Jerry Lawler made his return to WWE during a commercial break on this week’s episode of WWE RAW.
The WWE Hall of Famer, who suffered a stroke back in February, came out to wave to the crowd in his hometown of Memphis, TN.
WWE RAW Preview 8/28/2023
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the FedExForum in Memphis, TN.
- Falls Count Anywhere Match: Becky Lynch vs. Zoey Stark
- Chad Gable vs Ludwig Kaiser
- Tommaso Ciampa vs Bronson Reed
- The New Day vs. Viking Raiders
EC3 Wins NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title, Forces Tyrus Into Retirement
EC3 enjoys working in NWA and he has more reason to love the promotion after he defeated Tyrus to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.
The bullrope match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship was the main event of night 2 of the NWA 75th Anniversary Show on Sunday, where EC3 began his first reign with the title after Tyrus tapped out. EC3’s win also meant that his opponent, Tyrus, had to retire from NWA, which was the stipulation heading into the match.
Tyrus had held the title since last November’s Hard Times 3 show, where he had defeated Matt Cardona and then champion Trevor Murdoch to become the heavyweight champion.
The former WWE star, who has made a few controversial statements in the past, was recently in the news for the wrong reasons when he advocated assaulting children if they used their preferred pronouns.
There was another major title change at NWA 75 as Kenzie Paige became the NWA World Women’s Championship after defeating Kamille, which was also on night 2 of the show. Kamille had successfully defended her title on Saturday against Natalia Markova, but her 800+ day reign as champion ended at the hands of Paige.
Paige, though, lost the NWA World Women’s Television Championship on Saturday night to Max the Impaler, while Blunt Force Trauma won the NWA World Tag Team Championship on night 1 after defeating La Rebelión on night 1 and retaining it on night 2, winning their match against Trevor Murdoch and Mike Knox.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
CM Punk Reportedly Escorted To His Locker Room By Security Following AEW All In Match, Jack Perry Was Ordered To Leave
Before CM Punk’s match against Samoa Joe at the All In pay-per-view, Punk and Jack Perry got into an altercation. According to the latest reports, there was allegedly shoving between the two, and Punk had either punched or tried to choke out Perry. The newest episode of the “Wrestling Observer Radio” podcast has given more insight into what happened to Punk after he defeated Joe and went backstage.
“He [CM Punk] goes to the backstage area and immediately there is security there and security escorts CM Punk back to his dressing room,” said Bryan Alvarez. “Jack Perry was then told to leave and he was removed from the building [Wembley Stadium]. CM Punk stayed in his dressing room with security, for I’m not sure how long, but eventually security came and removed him from the building.”
According to a report from Pwinsider, Jack Perry was told to leave the AEW All In 2023 pay-per-view event following his backstage altercation with CM Punk.
CM Punk has remained backstage at the show. Perry was escorted out of Wembley Stadium by security.
Additionally, it is believed that Perry struck first in the altercation and instigated things. Multiple sources have now confirmed that Perry was “caught in a choke.”
During the post-media scrum, AEW CEO Tony Khan acknowledged the altercation and stated there was an ongoing investigation. However, Khan said he would not comment further on the matter.
Punk faced Samoa Joe in the opening match of the All In show, defeating the ROH World Television Champion, while Perry lost the FTW Championship to Hook.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
John Cena To Regularly Appear On SmackDown In September & October
WWE announced today that John Cena, who will return to Friday Night SmackDown this Friday, September 1 at The Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., will also appear on SmackDown for seven consecutive weeks starting Friday, September 15 at Ball Arena in Denver through the end of October.
Cena will appear on the following dates:
- Friday, September 1 – Hershey, Pa. – The Giant Center
- Friday, September 15 – Denver – Ball Arena
- Friday, September 22 – Glendale, Ariz. – Desert Diamond Arena
- Friday, September 29 – Sacramento, Calif. – Golden 1 Center
- Friday, October 6 – St. Louis – Enterprise Center
- Friday, October 13 – Tulsa, Okla. – BOK Center
- Friday, October 20 – San Antonio – AT&T Center
- Friday, October 27 – Milwaukee – Fiserv Forum
Each night, Cena, in partnership with Make-A-Wish, will host children and their families in each city to experience a WWE event in-person.
As previously announced, Cena will appear at the WWE Superstar Spectacle at GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in India on Friday, September 8.
Source: eWn
Impact Wrestling Emergence 8/27/2023 (Results)
Countdown to Emergence:
Mike Bailey def. Alan Angels
JOYA (Joe Hendry & Yuya Uemura) def The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch)
Emergence:
Emergence begins with a Ten-Bell Salute in honor of Terry Funk and Windham Rotunda.
No DQ Match:
Eric Young def Deaner w/ Kon
After being attacked backstage earlier today, Taylor Wilde is not cleared to compete in the 4-way Knockouts World Tag Team Title match. Director of Authority Santino Marella makes the announcement that Jody Threat will team with KiLynn King instead.
