Tag: AEW

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/11/22

The Road to Double Or Nothing will continue tonight as AEW Dynamite airs live on TBS from the UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

Tonight’s show will be headlined by the first matches in The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. The contract signing and stipulation reveal for Wardlow vs. hometown star MJF will also take place, while FTW Champion Ricky Starks will defend his title against AEW World Tag Team Champion Jungle Boy.

* Danhausen makes in-ring debut vs. Tony Nese

* Jericho Appreciation Society victory speech

* MJF vs. Wardlow contract signing and stipulation reveal

* CM Punk vs. John Silver

* FTW Champion Ricky Starks defends against AEW World Tag Team Champion Jungle Boy

* The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Opening Round: Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter

* The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Opening Round: Adam Cole vs. AAA & ROH World Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood

* The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Opening Round: Jeff Hardy vs. Darby Allin

AEW Rampage Preview 5/6/22

The May 6th edition of AEW Rampage will air from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The tapings took place after Dynamite aired live from the same venue on May 4th. It has also been announced that the show will have an earlier start time of 5:30pm [4:30pm central].

  • Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki – Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament qualifier.
  • Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and Jamie Hayter vs. Ruby Soho and Toni Storm.
  • Hook vs. JD Drake.
  • Jay Lethal vs. Konosuke Takeshita.

AEW’s New Reality Series Reportedly Greenlit Before Discovery-Warner Media Merger

The new AEW reality series that is coming soon was greenlit to be created prior to the Discovery – Warner Media merger, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio.

It was recently revealed that a new show would be coming after Dynamite later this year. This is expected to be reality-based and will look at the backstage inner workings of the promotion. Many fans felt this was a great sign that Discovery is prepared to push more wrestling-related content.

While it shows that Discovery is happy to continue airing new wrestling content, this is not something they have created. The show was already greenlit to take place before they merged with Warner Media, so it is hard to gauge whether or not this provides any glimpses as to the future for the company with Discovery.

Originally, Rhodes to the Top had been signed on for a second season, prior to Discovery being involved. But due to Cody and Brandi Rhodes leaving the company, that is obviously canceled. The time slot still needed to be filled though, and that is what is happening with this new show. It is unclear whether or not it will focus on another couple from the roster, such as Adam Cole and Britt Baker, or if it will be a more general outlook on the promotion.

There could be some good news on the way, as Meltzer mentioned that they are working on other projects. There are different shows in development right now, and that is a sign that Discovery could be adding further wrestling-related content. When it comes to the new reality series, an email was recently sent from The RingLeaders.TV site that is owned by Warner Media. This was to get fans to vote on a poll that would name the show.

The options to choose from were:

* AEW: To The Top

* AEW: Fight To The Finish

* AEW: All Access

* AEW: Breakout

* AEW: Uprise

* AEW: The Climb

* AEW: To The Mat

* AEW: Road to The Belt

* AEW: Friends and Enemies

* AEW: On The Ropes

* AEW: Grit and Glory

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Hit With Class Action Complaint For Allegedly Violating The Americans With Disabilities Act

A plaintiff has filed a class action complaint against All Elite Wrestling, LLC (AEW) for allegedly violating the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, the plaintiff claims that the Shop AEW website isn’t accessible to visually-impaired people.

The plaintiff has filed the lawsuit “for declaratory relief, injunctive relief and compensatory damages—including statutory and punitive damages—against defendant named herein, and alleges based upon the personal knowledge of plaintiff, the investigation of counsel, and upon information and belief.”

The filing notes that the plaintiff attempted to purchase products on the Shop AEW website in April, but was unsuccessful. The plaintiff wants a jury trial.

The lawsuit is similar to what WWE dealt with a few years ago. WWE had settled the WWE Shop lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed amount of money in December 2020.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Confirms First Game Will Be Called Fight Forever, Other New Details Revealed

New character models were shown off, and it was confirmed the game will also be coming to PC.

AEW continues to work on its first-ever console game, and while we still don’t know exactly when we’ll be able to get our hands on it, some additional information was revealed on Wednesday. During a presentation led by Dark Order’s Evil Uno on Twitch, it was confirmed that the game will be called Fight Forever. Rumors that would be the game’s name surfaced last month when fans were asked to chant it for the game during a Rampage taping.

A short new trailer for the game debuted during the presentation in which two more wrestlers were shown. Kris Statlander and Nyla Rose, the first female performers to be shown off in-game since the reveal of Hikaru Shida. Statlander can be seen making her entrance and then performing a few moves on Rose in the clip which you can check out below.

While it had already been confirmed that Fight Forever would be available on current and last-gen consoles, Uno has now added PC to that list. The game will arrive on PC at launch alongside the console version. Still no mention of a Nintendo Switch version which might mean, just like WWE 2K22, there won’t be an AEW game on the Nintendo platform, at least not yet.

More and more little details about Fight Forever have been making it out into the wild lately, suggesting its launch might be as close as has recently been hinted at. There’s a chance the game is here by September of this year, and Kenny Omega has confirmed the goal is to get the game out there before the end of 2022. No official date just yet which is understandable as neither AEW nor Yuke’s will want to commit to an exact date until they know they can deliver the game by then.

Speaking of Yuke’s, the longtime wrestling game developer has been attached to the project from the very start. However, despite mention being made of a publisher being on board in various reports, there has still been no official word on who exactly that publisher is. Until that information is confirmed, it’s unlikely we will get anything close to a confirmed release date.

