AEW Dynamite ‘Fyter Fest’ Preview 8/23/2023

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest episode will air live from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia.

  • ROH World Tag Team Championship Match: Aussie Open defends against The Hardys
  • Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks vs. Bullet Club Gold’s Juice Robinson and The Gunns
  • Darby Allin and Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland and AR Fox
  • Jon Moxley vs. Rey Fenix
  • Skye Blue vs. Ruby Soho
  • Chris Jericho and Will Ospreay contract signing
  • Jack Perry will retire the FTW Championship
  • Face-To-Face with AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR and the Young Bucks
  • We will hear from Adam Cole
  • We will hear from AEW World Champion MJF

Also scheduled for tonight’s, is the Blackpool Combat Club revealing three more partners for this Sunday’s Stadium Stampede at All In London, as they are set to battle Eddie Kingston, Best Friends and Death Triangle on Sunday.

Rey Fenix has been pulled from ALL In.

Behind-the-scenes of Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander’s Ghostbusters entrance, full ‘Deathmatch Busters’ theme song released

This past weekend’s GCW Homecoming event wich saw Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander appearing in Ghostbusters uniforms, even making their entrance inside a replica Ecto-1, Ghostbusters News has been provided a behind-the-scenes look at the blood-soaked carnage, in addition to the spoof theme song, “Deathmatch Busters” now being available online.

When it came to the WrestleMania-quality entrance, Cardona, the former Long Island Iced-Z, went local, enlisting the services of the Ecto-1 NJ, a fan car that’s become a staple of the annual Ghostbusters Day celebration at New York City’s Hook & Ladder 8, even being set to host film location tours this fall.

Instagram user and master builder behind the replica, Ectotech, reached out to Ghostbusters News, sharing a handful of photos and videos, mentioning that while the car was transported on a trailer, getting it to the arena was anything but easy. As the bell time loomed, traffic was said to have slowed thanks to those in surrounding vehicles attempting to grab photos. Luckily, the Ectombile arrived, was unloaded, and driven to the arena in time for Cardona and De Lander’s match, with the duo, known as Deathmatch Royalty, having a gruesome brawl with Nick Gage and Maki Itoh.

Another talking point coming out of the event was Cardona and De Lander’s entrance theme song. An obvious spoof on Ray Parker Jr.’s 1984 chart-topper, soon after the match, it was revealed that Downstait was the band behind “Deathmatch Busters,” with the song now being made available through SoundCloud.

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1596994173&color=563e94

Justin Call · Downstait – Deathmatch Busters

A fixture of professional wrestling, Downstait’s music can be heard in every large-scale promotion, with some of the most well-known, including Cody Rhodes’ “Kingdom,” The Miz’s “I Came To Play,” Dolph Ziggler’s “Here To Show The World” and Britt Baker’s “The Epic.”

Source: Ghostbusters News

Paul Wight Gives Health Update, Teases AEW All In 2023 Appearance

In a recent interview with DAZN Wrestling, Paul Wight (formerly The Big Show) provided an update on his fitness status following the knee surgery he underwent last year.

Wight described the intense recovery process and teased an appearance at AEW All In 2023 at Wembley Stadium.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On bouncing back from his knee surgery in 2022: “It’s amazing how difficult the knee is versus the hip. I think when I had my hips done, they came along a lot stronger, a lot faster. The knees are a lot more difficult. The rehab’s a lot more intensive. The pain afterward is a lot more intensive. They told me that going into it, but I didn’t believe them. But yeah, it’s been pretty intense. I’ve got full range of motion. I have more range of motion with my fixed knee than I did with my knee before. I’ve got 136-degree flexion and I’ve got zero [degree] straightening, so I’m above average. My knee hasn’t moved that good in 14 years.”

On when audiences can expect to see him back in the ring: “I would have to say if I was a betting person because I’m not allowed to stooge, I’d say the odds are pretty good that I’ll be here at Wembley… If I’m a gambling man, which I’m not, I would bet very strongly that there’s a high, high probability that Captain Insano will probably make it to Wembley.”

Source: eWn

Report – Rey Fenix Pulled From AEW All In 2023 Match

Rey Fenix will no longer be appearing in the Stadium Stampede match at Sunday’s All In 2023 pay-per-view event.

Fightful Select is reporting that Fenix, who was originally set to team with Eddie Kingston, Penta and Best Friends against the Blackpool Combat Club and several mystery partners, has been removed from the bout.

