Bret Hart made a surprise appearance and unveiled the AEW World Championship at tonight’s Double Or Nothing PPV. The first match to determine the champion will be Adam Page vs. Kenny Omega or Chris Jericho.
You can check images of Bret Hart and the title below:
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132470569260261381
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AEW announced All Out will take place at the Sears Center in Chicago on August 31. Tickets for the event go on sale on June 14.
Last September, All In sold out the Sears Center.
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132453862378528768
(The Buy In) Casino Battle Royale: winner of the match will earn a future shot at the AEW world championship
MJF, Dustin Thomas, Sunny Daze, Brandon Cutler, Michale Nakazawa
Brian Pillman Jr., Isiah Kassidy, Jimmy Havoc, Joey Janela, Shawn Spears
Billy Gunn, Glacier, Ace Romero, Marq Quen, Jungle Boy
Luchasaurus, Sonny Kiss, Marko Stunt, Tommy Dreamer, Orange Cassidy
Hangman Adam Page
Winner: Hangman Adam Page
(The Buy In) Sammy Guevara vs. Kip Sabian – Winner: Kip Sabian
Backstage, Jim Ross makes his way up to the announce table.
– Outside, a pickup truck pulls up, we see Pharaoh first, then Brandi Rhodes, and finally Cody. He sips some coffee, gives Brandi a kiss and heads in. Inside, Kenny Omega is apparently watching the show on a laptop and gives the camera a big thumbs up. Matt Jackson is walking around backstage and meets Michael Nakazawa. Matt tries to put on a friendly face, but then gets angry as he heads off. Nick asks him if he’s okay, Matt says yeah. Matt and Nick are asked about their credientials, Nick superkicks the guys and papers fly.
The group comes out to hype up the crowd. Cody goes to welcome the crowd, Matt takes the mic, Nick grabs it, Kenny then snatches it away to welcome the crowd. “AEW!” chant from the crowd. Matt says it’s so cool to see 20k people, Cody says it’s more like 13k, Matt says this is pro wrestling, you round up. Cody goes along with it and says they set the attendance record with 20k fans! Brandi notes this is the first sensory inclusive event in wrestling history. Cody says this is a revolution as we fade to black.
SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, Scorpio Sky) vs. Strong Hearts (Cima, El Lindaman & T-Hawk) – Winners: SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, Scorpio Sky)
Allie joins commentary for the women’s match.
Before things get going, Brandi Rhodes’ music and she heads out in her ring gear. Rhodes says she meant all three women had a shot at winning and she wanted a great match. But the problem is she wanted the match to be awesome, and out comes Awesome Kong!
Nyla Rose vs. Dr. Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae vs. Brandi Rhodes vs. Awesome Kong – Winner: Britt Baker
Angelico & Jack Evans vs. The Best Friends (Chuckie T & Beretta) – Winners: The Best Friends
Post-match, The Best Friends want a hug, the lights go out as they do so. Lights up and The Super Smash Bros. are in the ring. Lights off and on again and a bunch of masked minions are around the ring. Both teams end up getting destroyed by them. Crowd didn’t really know how to react to that, got some boos and what sounded like a “Who are you?” chant.
Video promo for AEW “All Out” at the Sears Center in Chicago on August 31, tickets go on sale June 14th.
Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki & Emi Sakura vs. Riho, Ryo Mizunam & Hikaru Shida – Winners: Riho, Ryo Mizunam & Hikaru Shida
There’s a throne that looks very Triple H-like on stage. Cody and Brandi head to the ring, Brandi grabs a sledgehammer from under the ring and hands it over. Cody goes back to the thrown and smashes it.
Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes –
Brandi Rhodes was interfering in the match, she hit Dustin with a spear on the outside. Referee Earl Hebner tossed her from ringside. DDP came out, picked Brandi up and carried her to the back.
Dustin was bleeding profusely.
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Winner: Cody Rhodes
Post-match, Cody goes back in the ring, Dustin moves away from and into the corner. Cody takes the mic and tells Dustin he doesn’t get to retire tonight. Crowd with a “thank you, Dustin” chant. Cody says at Fight for the Fallen he put down his name and a partner of his choosing against The Young Bucks. He says he doesn’t need a partner or a friend, he needs his older brother. Cody tears up as Dustin gets up and gives him a hug. Cody holds the ropes open for Dustin as he heads out of the ring.
