AEW Signs eSports Host/Announcer Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez

It looks like eSports host/announcer Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez has signed with All Elite Wrestling.

Mendez took to Twitter this week and posted a GIF that said “it’s official” and included a contract. AEW’s Alex Marvez responded and wrote, “Welcome aboard!!!”

https://twitter.com/alexmarvez/status/1164333418945097728

Goldenboy did AEW Fyter Fest commentary with Excalibur and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross back in July due to the partnership between AEW and CEO Gaming, who helped put the event on. Goldenboy made his name doing eSports commentary and also did commentary work for The Rock’s Titan Games on NBC.

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

TNT To Air AEW Special Later This Month

TNT is scheduled to air an AEW special on Friday, August 30 at 10pm ET.

The one-hour special will give viewers an introduction to the AEW product to prepare them for the weekly TNT series premiere, which airs from 8-10pm ET on Wednesday, October 2.

The special will also promote the AEW All Out pay-per-view, which takes place the next night, August 31.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Tony Schiavone Signs With AEW, Update On His Status With MLW

One of the signature voices of the Monday Night Wars is on his way to All Elite Wrestling. PWInsider is reporting that Tony Schiavone has become a member of the AEW brand. This is after speculation that WWE had interest in the former voice of WCW.

The report went on to say that Schiavone will be able to continue his color commentary duties with Major League Wrestling, where he signed a two-year deal. It was previously reported that Schiavone’s current contract with MLW would not allow him to work with another company like AEW or WWE. In fact, Court Bauer did not know that Schiavone was going to be involved in AEW’s “Road to All Out” online series, which was shot this past May.

“Unless AEW elects to reach out, Tony Schiavone cannot proceed with AEW or any other company doing anything. I was unaware of him doing the digital stuff until I read it in this week’s Observer,” Bauer said.

At the time, Schiavone was just helping out Cody Rhodes. It is unknown what specific role he will have with the organization. AEW’s current broadcast team is comprised of Jim Ross, Excalibur and Alex Marvez. They also have Chris Van Vliet and Alicia Atout as backstage interviewers.

Whatever his role may be with AEW, Schiavone will return to TNT for the first time since WCW’s run when the brand ended in 2001.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

First AEW World Title Defense Announced For TNT Episode

AEW has announced that the first-ever AEW World Title defense will take place during the third TNT episode, which airs live on Wednesday, October 16 from Philadelphia.

The inaugural AEW World Champion will be crowned on Saturday, August 31 as Chris Jericho faces “Hangman” Adam Page in the main event of the AEW All Out pay-per-view. There’s no word yet on who will challenge Page or Jericho in Philadelphia.

Below are the updated line-ups for the first three AEW on TNT episodes:

Wednesday, October 2 Premiere Episode
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
* Jon Moxley appears live
* Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara
* The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho and two mystery partners
* The first-ever AEW Women’s Champion will be crowned

Wednesday, October 9
Agganis Arena, Boston
* Jon Moxley vs. Shawn Spears
* The Young Bucks vs. Private Party in an AEW Tag Team Titles tournament match

Wednesday, October 16
Liacouras Center, Philadelphia
* First-ever AEW World Title defense, Chris Jericho or Adam Page vs. TBA

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Pay-Per-View Plans For 2019 And 2020, More AEW Programming Planned To Air On TNT

AEW has two more pay-per-views scheduled for 2019, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The next AEW pay-per-view will be the big All Out event on Saturday, August 31 from the Sears Centre Arena near Chicago. There’s no word yet on details of the other pay-per-view scheduled for this year.

AEW currently has plans to hold 4 pay-per-view events in 2020. They have already held three special events in 2019 – Double Or Nothing, Fyter Fest, and Fight for the Fallen.

In other news on AEW content, the Wednesday, October 2 TNT episode will be AEW’s first live wrestling TV show, but they have other programming scheduled to air on TNT before that. There will be programming designed to give an introduction to the company and to build to major events. They should be making announcements on this programming soon.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Roddy Piper’s Daughter Teal To Compete At All Out

Teal Piper, the daughter of wrestling legend Roddy Piper, will be a participant in AEW’s Casino Battle Royale match during the All Out pre-show.

The announcement was made on the latest episode of “Road to All Out.” Brandi Rhodes reveals the match will include all female participants this year, with the winner getting a shot at the AEW Women’s World Championship.

As we previously reported, the first women’s champ will be crowned on AEW’s TNT debut.

