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  • FTR says “Creative Genius” Tony Khan doesn’t get enough credit

    FTR says “Creative Genius” Tony Khan doesn’t get enough credit

    Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood believe that Tony Khan does not get the credit he deserves for being a creative genius. The spoke to DAZN recently and spoke about the AEW President.

    “Tony does not get the credit he deserves right now for being, and it’s overused but a creative genius,” said Dax Harwood. “He loves professional wrestling. The best thing about this company is that he’s not afraid of that word.”

    Harwood continued, “I think in a few years, people are going to look back and say, ‘Man, he really is smart’. He really knows what he’s doing, and he’s got a knack for telling stories and putting matches together and the why’s and how’s. He’s really great.”

    Cash Wheeler also noted that some refer to Tony Khan as a “money mark” but he feels the AEW President is much more than that. He also compared Khan’s family riches to Vince McMahon purchasing the WWF from his father.

    “Right now, he’s a man worth eight or $9 billion, and the people are just regurgitating what they hear online from some of their favorite podcasters that he’s a quote-unquote money mark,” Wheeler added.

    “Furthest from the truth. But he’s got to have money. Vince was a money mark if you think about it. He had to buy a company from his dad, and he had the money. It’s asinine even to think that. He’s a huge wrestling fan who was blessed to have the money that he has, and he’s trying to put on the best wrestling product in the world, I think.”

    Dax Harwood Injured

    FTR dropped an AEW tag title match to the Lucha Bros at Full Gear. The match ended prematurely, however, after Harwood was injured. The finish of the match saw the challengers dawn their green masks and the illegal man pinned.

    There is no update on if Harwood will be forced to miss any time. It was also reported that Fenix did not check up on Harwood after the match either. More information about that situation is available in the link below:

    AEW Title Match didn’t Finish as Planned at Full Gear

    FTR and the Lucha Bros will run it back again on a card for AAA on December 4th. This time the AAA tag-team titles held by FTR will be on the line.

    The full lineup for that show is available here:

    Full Card For TripleMania Regia II Announced Including FTR vs the Lucha Bros
  • NWA Hard Times 2: World Heavyweight Title Match Set

    NWA Hard Times 2: World Heavyweight Title Match Set

    The National Wrestling Alliance has confirmed 4 big matches for NWA Hard Times 2, the upcoming pay-per-view event from GPB Studios in Atlanta, GA.

    Trevor Murdoch will defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time on the show.

    An angle took place on last night’s NWA Powerrrr Surge show. They showed highlights of what happened after By Any Means Necessary went off their air. The footage showed Murdoch taking photos with fans inside a steel cage after the show ended when Mike Knox stormed the ring and locked the cage. He assaulted Murdoch with a chair and shortly after, it was announced that Knox will challenge Murdoch for the title on the PPV.

    Already confirmed for the show is Kamille defending the NWA World Women’s Championship against Melina. Tyrus will also defend the NWA Television title against the masked Cyon.

    The End (Parrow & Odinson) won a tag team title tournament that concluded on last night’s show as well. They’ll challenge La Rebelion (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) on the PPV as well.

    NWA Hard Times 2 Matches

    The following matches are signed for NWA Hard Times 2 on Saturday, December 4th:

    • NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Trevor Murdoch (c) vs Mike Knox
    • NWA World Women’s Championship: Kamille (c) vs Melina
    • Television Championship: Tyrus (c) vs Cyon
    • NWA World Tag Team Championships: La Rebelion (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450) (c) vs The End (Parrow & Odinson)
  • Booker T Plans To Create A “Sherri Martel Classic” In Reality of Wrestling

    Booker T Plans To Create A “Sherri Martel Classic” In Reality of Wrestling

    Booker T plans to bring a “Sherri Martel Classic” to his Reality of Wrestling promotion. During a recent appearance on the Battleground podcast, Booker spoke about what being managed by Sherri meant to his career and to Harlem Heat.

    “Sherri was definitely well before her time as far as females in professional wrestling, being able to go out there and doing it the way she did. One that would throw caution to the wind. She was really great at psychology as well. She was a real worker. For myself, I always put her on a pedestal just because she was Harlem Heat’s ‘legitimizer.’ I don’t think we would have been what we were and who we were without Sister Sherri Being right there in the front.”

    “So many times, we tore it up and left it in chaos, people just wanted to kill us. So many great times. She would definitely be proud of the groundwork she put down as far as what we’re seeing right now with the ladies going out there with the way they are. I’m definitely going to create a Sherri Martel Classic with Reality of Wrestling sometime very soon.”

    Reality of Wrestling: One Night In Vegas

    It’s a big time for Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling promotion. They will have their first show outside of Texas on Friday night, November 19th. The show, One Night in Vegas, will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Episodes of Reality of Wrestling can be viewed on the promotion’s official YouTube channel.

    Sherri Martel

    Martel was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2006. She was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Texas in 2014. In 1991, she was awarded the “Manager of the Year Award” by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Additionally, she was a 3x AWA Women’s World Champion and a 1x WWF Women’s Champion.

    H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.

  • Jeff Hardy wants to revive Willow via Bob Ross & The Fiend

    Jeff Hardy wants to revive Willow via Bob Ross & The Fiend

    Jeff Hardy continues to talk about reviving his mysterious alter ego, Willow. His latest storyline pitch involves The Fiend and painter Bob Ross.

    Hardy is certainly a creative guy. Outside the ring, he expresses himself through music and art. During a recent chat with Metro UK, he presented a storyline idea that’s “out there” even for him.

    Specifically, Hardy pitched a storyline idea that would have him portraying a painter named Jeff Ross. His split personality would be Willow, similar to Bray Wyatt and The Fiend.

