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  • MJF Pays Homage To NHL Team At Forbidden Door, Possibly Debuts New Finisher

    MJF Pays Homage To NHL Team At Forbidden Door, Possibly Debuts New Finisher

    It was not only fight night for MJF at AEW Forbidden Door but it was hockey night too as he tipped the cap to a certain NHL team.

    MJF started off AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in his booked match against Hechicero and “The Wolf” ended up getting the victory against the CMLL star.

    Being in Long Island, MJF was in full babyface mode as he was decked out in New York Islanders gear and took a moment to crowd surf with his people, His match was made all the more memorable for him as he and Hechicero kicked off the PPV. MJF ended up securing the victory with a brainbuster.

    https://twitter.com/TribalMegastar/status/1807568709630009802

    RELATED: MJF picks up big win at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

    From a storyline perspective, MJF has been a busy man since making his return at AEW Double Or Nothing. Despite his heelish demeanor, MJF has been a babyface scorned by the enemies of his past, but hasn’t been afraid to speak his mind against anyone and everyone.

    Just this past Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, he and Daniel Garcia seemingly furthered a friendship with what seemed to culminate in a match at All In between the two, but Will Ospreay big-timed Max. Ospreay decided to offer Garcia a shot at his AEW International gold next week during Summer Break 3. Not only that, but Will was so confident in the outcome at Forbidden Door that ‘Billy Goat’ offered Daniel a World Title shot too once he defeated Swerve Strickland at Forbidden Door. This seemingly set up tension between MJF and Ospreay, potentially foreshadowing that they may be the two to have a match with one another at Wembley Stadium.

    Many fans may feel that Max’s match at Forbidden Door against Hechicero felt underwhelming in the build because it was suddenly thrown together without any story behind it. Hechicero just recently turned heel as he joined up with Brian Cage and The Gates of Agony.

    RELATED: MJF: ‘Brodie Lee Gave Me A Message After His Passing’

  • Eric Bischoff mocks The Young Bucks during AEW Forbidden Door

    Eric Bischoff mocks The Young Bucks during AEW Forbidden Door

    Former WCW President Eric Bischoff took to X/Twitter to mock The Young Bucks following their match at Forbidden Door.

    “This 6 man with The Elite looks like something from WCW Saturday night from 1992 zzzzz” the former WWE on-screen General Manager tweeted during the match featuring The Bucks/Kazuchika Okada taking on The Acclaimed and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

    Bischoff would then follow that up with another incendiary shot, this one taking a dig at the overall match itself: “Damn that much sucked. There HAS to a motive behind putting on such waste of time.”

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds: Massive one-sided for key matches

    Eric Bischoff reacts to The Young Bucks match

    Bischoff has not been shy about his dislike of certain AEW tropes and approaches to on-screen presentation over the past few years, especially when it comes to the likes of The Young Bucks and Tony Khan.

    When it came to the replies from fans and detractors on the tweets, it was a 50/50 balance between those agreeing with Easy E and those calling him a grifter that didn’t know what he was talking about.

    Either way, The Elite continues to be a focal point of All Elite programming and will continue to be as the storyline with Kenny Omega and (possibly) Hangman Adam Page unfolds over the next few months.

    Whether Bischoff will enjoy any of the work that the group presents going forward remains to be seen, but going by his recent comments and overall view of the EVPs? It’s probably not going to get any more positive.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

  • AEW News: Dueling CM Punk chants break out at Forbidden Door

    AEW News: Dueling CM Punk chants break out at Forbidden Door

    Forbidden Door is now underway, and fans in the arena started some (very audible on the PPV feed) dueling CM Punk chants.

    The chants started during the Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi and Acclaimed tag team match, with a smatter of ‘CM Punk’ aimed at the Bucks specifically.

    The chants would then get more and more audible before you could loudly hear on the PPV feed “F*ck CM Punk,” chants which seemed to stop dead the original chants for the Second City Saint, which were then followed up by “he got fired” from the crowd.

    CM Punk chants at ANOTHER AEW PPV

    The Bucks would probably have hoped that the Punk chants would’ve stopped by now, with the Brawl Out incident being a fairly distant memory for many.

    Fans on X/Twitter reacted to the chants from some of the crowd and the overwhelming sentiment was…why? Why would you pay to go to an AEW PPV at this point in 2024 and still chant for CM Punk?

    Punk of course still has a huge fanbase, and the shocking incidents that led to his departure will be discussed for years to come.

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Matches Tonight

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • MJF picks up big win at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

    MJF picks up big win at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

    Maxwell Jacob Friedman/MJF picked up a big win at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 event tonight from UBS Arena.

    The former AEW Champion managed to take the win over Hechicero in the opening match of the night with his new finisher: a modified Brainbuster.

    This seemed to be a place-holder match for Maxwell as we head towards the All In event from Wembley Stadium, where he may well get a higher-tier competitor (at least from an All Elite sense, Hechicero is great).

