WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network and will emanate from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Appearing on The Green Zone, AEW President Tony Khan was asked about AEW All In at Wembley Stadium on August 27 and how ticket sales are doing currently.
WrestleTix recently reported the current setup is for close to 88,000 butts in seats.
“It’s about 70,000 tickets sold for about $9 million US in ticket sales for that one show in London at Wembley Stadium. It’s going to be a massive event. We are opening more seats up for that,” Khan stated.
There are still no matches that have been announced yet.
Source: eWn
Major League Wrestling has a new World Heavyweight Champion in Alex Kane, and the mystery backer for Kane’s Bomaye Fight Club was revealed to have a legendary backer in famed boxing promoter Don King.
In an interview with the NY Post, MLW CEO Court Bauer said the idea had been in process for nearly two years, since Kane had a falling out with American Top Team leader Dan Lambert.
“There was no other option on the table,” Bauer told the Post, saying that he felt that the company needed to take the opportunity to put Kane in the same lineage as fighters like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes Mike Tyson, and all the other fighters that King has promoted. “We’re like that’s the perfect landing if we can stick the landing.” Bauer had initial talks with King, but scheduling made Bauer worry that he wouldn’t be able to make the appearance happen, despite already telling an excited Kane about the idea. Kane had been “ecstatic” about being involved with the fight promoter.
“Don King is a legend and a symbol of black excellence,” Kane told the NY Post. “I wanted to tell the world, but I had to keep it quiet.”
Kane’s faction, the Bomaye Fight Club, is taken from the famous chant that fans in Zaire chanted at Muhammad Ali in his fight against George Foreman, “Ali, Bomaye!” which means “Ali, kill ’em!”
King was revealed as the backer of Bomaye Fight Club in a video message that played during Saturday’s MLW Never Say Never PPV, where Kane dethroned Alexander Hammerstone, who had previously been MLW Champion for over 640 days, the second longest reign in the history of the promotion.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
MLW’s ‘Never Say Never’ event took place on Saturday night, and you can check out the results below:
MLW National Openweight Championship Match: Jacob Fatu (c) def. Calvin Tankman
MLW Women’s World Featherweight Championship/wXw Women’s Championship Match: Delmi Exo def. Ava Everett to become the new wXw Women’s Champion
Tracy Williams def. Timothy Thatcher
Country Whipping Match: Mance Warner def. Sam Adonis
MLW World Tag Team Championship Fans Bring The Weapons Match: The Calling def. Samoan Swat Team (c) to become the new MLW World Tag Team Champions
A financial backer of the Bomaye Fight Club is finally revealed, and it turns out to be Don King. He tells Alex Kane to win the world title.
B3CCA comes out to perform a concert. She says her best friend Doja Cat was supposed to open for her, but she didn’t come to the show because the city is so filled with crime. B3CCA performs her new song. A fan interrupts the concert and gets dragged away by security.
MLW World Heavyweight Championship Match: Alex Kane def. Alex Hammerstone (c) to become the new MLW World Heavyweight Champion
MLW is in Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Saturday night for an event titled, Never Say Never. The event will air live on FITE TV, while the promotion will also tape upcoming episodes of Fusion. Here is the final card:
NEVER SAY NEVER FITE+ CARD
World Heavyweight Championship: Hammerstone (champion) vs. Alex Kane (with Mr. Thomas)
National Openweight Championship: Jacob Fatu (champion) vs. Calvin Tankman
Fans Bring The Weapons! World Tag Team Championship: The Samoan SWAT Team (champions) vs. The Calling
Timothy Thatcher vs. “Hot Sauce” Tracy Williams
MLW World Featherweight Title vs. wXw World Women’s Title: Delmi Exo vs. Ava Everett
Country Whipping Match!: Mance Warner vs. Sam Adonis
B3CCA performs LIVE!
First 2 rounds of the 2023 OPEN DRAFT!
FUSION TV TAPING BOUTS
SCRAMBLE MATCH: Willie Mack vs. O’Shay Edwards vs. Ken Broadway vs. Love, Doug vs. Nolo Kitano
1 Called Manders & Matthew Justice vs. The Calling’s Delirious & ???
Microman & Mane Event vs. The FBI & Jesus Rodriguez
Ichiban vs. TJ Crawford
Gene Snisky in action!
