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AEW Revolution Results & 7 Takeaways

AEW Revolution aired live from the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Chris Jericho defended the AEW Championship against Jon Moxley in the main event.

AEW Revolution Results:

  1. Jake Hager def. Dustin Rhodes
  2. Darby Allin def. Sammy Guevara
  3. Omega & Hangman def. the Young Bucks to retain the titles
  4. Nyla Rose def. Kris Statlander to retain the AEW Women’s Championship
  5. MJF def. Cody
  6. Pac def. Orange Cassidy
  7. Jon Moxley def. Chris Jericho to become the new AEW Champion

Here are 7 takeaways from AEW Revolution:

Jake Hager Picked Up His First Win In AEW

Dustin Rhodes squared off against Jake Hager to start off the show. Hager kissed his wife in the front row before the match.

Match Recap: Dustin controlled the match early and beat Jake down outside the ring. Hager battled back with a Clothesline for a two count. Hager leveled Rhodes with an elbow to the face and posed in the ring as his wife cheered him on. Dustin knocked Hager to the canvas and then Rhodes kissed Hager’s wife. Jake connected with a Vader Bomb for a two count.

Dustin bounced Hager’s head off the steel steps and then unloaded some right hands in the corner. Rhodes hit a boot to the midsection and Code Red for a near fall. Dustin went for an Arm Bar but Hager countered into an Ankle Lock in the middle of the ring. Dustin broke free and Hager sent him towards referee Aubrey Edwards. Hager capitalized on the distraction and hit a low blow. Hager then put Rhodes to sleep with a Standing Arm Triangle for the victory.

A special “Blood & Guts” edition of Dynamite will air on March 25th. It will feature a War Games themed match.

Darby Allin Defeated Sammy Guevara

Darby Allin faced Sammy Guevera tonight at Revolution.

Match Recap: Allin hit a Suicide Dive right away and then Dropkicked Sammy into the barricade. Darby hung up Sammy on the barricade and went for another Suicide Dive but his foot got caught on the ropes. Sammy grabbed the skateboard and hit Allin with it before setting up a table. Guevara then set up Darby on the table and hit an absolutely insane 630 Senton off the top rope. Allin slowly made his way into the ring and the match officially started.

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Sammy hit a Running Knee to the face and went for the cover but Darby kicked out at two. Allin locked in an Arm Bar while bending Sammy’s fingers back. Guevara used his legs to reach the bottom rope to break the hold. Sammy hit a Stomp off the top rope and went for the cover but Allin kicked out at two. Sammy followed it up with a Spanish Fly for another near fall. Darby sent Sammy into an exposed turnbuckle and followed it up with a Stunner. Allin then hit the Coffin Drop for the pinfall victory. After the match, Darby tried to attack Sammy with the skateboard but Hager made the save and got him out of the ring.

Opinion: Allin and Sammy had an awesome match tonight. The Coffin Drop is easily one of my favorite finishers right now and Allin’s completely fearlessness in the ring is impressive to watch.

Omega & Hangman Retained In An Instant Classic

Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defended their AEW Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks tonight at Revolution.

Match Recap: Hangman Page got a tremendous reaction when he tagged in and the crowd chanted “cowboy sh*t!”. Page and Matt went back and forth for a bit and then Matt offered a handshake. Hangman responded by spitting in Matt’s face and that pissed him off. Matt tacked Hangman and hit him with a flurry of punches to the face. Matt continued to unload punches to Hangman’s face until Nick broke it up. Nick tagged in and Hangman slapped him in the face. Matt tagged back in and levled Hangman with a Dropkick. Page hit Matt with a couple shots to his lower back.

Hangman tagged in Omega by slapping his chest and started barking orders at him. Page quickly tagged back in and leveled Nick Jackson with a cheap shot that knocked him off the apron. Page was about to Powerbomb Matt through a table but Hangman stopped him. Matt Jackson hit a double Northern Lights Suplex out of nowhere and finally was able to tag Nick in. Nick hit Hangman with a Facebuster and then Moonsaulted onto Omega outside the ring.

Matt tagged in and spit in Hangman’s face on the apron. Nick tripped up Hangman on the apron and Omega couldn’t tag out. Matt planted Omega with a massive Piledriver for a two count. Page tagged in and unloaded several Clotheslines. Hangman hit a Fallaway Slam on Matt and then Clotheslines him out of the ring. Page then Moonsaulted onto the Young Bucks outside the ring.

Hangman demanded that Matt tag in and the two started trash talking as the crowd was behind Page. Hangman and Omega took turns beating Matt down before Nick tagged in. Nick hit an awesome Destroyer for a near fall. Hangman sent Nick out of the ring then booted Matt in the knee. Page locked in the Chicken Wing as Nick climbed to the top rope. Nick broke it up with a 450 Splash and Matt went for the cover but Hangman kicked out at two.

Page planted Nick with a Blockbuster Suplex and Omega followed it up with a V-Trigger but Matt broke up the cover. Omega hit Nick with a couple Snap Dragon Suplexes and then the Tiger Driver 98 for a near fall. Matt then planted Hangman with three Northern Lights Suplexes on the entrance ramp. Young Bucks followed it up with a Meltzer Driver on Hangman Page on the ramp as the crowd booed. Matt and Nick leveled Omega with several Superkicks.

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Young Bucks hit the Golden Trigger and went for the cover but Kenny kicked out at one. Matt stomped on Omega’s injured shoulder several times. Young Bucks set up for the Meltzer Driver but Hangman broke it up and Powerbombed Nick through the table. Hangman and Kenny hit the Buckshot Lariat/ V-Trigger combo on Matt but he somehow kicked out at two.

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Hangman tagged in and planted Matt with the One Winged Angel (Omega’s finisher) but Nick broke it up at two. Page leveled Nick with a Buckshot Lariat outside the ring and then delivered another one to Matt in the ring for the pinfall victory. After the match, it seemed like Hangman was going to level Omega with the Buckshot Lariat but he opted not to.

