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  • Jim Ross Slams ‘F*cking Ridiculous’ Rumor About Him

    Jim Ross Slams ‘F*cking Ridiculous’ Rumor About Him

    AEW play-by-play commentator Jim Ross is none too pleased about one rumor he has heard.

    Ross is a legendary commentator. His work for WCW, WWE, and now AEW has been renowned. Some people, however, aren’t fond of Jim Ross and have started a toxic rumor about him.

    The rumor in question claims that Ross drinks on the job. During an episode of his Grilling JR podcast, Ross made it clear that this rumor is a pile of garbage.

    JR Goes Scorched Earth On “Stupid” Rumor

    “I’ll say something I don’t do. Somebody wrote on Twitter the other day, as if they knew, that I drink a lot of Crown Royal during the broadcasts. That’s so f*cking ridiculous. You wanna say [that]? I feel so sorry for you that you would imagine that happening. If I could rebuke that stupid f*cking rumor. It’s ridiculous.”

    JR recently revealed that Alex Marvez has been a huge help in terms of getting him prepped for AEW broadcasts. Ross says that Marvez is the one who delivers announcer notes, which makes his job easier since it features key details of the on-air talent.

    Ross has been on commentary for AEW since 2019. He is the lead man at the commentary booth for Dynamite. Ross performs his duties along with Tony Schiavone and Excalibur. He isn’t a permanent fixture on AEW Rampage, but he has made some appearances on the show.

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  • Eric Bischoff Thinks Tony Khan Should ‘Shut Up And Wrestle’

    Eric Bischoff Thinks Tony Khan Should ‘Shut Up And Wrestle’

    Tony Khan stepped up his trash talk game ahead of SmackDown’s head-to-head collision with Rampage. Though Eric Bischoff believes that he should ‘shut up’ and focus on his own product.

    The former WCW president talked about the recent clash between the shows of WWE and AEW on an episode of his 83 weeks podcast. He also discussed the comments from the AEW president.

    Bischoff said that if TK called him for advice; his suggestion would be to shut up and wrestle. Eric explained that Tony should focus on putting out the best product he can:

    “If Tony were to call me and ask for any advice, here’s what it would be — shut up and wrestle, dude. Just put out the best product you can and you’ve proven you can. Focus on that. Now this is weird coming from me, right? The guy who challenged Vince McMahon. The guy who gave away their finishes. So people listening to this would go ‘what the hell’.

    But here’s the difference. I was actually competing with him.” said Bischoff, “I was going head-to-head. Real head-to-head. Like, my show started the same time his show started each and every week.”

    Bischoff: ‘Tony Khan is Inventing New Mistakes’

    Eric Bischoff in TNA
    Eric Bischoff in TNA

    The former WCW official also responded to the remarks Khan made about the mistakes made by WCW leading to their downfall. Eric Bischoff claimed that Tony Khan is inventing some new mistakes of his own. He also said that AEW is having a cosplay competition with WWE:

    “And another thing, Tony comes out and says ‘We’re at the 1996 stage of WCW and going to not make their mistakes.’ Tony, you’re inventing some mistakes, brother, by coming out there and constantly comparing yourself or deriding your competition, but not having the willingness to say, ‘Okay, let’s go head-to-head. Let’s really compete. Let’s see who can get whose market share.’

    And by the way, Tony, in 1996 I was kicking WWE’s ass. Every week! In a real head-to-head competition, not a cosplay competition.”

    Apart from this, Eric Bischoff said that he is a little disappointed in the rhetoric he is hearing out of the AEW owner and some of the talent. You can check out his comments in the clip below:

  • AEW Rampage Beats SmackDown In Head-To-Head Key Demo, Tony Khan Comments

    AEW Rampage Beats SmackDown In Head-To-Head Key Demo, Tony Khan Comments

    AEW lost the overall viewership to WWE but has won the head-to-head key demo.

    This past Friday night (Oct. 15), AEW ran its Rampage show while WWE delivered SmackDown. Things were a bit different this time. SmackDown was running on FOX Sports 1 due to a scheduling conflict with MLB. WWE also extended SmackDown to two and a half hours, competing with the first half-hour of AEW TV.

    AEW Rampage vs. WWE SmackDown: Inside The Numbers

    People were quick to jump on the “leaked” fast nationals as SmackDown had a clear edge over Rampage. That didn’t tell the full story, however. The final Nielsen numbers have been revealed (via Showbuzz Daily).

    Overall, SmackDown had 866,000 viewers compared to Rampage’s 578,000 viewers. Both shows took in a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 key demo. During the head-to-head half-hour, it was AEW that won the key demo with 328,000 viewers compared to 285,000 for WWE.

    Tony Khan took to his Twitter account to remind Darren Rovell that he failed to get the full scoop.