Bret Hart come out to unveil the AEW World Championship title. Adam Page makes his way out as the first confirmed contender to wrestle for the title. He shakes Hart’s hand and then MJF’s music hits. MJF on the mic and introduces himself as he heads to the ramp, then yells “Wait, Bret! A fan is coming to—!” Mocking what happened at the WWE Hall of Fame. MJF says everyone is looking at the face of the company, a horse can’t be the face of AEW. MJF says when it comes to horses, once they get hurt sometimes you have to shoot them.
MJF tells Page says he should relinquish his title shot to a real man. MJF mocks Bret Hart’s catchphrase. Page takes a swing at him and he ducks out of the way, “Easy there, seabiscuit!” Jungle Boy heads out from the back to get in MJF’s face. He tells off Jungle Boy and goes to head to the back, out comes Jimmy Havoc who back MJF up to Page. All three guys surround MJF, he tries to throw a punch and gets clocked. Page sends him into the crowd as Jungle Boy and Havoc continue the attack in the crowd. Bret Hart shows off the new title.
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132473237588332546
AAA World Tag Team Titles Match: (C) Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) –
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132478262884667392
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Winners: The Young Bucks
Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega (Winner will be contender for AEW World Championship and face Casino Battle Royal winner at a later date.)
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132484209367552000
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132485148669284352
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132488021780123648
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Winner: Chris Jericho via Pinfall (Will face Adam Page for the AEW World Championship at a later date.)
Post-match, he tells the crowd they can boo him all they want, but he knows it’s his time now. Some people try to cheer and he tells them to shut up. “Chris Jericho is AEW.” He says it’s not a company for the fans, it’s a company for him. Before he could get one, Jon Moxley (fka WWE’s Dean Ambrose) came out through the crowd and gave Jericho dirty deeds! He then gave one to the referee in the ring and attempted to land one on Omega, but the two ended up brawling a bit before they got to the stage where Moxley finished off Omega.
https://twitter.com/tde_wrestling/status/1132494164917137408
Transcript via Wrestling Inc.
All Elite Wrestling will finally be making its debut after months of anticipation, and that takes place this weekend with the AEW Double or Nothing going down inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
AEW Double or Nothing begins at 8 p.m. ET with a pre-show dubbed “The Buy In” set to begin the festivities at 7 p.m. ET. Double or Nothing will air on traditional PPV and B/R Live for $49.99 at 8 pm ET this Saturday. For those in United Kingdom/Ireland on ITV. For other international fans on FITE.
The Buy In pre-show will stream for free on All Elite Wrestling’s YouTube channel.
Below is the card for AEW “Double or Nothing”
Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega (Winner will be contender for AEW World Championship and face Casino Battle Royal winner at a later date.)
AAA World Tag Team Titles Match: (C) Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix)
Cody Rhodes vs. Dustin Rhodes
Team All Elite Wrestling vs. Team Oriental Entertainment Wrestling: SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, Scorpio Sky) vs. Cima, El Lindaman & T-Hawk
Dr. Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae vs. Nyla Rose
Angelico & Jack Evans vs. The Best Friends (Chuckie T & Beretta)
Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki & Emi Sakura vs. Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe & Ryo Mizunami
(The Buy In) Sammy Guevara vs. Kip Sabian
(The Buy In) Casino Battle Royale: Brandon Cutler, Glacier, Sonny Kiss, Ace Romero, Sunny Daze, Brian Pillman Jr., MJF, Joey Janela, Dustin Thomas, Billy Gunn, Jimmy Havoc, Michael Nakazawa, Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, Isiah Kassidy, Marq Quen, Shawn Spears, Orange Cassidy, TBA
* 21 wrestler over-the-top Battle Royale
* Starts with 5 men
* Every 3 minutes a new wave of 5 men enter
* Lucky 21 competitors will enter last
* It was recently announced that the winner of the match will earn a future shot at the AEW world championship, facing off with the winner of Jericho vs. Omega
All Elite Wrestling has announced that wrestling legend Dean Malenko has signed on as a Senior Producer and Coach. Malenko worked behind-the-scenes for WWE for more than a decade, but left earlier this year.
Below is the announcement on the signing along with a photo of Malenko, AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes and AEW President Tony Khan.
Globally Renowned Producer & Coach Dean Malenko Joins AEW— AEW Signs Malenko to Multi-Year Deal as Senior Producer / Coach —
Las Vegas, NV (May 24, 2019) – AEW today announced a multi-year deal with world-renowned coach, producer and wrestler Dean Malenko. Effective immediately, the former No. 1-ranked wrestler in the PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) 500 will take on the role as Senior Producer / Coach.