    “I can’t help but think how cool it was when I first witnessed The Fiend, and the light shutting down,” Hardy said. “It was so cool to me – that’s kinda my thing too, I was like, ‘Man, this is so cool!’ Now he’s not here anymore, I think there’s something really cool Willow could do similar to that.”

    Jeffrey Ross

    Bob Ross

    Jeff Hardy said that his own ‘FireFly Fun House’ type character could be a Bob Ross-style painter named Jeff Ross.

    “It wouldn’t be exactly like that, but I’ve even had ideas like a Jeff Ross character – like I was a painter, a really silly painter Jeffery Ross, and then Willow would be my Fiend.

    Hardy brought his Willow character to TNA Wrestling in 2014. He had previously used the character in the OMEGA promotion he ran with his brother Matt from 1997-2000.

  • Damian Priest Says He Has “Survivor’s Guilt” Following WWE Releases

    Damian Priest Says He Has “Survivor’s Guilt” Following WWE Releases

    WWE United States Champion Damian Priest says that the string of WWE roster cuts this year has left him with “survivor’s guilt.” He recently spoke to Metro about how the releases from the company have made him feel.

    “That’s the unfortunate part of life. Especially in a business where you’re living your dream – so it hurts, because we care about these people. We know they’re hurting, so we hurt,” Priest said.

    “It’s unfortunate. It’s like that survivors guilt – you feel guilty, but at the same time… it’s an odd feeling.”

    “But then you come to the realisation – wait a minute, these are all incredible people! They’re gonna be fine! There’s that positive, and that’s always my sentiment. Well, now the world is yours. Go out and grab it!”

    WWE has released 71 Superstars from its roster in 2021. More information about who has been let go this year is available in the link below:

    http://stg.sescoops.com/news/staggering-tally-wwe-releases-2021/

    Priest has a match upcoming this weekend at Survivor Series. As part of the brand vs. brand, champion vs. champion format of the show, he’ll be facing Smackdown’s Intercontinental Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura. Priest became the 99th wrestler in history to win the US title when he did so at SummerSlam over Sheamus this year. It was the 172nd title change in the belt’s lineage which dates back to 1975 when Harley Race was the inaugural champion.

  • Tony Khan Comments On TNT’s Reaction To Rampage’s Ratings

    Tony Khan Comments On TNT’s Reaction To Rampage’s Ratings

    Tony Khan addressed TNT’s reaction to AEW Rampage’s ratings during the post-event media scrum from Full Gear. The AEW President noted that the network is happy with the numbers, even if they are lower than what Dynamite brings in.

    “The numbers that we do are still one of the top shows,” Khan said regarding Rampage’s ratings. “I think sometimes people think that the number that you do for Dynamite should be the exact number you do for Rampage, but it’s really an apples to oranges comparison.”

    “It’s frequently the number one show in its time slot and it’s beating everything we’ve faced head to head. Very often it’s been one of the top shows, if not the number one show a number of times even out of that time slot on all of Friday night TV.”

    This Friday’s edition of Rampage brought in 515,000 viewers on TNT and a 0.20 in the 18-49 demographic. The previous week the show averaged 599,000 viewers on TNT and a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

    “They’re really happy with the show,” Khan continued to say of TNT’s reaction to Rampage’s ratings.

    “The fact is for the time slot it’s in, it’s performed really well and they’re really happy with it so I’m thrilled with it because it’s a great franchise for us.”

    The average rating for AEW Rampage over the last 10 weeks is 601,100 viewers and a 0.24 in the key demographic, according to results tallied by the Wrestling Observer. This week’s edition of Rampage will be taped following a live episode of Dynamite on Wednesday from “Hangman” Adam Page’s home state of Virginia.

    H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions.

  • Riddle Says Randy Orton Was Upset He Didn’t Get To Ride A Camel At Crown Jewel

    Riddle Says Randy Orton Was Upset He Didn’t Get To Ride A Camel At Crown Jewel

    As RK-Bro made their ring entrance at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Riddle rode atop a camel. Orton just walked to the ring as per usual, however. According to comments that Riddle would make recently to Metro UK, his tag-team partner was upset that he didn’t get to ride a camel as well.

    “The camel was a good time! I highly recommend, if you haven’t ridden a camel, get yourself a camel, get yourself the opportunity to ride one,” Riddle said.

    “You know who wasn’t happy about it though, because they didn’t get to ride a camel either? Randy. Randy wanted to ride a camel and Vince wouldn’t let him,” Riddle continued. “He goes, ‘Randy, that’s not your character, riding a camel.’ He’s like, ‘What does that mean, man?! My character doesn’t ride a camel?!’”

    Riddle then says he tried to make his partner feel better about the situation.

    “I’m like, ‘Randy, I’m sorry bro, sometimes you’re just not the dude that rides camels.’”

    RK-Bro RAW Tag Team Championship Reign

    Randy Orton and Matt Riddle won the RAW tag team championships at SummerSlam from AJ Styles and Omos. They then successfully defended the titles against Bobby Lashley and MVP on an episode of WWE RAW. Their second title defense was against the former champions, Styles and Omos, at Crown Jewel when the above mentioned camel riding took place. They’ve since defended the titles a 3rd time on RAW against the Dirty Dawgs team of Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler.

    They are the 66th team to win the titles since their inception in 2002. Their victory to win the titles at SummerSlam was the 85th title change in the championships lineage.

  • “Hangman” Adam Page Posts Press Release Regarding AEW World Title Win

    “Hangman” Adam Page Posts Press Release Regarding AEW World Title Win

    At AEW Full Gear 2021, “Hangman” Adam Page became the 4th wrestler to win the AEW World Championship. Yesterday, the new champion posted a press release on social media regarding his victory.