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Opinion: This match was everything I wanted it to and more. It was thirty minutes of flawless tag team wrestling and it is going to be pretty much impossible to follow this match tonight.

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Nyla Rose Retained The Women’s Championship

Nyla Rose defended her AEW Women’s Championship against Kris Statlander tonight at the PPV.

Match Recap: Statlander controlled the match early and connected with a Standing Moonsault for a two count. Kris went for a Spear through the ropes but Nyla avoided it and Statlander crashed on the entrance ramp.

Rose hit a Spear of her own and went for the cover but Statlander kicked out a two. Kris hit a Superkick and both women fell to the canvas. Statlander sent Nyla to the outside and hit her with a Suicide Dive. Statlander hit another one that sent Rose crashing into the barricade.

Back in the ring, Statlander hit a Dropkick and went for the cover but Rose kicked out at two. Rose hung up Statlander on the ropes but Kris broke free by doing a handstand. Statlander hit a boot to the face and followed it up with a DDT for a two count.

Nyla planted Statlander with the Beast Bomb and went for the cover but Kris kicked out at two. Rose climbed to the top rope but Kris caught her with a punch to the face. Statlander planted Rose with a Superplex and went for the cover but Rose kicked out at two. Statlander went for a Hurricanrana but Nyla caught her with a Beast Bomb of the second rope for the pinfall victory. Nyla Rose is still the AEW Women’s Champion.

Opinion: Rose and Statlander were put in an impossible position trying to follow the epic Tag Team Championship match. They did the best they could to get the crowd invested in this turned out to be a solid match. The lack of build and poor placement on the card made it pretty much impossible for the crowd to be invested in this match.

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MJF Used The Dynamite Diamond Ring To Defeat Cody

MJF and Cody finally squared off tonight at AEW Revolution. Downstait played Cody’s entrance theme live at the PPV.

Match Recap: MJF spent the beginning of the match avoiding Cody and hopped into the crowd. MJF slapped the hat off a fan’s head before Cody caught up to him. MJF poked Cody in the eye and then stomped on Cody’s broken toe.

Brandi threw a beer and Wardlow’s face and he chased after her. Cody hit Wardlow with a Suicide Dive that sent him flying into the barricade. Back in the ring, MJF battled back and locked in the Salf of the Earth (Arm Bar) in the middle of the ring. Cody was forced to bite the rope to break the hold.

MJF ripped off Cody’s boot to expose his broken toe. MJF then savagely bit the toe as the crowd chanted “you sick f*ck!”. Cody battled back and planted MJF with a reverse Superplex. Cody hit a Disaster Kick but Wardlow hopped up on the ring apron. Arn Anderson grabbed a steel chair from under the ring and walked towards Wardlow.

Cody bounced MJF’s face off the steel steps and busted him open. MJF planted Cody with a Piledriver and went for the cover while using the ropes for leverage. The ref caught it as Brandi went for a Crossbody on Wardlow. Wardlow caught and dropped her and Cody went for a big boot. Wardlow got out of the way and Cody accidentally hit Arn Anderson with a boot to the face.

Back in the ring, MJF hit Cody with low blow and went for the cover but Cody kicked out at two. In an insane spot, Cody went for a Suplex but MJF held on and both men fell to the floor. Back in the ring, MJF whipped Cody with his own belt before the ref ripped it away. Cody hit MJF with a low blow and slammed him to the mat for a two count.

Cody whipped MJF with the belt before the referee grabbed it. Cody shouted let me have one more and referee Paul Turner let him have do it. Cody launched the belt into the crowd as MJF cowered to the corner of the ring. MJF crawled to Cody’s foot and started crying. MJF then hugged Rhodes in the ring before spitting in his face. Cody hit MJF with two Cross Rhodes and set up for a third but MJF used the Dynamite Diamond Ring and punched Cody in the face. MJF fell onto Cody for the pinfall victory.

Opinion: I don’t think this match lived up to the hype but it still was very solid and felt old school. I liked the finish and it was the right decision to have MJF get this win. MJF is going to be a huge star in AEW for years to come and a victory over Cody will only that.

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Pac Defeated Orange Cassidy In A Fun Match

Pac battled Orange Cassidy tonight at Revolution.

Match Recap: Orange Cassidy threw Pac to the mat and put his hands in his pocket. Pac and Cassidy traded lazy kicks before Pac shoved him to the mat. The crowd chanted “fight forever” as Cassidy leveled Pac with a Dropkick. Cassidy rolled up Pac for a two count and Pac rolled out of the ring to regroup.

Pac planted Cassidy with a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker and sent Cassidy to the outside. Pac launched Cassidy into the ring post and rolled him back into the ring. He climbed to the top rope and hit a massive Dropkick. Pac followed that up with a Powerbomb and went for the cover but Cassidy kicked out at two.

Pac perched Cassidy up on the top turnbuckle and planted him with a Brainbuster. Pac went for the cover but pulled Cassidy up at two. Pac went back up to the top rope but Cassidy rolled out of the ring as the crowd jokingly chanted “holy sh*t!”. Pac rolled Cassidy back in the ring but Cassidy rolled to the outside to a thunderous reaction from the crowd. Cassidy then smired at Pac and hit him with a Suicide Dive and then a DDT for a two count as the crowd was going insane.

Orange Cassidy hit a Superman Punch and then a Stunner. Cassidy climbing to the top rope but Pac tripped him up with a Dropkick. Cassidy hit Pac with a DDT and followed it up with a diving DDT but Pac rolled out of the ring. Trent threw Pac into the ring and Cassidy connected with an Air Raid Crash for a two count. Lucha Bros then rushed the ring and brawled with Best Friends. Pac then locked in the Brutalizer and Cassidy tapped out.

Opinion: This match was fun as hell and the crowd added so much to it. There are plenty of people that cannot stand Orange Cassidy’s shtick but I find it hilarious.