    “Here’s a story nobody leaked to you over the weekend but I’ll give you rn, dog: AEW got a big victory over WWE after WWE aggressively extended their Friday show 30 minutes & loaded it up head-to-head 10-10:30pm vs AEW Rampage, with AEW Rampage winning 328k to 285k (+15% margin).”

    When taking a look at how the overall numbers panned out during that half-hour, SmackDown took in 878,000 total viewers, while AEW had 602,000 viewers.

    SmackDown ran the final half-hour with no commercials. The show closed with a contract signing featuring Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, and Paul Heyman. Rampage’s opener featuring CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal was also commercial-free.

    We haven’t seen the last of AEW and WWE going head-to-head in some capacity. WWE will be airing Talking Smack live on FOX Sports 1 on Oct. 29. That’ll be going up against Rampage.

  • Braun Strowman Confirms Talks With AEW

    Braun Strowman Confirms Talks With AEW

    Adam Scherr (Braun Strowman) says he’s had talks with All Elite Wrestling, but isn’t sure he wants to commit to pro wrestling full-time.

    Wrestling fans were shocked when WWE announced Braun Strowman’s release back in June. The Monster Amongst Men was fresh of a victory over Shane McMahon at WrestleMania and is a former world champion.

    A lot has been made over what Strowman will do next. During an interview with Sports Illustrated, the man formerly known as “The Monster Among Men” confirmed that he has spoken to AEW officials.

    “Yeah, we’ve sat down and discussed stuff like that with my agent and things like that.  We’re just trying to find a fit now, where everything kind of will work together since now, there’s so many things that I’m working on in my personal life. I don’t have as much time to devote to the full-time schedule to wrestle now. 

    “So, it’s trying to find somewhere where I’ll be able to land in there to show up, have fun and entertain the people, but still be able to work on my side projects along the way.”

    Braun Strowman was recently spotted meeting with Impact Wrestling EVP Scott D’Amore. The two were said to have been talking for quite a while, just days ahead of the upcoming Bound for Glory pay-per-view.

    Strowman and Bray Wyatt are perhaps two of the biggest free agents in terms of name recognition at the moment. Many believe that Impact Wrestling is the favorite to pick up both men but time will tell if that’s the case.

  • Jim Ross Unveils Who Helps Him Prepare For AEW Broadcasts

    Jim Ross Unveils Who Helps Him Prepare For AEW Broadcasts

    Jim Ross is the lead play-by-play announcer on AEW TV but he doesn’t do all the work alone.

    JR has been with AEW since 2019 and has been in the lead PBP role on Dynamite since the show started. He’s joined alongside Tony Schiavone and Excalibur. Ross has also made appearances on AEW Rampage.

    Jim Ross Gets Some Help For AEW Shows

    During an episode of the Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross explained how Alex Marvez has been a great asset to the broadcast team.

    “Alex Marvez does a great job in writing announcer notes for every match and it’s got everything on it you would want if you’re doing an NFL game or whatever. Hometown, height, weight, winning record, finishing hold, recent history, title history, things like that that are pertinent that you could ease in organically. And that’s always been a great help for me is Alex’s notes.

    “We get him in the afternoon once the show’s been finalized and Alex is really good at compiling all that stuff. So I review those notes, sometimes those notes stimulate another thought that I’ll put on my format. So the Alex Marvez-generated notes are very important.”

    Marvez had been on commentary for AEW events before transitioning to a backstage interviewer role. Marvez has long covered professional wrestling for newspapers and he plays a key role for AEW backstage.

    As for Ross, he plans on sitting at the commentary desk for as long as he can. JR recently denied reports claiming that AEW was looking to phase him out of the full-time commentary role. So far, there have been no signs that those reports are accurate.

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  • Bryan Danielson Grades His Match With Kenny Omega

    Bryan Danielson Grades His Match With Kenny Omega

    Bryan Danielson thinks highly of his match with Kenny Omega.

    On the AEW Grand Slam edition of Dynamite, Danielson and Omega shared the ring in a non-title match. The highly-anticipated showdown took place inside Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. The match went to a 30-minute time limit draw and has been widely praised.

    Bryan Danielson Gives Match With Kenny Omega A High Mark

    Danielson spoke to Jim Varsallone after the match and rated his epic clash with Omega.

    “I wasn’t worried if we knocked it out of the park or hit a grand slam, I worry about, ‘Did I enjoy what I just did?’ And as far as my enjoyment, that’s a 10/10 as far as you look at, ‘Okay, well which matches did you enjoy the most?’ If you rank everything on a scale of 1 to 10, that was a 10/10 enjoyment for me in the sense that there are only a handful of matches that are even comparable.”

