Cody Rhodes announced last night on AEW Dynamite that due to the criticisms of him being in a title match and an AEW Executive Vice President, if he doesn’t beat Chris Jericho he will never challenge for the AEW World Title again in his career.
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Rhodes will take on AEW World Champion Chris Jericho this Saturday at Full Gear in Baltimore.
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan will be appearing on ABC’s The Goldbergs tonight at 8pm ET. The Goldbergs executive producer Adam F. Goldberg was a huge fan of WWE growing up. As creator of the comedy series that bears his last name, Goldberg often inserts real-life moments of his youth into his show. In a press release sent to Wrestling Inc., Goldberg named attending WrestleMania IV as one of the greatest moments of his life when he was a kid.
“Growing up, I was the biggest wrestling fan,” recalled Goldberg. “One of the greatest moments of my life was attending WrestleMania IV in Atlantic City for my birthday when I was a kid. I went with my Dad and brother Barry and even though we had the worst seats in the house, we still had the time of our lives.”
In tonight’s episode, entitled Wrestlemania, Murray decides to buy WrestleMania tickets to spend time with Barry and Adam, but he buys fake tickets so they can’t get in.
“That was the day that turned my Dad into a wrestling fan, and his favorite was Hulk Hogan,” recalled Goldberg. “It was bittersweet to have Hulk guest star on the show and not have my Dad there to see it.”
Goldberg and his father bonded over that Wrestlemania experience.
“Because my Dad loved The Hulk, I chose The Ultimate Warrior as my favorite,” said Goldberg. “One of the greatest moments in making The Goldbergs was to discover that The Ultimate Warrior was a huge Goldbergs fan and shared it with his daughters before he passed away. I got to meet his family and talk about my experiences growing up with my own father watching wrestling and it was an amazing healing moment for all of us.”
Hogan is not the first WWE Superstar to appear in The Goldbergs. Bill Goldberg often appears in The Goldbergs as the school’s gym teacher, Nick Mellor.
“WrestleMania” was written by Erik Weiner with a story by Adam F. Goldberg and Erik Weiner, and directed by Lew Schneider. Adam F. Goldberg, Doug Robinson, Alex Barnow, Chris Bishop and Annette Davis are executive producers. “The Goldbergs” is produced by Happy Madison, Doug Robinson Productions and Adam F. Goldberg Productions, in association with Sony Pictures Television.
NWA is coming to RetroMania.
The National Wrestling Alliance will be featured in the upcoming RetroMania Wrestling game. The deal was announced on Tuesday’s episode of NWA Powerrr in a video package led by Nick Aldis. RetroMania Wrestling is a new take on the classic WWF WrestleFest arcade game. The game is set to release in 2020 and will be available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One.
The addition of NWA means fans can play in 3 new arenas, including NWA Powerrr, NWA 70, and Austin Idol’s Universal Wrestling College and go for the 10 Pounds of Gold in an all-new game mode.
NWA Champion Nick Aldis and NWA National Champion Colt Cabana have been added to the game roster as well.
You can find more information about the game by clicking here.
If you missed anything from Tuesday’s NWA Powerrr, you can watch the episode by clicking here.
Source: Fightful
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tonight is the go-home show for this Saturday’s Full Gear PPV in Baltimore.
* Cody Rhodes makes his big career announcement
* Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. Sammy Guevara and AEW World Champion Chris Jericho
* PAC vs. Trent
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will air live from the NXT Arena at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL as the build to “Takeover: WarGames 2019” and Survivor Series continues.
WWE has not confirmed any RAW or SmackDown Superstars for tonight’s show, but it’s rumored that some will appear to continue the Survivor Series build.
According to PWInsider, Jeff Hardy is scheduled for a court appearance in Moore County Court in North Carolina this Thursday. He will be facing charges of Driving While Impaired.
As noted in October, Jeff Hardy was arrested in Moore County, North Carolina. Last summer Hardy was also arrested for public intoxication and impairment in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Hardy is currently out of action for WWE. He is recovering from knee surgery and will be out of action for 6-9 months.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Last night on WWE Backstage it was revealed that Randy Orton has signed a new multi-year WWE contract.
Back in 2010, it was reported Orton signed a ten-year deal with WWE.
Late last month Orton was posting photos with “Elite” in them, teasing a possible move to AEW with his contract expiring soon, obviously that is no longer the case.
Orton also commented on Twitter and noted the deal is “at least 5 more years.”
Triple H also commented on Orton re-signing.
“I’m glad to put the rumors to rest,” Triple H stated. “For almost two decades, Randy Orton has been a cornerstone of WWE…and Randy Orton will remain a cornerstone of WWE for a long time!”
It was announced last night on WWE Backstage that Alexa Bliss is out dealing with an undisclosed injury.
Bliss’ last appearance in the ring was at WWE Hell in a Cell on October 6 in Sacramento, California where she and Nikki Cross lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles to The Kabuki Warriors. Bliss did a run-in on RAW the next night, but that was the last time she’s been on WWE TV.
There is currently not timetable for her return.
Bliss was scheduled to appear at Ringside Fest in New York City this past Sunday, but had to cancel last minute due to a personal matter. She was replaced by WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch.
According to PWInsider, Bliss has been absent from the past couple weeks of TV tapings due to a shoulder injury.
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact on AXS TV.
* Sami Callihan Impact World Championship Celebration
* Ken Shamrock vs. Joey Ryan
* Moose vs. Willie Mack
* Michael Elgin vs. Fallah Bahh
The following matches were taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube:
* Shawn Spears (with Tully Blanchard) vs. Michael Nakazawa
* Allie & Sadie Gibbs vs. Big Swole & Mercedes Martinez
* Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt) vs. Joey Janela & Jimmy Havoc