In the video, Teal talks about what it was like growing up as the daughter of Roddy Piper. While she doesn’t say how long she’s been training, Piper says she feels like making the leap to the wrestling business will help her feel closer to her father in the afterlife.

Former Lucha Underground star Ivelisse and ex-WWE wrestler Jazz were also revealed as competitors in the match set to take place on August 31.

Watch episode 4 of “Road to All Out” below.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Below is the updated card:

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (VACANT)
Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page

Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley

LADDER MATCH (AAA TAG TEAM TITLES)
Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) vs. The Young Bucks

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

Casino Battle Royal (The Buy In)
Jazz, Ivelisse, Teal Piper, TBA
Winner gets a shot at AEW Women’s Championship

Below are the rest of the highlights from the episode.

* Alex Marvez in the AEW Control Center to talk about AAA TripleMania XXVII where Cody teamed up with Psycho Clown and Cain Velasquez in a winning effort against Texano Jr., Killer Kross, and Taurus. Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks also teamed up against Pentagon Jr. Fenix, and Laredo Kid.

* Nyla Rose talked about she always knew who she was and initially had to put on a mask to hide who she really was. Over time, Rose realized that wasn’t healthy for her and she decided to be who she wanted to be. Rose says the one place she thought would shun her (the wrestling business) was the first place to completely embrace her. Rose said it was incredibly humbling when people from AEW came to her and said they wanted her to work for them. Rose continues that she’s put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into the business and it feels surreal that she can be where she’s at, and be herself.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Files Trademark For “AEW Revolution”, News On Their TV Show Name

On Tuesday, AEW filed a trademark for “AEW Revolution” for a wide range or purposes, including live streaming of pay-per-view events on the internet, merchandise and “entertainment services, namely, an ongoing television show about professional wrestling”.

It should be noted that AEW used the same description for all of their other filings including “AEW”, “Tuesday Night Dynamite”, “Double Or Nothing, “AEW All Out”, “Change The Universe” and “Wednesday Night Dynamite”.

It was officially announced in late July that the AEW will be airing on Wednesday nights on TNT starting on Wednesday, October 2nd. The name of the show has yet to be officially announced, although it is expected to be revealed imminently. While it has been expected that the show will be called “Wednesday Night Dynamite”, it was recently reported in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that other names for the show were being test marketed.

Below is the full description:

Downloadable ring tones, graphics and music via a global computer network and wireless devices; video and computer game tapes, video and computer game discs, video and computer game cassettes, video and computer game cartridges, video and computer game cd-roms; downloadable video and computer game software; cinematographic and television films featuring sports, entertainment and subjects of general human interest; pre-recorded phonograph recor…Posters; photographs, collector albums for photographs; trading cards, namely, collectible trading cards and sports trading cards; labels, namely, printed labels of paper not of textile; folders; brochures about sports entertainment; packaging, namely, paper bags for packaging, paper pouches for packaging, cardboard boxes for packaging, cardboard containers for packaging; plastic bags for general use; paper tableware, namely, paper place mats,…

Backpacks; luggage, barrel bags, beach bags, duffel bags, gym bags, athletic bags, all-purpose sport bags, book bags, school bags, tote bags, travel bags, carry-on bags, cosmetic bags sold empty, garment bags for travel, fanny packs; wallets; credit card cases; change purses; soft luggage identification tags

Beverage ware, namely, cups, drinking glasses, mugs; non-electric portable coolers; lunch boxes; commemorative plates; decorative plates; plastic coasters; thermal insulated containers for food and beverages; cookie jars; dinnerware, namely, plates, cups, saucers, bowls; toothbrushes; serving trays for snacks; sports bottles sold empty; non-metal piggy banks; plates of paper or cardboards

Clothing, namely, tank tops, t-shirts, shirts, sport shirts, dress shirts, polo shirts, undershirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, pullovers, blouses, jackets, raincoats, overcoats, topcoats, trousers, pants, jean pants, jogging suits, exercise pants, exercise suits, sweatpants, shorts, underwear, boxer shorts, socks, clothing ties in the nature of ties as clothing, pajamas, belts, gloves, Halloween and masquerade costumes, wrist bands, bandanas; foo…

Toy action figures and accessories therefor; cases for action figures; toy vehicles; board games; playing cards; toy spinning tops; stand-alone video output game machines featuring wrestling; arcade games related to wrestling; pinball games related to wrestling; hand-held units for playing electronic game; tabletop action skill games related to wrestling; jigsaw puzzles; kites; toy wrestling rings; dolls; bobble-head dolls; puppets; stuffed to…