    The American Dragon Is Back

    Bryan Danielson has certainly been working a more aggressive style in AEW than he had been in WWE. Danielson has said that he felt Vince McMahon was overprotective of him at times. When speaking to Sports Illustrated, Danielson recalled McMahon being upset at him after taking an errant German suplex from Drew Gulak during a PPV.

    Danielson’s in-ring style now reminds old-school fans of how Bryan used to wrestle in his days with ROH and on the indie scene. Many agree that “The American Dragon” is in his true form now. That notion was solidified when Danielson collided with Minoru Suzuki on the Buy-In show for the Oct. 15 episode of Rampage.

    Danielson has secured a spot in the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament. The brackets have been revealed and Danielson’s opening round match will be against Dustin Rhodes.

  • Brian Cage Reveals Nixed Plans For Heel Turn Before Impact Departure

    Brian Cage Reveals Nixed Plans For Heel Turn Before Impact Departure

    Brian Cage has revealed that he would have turned heel and feuded with Tessa Blanchard had he stayed with Impact Wrestling instead of going to AEW. The former Impact star recently had an interview with Dynamite Download. He discussed things such as the partnership between AEW and Impact and more.

    During the interview, Cage also revealed nixed plans for a feud between him and the then Impact world champion that got nixed because of his departure:

    “If I had stayed with Impact instead of going to AEW, I was going to turn heel and that would have been my perfect heel character because I was going to come out and celebrate with Tessa, and then I was going to take her head off.

    That was going to be a feud with Tessa, I would get my win back and the title from her.” said Brian Cage, “I’ve never been able to be this heel. Every time I’ve been a heel, it’s always to be the strong, silent, meathead, high school bully kind of heel.”

    The AEW star returned to Impact Wrestling in January 2018. He stayed with the promotion for a couple of years before leaving to join Tony Khan’s company in January 2020. He made his debut in May.

    Though it seems that Cage is not happy with the lack of spotlight on him in the AEW roster. His wife Melissa Santos recently made a post about him being underutilized and Brian seemed to agree with her comments.

    Brian Cage Discusses Issues with Team Taz and Being FTW Champion
  • Max Caster References Top Dolla Following Dynamite

    Max Caster References Top Dolla Following Dynamite

    After Dynamite last night, Tony Khan came out to thank the attending fans in Miami. He was interrupted by Max Caster and Anthony Bowens of the Acclaimed. During Castor’s rap that followed, he made reference to Top Dolla from Hit Row.

    Below are highlights from Caster’s rap (transcriptions likely not perfect):

    “I’m tired of you always hatin’
    We’ll beat you like we beat NXT in the ratings

    We can wrestle, we only got holla
    and you know I rap way better than Top Dolla”

    Caster’s performance was posted to social media by @FLWrestlingFan

    https://twitter.com/FLWrestlingFan/status/1449559079270109184

    The Hit Row member has since responded:

    https://twitter.com/ajfrancis410/status/1449755311514996736?s=21

    Top Dolla Releases Diss Track

    Top Dolla from Smackdown’s Hit Row released a diss track on Friday that seemingly references the Young Bucks and his recent comments about their sneakers.

    https://twitter.com/AJFrancis410/status/1449032896560435202

    “Some of y’all favorite wrestlers only wear sneakers on-camera to seem “cool & hip” but in real life they rock vans and ASICS exclusively… but y’all not ready for that conversation,” real name A.J Francis Tweeted.

    “I prefer not to mention members of the competition. But if you watch they show, they tell on themselves,” he followed that up with.

    The Young Bucks later changed their Twitter bio to “Spent more on sneakers in September than the entire NXT roster did,” shortly after.

  • Watch FTR Win The AAA World Tag Team Titles From Lucha Brothers

    Watch FTR Win The AAA World Tag Team Titles From Lucha Brothers

    FTR have become the new AAA world tag team champions after defeating the Lucha Brothers for the titles during this week’s episode of Dynamite.

    Andrade had promised to bring in a team to face the duo of Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo for the championship match this week. The masked team was introduced as Las Super Ranas on the show.

    When the challengers went after Fenix’s mask during the early stage of the match, the high-flying star countered. The Lucha Bros ended up removing the mask of Las Super Ranas, only for them to be revealed at FTR.

    The ending of the bout saw Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler trying to use one of the title belts to their advantage. Fenix avoided a hit from the belt at first.

    Though Dax managed to hit Fenix with the belt the second time while Tully Blanchard kept the referee distracted. Harwood then pinned Rey to win the AAA tag team championships for FTR.

    Tony Schiavone caught up with the new champions after the bout asking how it felt ‘stealing’ the titles. However, MJF interrupted to celebrate with the new champions.

    MJF then asked Andrade for his money. Upon being asked if he wanted cash or check, MJF said that he wanted both. The Pinnacle leader then not only got both but he also told Andrade that he had FTR only for one night.

