Category: AEW

Miro (Rusev) Debuts On AEW Dynamite

Rusev aka Miro was revealed as Kip Sabian’s best man last night on AEW Dynamite.

It all went down during a segment which began with Kip and Penelope Ford coming to the ring to make the announcement. Sabian then introduced his best man, but someone else came out. Kip informed them they weren’t the best man, then tried to make the reveal happen again. This time Brian Pillman Jr came out thinking he was the one who got the ask. Kip let him know he misread the text though and told him to leave.

Sabian then once again introduced his best man and former WWE star Rusev aka Miro walked out.

Miro talked about being under a glass ceiling for the past ten years with an imaginary brass ring at the top, then said you can shove that brass ring up your ass. “Elite recognizes Elite,” he added. “My name is Miro … and I’m All Elite.”

According to sources, Miro has indeed signed with AEW. We’re told his deal lasts for over a year. AEW confirmed this after he made his debut by announcing Miro is “All Elite” on Twitter.

As you’ll recall, Rusev was released from WWE in April alongside many other wrestlers. This was said to have been done in an effort to cut costs in the wake of the pandemic.

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1303858107139985415

AEW Dynamite Preview 9/9/20

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

* Fallout from All Out

* Kip Sabian to announce his best man for his upcoming wedding with Penelope Ford

* Brodie Lee (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes (AEW TNT Championship)

* AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and the #1 contender Lance Archer will speak

* Matt Hardy to talk

* Chris Jericho and Jake Hager vs. Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela (No DQ Tag Match)

* The Lucha Bros. with Eddie Kingston vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy)

* FTR celebrate AEW World Tag Title win

AEW ‘All Out’ Results 9/5/20

Joey Janela with Sonny Kiss vs. Serpentico with Luther

Winner: Joey Janela

 

Dark Order (3 and 4 aka John Silver and Alex Reynolds) vs. Private Party

Winners: Private Party

 

TOOTH AND NAIL MATCH
Big Swole vs. Britt Baker

Winner: Big Swole via Referee Stoppage

 

Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy)

Winners: Young Bucks

 

21-MAN CASINO BATTLE ROYALE (Winner receives a future AEW World Championship Match)

Trent, Christopher Daniels, Jake Hager, The Blade, Rey Fenix start the match.

Frankie Kazarian, Will Hobbs, Chuck Taylor, Santana, and Ortiz 

Billy, Penta El Cero, Ricky Starks, Brian Cage, and Darby Allin

Shawn Spears, Eddie Kingston, The Butcher, Sonny Kiss, and Lance Archer

Matt Sydal is last to enter the match.

Winner: Lance Archer earns future AEW World Championship Match

 

BROKEN RULES MATCH
Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara
If Hardy loses, he leaves AEW.

Winner: Matt Hardy

 

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. NWA World Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa

Winner: Hikaru Shida

 

Dark Order (Brodie Lee, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno, and Grayson) vs. The Natural Nightmares, Matt Cardona, and Scorpio Sky

Winners: The Natural Nightmares, Matt Cardona, and Scorpio Sky

 

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Hangman Page and Kenny Omega (c) vs. FTR w/Tully Blanchard

Winners: FTR and new AEW World Tag Team Champions

– Post-match, FTR gives Page (who’s still down on the mat) a beer and head to the back. Omega then gets a ringside table, like he’s gonna whack his partner. He then tosses the table aside. Page goes over to hug or something, Omega doesn’t catch him as he falls to the mat. Omega then kicks the beer away (hitting the camera perfectly, btw), gives Page a look, then heads to the back. Omega heads to the back and asks Matt and Nick Jackson if they saw what happened. He says he’s done! He walks out to the outside with them. Omega blows off some steam as Matt and Nick try to keep him at the venue. Omega says it’s time for a clean sweep, a clean break, go back to the way things were. Omega gets in a car and heads off. Young Bucks didn’t leave with Omega.

 

MIMOSA MAYHEM MATCH
Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy
Match can be won by pinfall, submission, or throwing the opponent into a tank of mimosa.

Winner: Orange Cassidy via Submersion

 

This coming week on Dynamite:

* Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford are getting married. Sabian to announce his best man.
* Brodie Lee (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes (AEW TNT Championship)
* AEW World Champion will speak

 

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jon Moxley (c) vs. MJF with Wardlow
Moxley’s Paradigm Shift finisher is banned.

Winner: Jon Moxley

Moxley hits paradigm shift on MJF while the referee wasn’t looking

AEW All Out 9/5/20

DATE: September 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET (Preshow [The Buy In] at 7:00 PM ET)
LOCATION: Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
AVAILABLE ON: B/R Live, Traditional PPV, FITE (Outside of North America)

The event streams on B/R Live for $49.99, traditional PPV, and FITE (for fans outside of North America).