    “HANGMAN” ADAM PAGE SHARES HIS THOUGHTS AFTER BEING CROWNED ALL ELITE WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPION AT FULL GEAR

    After celebrating his championship win over Kenny Omega at AEW Full Gear by sharing seventeen orders of baby back ribs from Chili’s with the Dark Order, answering seventy-four congratulatory text messages and two asking to get them booked on Dark, and obnoxiously snoring his way through two early morning Delta airlines flights home, “Hangman” Adam Page has decided to share his thoughts about and intentions as AEW World Champion”

    Page then continue to announce that he is declaring this November 17th as National Cowboy Sh*t Day.” Dynamite will air in his home state of Virginia that night.

    He will also study the vegan diet to prepare for the new #1 contender to his title, Bryan Danielson. He gave a shout-out to the copyright-defying YouTube channel airing “The Good, the Bad, and the Elite” series here.

    Page also said he’s going to purchase an electric vehicle but put horns on the front so it looks badass. He then gave a thank you to all his fans for supporting him.

    “If you would like to hear more of “Hangman” Adam Page’s thoughts on his recent championship win, “tell them I ain’t doing anymore of those podcasts as long as I live, you think I wanna be on the don and dookie youtube show or whatever yeah right get a clue, I’m champion now I got so much sh*t to do I’m already so stressed.”

    The full press release can be read below:

    AEW World Title Statistics

    There have been 3 previous champions. Omega holds the record for the longest reign, but Moxley holds the record for the most title defenses in a single reign.

    1. Chris Jericho (182 day reign, 3 successful title defenses)
    2. Jon Moxley (277 day reign, 9 successful title defenses)
    3. Kenny Omega (346 day reign, 6 successful title defenses)
  • Sasha Banks was “pissed off” Ronda Rousey got the red carpet treatment in WWE

    Sasha Banks was “pissed off” Ronda Rousey got the red carpet treatment in WWE

    Sasha Banks was not pleased with the star-treatment Ronda Rousey received during her WWE run.

    The Boss recently appeared on the Kurt Angle Show podcast and vented about the many things that rubbed her the wrong way with WWE’s treatment towards Rousey.

    Specifically Ronda received more money than her, a better locker room, and was allowed to bring more people backstage.

    “I was pissed off that Ronda Rousey could come in, get more money than me, get a (better) locker room than me, and bring all these people backstage and get more time than me,” Banks said.

    “I’m like, ‘excuse me? Who is you and what you do?’ Besides respecting everything she’s done in the UFC and the fight world, when it comes to the squared circle, that’s my home. That’s where I’m the legit boss, not Ronda Rousey.” 

    Banks noted that she did not think that Rousey had “heat” backstage, but that there may have been some tension between her and the other members of the 4 Horsewomen of NXT.

    On the bright side..

    Sasha Banks was very complimentary of how fast Ronda Rousey picked things up inside the ring. The two wrestled with the RAW Women’s Championship on the line at the Royal Rumble in 2019, with Rousey coming out the victor.

    They also wrestled a couple of tag matches on RAW together, once as teammates and once as opponents.

    Despite her complaints about WWE rolling out the red carpet for a celebrity outsider, Sasha Banks says she personally enjoyed working with Ronda Rousey.

    “She was awesome to work with and I would love to have another match with her,” said Banks.

    H/T to Fightful for transcriptions.

  • Tony Khan Compares CM Punk Getting Booed To Rock vs Hogan At WM18

    Tony Khan Compares CM Punk Getting Booed To Rock vs Hogan At WM18

    CM Punk defeated Eddie Kingston at AEW Full Gear on Saturday night. While there were many in the crowd chanting for CM Punk, there were arguably more of them cheering for Eddie Kingston. There were noticeable boos in the arena at times that Punk would be on offense.

    During the post-event media scrum from Full Gear, Khan compared CM Punk getting booed at Full Gear to the Rock getting booed at WrestleMania 18 in Toronto. Khan attended WM18 live and noted that he was one of the only people in the crowd that night cheering for the Rock.

    “I remember being the only person out of 70,000 cheering for The Rock in Toronto,” Khan said. “My friend looked over me like, ‘what are you doing?’ And I was like, ‘somebody has to.’ And that’s how I felt about Punk getting booed tonight (vs. Kingston). There were way, way, way more Punk people tonight than there were Rock people in Toronto, though. I can attest as I was there for both shows.”

    Is AEW Planning Shows in Canada?

    Khan also noted during the scrum that he is hoping to run AEW shows in Canada. He noted that he is biased towards Toronto, however, as his father owns a hotel there.

    “I would love to come to Canada,” Khan responded. “There are a number of great wrestling cities all across Canada. It’s a great country for wrestling. I have so much respect for so many Canadian wrestlers from different cities. I’m very biased towards Toronto because my father owns a Four Seasons Hotel there.”

    https://twitter.com/BilalWrestling/status/1459906117912440834

    2 out of the 4 AEW World Champions have been Canadian. AEW is also planning to honor legendary Canadian wrestler, Owen Hart, with the Owen Hart Cup. Details as to the format of the tournament and where the finals might be held have not been announced yet, however.

    H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions.

  • Tony Khan Says He Knew Who AEW’s First 4 World Champions Would Be From The Beginning

    Tony Khan Says He Knew Who AEW’s First 4 World Champions Would Be From The Beginning

    In the build-up to AEW Full Gear, Tony Khan did a lot of media and spoke about his approach to long-term booking. At the recent media-scrum following Saturday’s PPV, Khan noted that he knew who AEW’s first 4 world champions would be. The idea of Hangman beating Omega for the title is something that had planned since even before Jericho beat Page to become the inaugural title holder.