Jon Moxley Captured The AEW Championship

Chris Jericho defended the AEW Championship against Jon Moxley in the main event of AEW Revolution. Santana and Ortiz accompanied Jericho to the ring as a choir sang Judas (Jericho’s theme) on the entrance ramp. Aubrey was the referee for the match.

Match Recap: Moxley went right after Jericho to start things off and sent him over the barricade and into the crowd. Jericho and Moxley battled through the crowd as Aubrey elected not to end the match in a DQ. Jericho grabbed a camera and filmed himself giving the middle finger to Moxley.

Jon responded by biting Jericho’s face where the stitches were from the headbutt on Wednesday night. Jericho slammed Moxley’s face into the ring post as Santana and Ortiz cackled in his face. Moxley was busted open and Jericho capitalized with a few punches to the face. Jericho Powerbombed Moxley onto the timekeeper’s table and posed in the ring.

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Moxley got back into the ring and Jericho beat him down while shouting that Jon was a piece of sh*t. Jericho rang the bell and declared himself the winner before returning to the ring to stomp on Moxley in the corner. Jericho distracted the referee as Santana and Ortiz beat Moxley down outside the ring. Jericho then launched Moxley into the steel steps.

Back in the ring, Jericho perched Moxley up on the top rope. Jon battled back and sent Jericho to the canvas. Moxley followed that up with a Clothesline off the second rope and both men fell to the canvas. Jericho went for the Liontamer but Moxley quickly countered into a Heel Hook. Jericho grabbed the ropes to break the hold and turned around into a Running Knee to the face from Jon for a two count.

Ortiz hit Moxley with the madball and Jericho followed it up with the Lionsault for a two count. Jericho went for the Liontamer again but Moxley countered into a Liontamer of his own. Jake Hager rushed the ring and Moxley broke the hold to punch him in the face. Jericho planted Moxley with a Codebreaker and went for the cover but Jon kicked out at two.

Jericho then locked in the Liontamer in the middle of the ring but Moxley battled through the pain and reached the ropes to break the hold. Jericho shoved Aubrey Edwards in an effort to get disqualified but she let it go. Moxley hit a Back Drop and followed it up with a massive Clothesline. Jake Hager leveled Moxley with a right hand but Aubrey saw it and kicked Inner Circle out from ringside. Sammy Guevara hit Moxley with the AEW Championship while the referee wasn’t looking but Moxley survived.

Moxley and Jericho then traded shots in the middle of the ring. Jericho raked Moxley’s eyes and followed it up with a boot to the face. Jericho pulled down his knee pad and hit a Knee Drop to Moxley’s face off the second turnbuckle. Jericho went for the Judas Effect but Moxley dodged it and hit the Paradigm Shift. Jon took off the eye patch to reveal that his eye was fine. Moxley hit another massive Paradigm Shift for the pinfall victory. Jon Moxley is the new AEW Champion.

After the match, Jon Moxley grabbed a microphone and said he loved this sh*t. Jon added that it has been a hell of a year and said that the wrestling fans have been driving AEW forward. Moxley added that the crowd is the energy that drives AEW forward and they are bring pro wrestling back to the people. Jon said that the title belongs to everyone in Chicago and all the AEW fans around the world. Moxley thanked the fans that have stuck with him through the all the ups and downs. Moxley’s music played and Jon told them to shut it off. Jon said that he fight anyone at any time but right now it is time to knock back some whiskey.

Opinion: Jericho and Moxley had a very good match tonight and it is great to see Jon rewarded with the AEW Championship. I enjoyed the storyline of Moxley getting one over on Jericho by pretending his eye was still injured. Omega, Page, and the Young Bucks completely stole the show but the rest of the card was great as well. Overall, AEW Revolution was a great PPV and I’m already looking forward to Dynamite this Wednesday night.

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Jon Moxley: Young Talent In AEW Don’t Know How Good They Have It

Jon Moxley is the top star of All Elite Wrestling, joining the company after working for WWE for almost a decade. As Dean Ambrose, he was also at the top of the game in WWE too and achieved a lot of success.

Moxley has been very vocal about the creative process in WWE and how much frustrated he was with the company regarding this. Especially in the final years of his WWE tenure, Moxley was done with the company’s system and wanted to get out.

In a recent interview with Sportskeeda, Jon Moxley talked about the creative freedom AEW offers its wrestlers. There’s no bookers or writers writing scripts, everyone is allowed to be themselves which means the characters feel more genuine.

“Best thing about AEW is that guys are just allowed to be themselves. You know I don’t have anybody writing scripts for me. I don’t have anybody putting words in my mouth. I don’t have to wonder what my motivations are or be confused about – ‘what are we even doing here? This doesn’t make any sense.’ It’s whatever I want it to be,” said Moxley.

Chris Jericho: Creative Freedom Biggest Difference Between WWE & AEW

Moxley says that young talent who started wrestling in AEW have no idea how good they have it in the company. He enjoys the fact that others are able to go out and do the same thing as him, be themselves and love what they’re doing. Moxley likens it to being a free wild animal, as opposed to being one put in a cage.

“It’s great for me to watch these young guys especially, that don’t even understand how good they have it. Don’t even understand the opportunity that they have, because they’ve never been put in a cage or put in a box. They’ve only been free wild animals. They don’t even know about captivity yet,” Moxley said.

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Jon Moxley Wins AEW World Title At Revolution

Jon Moxley was the wrestler to dethrone Chris Jericho as AEW World Heavyweight Champion. 

Jericho didn’t successfully retain the title over Moxley but rather Moxley ended the reign of Jericho in the headliner of the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center. Up to this point, Moxley had been portrayed as a top star and now he’s a champion.  

AEW set up this contest on the January 22nd episode of Dynamite when Moxley faced off with PAC in the headliner with the winner challenging Jericho for the title at Revolution. Moxley ended up winning the match to earn the opportunity. 

Moxley has been the #1 contender in the men’s rankings for quite some time now and also been feuding with Jericho over the last few months.

