Kenny Omega is the new All Elite Wrestling World Champion after he defeated Jon Moxley in the main event of this week’s Dynamite … with a little help from Don Callis.
Callis was a special guest commentator for the match due to his association with Kenny Omega’s family (Kenny’s Uncle, The Golden Sheik, was Callis’ manager in Manitoba’s WFWA promotion).
But it seemed that Callis has no intention of staying at the commentary desk.
Omega was able to steal a win from Moxley after Callis distracted the ref with a mic … the same mic that Omega then used to bash the defending champ in the face with.
Omega covered Mox for the victory and was declared the new AEW World Champion. Callis then made a hasty exit from the building with the new champ in toe.
Before getting in a car, Callis said he would explain his actions on Tuesday night’s edition of Impact Wrestling, seemingly confirming a partnership between the two promotions.
Check out footage of Omega’s sneaky victory and subsequent escape below.
After months of rumors, “The Icon” Sting has appeared on AEW TV for the first time with a thrilling debut on this week’s Dynamite.
Below is a recap of Sting’s appearance:
Post-match, Hobbs gets back in the ring and runs over Allin. Arn gets into the ring and swings away on Hobbs! He drops Starks with a punch. Starks then beats up Arn, but Dustin Rhodes runs out for the save. Bulldog on Hobbs, spinning powerslam on Starks. Brian Cage runs out and drops Dustin with an F-5. Cody takes an F-5, Hobbs has the FTW Championship now and Hobbs goes to hit him with it, but the lights go out.
Music plays and a video plays on the big screen. Sting walks out! He pulls out his trademark black bat. Team Taz bails out of the ring. Sting walks up to Arn Anderson and looks at him for a moment. He goes to Dustin, looks at him, then goes over to Cody in the corner. Sting gets up and makes his way to Darby Allin and gets right in his face for a longer period of time. Sting then walks to the ramp and gives a few “Woo!” chants to the crowd and walks to the back.
Following the segment, the Dynamite commentary team confirmed that Tony Khan had signed Sting to a multi-year contract.
Check out Sting’s AEW debut below.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, AEW plans to feature Sting as a regular character on TV and not just as a legend making sporadic appearances once in a while. Meltzer noted AEW wanted to bring in “a star from the old generation of TNT as a regular” since such a move could potentially help draw in fans from yesteryears.
It was noted that AEW will be careful with the 61-year-old Sting and that “he won’t be taking any bumps”, despite being used as a regular character on TV. In the event that Sting does anything physical, it would be done with utmost precaution, added Meltzer.
With AEW already releasing new Sting merchandise, Meltzer made a note of the timing behind Sting’s debut. “They timed this right before Christmas,” he said, while adding that Sting’s arrival gives the company a great boost going into the holiday season.
After Sting’s WWE legends contract expired in May, WWE pulled all of his merchandise in October. Typically, most WWE alumni re-sign their legends contracts. However, when Sting didn’t re-sign, the writing was on the wall for him to join AEW, according to Meltzer.
AEW has announced tonight that Matt Sydal has officially signed with the promotion.
Sydal made his AEW debut at All Out where he was a surprise entrant in the Casino Battle Royale.
Last Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, he was in a match against FTW Champion Brian Cage.
Before his move to AEW, Matt Sydal had wrestled in several promotions like Impact Wrestling, ROH, NJPW, and in WWE as Evan Bourne.
During his career, he’s held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, ROH World Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship, NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, and the Impact X Division Championship.
Sydal did comment about signing with AEW.
He tweeted, “I did not do this alone. My hard work only worked because of the support I get from my family, friends and fans! 20 years of people helping, teaching and believing in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you all. Onegaishimasu!¡Hagamoslo para el bien de todos!!”
DATE: November 7, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET (Preshow at 7:00 PM ET) LOCATION: Daily’s Place, Orlando, Florida AVAILABLE ON: B/R Live, Traditional PPV, FITE (Outside of the U.S.)
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AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (“I QUIT” MATCH) Jon Moxley (c) vs. Eddie Kingston
AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Nyla Rose with Vickie Guerrero
AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP Cody (c) with Arn Anderson vs. Darby Allin
AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FTR (c) [Tully Blanchard is banned from ringside] vs. The Young Bucks If The Young Bucks lose, they will never challenge for the tag titles again.
TOURNAMENT FINALS Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page Winner receives future AEW World Title shot.
THE ELITE DELETION Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara
Chris Jericho vs. MJF If MJF wins, he can join Inner Circle.
Orange Cassidy vs. John Silver
NWA WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (THE BUY IN) Serena Deeb (c) vs. Allysin Kay
AEW announce due to Tully Blanchard’s in-ring involvement tonight (and in previous weeks), he’s been banned from ringside at AEW Full Gear on November 7. AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR will have to face The Young Bucks without their manager.
In the video below, Blanchard said he just finished talking with his lawyer, and feels like AEW is overstepping with this move. Blanchard then threatened a lawsuit if things don’t get fixed.