Malenko, who spent the past 18 years producing and coaching some of the biggest starts in wrestling, a second-generation wrestler trained by his father, the acclaimed Boris Malenko. Malenko’s impact will be immediate as he joins AEW this weekend at DOUBLE OR NOTHING, the highly-anticipated event on Saturday, May 25, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
“Dean Malenko has been a massive force behind some of today’s biggest wrestling stars,” said Cody Rhodes, EVP of AEW. “He’s never stopped being a major talent who was part of the ECW revolution as well as a fixture in the cruiserweight movement on Nitro. He’s kept an open mind to our world from Lucha Libre to Japanese pro-wrestling. He’s the perfect fit for our sports- centric mentality, and his experience will be invaluable for our team. Welcome Coach!”
“It’s not often you get an opportunity late in your career to be a part of building something from the ground floor,” said Dean Malenko. “The freedom to be able to contribute uninhibited will only lend itself to foster creativity and produce an outstanding product. I’m excited about what the future holds for AEW, and I can’t wait to be a part of the journey.”
All Elite Wrestling AEW is a new professional wrestling promotion headlined by members of The Elite (The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Cody and Brandi Rhodes, and Hangman Page) and Chris Jericho. For the first time in many years, AEW is offering an alternative to mainstream wrestling, with a growing roster of world-class male and female wrestlers who are poised to bring new spirit, freshness and energy to the industry. The inaugural event under the AEW banner is DOUBLE OR NOTHING on May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, followed by FYTER FEST on June 29 in Daytona Beach, followed by FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN on July 13 in Jacksonville. For more info, check out @AEWrestling (Twitter), @AllEliteWrestling (Instagram), /AllEliteWrestling (FB), AllEliteWrestling (YouTube), and additionally, AllEliteWrestling.com.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
In the video above, Page informed the fans he would not be “allowed” to wrestle on this Saturday’s PPV.
“Hey guy, I’m checking in, because apparently it is my responsibility to tell you that due to recent events I will not be allowed to compete at Double or Nothing,” Page said. “I am sure that none of you are as disappointed or pissed off about the situation as I am. But I will still be at Starrcast on Friday, doing a meet & greet. And I’m sure that the entire show in itself will be great.”
A saddened Page then goes to flip off the camera as it cuts away.
Below are the rest of the highlights from the latest Being the Elite:
* Young Bucks are talking outside and David Arquette comes up to them. Nick is playing with a deck of cards and Arquette asks if he could have one, Nick says no and they’re all booked up. Arquette asks if they know who he is and The Young Bucks don’t recognize him at first, but then Matt realizes he was a former WCW Champion. Nick says they are still booked though, but he could come to the party: a superkick party. They double superkick Arquette who then tells the duo, “That was awesome, guys!” Johnny Impact is in the background and asks if Arquette wants some ice.
* MJF taunts Cody and Brandi’s dog, Pharaoh, and tries to give him some chocolate. Brandi catches MJF and wonders what he’s doing. MJF says he was just going to have a brownie, she tells him to eat it then, and he initially puts up a fight. He eats some and then spits it up, “I don’t like gluten.”
* Joey Ryan talks with Peter Avalon who doesn’t get why there are two Librarians. He’s worried they aren’t going to gel as a team, unlike Ryan and that blonde girl. Avalon says AEW just wants to send him home and pay him, but he doesn’t know what do to. Ryan says not to ask him, he doesn’t work in AEW.
* Brandon Cutler tells MJF the Bucks sent him so MJF could pick a card for the Casino Battle Royale. MJF taunts Cutler, makes fun of his wife’s designs for wrestling gear, and his kids. MJF goes to leave and Cutler stops him so he can just pick a card. MJF says he has an issue with Cutler thinking his mentors (Young Bucks) are better than his (Cody). An angered Cutler shoves MJF up against the wall, yells at him, and tells him to pick a card, MJF does so.
* BTE Mailbag: Frankie Kazarian is asked if he and Christopher Daniels are the voices for Arthur and Trevor. He says they get asked this a lot especially because they once had other alter-egos, Curry Man and Suicide. But says Arthur and Trevor are just jerks who have terrorized the roster. Kazarian says it kind of hurts that people think he and Daniel would do voices for those disgusting human beings. Matt Jackson is asked if Being the Elite will be around when AEW is on weekly television. He says that’s a tough question, he and Nick have talked about if it will be possible once things really get rolling with the company. Matt says he just doesn’t know right now.