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match:
MK Ultra (c) def.. Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans, Death Dollz and KiLynn King & Jody Threat
Impact Digital Media Championship Match:
Kenny King (c) def. Johnny Swinger
After the match, King and Jean continue the attack on Swinger until it’s broken up by referees, security and Tommy Dreamer. King superkicks Dreamer and the fight is on once again.
Impact World Tag Team Championship Match:
The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) def. SUBCULTURE (Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster) (c) w/ Dani Luna – NEW IMPACT World Tag Team Champions
Back to School Match:
Eddie Edwards def. Frankie Kazarian
After the match, Alisha attacks Kazarian from behind with a kendo stick. Edwards calls Kazarian a disappointment before shattering a picture frame over his head.
IWGP World Champion SANADA def. Jake Something
After the match, SANADA and Jake Something shake hands in a tremendous show of respect.
Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers & Lio Rush def Time Machine (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA)
Jordynne Grace returns to IMPACT Wrestling at Victory Road streaming LIVE Friday, September 8th on IMPACT Plus, YouTube for IMPACT Ultimate Insiders and FITE.
Impact Knockouts Championship Match:
Trinity (c) def. Deonna Purrazzo – by Submission
After the match, Purrazzo congratulates Trinity on her hard-fought victory.
Will Ospreay returns to IMPACT Wrestling at the biggest event of the year, Bound For Glory, LIVE October 21st on pay-per-view.
Planned Captain Insano Match Was Canceled from AEW All In 2023
A six-man tag team that was discussed for the AEW All In 2023 PPV event has been called off.
According to Fightful Select, a six-man tag team match was discussed for AEW All In 2023, where Captain Insano and The Hardys would have faced Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, and Satnam Singh.
Fightful Select also reported the match was called off because Jeff Hardy faced travel restrictions preventing his entry into the UK, and there were also indications of potential complications for Satnam Singh’s participation.
Paul Wight, aka Big Show, previously played a new character Captain Insano, which was inspired from a character from the 1998 film “The Waterboy” featuring Adam Sandler. Wight played Captain Insano in The Acclaimed’s Hand for a Hand music video which aired on November 6, 2022 episode of Dynamite.
Wight has participated in a total of four matches within AEW and has maintained an undefeated record since joining the promotion. Paul Wight’s last match was against Austin Green on March 30, 2022, in AEW Dark Elevation taping episode where he successfully defeated Green in a one-on-one match.
Source: ITNWWE
CM Punk/Jack Perry Altercation At AEW All In 2023
There was a backstage altercation between CM Punk and Jack Perry at the AEW All In 2023 pay-per-view event in London, England.
According to a report from Fightful Select, the altercation took place just before CM Punk made his way to the ring for his match with Samoa Joe in the opening match on the main show. Just prior to that match, Jack Perry faced off against HOOK on the “Zero Hour” pre-show. During that match, Perry made a very clear reference to his previous backstage altercation with Punk at a recent AEW Collision TV taping. Jack Perry looked directly in the camera while doing a spot involving a car window, saying, “It’s real glass! Cry me a river!” It has been well-documented that Perry wasn’t happy with the situation that took place on AEW Collision where he wanted to use real glass for a spot. CM Punk told him that wasn’t happening and if he had a problem with it, he could go back and work Wednesdays.
One story making the rounds at the AEW All In 2023 pay-per-view event is that Perry approached Punk backstage just before his match and “stepped in his face,” where he then reportedly “bumped” Punk. Following the bump, CM Punk pushed Perry. This led to Perry charging back at Punk and it was said that he “got choked.” As of this writing, there is no word on what kind of choke it was or who broke up the fight. Multiple sources confirm that things did get physical between the two men.
It’s worth noting that this is just one side of the story. Additionally, there was a misconception regarding Perry and Punk’s previous argument earlier in the summer, as reports said Perry was allegedly told he should try “to not come back to work the next week.” This was due to a pre-planned and pre-approved vacation.
Source: eWn
AEW All In 8/27/2023 (Results)
Tony Schiavone got on the ring to thank the fans for welcoming AEW to London but he was swiftly interrupted by Jeff Jarrett and his crew. Jarrett got on the mic and started running down the crowd saying that the United States paved the way for this event, not England. This led to Paul Wight and Anthony Ogogo interrupting and bringing with them Grado. Paul Wight knocked out Satnam Singh and the threesome decimated Jarrett’s crew ending with a guitar shot on Jarrett by Grado.
ZERO HOUR — TAG TEAM MATCH FOR THE ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
Better Than You Bay-Bay (MJF and Adam Cole) def. Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) (c) to become new ROH World Tag Team Champions
ZERO HOUR — FTW CHAMPIONSHIP:
Hook def. Jack Perry (c) to become new FTW Champion
ALL In
“REAL” WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
CMP (c) def. Samoa Joe
Bullet Club Gold (Juice Robinson and Jay White) and Konosuke Takeshita (with Don Callis) def. The Golden Elite (Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega, and “Hangman” Adam Page)
AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP:
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) def. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
The champs offer a handshake to the Bucks after the match, but the challengers refuse to show such sportsmanship as they leave the ring, allowing the champs to celebrate.
