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AEW’s Kenny Omega Has Been Wrestling With Vertigo For Three Years

Former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega recently revealed that he regularly experiences bouts of vertigo during his matches and has done since 2018.

Kenny Omega has revealed that he has been experiencing bouts of vertigo during his matches since 2018.

“Yeah, it’s been an issue since 2018. I just get really bad vertigo. I get dizzy in the ring. I can’t — the room spins. It’s been a new skill I’ve had to inherit is wrestling in a spinning ring,” Omega said during a recent appearance on the YouTube channel of chiropractor Dr. Beau Hightower. “So to make sure I get that straightened out as much as I can, as often as I can is really paramount for my performances.”

Omega’s health woes don’t stop with vertigo, sadly. In the aforementioned video with Hightower, Omega revealed that he is also struggling with a shoulder injury.

“One thing that I can say is I have a lot of difficulty just doing a straight side raise because of my shoulder injury. I would have to really sort of deviate to do anything. So to be able to go perfectly sideways is great,” said the former IWGP Heavyweight champ.

Since 2018 Omega has had one of the most packed schedules of any professional wrestler outside of WWE. He’s participated in numerous incredible matches and is one of the most consistently phenomenal wrestlers in the business. On top of that, Omega also serves as one of AEW’s executive vice presidents. Needless to say, the fact that he was able to work around a shoulder injury and regular bouts of vertigo for three years is extremely impressive.

In case you missed it, Omega’s 346-day reign as AEW World Champion came to an end when he was defeated by his former tag team partner Hangman Page at Full Gear on Saturday, November 13. Omega won the gold from Jon Moxley at Winter Is Coming in December of 2020.

Source: TheSportster

AEW Stars Injured At Full Gear?

Eddie Kingston and Malakai Black didn’t appear at this morning’s Big Event convention in New York City, according to PWInsider.

It was announced to fans they weren’t there due to injuries sustained at last night’s AEW Full Gear.

On last night’s show, Malakai Black teamed up with Andrade El Idolo against Cody Rhodes and PAC. Not the most cohesive tag match, but a physical bout from all of those involved. The end of the match saw PAC get the pin on Andrade

For Kingston, he was in less of a match, but rather a “fistfight” as described by AEW Announcer Jim Ross. Kingston battled CM Punk in hotly contested match that found more and more fans booing CM Punk by the end of the bout.

Despite his effort, Kingston got tagged with the GTS for the pinfall loss. Post-match, Punk attempted to shake his hand, but Eddie Kingston bailed out of the ring.

In the post-PPV media scrum, Bryan Danielson — who earned a future AEW World Title shot — gave his thoughts on Kingston.

“Eddie is a very inspirational person and human being,” Danielson said. “But when I look at Eddie and CM Punk looks at Eddie, and you could see that tonight when you look at him he’s freaking awesome. What would happen if he put in that extra effort right? He works his ass off when he’s out there but what one of the things right before we had our first match, after [wrestling in] Miami he goes out till 3 in the morning. After the show I’m in my hotel room stretching, getting ready so that my body is physically prepared for the next week.”

Bryan also mentioned in his comments that Kingston’s shoulder was “really banged up.”

Northeast Wrestling just posted that they were contacted by Kingston earlier today. He couldn’t appear due to “having his shoulder checked out and having a series of medical tests this morning.”

AEW Full Gear Results 11/13/2021, Jay Lethal Is All Elite

THE BUY IN
Thunder Rosa and Hikaru Shida defeated Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter

MJF defeated Darby Allin

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Lucha Brothers (c) defeated FTR

WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR TOURNAMENT FINALS
Bryan Danielson defeated Miro to earn a future AEW World Championship match.

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Jurassic Express and Christian Cage defeated Adam Cole and The Young Bucks

Cody Rhodes and PAC defeated Malakai Black and Andrade El Idolo

Post-match, Cash Wheeler and Tully Blanchard come out for some cheap shots on PAC and Cody. Commentary noting The Pinnacle sold the services of FTR to Black and Andrade for two weeks.

