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AEW Dynamite Preview 6/18/21

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

Cody Rhodes Announces Birth Of His And Brandi’s Daughter

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.

Impact Wrestling Preview 6/17/21

Tonight on Impact on AXS TV:

  • Fallout from last Saturday’s Against All Odds
  • Tenille Dashwood vs. Rachael Ellering
  • Steve Maclin (Former WWE Superstar Steve Cutler) is scheduled to make his IMPACT Wrestling debut 
  • Satoshi Kojima vs. Rhino. If Kojima wins, he and Eddie Edwards earn a future opportunity for the IMPACT World Tag Team Titles currently held by  Rhino and Joe Doering
  • We will find out what the firing of Sami Callihan means for the Slammiversary PPV main event, as Sami was fired by Don Callis at the close of last Saturday’s Against All Odds as it went off the air.

Renee Paquette Announces The Birth Of Her And Jon Moxley’s First Child

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.

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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

Impact Wrestling Against All Odds Results 6/12/2021 – Young Bucks, Sami Callihan

STREET FIGHT
Sami Callihan and Tommy Dreamer defeated The Good Brothers

Joe Doering defeated Satoshi Kojima

NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR X-DIVISION TITLE
Petey Williams vs. Trey Miguel vs. Ace Austin vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju ends in a no contest

W. Morrissey defeated Rich Swann

Tenille Dashwood defeated Jordynne Grace

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Fire ‘N Flava (c) defeated Kimber Lee and Susan

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Violent By Design (c) defeated Decay

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Rosemary


IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenny Omega (c) defeated Moose

Near the end of the match, the referee got knocked out and the Young Bucks jumped in to help take down Moose with superkicks and a BTE Trigger. Matt and Nick Jackson helped lift Moose up on Omega’s shoulders for the one winged angel and the win.

After the title match, the lights went out and Callihan appeared in the ring. He took out Matt and Nick Jackson with a baseball bat. He went to beat up Omega, but Callis got on the mic and told him he’s the boss and Sami couldn’t hurt his family.

Callis then fired Callihan from Impact Wrestling. D’Amore (who was also on commentary) argued with Callis as the two went to the back. This swerve now puts into question the title match between Omega and Callihan at Slammiversary on July 17.

Tonight’s title match was also held from AEW’s home, Daily’s Place. The rest of the show aired from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.

Impact Wrestling Against All Odds 6/12/2021

DATE: June 12, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee/ Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:FITE, Impact Plus, Traditional PPV

CARD

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Match will take place at Daily’s Place, Jacksonville, Florida)
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Moose

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Rosemary

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Violent By Design (c) vs. Decay

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Fire ‘N Flava (c) vs. Kimber Lee and Susan

NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR X-DIVISION TITLE
Petey Williams vs. Trey Miguel vs. Ace Austin vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju

STREET FIGHT
The Good Brothers vs. Sami Callihan and Tommy Dreamer

Satoshi Kojima vs. Joe Doering

Rich Swann vs. W. Morrissey

Tenille Dashwood w/ Kaleb With A K vs. Jordynne Grace w/ Rachael Ellering

Impact Wrestling Preview 6/10/21

With a controversial ending to last week’s main event between Sami Callihan and Moose, the question weighing on everyone’s minds is what will happen to the main event at Against All Odds this coming Saturday? Tonight, on Impact Wrestling, an Impact-AEW Summit will take place to answer this question and resolve any unsettled disputes the two companies might have walking into this marquee matchup before this weekend.

Last week, Moose was brutally attacked by The Good Brothers, giving Callihan the disqualification victory over the number one contender of this Saturday’s World Championship prizefight. Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore thought since Callihan technically beat Moose, it would only be fair to add him to the main event at Against All Odds, turning the singles bout into a Triple Threat Match.

Tonight, at the Summit, former Executive Vice President of Impact Wrestling and Omega’s manager Don Callis, All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan and D’Amore will sort this matter out and determine if the Impact World Championship event will become a triple threat matchup. Will Callihan receive the opportunity he’s been longing for? And could Omega’s pressure intensify come Saturday?

With Against All Odds just 48 hours away, another qualifying match is set for the Knockouts Championship as Rosemary – the number one contender – will face Havok. If Havok wins tonight’s matchup, she’ll be added to the Knockouts Championship match this Saturday against Rosemary and the current champion, Deonna Purrazzo.

Also scheduled for tonight’s show:

* Go-home show before Against All Odds

* Joe Doering vs. Eddie Edwards

* W. Morrissey vs. Willie Mack in a No Disqualification Match

* Tasha Steelz (w/Kiera Hogan) vs. Kimber Lee (w/Susan)

* Rohit Raju & Chris Bey vs. Petey Williams & Trey Miguel

* Deaner (w/Violent By Design) vs. Crazzy Steve (w/Decay) will kick things off on Before The Impact at 7 PM ET

Former WWE Star Andrade El Idolo Signs With AEW

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.

https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT/status/1401002870757990404

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

AEW Dynamite Preview 6/4/21

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

Former WWE Superstar Debuts In A Vignette During Thursday’s IMPACT

Steve Maclin (real name Thomas Maclin), formerly known as Steve Cutler in WWE made his IMPACT Wrestling debut during Thursday night’s show, appearing in a vignette.

In the 48 second vignette, Maclin is seen taking a drink and looking very intense before the name MACLIN appeared with a skull under his name.

Maclin was released from his WWE Contract back on February 4.  He was a member of The Forgotten Sons.  Maclin is currently in a relationship with the IMPACT Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo.

IMPACT posted the vignette that aired Thursday night to Twitter, which can be seen below: