ROH Glory By Honor – Night 1 Results (8/20/21)

ROH Glory By Honor (Night 1) took place last night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the main event, Bandido retained the ROH World Championship against Flip Gordon.

Below are the full results:

* Rok-C and Miranda Alize defeated Sumie Sakai and Chelsea Green (Dark Match)
* Silas Young defeated Rey Horus
* Demonic Flamita defeated Mike Bennett, PJ Black, Danhausen, Dak Draper, and Eli Isom
* Vita VonStarr and Max The Impaler defeated Mandy Leon and Angelina Lova
* EC3 defeated Brian Johnson
* Mark Briscoe defeated Bateman
* Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Rhett Titus (ROH Pure Championship)
* Violent Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, Chris Dickinson, and Homicide) defeated La Faccion Ingobernable (RUSH, Dragon Lee, Kenny King, and Bestia del Ring) (Philly Street Fight)
* Bandido (c) defeated Flip Gordon (ROH World Championship)

Glory By Honor (Night 2) continues tonight with the following matches:

* World Famous CB vs. LSG
* Miranda Alize and Rok-C vs. Chelsea Green and Willow
* Shane Taylor Productions (c) vs. Incoherence (ROH World Six-Man Championship)
* Danhausen vs. Dalton Castle
* Violence Unlimited vs. The Foundation
* Flip Gordon and Demonic Flamita vs. The Briscoes
* ROH World Champion Bandido and Rey Horus vs. Dragon Lee and RUSH
* Matt Taven vs. Vincent (Steel Cage Match — If Taven losses, he also loses his ROH World Title shot)

CM Punk Debuts For AEW To Open Rampage, Will Wrestle At All Out – AEW Media Scrum With Punk and Tony Khan

CM Punk returned to wrestling after seven years and announced that he’s back, signed to AEW and will wrestle at All Out on September 5th.

AEW Rampage opened up with the biggest surprise that wasn’t really a surprise. CM Punk began the hour-long program by coming out to the ring and announcing he was back in professional wrestling and sticking around as part of the AEW roster.

Punk said, “I didn’t plan what I was going to say because I didn’t know how I was going to feel.” He added, “But I feel you Chicago. I hear you Chicago.” The fans started chanting his name, just like they did when the show began. Punk said he’s heard the fans for seven years.

Punk said, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that there wasn’t time to say everything he wanted do. The good news, he’s got the time, he’s not going anywhere and he’s with AEW so he’ll show up on Wednesdays, Fridays and pay-per-views. “If at all, through my journey, any of my personal decisions made you feel disappointed or let down, let me just say, I understand.” He asked fans to understand they understand he was never going to get healthy if he stayed in the same place that got him sick in the first place. Essentially, he needed the break he took.

“Can I tell you a story?,” he asked. He sat down, as he did with his pipe bomb that made him a star, and said he felt he had to leave. He mentioned he knew he had made a place in Ring of Honor where wrestlers could learn to love professional wrestling. He knew by going to WWE he was signing up for hard times. In August 2005, he left professional wrestling. August 20, 2021, (he) “I’m back.”

“I’m back for you.” He added that there’s a lot of young talent that he wants to be around. I’m back because I want to work with the young talent and because there’s some scores to settle in the locker room. He dropped the names of Darby Allin that he’s excited to work with — Allin was up in the rafters watching with Sting.

Punk said the most dangerous thing Allin could do is to wrestle CM Punk in Chicago. Punk said that will see Allin, Sting and the fans on September 5th at All Out live on pay-per-view.

A huge announcement was capped off when Punk said he appreciated everyone waiting. He said, “Grab a free ice cream bar on me.”

Source: TheSportster

Below is the AEW Media Scrum with CM PUNK and TONY KHAN after Rampage:

WWE NXT TakeOver 36 (8/22/2021)

DATE: August 22, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock, WWE Network (outside of the U.S.)

