WWE King And Queen Of The Ring Event To Be Held In Saudi Arabia

WWE will be bringing back both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments for an upcoming PLE in May, the location of the show has been revealed. WWE is also bringing back the Backlash event on May 6. 

Pwinsider.com Elite reports the King and Queen of the Ring premium live event is scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia on May 27th.

The last time WWE held these tournaments was in 2021 in Saudi Arabia at the Crown jewel event. 

Xavier Woods was crowned King of the Ring while Zelina Vega became Queen of the Ring, then known as the Queen’s Crown.

Source: eWrestlingNews

IMPACT Wrestling No Surrender 2/24/2023 (Results)

– Gisele Shaw def. Deonna Purrazzo. Savannah Evans came down and slammed Deonna while the referee was distracted, aligning herself with Gisele.

– Jonathan Gresham def. Mike Bailey

– Frankie Kazarian def. Kon

Sami Callihan inadvertently nails Kon with a steel chair, allowing Kazarian to capitalize with the cutter for three.

– IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship: The Death Dollz (Jessicka & Taya Valkyrie w/ Rosemary) (c) def. The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle)

– IMPACT Digital Media Championship – Dot Combat Match: Joe Hendry (c) def. Moose

– Dave LaGreca Hosts the First-Ever LIVE Busted Open With Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer

Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer will have 60 seconds to air their grievances. After winning Thursday night’s Beat the Clock Challenge, Bully has earned the right to speak first. Bully simply says “I’m sorry” but Dreamer doesn’t buy it. Bully admits that he has gone too far, especially what he said about Dreamer’s mother. Bully wants to make amends with Dreamer before he dies. Dreamer begins to accept his apology but then, Bully burns him with coffee and nails him in the head with the carafe.

– IMPACT World Championship #1 Contender 4-Way: Steve Maclin def. PCO, Brian Myers, and Heath

– After the match, X-Division Champion Trey Miguel complains that he’s not on the show. Miguel continues to run his mouth and PCO has had enough, chokeslamming him onto the hardest part of the ring.

– Bullet Club (KENTA & Ace Austin & Chris Bey) def. Time Machine (KUSHIDA & Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)

– IMPACT Knockouts World Championship: Mickie James (c) def. Masha Slamovich

– IMPACT World Championship: Josh Alexander (c) def. Rich Swann

AEW Rampage Preview 2/24/2023

AEW Rampage tonight on TNT at 10/9C.

  • The Young Bucks vs. Aussie Open
  • Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
  • Lance Archer returns
  • Sammy Guevara vs. Action Andretti
  • We’ll hear from Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes

WWE SmackDown Preview 2/24/2023

The post-Elimination Chamber episode of WWE SmackDown tonight from the Ford Center in Evansville, IN., airing live on FOX starting 8/7c.

IMPACT Wrestling No Surrender 2/24/2023 (Card)

IMPACT Wrestling No Surrender 2023 special event from Sam’s Town in Las Vegas, Nevada streaming on IMPACT Plus, YouTube for IMPACT Ultimate Insiders and FITE.

CARD

Impact World Title Match
Rich Swann vs. Josh Alexander (c)

Impact Knockouts World Title Match
Masha Slamovich vs. Mickie James (c)

Dot Combat Match for the Impact Digital Media Title
Moose vs. Joe Hendry (c)

Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Titles Match
The Hex (Allysin Kay, Marti Belle) vs. The Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie, Jessicka) (c)

#1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way
Brian Myers vs. PCO vs. Steve Maclin vs. Eddie Edwards

Busted Open Radio Segment
Hosted by Dave LaGreca, Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer

Six-Man Tag-Team Match
The Bullet Club (KENTA, Ace Austin, Chris Bey) vs. Time Machine (Kushida, Impact World Tag Team & NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns)

Singles Match
Frankie Kazarian vs. Big Kon

Busted Open Live segment to hash out Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer’s issues with Dave LaGreca

Countdown To No Surrender Pre-show Match
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw

Countdown To No Surrender Pre-show Match
Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey

Busted Open Live segment to hash out Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer’s issues with Dave LaGreca

Update On Kenny Omega’s AEW Contract Status

Kenny Omega has been pushed as a top star since helping launch AEW in 2019. 

His future with the company is unclear as his deal with AEW is going to be up in the near future and WWE is reportedly interested in signing him. 

Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Omega’s deal would’ve been up in January, but since AEW has decided to add time to it due to the time he missed in 2022 because of various injuries, Omega will remain with the promotion for most of 2023. 

“Omega’s AEW contract date was to have expired at the end of January as he had a four-year deal with no option clause to add time that started on February 1, 2019. His contract does allow AEW to extend it for the time he was out injured, which has happened. He was out nine months so that would be a maximum of November but the extended time frame hasn’t been finalized as far as how long,” Meltzer wrote.

Source: eWrestlingNews

Jeff Hardy’s DUI Court Case Is Now Closed

The ongoing court case involving Jeff Hardy continues to take twists and turns.