    Speaking at the Full Gear post-event media scrum, Khan had the following to say:

    “Chris Jericho and then Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page. No, honestly, and if you look back, they all set up,” Khan said of his first 4 planned world champions. “Chris wrestled Kenny and then it built to Kenny coming back later to wrestle for the title, teaming with Hangman. Hangman also wrestled Chris. Then it built to Chris and Jon. Jon won the title and while that was happening, Kenny and Hangman had their partnership, their story, and Jon made all those great defences through the pandemic and was such a great pandemic champion.”

    “Last year, Kenny and Hangman had that great match in the Eliminator final and then we came full circle to this and I think it all made sense.”

    Bryan Danielson Beating Miro May Have Caused Some To Doubt If Page Would Win The Title.

    Khan also noted that Bryan Danielson winning the World Title Eliminator tournament may have put some doubt in people’s minds about if Hangman was going to win the belt. Danielson’s win seemingly would set up a rematch with Omega, after their time-limit draw at Dynamite Grand Slam.

    “People clearly wanted to see Hangman be crowned, but when Bryan Danielson won the Eliminator Tournament, you had to ask yourself, ‘Are Kenny and Bryan Danielson going to wrestle again?’” Khan continued.

    Danielson’s win against Miro now sets up Danielson vs Page for Hangman’s first title defense.

    “These things are all pretty well thought out in advance. The first four I would have told you all in advance would be Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, and Hangman Page.”

    In a previous interview, Khan noted that while he tries to plan things out in advance, unexpected injuries, fan reactions, and more can cause him to deviate from his plan. He noted that 2 out of 3 times he draws something up, it goes as he wanted it to. 1 out of 3 times, he’s forced to do something different instead.

    Tony Khan talks in-depth about his approach to longterm booking

    H/T To Fightful for the transcriptions.

  • Top Dolla Deletes Jinder Mahal Diss Track After Fan Backlash

    Top Dolla Deletes Jinder Mahal Diss Track After Fan Backlash

    Hit Row’s Top Dolla has deleted a diss track he recorded regarding Jinder Mahal after he says he was flooded with negative messages on social media. Hit Row appears to be about to enter a rivalry with Mahal and Shanky and the diss track was meant to be in response to Jinder and Shanky’s segment on Smackdown.

    Some of the lyrics from the since-deleted track are below.

    “To all of you lames, you’d rather stay in your lane than play these games. Maharaja means prince and you ain’t that. The way you rap it’s clear you hate rap, I state facts. Ain’t you the guy from 3MB, with COVID-19 you wouldn’t be an ill MC. You used to be a champion and that’s embarrassing, you’re arrogant. And I mean, you’re clearly a hater, I’d rather rap with Heath Slater. I’m like Curry from 3 when I’m grilling beef. Get it? Curry beef. It must be an emergency cause if you’re spitting purposely, I’m Top Dolla, you’re bottom rupee, if it was currency I need a bit of urgency because Jinder’s bars sound like he never heard the beat.”

    After deleting the track, Top Dolla pointed out that Jinder knew the track was coming. He says that the segment on Smackdown with Jinder and Shanky was making fun of his culture and he was simply doing the same in response.

    So far, Top Dolla is undefeated on the main roster. He defeated Cedric Alexander in a dark match on October 1st. In his first televised match, he teamed with Isaiah Scott and defeated Daniel Williams & Dustin Lawyer in a squash match on the October 22nd show.

    H/T to WrestlingNewsCO for transcriptions on Top Dolla’s diss track.

  • Kenny Omega Details Injured Shoulder and Wrestling With Vertigo

    Kenny Omega Details Injured Shoulder and Wrestling With Vertigo

    Kenny Omega has been wrestling a hectic schedule for the last year. He’s been defending world titles in multiple promotions and has been doing so while injured. In a recent video with chiropractor Dr. Beau Hightower, Omega spoke about dealing with vertigo and having to learn to wrestle in a ring that seems like it’s spinning.

    “Yeah, it’s been an issue since 2018. I just get really bad vertigo. I get dizzy in the ring. I can’t — the room spins. It’s been a new skill I’ve had to inherit is wrestling in a spinning ring,” Omega said. “So to make sure I get that straightened out as much as I can, as often as I can is really paramount for my performances.”

    Omega is also dealing with a shoulder injury at the moment. It was noted on a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that Omega is unable to workout with weights due to the injury. Omega spoke about the difficulty of his shoulder injury during his interview with Hightower.

    “One thing that I can say is I have a lot of difficulty just doing a straight side [arm] raise because of my shoulder injury. I would have to really sort of deviate to [a diagonal raise] to do anything. So to be able to go perfectly sideways is great.”

    Omega dropped the title to Hangman Page at AEW Full Gear on Saturday night. This could perhaps lead to him taking time off to heal his shoulder.

    H/T To Fightful for transcriptions

  • Tony Khan On Babyfaces & Heels, Other Booking Strategies

    Tony Khan On Babyfaces & Heels, Other Booking Strategies

    Tony Khan was recently a guest on Wrestling Observer Radio and spoke about his philosophies around booking a wrestling show. He was asked specifically about having clearly defined babyfaces and heels.

    “No, I don’t always,” Khan said when asked if heels and babyfaces should be clearly defined. “I think there are a lot of times where it makes sense. Look, MJF vs Darby on this PPV, that is one of the matches I’m very excited about. It’s very clear who is the heel in Darby vs MJF and who is the babyface.”

    He continued, “So, I think that the show is stacked with great matches and I think one of the things that makes AEW great is that not every match is necessarily the black and white heel vs the black and white babyface. There are matches where it’s very obvious and there are matches where it’s less obvious.”

