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IMPACT Wrestling Preview 7/14/22

Two of the top factions in Impact Wrestling are set to clash on tonight’s episode of “Impact on AXS TV”.

The following line-up is announced for tonight’s episode:

  • Bullet Club (Impact World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers, Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Kenny King, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
  • Impact World Champion Josh Alexander & Motor City Machine Guns vs. Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner & Joe Doering)
  • Chelsea Green vs. Mickie James
  • James Storm vs. Steve Maclin
  • Masha Slamovich vs. Tenille Dashwood

Keith Lee Cuts Impassioned Promo Following AEW Tag Title Win At Fyter Fest

Keith Lee addressed the fans when this week’s Fyter Fest edition of AEW Dynamite went off the air.

Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland were crowned AEW World Tag Team Champions during the climax of this week’s special Fyter Fest of AEW Dynamite … but the cameras didn’t stop rolling when the show went off the air.

It all went down at the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday, July. Lee & Strickland defeated Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks and the defending champs The Young Bucks in a thrilling main event to capture their first accolades as members of AEW’s roster. Swerve In Our Glory celebrated as the show went off the air, but the party didn’t stop there.

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Between the climax of Dynamite and the beginning of the Rampage taping, Keith Lee got on the mic and delivered an impassioned speech in which he dedicated the momentous occasion to two of his close friends.

“My friend, his name is Lucilius King. I’ve known him since 1998. I found out a little while ago that he may have cancer,” Lee said, before referencing his own near-death experience. As you might recall, Lee took a seven-month hiatus from WWE in 2021 due to his Covid-related health issues. “As most of you know, last year, I nearly died. I didn’t say a word until the threat was gone and passed. There isn’t much you can do to me to rattle me against me,” Lee sad in his post-Dynamite promo. Lee added that he was also dedicating his win to another friend, JD Griffey.

“The fact is, I didn’t care if we won or lost. The fact is this is a brotherhood, and I’m devoting my everything to that,” he said. “So Lucilius King, this is more than just a victory for me, this is more than just a victory for our story.”

Lee became one of the hottest free agents in the world when he was released by WWE on November 4, though he wasn’t able to sign elsewhere until the 90-day non-compete clause in his contract had expired. In case you missed it, Lee appeared on an AEW show for the very first time on the February 9 edition of Dynamite on TBS. It all went down at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Keith Lee was revealed as Isiah Kassidy’s mystery opponent in a Face Of The Revolution qualifying match just moments before the match began.

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Source: TheSportster

AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest Week 1 Preview 7/13/2022

Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite is Week 1 of Fyter Fest from Enmarket Arena in Savannah, GA.

The following line-up is announced for tonight:

  • AEW TNT Championship Match: Orange Cassidy vs. Wardlow (c)
  • AEW Tag Team Championship Match: Swerve In Our Glory vs. Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs vs. The Young Bucks (c)
  • AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jon Moxley (c)
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Jake Hager
  • Anna Jay vs. Serena Deeb
  • Luchasaurus in action
  • We hear from Christian Cage
  • We hear from Chris Jericho
  • There will be an announcement about AEW All Out, the promotion’s next pay-per-view event, which will take place on September 4 
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AEW Rampage Preview 7/8/22

The following lineup is announced for tonight’s AEW “Rampage” at 8/7C on TNT:

  • Eddie Kingston vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Tony Nese
  • Jonathan Gresham & Lee Moriarty vs. Gates of Agony (Toa Liona & Kaun)
  • Mercedes Martinez & Serena Deeb in action

Marko Stunt Discloses Plans To Start His Own Wrestling Promotion

Marko Stunt wants to form a new wrestling company this year.

Former AEW performer Marko Stunt has revealed plans to start up his own promotion.

The 25-year-old left AEW this year as a result of not having his contract extended and is now wrestling on the independent scene, mostly performing for GCW. His exit from AEW hasn’t slowed him down any and he remains very active as an in-ring competitor. However, he has plans to begin working on the periphery and is looking to launch his own promotion before the end of 2022.

“I’m actually, I have my own promotion coming up around where I live in Memphis,” Stunt said during an interview with NBC Sports Boston recently. “I think we’re starting here in September. We’re still trying to come up with everything and do everything.

“We haven’t released any posters or anything. That is coming soon. I am going to be starting up a promotion here. I also help out a lot with a show in Missouri, with the booker there. I’ve been getting into that role and trying to learn that type of stuff.”

Stunt has been appointed EVP and co-booker of Cape Wrestling in Missouri since his departure from AEW.

Source: TheSportster

Chris Jericho Reveals He Was Hospitalized With Pulmonary Embolism

Chris Jericho has told the full story behind why he wound up in hospital last year.

Chris Jericho got wrestling fans worried at the end of 2021 when it was revealed The Wizard had been hospitalized during a UK tour with his band, Fozzy. The exact reason Jericho wound up in hospital wasn’t revealed. At least not until recently when Tony Khan let the cat out of the bag revealing Jericho had suffered from blood clots.

Since Khan had revealed half the story, Jericho decided to use Friday’s episode of Talk Is Jericho to tell the story in full. Turns out the first AEW Champion didn’t have just one blood clot, he had a lot of them. In fact, Jericho had something called a pulmonary embolism. The medical name for some of those bloodclots being in Jericho’s lungs, so an incredibly serious situation.

Jericho first realized something was up when it became difficult to breathe during a Fozzy show in Newcastle. The former WWE Superstar soldiered on, performing shows in Chester and Bournemouth, but suffering the same problem on both nights. Upon arrival in London for a media day, Jericho was finally hospitalized at which point he was diagnosed and doctors went to work on clearing the clots and increasing his blood oxygen level.

