AEW All Out Results 9/4/2022

Quick Hits Results (Zero Hour):

  • AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship Match: Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo (c) defeated Ruby Soho and Ortiz by pinfall.
  • FTW Championship Match: Hook (c) defeated Angelo Parker by submission.
  • AEW All-Atlantic Championship Match: PAC (c) defeated Kip Sabian by pinfall.
  • Eddie Kingston defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall.

Quick Hits Results (Main Card):

  • The Joker won the Casino Ladder Match
  • AEW World Trios Championship Tournament Final: The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) defeated Dark Order (Hangman Adam Page, Alex Reynolds and John Silver) by pinfall.
  • AEW TBS Championship Match: Jade Cargill (c) defeated Athena by pinfall.
  • Trios Match: Wardlow and FTR defeated Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns by pinfall.
  • Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Ricky Starks by pinfall.
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: Swerve in Our Glory (c) defeated The Acclaimed by pinfall.
  • Interim AEW Women’s World Championship Fatal 4-Way Match: Toni Storm defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Hikaru Shida and Jamie Hayter by pinfall.
  • Christian Cage defeated Jungle Boy by pinfall in a squash.
  • Chris Jericho defeated Bryan Danielson by pinfall.
  • Miro, Darby Allin and Sting defeated House of Black by pinfall.
  • AEW World Championship Match: CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley (c) by pinfall to win the title.


ZERO HOUR

AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship: Tay Melo and Sammy Guevara (c) vs Ruby Soho and Ortiz

– Before the match, Ruby and Ortiz run over Guevara with a golfcart, Ruby then hits Tay with a trashcan.

– Soho then hits Guevara with a spike hurricarana, Melo then kicks Ruby off of Guevara, Ruby then hits a backsuplex on Melo, Ortiz then takes out Guevara with a closeline, Sammy then launches Melo into a Canadian destroyer on Ruby, Sammy then hits a swanton from the top rope on Ortiz to secure a nearfall, Anna Jay then attempts to interfere but Ruby takes her out, Melo then superplexes Sammy into Ruby and Ortiz on the outside, Anna then trips Ruby, allowing Tay to hit a corner powerbomb and an inverted GTS to secure the pinfall victory. 

Winners via pinfall and STILL AAA world mixed tag team champions: Tay Melo and Sammy Guevara at 6:07.

FTW Championship: Hook (c) Angelo Parker

– The match starts off with both men locking up, Hook then takes Parker down with a headlock takeover, Parker then takes a cheapshot at Hook, Parker then sends Hook shoulder first into the second rope, Parker then hits a dropkick to the face of Hook, Matt Menard attempts to trip Hook but Hook stomps on his hand, Hook then lands a series of throws on Parker, followed by an exploder suplex, Hook then lands a series of punches to the stomach of Parker, Hook then lands a throw on Parker, Hook then locks in a choke on Parker to secure the submission victory.

Winner via submission and STILL FTW champion: Hook at 3:56.

– After the match, Matt Menard attacks Hook from behind, Action Bronson then comes out to make the save, causing Menard and Parker to retreat.

AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Pac (c) vs Kip Sabian

– The match starts off with Pac backing Kip up against the ropes, Kip then hits a bigboot to the face of Pac, Kip then hits a split leg moonsault from the top rope, taking Pac out on the outside, Pac then hits a brainbuster on Sabian on the outside, Pac then throws Kip into the barricade, both men then exchange a series of forearms In the ring, Kip then headbutts Pac, Pac then hits a big boot to the face of Kip, Kip then hits a dragon suplex on Pac, Pac then hits a german suplex on Sabian, Kip then hits a DDT on Pac, followed by a slingshot suplex to secure a nearfall, Pac then stomps away at Kip, Pac then hits the black arrow on Kip to secure the pinfall victory.

Winner via pinfall and STILL AEW All-Atlantic champion: Pac at 10:25.

– After the match, Tony Schiavone attempts to interview Pac but Orange Cassidy interrupts, Pac tells Cassidy that he isn’t a wrestler but a joke, Pac tells Cassidy to get back in line.

