Tony Khan Says Samoa Joe Is All Elite, Joe Set For AEW Dynamite

Samoa Joe is now All Elite.

Joe made his surprise return to ROH at the end of Friday’s Supercard of Honor XV event. The main event saw Jonathan Gresham defeat Bandido to become the Undisputed ROH World Champion, but Gresham and Lee Moriarty were attacked by Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal after the bout.

Lethal, who turned on longtime friend Matt Sydal earlier in the night after defeating Moriarty, challenged Gresham to an immediate title match but Gresham denied him because of his earlier actions. This led to Dutt hitting Gresham and Gresham getting beat down. Moriarty tried to help Gresham but he failed, and that’s when Joe came out. Joe faced off with Lethal, then choked Dutt out.

In an update, ROH announcer Ian Riccaboni noted on commentary that Joe would be appearing on AEW Dynamite this Wednesday.

Furthermore, AEW President and new ROH owner Tony Khan took to Twitter to declare that Joe is All Elite. Khan confirmed Wednesday’s Dynamite appearance for The Samoan Submission Machine, who has the longest ROH World Title reign of all-time at 645 days when he held the strap from March 22, 2003 – December 26, 2004.

Supercard of Honor XV marked Joe’s first ROH appearance since June 2015. He is a one-time ROH World Champion, a one-time ROH Pure Champion, and was inducted into the inaugural class of the ROH Hall of Fame earlier this year.

WWE released Joe from his contract back on January 6. He was believed to be under the standard 30-day non-compete clauses that most WWE NXT talents have, which would’ve made him a free agent on February 5 when the clause expired.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

ROH Supercard Of Honor Results 4/1/2022, Samoa Joe

Zero Hour pre-show results

* Colt Cabana def. Blake Christian

* AQA def. Miranda Alize

* Gates of Agony (Kaun & Toa Liona, managed by Tully Blanchard) def. Cheeseburger & Eli Isom

* Dalton Castle def. Joe Hendry

Main show

Tully Blanchard introduces “The Machine” Brian Cage as his new client

Brian Cage defeated Ninja Mack

Jay Lethal defeated Lee Moriarty

After delivering a low blow to Moriarty, Jay Lethal connected with the Lethal Injection to score the victory

After the match, Lethal kicked the crutch away from Matt Sydal in the middle of the ring and began to attack him. He was eventually pulled away by Sonjay Dutt

INTERIM ROH WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mercedes Martinez defeated Willow Nightingale

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) (**TITLE CHANGE**)

After the match, The Young Bucks attack The Briscoes. FTR made the save and challenged The Young Bucks to a Tag Team Title match there and then. The Young Bucks refused and said the match will take place on AEW Dynamite this Wednesday.

ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Minoru Suzuki defeated Rhett Titus (c) (**TITLE CHANGE**)

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Wheeler Yuta defeated Josh Woods (c) (**TITLE CHANGE**)

UNDISPUTED ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Bandido (c) (**TITLE CHANGE**)

– Gresham took to the microphone after the match, but he was interrupted by Jay Lethal. Lethal wanted to be the first person to challenge Gresham for the championship. Gresham responds by saying Lethal’s actions earlier tonight have shown that he’s changed. Sonjay Dutt tries to separate the pair, but Dutt punches Gresham in the face. Lee Moriarty comes down to help, but Jay Lethal delivers a Lethal Injection. Samoa Joe then made his entrance and got in the face of Jay Lethal. Joe then choked out Sonjay Dutt.

IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse Of Matches Results 4/1/2022, Taya Valkyrie Returns

  • Trey Miguel (c) def. Jordynne Grace, Blake Christian, Chris Bey, Vincent, & Rich Swann – Ultimate X Match for the X Division Championship
  • Mickie James & Nick Aldis def. Chelsea Green & Matt Cardona
  • ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey def. Alex Shelley
  • The Influence (c) def. Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans, Decay, and Gisele Shaw & Lady Frost – Knockouts World Tag Team Championship
  • Tomohiro Ishii (NJPW) def. Eddie Edwards (Pro Wrestling NOAH)
  • Josh Alexander & JONAH def. Moose & PCO
  • Deonna Purrazzo (c) def. Faby Apache – Champ Champ Challenge for the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship 
  • Chris Sabin def. Jay White
  • The Good Brothers def. The Briscoes

Taya Valkyrie appeared inside an IMPACT Wrestling ring for the first time since she left the promotion in early 2021. The former Knockouts Champion came face-to-face with Deonna Purrazzo following The Virtuosa’s bout and challenged her to a AAA Reina de Reinas Title match at Rebellion. 

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WWE WrestleMania 38 Night One and Two 4/2/2022 – 4/3/2022

DATE: April 2 & 3, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)

NIGHT ONE

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: DJ Valentino Khan spins as fans enter AT&T Stadium

“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” PERFORMANCE: Brantley Gilbert

SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH
Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair (c)

RAW WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH
Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch (c)

SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM TITLES MATCH
Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs vs. The Usos (c)

Logan Paul and The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio

Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Baron Corbin

Seth Rollins vs. Mystery Opponent (Rumored To Be Cody Rhodes)
Hand-picked by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon and revealed right before the match.