    AEW Dynamite Results (10/16): Bryan Danielson vs. Bobby Fish, New Champions, Hangman Page
  • AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Brackets Revealed

    AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Brackets Revealed

    AEW has revealed the brackets for this year’s edition World Title Eliminator Tournament. Looking at the landscape, we could very well be headed to a Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley showdown to crown the next #1 contender.

    The main event of Saturday’s AEW Dynamite saw Danielson defeat Bobby Fish in singles action via submission. After the match, AEW ended the show by giving fans of glimpse of what’s in store.

    First Round matches include:

    • 10 vs. Jon Moxley
    • Orange Cassidy vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
    • Dustin Rhodes vs. Bryan Danielson
    • Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston

    This tournament will begin next week on Rampage where Orange Cassidy will face Will Hobbs. The following Dynamite episode will feature Bryan Danielson vs. Dustin Rhodes and Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston matches.

    There is no word so far on when the match between number 10 of the Dark Order and the former AEW champion Jon Moxley will be taking place.

    What’s interesting to note here is that the leaked AEW Full Gear card had Bryan Danielson facing Jon Moxley in a singles match. It seemed out of place at the time because these two haven’t been feuding.

    Though now that the brackets have been revealed and both the stars are confirmed to be on the opposing sides, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they end up facing each other in the finals of the tournament at the upcoming show.

    Which of these stars do you think should win the title tournament and get a shot at the world heavyweight championship? Let us know in the comment section.

    AEW Dynamite Results (10/16): Bryan Danielson vs. Bobby Fish, New Champions, Hangman Page
  • Junior Dos Santos Responds To Roman Reigns’ Remarks On The AEW Roster

    Junior Dos Santos Responds To Roman Reigns’ Remarks On The AEW Roster

    Junior dos Santos has responded to the comments from the Universal champion Roman Reigns about throwing out the ‘little brothers’ of the AEW roster.

    The former UFC heavyweight champion took on his twitter to respond to the tribal chief. He asked Reigns for the address of the club he is talking about:

    “Hey @WWERomanReigns I heard your interview.” wrote Santos, “Please send the address of this club you will throw me and my little brothers out of #AEW”

    The American top team member made his pro wrestling debut this Friday on Rampage. He teamed up with Ethan Page, and Scorpio Sky to defeat the Inner Circle in a tag team match.

    Roman Reigns On CM Punk And The AEW Roster

    The comments dos Santos is responding to came during an interview with Complex. Reigns was asked about a potential match with CM Punk and in response, he claimed that he can throw around the whole AEW roster:

    “I mean, when it comes down to it, I’ll throw him and pretty much the rest of that roster out the club no problem. They’re just little brothers, you know?”

    Don Callis has previously responded to the comments from the head of the table as well. He asked Triple H to help the universal champion with his promos.

    AEW Rampage Results (10/15): CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal, Junior Dos Santos & Jorge Masvidal
  • CM Punk Making His Way Back To The AEW Commentary Booth

    CM Punk Making His Way Back To The AEW Commentary Booth

    CM Punk will be commentating once again for the upcoming episode of AEW Dynamite.

    There was no Dynamite episode this past Wednesday night due to a scheduling conflict with the NHL. Instead, it’ll air live on Saturday night (Oct. 16) at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.

    Punk is fresh off a victory over Matt Sydal on the Oct. 15 episode of Rampage. One night later, he will be making his way back to the commentary booth. AEW made the announcement on its Twitter account.

    Jim Ross Has Massive Praise For CM Punk As A Commentator

    During an edition of his Grilling JR podcast last month, AEW play-by-play commentator Jim Ross had the following to say about Punk’s abilities in the booth (h/t Cultaholic).

     “He was great. I’m not saying that to kiss his a** because that’s what some feel obligated to do, and he didn’t like it. He didn’t like having his a*ss kissed.

    “I was very, very honest with Phil, and we built a great relationship because of it. He and I spent a lot of time together on those TV days.  He is a natural. He’s as good as anybody, any ex-wrestler, that stepped into that spot and did it for the first time. Just astonishing.”

    We won’t have to wait long to find out if Punk’s time doing commentary will be uninterrupted or if someone will get testy with the self-proclaimed “Best in The World.” Perhaps Punk may feel inclined to get in the action himself at some point. Fans will have to tune into Dynamite to see what transpires.

  • AEW Officially Signs Lee Moriarty and Amanda Huber

    AEW Officially Signs Lee Moriarty and Amanda Huber

    AEW has officially given a full-time contract to Lee Moriarty. This follows his match against Bobby Fish last night on the AEW Rampage Buy-In show. He is winless so far in 5 matches in the promotion.

