AEW Collision Preview 10/28/2023

Tonight’s AEW Collision live on TNT from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

  • AEW World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Kenny Omega
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Abadon
  • Jay White vs. AR Fox
  • The House of Black

AEW Rampage Preview 10/27/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Winner gets a shot at Hikaru Shida’s Women’s World Championship on Collision: Skye Blue vs. Willow Nightingale vs. Anna Jay vs. Abadon
  • Mike Santana vs. Ortiz
  • AEW World Champion MJF & Kenny Omega speak before their title match on Collision
  • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kyle Fletcher

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/27/2023

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FS1 due to FOX’s coverage of the MLB’s World Series. Tonight’s show will take place from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI.

  • Contract Signing between Roman Reigns and LA Knight for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel.
  • Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar vs. The Street Profits
  • John Cena to appear
  • Bianca Belair to appear

Ronda Rousey Returns To The Ring At Lucha VaVOOM Event

Ronda Rousey lost to Shayna Baszler in an MMA Rules Match at the WWE SummerSlam premium live event, ending her second run with the company.

She surprised everyone by returning to the ring for Lucha VaVOOM at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Rousey, sitting in the front row, teamed up with her longtime friend Marina Shafir to face Taya Valkyrie and Brian Kendrick in a tag team match.

The match lasted only five minutes, with Rousey securing the victory for her team by submitting Kendrick with an ankle lock. She shared the full match on Instagram, along with a message.

Source: eWn

Backstage Update On WWE’s Reported International Expansion For Premium Live Events

WWE recently confirmed a brand new international event for August 2024 with WWE’s Bash In Berlin, which will mark the first-ever premium live event in Germany. However, that might not be the last, as the company has been in negotiations with a lot of different city governments around the world regarding future shows, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The idea is that WWE wants to gain significant money for premium live events going forward, with Paris being one of the cities that have been in discussions. While it is not confirmed that an event will be taking place in France’s capital, there has been speculation that next year’s WWE Backlash event – which is typically the first PLE after WWE WrestleMania – might be happening in Paris. 

WWE already has two overseas shows confirmed for 2024 with Bash In Berlin and WWE’s Elimination Chamber, which will be taking place in Perth, Australia. Meanwhile, it is expected that there will be at least one show taking place in Saudi Arabia as a continuation of the deal WWE has with their government, with the company continuing its worldwide growth.

These negotiations come off the back of several successful international events, with Clash At The Castle, Money In The Bank, and Backlash having all taken place outside of the United States in recent times. Nick Khan has been open in the past about wanting to expand WWE’s reach globally, with countries having recently paid for WWE to host events, with the popularity of them then giving back to the local economy in the form of hotel stays, restaurants, and local bars, making it mutually beneficial. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

MLW Fusion Preview 10/26/2023

Salina de la Renta’s MLW FUSION airs tonight at 8pm ET

Salina de la Renta’s MLW FUSION streams 8pm tonight on MLW’s YouTube channel and FITE+, Friday on beIN XTRA and Saturday on Cable TV’s beIN SPORTS (find a provider). Watch around the world in over 60 countries.

Salina de la Renta, who serves as special executive producer of this week’s FUSION, has issued the following preview:

The Empresaria of Lucha Libre shares her divine vision of Major League Wrestling in a must-see broadcast unlike you’ll see with any of these pendejo billionaire promoters (and trust me they are watching this episode and taking notes!).

For the first time in broadcasting history, MLW cameras take you neckbeard gringos to the most famous arena in all of lucha: the “Cathedral of Lucha” Arena Mexico! Promociones Dorado’s Rocky Romero fights Volador Jr. for the CMLL World Historic Welterweight Title. See 18,000 glorious Mexican fans watch a super lucha clasico!

But wait: there’s more.

Since I have matchmaking powerI will have a biiiiig announcement for FIGHTLAND on FITE+. What could I ever do with such power? 