CARD

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Karrion Kross (c) vs. Samoa Joe

2 OUT OF 3 FALLS MATCH
Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly
First Fall (Pinfall or Submission), Second Fall (Street Fight), Third Fall, if necessary (Steel Cage)

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Raquel Gonzalez (c) vs. Dakota Kai

NXT UK CHAMPIONSHIP
WALTER (c) vs. Ilja Dragunov

MILLION DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIP
LA Knight (c) vs. Cameron Grimes
If Grimes loses, WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase will be forced to work as Knight’s butler.

WWE SummerSlam 8/21/2021

DATE: August 21, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas. Nevada
AVAILABLE ON:Peacock, WWE Network (outside of the U.S.)

CARD

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Roman Reigns (c) vs. John Cena

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Goldberg

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Sasha Banks

WWE RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Nikki A.S.H. (c) vs. Charlotte vs. Rhea Ripley

WWE US CHAMPIONSHIP
Sheamus (c) vs. Damian Priest

WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
AJ Styles and Omos (c) vs. Randy Orton and Riddle

WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Usos (c) vs. Rey and Dominik Mysterio

Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal
Veer and Shanky banned from ringside.

Edge vs. Seth Rollins

Alexa Bliss vs. Eva Marie

ROH Glory By Honor – Night 1 and Night 2 (8/20/21 and 8/21/21), Face Mask Policy And More COVID-19 Practices

Ring of Honor has announced that all fans attending the Glory By Honor XVIII shows this weekend at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia will be required to wear face masks. This is accordance with the indoor mask mandate in the City of Brotherly Love.

ROH also announced that contact-less payment via credit or debit card will be encouraged. They are also asking fans to maintain proper COVID-19 social distancing by using markers that will be placed on the floor throughout the 2300 Arena.

Tickets for Glory By Honor XVIII Night One and Night Two can be found at this link.

ROH Glory By Honor XVIII Night 1 and Night 2 will air on Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21 from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The events will air live on HonorClub. Below are the updated cards:

NIGHT ONE

ROH World Title Match
Flip Gordon vs. Bandido (c)

ROH Pure Title Match
Rhett Titus with Tracy Williams vs. Jonathan Gresham with Jay Lethal (c)

Six-Man Mayhem
PJ Black vs. Danhausen vs. Mike Bennett vs. Demonic Flamita vs. Dak Draper vs. Eli Isom
Winner earns a spot in the ROH World Title rankings.

Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, ROH World Tag Team Champions Homicide and Chris Dickinson) vs. La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, ROH World Television Champion Dragon Lee, Bestia del Ring, Kenny King)

EC3 vs. Brian Johnson

Rey Horus vs. Silas Young

The Briscoe Brothers vs. The Righteous (Bateman, Dutch)

The Allure (Angelina Love, Mandy Leon) vs. Vita VonStarr and a partner to be randomly drawn by Leon

Chelsea Green will make her ROH in-ring debut

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NIGHT TWO

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles Match
Incoherence (Delirious, Hallowicked, Frightmare) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Moses, Kaun) (c)

Steel Cage Match
Matt Taven vs. Vincent
Taven’s future ROH World Title shot will be on the line.

Pure Rules Match
World Famous CB vs. LSG

MexiSquad (ROH World Champion Bandido and Rey Horus) vs. La Facción Ingobernable (ROH World Television Champion Dragon Lee and Rush)

The Briscoe Brothers vs. Flip Gordon and Demonic Flamita

Violence Unlimited (Brody King, Tony Deppen, ROH World Tag Team Champions Homicide and Chris Dickinson) vs. The Foundation (ROH Pure Champion Jonathan Gresham, Jay Lethal, Rhett Titus, and Tracy Williams)

Danhausen vs. Dalton Castle

Chelsea Green and Willow vs. Rok-C and Miranda Alize

Trish Adora vs. TBA

Impact Wrestling Emergence 8/20/21

Impact Wrestling Emergence airs tonight at 8 pm ET from Skyway Studios in Nashville Tennessee.