In fact, at first, Jericho tried to recruit Moxley to his Inner Circle group. The faction consists of Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz, and Jeff Cobb.

Jericho became the inaugural AEW World Heavyweight Champion when he beat Hangman Page in the headliner of the All Out pay-per-view event back in August at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago.

What are your thoughts on Jon Moxley winning the AEW World Heavyweight Title? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.

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AEW Announces ‘Blood & Guts’ Episode of Dynamite feat. Double Ring Cage Match

All Elite Wrestling has announced the next special themed episode of AEW Dynamite.

During the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event in Chicago, IL, it was revealed that the March 25th episode of Dynamite will carry a special theme, Blood & Guts, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

It was also revealed in the announcement through the way of a video package that one giant covered cage with two rings for WarGames-like match.

The theme of the show is a reference to what WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon had to say during an earnings call with media outlets when questioned about AEW last July. 

At the time, McMahon stated that WWE will not “do blood and guts and things of that nature, such as what is being done on our new potential competitor.”

The first-ever Steel Cage match under the AEW banner came earlier this month when Cody Rhodes beat Wardlow as part of his stipulations set out by Chris Jericho.

AEW Dynamite Schedule

  • March 4: Denver, CO
  • March 11: Salt Lake City, UT
  • March 18: Rochester, NY
  • March 25: Newark, NJ
  • April 1: Milwaukee, WI
  • April 8: St. Louis, MO
  • April 15: Boston, MA
  • April 22: Philadelphia, PA
  • April 29: Houston, TX
  • May 27: Las Vegas, NV

Cody Rhodes & Young Bucks On Orignal Name For TNT Show, Initial Meeting With Chris Jericho

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MJF Beats Cody Rhodes At AEW Revolution

Cody Rhodes vs. MJF finally happened. 

Rhodes didn’t go over MJF as he got his revenge at Saturday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view event in Chicago, IL. The finish saw MJF counter a third Cross Rhodes by hitting Cody in the face with a diamond ring for the win. 

The promotion finally announced the match after the February 19th episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT in Atlanta, GA when Rhodes beat Wardlow in a Steel Cage match.  

This comes after Rhodes completed all of the stipulations that MJF demanded. These stips included lashing Cody and Rhodes beating Wardlow. 

After months of MJF acting like he was Rhodes’ friend, he turned on the fan-favorite last November.

Chris Jericho retained as AEW World Heavyweight Championship over Rhodes in the main event of the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event.

The stipulation coming into this title match last November was the fact that if Cody didn’t beat Jericho then he would never allow himself to challenge for the AEW World Title again. 

MJF threw in the towel while Jericho had Cody in the Walls of Jericho, which resulted in the finish. After the match, MJF kicked him in the nuts and stood over Cody. Since then, the two had been exchanging words to build to this moment. 

Bully Ray Calls Cody Rhodes’ Moonsault from AEW Dynamite “Selfish”

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Chris Jericho: Creative Freedom Biggest Difference Between WWE & AEW

Chris Jericho, who is set to defend his AEW World Championship against Jon Moxley at AEW Revolution, talked about the difference between working in WWE and AEW.

Jericho talked with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated and discussed a variety of topics, among which the subject of difference working between the two wrestling companies came up.

Jericho said that if he’d be in WWE he would still be doing “The List!” gimmick, even though it’s “archaic and outdated”. Jericho said that since he left WWE he has reinvented himself and tried out different things like the Painmaker, his work in Japan and now in AEW.

Jericho revealed that there are no bookers and writers in AEW as opposed to WWE. “There’s no bookers, no writers. I’m coming up with these ideas and bouncing them off of a couple guys. These are all our ideas,” Jericho said.

Jericho noted that he’s not the only one involved in the process. He can lay down the groundwork and a basic idea for the storyline, and the rest of it goes from there. Jericho added that this way of working is something new for him.

“Also, it’s not like I’m coming up with every single thing. But the basic skeletons, like, ‘Here’s what I’ve got for the first six weeks for Jericho-Moxley.’ Then each week we tighten it up and focus it. I’ve never been in that position before.”

While working for WWE, Chris Jericho’s process involved getting a phone call Sunday night from a writer who would tell him the plan for the next day’s Raw. Jericho said that he would do as directed if he liked the idea, but if he didn’t, then he would have to wait three hours outside Vince McMahon’s office to explain to him why it would work better in a different way. “We don’t have that. All that stress is gone. It’s fun, it’s creative freedom,” said Jericho.

Jericho said that he loved working in WWE, and anyone who signs a contract with them knows what they’re getting into. They’ll have to work in Vince’s way. Jericho didn’t want to work Vince’s way anymore and that’s why left.

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Wrestle-1 Suspending Activities Indefinitely From April

Wrestle-1 made the announcement that it is going to go on an indefinite hiatus and suspend all activities after their April 1 event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The Japanese wrestling promotion made the announcement at a press conference by representative director Keji Mutoh aka The Great Mutah and president Kaz Hayashi.

All contracts of Wrestle-1 talent will be terminated, the company announced. The contracts will be terminated the day before the April 1 show, making the entire roster free agents.

Here is a translation of the company’s statement:

“We would like to report that the professional wrestling organization “WRESTLE-1” will suspend its activities indefinitely at the end of the Korakuen Hall Games in Tokyo on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Thank you to all the fans who supported us, the people who supported the organization and the players, and all the concerned parties. Sorry for the sudden report.

Due to the suspension of activities, all Wrestle One players will be released on March 31, 2020 (Tuesday).

Both players and staff are willing to run with all their strength until the end.

Thank you for your continued support.”

The reason behind the closure of Wrestle-1 is the fact that it was not profitable. There’s also a professional wrestling training academy by Great Muta which was established back in 2016. Popular female wrestlers like Hana Kimura and Reika Saiki were the first-year students at this academy. It has been announced that the academy will also be closed indefinitely.