    Fans pushing him to change creative direction

    Tony Khan also commented on how often he changes his mind on a booking decision based on fan reaction.

    “Yeah, I’ve definitely changed my mind based on the fans’ reactions before, many times. Definitely, I’ve changed planned plans,” Khan said.

    “Certainly the fans reacting more positively or negatively to something than I expected does affect how I perceive the stories and the matches and the results.”

    Tony Khan talks in-depth about his approach to longterm booking

    If you use any of the above quotes please credit Wrestling Observer Radio with a H/T to SEScoops for the transcriptions.

  • Impact 11/11 Results: Eddie Edwards Earns Title Shot Against Moose

    Impact 11/11 Results: Eddie Edwards Earns Title Shot Against Moose

    Impact 11/11 continued the build to Turning Point on November 20th. The main event saw Moose’s first challenger for his title determined.

    Impact 11/11 Quick Results:

    1. Savannah Evans defeated Rachael Ellering (BTI)
    2. #1 Contendership for the Impact Tag Team Championships
      Bullet Club (Chris Bey & El Phantasmo) defeated FinJuice (David Finlay & Juice Robinson)
    3. Minoru Suzuki defeated Kaleb with a K
    4. Decay (Havok & Rosemary) defeated The Undead Bridesmaids (Brandi Lauren & Kimber Lee)
    5. Mercedes Martinez defeated Madison Rayne
    6. Rohit Raju defeated Rocky Romero
    7. #1 Contendership for the Impact World Championship
      Triple Threat
      Eddie Edwards defeated Matt Cardona and W. Morrissey

    Bullet Club Earns Title Shot Against The Good Brothers

    Last week on Impact, Bullet Club interfered in a non-title match between FinJuice and the Good Brothers, leading to a no-contest. In response, Scott D’Amore booked this #1 contendership match between FinJuice and Bullet Club with the winners moving on to challenge the Good Brothers with the titles on the line.

    The finish of this match came when Finjuice looked to be setting Chris Bey up for the Doomsday Device but ELP grabbed a hold of Finlay’s foot while he was on the top rope. Finlay then turned his attention HIKULEO on the outside and hit him with a diving attack to the floor. Meanwhile in the ring, Bey countered Juice into a cradle but Juice reversed the momentum and ended up on top. With the ref counting the pin on Bey, ELP hit Juice with a super kick (there have been concerns that ELP uses a loaded boot). Bey then covered Juice and got the pin.

    After the match, The Good Brothers came out to confront Bullet Club and a brawl ensued. HIKULEO entered the ring and took out Anderson. This left just Gallows and HIKULEO in the ring. They brawled and HIKULEO eventually tossed Gallows out of the ring. Bullet Club stood tall in the ring with the champions on the outside to end the segment.

    Minoru Suzuki Destroys Kaleb With a K While Josh Alexander Watches

    Minoru Suzuki made quick work of the Influence’s Kaleb this week. During the match, the camera would cut to a shot of Josh Alexander watching Suzuki on a monitor. Suzuki picked up the quick win with a Gotch style piledriver. Suzuki and Josh Alexander will face off next week.

    Decay Defeat The Undead Bridesmaids Ahead of Title Rematch

    Last week, The Iinspiration sought out the Undead Bridesmaids to take out Decay. This week Decay made short work of them in tag team action. Jessica McKay and Cassie Lee came out to the stage area to watch the match and then came down to the ring area after and taunted the former champions.

    Later in the show, the Iinspiration then said they were going to take out the Undead Bridesmaids next week for their failure to take out Decay.

    Mickie James Saves Mercedes Martinez From Post-Match Attack, Mercedes Not Then Attacks Her

    Mercedes Martinez will challenge Mickie James for the Knockouts World Championship at Turning point. Martinez would face and defeat a former champion in Madison Rayne this week. The finish of the match saw Martinez get the pin after countering a cutter into a cradle. After the match, Rayne attacked Mercedes from behind and eventually gave her the cutter she wasn’t able to during the match. Rayne then hit Mercedes in the midsection with a chair before Mickie James’ music hit and she came out to make the save. Then James went to help Martinez up but her future challenger then picked her up and slammed her down. Martinez then sauntered away from the ring area while James lay in the ring to end the segment.

    Rohit Raju Picks Up Win Over Rocky Romero

    Rohit Raju picked up a big win this week as he defeated NJPW’s Rocky Romero. The finish of the match came when Raj Singh distracted the ref while Rocky had Raju trapped in an arm-bar. Rocky then took out Singh and hit a running sliced bread on Raju for a 2-count. Raju fought back, however, and countered a tornado DDT with a high-knee followed by his Drive-By finish for the win.

    Eddie Edwards Earns A Title Shot Against Moose

    Eddie Edwards has earned a shot at Moose’s Impact World Championship. A triple threat between him, W. Morrissey and Matt Cardona headlined this week’s episode. Edwards hit a Boston Knee Party on Morrissey on the outside, taking him out of the match. The finish of the match then came when it was left to Edwards and Cardona inside the ring. Cardona missed a dive off the ropes and Edwards then followed that up with a Boston Knee Party again and got the 3-count.

    Moose was shown watching the match from a private box but then getting up and leaving as soon as Edwards was declared the victor.