The reason for Fenix’s removal is related to either travel or visa issues. He is reportedly not injured. The company is planning to explain Fenix’s removal from the match on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.

As of this writing, there is no word on who will be replacing Rey or whether the match will be adjusted with less competitors taking part in it.

On Tuesday’s media conference call to promote AEW All In 2023, AEW President Tony Khan stated that there would “probably be some other changes to the card necessitated by things happening in the real world. Stuff, in some cases, stuff that is nobody’s fault, but stuff that is not related to the world of professional wrestling.”

Source: eWn

WWE NXT ‘Heatwave’ Preview 8/22/2023

Here is the lineup for tonight’s WWE NXT ‘Heatwave’ in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Wes Lee
  • Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams
  • NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Nathan Frazer (c) vs. Noam Dar
  • Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley vs. Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria
  • Baron Corbin vs. Von Wagner
  • Ava vs. Ivy Nile
  • Tiffany Stratton appearance

Snitsky Announced For MLW Fury Road 9/3/2023 (Card)

Former WWE star Snitsky, has been announced for the MLW Fury Road 2023 event. MLW issued the following:

Snisky fights Sept 3 in Philly

Major League Wrestling (MLW®) today announced Snisky will fight at the FUSION TV taping portion of FURY ROAD on Sunday, September 3 at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena.

FURY ROAD has a special 6pm start time.

🎟 Grab tickets at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office. Tickets start at $15.

The match is a part of the FUSION portion of the card.

Fresh off of Davey Boy Smith Jr. winning the Opera Cup promoter Mister Saint Laurent has been making big moves.

Hyping his intentions to launch something called “The World Titan Federation,” Saint Laurent has signed yet another “WTF Superstar®” to his roster in the form of SNISKY… and he is looking for a fight Sunday, September 3rd in Philly at MLW’s big card.

The unglued master of pain is one of MLW’s most feared heavyweights.

A walking skyscraper, the wreckage unleashed by the 6’7” behemoth is devastating. Especially for those brave enough to get in the ring with the unhinged powerhouse.

What happens when Saint Laurent and his schemes unite with SNISKY? Find out in Philly.

Get your tickets and see it go down Sunday, September 3 in Philadelphia at http://www.MLW2300.com.

FURY ROAD FITE+ CARD

World Heavyweight Championship
Alex Kane (champion) vs. Willie Mack

Weapons of Mass Destruction Match for National Openweight Championship

Jacob Fatu (champion) vs. Rickey Shane Page

Kiss My Foot Match
Matt Cardona (with MSL) vs. Mance Warner

NJPW vs. MLW
Kushida vs. Tony Deppen

Winner Receives A Title Shot
Maki Itoh vs. B3CCA

Sessions by Saint Laurent with Mystery Guest

“Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams vs. Ichiban

FUSION TV TAPING BOUTS

Street Fight!
AKIRA vs. Jimmy Lloyd

Kevin Blackwood vs. Alec Price vs. TJ Crawford

Love, Doug vs. Little Guido

Tiara James vs. Zayda Steel

Snisky in action!

Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:

The Bomaye Fight Club

1 Called Manders

Matt Striker

Joe Dombrowski

Mister Saint Laurent

Plus MORE to be announced in the days ahead!

More athletes and matches will be announced at MLW.com.

Tickets start at $15 at MLW2300.com. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.

*** SPECIAL 6PM START TIME ***

General Public Doors Open: 4:30 p.m. with a special bell time of: 6:00pm.

DAY OF EVENT INFO
The schedule for the event is as follows:

4:30 p.m.: Early entry for front row ticket holders
5:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders)
6:00 p.m : Showtime

The venue is located at: 2300 S Swanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19148.

The world of MLW never stops. See you at the historic 2300 Arena for Major League Wrestling!

MORE ABOUT THE 2300 ARENA
2300 Arena (previously named Viking Hall, ECW Arena, New Alhambra Arena, Asylum Arena and The Arena) is a multipurpose indoor arena used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. The 2300 Arena also hosts fashion shows, corporate and private parties, political rallies, conventions and more.

The venue is located at: 2300 S Swanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19148

About Major League Wrestling

Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company, offering television content, action figures, apparel, live events, and ancillary entertainment. MLW operates live events in major markets throughout the United States and Mexico, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tijuana.