 

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jon Moxley (c) vs. MJF
Moxley’s Paradigm Shift finisher is banned.

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Hikaru Shida (c) vs. NWA World Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Hangman Page and Kenny Omega (c) vs. FTR w/Tully Blanchard

MIMOSA MAYHEM MATCH
Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy
Match can be won by pinfall, submission, or throwing the opponent into a tank of mimosa.

21-MAN CASINO BATTLE ROYALE
Darby Allin, Lance Archer, Brian Cage, Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston, The Blade, The Butcher, Fenix, and Pentagon Jr., TBA
Winner receives future AEW World Championship Match.

BROKEN RULES MATCH
Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara
If Hardy loses, he leaves AEW.

Dark Order (Brodie Lee, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno, and Grayson) vs. The Natural Nightmares, Matt Cardona, and Scorpio Sky

Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy)

TOOTH AND NAIL MATCH (THE BUY IN)
Big Swole vs. Britt Baker

 

WNB will not have the results posted for All Out until Tuesday. I won’t be posting anything on Labor Day weekend.

AEW Dark Matches Announced For Tonight’s Special Episode 9/4/20

A special edition of AEW Dark will air tonight on YouTube at 7pm ET as a part of the All Out Weekend line-up. AEW has announced 8 matches for the show.

The Dark Order will be featured in three matches on tonight’s show – Colt Cabana vs. Zack Clayton, 3 and 4 vs. Shawn Dean and Brandon Bullock, plus 5 and 10 vs. The Natural Nightmares.

Below is the full line-up for tonight’s Dark episode, along with a promo for the show and for All Out Weekend:

* Darby Allin vs. Luther

* Colt Cabana vs. Zack Clayton

* Ivelisse vs. KiLynn King

* Allie vs. Red Velvet

* Lucha Bros vs. Ryzin and Angel Perez

* The Butcher and The Blade vs. Faboo Andre and D3

* 5 and 10 vs. The Natural Nightmares

* 3 and 4 vs. Shawn Dean and Brandon Bullock

For those who missed it, below is Tuesday’s regular episode of AEW Dark.

 

AEW Dynamite Preview 9/2/20

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite airs on TNT from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.

* Jon Moxley vs. MJF’s lawyer Mark Sterling

* Santana and Ortiz vs. Best Friends

* Chris Jericho vs. Joey Janela

* Private Party and SCU (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) vs. Young Bucks and Jurassic Express (Winners of the match face each other at All Out)

* NWA World Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa in action

AEW Dynamite Preview Thursday 8/27/20

This weeks AEW Dynamite episode airs from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida on a special night, Thursday at 8/7c on TNT.

* Chris Jericho on commentary

* Tag Team Gauntlet Match (Winners face AEW World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page at “All Out” on Sept. 5) NaturalNightmares #4 vs. Young Bucks #3 vs. Best Friends #2 vs. FTR #1

* AEW World Championship contract signing for “All Out” – Jon Moxley (c) vs. MJF

* Tables Match: Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara

* Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Reba, and Penelope Ford vs. Big Swole (3-on-1 Handicap Match)

* Update on Cody’s condition

* AEW TNT Champion Brodie Lee to celebrate his title win

AEW Dynamite Preview 8/22/20

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida on a special night and time – Saturday Aug. 22 at 6pm ET or immediately following the NBA Playoffs on TNT.

* FTR vs. Private Party

* The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) vs. Dark Order (Reynolds, Silver and Angels)

* Women’s Tag Team Cup Tournament Final

* Darby Allin in action

* Lucha Brothers, The Butcher and The Blade vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) and The Natural Nightmares (Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall)

* TNT Championship: Cody (c) vs. Mr. Brodie Lee

AEW To Host Live Ticketed Events With Limited Capacity Starting This Month

AEW has announced they’ll be hosting live, ticketed events at Daily’s Place with 10-15 percent capacity starting on August 27th.

The announcement from AEW with all the details states:

AEW TO HOST LIVE, TICKETED EVENTS AT 10-15 PERCENT CAPACITY AT DAILY’S PLACE OPEN-AIR VENUE

— Starting Thursday, Aug. 27, Live Open-Air Shows in Jacksonville, Fla., Open to Limited, Physically Distanced Spectatorsin Compliance with State and Local Regulations and CDC Guidelines —

August 20, 2020 – All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced it will host limited, ticketed crowds of 10-15 percent capacity for its live shows at the open-air Daily’s Place amphitheater in Jacksonville, Fla., starting on Thursday, Aug. 27.