* Kazarian and Daniels approach Pentagon Jr. and Fenix to say they will be watching their match against The Young Bucks. Daniels says maybe them and the Lucha Brothers can do it again one more time in AEW down the road. Both Pentagon and Fenix say “of course,” and the teams shake hands. They walk away, Pentagon asks Fenix who those guys were.
* Text to Matt Jackson asking if he’s going to really do his new move. Matt writes back, “Si.” We see clips of The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr. / Fenix at PWG Battle of Los Angeles where things started between the two teams. Clips are shown of Matt and Nick getting attacked by the Lucha Brothers at an AEW Press Conference, the teams fighting at an AAW event, and The Young Bucks defeating them for the AAA World Tag Team Titles in Mexico. The match is being billed as “Who’s the best tag team in the world?”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
It was reported earlier this year that Cody Rhodes has filed to trademark the “Bash at the Beach” name. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has given an initial refusal to the application because of the likely confusion with WWE’s registered trademark for “The Bash” for an old pay-per-view.
Cody’s trademark application for “Dusty Rhodes” was also given an initial refusal by the USPTO because of the likely confusion to the “Dustin Rhodes” trademark that’s registered to his brother, Dustin Runnels.
The USPTO did approve Cody’s other trademark applications for Bunkhouse Stampede, BattleBowl, The American Nightmare, The American Dream, and The Prince of Wrestling. They will be published for opposition at a later date.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
AEW has announced some details on how their first champion will be crowned.
On the latest episode of Road to Double or Nothing, comedian Jack Whitehall announced that the winner of the Casino Battle Royale will face the winner of Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega at a later date … with the winner becoming All Elite Wrestling’s first World champ.
Participants confirmed for the Battle Royale include: Shawn Spears aka Tye Dillinger, Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Michael Nakazawa, Jimmy Havoc, Billy Gunn, Sonny Kiss, MJF, Joey Janela, Glacier, Brian Pillman Jr. and more.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
AEW announced Shawn Spears, formerly known as WWE’s Tye Dillinger, will be involved in the Casino Battle Royale on Double or Nothing’s The Buy In pre-show.
Back in February, Spears was released from WWE after he asked for his release from the company, despite being offered a substantial raise. Spears was on his second run with the company where he spent 2013-2017 in NXT, followed up by a lackluster main roster run on SmackDown.
In the video below, Spears was dealt his card (a ten) for the upcoming match and responded, “When the odds are stacked, always bet on you.”
Double or Nothing will air on B/R Live and traditional PPV for $49.99 at 8 pm ET this Saturday. The Buy In pre-show will stream for free on All Elite Wrestling’s YouTube channel.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Starrcast has announced that the roast of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will take place at a later date to be announced.
As noted, The Nature Boy was forced to pull out of “The Roast of Ric Flair” scheduled for Friday night in Las Vegas during Starrcast II weekend, which coincided with AEW’s Double Or Nothing weekend. Flair underwent heart surgery on Monday and his doctors won’t allow him to travel to Vegas for the weekend events. Starrcast issued the following today:
“The good news is that Ric Flair’s surgery was a success. The bad news is that his doctor won’t allow him to travel this weekend. As a result, his Meet & Greets at #Starrcast are being refunded. The Roast of Ric Flair will have to be postponed to a later date yet to be determined.”
The roast of Flair was scheduled to air on pay-per-view and Fite.TV this Friday night. There’s no word yet on if it will still stream when it happens. Flair was also scheduled for a “30 Years and 5 Stars Later” panel with WWE Hall of Famers Ricky Steamboat and Jim Ross this week. Starrcast will be issuing refunds for all of Flair’s planned events.
Flair’s wife Wendy Barlow noted on Monday that the operation was a success and that Flair was in the recovery room. TMZ reported that doctors were optimistic Flair will make a full recovery. Flair was said to be in good spirits over the past few days, chatting with some of his famous friends on the phone, including rapper Offset.
Flair is scheduled to make his first post-surgery public appearance on Friday, May 31 for SCWPro at their “To Be The Man” event in East Moline, Illinois. SCWPro confirmed today that they have been in contact with Flair’s representatives, and that he will still make that appearance.
https://twitter.com/SCWPro/status/1130629464554135552
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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