    The Pittsburgh native has lost singles matches to Dante Martin, Joey Janela, Daniel Garcia and Bobby Fish. He also teamed with LSG and lost to FTR. He was given a contract offer last month after his match against Garcia, and it appears he has come to terms with the promotion now.

    AEW has also signed Amanda Huber as a member of the promotion’s Community Outreach Team. Huber also appeared on AEW programming in Rochester as part of the angle with the Dark Order settling their differences. Huber’s son, Brodie Lee Jr. (aka -1) will join the AEW roster when he is old enough to do so. Amanda has said in the past that -1 is only able to appear on AEW programming when he is keeping his grades above a certain level.

    It has been almost 10 months since the wrestling world lost Jon Huber, aka Brodie Lee. He tragically passed away on December 26th, 2020. Amanda and -1 combined to bring the Dark Order back together on the show from Rochester, which was Brodie Sr.’s hometown.

  • Report Dismisses Mark Henry’s Claim Of Pac Suffering A Concussion

    Report Dismisses Mark Henry’s Claim Of Pac Suffering A Concussion

    AEW star Pac reportedly didn’t suffer a concussion as recently as Mark Henry claimed.

    Pac competed in the Casino Ladder Match on the second-year anniversary episode of Dynamite. He shared the ring with Jon Moxley, Andrade El Idolo, Lance Archer, Orange Cassidy, Matt Hardy, and Hangman Page, who was the Joker entrant.

    At one point in the match, Pac took a wild bump through a table. Page planted Pac with DeadEye, which was a dangerous-looking spot. Hangman Page ended up winning the match.

    During an episode of Busted Open Radio, Mark Henry claimed that Pac suffered a concussion just a month and a half before taking the DeadEye spot.

    “I would not have had a guy that was injured recently take a big bump off the top of the ladder to the floor on his back,” Henry said about PAC’s big bump in the Casino Ladder match. “I watched PAC, I watched his head snap back and hit the mat and he just had a concussion like a month and a half ago.”

    Report Disputes Claim Made By Mark Henry

    In an update, Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Pac actually did not suffer a concussion as recently as Henry claimed. The report notes that while Pac has been concussed in the past, it was not a month and a half before the Casino Ladder Match.

    Speculation ran rampant about Pac’s absence from the All Out PPV. Pac was supposed to face Andrade El Idolo on the show but visa issues were to blame for the bout being postponed. Some believed that Henry’s concussion story may have been the real answer but if Meltzer’s report is to be believed, that theory can be put to bed.

  • Tony Khan Addresses The Photo That May Have Leaked AEW Full Gear Card

    Tony Khan Addresses The Photo That May Have Leaked AEW Full Gear Card

    A photo of Tony Khan holding a notebook while at the Jacksonville Jaguars game was published online earlier this week with fans noticing that he had some interesting writing on it.

    Fans zoomed in on it and noticed that it had the possible card for this year’s Full Gear pay-per-view event. 

    The AEW President talked about this during an appearance on Friday’s episode of Busted Open Radio. He started off by noting that he was doodling in the notebook and was just walking around while not thinking that someone would take photos of him and captured his notes. 

    “I’m glad it wasn’t anything more personal. It’s funny that people run with assumptions on the internet these days. I’ve seen all these people jumping to conclusions that, ‘oh, that must be the Full Gear card.’”

    He continued by noting that it is true that he announced the main event of Full Gear, which is Kenny Omega defending the AEW World Heavyweight Title against Hangman Adam Page. 

    “I just have notes and have been messing around with different ideas and playing around with stuff. You can even see, it’s scratching around and written in pencil and been erased. I think it’s pretty fortunate because it’s gotten a ton of buzz and has gotten people wondering and people should be wondering. It creates more speculation and now I’ll leave you with more questions than answers.”

    The Full Gear pay-per-view event will take place on November 13, 2021 from Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center.

  • Don Callis Responds To Roman Reigns Dissing CM Punk

    Don Callis Responds To Roman Reigns Dissing CM Punk

    Don Callis has offered a response to Roman Reigns’ rant on CM Punk.

    Reigns turned quite a few heads with his recent comments about Punk. Punk is a former WWE star who had a nasty split from the company after creative differences and issues with the lack of time off. Punk made his return to the wrestling industry back in August, aligning with AEW.

    Don Callis Takes A Shot At Roman Reigns Over Comments About CM Punk

    For Punk, his return has been all about positivity but Roman Reigns hasn’t been impressed by what he’s seen. Reigns told Complex that he feels Punk has “lost a step or two.” He also brought up Punk’s shortcomings in the UFC and even went as far as to say he’d “big brother” the entire AEW roster.

    Callis, who manages Kenny Omega on AEW TV, took to his Twitter account to take a dig at Reigns.

    “What does ‘a built in Ground’ mean? Can Paul help with these promos please?”

