Category: AEW

WATCH: Chris Jericho Celebrates AEW Title Win By Roasting Everyone Backstage

The people who were backstage at AEW’s All Out got treated to a roast after Chris Jericho won the World Championship … only they were the ones being roasted.

During the All Out post-show on YouTube, Jericho was shown complaining about the lack of a celebration for his win over Adam Page.

Y2J then asked The Young Bucks for a “thank you” before making the walk to his locker room. En route, Jericho encountered all sorts of people in the backstage area and made his feelings known about their quiet demeanors.

In case you missed it, Jericho defeated Page using his finisher the Judas Effect.

Watch the hilarious video below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

AEW All Out Results 8/31/19

(The Buy In) Casino Battle Royale – Winner receives shot at AEW Women’s World Championship on October 2:

Leva Bates, Faby Apache, Priscilla Kelly, Nyla Rose and Shilandra Royale

Penelope Ford, Shazza McKenzie, Sadie Gibbs, Big Swole, and Britt Baker

Tenille Dashwood, Ivelisse, Bea Priestley, Brandi Rhodes, and Awesome Kong

Allie, Nicole Savoy, Teal Piper, ODB, and Jazz

Mercedes Martinez

Winner: Nyla Rose – earns the first spot of the AEW Women’s Championship match on October 2

(The Buy In) Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans – Winners: Private Party

Post match – Angelico & Jack Evans attacked Private Party as they celebrated their win.

SCU (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) vs. Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt) – Winners: SCU

Kenny Omega vs. PAC – Winner: PAC via Submission (Referee Stoppage)

“The Cracker Barrel Clash”: Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc – Winner: Jimmy Havoc

Best Friends vs. The Dark Order
Winner receives first round bye in AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament.

Winners: The Dark Order

Post-match, Dark Order continue the attack and the lights suddenly go out. Orange Cassidy is standing in the ring when the lights come up. Hands in his pocket, hits a suicide dive on the creepers and rolls back in the ring, kip-up and the crowd is loving it with a “Freshly squeezed” chant. The Best Friends head into the ring and give Cassidy a double hug. He responds with a weak thumbs up.

Riho vs. Hikaru Shida – Winner receives shot at AEW Women’s World Championship on October 2

Winner: Riho earns spot in the AEW Women’s Championship match on October 2 against Nyla Rose

Cody w/ MJF vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard) –

During the match when Tully was fighting with MJF, Arn Anderson came to the ring and nailed Spears with a spinebuster.

Winner: Cody

AAA Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Lucha Brothers vs. The Young Bucks – Winners: Lucha Brothers

Post match – A couple of masked men attacked the Lucha Brothers and Young Bucks. They took off their mask- it was Santana and Ortiz (formerly known as LAX in Impact Wrestling)

AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page – Winner and first-ever AEW World Champion: Chris Jericho

AEW All Out 8/31/19

August 31, 2019 at 9:00 PM ET (Preshow at 8:00 PM ET) Sears Centre, Chicago, Illinois available on BR Live and Traditional PPV

AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page

AAA Tag Team Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Lucha Brothers vs. The Young Bucks

Kenny Omega vs. PAC

Cody vs. Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard)

Best Friends vs. The Dark Order
Winner receives first round bye in AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament.

Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc

Riho vs. Hikaru Shida – Winner receives shot at AEW Women’s World Championship on October 2

SCU vs. Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt

(The Buy In) Casino Battle Royale – Winner receives shot at AEW Women’s World Championship on October 2: Britt Baker, Teal Piper, Ivelisse, Jazz, Nyla Rose, Yuka Sakazaki, Allie, Brandi Rhodes, Big Swole, Sadie Gibbs, Awesome Kong, Shazza McKenzie, TBA

(The Buy In) Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans

Dustin Rhodes Signs Multi-Year Agreement With AEW

All Elite Wrestling has announced Dustin Rhodes signed a multi-year agreement as a performer and behind the scenes employee.

According to AEW … Rhodes and Tony Khan came to an agreement after Fight for the Fallen that will see the 50-year-old wrestler continue his in-ring career, as well as work as a promo coach and match producer to help mentor younger wrestlers.

“Dustin Rhodes has had an incredible wrestling career that has spanned decades. His amazing journey brought him to AEW, and he’s rejuvenated his career here,” Khan stated in the press release.