Tomohiro Ishii vs Eddie Kingston

– The match starts off with both men locking up, both men then exchange a series of stiff chops, Ishii then lands four stiff chops to the chest of Eddie, Eddie then takes down Ishii with a chop, Ishii then takes down Kingston with a stiff forearm, Ishii then hits a suplex on Eddie, Eddie then lands a series of chops to the chest of Ishii in the corner, followed by a double underhook suplex and a DDT, Eddie then hits a closeline on a seated Ishii to secure a nearfall, Ishii then hits a shoulder tackle on Eddie, Ishii then hits a side suplex on Eddie, both men then exchange a series of slaps, both men then knock each other down with closelines, Kingston then hits a powerbomb on Ishii to secure a nearfall, Eddie then hits a lariat on Ishii to secure yet another nearfall, Ishii then hits a lariat on Eddie to secure a nearfall, Eddie then hits a spinning backfist on Ishii to secure yet another nearfall, Eddie then hits a northern lights bomb on Ishii to secure the pinfall victory.

Winner via pinfall: Eddie Kingston at 13:28.

Main card:

Casino Ladder Match: Claudio Castagnoli vs Wheeler Yuta vs Penta El Zero Miedo vs Rey Fenix vs Rush vs Andrade El Idolo vs Dante Martin vs ???

– The match starts off with Fenix and Yuta, both men then exchange a series or chops and forearms, Yuta then pushes Fenix off the top rope into the ladder, Yuta then hits a tope suicida on the ladder, Rush then enters the match, Rush then hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Yuta into the ladder, Rush then hits a dive over the top rope, taking out Fenix, Rush then whips Fenix with a camera cable, Andrade El Idolo then enters the match, Rush then sends Fenix face first into the ladder, Andrade then hits a sunset flip powerbomb on Yuta onto a ladder, Claudio Castagnoli then enters the match, Claudio then lifts up the ladder as Andrade climbs, Andrade is then sent over the top rope, Dante Martin them enters the match, Dante then jumps on the ladder from the ropes, Dante then takes Claudio to the outside, Penta El Zero Miedo then enters the match, Penta then hits a Canadian destroyer on Dante on the ramp, Penta then hits a superkick on Dante, Penta then hits a backstabber on Claudio, Penta then hits a Canadian destroyer on Rush on top of a ladder, Fenix then frogsplashes Rush through a table on the outside, masked men then tip over the ladder before climbing, Stokely Hathaway is then revealed to be one of the masked men, a masked man then enters the ring to grab the chip. 

Winner: The Joker at 14:13.

AEW Trios Championship: The Elite vs “Hangman” Adam Page, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds

– The match starts off with Page and Nick Jackson, Both men then counter each other before tagging out, Reynolds then goes to shake Nick’s hand but Nick spits in his face, Silver and Reynolds then stomp away at the back of Nick Jackson, Omega and Page then come face-to-face, Silver then tags in behind Omega’s back, Silver then takes down Omega with an armlock, Reynolds then sends Kenny shoulder first into the turnbuckle, Page then hits a big boot to the face of Kenny, followed by a fallaway slam, Nick then catches Page with a superkick, Nick then hits a moonsault on the outside, taking out Silver and Reynolds, Matt then hits an elbow drop from the top rope on Page, Page then hits a death valley driver on Omega, Nick then catches Silver with a kick from the apron, Reynolds and Silver then hit a doubleteam brainbuster on Nick, Nick then hits a double northern lights suplex on both Reynolds and Silver, Omega then hits a snap dragon suplex in Reynolds, Silver, and Page, Omega them hits the V Trigger on Silver, Omega then takes out Page, Silver, and Reynolds with a dive over the top rope, Page then hits a moonsault on Nick on the outside, The Bucks, Silver, and Reynolds then take each other down with superkicks, Page and Omega then drag their guy to the corner so they can tag in, Omega and Page then exchange a series of forearms, Omega then hits the tiger driver 98′ on Page to secure a nearfall, Page then hits a fallaway slam on Omega from the top rope to secure a nearfall, Page then hits the buckshot lariat to the back of Omega’s head, Nick then hits the buckshot lariat on Page, followed by the BTE trigger, Omega then hits the V Trigger on Silver, Page then accidentally hits the buckshot lariat on Silver, allowing Omega to pin Silver to secure the pinfall victory.

Winners via pinfall and NEW AEW Trios champions: Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks at 19:51. 

TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs Athena

– The match starts off with Athena landing a series of kicks to the face of Jade, followed by a meteora, Athena then hits the top rope stunner, Athena goes for the pin but the Baddies pull her out, Jade then hits a Samoan drop on Athena, followed by a spear, Jade then throws Athena, Athena then hits a springboard crossbody on Jade to secure a nearfall, Athena then hits a knee to the face of Athena, followed by a superkick and a stunner to secure a nearfall, Jade then catches Athena in midair with a big boot, Jade then hits the Jaded on Athena to secure the pinfall victory.

Winner via pinfall and STILL TBS champion: Jade Cargill at 4:21.

Wardlow and FTR vs Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns

– The match starts off with Lethal and Wardlow, Lethal then spits on the chest Wardlow, Lethal then fights his way out of a powerbomb before tagging in Chris Sabin, Dax then takes down Sabin with a shoulder tackle, followed by a series of right hooks, Dax then chases Sonjay Dutt on yhe outside, Sabin then hits a cutter on Dax, Wardlow then hits a double suplex on Shelley and Sabin, Sabin then hits a dropkick to the face of Dax, Dax and Lethal then exchange a series of chops, Sabin then accidentally big boots Shelley in the corner, Cash then hits a lariat on Shelley, Wardlow then closeslines both Sabin and Lethal, Lethal then sends Cash’s leg into the ringpost, The Motor City Machine Guns then work on the legs of Cash, Lethal then locks Cash in a figure four leglock, Wardlow then hits spinebusters on Lethal, Sabin, and Shelley, Wardlow then hits the F10 on Lethal to secure a nearfall, Satnam Singh then takes a cheapshot at Wardlow from the outside, Sabin then takes out FTR with a tope suicida, Lethal, Sabin, and Shelley all hit sliding dropkicks to the face of Wardlow, Lethal then hits an elbow drop from the top rope onto Wardlow to secure a nearfall, FTR then hit the big rig on Shelley, Lethal then hits the lethal injection on FTR, Wardlow then hits a headbutt on Lethal, followed by a lariat, Wardlow then hits four suplexes on Lethal to secure the pinfall victory.

Winners via pinfall: Wardlow and FTR

– After the match, Samoa Joe makes his return, Joe then hits Satnam in the stomach with the ROH TV championship, Dax Harwood’s daughter then comes out, she breaks Dutt’s pencil as Dax takes out Dutt with a stiff punch, Dax’s daughter then pins Sonjay Dutt. 

Ricky Starks vs Powerhouse Hobbs

– The match starts off with Starks jumping the gun and landing a series of stiff punches on Hobbs, Hobbs then pushes Starks’ face against the second rope, Hobbs then stomps away at Starks in the corner, Hobbs then hits a suplex on Starks, Hobbs then sends Starks shoulder first into the ringpost, Hobbs then sends Starks into the barricade, Hobbs then hits a big boot to the face of Hobbs, Starks then punches away at Hobbs in the corner, followed by a back elbow and a tornado DDT to secure a nearfall, Hobbs then hits a spinebuster on Starks to secure the pinfall victory. 

Winner via pinfall: Powerhouse Hobbs at 5:15.

AEW Tag Team Championship: Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee (c) vs The Acclaimed

– The match starts off with Bowens and Swerve, Bowens then takes Swerve down with a gutwrench, Swerve then hits a tilt-a-whirl on Bowens, Caster then locks Lee in a headlock, Caster then hits a hurricarana on Lee, Caster and Bowens then take down Lee and Swerve with dropkicks, Caster them goes to shake Lee’s hand but Lee lands a series of punches on Caster, Swerve then lands a leaping uppercut to the back of Caster, Caster them hits a diving cutter on Lee from the second rope, Bowens then hits a neckbreaker on Swerve, Bowens then hits a leaping fameasser on Swerve, Swerve then takes out Bowens with a dropkick to the outside, Swerve then works on the knee of Bowens, Swerve then sends Bowens knee first into the knee of Lee, Lee then slaps the chest of Bowens in the corner, followed by a throw, Bowens then hits a blockbuster from the second rope on Lee, Caster then takes out Swerve with a crossbody, Caster then hits a crossbody on Lee to secure a nearfall, Lee then accidentally hits Swerve, Bowens then hits a knee strike to the face of Lee to secure a nearfall, Lee then kicks the injured knee of Bowens, The Acclaimed then hits a superplex on Lee, Swerve then hits the double footstomp on Bowens but Bowens kicks out, Caster then hits a dropkick from the top rope on Swerve, Caster then hits a top rope elbow on Swerve to the outside, Billy Gunn then comes face-to-face with Keith, Caster then bits a fireman’s carry slam on Lee, Caster then hits an elbow drop from the top rope onto Swerve, Bowens then goes for the pinfall but Lee breaks up the pin, Swerve then hits a death valley driver on Caster on the apron, Swerve then accidentally kicks Lee, Bowens then rolls up Lee to secure a nearfall, Swerve then hits a double footstomp onto Bowens from the shoulders of Lee to secure the pinfall victory.