    Coming Up In Impact Wrestling

    Next Week:

    • Josh Alexander vs Minoru Suzuki
    • The Iinspiration vs the Undead Bridesmaids
    • Steve Maclin vs Laredo Kid (If Maclin wins he’s added to X-Division title match at Turning Point)
    • Sit down interview with Deonna Purrazzo

    Turning Point – November 20th

    • Impact World Championship
      Moose (c) vs Eddie Edwards
    • Knockouts World Championship
      Mickie James (c) vs Mercedes Martinez
    • Knockouts World Tag Team Championships
      The Iinspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) (c) vs Decay (Rosemary & Havok)
    • Impact World Tag Team Championships
      The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) (c) vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo)
    • X-Division Championship
      Trey Miguel (c) vs Laredo Kid
  • More Details On Eddie Kingston & CM Punk Backstage Dispute Referenced On Rampage

    More Details On Eddie Kingston & CM Punk Backstage Dispute Referenced On Rampage

    Eddie Kingston and CM Punk’s intense promo segment from last week’s Rampage focussed on a beef Kingston had with CM Punk going back to their days on the independent circuit. More details regarding what actually did happen between the two of them was covered in the most recent edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

    A source speaking on the condition of anonymity noted that they were backstage at a show when Punk and Kingston had an altercation.

    “I can fully vouch for Eddie’s promo on Punk the other night. I was sitting right there in an IWA Mid South locker room when Punk called Eddie and his partner at the time, Blackjack Marciano, fat, lazy and unsafe. Marciano had just accidentally injured Delirious in a previous match and Punk was hot about it, so just buried them nonstop. I could see why Eddie hung onto that hate and anger for so long,” the anonymous source said.

    This week on AEW Dynamite, Punk and Kingston had to be separated from brawling in the back. The two will face off in singles action at AEW Full Gear on Saturday. It will be the first time the two have ever been in a match together.

  • Full Card For TripleMania Regia II Announced Including FTR vs the Lucha Bros

    Full Card For TripleMania Regia II Announced Including FTR vs the Lucha Bros

    AAA has announced the full card for TripleMania Regia II. The show will take place December 4th from the Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.

    Kenny Omega will defend his AAA Mega Championship on the show against El Hijo del Vikingo. Cain Velasquez will also make his return to AAA as he teams with Psycho Clown and Pagano to take on the team of LA Park, Rey Escorpion and Taurus.

    The feud between FTR and the Lucha Bros will also continue on December 4th. Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler will defend the AAA World Tag Team Championships against the team they took the titles from, the Lucha Bros. At Full Gear this weekend, the Lucha Bros will defend their AEW World Tag Team Championships against FTR.

    TripleMania Regia II Lineup

    • AAA Mega Championship
      Kenny Omega (c) vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
    • Cain Velasquez, Psycho Clown & Pagano vs. LA Park, Rey Escorpion & Taurus 
    • AAA World Tag Team Championship
      FTR (c) vs. The Lucha Brothers
    • La Empresa (Sam Adonis, Puma King & DMT Azul) vs. Monster Clown, Murder Clown & Dave the Clown
    • Dragon Lee & Dralistico vs. Laredo Kid & a mystery partner
    • Vipers (Psicosis, Abismo & Arez) vs. Poder del Norte (Mocho Cota Jr., Tito Santana & Carta Brava Jr.) vs. NGD (Sanson, El Cuatrero & Forastero)
    • Marvel Lucha Libre match
      Leyenda Americano & Gran Mazo vs. Venenoide & Enganso
    • Faby Apache, Lady Shani & Sexy Star vs. La Hiedra, Flammer & Lady Maravilla
    https://twitter.com/manrayk/status/1459027372099915779
  • Chris Jericho Says Recent MJF Promo Got the “Wrong Kind of Heat”

    Chris Jericho Says Recent MJF Promo Got the “Wrong Kind of Heat”

    During a recent interview on Sports Media with Richard Deitsch, Chris Jericho noted that he thought a line from a recent MJF promo got the “wrong kind of heat.” MJF was addressing Sting and commented on his long-time friend Lex Luger being in a wheelchair.

    “There was a line a few weeks ago that MJF used about Lex Luger being in a wheelchair to Sting. I don’t think that gets heat, I think it makes people feel uncomfortable. I think it makes people feel bad, and you don’t want that,” Jericho said of the comment.

    Jericho continued to talk about the intricacies of using real-life issues in wrestling promos.

    “There is a fine line between using real life issues, and going too inside baseball, where it’s like, ‘I don’t know what this guy is talking about, but it just doesn’t feel right.’ To me, that is the fine line of a pro wrestling promo.”

    “That’s how I feel. I don’t think it gets more heat, I think it actually gets reverse heat, which has people going, ‘ugh. We know it’s a show.’ It’s like watching the new Star Wars movie and someone going, ‘Kylo Ren, your mom in real life had an abortion when she was sixteen.’ What does that have to do with Kylo Ren? It’s two different things. So, I think there’s a fine line to it. You can make things seem real with your intentions and the way you say things and the words you use. That makes it real.”

    Chris Jericho In AEW

    Chris Jericho is scheduled to team with his Inner Circle teammates against The Men of the Year and American Top Team at Full Gear. This week on AEW Dynamite, Dan Lambert power-bombed Jericho through a table.

    Jericho noted in September that the year-long feud he had with MJF was the longest of his career and also one of the best. The angle evolved from MJF joining the Inner Circle and causing dissension, to a stable war between the Pinnacle and Jericho’s faction. Jericho took to Instagram to comment on what the angle meant to him. His comments are available in the link below.

    Chris Jericho Reflects On Having The Longest Storyline Of His Career With MJF

    H/T To Wrestling Inc. for transcriptions

  • Tony Schiavone: “The Acceptance Of The Fans For My Return Has Been Mind-Blowing”

    Tony Schiavone: “The Acceptance Of The Fans For My Return Has Been Mind-Blowing”

    Tony Schiavone started his wrestling broadcasting career in 1983. Once WCW was purchased by WWE in 2001, however, he found himself on the outside of the business. He spent several years working as a sports anchor on the radio covering the Georgia Bulldogs and the Atlanta Braves minor league system.