Emergence streams exclusively on Impact Plus.

* Christian Cage (c) vs. Brian Myers (Impact World Championship)

* The Good Brothers (c) vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack vs. Violent By Design (Impact World Tag Team Championship)

* Josh Alexander (c) vs. Jake Something (Impact X Division Championship)

* Chris Sabin vs. Moose vs. Sami Callihan vs. Ace Austin (Four-Way Match to determine number one contender for Impact World Championship)

* Petey Williams vs. Steve Maclin

* Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Matthew Rehwoldt vs. Melina and Trey Miguel

* Decay vs. Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans, Fallah Bahh and No Way

* Matt Cardona vs. Rohit Raju

* Madison Rayne vs. Taylor Wilde

AEW Rampage “The First Dance” Preview 8/20/21, CM Punk To Debut?

Tonight’s AEW Rampage: “The First Dance”  airs on TNT at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Although not officially announced, it’s likely that CM Punk will be making his AEW debut on this show.

* Jade Cargill with Smart Mark Sterling vs. Kiera Hogan

* Private Party with Matt Hardy vs. Jurassic Express (AEW World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament)

* Jon Moxley with Eddie Kingston vs. Daniel Garcia with 2.0

WWE SmackDown Preview 8/20/21

The SummerSlam go-home edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX will air tonight live from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

WWE has not announced any matches or segments as of this writing, but they are teasing a final pre-SummerSlam showdown between John Cena and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

Tonight’s show should also include follow-ups on Baron Corbin stealing Big E’s Money In the Bank briefcase, and King Shinsuke Nakamura winning the WWE Intercontinental Title from Apollo Crews last week.

Toni Storm is also in Phoenix for tonight’s SmackDown. Storm made her blue brand debut back on the July 23 episode, with a win over Zelina Vega, but she has not been used since.

Finally, WWE 24/7 Champion Reggie is also at tonight’s SmackDown and will likely be appearing on the show.

Advertised locally for tonight’s show is Carmella vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, plus six-man action, likely the dark main event, with Cena and The Mysterios vs. Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos.

Another Major AEW Acquisition Reportedly Coming Soon

Another big name is reportedly headed to AEW soon.

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is expected to sign with AEW in the near future. Flair asked for his WWE release earlier this month, and received it on August 3.

In an update, Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that sources close to AEW, that would be alerted to such things, have noted that a “new major AEW acquisition” is coming into the company soon, on the heels of the deals for CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

Punk’s AEW signing is expected to be announced on AEW Rampage tonight, and Bryan is rumored to debut on September 22 during the Grand Slam edition of AEW Dynamite in New York City.

It was recently exclusively reported on Wrestling Inc. that The Nature Boy does not have a non-compete clause with WWE, which means he is free to appear for any other promotion right now. He appeared at AAA’s TripleMania pay-per-view last weekend, and has been announced for the NWA 73rd Anniversary pay-per-view on August 29.

It’s possible that Flair is the “new major AEW acquisition” coming in, but that has not been confirmed.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Renee Paquette To Interview CM Punk Before Tonight’s AEW Rampage

A new edition of Renee Paquette’s “Oral Sessions” podcast will premiere tonight at 6pm ET with special guest CM Punk.

The timing of this interview is interesting as it’s believed that tonight’s AEW Rampage episode at 10pm ET will feature the official announcement on Punk signing with AEW to make his long-awaited return to pro wrestling.

The Paquette – Punk interview will premiere on Renee’s official YouTube channel at 6pm, just a few hours before Rampage hits the air at 10pm. Below is the official synopsis for the interview:

“It’s clobberin’ time when Renee is joined by none other than CM Punk, and the ‘voice of the voiceless’ has plenty to say about his short-lived UFC run, the fate of WWE Backstage and the most controversial questions facing the industry today.”

Punk and Renee previously worked together on WWE Backstage for FS1.

Source: Wrestling Inc.