Winners via pinfall and STILL AEW tag team champions: Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee at 22:26. 

Interim AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm vs Britt Baker vs Jamie Hayter vs Hikaru Shida

– The match starts off with Shida landing a leaping knee to the face of Hayter in the corner, all women then take turns rolling each other up for nearfalls, Shida then hits a backbreaker on Britt, Hayter then hits a double suplex on both Shida and Storm, followed by a closeline on Storm and Shida, Toni then takes out Hayter with a tope suicida, Britt then hits a slingblade on Toni, Shida then hits a dropkick on Britt, Shida and Toni then exchange a series of forearms In the ring, Rebel then attempts to interfere but Toni and Shida take her out with a headbutt, Hayer then carries Shida up the ramp, Britt then curbstomps Shida on the ramp, Britt and Hayter then hit a doubleteam suplex on Toni, Shida then returns with two kendosticks, Shida then attacks Britt and Hayter with the kendosticks before landing a series of punches in the corner, Shida then suplexes Britt into Hayter, all four women then exchange a series of forearms In the ring, Shida then hits a falcon arrow on Hayter, Hayter then hits a tombstone piledriver on Toni, Britt then hits a curbstomp on Shida In the ring to secure a nearfall, Hayter then hits a lariat on Shida, Hayter goes for the pinfall but Britt pulls the referee to the outside, Toni then hits a piledriver on Hayter, Britt then pins Hayter for the nearfall, Toni then hits a tornado DDT on Britt and Hayter to secure the pinfall victory.

Winner via pinfall and NEW interim AEW women’s champion: Toni Storm at 14:43. 

Jungle Boy vs Christian Cage

– Before the match, Luchasaurus chokeslams Jungle Boy in the ramp, Luchasaurus then carries Jungle Boy to the ring, Luchasaurus then powerbombs Jungle Boy through the timekeeper’s table.

– The match starts off with Christian hitting a spear on Jungle Boy to secure a nearfall, Christian then hits the killswitch on Jungle Boy to secure the pinfall victory.

Winner via pinfall: Christian Cage at 0:22.

Bryan Danielson vs Chris Jericho

– The match starts off with Jericho flipping off the crowd and Bryan, Bryan then lands a series of quick stomps to the face of Jericho, causing Jericho to retreat, Bryan then takes Jericho down but Jericho reaches the ropes, Jericho then lands a stiff chop to the chest of Bryan, Bryan then lands a series of punches to the face and stomach of Jericho, Jericho then lands a series of elbows to the back of Bryan’s head, both men then exchange a series of chops, Jericho then hits backbreaker on Bryan, followed by a backsuplex, Jericho then lands a series of slaps to the face of Bryan, Jericho then hits a springboard dropkick, knocking Bryan off the apron, Bryan then catches Jericho in midair with a kick, followed by a running knee strike from the apron, Bryan then hits a shotgun dropkick from the top rope on Jericho, Bryan then lands a series of kicks to the chest of Jericho, Jericho then locks Bryan in the walls of Jericho, Bryan then hits a tope suicida onto Jericho on the outside, Bryan then chops away at Jericho against the barricade, Bryan then goes for a diving headbutt from the top rope but Jericho moves out of the way, Jericho then hits a tombstone piledriver on Bryan, followed by a lionsault to secure the pinfall victory, Bryan then hits Jericho with a side kick to the side of the head, Bryan then stomps away at Jericho’s head, Bryan then locks in the LeBell lock but Jericho is able to reach the bottom rope, Bryan then locks Jericho in a dragon sleeper but Jericho counters by racking Bryan throat first against the bottom rope, both men then exchange a series of chops and kicks, Jericho then hits a codebreaker on Bryan to secure a nearfall, Jericho then locks Bryan in the liontamer but Bryan is able to reach the bottom rope, Bryan then hits a running knee to the face of Jericho to secure a nearfall, Bryan then lands a series of elbows to the side of Jericho’s face, Bryan then locks in the cattle mutilation on Jericho but Jericho is able to reach the bottom rope, Bryan then lands a series of kicks to the back of Jericho, Bryan then lands a series if more elbows to the face of Jericho, Jericho then lowblows Bryan behind the referee’s back, Jericho then hits the judas effect on Bryan to secure the pinfall victory.