    In 2015, Schiavone began working at Starbucks to supplement his income from sports broadcasting, something Britt Baker has mentioned on AEW programming. He’d return to wrestling broadcasting in 2017 with MLW and then in 2019 with AEW.

    During a recent interview with SI.com, Schiavone says his time with AEW has been the best of his career. He also noted how pleased he is with how fans have responded to his return.

    “It’s been the best two and a half years of my career,” Schiavone said. “It’s worth your weight in gold to work for good people, and it’s a pleasure to work here. And I can’t stress this enough—the acceptance of the fans for my return has been mind-blowing. So for me, it’s really easy doing what I do because I love it so much.”

    “It almost makes me numb how much people care about me,” Schiavone continued. “I never thought I’d be back in wrestling. It’s like I was reintroduced to an old love. Wrestling fans welcomed me home, and I’m forever grateful.”

    Butts In Seats

    A kickstarter for a biographical graphic novel on Tony Schiavone’s career raised over $135,000. The book, titled “Butts in Seats”, is currently available for pre-order. Schiavone spoke about what fans can expect from it.

    “This is my story of loving wrestling as a fan, getting involved with the Crocketts, working with Ted Turner, spending a year with WWE, then being out of the business for 18 years before coming back.”

  • Eddie Kingston Says Match Against CM Punk The Most Personal Of His Career

    Eddie Kingston Says Match Against CM Punk The Most Personal Of His Career

    Last year at Full Gear, Eddie Kingston challenged Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship. He lost an I Quit match to the wrestler who would later become his partner. This year, Kingston takes on CM Punk in a match he is calling the most personal of his career.

    Kingston took part in an interview with DAZN and spoke about what his match with Punk means to him.

    “I wouldn’t say it’s the biggest match of my career but it’s definitely the most personal match,” Kingston said. “Professionally, it was me and [Jon] Moxley last year because I truly believe in my heart that the AEW World title is the biggest prize in all of America. That was the biggest match for me, but this weekend, personally, it’s me and Punk.” 

    Kingston would continue to talk about his run with AEW. He started with the company in the summer of 2020 as Cody Rhodes was giving TNT title shots to wrestlers from outside AEW. Kingston challenged Cody on the show taped on July 16th (aired July 22nd, 2021). Later that month, it was announced that Kingston had signed a full-time contract with the company.

    “I did not expect this, and I have to pinch myself every once in a while,” Kingston continued. “I still don’t think it’s real. I’m just trying to live in the moment. This can all be taken away at any moment just like 2020 has shown us.” 

  • Update on “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan’s Prostate Cancer Battle

    Update on “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan’s Prostate Cancer Battle

    WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He also underwent emergency surgery in October. More recently, he gave an update to his fans through a video on social media.

    Duggan underwent emergency surgery on October 20th. His wife Debra revealed the news on Facebook. “Back where we don’t want to be,” she wrote. “Please pray for Jim and his doctors as he has emergency surgery this morning. Thank you, Debra— feeling emotional.”

    https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1450839134411509770

    Emergency Surgery

    “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was in good spirits after undergoing emergency surgery in October 2021. His official Twitter account posted an update on his condition after the procedure. “Out of surgery and back in his room. Everything went well.”

    https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1450910857009917956

    Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

    On Thursday, October 28, Duggan posted a video on Instagram announcing that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

    He’ll undergo cancer surgery on Friday, October 29 in Charleston, South Carolina.

    Duggan said his wife will keep everyone updated on his recovery. He thanked everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlJJv8M2mI/

    “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2011. He also won the original Royal Rumble match in Hamilton in 1988. Duggan also won both the United States Championship and the TV title in WCW.

    Duggan has twice been given awards by the readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He was awarded the Most Improved Wrestler in 1982. His feud with Ted Dibiase in 1985 was then awarded the Feud of the Year by the same publication. In 2018, he was inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Wichita Falls, Texas.

    Update November 2021

    In a video he posted to Twitter recently, Duggan thanked everyone for their well wishes. He also noted that he will have to cancel his bookings for the remainder of the year but is looking forward to returning to the road in 2022.

    “Hi everybody. I’d just like to give everybody a quick update after my back-to-back surgeries. Obviously I’m home. Doing well. Feel much, much better. And I also want to say thank you to everyone for the thoughts, the prayers, the good wishes,” Duggan says in the video.  

    “It’s humbling to have so many people all over the world care, and I tell you, it means a lot. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you so much to so many folks for checking in on me.”

    “Also, I’d like to say I’m sorry and I hope you all understand I’m going to have to cancel the rest of the shows for this year, but we’re looking forward to traveling the world next year, God willing. And so, hopefully we’ll see you down the road.” 

    “Again, thank you very much for all the good wishes and prayers. God bless and hopefully see you soon.”

    https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1458568092066492422

    SEScoops wishes a full and speedy recovery to the legendary “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.

    https://twitter.com/OfficialHacksaw/status/1468605030219534338
  • Mel B Trash Talks Sami Zayn At WWE Event (Photos)

    Mel B Trash Talks Sami Zayn At WWE Event (Photos)

    Sami Zayn has found himself entangled in a social media spat with pop star Melanie Brown (Mel B) of the Spice Girls.

    WWE just wrapped up its latest tour of the UK on Wednesday with a live event from Manchester, England. Mel B, aka Scary Spice, was in attendance for the show at AO Arena. Evidently, she was not impressed with Sami Zayn’s actions.