“I got to the hospital and I can barely walk. I mean walking across the lobby to get to the car to go to the hospital was a real task. It was terrifying,” Jericho revealed. “They did an ultrasound and found that there was evidence of a clot in my throat. Now if a clot gets in your throat, that’s getting into stroke territory.” Jericho was given blood thinners which cleared the clots, but if one had dislodged it could have been a very serious situation, perhaps one that had resulted in his death in a worst-case scenario.

Jericho had to stay in London for an extended period as he was unable to fly back to the US until his oxygen level was back to normal. It was also recommended that he lose some visceral fat, which is why he is in notably better shape now than he was six months ago. The leader of the Jericho Appreciation Society bulked up intentionally for his work in Japan but has lost 32 lbs since the incident in the UK. He’s all good now, as has been proved by the multiple matches he has had in AEW since.

Source: TheSportster

IMPACT Preview 7/7/22

The fallout from Against All Odds begins on an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

One week after the news that he was leaving AEW, Alan Angels is making his debut in Impact Wrestling. The former Dark Order member will appear on tonight’s episode of “Impact on AXS TV”, in a title match against X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey.

Angels confirmed last week that his contract with AEW expired on June 30. He made it clear that he harbors no hard feelings toward the company or Tony Khan and said it was the best place he’s ever worked.

“I had a great time in AEW and would have loved to have stayed, but I am extremely excited for my future in pro wrestling,” Angels said in a post on social media. “I am 24 and I look at this as my wrestling career just beginning. Now I get to show everyone how good I really am.”

The following line-up is announced for tonight’s episode:

  • Impact X-Division Championship Match: Alan Angels vs. Mike Bailey (c)
  • Impact Knockouts World Championship #1 Contender Match: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mia Yim
  • Laredo Kid vs. Trey Miguel
  • Black Taurus vs. PCO

AEW Dynamite Preview 7/6/22

Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite live from the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial in Rochester, New York.

The following line-up is announced for tonight:

  • AEW Interim World Championship Match: Brody King vs. Jon Moxley (c)
  • TNT Championship “Street Fight” Match: Wardlow vs. Scorpio Sky (c)
  • AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm vs. Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose
  • The Butcher & The Blade vs. Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland
  • Christian Cage & Luchasaurus will appear live

Tony Khan Reportedly Open to an AEW and WWE Supershow

AEW’s Tony Khan said it was unlikely, but he’d be open to discussing the possibility of a cross-promotional show between his company and WWE.

According to the President of AEW himself, Tony Khan, he’s open to the idea of AEW and WWE working together to put on a supershow, much like he did with NJPW for Forbidden Door. While he admits the idea seems far-fetched, he’s not opposed to it and would be open to discussing with the higher-ups in WWE.

The comments stemmed from a conversation Khan had on the The Ringer’s “The Masked Man Show.” podcast where he was asked about AEW stars appearing on WWE programming recently for the 20-year celebration of John Cena. Khan said he was approached about it and said yes because it was for a good cause. When the follow-up question was about whether he would be open to a pay-per-view with WWE, he didn’t shy away from answering yes.

Khan said, “I’m not sure if that’s gonna happen (AEW and WWE doing a joint show). But, I would be open to talking about that type of thing. It’s not crazy but it’s a bold prediction.”

Like the scene from Dumb and Dumber where Llyod Christmas was told by the female lead that it’s a million-to-one odds she’d ever be interested in him, his response was, “so you’re saying there’s a chance”. AEW and WWE working together seem incredibly unlikely, but Khan is not ruling it out as something worth considering down the line. As for whether WWE would like to pursue it, that might depend on who is in charge. Being a publicly-traded company, every decision is about revenue and the shareholders. If there’s a good financial reason to do so, WWE might be open to it as well.

The question fans will immediately ask is, what matches would make the most sense? Bobby Lashley teased on Raw this week that no one could beat him for his United States Championship, including anyone from another promotion. He seems to be thinking about it already. From there, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Riddle, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair would be names at the top of WWE’s list. For AEW, CM Punk, Hangman Page, Kenny Omega, Jade Cargill and Britt Baker would be among the more intriguing options.

Source: TheSportster

Impact Wrestling Against All Odds Results 7/1/2022

COUNTDOWN TO AGAINST ALL ODDS
Black Taurus w/Crazzy Steve defeated Laredo Kid

COUNTDOWN TO AGAINST ALL ODDS / IMPACT DIGITAL MEDIA CHAMPIONSHIP “DOT COMBAT” MATCH
Brian Myers defeated Rich Swann (c)  (**TITLE CHANGE**)

Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)

Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green defeated Mia Yim & Mickie James

IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mike Bailey (c) defeated Trey Miguel

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Tenille Dashwood & Gisele Shaw

– After the match, Rayne gets involved and the three women attack the champions, leaving them in the ring.  As they head to the back, Masa Slamovich appears and hands Dashwood a picture, letting people know she’s coming for her.

Impact World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), America’s Most Wanted (James Storm & Chris Harris) & Heath defeated Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Kenny King & PCO)

RAVEN’S CLOCKWORK ORANGE HOUSE OF FUN MATCH
Moose defeated Sami Callihan

Callihan gets a barbed wire baseball bat, but a cameraman then gets into the ring and hits a low blow..It’s Steve Maclin! He then nails Sami in the head with the barbed wire bat. Moose takes advantage by hitting a Spear and getting the victory.

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jordynne Grace (c) defeated Tasha Steelz

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Josh Alexander (c) defeated Joe Doering