Kevin Owens hosts The KO Show with special guest WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin

NIGHT TWO

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: DJ Valentino Khan spins as fans enter AT&T Stadium

“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” PERFORMANCE: Jessie James Decker

WINNER TAKES ALL TITLE UNIFICATION MATCH
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns

TRIPLE THREAT FOR THE RAW TAG TEAM TITLES
The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy vs. Randy Orton and Riddle (c)

FATAL 4 WAY FOR THE WWE WOMEN’S TAG TEAM TITLES
Shayna Baszler and Natalya vs. Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley vs. Naomi and Sasha Banks vs. Carmella and Queen Zelina Vega (c)

ANYTHING GOES MATCH
Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn

Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory

WWE Hall of Famer Edge vs. AJ Styles

Omos vs. Bobby Lashley

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. Sheamus and Ridge Holland

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 4/2/2022

DATE: April 2, 2022 1:00 pm
LOCATION: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
AVAILABLE ON: Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)

CARD

WWE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bron Breakker vs. Dolph Ziggler (c)

WWE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Cora Jade vs. Io Shirai vs. Kay Lee Ray vs. Mandy Rose (c)

WWE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH
Cameron Grimes vs. Grayson Waller vs. Santos Escobar vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Carmelo Hayes (c)

WWE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) vs. MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) vs. Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) (c)

WWE NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez vs. Gigi Dolin & Jayce Jane (c)

Tommaso Ciampa vs. Tony D’Angelo

Gunther vs. LA Knight

WWE NXT Level Up Preview 4/1/22

Tonight’s WWE NXT Level Up episode was taped earlier this week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

NXT Level Up usually airs every Friday night at 10pm ET on Peacock and the WWE Network, but tonight’s show will have a special start time of 12:47am ET. The change was made due to the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony airing on Peacock at 10pm ET, right after SmackDown goes off the air.

  • Xyon Quinn vs. Dante Chen
  • Kayden Carter vs. Tatum Paxley
  • Damon Kemp(the brother of Gable Steveson) vs. James Drake of The Grizzled Young Veterans

ROH Supercard Of Honor 4/1/2022

DATE: April 1, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Curtis Culwell Center, Dallas, Texas
AVAILABLE ON: FITE, HonorClub & Pay-Per-View

CARD

UNDISPUTED ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Bandido (c) w/Chavo Guerrero Jr.

ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Briscoes (c) vs. FTR

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP
Josh Woods (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta

INTERIM ROH WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Winner will face ROH Women’s World Champion Deonna Purrazzo at a later date)
Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Martinez

ROH WORLD TV CHAMPIONSHIP
Rhett Titus (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki

Jay Lethal vs. Lee Moriarty

Alex Zayne vs. Swerve Strickland

Ninja Mack vs. TBA (*Tully Blanchard’s new client)

Joe Hendry vs. TBA

IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse Of Matches 4/1/2022

IMPACT is coming to WrestleCon with IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches, LIVE Friday, April 1st at 10pm ET exclusively on FITE.

CARD

Josh Alexander and Jonah vs. Moose and PCO

Chelsea Green and Matt Cardona vs. Mickie James and Nick Aldis

The Good Brothers vs. The Briscoes

Eddie Edwards vs.  Tomohiro Ishii

Chris Sabin vs. Jay White

ULTIMATE X – IMPACT X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Trey Miguel (c) vs. Chris Bey vs. Vincent vs. Rich Swann vs. Blake Christian vs. Jordynne Grace

KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
 The Influence (c) vs.  Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans vs. Decay vs. Gisele Shaw and Lady Frost

Alex Shelley vs. Mike Bailey

CHAMP CHAMP CHALLENGE –  ROH Women’s World Championship or the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. ?

AEW Rampage Preview 4/1/22

Tonight’s AEW Rampage episode on TNT was taped earlier this week at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbus, South Carolina.

* We will hear from Kris Statlander

* We will hear from AEW TNT Champion Scorpio Sky, Dan Lambert and Paige VanZant

* The Young Bucks vs. Top Flight

* House of Black vs. Fuego Del Sol, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson

* Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Qualifier: Jamie Hayter vs. Skye Blue

* Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Keith Lee

* Appearances by Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti and others

WWE Hall Of Fame Preview 4/1/2022

The 2022 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air live tonight on Peacock from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

The Undertaker will be the headliner for the 2022 Class, and he will be inducted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. There is no word on if there will be Legacy Wing additions this year, but WWE is going with a smaller group of inductees. There will be no Celebrity Hall of Famer.

WWE has announced the following line-up for tonight’s induction ceremony:

* The Undertaker, inducted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon

* Vader, posthumously inducted by TBA

* The Steinier Brothers, inducted by TBA

* Queen Sharmell, inducted by WWE Hall of Famer Booker T

* Warrior Award: Shad Gaspard, presented to his wife Siliana Gaspard by Dana Warrior