    Zayn took to Twitter to note that he was called a derogatory term by Mel B on the show. He was shocked when Mel B called him a p*ssy.

    “Scary Spice just called me a p*ssy”

    – Sami Zayn

    She then doubled down on her comments when responding to Zayn’s Tweet.

    Mel B Attends WWE Event

    Mel B and Sami Zayn didn’t get along too well, but she did pose for photos with some of WWE’s top performers.

    Here are some photos of Mel B backstage Sasha Banks, Natalya and Charlotte Flair:

    Charlotte Flair has been apprehensive about handing out her title in the past. She did give it to Scary Spice, however.

    Sami Zayn’s Side of the Story

    Sami Zayn spoke about his encounter with Mel B during a recent appearance on WWE’s After the Bell podcast.

    Zayn tells Corey Graves that he got knocked to the floor during his match. While on the outside, he’s getting heckled by some fans at ringside.

    “So I’m doing a little bit of back-talk,” said Zayn. “It was like, ‘Get up, you’re a coward.’ I’m saying, ‘Hey, I’m hurt. Give me a second. You don’t know what it’s like. I’m in pain right now.’ That’s when the line was uttered by Scary Spice, under her breath mind you. Because she was in the front row, it was almost as if she knelt down and whispered in my ear of what I know and you know what you’re being right now.”

  • Former WWE/Impact Star Taryn Terrell Alleges Sexual Abuse By Hotel Massage Therapist

    Former WWE/Impact Star Taryn Terrell Alleges Sexual Abuse By Hotel Massage Therapist

    Former Impact Knockouts champion and current NWA star Taryn Terrell has joined a class action lawsuit against the Biltmore Hotel in Miami. The suit alleges that she was sexually assaulted by massage therapist, Oscar Ojeda, in 2017, while staying at the hotel.

    Ojeda was arrested in May and charged with battery based on statements from Terrell and one other victim. In total, 4 women are alleging the massage therapist touched them inappropriately.

    “I may be a wrestler, I may be a stunt woman. I may be all of those things but at the end of the day I am a human and when someone invades your intimate private space it is not okay,” she said to NBC 6 Miami.

    “The Biltmore’s top priority is ensuring the well-being and safety of our guests,” said the hotel in a statement. They also noted that Ojeda is no longer working with them in any capacity.

    Terrell’s suit against the hotel alleges that Ojeda continued to work there despite a previous complaint against him being lodged. As a result of Ojeda’s continued employment at the hotel, two other women were then assaulted as well.

    Terrell’s interview with NBC 6 Miami is below:

    Terrell was with WWE from 2007 until 2010. She was then with Impact/TNA from 2012 until 2017. Terrell started with the NWA earlier this year where she has both worked on commentary and wrestled.

  • Arn Anderson Explains “Glock Promo” On AEW Dynamite

    Arn Anderson Explains “Glock Promo” On AEW Dynamite

    Arn Anderson wants everyone to know that he’s not the kind of guy you should attempt to car jack. In a now somewhat famous promo he delivered on the September 29th edition of AEW Dynamite, Anderson spoke about carrying a “Glock.”

    “A man jerks your door open and says, ‘Out of the car, I’m taking your car.’ You can, ‘take it, just don’t hurt me.’ You know what I do? I pull out the glock, put it to his forehead and spill his brains all over the concrete. I’m Arn Anderson and all that implies and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna coach a loser!” Anderson said in the promo.

    Recently on his podcast, Arn clarified that he has never carried a gun. The imagery he created in the promo was just a metaphor.

    “That was meant to be a metaphor. And to let everyone know that I am through being a victim,” Anderson explained. “I’ve had enough and I am not a victim, I am a predator. I just used a very extreme example. I don’t carry a gun, I have never carried a gun on my person.”

    “It was meant to be what it was and I think the shock value was the ‘Spilling of the brains, painting the sidewalk with the brains,’ which is what I think had everybody go ‘whoa, okay alright.’ 99% of everything I read or saw understood don’t take it literally, people got it.”

    H/T To Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions.

  • Bryan Danielson Details His Decision To Leave WWE & Sign With AEW

    Bryan Danielson Details His Decision To Leave WWE & Sign With AEW

    Bryan Danielson was recently on the Bellas podcast with his wife Brie Bella and sister-in-law Nikki Bella. Danielson’s decision to leave WWE was discussed on the show. Not only do the Bellas have a relationship with the company, but WWE’s Head of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis is married to the mother of the Bella Twins as well.

    “[Brie] was very good about not pressuring me either way,” Danielson said on the show. “Because it would be very easy to say, ‘hey, it would be a lot easier for my career if you stayed where you’re at.’”

    Bryan Danielson Considered Not Signing With Any Company

    Danielson continued to say that Brie was also very patient with him taking a long time to determine what he would do. During his decision-making process, Danielson also considered the idea of not signing with any company.

    “It would be, like, not signed anywhere. Wrestle kind of if I wanted to, kind of when I wanted to,” Danielson said.

    He continued to say that he really wanted to have this summer off so he could spend time with his daughter, Birdie.

    “That was one of the things I wanted is the summer off before Birdie goes to preschool so I could be with her every day, because I’ve never gotten to be with her every day,” Danielson continued. “Because I love being a Dad.”

    Although part of him just wanted to stay home and be a father, Danielson wanted to take advantage of the hot free agent market in wrestling right now.

    “There’s never been a better time to be a free agent since I’ve been a wrestler,” he continued. “Since the late 90s when there was WCW and WWE kind of going to war. There’s never been a better time from a financial perspective to be a wrestler. I can only imagine Brie’s frustration when I was like ‘yeah, I’ll just turn down all the money and I’ll just be a Dad.’”