One of the fastest growing wrestling leagues today, MLW programming is available in over 60 countries worldwide, including MLW Fusion on beIN Sports in the U.S. and Ayozat TV on SKY in the United Kingdom.

MLW premium live events stream monthly live and exclusively on FITE+.

MLW events showcase diversity and the full spectrum of professional wrestling, with athletes representing countries around the world with fighting styles, including: technical, Japanese strong style, lucha libre, King’s Road brawling, MMA, catch wrestling, hybrid wrestling, submission grappling and other disciplines.

For more information visit MLW.com and follow MLW on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

WWE RAW Preview 8/21/2023

WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec Canada.

  • WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Gunther (c) vs. Chad Gable
  • Drew McIntyre and Matt Riddle vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
  • Shinsuke Nakamura will reveal what he whispered in the ear of Seth Rollins
  • WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus is scheduled to appear

Report Indicates Santana And Ortiz May Soon Be Returning To AEW

It appears that two AEW wrestlers are close to returning — Santana and Ortiz. 

In the latest report from Fightful Select, they have confirmed that Santana is healed up and ready to return to the ring. Santana has been out of action since he tore his ACL on June 29, 2022, in the Blood & Guts match, where he, Eddie Kingston, the Blackpool Combat Club, and Ortiz defeated The Jericho Appreciation Society.

Per the report, Ortiz could be returning to the ring as soon as next Sunday for AEW’s All In event. Fightful was told that Ortiz was pulled from a Limitless Wrestling show because of a prior commitment to AEW. If he does show up at Wembley Stadium, it wouldn’t be surprising if it was during the Stadium Stampede match. The match is between Kingston, Orange Cassidy, the Lucha Brothers, and the Best Friends versus Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and three others that have yet to be announced. Ortiz was last in an AEW ring back on the March 1 episode of “Dynamite,” where he was part of the Face of the Revolution Ladder match.

Sources within the industry also reportedly told Fightful that Ortiz and Santana are still not on friendly terms and that this situation developed way before Santana was injured. Their relationship was discussed last week on Konnan’s podcast, “K100 with Konnan & Disco Inferno,” after a fan had asked if Konnan would ever bring LAX to AEW and it was implied in the question that the former tag team was on talking terms. Konnan admitted he wasn’t aware that they were talking. He was the one that confirmed that the two weren’t on good terms back in July.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

John Cena’s WWE TV Return Revealed

John Cena is slated to make his return to WWE television next month. 

The last time the former WWE Champion competed, he went up against Austin Theory for the United States Championship but fell short in April at WrestleMania 39 on the opening night of the event.

The last time Cena appeared in front of fans was at the Money in the Bank PLE in London last month. During his promo segment, he encouraged WWE to bring WrestleMania to Europe. When Grayson Waller interrupted him, Cena laid him out. 

Cena sent in a pre-recorded video to talk about his feud with Edge, who celebrated his career with the company last week on SmackDown. 

Ryan Satin of FOX Sports reports Cena is set to appear on the September 1st episode of SmackDown from The Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He’s also set to travel to India with the company for the upcoming WWE Superstar Spectacle show at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium on Friday, September 8th.

Source: eWn

OVW’s Netflix Docuseries ‘Wrestlers’ To Premiere Next Month

‘Wrestlers’ is set to premiere on September 13, 2023, on Netflix, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling). 

It comes from director and executive producer Greg Whitely, who is responsible for past Netflix projects such as ‘Cheer’ and ‘Last Chance U.’

The trailer features Al Snow, Matt Jones, Cash Flo, and Haley J. The official synopsis for the series reads:

“Once a proud finishing school for aspiring pro wrestlers, the gym has since hit hard times. Acclaimed wrestler Al Snow clings to an old school wrestling philosophy with a heavy emphasis on storytelling, but in spite of the love of a few diehard fans, the gym struggles week to week to stay relevant enough to keep its doors open. Things have become so dire financially that Al has to sell a majority stake to a group of local businessmen including Matt Jones, the most popular radio personality in the state of Kentucky. Matt and the new ownership group have infused the struggling gym with much-needed cash but it still operates at a staggering loss. The new owners have given Al the summer to turn things around. Wrestlers chronicles the efforts Al and his band of aspiring wrestlers make as they struggle with their personal ambitions and each other while they attempt to come together to save this historic gym.”

Source: eWn