    Reigns’ comments come at an interesting time. On Oct. 15, AEW and WWE will be going head-to-head for a half-hour. SmackDown will be airing on FOX Sports 1 this night and will extend a half-hour. This means the first half-hour of Rampage will be competing with it.

    Both companies have made efforts to entice viewers. AEW will be running the opener of Rampage commercial-free and will have a free one-hour Buy-In show (see the live steam here).

    SmackDown will feature Brock Lesnar and a match between Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. The last half-hour of SmackDown will run commercial-free.

  • LIVE STREAM: AEW Rampage Buy-In (Danielson vs. Suzuki)

    LIVE STREAM: AEW Rampage Buy-In (Danielson vs. Suzuki)

    The time has arrived for the AEW Rampage Buy-In show.

    Of course, AEW’s Buy-In streams are usually reserved for PPVs. Things are different on this night (Oct. 15). That’s because Rampage will be going head-to-head with WWE SmackDown for the first half-hour. SmackDown airs on FOX Sports 1 tonight and will run an extra half-hour. To hype up Rampage, AEW is giving fans a free one-hour Buy-In show.

    Headlining tonight’s preshow will be a matchup that has left wrestling fans salivating. Two living legends will share the ring as Bryan Danielson will go one-on-one with Minoru Suzuki. Fans will also get to witness Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty and Tay Conti vs. Santana Garrett.

    AEW Rampage Buy-In Card (9 p.m. ET):

    • Tay Conti vs. Santana Garrett
    • Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty
    • Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki

    Later tonight, SEScoops will be bringing you results from the AEW Rampage show set to air live at 10 p.m. ET on TNT. Be sure to check back on the homepage for results once the show has ended.

    We’ll be putting the LIVE STREAM of the AEW Rampage Buy-In above before 9 p.m. ET. You can refresh this page if you still don’t see the stream as we near closer to the event.

  • The Young Bucks Comment On Having Adam Cole In The AEW Locker Room

    The Young Bucks Comment On Having Adam Cole In The AEW Locker Room

    Adam Cole debuted for AEW at All Out in Chicago last month. He quickly joined up with the Elite, whom he had been aligned with before signing with WWE in 2017 as members of Bullet Club. Matt and Nick Jackson were recently interviewed by Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated and commented on what it’s like having Cole in the AEW locker room.

    “I can’t fully express the happiness I currently have, sharing a ring with Adam Cole again,” Matt Jackson said. “His positivity and energy had really helped the morale in our locker room. I haven’t stopped smiling since he showed up. When he arrived, it felt like we finally found that missing piece of the puzzle. The whole gang is finally back together. We hadn’t worked together in five years, but the chemistry was still there. The dude is a star and getting some of the biggest reactions I’ve ever heard.”

    Nick Jackson also commented on Adam Cole’s arrival in AEW. He commented on both WWE letting Cole leave and him being resurrected from the dead on BTE.

    “I’m still trying to figure that out,” Nick said of WWE letting Cole walk away. “But even crazier than resurrecting the dead is letting a superstar walk away from your company to join the competition.”

    Cole has wrestled 4 times in AEW thus far. He’s 2-0 in singles matches having defeated Frankie Kazarian and Jungle Boy. He’s 2-0 in tag-team matches as well. HE teamed with the Young Bucks and defeated Christian Cage & The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) on Rampage Grand Slam. He later teamed with the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega and defeated Bryan Danielson, Christian Cage & The Jurassic Express(Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) in Philadelphia on October 6th.

  • Adam Cole Details Origin Of His Famous Catchphrase

    Adam Cole Details Origin Of His Famous Catchphrase

    There is no denying that Adam Cole is one of the hottest wrestling sensations right now. One of the most unique things about his persona is his catchphrase.

    The former NXT champion recently had an interview with Chris Van Vliet. He discussed things such as how his Twitch streams have become a vital part of his life, potentially doing an angle with Britt Baker in AEW, and more.

    On the topic of his famous catchphrase, Cole said that he has been doing it since 2009. Revealing the origin of it, Adam recalled seeing Joey Matthews during an indie event of Maryland Championship Wrestling:

    “Joey Matthews [Joey Mercury in WWE] was on the show, and he was in the finals of the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup. He was the heel, and he was just walking around going “Joey Matthews!” and putting his fists up in the air, and he said it so many times.

    I remember sitting there and thinking that is so smart. If you are not really a hardcore wrestling fan, if you remember one name from that show, it’s going to be Joey Matthews.”

    Adam Cole Took Inspiration From Chris Jericho

    Adam Cole then explained how he came up with the idea to incorporate this taunt into his own character, with some inspiration from Chris Jericho:

    “So I thought how can I incorporate that into my own thing? I’m a huge Chris Jericho fan, and when he would stand on top of someone, flex and go “come on baby!” I was like oh, I will do “Adam Cole Bay Bay.””