BOMAYE Tryouts: Mr Thomas vs. J Boujii (candidate)
Tiara James vs. B3CCA
AEW Collision live tonight from the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada on TNT at 8/7c.
Steve Maclin will not be able to compete at next week’s Slammiversary PPV where he was scheduled to team with Bully Ray against PCO and Scott D’Amore. Impact Wrestling issued the following:
Major Change Confirmed For Slammiversary Match On Saturday, July 15
Former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Steve Maclin is unable to participate in the high-profile Slammiversary tag team match on Saturday, July 15, at the St. Clair College Sportsplex in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Maclin suffered a serious injury during IMPACT’s just-completed Down Under Tour in Australia and is unable to participate at Slammiversary, IMPACT Wrestling confirmed.
Maclin was scheduled to team with Bully Ray in a Special Grudge Match against PCO and Scott D’Amore. The match will continue as scheduled and Bully Ray’s new tag team partner will be announced live on Busted Open this Monday, July 10, airing on SiriusXM Fight Nation, channel 156. Busted Open airs from 9 a.m. to 12noon ET with host Dave Lagreca, plus a crew of rotating co-hosts, including Bully Ray, Tommy Dreamer, Mickie James and others.
“First and foremost, everyone at IMPACT Wrestling wishes Steve Maclin a full and speedy recovery,” said Santino Marella, IMPACT Director of Authority. “Whoever Bully Ray brings aboard as his new tag team partner will step into a violent fight, that’s for sure. PCO is fearless and nearly unstoppable; Scott D’Amore is bent on revenge against Bully Ray, so any new partner for Bully Ray also will feel the wrath of D’Amore and his 30 years of pro wrestling knowledge.”
Former NHL star Darren McCarty, a 4-time Stanley Cup winner for the Detroit Red Wings, will be the Special Enforcer for this Special Grudge Match.
Slammiversary is one of IMPACT Wrestling’s premiere events of the year, airing live around the world on pay-per-view, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Slammiversary kicks off with the Countdown to Slammiversary show, streaming LIVE & FREE at 7:30 p.m. ET on YouTube, IMPACT Plus (live player) and FITE. For all the latest Slammiversary news, as well as ticket information, go to: impactwrestling.com.
About IMPACT Wrestling:
A subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. and a division of Anthem Sports Group, IMPACT Wrestling® is one of the world’s top wrestling brands, producing over 200 hours of original content annually and televised in 120 countries including AXS TV in the United States. Founded in 2002, IMPACT Wrestling’s deep library of premium content is streamed across the world on key OTT platforms including Pluto TV, XUMO and its own on-demand subscription service IMPACT PLUS©. IMPACT Wrestling has a powerful social media presence with over 10 million engaged followers across all major services. Ancillary businesses include live events, merchandise, licensing, and sponsorship.
Source: eWn
Tonight’s AEW Rampage – 100th episode – on TNT at 10/9c
All Elite Wrestling is gearing up to put on one of the most highly-attended shows in wrestling history next month with AEW All In, and according to Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there’s a chance the show could break the all-time “verified attendance” record set by WWE WrestleMania 32 in 2016.
AEW All In: London is continuing to sell tickets.
According to The Wrestling Observer and Fightful, AEW All In at Wembley Stadium is now up to 75,030 tickets distributed with “about” 68,000 sold. The stadium is now currently setup to seat a total of 87,825 fans
It was just this past Tuesday, WrestleTix had reported that the event was up to 74,888 tickets distributed.
AEW All In: London is scheduled for Sunday, August 27. AEW still has yet to officially announce any matches for the event.
AEW would need to sell about 6,000 more tickets to break WrestleMania 32’s total attendance record, which seems well within the range of possibility for the four-year-old wrestling promotion. However, Meltzer believes it’s unlikely that the company will reach the paid attendance record of 79,800 people.
All In will be AEW’s first event outside North America, with wrestling fans from across Europe making their way to the United Kingdom to experience the company’s continental debut. Details on how fans at home can watch All In have yet to be announced, with AEW President Tony Khan stating back in May that a deal was still being worked out. Just one week after the massive London event, AEW is planning to hold its annual All Out pay-per-view in Chicago, Illinois, making the waning days of summer a very busy time for wrestling fans.
Sources: eWn and Wrestling Inc.
WWE SmackDown will air tonight live on FOX and emanate from Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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