“In addition to all of the wisdom he’s shared with us as we’ve launched All Elite Wrestling, he’s come here and worked so hard for us. His comeback match against his brother Cody at Double or Nothing was one of the most acclaimed bouts in recent years, and it marked a new chapter for all of us.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

 

Dustin had also posted a video on social media making the announcement of his signing and he thanked all the fans who he said without this wouldn’t be possible.

https://twitter.com/dustinrhodes/status/1167454430826041344

AEW presents All Out this Saturday evening on the B/R Live platform and at 8pm ET. It will also be available on traditional pay-per-view.

Tony Schiavone Says He’s Not On The AEW Broadcast Team, Details His AEW Role

On the heels of his new multi-year contract with AEW, Tony Schiavone spoke with Wrestlingepicenter.com about what the future holds in his new position. Tony is still in awe that AEW is going to be premiering on TNT, as he remembers how tumultuous things were when WCW was falling apart while under Turner Broadcasting.

“I had a very bad feeling about the Turner people when I left. The good news is, the Turner people that I didn’t have a good feeling towards are no longer around. I’m talking about the people that ran WCW, basically. I never thought I would do it again,” Schiavone admitted. “I never thought wrestling would be back on TNT again because they were very against wrestling. I guess under Brad Siegel and James Kelner – I don’t know the history. They didn’t want wrestling on their networks anymore.

“When I walked away from Panama City that night (the final WCW Nitro), I thought I was done with the wrestling business. I’m like that, James. I like to move on with my life… I’m not good at staying in touch with people; that is my fault. Thank goodness for guys like Arn Anderson and Jim Ross… Guys that are my friends in the business.”

Schiavone revealed that he will be acting as a producer for AEW going forward. He noted that his focus will mostly be on the videos seen throughout the show, and specifically pointed out that he has no intentions of being a part of the broadcast team the company has already established.

“Okay, well, I do know I’m a producer,” Tony stated. “I’m going to be working on a lot of the videos you see in the shows. I’m going to be working behind the scenes when the live shows are going, the TNT shows. I’ve met with Tony Khan, I’ve met with, obviously, Cody. We do some production here in Atlanta… Cody and I actually live pretty close to each other so when I talked to Tony Khan, the idea was that I would do control centers and on-camera stuff, but I would not be on the broadcast team because his broadcast team was in place.”

Schiavone praised the AEW broadcast team for the talent and experience they bring to their craft. He is definitely going to be involved in the production of each AEW on TV episode, however, the more specific details are still being determined by Tony Khan and the other AEW Executive VPs.

“I’m not looking to shoe-horn anyone out of the broadcast team – I’m not!” Tony emphasized. “Excalibur is a great guy. I know that Alex Marvez, gosh, is a very talented guy. But, I know that Jim Ross has always wanted me with him. I know that – He’s pushed for that. So, I told Tony, ‘I really want to work for you, but I don’t want to be the guy who is seen as trying to shoe-horn his way into the broadcast team.’ I don’t know what has happened since Tony and I have talked last, I just know I’m going to be part of the show in some capacity. I didn’t expect that and I don’t expect right now to be a part of the broadcast team. There’s not been any official announcement that has been made about that but I’m just going to have my hand in the broadcasts in some way.”

Jon Moxley Pulled From Starrcast III

Conrad Thompson has confirmed that Jon Moxley will not be appearing at the Starrcast III event in Chicago this weekend.

As noted, Moxley was pulled from Saturday’s AEW All Out match against Kenny Omega due to a bad case of MRSA in his elbow. He’s being replaced by PAC in the match. Moxley is expected to be out of action for 4 weeks.

“We received word today that unfortunately @JonMoxley won’t be able to travel to @StarrcastEvents. Once he got the word from his doctor he told us, “I’m sorry, this sucks.” I’m sure we all echo those sentiments. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon,” Conrad wrote on Wednesday night.

He continued, “Everyone who purchased his meet and greet has been notified via email. Refunds will begin being processed tomorrow. His stage show has been cancelled and a new schedule will be released tomorrow.”

https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItsConrad/status/1166955038566170624

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Superstar Peyton Royce Gets Married To AEW Star Shawn Spears

WWE Superstar Peyton Royce got married to AEW star Shawn Spears (former WWE star Tye Dillinger) this past weekend.

Peyton posted the Instagram post seen below and wrote, “Every Superwoman needs her Superman @theshawnspears”

Spears responded in the comments section and wrote, “I got ya”

The happy couple was engaged to be married back in February of this year.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Announces Full-Time, Multi-Year Contract For Tony Schiavone, Cody Rhodes Comments

AEW confirmed today that former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone has signed a full-time, multi-year deal with the company.