Source: TheSportster

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/4/22

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite on TBS will air live from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland as the road to Double Or Nothing continues.

AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page is expected to be back this week after missing last Wednesday’s show due to COVID-19. He is currently feuding with CM Punk for their main event title match at Double Or Nothing.

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

* The Varsity Blondes call out The House of Black

* The Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Butcher, The Blade and Angelico

* Wardlow vs. MJF’s mystery opponent (expected to be W. Morrissey, known as Big Cass in WWE)

* Chris Jericho vs. Santana in a Grudge Match

* ROH Women’s World Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. ROH Interim Women’s World Champion Mercedes Martinez to determine the undisputed champion

* Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Fish in a qualifying match for The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament

* Rey Fenix vs. Dante Martin in a qualifying match for The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament

AEW Reportedly Releases Dark Order Member Stu Grayson 

Stu Grayson is no longer on the official AEW roster page, and word now is that he has left the company.

Grayson was removed from the official AEW roster page on the AEW website today, at a time when several deals are coming up. While AEW has not confirmed the departure as of this writing, Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com noted how word going around is that Grayson’s contract expired and the two sides failed to come to terms on a new deal.

For what it’s worth, other members of The Dark Order are still listed on the AEW roster, including Evil Uno, Alan “5” Angels, Alex Reynolds, Colt Cabana, John Silver, Pres10 Vance, and Anna Jay.

Grayson debuted with AEW at the inaugural Double Or Nothing pay-per-view in May 2019, arriving with Uno as the mystery men that led to the creation of The Dark Order.

Grayson last wrestled during last week’s AEW “Dark: Elevation” episode as The Dark Order defeated Eli Isom, Anthony Bennett, Mike Law, Kori Meshaw, Jaden Valo and Brett Waters in 12-man tag team action. The week before that The Dark Order won a 10-man match on Elevation, defeating Tito Ortic, RC Dupree, Jake Omen, Bulk Nasty, and Luther, while the week before that Grayson and Uno took a loss to Powerhouse Hobbs and FTW Champion Ricky Starks on AEW Dark. Grayson’s last Rampage appearance came on April 1 as he, Uno and Fuego del Sol took a loss to House of Black, while his last Dynamite appearance was the Casino Tag Team Royale on March 2.

Grayson has not commented on his AEW departure as of this writing.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW To Premiere New Show On TBS

AEW apparently has a new TV show coming soon to TBS.

The RingLeaders.TV site, which is owned by WarnerMedia, issued an e-mail to members today to gauge feedback on the potential name of the new AEW series.

“A new AEW show will be premiering soon on TBS! We want to know what you think Season 1 should be named. Let us know your thoughts. We can’t wait to hear what you have to say!,” the e-mail stated.

The e-mail then listed the following potential names for fans to vote on:

* AEW: To The Top
* AEW: Fight To The Finish
* AEW: All Access
* AEW: Breakout
* AEW: Uprise
* AEW: The Climb
* AEW: To The Mat
* AEW: Road to The Belt
* AEW: Friends and Enemies
* AEW: On The Ropes
* AEW: Grit and Glory

It was noted by Fightful Select that there have been numerous pitches for AEW-related reality shows with some of the wrestlers, and that Darby Allin has already filmed content for one of them. There are other AEW talents who have filmed content for sizzle reels, and at one point there was interest in Adam Cole, Britt Baker and Swerve Strickland.

No other details were provided on this new series, and AEW has not announced plans for a new show as of this writing, but we will keep you updated.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Rampage Preview 4/29/22

Tonight’s AEW Rampage episode on TNT was taped earlier this week from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA.

 Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland in a qualifier for The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament as the opener

* AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill, Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan vs. Trish Adora, Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale

* Keith Lee vs. Colten Gunn

* Face-to-face confrontation between Hook and Danhausen

* ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe defends against Trent Beretta in the main event

Top IMPACT Star Deonna Purrazzo Comments On AEW Debut On Next Week’s Dynamite

ROH Women’s World Champion and IMPACT star Deonna Purrazzo will be making her AEW debut on next week’s Dynamite.

It was announced on last night’s Dynamite that Purrazzo will wrestle ROH Women’s Interim World Champion Mercedes Martinez.

Purrazzo has reacted to the announcement via Twitter, as seen below.

Purrazzo and Martinez also engaged in a Twitter interaction later.

Ever since AEW President Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor last month, Purrazzo has been teasing her arrival on AEW TV.

Last October, Purrazzo explained why she was eager to wrestle against or tag with Dr. Britt Baker, her best friend in real life.

“To have that crossover with women and possibly wrestle someone like Britt or tag with someone like Britt, who is my best friend in real life,” Purrazzo told  Busted Open Radio. “It would just be very special for us, I think as friends, but for women’s wrestling too. And that’s the whole point of all this. It’s to grow and evolve women’s wrestling. We haven’t had a lot of those firsts yet, so any time you can kind of get your hands on that and claim it as your own, I think it’s important these days.”

For what it’s worth, Purrazzo signed a contract with IMPACT Wrestling in October 2020. At the time, Josh Mathews revealed via Impact Press Pass that Purrazzo had agreed to a long-term deal with the company.

Deonna Purrazzo lost the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship to Taya Valkyrie at Saturday’s Rebellion pay-per-view.

Source: Wrestling Inc.