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Winner via pinfall: Chris Jericho at 23:42.  

House Of Black vs Darby Allin, Sting, and Miro

– The match starts off with Miro and Black, Miro then lands a series of stomps onto Black in the corner, Miro then lands a series of shoulder tackles onto Brody in the corner, Miro then lands a throw on Buddy Matthews, Darby then goes for the code red on Buddy but Malakai lands a side kick to the head of Darby, Brody then lands a stiff chop to the chest of Darby, Brody then throws Darby into the turnbuckles, followed by a stiff chop, knocking Darby off the apron, Brody then sends Darby shoulder first into the barricade, Malakai then locks Darby in a headlock, Buddy then hits a knee to the face of Darby, Sting then sends Brody into Buddy in the corner, Sting and Malakai then exchange a series of strikes in the ring, Sting then locks in the scorpion death lock on Malakai but Malakai turns it into a kneebar, Buddy then hits a running kick to the chest of Miro, Sting then hits the scorpion death drop on Brody, Darby then hits the Coffin drop onto Brody, Buddy then uses Sting’s bat on the stomach of Miro, Darby then hits a cannonball tope suicida onto Buddy on the outside, Sting then spits mist in the face of Malakai, Darby then rolls up Malakai to secure the pinfall victory.

Winners via pinfall: Darby Allin, Sting, and Miro at 12:11.

AEW World ChampionshipCM Punk (c) vs Jon Moxley 

– The match starts off with Moxley flipping of Punk, Punk then lands a series of knees to the face of Moxley, Punk then hits a sidekick to the head of Moxley, followed by a jumping knee In the corner, Punk then hits a GTS on Moxley to secure a nearfall, Punk and Moxley then brawl in the crowd, Punk then sends Moxley into the steel steps, Moxley then sends Punk into the ringpost face first, Moxley then punches away at the bloody forehead of Punk, Moxley then lands a series of elbows to the head of Punk, Punk then hits a jumping knee to the face of Moxley in the corner, Moxley then locks Punk in a single leg boston crab, Moxley then hits a dropkick to the leg of Punk in the corner, Moxley then locks Punk in a figure four leglock, Moxley then hits a piledriver on Punk to secure a nearfall, Punk then sends Moxley shoulder first into the ringpost, Moxley then stomps away at the face of Punk, Punk then hits a leaping sidekick to the face of Moxley, Moxley then locks Punk in an anklelock but Punk is able to reach the ropes, Moxley then hits a german suplex on Punk, Punk then hits a roundhouse kick on Moxley, Moxley then hits a lariat on Punk, both men then exchange a series of punches in the ring, Moxley then hits the deathrider on Punk to secure a nearfall, Moxley then lands a series of elbows to the face of Punk, Moxley then locks in the bulldog choke but Punk counters it into a GTS, Moxley then calls on the back of Punk, Punk then hits another GTS on Moxley to secure the pinfall victory.

Winner and STILL AEW champion: CM Punk at 19:58. 

– After the match, the lights go out, The Joker is then revealed to be MJF, All Out ends with MJF staring down Punk from the ramp. 