Schiavone will do AEW TV commentary with Excalibur and Jim Ross, and will also serve as a senior producer for AEW events.

Below is the full announcement sent to us today by AEW, which includes comments from AEWExecutive Vice President Cody Rhodes:

AEW SIGNS VETERAN COMMENTATOR TONY SCHIAVONE TO MULTI-YEAR DEAL

August 26, 2019 – All Elite Wrestling (AEW) today confirmed that it has signed renowned commentator Tony Schiavone to a full-time, multi-year agreement.

Schiavone, widely considered to be one of the most important voices in professional wrestling, joins AEW’s television broadcast team of Jim Ross and Excalibur. Schiavone will also serve as a senior producer for AEW events.

In addition to his work with AEW, the versatile Schiavone will continue his role as producer for the University of Georgia Football and Baseball Network, and will call the play-by-play for the Atlanta Braves’ Triple A team, the Gwinnett Stripers.

“Tony ‘The Silver Tongue’ Schiavone was the lead voice of pro wrestling at a time when it was dominating the globe,” said Cody Rhodes, EVP of AEW. “It’s a pleasure to have him join AEW as a senior producer and member of the broadcast team. It doesn’t hurt that he’s a UGA fan either. I think Tony is one of the most underrated lead men with the narrative of pro wrestling there’s ever been. I’m thrilled to get into the studio with him. Let’s welcome Tony to All Elite Wrestling.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jon Moxley Injury Update – Pulled Out Of AEW “All Out”

Jon Moxley took to Twitter Friday afternoon to announce that he is pulling out of the AEW All Out match against Kenny Omega on August 31, due to a “serious case of MRSA” in his elbow. It was recently reported that Moxley may have picked up the staph infection while working in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling.

“I’m absolutely gutted to have to deliver this news but I’d rather it come directly from me. In a nightmare scenario, a serious case of MRSA has returned in my elbow. The timing couldn’t be worse. In this circumstance I am forced to pull out of the fight 8/31 vs Omega at All Out,” Moxley wrote in his original tweet.

Moxley continued tweeting this afternoon and apologized to the fans, noting that he should be good to go for the AEW TNT premiere on October 2. He also confirmed surgery for this week.

He wrote, “I apologize to all involved, most importantly the fans. I am incredibly frustrated and pissed off. I’ll have surgery this week to remove the bursa sac in my elbow and be done with it for good. Should be a quick recovery so I will be 100% for AEW Wednesday nights on TNT.”

Moxley also encouraged fans to tune in to the All Out pay-per-view.

“Still, I expect All out to be an amazing ppv and hope all the fans out there looking for an alternative tune in. You will be blown away by AEW and be excited to be a wrestling fan. I’m looking forward to watching as a fan myself,” he wrote.

Moxley added, “This f–king sucks.”

You can see most of his tweet below – for the tweet mentioned above click HERE

Source: Wrestling Inc.

On the latest edition of Being the Elite, it was revealed that it will be PAC taking Moxley’s place against Kenny Omega at AEW All Out this Saturday.

* Cody in the AEW office with The Young Bucks. On the whiteboard it says “Easter Egg 1” and “Easter Egg 2.” All three are stressed with Moxley out of the match and there’s only a week to go before the PPV. Matt says make the main event a triple threat match, but the other two respond that doesn’t make any sense. Cody follows up, “That’s a WWE move.” Cody says Kota Ibushi, Matt responds, “He’s not available, we don’t even work with that company.” Nick Jackson throws out “Marty Scurll, he’s probably available.” Matt says, “He might as well be dead to us.” Cody offers up Flip Gordon, that gets a no. Matt then thinks of PAC and Cody isn’t so sure, especially after what happened last time. Matt pulls out his phone, “What time do ya think it is in London right now?” We see a graphic of PAC vs. Kenny Omega at All Out.

Jon Moxley Reportedly Dealing With Injury

Jon Moxley is currently dealing with some sort of elbow injury, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

There’s no word yet on injury specifics, but it may be an infection that Moxley picked up while working in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling this summer.

Moxley worked Northeast Wrestling indie events this past weekend and his singles matches were switched to tag matches, except for the match with Pentagon Jr. Moxley insisted on doing that singles match but was very careful not to bump on the elbow.

Moxley is scheduled to face Kenny Omega at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view next Saturday, August 31.

Source: Wrestling Inc.