    Cole also talked about leaving WWE for AEW and how things came together very fast. He said that he wants to make it clear that he had a great 4 year run in WWE.

    Adam Cole Reacts To Bobby Fish Signing With AEW
  • LISTEN: Sneak Peek At Owen Hart’s AEW Theme Song

    LISTEN: Sneak Peek At Owen Hart’s AEW Theme Song

    AEW’s music producer has treated fans to a preview of the theme song for Owen Hart.

    Last month, AEW announced a partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation. AEW will be honoring the legacy of Hart with the Owen Hart Cup. The winner of this tournament will be presented with a trophy dubbed, “The Owen.”

    In honor of the legend who tragically passed away in 1999, AEW’s music producer Mikey Rukus has posted a sneak peek at Owen Hart’s theme song in progress.

    “Take a quick trip back to 1992 with a bit of an edge to it. The honor is and always will be mine.”

    In addition to the tournament, AEW will also feature Hart’s likeness in an upcoming console video game and action figures.

    The Owen Hart Foundation issued the following statement on its partnership with AEW.

    “The OHF is extremely pleased to partner with AEW in this wonderful joint venture to honor Owen’s substantial international wrestling career and the lasting influence he and his craft has had in the sport. AEW’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament serves as a tremendous tribute to Owen and provides an incredible way for professional wrestling enthusiasts to celebrate his work in a most fitting way. We trust that Tony Khan and his amazing AEW team will do a brilliant job with this highly anticipated project. This OHF/AEW partnership is my special gift to all of Owen’s magnificent loyal fans who forever remember him and his inspiring repertoire of talents,” said Dr. Martha Hart.

  • Updated Preview For AEW Rampage & Buy-In (New Match)

    Updated Preview For AEW Rampage & Buy-In (New Match)

    All Elite Wrestling has announced another match for Friday night’s Buy-In special, which airs on AEW’s YouTube channel as a lead-in to Rampage on TNT.

    Tay Conti will battle Santana Garrett in singles action live from Miami, Florida. The Buy-In will be headlined by Bryan Danielson clashing with NJPW legend Minoro Suzuki.

    The bout was confirmed on the latest Road To Miami video on YouTube as seen below:

    AEW Rampage Match Card

    Buy In:

    • Tay Conti vs. Santana Garrett
    • Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty
    • Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki

    Main Show:

    • CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal
    • Ruby Soho vs. The Bunny
    • Chris Jericho, Jake Hager and AEW TNT Champion Sammy Guevara vs. Ethan Page, Scorpio Sky and Junior dos Santos

    Junior dos Santos Makes Pro Wrestling Debut Tonight On AEW Rampage

    Rampage vs. SmackDown

    AEW announced earlier that they will be airing a 1-hour buy-in pre-show on their YouTube channel this Friday night at 9 pm ET. It will serve as the lead-in for the Rampage episode on TNT at 10 pm ET.

    This announcement came after WWE revealed that the final half-hour of this week’s supersized SmackDown will be running commercial-free. SmackDown will be airing on FS1 this week and the final half-hour will clash with Rampage.

    Tony Khan seems to be excited about this confrontation. He has claimed that he can’t wait to beat SmackDown and the AEW president has confirmed a CM Punk match among others for Rampage.

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  • Tony Khan Suffered Legitimate Injury On AEW: Grand Slam

    Tony Khan Suffered Legitimate Injury On AEW: Grand Slam

    Tony Khan has revealed that he suffered a legitimate injury during a segment at the AEW Rampage: Grand Slam event last month from New York.

    The AEW president recently talked to New York post. During the interview, he discussed the monumental AEW show which did some impressive viewership numbers.

    Khan also explained how he got his ribs broken on the show. Per him, it happened during his run-in with MMA star dos Santos, in a spot that wasn’t pre-planned:

    “He cracked them, I’ll be OK. But he legitimately cracked them. I’ll be OK. It’s been a few weeks, but I’m sleeping on my right side. It felt just right in the moment; it was just kind of improvised. He’s a very strong man. I love the gasp pop it got.”

    The AEW Grand slam event saw the American Top Team consisting Jorge Masvidal, Junior dos Santos and Paige VanZant among others, attacking the team of Chris Jericho and Jake Hager after a tag team match.

    Tony Khan came out to confront the MMA fighters as they were making their way back to locker room area. Though he was taken off his feet by the 6-foot-4, 238-pound Santos, leading to the injury.

    Later in the interview, the AEW owner also revealed that he ‘no sold’ the injury backstage because he didn’t want the doctors pulling him out. Though he didn’t blame Santos for it and Khan claimed that he was ‘asking for it.’

    Dos Santos will be making his in ring debut this week. He will be teaming with Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky to face the Inner Circle on this Friday’s episode of Rampage.