Source: WrestlingNews.co


AEW All Out 9/4/2022

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Start Time: 7 p.m. ET (Zero Hour), 8 p.m. ET (main card)

Location: Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Chicago area)

CARD

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Jon Moxley (c) vs. CM Punk

INTERIM AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR-WAY MATCH:
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm

AEW WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL:
The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) vs. Hangman Page and Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds)

SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH:
Wardlow and FTR vs. Jay Lethal and The Motor City Machine Guns

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Swerve in Our Glory (c) vs. The Acclaimed

“Lionheart” Chris Jericho vs. “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson

Christian Cage vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry

Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Jade Cargill (c) vs. Athena

CASINO LADDER MATCH:
Participants: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Wheeler Yuta vs. Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Rey Fénix vs. Rush vs. Andrade El Idolo vs. Dante Martin vs. TBD

TRIOS MATCH:
House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) vs. Miro, Darby Allin, and Sting

[ZERO HOUR] SINGLES MATCH:
Eddie Kingston vs. Tomohiro Ishii

[ZERO HOUR] AEW ALL-ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Pac (c) vs. Kip Sabian

[ZERO HOUR] FTW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Hook vs. Angelo Parker

[ZERO HOUR] AAA WORLD MIX TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Sammy Guevera and Tay Melo (c) vs. Ortiz and Ruby Soho

AEW Rampage Preview 9/2/2022

Tonight’s episode of AEW Rampage is the final show before this weekend’s All Out. Tonight’s show airs on TNT at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT:

AEW World Trios Championship Tournament Semifinal Match: Best Friends (Orange Cassidy, Trent, Chuck Taylor) vs. Dark Order (Hangman Page, John Silver, Alex Reynolds)
* Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti vs. Ruby Soho & Ortiz
* Ricky Starks vs. QT Marshall
* Mark Henry has a sit-down interview with Jade Cargill and Athena

AEW’s Kyle O’Reilly Underwent Neck Fusion Surgery

It appears that Kyle O’Reilly underwent neck surgery on Thursday.

On his Instagram account, the AEW star posted a photo of himself laying in a hospital bed along with another picture that indicates that he had neck fusion surgery.

The last time O’Reilly wrestled was on the June 8 episode of Dynamite and he last appeared on the 8/3 show where he and Bobby Fish and Adam Cole turned on The Young Bucks.

There is no word on how long O’Reilly will be out of action but the nature of the surgery would indicate that he will be out at least for several months. WWE star Edge and Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin underwent neck fusion surgeries many years ago and they were out for many months.

O’Reilly’s tag team partner, Bobby Fish, has finished up with the company because both sides did not come to terms on a contract renewal. O’Reilly and Adam Cole are under 5-year deals.

Source: WrestlingNews.co

Malakai Black Asked For His Release From AEW, But It Was Not Granted

Raj Giri is reporting that Malakai Black has asked for his release from AEW but it was not granted. Giri said the following on Twitter:

“I heard an AEW star requested their release, and follow up sources indicate it was Malakai Black. He reportedly has repeatedly shown concerns about his mental health due to personal life and demoralization due to the booking and handling of his character. (1)”

There has been no public comment from AEW or Black on this story but it is worth noting that Black is one of the names that Triple H pushed in NXT and WWE has reportedly reached out to several AEW talent in recent weeks. Dave Meltzer reported the following in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter about people who were contacted:

“Regarding the talent approached by WWE, as we noted last week it was multiple people, generally the people who had worked with Paul Levesque in the past in NXT. Several told AEW which led to the legal letter sent to Levesque, Stephanie and Nick Khan. There was at least one person who asked for his release, which hasn’t been granted and the person has a long time left on his deal.”

Several of the ex-WWE talent signed with AEW have years left on their deal.

Source: WrestlingNews.co with credit to Raj Giri

Bobby Fish’s AEW Contract Will Not Be Renewed (REPORT)

One-half of ReDRagon, Bobby Fish, might be on his way out of AEW.

AEW has been struggling with several instances of backstage drama and disputes. For example, Eddie Kingston and Sammy Guevara got into a physical altercation backstage that led to Kingston being briefly suspended from the company. There are also several rumors that AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa is facing genuine resentment from Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter.

Now it seems that contract news is joining the fray of stories coming out of the AEW locker room. The latest subject of speculation is the Undisputed Bobby Fish.

A report posted from Fightful Select writes that AEW will not be renewing Bobby Fish’s contract with the company. Though it’s unclear exactly when his contract is up, it will likely be within the next month. Fish has been absent from AEW programming for the last few weeks due to injury; it’s now unclear whether Bobby Fish will return to TV before his contract expires.