According to reports, the case regarding his June 2022 DUI arrest has reportedly been closed after the AEW wrestler pled no contest to the charges. Several court records from the Volusia County Clerk reveal that Hardy’s case was closed on Thursday.

Despite his case being closed, Hardy’s drivers license has been suspended for ten years, along with “vehicle impoundment” for 90 days and “vehicle interlock device” for two years. Hardy must also complete DUI school, a drug rehab program, and community service.

AEW suspended Hardy after his DUI arrest and stated that his return relies on completing rehab and maintaining his sobriety.

Source: eWrestlingNews

Update On Cameron Grimes’ WWE Status

WWE’s Cameron Grimes has been rumored to be heading to the main roster for months now, and a new report from Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer may indicate why the young star hasn’t made the full move quite yet. Speaking on “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Meltzer indicated that Grimes is indeed done in “NXT,” but is currently awaiting a creative plan for his main roster debut.

Grimes previously made a cameo appearance on “WWE Raw” back in October, recruiting Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson for some help back over on “NXT.” While at the “Raw” taping, Grimes also wrestled a dark match before the show began.

Ahead of his seemingly-imminent main roster debut, Grimes made his last appearance on “NXT” during the November 8 episode, where he lost to Joe Gacy in a singles match. Grimes debuted for “NXT” back in 2019, and over the course of his time there, he defeated Carmelo Hayes to capture the “NXT” North American Championship before eventually losing the belt back to Hayes. He also feuded against the likes of Finn Balor, Kushida, and “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase of all people.

Since Paul “Triple H” Levesque took the position of WWE’s Chief Content Officer, there haven’t been as many “NXT” call-ups as some may have expected. A number of free agents who used to compete under the “NXT” banner were brought back to join the main roster, including Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and Dexter Lumis. IYO SKY joined up with Kai and Bayley to form Damage CTRL back in August, and the following month Solo Sikoa was called up to become part of The Bloodline. If Grimes does indeed make his main roster debut soon, he will join a relatively short list of “NXT” talent to make the move up in WWE’s new era.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

IMPACT Wrestling Preview 2/23/2023

Just 24 hours away from No Surrender, don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • X Division Championship – Monster’s Ball: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Crazzy Steve
  • “The Motor City Machine Guns” Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin vs. Jonathan Gresham and Mike Bailey in a non-title match
  • Bully Ray vs. an unnamed opponent in a Beat the Clock Challenge match
  • Tommy Dreamer vs. Jason Hotch in a Beat the Clock Challenge match
  • Frankie Kazarian and Yuya Uemora vs. Deaner and Callihan
  • Allysin Kay vs. Taya Valkyrie

AEW Announces New “AEW: All Access” Show

During the February 22 episode of AEW Dynamite, AEW President Tony Khan brought in Adam Cole to announce “AEW: All Access”, the upcoming reality series that will premiere as a weekly one-hour television show immediately after Dynamite. The show is set to premiere sometime in March.

TBS made the announcement official, and you can read it below:

TBS Orders Its First New Unscripted Series of 2023 With the Greenlight of “AEW: All Access”
TBS has greenlit its first new unscripted series of 2023, further expanding its All Elite Wrestling franchise with “AEW: All Access” – a follow-doc from the perspectives of the league’s biggest stars. The new series, which was just announced during another red-hot episode of TBS’ “AEW: Dynamite,” is slated to premiere this March.

Billed as the ultimate behind-the-scenes experience for fans, the series will feature Adam Cole, Dr. Britt Baker, Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti, The Young Bucks, Saraya, Wardlow, and Eddie Kingston along with AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan.

Each episode will showcase AEW’s stars as they navigate the week-to-week challenges to remain at the top, and will track the rivalries between talent as they vie for fans’ attention. Over the course of the series, viewers will get the chance to follow the contentious lead-up to AEW’s major wrestling events and matches. “AEW: All Access” will complement TBS and TNT’s portfolio of top-rated wrestling content, including “AEW: Dynamite” and “AEW: Rampage” respectively.

“AEW has such an amazingly loyal and dedicated fan base that brings in more than 4 million viewers to TBS every Wednesday night,” said Jason Sarlanis, President, Turner Networks, ID, & HLN. Linear and Streaming. “With ‘All Access,’ we are bringing that incredible audience a whole new way to experience the wrestling universe they love. We have a powerful partnership with Tony Khan and AEW. With this new series we are expanding the franchise in a way that invites viewers inside the world of wrestling like never before.”

“We’re always looking for new ways to engage with fans and give them unique access to our incredible talent. With the new ‘AEW: All Access’ series, they’ll have a chance to peek behind the curtain and into the lives of their favorite wrestlers like never before,” said Tony Khan. “To show the human side of some of these larger-than-life figures will give fans a rare perspective about who these wrestlers are when the cameras aren’t typically on.”

From Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, “AEW: All Access” is produced by Shed Media in association with AEW and Activist Artists Management. Executive producers are Tony Khan, Dan Peirson, Lisa Shannon, Sam Berns, Alan Bloom, Bernie Cahill and Jon Kanak.