Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at 10/9C.
- Sammy Guevara vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- Kings of the Black Throne vs. Best Friends
- Taya Valkyrie vs. Marina Shafir
- Juice Robinson vs. Action Andretti
Tag: AEW
Tony Khan Refuses Comment Once Again On CM Punk’s AEW Status
After what seemed like a long silence, the situation between AEW and CM Punk returned to the news cycle in full force over the last week, after a message board post led to a since-deleted Instagram story by Punk that may have likely hurt his chances of returning to AEW. However, with Punk still recovering from injury, there is still time before AEW owner Tony Khan will have to make a decision on whether to bring Punk back, let him go, or find an alternate solution.
Till that time comes, the future of Punk in AEW will continue to be a topic Khan gets asked about, much like he has ever since the media scrum incident following All Out in September that began this whole situation. And Khan was indeed asked about Punk while speaking with talkSPORT, and for those who have followed Khan throughout this, the song remained the same regarding his answer. “I cannot comment on that,” Khan said.
Khan was a good sport about the question, however, realizing that these questions won’t stop until something regarding Punk’s future is decided. So he followed up the question with a joke that many will likely see as a shot at one of Khan’s nemeses, journalist and sometimes WWE correspondent Ariel Helwani, who repeatedly asked Khan about Punk, to no avail, in an interview between the two last October. “Well better to ask once than seven times in a row after I ‘no comment,'” Khan said. “Who would do that?”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Don Callis Legitimately Injured On AEW Dynamite
According to a report from Pwinsider, Don Callis was legitimately injured when he was “assaulted” backstage along with ‘Hangman’ Adam Page by the Blackpool Combat Club on Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
According to the report, ‘The Invisible Hand’ hit his head while he was going down following a punch thrown by Jon Moxley and ended up being busted open legitimately.
During Kenny Omega’s IWGP United States Championship defense against Jeff Cobb that followed immediately, the commentators noted that Callis was being checked out backstage which was legitimate.
No further details have yet been reported in regard to Don Callis’ injury.
Source: eWrestlingNews
AEW Dynamite Preview 3/29/2023
AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS, from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO.
- IWGP United States Title: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Jeff Cobb
- AEW International Title: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. The Butcher
- Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia
- Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale
- Blackpool Combat Club vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys
- Matt Hardy vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry
Young Bucks’ Matt Jackson Likely To Remain On AEW TV Through Injury
Matt Jackson will reportedly be remaining on AEW television in some capacity moving forward, according to Fightful Select, despite the recent news that he suffered a partially torn bicep. The Elite member will obviously not be able to compete in matches for the foreseeable future due to his injury, but there are still plenty of ways the company could use him. Jackson is currently involved in a major storyline poised to reunite “Hangman” Adam Page with himself, his brother, and Kenny Omega, and he could end up appearing to continue that angle during his time on the shelf.
The injury took place during the AEW World Trios Championship match between the Young Bucks, the Jericho Appreciation Society, and the House of Black on March 15, which he worked through despite being hurt. Last week AEW ran an injury angle for The Young Bucks which saw them leave the arena in ambulances due to a backstage ambush, believed to be by the Blackpool Combat Club. Therefore, the company has a storyline reason to keep Jackson out of the ring that would allow him to turn up on television with his arm in a sling or brace.
It is also believed that Jackson is hoping to avoid surgery, which would mean a faster recovery time to get back into the ring, and is another reason why AEW might be keen to keep him on television. However, it remains to be seen how things will be handled regarding the overarching storyline between The Elite and Blackpool Combat Club, and when a match between the factions will be possible.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Backstage Update On AEW’s Plans For New Weekly Show
In recent weeks, it’s been reported that AEW is close to finalizing a new weekly television show that will air on Saturday nights.
It’s been strongly hinted by F4W’s Andrew Zarian that the show could air in the 6:05 pm EST timeslot, a welcomed timeslot for old-school WCW/NWA fans.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the Saturday show should be up and running by July:
“The schedule in June hasn’t been announced yet other than the Canadian shows so we don’t know if this (7/14 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is the first Saturday taping or the Saturday show will begin before this date. But the Saturday show is right now planned and unless something major changes it will be debuting at least by July if not earlier,” Meltzer wrote.
Source: eWrestlingNews
AEW Dynamite Preview 3/22/2023
AEW Dynamite airs tonight live on TBS and will emanate from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri.
- AEW Tag Team Championship: The Gunns (Colten Gunn & Austin Gunn) (c) vs. Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin)
- Kenny Omega vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
- Jon Moxley vs. Stu Grayson
- Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue
- No DQ match: Hook vs. Stokely Hathaway
- The Butcher, The Blade, & Kip Sabian vs. Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy & Sting
- We’ll hear from Adam Cole
AEW Dark Preview 3/21/2023
The latest episode of AEW’s latest weekly show, Dark, is slated to air tonight at 7pm ET via the official AEW YouTube channel. Here’s the card:
- The Renegades (Charlette & Robyn Renegade) vs. Avery Breaux & Mafiosa
- Kiera Hogan vs. Leila Grey
- Juice Robinson vs. Leon Ruffin
- Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) vs. The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth & Cezar Bononi)
- Toni Storm vs. Billie Starkz
AEW Rampage Preview 3/17/2023
Tonight’s AEW Rampage “St. Patricks Day Slam” was taped on Wednesday night at the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada after Dynamite went off the air. TONIGHT 11:30pm ET/10:30pm CT or following NCAA Tourn. on TNT
- AEW TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs (c) vs. Rey Fenix
- Taya Valkyrie in-ring debut
- Bollywood Boyz (Harv Shira & Gurv Shira) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker)
- Daniel Garcia vs. Brody King
Jay White In Talks With AEW & WWE
Jay White is still a free agent after finishing up with NJPW.
White has interest from both promotions but has yet to make a decision about his wrestling future. He lost a ‘loser leaves Japan’ match to Hikuleo, followed by a ‘loser leaves NJPW’ match against Eddie Kingston.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that White is in talks with AEW and WWE.
“Regarding Jay White, we are told that White has been talking to WWE but has not signed. He is also talking to AEW. From someone familiar with the situation they described it as 50/50 which side he would go with,” Meltzer wrote.
Source: eWrestlingNews
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