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Impact Wrestling star Eric Young is currently out of action with a torn ACL.
Young recently appeared on The Wrestling Perspective podcast and said he suffered a torn ACL at the recent set of Impact TV tapings. He then revealed that he will be on the shelf for 6-9 months.
Young noted that this is the first time he’s been injured in his lengthy career. He is scheduled to undergo surgery soon, and is hoping to be back in the ring in 6 months.
“At the last tapings I tore my ACL,” Young said. “It’s the first time I’ve ever been injured. I missed my first wrestling show this Friday that I was booked on in 24 years of doing it. So, it’s frustrating, man. I’ve never been injured. I’ve been hurt lots, but I’ve never been injured. I have to have surgery in like a week and a half. And it’s going to be a long, long road. So, we’ll see, man. It’s going to get real interesting for me.”
Young revealed that he suffered the injury during a match against James Storm. He continued to work the tapings, wrestling in a Hardcore War eight-man tag team match the next day, and then a singles match against Eddie Edwards. The match with Storm will air on this week’s Impact as the main event because it is Storm’s 1,000th career bout.
“My ACL is completely torn, which I didn’t know,” Young said. “That happened on Monday during the match with Storm. I finished it like nothing happened. I wrestled a hardcore war eight-man tag the following day, then I wrestled Eddie Edwards on Tuesday in a singles match. It was like 20 minutes — on one leg. And I would put that match against anything that airs anytime, for any wrestling company, anywhere in the world, and I did it on one leg. And I’m very proud of it.”
Young couldn’t say for sure if he will remain on Impact TV while injured, but he said he imagines he will. He is the current Violent By Design leader, a stable that also features Joe Doering, Rhino and Cody Deaner.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
AEW star John Silver of The Dark Order is expected to miss at least one month of in-ring action after suffering a shoulder injury.
Silver suffered a shoulder injury during this week’s AEW Dynamite main event, which saw Darby Allin retain the TNT Title over Silver. Allin revealed the injury during a post-show promo praising Silver, and Silver later confirmed the injury on Twitter.
In an update, Silver took to Twitter this morning and announced that he will be out of the ring for around 4-6 weeks. The injury will not require surgery as there is no major damage.
“Bad news: I’ll be out about 4-6 weeks,” Silver wrote. “Good news: I don’t need surgery and there is no major damage”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
AEW stars (and real life married couple) Cody and Brandi Rhodes are set to star in their very own reality show on TNT.
A trailer for the upcoming “Rhodes To The Top” aired during the latest edition of Dynamite.
AEW later released more details via a press release.
“Tonight’s action-packed episode of “AEW DYNAMITE” delivered another special announcement for soon-to-be parents Cody and Brandi Rhodes. TNT has ordered a new unscripted series, ‘Rhodes to the Top,’ from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Shed Media, that will go inside the lives of Cody and Brandi as they navigate their growing family while building AEW’s global wrestling empire,” the company said.
“Each 30-minute episode will take viewers behind-the-scenes as the powerhouse couple manage their ever-busier lives inside and outside the ring, all the while surrounded by a colorful and often hilarious motley crew of wrestlers, family and friends who both support and test them at every turn,” the release continued. “Married in 2013, Cody and Brandi have been on an unprecedented path to wrestling greatness, but will now face their newest and possibly biggest challenge yet.”
Brandi and Cody were regular cast members on the now cancelled E! reality show “WAGS Atlanta,” so this won’t be the couple’s first foray into the world of reality TV.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.
* AEW World Champion Kenny Omega vs. Matt Sydal (Non-Title Match — If Sydal wins, he receives a title match)
* Nyla Rose with Vickie Guerrero vs. Tay Conti
* FTR and Shawn Spears with Tully Blanchard vs. Varsity Blonds and Dante Martin
* Darby Allin (c) vs. John Silver (AEW TNT Championship)
* AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler vs. The Lucha Brothers and Laredo Kid
IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV
The main event of last night’s AEW Dynamite: St. Patrick’s Day Slam was Britt Baker taking on Thunder Rosa in a Unsanctioned Lights Out/Anything Goes Match. The long rivalry between the two AEW stars hit a climax at the end of the show.
Thunder Rosa picked up the pinfall victory after hitting a thunder driver off the apron and through a table. The wild match saw both wrestlers get busted open — Baker, in particular. Along with chairs, tables, and a ladder, thumbtacks were also introduced into the match with Baker taking a powerbomb on them at one point in the bout. Rosa picked up the pin fall victory after hitting a thunder driver off the apron and through a table.
AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida was seen watching on a monitor in the back, so it’s possible the winner of this match may take her on in the near future.
After her win, an emotional Rosa spoke to Tony Schiavone on the AEW Dynamite Post-Show.
“I’m very emotional right now,” said Rosa, while trying to hold back tears. “This means everything to me. As you guys know, I come from nothing. And seven months ago I came here [from NWA] to make a statement: and that was to put women’s wrestling on the map.”
She continued, “And tonight, with blood, sweat, and tears, I just showed you that women should be valued everywhere. And I’m very proud of this.”
Rosa, still under contract with NWA, thanked AEW fans for embracing her and believing in the Thunder Army.
“Thank you everybody for believing in me and the Thunder Army.”
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite: St. Patrick’s Day Slam episode airs on TNT at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida.
* Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston vs. The Good Brothers
* Cody Rhodes with Arn Anderson vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
* Jurassic Express and Bear Country vs. Matt Hardy, Private Party, The Blade, and The Butcher with The Bunny
* Jade Cargill in action
* Rey Fenix vs. Angelico
* Christian Cage speaks
* Tony Schiavone interviews Sting and AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin
* Britt Baker with Rebel vs. Thunder Rosa (Unsanctioned Lights Out Match – Anything Goes) – Main Event
IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV
* Luster The Legend vs. Black Taurus on Before The Impact, which airs on AXS TV at 7pm ET
* Fallout from Sacrifice
* Sami Callihan vs. Trey Miguel
* 12-woman tag match: Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo, Knockouts Tag Team Champions Fire ‘N Flava, Kimber Lee, Susan and Tenille Dashwood vs. Jordynne Grace, Jazz, ODB, Havok, Nevaeh and Alisha
* New Impact Tag Team Champions FinJuice vs. Team XXXL in a non-title match
* Rohit Raju vs. Shera
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus) w/Rosemary def. Reno Scum
Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K def. Havok and Nevaeh
VBD (Deaner and Joe Doering w/Eric Young) def. James Storm and Chris Sabin w/Jake Something
HOLD HARMLESS MATCH (NO RULES)
Eddie Edwards def. Brian Myers
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Fire ‘N Flava (c) def. Jordynne Grace and Jazz
IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Ace Austin w/Madman Fulton def. TJP (c) to win the Impact X-Division Championship
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) w/Kimber Lee and Susan def. ODB
IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
FinJuice def. The Good Brothers (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION MATCH (Winner faces AEW World Champion Kenny Omega at Rebellion in a Title vs. Title Match)
Impact World Champion Rich Swann def. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Moose to become the Unified Impact World Heavyweight Champion
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