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Britt Baker (c) defeated Tay Conti

CM Punk defeated Eddie Kingston

Post-match, Kingston doesn’t move for a bit. Punk finally stumbles his way up to his feet. Punk extends his hand, but Kingston bails out of the ring.

MINNEAPOLIS STREET FIGHT
Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz) defeated Men of the Year, Junior Dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski, and Dan Lambert

Jay Lethal makes a surprise appearance and announces he’s now all elite! Lethal also heard there was an open challenge out there and wanted to answer it. Lethal challenges AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara to a match on Wednesday. Sammy makes his way out to the stage and accepts.

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Hangman Page defeated Kenny Omega (c) to win the AEW World Championship

Post-match, Page celebrates with the title in the ring. Dark Order claps for him on the stage. Page waves them to the ring. The group comes down and claps it up for him. Alex Reynolds offers him a beer, he tosses it aside and gives them a hug. 10 and Grayson lift him up on their shoulders.

AEW Full Gear 11/13/2021

DATE: November 13, 2021 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
AVAILABLE ON: Bleacher Report, the B/R App, and connected devices, Traditional PPV, FITE (Outside of US/Canada)

The cost to stream AEW Full Gear on Bleacher Report is $49.99. You can pre-order the event at this link. A Spanish-language broadcast is also available.

Bleacher Report connected devices include Roku, FireTV and Xbox. Fans watching on the B/R App will be able to comment on the matches in real-time with other app users. Bleacher Report will also cover and amplify Full Gear across its most engaged social channels.

AEW Full Gear will also stream on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada for $49.99. Cable TV providers include Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, Fios, U-Verse and Optimum, among others in the United States, plus Rogers, Bell, Shaw, SaskTel and TELUS in Canada. Satellite providers include DISH and DIRECTV. International viewers will be able to stream the show via FITE. Also, you can click here for details on Full Gear airing in select movie theaters in the United States.

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AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenny Omega (c) vs. Hangman Page

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Britt Baker (c) vs. Tay Conti

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Lucha Brothers (c) vs. FTR

WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR TOURNAMENT FINALS
Bryan Danielson vs. Miro

MINNEAPOLIS STREET FIGHT
Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Santana, and Ortiz) vs. American Top Team (Men of the Year, Junior Dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski, and Dan Lambert)

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Jurassic Express and Christian Cage vs. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks

Eddie Kingston vs. CM Punk

Darby Allin vs. MJF

Cody Rhodes and PAC vs. Malakai Black and Andrade El Idolo

THE BUY IN
Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter vs. Thunder Rosa and Hikaru Shida

Main Take Aways From Thursday’s Media Call With AEW CEO And President Tony Khan

Below are the main take aways from the media call on Thursday with AEW CEO and President Tony Khan.

Khan also promoted and hyped up this Saturday’s Full Gear PPV.

He likes the four-hour length of the pay-per-view main cards.He didn’t say whether he was interested in signing any Ring of Honor talent or buying the tape library but to stay tuned to his product because you never know.

He said there will likely be some visual tweaks when Dynamite moves to TBS in January.

He confirmed that they will hold a Battle of the Belts show and said they are going to kick off 2022 strong.

He credited Sonjay Dutt with helping put together the Lio Rush/Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal/Lee Moriarty match Wednesday. He loves Rush and after he retired, he was in his ear to get him to return.

He said his relationship with New Japan is great and likely that more talent is to come as a result.

He reiterated the importance of the TBS title and to think of it as a sibling title to the TNT title.

Sources: WrestleView and F4WOnline

AEW Rampage Preview 11/12/21

Tonight’s AEW Rampage go-home episode for Full Gear will air live on TNT from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

* Bobby Fish vs. Jungle Boy

* Lumberjack Match: Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Hardy

Immediately following Rampage, TNT will air the “Countdown to Full Gear” at 11 pm EST.

AEW Dynamite Preview 11/10/21

AEW Dynamite episode airs on TNT at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the go-home episode for this Saturday’s Full Gear PPV.

* AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Hangman Page contract signing for their Full Gear title match

* Bryan Danielson vs. Rocky Romero with Orange Cassidy

* Dax Harwood vs. PAC

* AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, and Rebel vs. Tay Conti, Thunder Rosa, and Anna Jay

* Lio Rush and Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal and Lee Moriarty

Tony Khan Confirms He Does Not Require AEW Wrestlers To Be Vaccinated

Tony Khan was recently interviewed by PWTorch about the COVID-19 vaccination status of the AEW roster. The AEW President revealed that the majority of the roster is currently vaccinated, and he noted that international touring will create an issue for those that are not.

“I have got that most of the roster in AEW is vaccinated. For example, there have been some places we went where everybody had to be vaccinated and I think when the companies start doing international travel, we will see that for Canada and England, places like that, it will be very difficult for wrestlers to travel without it,” Khan admitted. “So, it certainly will present a challenge as we tour and I know California in the future is a place that has very strict mandates. Most of the roster is vaccinated and as we continue touring it’s something that I think may come up, so understand why for some people, especially with the return to international touring looming, why that would be an issue.”

For the first time on the record, Tony Khan also revealed his own vaccination status. He stated that he has been vaccinated and noted that his work within the NFL plays a big part in that due to how different the rules are for those who haven’t been.

“Yeah. That’s the first time anybody’s ever asked me that on the record, but yeah. I mean, I am in the NFL, and our access is very different if you’re not,” Khan said. “It’s different for plays and ownership, yes, but all of us are under the same mandates and there’s mass mandates in the locker room and it’s a very different set of rules for the unvaccinated people in the NFL. So, that’s definitely one of the major factors in the NFL as far as game day travel and how the team prepares for the games and who can sit with each other. So, yeah, the NFL was at the forefront of that in terms of spreading awareness.”

Finally, Khan admitted that he does not require his wrestlers to have had the vaccine. However, he revealed that everyone had to be vaccinated in order to be part of the Jericho Cruise, using that as an example for how wrestlers will need it for certain shows.

“It has come up several times. I have not required it, same with the NFL and same with, I think other wrestling leagues. But it will be a big challenge if you’re not for a lot of circumstances a great example was the Jericho Cruise where all the wrestlers on the Jericho Cruise had to be vaccinated,” Khan revealed. “So it’s definitely as touring becomes stronger and we start to get out of the U.S. and look to international touring, it’s going to be an issue for people.”

Source: Wrestling Inc. with credit to PWTorch 

Tony Khan Already Appears To Be Eyeing Up WWE’s Latest Releases

Tony Khan has said if WWE keeps releasing people, he can keep offering up shock debuts in AEW.

Tony Khan has said if WWE keeps releasing talent, he will have no shortage of new stars to bring in and get big crowd reactions.

Just when the WWE locker room thought it could breathe a sigh of relief, the company swung its axe and released even more of its talents. 18 more Superstars were shown the door last week including Ember Moon, Scarlett, and Keith Lee. After 30 or 90 days, depending on their contracts, those 18 stars will be allowed to work elsewhere in wrestling should they want to.

You might think Tony Khan would be easing off new signings considering how many of WWE’s released wrestlers he has signed for AEW already. However, comments he made to PWTorch’s Wade Keller suggest quite the opposite. “At the rate they [WWE] are letting big stars go and firing people, I will not have a shortage of people to debut in the months ahead,” Khan said to Keller.

The comment was born from a discussion about the multiple debuts at All Out. CM Punk and Ruby Soho wrestled their first AEW matches on the show, and Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson made surprise appearances within minutes of each other to close the PPV. Khan reveals it was his decision to load All Out the way that he did and explained why he still believes it was the right call.

“Since it was the biggest pay-per-view audience we’ve ever had, I wanted to give them the best pay-per-view we’ve ever done.”Khan goes on to say that the feedback from All Out was incredibly positive, cementing his belief that loading it up with debuts and surprises was the right thing to do.

Source: TheSportster

AEW Rampage Preview 11/5/21

Tonight’s AEW Rampage will air live on TNT from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

* Adam Cole vs. John Silver

* Final Opening-Round Match of the TBS Women’s Championship Tournament: The Bunny vs. Red Velvet

* CM Punk and Eddie Kingston stand face-to-face