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  • Junior Dos Santos Excited For Wrestling Debut at AEW Rampage

    Junior Dos Santos Excited For Wrestling Debut at AEW Rampage

    MMA legend Junior Dos Santos is excited to have his professional wrestling debut at Friday’s AEW Rampage.

    The Miami Herald, Jim Varsallone, spoke with him about getting involved with AEW. Dos Santos credited American Top Team Founder Dan Lambert’s help and shared that he fell in love with pro wrestling.

    “Dan Lambert invited us to go for the show because he was doing some participation. Then I accepted to go. Once I get there I saw how amazing this show was,” said Dos Santos. He also praised the talent in AEW and the fans, which made him want to compete in AEW.

    Junior Dos Santos AEW Debut

    Dos Santos is thrilled to begin his pro wrestling career. JDS makes his pro wrestling debut on AEW Rampage when he teams with the Men of the Year (Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky) to challenge the Inner Circle’s Chris Jericho, Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara.

    Before coming to AEW, Dos Santos didn’t have pro wrestling experience. However, he has been learning from Lambert, Page, Sky, and Major League Wrestling talent King Mo in preparation for his debut.

    “…I’ve been having some really good advice from Dan Lambert, who is also a big fan of pro wrestling and got a lot of experience on this. And also, King Mo has a lot of experience on this as well. He’s been showing some good things about that, said Dos Santos. He continued, “Also, Sky and Ethan, they are also helping me with that. Man, I can tell you I will be more than ready to put on a great show for everybody.”

    He confirmed during the interview that this match would not be his last. He also believes other fighters may appear at AEW.

    “…If you go to the gym and ask the guys, do you want to go to pro wrestling and go do something in pro wrestling, most of them would say yes. Because they can see how excited I am,” said Dos Santos.

    At AEW Rampage, Dos Santos will prove he can have a successful career in pro wrestling. While it is an unfamiliar challenge, it seems he is enjoying his new career opportunity.

  • Mance Warner Leaving MLW, Wanted By AEW

    Mance Warner Leaving MLW, Wanted By AEW

    MLW star and GCW Tag Team Champion Mance Warner is reportedly set to be leaving Major League Wrestling as of the end of January 2022.

    Cassidy Haynes of BodySlam.net recently reported that Warner’s contract is set to end early next year, and that AEW are extremely interested in bringing in the tenured independent star.

    “In an update on Mance Warner’s contract status with MLW I have confirmed after speaking with multiple sources that his contract is set to expire at the end of January 2022.”

    BODYSLAM

    Mance Warner has reportedly made multiple requests to be released from his MLW contract over the past year, but these have been turned down.

    Warner is now quietly awaiting free agency before he makes his next move, and apparently, All Elite and WWE’s NXT brand are looking at bringing in the ‘Southern Psycho.’

    As mentioned, Warner is one half of the GCW Tag Team Champions with Matthew Justice.

    The team is set to defend their GCW Tag Titles against The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) at GCW War Ready on October 23rd.

  • Jim Ross Not Sold On AEW Rampage Going Two Hours

    Jim Ross Not Sold On AEW Rampage Going Two Hours

    AEW’s play-by-play ace, Jim Ross doesn’t see Rampage moving to two hours permanently.

    Rampage is a new weekly AEW show that is only two months old. It’s a one-hour show that has received one two-hour special thus far. Many have enjoyed Rampage being just one hour as it feels the show simply breezes by without filler.

    Jim Ross Dismisses Two Hours For Rampage

    During an episode of his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross shared his belief that Rampage won’t be moving to two hours anytime soon.

    “That one-hour show on Friday night seems like it flies by. I think that the one-hour format still has its place. Two would be my absolute limit unless you’re doing a PPV where people are paying more, and you get more on a PPV.  I think the one-hour thing still works. I don’t see Rampage going to two hours. I don’t see any of Tony Khan’s over-the-air content ever going to three hours. Who the hell knows for sure, but I would be surprised if that ever happened. I think we’ve all learned good lessons about these three-hour RAWs. It’s not done for artistic benefit. It’s done for the money. USA is paying a lot more money for that third hour of prime time television that’s live every week, but to me, it’s a little bit long.”

    Rampage has already had some memorable moments. In the show’s debut, Christian Cage defeated Kenny Omega to capture the Impact Wrestling World Championship. On the Aug. 20 edition of Rampage, CM Punk made his return to the wrestling industry and received one of the loudest ovations you will ever hear.

    The next episode of Rampage will take place on Oct. 15. It’ll go head-to-head with the final half-hour of WWE SmackDown, which airs on FOX Sports 1 due to a scheduling conflict with the MLB playoffs.

    The card is stacked, including Junior dos Santos making his pro wrestling debut.