STADIUM STAMPEDE MATCH:
Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Best Friends (Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor, and Trent Beretta) def. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Santana and Ortiz
FOUR-WAY MATCH FOR THE AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Saraya def. Tony Storm, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. and Hikaru Shida (c) to become the new AEW Women’s World Champion
Saraya hits Storm with the Knight Cap! Baker is still focused on Shida as Saraya covers Storm…and gets the pin and the win to become the new champion.
Saraya gets her chance to celebrate the big win in front of an approving crowd at Wembley!
Sting and Darby Allin entered the stadium to Metallica’s Seek & Destroy,
TAG TEAM COFFIN MATCH:
Darby Allin and Sting def. Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage
Chris Jericho performs “Judas” with Fozzy
Will Ospreay def. Chris Jericho
Ospreay celebrates his win as we see Sammy trying to check in on Jericho…only for the Ocho to push Sammy away, leaving the ring with Guevara left alone to wonder what’s next.
AEW WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) and “Bad Ass” Billy Gun def. House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, and Brody King) (c) to become new AEW World Trios Champions
AEW World Champion MJF was carried down the ramp as an orchestral version of his music played
AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
MJF (c) def. Adam Cole
Standing count begins in the ring as both men slowly get back to their feet…shouting for a DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE that ends up connecting! They…they cover each other!? The ref counts it, and calls for the bell as this is being ruled as a draw!
Just as soon as Roberts make the announcement, however, Cole grabs the mic demanding five more minutes from the champ just like at their World Title Eliminator match months ago. Max says no…because five minutes isn’t enough! We’re going till there’s a winner in f–king Wembley!
The bell rings and we go right back into this match….but the ref gets knocked out! This drives MJF to grab a chair from ringside…only to toss it into the hands of Adam Cole! They play hot potato with the chair, waiting to see who gets “caught” by the ref as Cole drops to the canvas…and MJF wraps the chair around his neck before hitting the canvas himself!
The ref is finally up and finds himself arguing with Cole before MJF takes the chair off, rolling Cole up for a nearfall! This is followed by the Heatseeker for another nearfall! The match ends up on the apron now…with Cole catching the champ with a straightjacket German suplex onto the apron! Count begins as Cole debates his next move, deciding to hit the champ with a Panama Sunrise onto the floor!
Ref has the count going as Cole brings MJF into the ring…and STILL only gets a nearfall when he makes the cover! Ref checks on MJF as Cole gets to the corner, but he drags the champ back toward the corner as he sets up for another Panama Sunrise…but MJF pulls the ref in, and HE takes a Panama Sunrise instead!
MJF reaches down deep, pulling out the Dynamite Diamond Ring as he gets to his feet. Max seems uneasy about what he wants to do as Cole tries to wake the ref up. Max decides better of it, putting the ring back as Roderick Strong runs in, giving the champ a low blow before leaving! Strong tells Cole to go for the Panama Sunrise, and Cole obliges…but the ref is still out as Cole drops the Boom on the champ!
Cole with the cover, but the ref is STILL out before finally stirring…a slow, slow count leads to the champ narrowly kicking out! Strong throws the title into the ring toward Cole, telling his best friend to do what he needs to…as Cole removes his team t-shirt, focusing on his own intentions as he picks the belt up!
MJF is on his knees as Cole sizes him up…but he throws the title out of the ring! Strong is angry as he leaves the ringside area. Cole yells at Strong as he turns his attention to MJF…who catches him with a small package as the ref makes the count! MJF gets the pin and the win in our main event to retain the AEW World Championship!
Post match:
Cole is beside himself, crawling to the corner to process what just happened as Max tries to cheer Cole up saying these people still love him. Crowd chanting to hug it out as Max tells Cole to “watch this,” grabbing the ROH World Tag Team Championship belts from ringside as he reminds Cole we still have those…but Cole shoves the titles out of the ring!
Max is livid about this, running Cole down before throwing the AEW World Champinoship at Cole and telling him to do what he wants to with it as Strong returns to rile Cole up into doing the dirty deed…but Cole cannot bring himself to do it! Cole drops the title much to the chagrin of Strong…and the ROH World Tag Team Champions hug it out!
Confetti pours out as friendship prevails at the end, The Kingdom holding back a furious Roderick Strong as we get a huge display of pyro to celebrate one hell of a wrestling event for everyone involved. The commentary thanks fans for watching before revealing that we will be BACK in Wembley next year!
AEW Collision ‘Fyter Fest’ Preview 8/26/2023
Tonight’s AEW Collision ‘Fyter Fest’ on TNT.
For those unaware, the show was taped on Wednesday night so the crew can be in the UK ahead of All In 2023.
- CM Punk, Darby Allin, Sting & TBA vs. Jay White, Swerve Strickland, Luchasaurus & Brian Cage
- Samoa Joe will be on commentary.
- Eddie Kingston, Orange Cassidy, & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. The Butcher, The Blade, & Kip Sabian
- Keith Lee vs. TBA
- John Silver & Alex Reynolds vs. Darius Martin & Action Andretti
- Willow Nightingale vs. Robyn Renegade
- Big Bill vs. TBA
- Jack Perry retires the FTW Championship
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