went well with the birth and that the new addition is doing okay. Interestingly, despite previously claiming to have revealed her daughter’s name on the podcast, Paquette refers to her as baby girl, implying she and Moxley are yet to decide on a name.
Other than to let the world know Baby Paquette/Moxley is here, Renee also wanted to let fans know what will be happening to Oral Sessions in the immediate future. Knowing that she would be missing a period of time while she looks after her new arrival, Paquette reveals that she has pre-recorded a bunch of shows with guest hosts. The first is Moxley whose Ask Mox episode is available right now.
Source: The Sportster
Andrade El Idolo (formerly known as Andrade in WWE) is now officially All Elite as he made his AEW debut on Friday Night Dynamite alongside Vicki Guerrero. Coming out in the second segment of the show, his debut comes only a couple of months after the wrestler asked for and was granted his release by WWE.
The 31-year-old originally first appeared in WWE in 2015 and the sky was the limit for the International star. Having formerly wrestled under a mask and going by the name La Sombra, he had become a major star in Mexico and Japan and was a founding member of Los Ingobernables.
Andrade was a big star in NXT and eventually won the NXT Championship. But, upon his debut with WWE’s main roster, he didn’t see the same type of success. He was quickly relegated to mid card status and then often not used at all. Eventually, he requested his release and it was granted, after it appeared WWE was, at first, hesitant to do so.
There are many who suggest WWE really dropped the ball with Andrade. He is a tremendous in-ring worker and while the criticism in WWE seemed to be that he had trouble cutting promos, he took a swing at one on his first night in AEW and seemed to do just fine. He said he used to be known as the face of Latinos. Now, he’ll be known as the face all All Elite Wrestling.
According to an exclusive report by WrestlingInc. Andrade met with Tony Khan of AEW right at the time of his release with WWE. Because he didn’t have a non-compete clause in his contract, he was free to sign right away. Khan was keen to bring him in, but the reason it didn’t work out is because Andrade had a list of demands that Khan was uncomfortable meeting.
The report notes, “Negotiations stalled because of Andrade’s demands, which included wanting creative control and veto power on losing.” They add, “There was a compromise made on that, and he will have a limited amount of creative control on his finishes. Andrade also wanted to work for other companies outside of WWE.”
The site is also reporting that IMPACT Wrestling had spoken extensively with Andrade and that he asked for the same demands and while they were willing to guarantee part of his creative control requirements, the two sides were far apart on the number of dates he was going to be guaranteed on a paid-per-date deal. This is how a lot of IMPACT deals are structured now. They add, “They were pretty close on a one-off appearance at one point.”
Source: The Sportster
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This week’s show was preempted on Wednesday due to the NBA Playoffs. It will feature the fallout from this past Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view event.
* Darby Allin & Sting Will Address Their Win Over Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky
* Red Velvet vs. The Bunny
* Dustin Rhodes vs. Nick Comoroto (Bullrope Match)
* Jungle Boy & Christian Cage vs. Private Party
* Young Bucks vs. Death Triangle (PAC & Penta El Zero M)
*Cody Rhodes & Lee Johnson vs. QT Marshall & Anthony Ogogo
* Mark Henry Speaks
* Dr. Britt Baker’s Championship Celebration
Mark Henry has signed a contract to work as a coach and commentator for the company. The WWE Hall of Famer briefly appeared at Double Or Nothing and will speak on this Friday’s Dynamite. AEW has announced that Henry will be one of the commentators for AEW Rampage when it premieres on TNT this August.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
NWA WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (BUY IN)
Serena Deeb (c) defeated Riho
Hangman Page defeated Brian Cage
AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Young Bucks (c) defeated Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston
CASINO BATTLE ROYALE
Jungle Boy wins to earn future AEW World Championship Match
Cody Rhodes defeated Anthony Ogogo
AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP
Miro (c) defeated Lance Archer
AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Britt Baker defeated Hikaru Shida (c) to win the AEW Women’s World Championship
Sting and Darby Allin defeated Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky
AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenny Omega (c) defeated PAC and Orange Cassidy
STADIUM STAMPEDE MATCH
Inner Circle defeated The Pinnacle
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This week’s show was preempted on Wednesday due to the NBA Playoffs.
* Miro (c) vs. Dante Martin (AEW TNT Championship)
* Joey Janela vs. Hangman Page
* Anthony Ogogo and Cody Rhodes weigh-in
* Jade Cargill issues an open challenge
* A celebration of the Inner Circle hosted by Eric Bischoff
* Evil Uno and Stu Grayson vs. Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page
* Darby Allin with Sting vs. Cezar Bononi with Ryan Nemeth
* One year anniversary of Hikaru Shida as AEW Women’s World Champion
* Orange Cassidy will respond to Kenny Omega’s offer to defer his title shot
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