AEW Collision Preview 10/14/2023

Tonight’s AEW Collision live on TNT from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.

  • AEW TNT Championship: Christian Cage (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
  • ROH TV Championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Willie Mack
  • TBS Championship: Kris Statlander (c) vs. Skye Blue
  • Komander vs. Brian Cage
  • We’ll hear from the new AEW World Tag Team Champions Ricky Starks & Big Bill
  • “Rated R Superstar” Adam Copeland to appear

WWE SmackDown To Go Head-to-Head With AEW Collision Next Month

The latest battle between WWE and AEW was this past Tuesday between NXT and Dynamite, with NXT outdrawing the rival show in the ratings.  

Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the next head-to-head ratings battle between WWE and AEW will happen on November 17. 

“The next head-to-head situations will be on 11/17, when Collision is moved to Friday from 8-10 p.m., meaning there will be a live three-hour block from the Forum in Los Angeles with Rampage at 10-11 p.m. So the first two hours will go against Smackdown on FOX.”

AEW can’t air its program in the normal timeslot because of the Full Gear pay-per-view event on November 18th. 

There will also be a head-to-head on November 25 with Collision against Survivor Series and on December 9 with Collision against NXT Deadline from Bridgeport, CT.

Source: eWn

AEW Rampage Preview 10/13/2023

AEW has announced the lineup for tonight’s new Rampage episode on TNT.

  • Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy & Brother Zay vs. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker & Daniel Garcia
  • Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta of Blackpool Combat Club vs. Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona of Mogul Embassy’s Gates of Agony 
  • Skye Blue vs. Emi Sakura
  • Trent Beretta vs. Jay Lethal

AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday Preview 10/10/2023

AEW Dynamite will hold a special Title Tuesday episode live tonight on TBS from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, MO.

Tonight’s show will go head-to-head this week only with NXT, live on the USA Network.

Tony Khan announced on Monday evening that the first 30 minutes of tonight’s show will be commercial free. Also, according a report from Fightful Select, you can expect a 10-minute overrun.

Eddie Kingston will defend the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship against Minoru Suzuki on the pre-show. The match will be taking place at 7:30 PM EST on AEW’s Twitter, Facebook and YouTube:

  • No. 1 Contender’s Match to the TNT Championship: Bryan Danielson vs. Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Saraya (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
  • AEW International Championship: Rey Fenix (c) vs. Jon Moxley
  • Adam Copeland vs. Luchasaurus
  • Christian Cage to explain his recent actions toward Adam Copeland
  • Jay White vs. Hangman Page
  • Chris Jericho vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
  • MJF will appear
  • ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm is ready for her close-up

AEW Collision Preview 10/7/2023

Tonight’s AEW Collision live on TNT at a special start time of 7/6c from the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

  • AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR (c) vs. Ricky Starks & Big Bill
  • ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Komander
  • Adam Copeland responds to Christian Cage.
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Kyle Fletcher
  • Toni Storm vs. Kiera Hogan

Danhausen Returning To AEW Soon

Things are once again about to become “Very Nice, Very Evil” in All Elite Wrestling, as a vignette teasing the return of Danhausen aired on this week’s episode of AEW Rampage.

Danhausen hasn’t been featured on AEW television since suffering a torn pectoral muscle at the Revolution pay-per-view event.

You can check out a video of the vignette below:

AEW Rampage Preview 10/6/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Four-way match for ROH Championship shot: Johnny TV vs. Komander vs. Lince Dorado vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir
  • Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia vs. The Hardys and The Best Friends

Backstage News On Injury Sammy Guevara Reportedly Suffered At AEW WrestleDream

Sammy Guevara was initially penciled in to be Konosuke Takeshita’s partner against Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega on last night’s episode of “AEW Dynamite” in Stockton, California. However, Guevara was not medically cleared to perform, so Kyle Fletcher took his place. 

According to veteran wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, who was speaking on the “Wrestling Observer Radio” show, Guevara suffered a concussion on Sunday night at the inaugural AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view. Meltzer was unsure how much time Guevara would miss as a result of his injury.

Guevara, who turned on Jericho after suffering a loss against the former AEW World Champion at the third annual “AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam” special on September 20, pinned his former buddy in a trios match at WrestleDream moments after “The Ocho” was struck with a baseball bat by Don Callis. Guevara was teaming up with his new Don Callis Family associates Takeshita and reigning IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay against Jericho, Omega, and Kota Ibushi.

On last night’s episode of “Dynamite,” Callis announced that Guevara was not medically cleared to perform in his scheduled tag team match. He then introduced Fletcher as Takeshita’s partner, with the pair going on to suffer a loss at the hands of Jericho and Omega. After that tag team bout, Callis distracted Jericho and Omega on the stage while Powerhouse Hobbs entered the ring and attacked both men.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite 4th Anniversary Preview 10/4/2023

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite is the four-year anniversary special of the show and the fallout from this past Sunday’s WrestleDream pay-per-view.

Tonight’s Dynamite will air live on TBS from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

  • We will hear from Adam Copeland
  •  At the very end of last week’s episode, masked men beat up Jay White backstage. The leader of the group was wearing MJF’s Devil Mask. Earlier in the night, MJF and White had a heated verbal exchange in the ring. At this past Sunday’s WrestleDream PPV, MJF said that he did not attack White and that his mask was stolen. Will it be revealed who is behind the mask?
  • Jay White & Juice Robinson speak
  • Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega vs. Sammy Guevara and Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW International Championship: Rey Fenix (c) vs. Nick Jackson

Adam Copeland Details How Quickly AEW Deal Came Together

Shockwaves were sent across the wrestling landscape this past Sunday evening when Adam Copeland made his long-rumored jump to AEW, appearing at the close of AEW WrestleDream to confront TNT Champion and long-time tag partner/rival Christian Cage. And while Copeland’s future is now well known, with appearances on this week and next week’s “AEW Dynamite” already scheduled, some details regarding how he arrived in AEW have remained a mystery.

In an interview with “CBS Sports,” Copeland clarified some of the confusion, including confirming when exactly his contract with WWE expired last month. He also confirmed that he didn’t begin contract talks with AEW until that time.

“It wasn’t until my contract was up on [September 21],” Copeland said. “So it was really, really quick to get everything done and get everything dialed in. Figuring out so many things like getting with Alter Bridge and getting the music and doing all of those things. There were nine or 10 days.”

While talks with AEW came and went rather quickly, Copeland admitted he was already eyeing the promotion. He was also encouraged to seriously consider AEW by his own personal feelings, his desire to work with Cage (real name Jay Reso), and his wife, WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

“I didn’t know immediately, but I thought that’s where I wanted to go,” Copeland said. “I really thought that working with Jay again was what I wanted to do and how I pictured it in a perfect world. Beth said ‘What’s your perfect world? ‘I was like, ‘My perfect world is that I end my career with Jay.’ So suddenly that perfect world looked like it could be there. It’s tough to pass that up.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.