Wrestle-1 has been around since 2013 and was created by The Great Muta. The early days of the promotion managed to draw in large crowds while having stars like Sanada, Shuji Kondo, and Kaz Hayashi under its belt. The company also had a partnership with Impact Wrestling. However, Sanada and other popular stars started leaving and the company spiraled down into obscurity soon enough.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News.

Kenny Omega & Adam Page Retain AEW Tag Team Titles At Revolution

Kenny Omega and Adam Page will, in fact, keep the AEW Tag Team Titles. 

Omega and Page took on The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event. This is where Omega and Page successfully retained the titles over the fan-favorite tag team. 

AEW booked a Tag Team Battle Royal on the February 19 episode of Dynamite in Atlanta, GA. The stipulation going into the match was that the winners would become the new #1 contenders for the straps. 

The Young Bucks vs. SCU vs. Private Party vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus vs. Best Friends vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Jack Evans & Angelico vs. Alex Reynolds & John Silver vs. Cima & Michael Nakazawa were featured in the match. 

The Young Bucks ended up winning the contest. Thus, earning the right to challenge for the AEW Tag Team Titles against Page and Omega at AEW Revolution.

Page and Omega beat SCU for the titles on the January 22nd episode of AEW Dynamite that was taped the night in the Bahamas on the Ship of Jericho on TNT.

What are your thoughts on Kenny Omega and Adam Page retaining the AEW Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.

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Southpaw Regional Wrestling Returning For Third Season

Southpaw Regional Wrestling, the much beloved fictional wrestling web series from WWE is going to make its return with a third season. WWE announced on February 29, 2020, that the show is going to return and is set to take place in the summer of 1994.

WWE has released teasers for the upcoming season. In one of the teasers, we see Lance Catamaran (played by John Cena) calling Chett Chetterfield (Fandango), who was seemingly out cold after a long night drinking. He tells Chett that production has been waiting three weeks for him to show up and that it’s time to get the band back together. Chett stumbles his way through out of the bed as we see “Southpaw Regional Wrestling” on the screen, followed with “Coming Summer ’94”.

It’s interesting to note that the first season of the show is set in 1987 and the second season goes a year back to 1986. The upcoming third season takes a leap straight to 1994, and one could expect a lot of changes in Southpaw Regional Wrestling after eight years.

The sketch comedy series about the fictional 1980’s professional wrestling premiered in 2017 and was an instant hit. The show features characters such as Lance Catamaran, Chett Chetterfield, Tex Ferguson, Chad 2 Badd, Clint Bobski, Big Bartholomew and more. New characters were added last season so we can expect to see some more additions to the cast in third season too.

A few weeks ago, WWE added a Southpaw DLC to WWE 2K20, which included new characters not seen in the past two seasons of the show. These characters are Misfit Molly (Becky Lynch), Goergia Washington (Charlotte Flair), Bay Lee Billionaire (Bayley) and Glam Rocker (Johnny Gargano).

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Joey Janela On How Match With Kenny Omega Came To Be

Joey Janela had a match with Kenny Omega on AEW Dark which received positive reception from fans. The match took place on the 10/15 episode of Dark and while Omega came out the victor, Janela still received a lot of praise for his performance. He would then have another match with Omega but this time on Dynamite’s 4th episode. This match got a great response from fans and is considered one of the best early AEW matches.

Janela talked about this match while appearing for an interview with The Wrestling Inc Daily, where he spoke about the match with Omega on Dynamite and revealed how important it is to him.

Janela said that the match was a big deal for him and that it was almost not going to take place.

“It was great. I just wanted to show everyone that I could go. That match almost didn’t happen so for them to let it happen was a big deal for me. Some of my friends from home came up to watch it so maybe my career peaked at that point. “ joked Janela.

Janela also revealed that the match was originally supposed to be against Jack Evans instead of Kenny Omega.

“Where the segment was – me and Jack Evans never wrestled on TV. That would have been his and my TV debut and they didn’t want to put us out there cold. I said, ‘Well, you advertised the match already.’ They said, ‘We’re just gonna put Jack in there with Kenny.’ I was depressed as I was just coming off the big match with Kenny the week before. I felt like things were going right and I really wanted to have that match with Jack Evans on TV. 15 years in the making – I needed that moment,” said Janela.

Janela added that Tony informed him about Jack wrestling with Omega, which got him really upset. But the match was changed later with Janela facing Omega and that’s how it came to be.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: , .

Jake Hager Wins His AEW In-Ring Debut At Revolution

Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes is in the books. 

As seen at Saturday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view event in Chicago, IL, Hager beat Rhodes in this contest that marked his in-ring debut with All Elite Wrestling. 

In order to build up to this match, AEW had to lay some back story between Rhodes and Hager, formerly known as Jack Swagger from his time in WWE. 

During the build-up for the AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho-Cody Rhodes match last year heading into Full Gear, Rhodes took a beat down from Hager. 

AEW did an angle where Rhodes’ arm was broken after Hager smashed it in a car door. 

It was revealed that Hager had signed with the promotion when he made his on the October 2, 2019 episode of AEW Dynamite from Washington, D.C., at the famed Capital One Arena on TNT. 

On this show, Jericho, Santana, and Ortiz beat The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega in a six-man tag team match. After the contest, Hager walked out and helped the heels beatdown the babyfaces. 

He’s been aligned with the heel group, named The Inner Circle, on television since then. 

  • Jake Hager Feels “Cloud Of Doom” When Looking At Misused WWE Talent
https://twitter.com/brlive/status/1233925332673159168

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: , , .

The Sandman Botches Match Finish And Drunkenly Rants At Indie Show, According To Promoter

The Sandman went on a drunken rant after botching the finish of a match at Florida based promotion Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling’s (ARW) show on Friday, February 21, 2020. The promotion held a three-year anniversary show at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa Florida.

