The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:
* Britt Baker and Penelope Ford (with Kip Sabian) vs. Yuma Sakazaki and Riho – dark match from AEW Revolution
Tag: AEW
Tony Khan Confirms The Name Of Their “WarGames” Themed Match At “AEW Dynamite: Blood And Guts”
AEW announced a special episode of Dynamite called “Blood & Guts” that will take place on March 25 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The show will feature two rings covered by a giant cage for a WarGames-like match.
At the AEW Revolution post-event press conference, Wrestling Inc. asked AEW President Tony Khan about the match and using the “WarGames” name, which is owned by WWE. Khan quickly pointed out that the match is not called WarGames.
“I have not used that term and will never use that term,” Khan said. “You’ll never see me using that expression.”
Khan confirmed to us that the match will be called “Blood & Guts.”
“The expression we’re using for this match is Blood & Guts,” Khan stated. “It’s everything to us, it’s a heart and soul struggle, but it’s also a metaphor for our company in that it’s both a serious thing in that it’s wrestling-centric, but we’re also having fun with it.”
Khan said that “it’s a blood and guts match”, and it’s “going to be awesome.”
“Blood & guts” is a play on a phrase Vince McMahon used when referring to AEW during an earnings call last year. When asked about WWE having more competition, McMahon said that he hopes that AEW doesn’t continue “the blood and guts and gory things that they have been doing.”
You can listen to Khan’s comments about the “Blood & Guts” episode below:
Source: Wrestling Inc.
AEW Revolution Results 2/29/20
Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) –
Winners: Dark Order
Post-match, the minions show up and attack. Suddenly, Colt Cabana’s music hits and out rolls Cabana to make the save for SCU. Cabana and Grayson swing away on each other. The rest of the Dark Order get involved though and stomp away on Cabana. Music starts playing and a hooded figure comes out, it’s Christopher Daniels! He runs right at Uno though and takes him out. The rest of SCU and Cabana clear out the Dark Order. Daniels celebrates with his SCU guys.
Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager –
Winner: Jake Hager via Submission
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara –
Winner: Darby Allin
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (c) vs. The Young Bucks –
Winners: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page
AEW Women’s World Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Kris Statlander –
Winner: Nyla Rose
Cody w/Brandi Rhodes and Arn Anderson vs. MJF w/Wardlow –
Winner: MJF
PAC vs. Orange Cassidy w/Best Friends –
Winner: PAC via Submission
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AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Jon Moxley –
Winner and new AEW World Champion: Jon Moxley
Post-match, Moxley says it’s been a long road this past year. Says the fans are the energy that fuels AEW. He says they’re bringing pro wrestling back to the people. He says the title doesn’t belong to him, it belongs to the fans.
AEW Revolution 2/29/20
February 29, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET (Preshow at 7:00 PM ET) – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois – Available on B/R Live, FITE.net and traditional PPV. The event will stream on B/R Live for $49.99.
AEW World Championship: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Jon Moxley
AEW World Tag Team Championship: Kenny Omega and Hangman Page (c) vs. The Young Bucks
AEW Women’s World Championship: Nyla Rose (c) vs. Kris Statlander
Cody vs. MJF
Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager
Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
PAC vs. Orange Cassidy
Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) vs. SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
AEW Dynamite Preview 2/26/20
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.
* 30-Minute Iron Man Match: Kenny Omega vs. Pac
* AEW Revolution World title Match Weigh In – (C) Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley
* The Butcher and The Blade w/The Bunny vs. Best Friends w/Orange Cassidy
* Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz) vs. Jurassic Express
AEW Dark Preview 2/25/20
The following was taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube at 7pm ET:
* Marko Stunt w/ Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Jimmy Havoc
* Joey Janela vs. Kip Sabian w/Penelope Ford
* The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Grayson) defeated CIMA and T-Hawk
* Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall w/Brandi Rhodes vs. Peter Avalon and Shawn Spears vs. Leva Bates and Tully Blanchard
* Excalibur and Taz on commentary
Cody Rhodes’ Amazing Off Air Promo From Wednesday
Cody Rhodes gives an emotional off air promo after the end of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite following his steel cage match win over Wardlow in Atlanta, Georgia. He tells a touching story of how, where and when he fell in love with wrestling.
Plus, he announced that Turner and Warner Media has extended AEW Dynamite for 3 more years.
AEW PPV Events To Replace WWE PPVs In Germany
AEW pay-per-view events will soon replace WWE pay-per-view events on Sky Germany.
Sky Deutschland announced this week that they are parting ways with WWE, and that this was a WWE decision. The current contract between the two sides expires at the end of March. Sky told customers that while WWE will no longer be offered, they will begin offering another wrestling league to fans beginning in April – AEW.
AEW Dynamite runs weekly on Sky each Friday at 9:50pm on TNT. Sky will begin offering AEW pay-per-view events “shortly” via the Sky Select service.
ProSieben Maxx continues to air RAW and SmackDown on free TV in Germany.
WWE and Sky Germany originally announced their multi-year deal to air WWE pay-per-views back beginning with Survivor Series 2016 back on November 16, 2016, and to start airing RAW and SmackDown on Sky Sports the following April.
You can see the announcement below:
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Vickie Guerrero Claims She Can No Longer Interview WWE Stars Due To AEW Appearance
Vickie Guerrero claims her recent appearance on AEW Dark has made it so WWE stars can no longer be interviewed on her podcast.
Guerrero explained during last week’s episode of her show that she had asked to interview a few WWE Superstars, but when the company found out about her AEW appearances they stopped answering.
“They didn’t call me for two years,” she added. “What did they expect me to do? Just to sit here and wait for them to call so I could do some work? I love wrestling. I love to work in the ring. And if someone is giving me an opportunity to go and show up and have some fun, then I should be able to because I’m not obligated to anybody.”
In case you missed it, Vickie did guest commentary on the December 11 edition of Dark in Texas.
“To be part of a promotion, or anyone, you should encourage the people that are in the other promotions because it’s about everyone showing their talent and their craft,” the former WWE star continued. “I think there’s enough jobs out there, and promotions, to let everybody work and to let everyone contribute to what they want to do in the industry. So when someone told me I couldn’t interview the Superstars because I went to AEW, I was just like, ‘Wow. They’re gonna be like that.” So you just quietly move on and you see how they are and you just have to take care of your own business.”
CLICK HERE for the full podcast episode or listen to her comments about WWE below.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
AEW Launching Their First Official Podcast
AEW has announced their first official podcast.
“AEW Unrestricted” will premiere today, February 20, and new episodes will air each Thursday. The podcast is hosted by AEW announcer Tony Schiavone and AEW referee Aubrey Edwards.
Below is the official synopsis for the “AEW Unrestricted” podcast:
“What does it take to be All-Elite? Dig in with the stars and talented team behind AEW on TNT via in-depth conversations highlighting their lives, pop culture, and pro wrestling. AEW referee Aubrey Edwards and broadcaster Tony Schiavone bring you new episodes every Thursday.”
The podcast is available on iTunes and most podcast platforms. An intro is available now, but there’s no word yet on who the first guest will be for tomorrow’s premiere, if any.
An AEW podcast was first mentioned back at the WarnerMedia Upfronts last year, when it was noted that the host would be AEW Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes. However, Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that this was just a mix-up by the network, and Brandi will not be hosting. Schiavone then revealed in December on his own podcast that he would be hosting AEW’s program when it launched in January of this year. It looks like the launch was delayed until this month.
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