For the first-time you’ll be enlightened by the words of your new World Featherweight Champion Janai Kai as she makes her first statement as champion… and trust me, the “Kick Demon” is a voice of wrestling that demands you listen!

I’ve also personally invited the World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane be in attendance. Does he have anything else in his vocabulary beyond “bumblebeeyee”? I highly doubt it. But let’s find out!

Oh, and that little rat Ichiban has been pestering me for a title fight against my new World Middleweight Champion. Should I stick him in a match or call pest control? 

PLUS: The greatest voice in lucha libre, Jesus Rodriguez, will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening! 

So, now that you know tonight’s FUSION, do yourself a favor: Tap your phone and set a reminder with those sweaty gordito digits for 8pm tonight. You won’t regret it!! Bwahaahahaha

Impact Wrestling Preview 10/26/2023

  • USA: Thursdays 8pm ET on AXS TV, Thursdays 8:30pm ET on YouTube (IMPACT Insiders), Thursdays 10pm ET on IMPACT Plus

Relive the earth-shattering event that was Bound For Glory 2023, featuring an unforgettable night of action from Chicago. See exclusive highlights from the Knockouts World Championship match as Trinity defended against Mickie James, and the epic showdown pitting Will Ospreay vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Plus, the IMPACT World Championship match between Alex Shelley and Josh Alexander will be shown in its entirety! Tune in to IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

ROH TV Preview 10/26/2023

ROH will air a new episode of its weekly television show tonight at 7 pm ET on HonorClub. 

You can sign up for the streaming service here. Below is the lineup for the show: 

  • Athena & Billie Starkz vs. Diamante & Mercedes Martinez
  • Dalton Castle vs. Anthony Henry
  • The Infantry vs. The Hughes Brothers
  • Angelico vs. Metalik

Ric Flair Debuts On AEW Dynamite As Tony Khan’s Gift For Sting

Sting received his retirement gift from Tony Khan on “AEW Dynamite” Wednesday night, which turned out to be the AEW debut of “The Nature Boy” himself, Ric Flair.

Last week, after Sting told the world that the last match of his illustrious career would take place at AEW Revolution 2024, it was announced that Tony Khan had a gift for the legendary wrestler, to be unveiled on this week’s episode. After a brief conversation between Sting, Darby Allin, and Tony Schiavone, Flair’s iconic music hit, and “The Dirtiest Player In The Game” made his way down to the ring to the surprise and delight of the Philadelphia crowd. Getting on the mic, Flair and Sting hugged, and Flair said he wanted to “ride it out with you,” presumably referring to this final run of Sting’s career. It’s unclear whether that means Flair will be a regular on AEW programming going forward.

The segment was later interrupted by Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, and Nick Wayne, and a six-man tag was set up for AEW Full Gear on November 18. From the segment, it didn’t seem as though Flair, who supposedly wrestled his final match last year, would be Sting’s and Allin’s partner, but it also wasn’t explicitly stated that he wouldn’t be. However, Sting and Allin approached Adam Copeland backstage later in the broadcast, who has also been engaged in a storyline with Cage — though thus far, Copeland is still refusing to fight his old friend.

Flair and Sting had an acclaimed rivalry over the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a feud that would carry over to WCW and even, eventually, to Impact Wrestling in 2011.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

https://twitter.com/RicFlairNatrBoy/status/1717525405219856499

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/25/2023

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live on TBS and will take place from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA.

  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Ruby Soho
  • ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: The Elite (Adam Page and The Young Bucks) (c) vs. The Hardys and Brother Zay
  • Chris Jericho will speak to Renee Paquette
  • Tony Khan will have a gift for Sting
  • Rob Van Dam and HOOK vs. John Silver and Alex Reynolds
  • Dynamite Dynamite Ring Match: MJF defends the ring against Juice Robinson
  • Blackpool Combat Club’s Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Orange Cassidy and Kazuchika Okada