To safely bring back the energy of a live audience to AEW’s shows — in compliance with state and local regulations and CDC guidelines — a select number of physically distanced seating pods will be available for sale in groups of two, three, four and six around the outdoor venue. For the first ticketed show on Aug. 27, a maximum crowd of 10 percent capacity will be permitted. Going forward, as long as safety protocols are followed meticulously, a maximum crowd of 15 percent capacity will be permitted for all live events at Daily’s Place.

Limited tickets to attend the Aug. 27 DYNAMITE show, airing on TNT, will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. ET via AEWTIX.com and Ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $30 (not including service charges or fees).

Guests will be required to wear face coverings that cover the nose and mouth, and to physically distance from any person who is not a member of their pod. Guests will also be asked not to attend the day of the show if they have COVID-19, symptoms of COVID-19 or have had close contact exposure to someone who they know has COVID-19 or symptoms. In addition, all guests will have their temperature scanned prior to entry. An increased number of hand sanitizing stations will be available, and floor markings will also be used to assist with physical distancing. Industrial fans were also added this past year to further improve air circulation at the open-air venue.

As a further safeguard, all tickets will be mobile and may only be purchased online at AEWTIX.com and Ticketmaster.com (no box office sales). Daily’s Place will also transition to cashless payment and mobile ordering for most transactions, including food and merchandise purchases.

“We’ve missed the incredible energy of our fans at shows, and from what we’ve heard from them, they’ve missed being with us. With our enhanced safety measures and outdoor venue, we look forward to welcoming our fans back to become part of the action in-person,” said Tony Khan, AEW President and CEO.

“Please be assured, we are mindful and respectful of the situation,“ Khan added. “The health and safety of our AEW family and our fans remains our highest priority. Our leadership team and medical staff have adjusted our operations for limited, physically distanced fans in an outdoor, open-air setting in compliance with the most current state and local regulations and CDC guidelines. We can’t wait for the August 27 DYNAMITE, as the road to ALL OUT will represent the beginning of a new chapter in AEW history.“

AEW Releases Jimmy Havoc, Bea Priestley and Sadie Gibbs

AEW has released Jimmy Havoc and Bea Priestley.

There had been speculation on AEW releasing Sadie Gibbs, Havoc and Priestley after their profiles were removed from the official AEW roster. Gibbs confirmed her departure on Twitter, F4Wonline.com has confirmed the other two departures.

Priestley signed with AEW in February 2019 after turning down a WWE offer. She debuted at Fight for the Fallen on July 13 of last year, teaming with Shoko Nakajima to defeat Riho and Britt Baker. Priestley last wrestled on the March 11 Dynamite episode, teaming with Nyla Rose to defeat Kris Statlander and current Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida. It looked as if she was about to enter into a feud with Rose.

AEW issued a statement on Havoc back in June after a woman named Rebecca Crow, who bills herself on Twitter as an international stage performer and adult content creator, used the “#SpeakingOut” movement to accuse him of physical and mental abuse why they dated for several years. AEW noted then that they wished Havoc the best as he received treatment and counseling in an effort to overcome the mental health and substance abuse challenges in his life. Havoc signed with AEW in February 2019 and debuted in the 2019 Double Or Nothing Pre-show Battle Royal on May 25. He last wrestled on the June 17 Dynamite episode, teaming with Kip Sabian for a loss to The Young Bucks.

Havoc, Priestley and Gibbs are all from the UK.

The releases were finalized on Wednesday, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. This is when their profiles were removed from the official AEW roster page. All three wrestlers are from the UK and it was noted that AEW hasn’t been able to bring in talents from the UK due to the COVID-19 quarantine. The fact that AEW has added a lot of new wrestlers as of late also contributed to the decision to release these three.

AEW President & CEO Tony Khan noted a few months back that he did not want to release anyone during the coronavirus pandemic, but that there would come a time where they would have to make cuts if people couldn’t travel into the United States. It was also said that when you keep adding talent, at some point there has to be cuts.

The Observer added that Havoc likely would not be brought back due to allegations against him coming out of the “#SpeakingOut” movement, which is why he was suspended before undergoing treatment for some of his issues.

Gibbs and Priestley were released mainly due to their inability to get into the United States for TV tapings, and how it looks like that won’t be changing any time soon. Gibbs was reportedly brought in as a project, in the sense that she wasn’t ready but she was a great athlete with a good look.

There is no word yet on if there will be more AEW releases to come.

Source: Wrestling Inc.