The show featured a four-way match on the card between The Sandman, Shannon Moore, Chico Adams and Vertigo for the Atomic Next Level Championship. While the match was set to go for about 15 minutes, The Sandman ended the match in only 1 minute and went on a “drunken rant”. This is all according to the ARW, who released a statement and uploaded a video of the incident on their YouTube channel.

In the video, The Sandman deliberately doesn’t kick out from a pinfall attempt by Moore, 1 minute into the match. After the match, the “drunken rant” takes place. The Sandman calls the location “Orlando” despite the event taking place in Cocoa.

According to ARW, Sandman caused numerous problems backstage as well as “sexually harassing multiple female wrestlers and insulting and trash-talking most of the talent on the show which nearly lead to a backstage altercation.” ARW said that they would never work with The Sandman again.

Back in December 2019, IMPACT Knockouts Champion Jodynn Grace called out The Sandman for his sexist comments. According to Grace, he told her that it was “wrong” that women were headlining a wrestling event and that any male wrestler with experience would agree with him. Many prominent names from the industry including Chris Jericho and Will Ospreay expressed their disagreement with The Sandman’s views publicly. Grace wrote the following on Twitter in response to the current incident: “Dunno what to say except I told you so.”

Wrestlers React To The Sandman’s Negative Comments Regarding Women Main Eventing Shows

You can watch the video from the event below:

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News. Tagged: .

Tanga Loa On Bullet Club Splitting from The Elite

Tanga Loa who is part of Bullet Club recently talked about The Elite’s departure from the stable in an interview.

Tanga Loa has seen the faction go through a lot of changes and transitions. A member for more than five years, the 6-time IWGP Tag Team Champion talked about the major change that happened in Bullet Club.

Subgroup The Elite – comprising of The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll and Hangman Page – officially left Bullet Club at the G1 Special in San Francisco in 2018.

The split was inevitable as The Elite had become separated from the identity of Bullet Club, according to Tanga Loa. He said that it had become necessary to establish what the faction meant to them and where they wanted it to go.

“One, I think you could see fans could see there was a real difference in the Bullet Club at that time, and Kenny [Omega] and The Bucks are amazing talents, and then Cody of course, was a part of Bullet Club at that time too. Marty [Scurll] was too, and I think when two of the members, the original members of Bullet Club feel like the club is not holding on to its roots, the tradition, that mindset of what started Bullet Club, I think they felt it necessary to pump the brakes and establish what it meant to be a part of Bullet Club, and San Francisco, I think was that point where we had to draw the line in the sand,” Tanga Loa told POST Wrestling.

After the departure of The Elite, Bullet Club is under the leadership of Jay White, who joined in October 2018. Tanga Loa has been with the faction since March 2016.

Bullet Club will be hosting Bullet Club Beach Party during WrestleMania 36 weekend in Tampa, Florida. The event is set to take place on April 4 at Whiskey Joe’s and many names from the pro wrestling world will be present. You can find more information about the event and ticketing here.

Tama Tonga Talks Bullet Club Beach Party WrestleMania Weekend

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, NJPW. Tagged: , , .

Naomi Talks About Dealing With Disrespect From Fans

Naomi has taken the brunt of criticism by fans many times in the past. The internet allows people to say whatever they want without repercussions, and people often forget that the person on the other side of the screen can read their hateful comments, and be affected by it.

Naomi is one of those WWE stars which gets a lot of racist and disrespectful comments online regularly from fans. Naomi talked about this negativity thrown at her way online while appearing on Women’s Wrestling Weekly.

Naomi said that the unfiltered negative comments are just part of the deal of being in the public eye, but the type of stuff she gets from people online is crazy. She expressed frustration over the fact that she is expected to sit back and not say anything about the hate thrown her way and take the high road. She feels that one can defend themselves and still not be disrespectful.

“That’s something on the regular that we deal with all the time, every day. It’s crazy the type of negativity I get,” revealed Naomi. “One of the things that bothered me is that people feel like they can say whatever they want, be as disrespectful as they want; and talent has no right or room to respond back or should just be quiet or take the higher road. I feel like you can state your opinion and still take the high road. You can still check people without being disrespectful.”

Naomi Lashes Back At Fan Claiming She Is “Entitled”

Naomi also talked about being off WWE TV for around six months, and how she usually finds out about her plans with the company online than through communication from the company. Naomi revealed that it was a surprise when she finally got the call from WWE about her return.

Quotes used in this article courtesy of WrestlingInc.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, WWE. Tagged: .

First Look At AEW Revolution Stage Set Up

AEW is gearing up for their four pay-per-view event, Revolution, as the production staff is already prepared for the show.

The construction on the stage and set is done. Footage of the set up as has surfaced online, which you can see here:

The AEW Revolution pay-per-view event will take place tonight (February 29, 2020) from Chicago, IL from the Sears Center and has already sold out. 

AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley will headline the show. In what is being hyped as the co-headliner, Cody Rhodes vs. MJF in a grudge match is slated to go down after months of build on AEW’s weekly television show, Dynamite, on TNT. 

AEW Revolution Card

  • AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks
  • Cody Rhodes vs. MJF
  • Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes
  • Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
  • AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander
  • PAC vs Orange Cassidy
  • Evil Uno and Grayson vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky – Pre-Show

You can watch the pre-show on YouTube below:

https://youtu.be/KA3_WsVqvRU

Cody Rhodes & Young Bucks On Orignal Name For TNT Show, Initial Meeting With Chris Jericho

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: .

Bray Wyatt Reacts To Goldberg Loss, Match With Cena

Bray Wyatt lost the WWE Universal Championship to Goldberg at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. The last time Wyatt had been in the country he defeated Seth Rollins for the same championship. Wyatt recently reacted to his title loss to Goldberg on social media.

Wyatt also responded to a fan on Twitter asking if WWE is trying to kill its characters:

Earlier this morning, Wyatt offered up the following:

Wyatt has hinted that we might be entering “Chapter 4” of his story:

He also responded to a fan on Twitter who was confused as to why the Fiend wants to face Cena at WrestleMania.