Retail store services, on-line retail store services, mail order services featuring a wide variety of sports entertainment merchandise, all related to professional wrestling; advertising via electronic media and specifically the internet; entertainment services, namely, the production in the nature of promotional sponsorship of exhibitions and performances of professional wrestling events rendered live and through broadcast media, namely, tele…

Live streaming of video pay-per-view events on the internet; communication services, namely, transmitting streamed sound and audio-visual recordings via the internet; streaming of audio material on the internet; streaming of video material on the internet; transmission of information in the audio-visual field; mobile media services in the nature of electronic transmission of entertainment media content; podcasting services; webcasting services…

Entertainment services, namely, an ongoing television show about professional wrestling; entertainment services, namely, the production in the nature of organization of exhibitions and performances of professional wrestling events rendered live and through broadcast media, namely, television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; sports entertainment…

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Announces Locations For Second And Third TNT TV Tapings

AEW has announced that their second and third TNT episodes will air live from Boston, MA and Philadelphia, PA.

The Wednesday, October 9 episode will air live from the Agganis Arena in Boston. The October 16 episode will air live from the Liacouras Center at Temple University.

“#AreYouElite @AEWonTNT is coming to #Boston and #Philadelphia Wed, Oct 9th – @AgganisArena Wed, Oct 16th – @LiacourasCenter Ticket pricing & event on-sale date/time to be announced on #AEW social media platforms this Friday, August 9 at Noon Eastern/9am Pacific,” AEW wrote on Twitter.

Full details on the events and the tickets will be announced this Friday, August 9 at 12 noon ET.

The first AEW on TNT episode will air live from 8-10pm ET on Wednesday, October 2 from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The event sold out in just a few hours last week, but more tickets are to be released soon.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW On TNT Debut TV Taping Sold Out

AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes has announced that the first-ever AEW on TNT show from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC is now sold out.

“SOLD OUT! Thank you all so very much. (Do not give up hope on being there live though, we should be lifting potential camera/production holds as we get closer to the event. Keep checking at (link: https://AEWTIX.com) AEWTIX.com),” he wrote.

This number has not been confirmed, but at capacity the arena should be seat around 14,000 fans after production. Cody noted that more seats will be released once production has been finalized.

Tickets went on sale at 12 noon ET Friday August 2nd via Ticketmaster and Cody announced the sell out at around 3:15pm ET. There were many reports on social media of fans experiencing issues with ordering tickets. AEW officials were telling fans on Twitter to keep trying as they were having issues due to a large amount of web traffic and number of requests.

The first-ever AEW on TNT episode will air live from 8-10pm ET on Wednesday, October 2. Below is the current line-up:

* Jon Moxley appears live

* Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara

* The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho and two mystery partners

* The first-ever AEW Women’s Champion will be crowned

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1157369136508481537

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AAA TripleMania XXVII Results

AAA TripleMania XXVII took place last night in Mexico City with Blue Demon Jr. defeating Dr. Wagner Jr. in a hair versus mask match. After the match, Wagner said he’s retiring from wrestling.

Pentagon Jr., Fenix, and Laredo Kid defeated Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks. Post-match, Omega called out Fenix and said he’ll return to Mexico for a shot at the AAA Mega Championship, Fenix accepted the challenge.

Below are the full results.

* Astrolux, Dragon Bane, and Arkangel Divino defeated Aramis, Toxin, and Arez (Pre-Show)
* Pagano won the Copa TripleMania (Battle Royal)
* Villano III Jr. and Lady Maravilla defeated Niño Hamburguesa & Big Mami (c), and Sammy Guevara & Scarlett Bordeaux, and Australian Suicide & Vanilla (Four-Way for the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship)
* El Hijo del Vikingo, Myzteziz Jr., and Golden Magic defeated Mocho Cota Jr., Carta Brava Jr., & Tito Santana, and Pimpinela Escarlata, Mamba, & Máximo
* Tessa Blanchard defeated Keyra (c), Lady Shani, Taya, Faby Apache, Chik Tormenta, and La Hiedra (TLC Match for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship)
* Psycho Clown, Cody Rhodes, and Cain Velasquez defeated Texano Jr., Taurus, and Killer Kross
* Laredo Kid, Pentagon Jr., and Fenix defeated Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks
* Blue Demon Jr. defeated Dr. Wagner (Mask vs. Hair Match)

Source: Wrestling Inc.