Bobby Fish made his AEW debut on October 6 2021 in a match against Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship. He then aligned with his former teammate in NXT, Adam Cole, and the Young Bucks. When Kyle O’Reilly jumped ship to AEW, he and Bobby Fish immediately reunited as a tag team. When the Undisputed Elite split up, Fish predictably stayed on the side of Cole and O’Reilly.

Fans speculated that the Undisputed three would have a trios feud against the Elite now that Kenny Omega has returned from injury. However, all three have been on the shelf with injuries for the last few weeks. At the moment, there’s a strong possibility that fans have already seen O’Reilly, Cole and Fish in the ring together for the last time.

Source: TheSportster

AEW Dynamite Preview 8/31/2022

The final episode of “AEW Dynamite” before the All Out pay-per-view will take place tonight at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. (Chicago area)

-Toni Storm & Hikaru Shida vs Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter

-Jake Hager vs. Bryan Danielson 

-World Trios Tournament Dynamite Final: Will Ospreay & Aussie Open vs. The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega to determine who moves on the tournament finals at All Out

-Jon Moxley will speak

Samoa Joe Could Be Returning To AEW Soon

Samoa Joe could be returning to the AEW ring sooner than later, according to PWInsider.

PWInsider reports that the Peacock series “Twisted Metal” has now wrapped shooting, which means Joe could be returning to the ring soon. Based on the PlayStation video games, the series will see Joe in a dual role with Will Arnett as the character Sweet Tooth. Arnett is the voice, while Joe will be the physical appearance of the clown. The series also stars Stephanie Beatriz, Neve Campbell, Thomas Haden Church, and Anthony Mackie.

Joe last wrestled at the ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view, where he defeated Jay Lethal. Joe is the current ROH World Television Champion. He has held the title since defeating then-champion NJPW star Minoru Suzuki on the April 13 episode of “AEW Dynamite.”

After his WWE release on January 6, Joe signed with both AEW and ROH. He made his AEW in-ring debut on the April 7 episode of “Dynamite.” He won his debut match against The Acclaimed’s Max Caster and qualified for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. Joe made it finals of the tournament but lost against Adam Cole at Double Or Nothing.

Before his AEW debut, he had made his return to ROH on April 1 at Supercard XV, where he saved Jonathan Gresham and Lee Moriarty from Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt. Supercard XV was ROH’s first event since being acquired by AEW CEO Tony Khan on March 2.

Along with his “Twisted Metal” role, Joe voiced King Shark for the upcoming DC video game, “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

[Report] FTR removed from AEW video game

Fightful Select reported that FTR won’t be part of the first version of the AEW: Fight Forever video game.

The former AEW Tag Team Champions originally made it to the “model phase” of the game but were pulled this past Spring. FTR was told of the decision and wasn’t too happy about it because wrestlers being part of video games usually also comes with a significant bonus.

All Elite Wrestling and THQ Nordic announced the game earlier this month.

No official release date is still confirmed, but it is listed as December 31, 2022, on Amazon. The game is available for pre-order on Amazon for PC, Xbox, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch with a price tag of $59.99.

FTR will team up with Wardlow vs. Jay Lethal & Motor City Machine Guns in a trios match at next Sunday’s AEW All Out.

Source: WrestlingNews.co

AEW Rampage Preview 8/26/2022

Tonight’s AEW Rampage episode on TNT was taped earlier this week from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

AEW President, CEO, General Manager & Head of Creative Tony Khan took to Twitter last night and announced that exclusive backstage footage of CM Punk will air on tonight’s Rampage. The footage will show the aftermath of Punk’s loss to new Undisputed AEW World Champion Jon Moxley on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

AEW has announced the following line-up for tonight’s Rampage:

* Exclusive backstage footage of CM Punk will air, showing aftermath of his loss to AEW World Champion Jon Moxley on Dynamite

* AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill will speak

* AEW TNT Champion Wardlow defends against Ryan Nemeth

* Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo vs. Ruby Soho and Ortiz

* House of Black vs. The Dark Order in a match for the tournament to crown the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions. The winners will face the Best Friends in the next round

* ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defends against Dustin Rhodes