Wyatt is likely referring to the fact that John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt at Wyatt’s first-ever WrestleMania. They met in single’s action at WrestleMania 30 in 2014 with Cena coming out the winner.

Bray Wyatt vs John Cena – Head-to-Head Statistics

Single’s matches:

John Cena leads 3-1

  1. WrestleMania 30: John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt
  2. Extreme Rules 2014: Bray Wyatt defeated John Cena (Steel Cage)
  3. Payback 2014: John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt (Last Man Standing)
  4. Monday Night RAW 8/25/14: John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt via DQ

Multi-Person Matches:

Bray Wyatt leads 2-1-1

  1. Money in the Bank 2014: John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio and Bray Wyatt and Cesaro and Kane and Randy Orton and Roman Reigns and Sheamus (This match was a MITB match but with the World Heavyweight Title on the line as opposed to the briefcase.)
  2. Smackdown 7/26/16: Dolph Ziggler defeated AJ Styles and Apollo Crews and Baron Corbin and Bray Wyatt and John Cena (6-Pack Challenge)
  3. Elimination Chamber 2017: Bray Wyatt defeated AJ Styles and Baron Corbin and Dean Ambrose and John Cena (c) and The Miz (Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship)
  4. Smackdown 2/14/17: Bray Wyatt (c) defeated John Cena and AJ Styles (WWE Title – triple threat)

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, WWE. Tagged: .

Betting Odds For AEW Revolution

The final betting odds for all of the matches that will take place at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event have been released.

The card for the show that takes place tonight (February 29, 2020) in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center has been finalized as only matches have been announced.

AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley is expected to headline the show. The betting odds only cover the top five matches featured on the card including three title matches. 

AEW Revolution Betting Odds

Make sure to join us tonight for match recaps, and our 6 takeaways from this latest pay-per-view event held by AEW. 

The favorites to win are listed as – while the underdogs are listed with +. Here are the final betting odds courtesy of BetOnline:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho EVEN (1/1) vs. Jon Moxley -140 (5/7) 
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega & Adam Page +176 (7/4) vs. The Young Bucks -260 (5/13)
  • MJF -180 (5/9) vs. Cody Rhodes +140 (7/5)
  • Jack Hager -320 (5/16) vs. Dustin Rhodes +210 (21/10)
  • AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose -210 (10/21) vs. Kris Statlander +160 (8/5)

Chris Jericho Talks About AEW Building New Stars, Jon Moxley Feud

What are your thoughts about these betting odds for the top matches presented by AEW in their first pay-per-view event of the new year? 

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: .

King Corbin Justifies His Loss At WWE Saudi Show With A Dig At Boxer Deontay Wilder

King Corbin lost a steel cage match to Roman Reigns at Super ShowDown on Thursday in Saudi Arabia. According to Corbin, however, his elaborate entrance on the show contributed to his loss.

Corbin offered up an excuse on social media recently for the loss that is similar to the one offered up by Deontay Wilder recently in regards to his loss to Tyson Fury.

Corbin posted the following to social media in regards to his loss to Roman Reigns:

Meanwhile, Deontay Wilder offered up the following excuse for his loss to Tyson Fury:

“He didn’t hurt me at all, but the simple fact is, Kevin, that my uniform was way too heavy for me,” Wilder said to Yahoo Sports. “I didn’t have no legs from the beginning of the fight. In the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through.”

Speaking of the costume, Wilder also had the following to say:

“I was only able to put it on [for the first time] the night before, but I didn’t think it was going to be that heavy. It weighed 40, 40-some pounds with the helmet and all the batteries. I wanted my tribute to be great for Black History Month. I wanted it to be good and I guess I put that before anything.”

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, WWE.

AEW Revolution Final Card

The card for tonight’s (Saturday, February 29, 2020) AEW Revolution has been finalized.

The company has yet to officially announce the main event of this event that takes place in Chicago, IL from the Sears Center and will air on pay-per-view. The belief is that this special will be headlined by AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley.

This show marks the first special for the promotion in 2020, which features a stacked lineup. There are a total of matches booked for this show with three of them being championship matches.

As a reminder, we will be providing coverage of this special later tonight. Here’s the final card:

AEW Revolution Card

  • AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks
  • Cody Rhodes vs. MJF
  • Jake Hager vs. Dustin Rhodes
  • Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara
  • AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander
  • PAC vs Orange Cassidy
  • Evil Uno and Grayson vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky – Pre-Show Match

What are your thoughts on this card and the feuds that AEW is presenting to their fans? Sound off in the comment section.

Chris Jericho Talks About AEW Building New Stars, Jon Moxley Feud

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: .

Chris Jericho Talks Having Recruited Jon Moxley To AEW

Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley will face each other in the main event of AEW Revolution with the world title on the line. According to comments Jericho recently made to SI.com, Jericho is the one who recruited Moxley to come to AEW.

“I recruited him,” Jericho said of Moxley. “I don’t even think he knew what AEW was at that point. He is a guy that I knew would be big for us, but I never expected he would be this different, and I mean that in a good way. This is not the guy who was Dean Ambrose. Dean Ambrose is a f—ing nothing compared to this guy. There is a fire inside of him, a creativity, he’s free.”

Jericho then said it is his job as AEW champion to help create new stars.

“This is my job as champion. I make stars. I’m already a star. Mox is a star. This company may have started on my back, but six months later it’s now on a bunch of backs, and that was the idea.”

Jericho would then continue to talk about other members of the AEW roster who he feels he has helped elevate.

“Jungle Boy. Scorpio Sky. MJF’s promo against Jericho. I heard, ‘MJF held his own! He might have even been better than Jericho!’ Gee, you think so? Who wanted it that way? Cody is another guy who’s been a completely different performer.”

Jericho also noted during the interview that while he had nothing to do with it, Hangman Page has become a different performer over the months that Dynamite has been on the air.

“I had nothing to do with this one, but look at Hangman from when we worked in August until now. He’s a totally different guy. That, to me, is why this is working so well. Everybody is starting to grow.”

The full interview with Chris Jericho can be read here.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: .

Tito Ortiz Victory Over Alberto Del Rio Restored

Tito Ortiz defeated Alberto “El Patron” Rodriguez in December for Combates Americas. The fight result was briefly changed to a no-contest earlier this week, however. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation briefly changed the fight result to a no-contest pending an investigation.

The department issued a statement to MMA JUnkie recently stating its reasons for the investigation.

“A urine sample provided by Jacob ‘Tito’ Christopher Ortiz on Dec. 7, 2019, at the Combate Americas MMA event showed a potentially disqualifying substance that Ortiz claimed was prescribed by a physician,” the statement reads. “Pending the outcome of the TDLR inquiry into whether the substance was indeed prescribed by a physician, TDLR marked the fight results as ‘No Contest.’ TDLR confirmed with the physician that the item was prescribed to Ortiz. TDLR has reinstated Ortiz’s victory in the Dec. 7 bout.”

The fight result has now officially been changed back to a 1st round submission victory for Ortiz. The win is Ortiz’s 3rd in a row having defeated Chael Sonnen and his longtime rival Chuck Liddell in his previous two fights. Ortiz has also been spotted recently training at the WWE Performance Center though he has not signed with the company.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News. Tagged: , .

Goldberg & Macaulay Culkin Exchange Tweets

Macaulay Culkin has been a wrestling fan for a very long time. He was shown in the live crowd at WrestleMania VII just months after Home Alone became a smash hit in movie theaters. Culkin has attended numerous other wrestling events in the nearly 30 years since as well but he won’t be attending WrestleMania 36 in Tampa Bay this year.

Culkin made a comment in reply to a Twitter thread about the Goldberg vs Fiend match at Super ShowDown that he has canceled his plans to attend WrestleMania 36 in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Goldberg evidently became aware of Culkin’s comment and decided to send him a message on Twitter in response.

Culkin only had one request for Goldberg:

Goldberg then issued another response to Culkin:

Macaulay Culkin At Bar Wrestling

Culkin is the host of the Bunny Ears podcast. The podcast features notable guests such as Tony Hawk, Bob Saget, Andy Richtor, and more. Culkin has also been involved in wrestling at the independent level. He interfered in a match for Joey Ryan’s Bar Wrestling and used many tactics his character from Home Alone once did to fend off a pair of would-be burglars.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in AEW, News. Tagged: .

Rhea Ripley Comments On Making History At WrestleMania

NXT star Rhea Ripley is all set to make history at WrestleMania this year by becoming the first NXT Champion to defend their title at the Show Of Shows.

The 23-year-old Australian professional wrestler recently had an interview with Mirror.co.uk where she talked about things like the competitiveness at the WWE Performance Center and more.

Discussing her upcoming match against Charlotte Flair at the Grandest Stage Of Them All, Rhea Ripley said that the achievement is awesome and she loves making history:

“To be able to be the first person from NXT to defend their NXT Championship at WrestleMania is awesome and I love making history. Don’t get me wrong, like I love it.

And then to be able to challenge Charlotte, the winner of the women’s Royal Rumble,” said Ripley. “It’s just like it’s not really heard of, the champion challenging the challenger.”

The NXT star also discussed Mick Foley’s recent comments where Foley said that her upcoming match can steal the show at WrestleMania.

The NXT Champion said that it’s pretty cool to have someone like the Hardcore Legend take the time to tweet about their match.

Rhea Ripley challenged the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble winner, Charlotte Flair for a match at WrestleMania 36 and WWE has confirmed this bout for the event after Flair accepted the offer. You can check out the updated card for Mania here.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, WWE. Tagged: .

WWE Files New Application For Revival Related Trademarks

All signs are pointing towards The Revival leaving WWE once their contracts expire and it appears that the company is also preparing for their departure.

PWInsider is reporting that the company has filed an application to trademark terms The Mechanics as names for wrestlers and No Flips Just Fists as a tag line for merchandise.

The Mechanics is the original tag team name the Revival used during their initial days in NXT, and No Flips Just Fists is the popular catchphrase that has been used by the duo.

This move comes after the former Raw Tag Team Champions applied for a number of trademarks themselves including the name Top Guys and phrases such as ‘Say Yeah’, ‘No Flips, Just Fists’ and ‘Shatter Machine.’

While not confirmed, it’s believed that the Revival is trademarking the terms in preparation for their post-WWE careers and Top Guys is the name they are planning to use.

On the other hand, WWE is likely trying to trademark the terms to try and stop them from using them in indies or any other promotions if the duo does leave the company.

Scott Dawson’s current contract is set to expire in April while WWE has added 10 weeks to Dash Wilder’s deal for the time he missed due to injury, meaning that he will become a free agent sometime in June.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, WWE. Tagged: , .

Roman Reigns Competes After SmackDown Goes Off Air (Video)

Roman Reigns was involved in the opening segment of SmackDown this week where he set up his WrestleMania match but it wasn’t the last of him the fans in the arena got to see.

The former World Champion came out once again after the show was over and he competed in the dark match of the night against none other than King Corbin.

Corbin had introduced a weapon in the match and he was trying to use it against his opponent but Reigns managed to avoid the attack and hit a spear.

After this, the Former Shield Member pinned King Corbin to pick up another victory over him after Super Showdown to send the crowd home happy. You can check out some videos of the bout below:


The opening segment of this week’s episode of SmackDown saw the new Universal Champion Goldberg celebrating his win over The Fiend at Super Showdown.

Roman Reigns then came out to confront the former WCW star and WWE later confirmed that these two will meet at this year’s edition of WrestleMania.

The show also had a number of other interesting moments including John Cena’s return and the start of his WrestleMania rivalry. You can check out the takeaways from this week’s SmackDown here.

Posted February 29th, 2020 in News, WWE. Tagged: .

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