    Read More – AEW Rumors: Massive Will Ospreay match not planned

    MJF wins at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • Mariah May Advances In Owen Hart Cup Tournament After Near Loss To Saraya

    Mariah May Advances In Owen Hart Cup Tournament After Near Loss To Saraya

    The women’s bracket of the Owen Hart Cup continued on the Zero Hour of AEW Forbidden Door and it occurred in a big way between Mariah May and Saraya. Despite still being in curlers, AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm came out in support of Mariah May and it was a slugfest between the two Brits.

    The stakes are high for the Owen Hart Cup winners as the champion of each tournament earns the right for a title should at Wembley Stadium for All In in London. With Saraya and May both being from across the pond, this opening round bout had to mean a lot to both competitors.

    During the fight, Storm inadvertently nearly cost Mariah May a victory with a ringside distraction as Saraya hit her finisher, but May had the wherewithal to grab hold of the bottom rope to stop the count. The two women battled it out even more and it ended up being a roll-up pin for May to the definitive 1-2-3 against the longtime veteran in Saraya.

    With May advancing, that means she’s one step closer to facing her “mentor” Toni at Wembley and post-match  Mina Shirakawa came out to celebrate with May as she and Storm showed further tension before their match later in the evening. Mariah May still tried to play peacemaker despite getting blasted with a wine bottle on Wednesday’s Dynamite by Shirakawa. Mina was aiming for Storm, but accidentally nailed May with the bottle, further setting up some animosity between her and the AEW Women’s Champion.

    May will face Deonna Purrazzo in the semi-finals round of the women’s bracket after Purrazzo advanced against Hikaru Shida in their quarterfinals match.

    RELATED: AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Preview: Matches, How to Watch

  • Unannounced AEW signings appearing at Forbidden Door?

    Unannounced AEW signings appearing at Forbidden Door?

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is taking place tonight and fans are wondering if some unannounced signings finally could appear on screen.

    According to a recent report from Fightful Select, there are a several “unannounced signings” for the company who may or may not be appearing on the Forbidden Door PPV tonight.

    “We’re told there are some unannounced signings that have not appeared on AEW or ROH TV yet. There’s no word on if they’ll be popping up tonight” the site reported earlier today as part of their Forbidden Door scoops thread.

    What we DO know is that one of the names not appearing will apparently be Kamille, as Fightful noted that “We’re told the ‘unannounced signings’ don’t include Kamille, who has been with the company for months. There have been discussions and materials prepared to bring her in, though we’re not sure to what extent.”

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Ticket Sales: Update on crowd size

    AEW Rumors: Unannounced signings at Forbidden Door

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • AEW Rumors: Massive Will Ospreay match not planned

    AEW Rumors: Massive Will Ospreay match not planned

    A massive Will Ospreay match is currently not in the backstage plans for All In, according to some latest AEW rumors.

    Fightful Select confirmed as part of their AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 scoops thread that Ospreay vs Ricochet was not currently on the docket for the Wembley Stadium event in August.

    “We’re told that AEW has had a general outline of the top matches they want at AEW All In for quite some time. As of early this month, Ricochet/Will Ospreay wasn’t one of them” the site reported.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds: Massive one-sided for key matches

    AEW Rumors: Could Ricochet appear at Forbidden Door?

    Whilst a number of fans are hoping that we could see Ricochet appearing tonight on the show to set up a massive rematch with Ospreay, it very likely will not be happening anytime soon.

    Fightful also confirmed that “Ricochet and Natalya are still technically under contract to WWE,” so unless they were both let out of their deals early we won’t be seeing them pop up tonight.

    Ospreay is set to challenge Swerve Strickland tonight for the AEW Championship, and he is the underdog heading into the bout (at least according to the latest odds). With the “Aerial Assassin” getting a pretty baffling title shot a month or so before Wembley Stadium, there will probably be something huge tonight that costs him the match and sets up the rematch in England.

    You can keep an eye on the rest of the AEW Forbidden Door rumors as we head into the show right here!

  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Rumors: Everything you need to know

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Rumors: Everything you need to know

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but what are the rumors heading into the big show?

    Always take these rumors with a grain of salt, because although some of these sensationalized headlines can seem more exciting than the usual news cycle, they are just that right now…rumors.

    Here are the rumors that are doing the rounds this week ahead of the PPV event and everything you need to know to keep up with the latest updates.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time: Start Time in BST

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Rumors

    One of the biggest stories right now surrounds former WWE Superstar Dijak, as he appears to be teasing a debut with All Elite tonight.

    Dijak took to social media to cut a promo walking out of his house, claiming that it was time for a “Dijak Hijack”

    “Today is such a beautiful day, it’s early in the morning right now, why don’t we go for a nice little drive, huh? Maybe a four-and-half hour drive? Maybe that’s exactly what today calls for.”

    Long Island fits the bill for a four and a half hour drive for Dijak which is where Forbidden Door takes place, so there’s a very good chance that he appears tonight.

    Read the full story here: Dijak Teases AEW Forbidden Door Appearance

    AEW Surprise Debuts?

    There are also two names that are potentially All Elite bound tonight, with those being WWE Superstars Ricochet and Natalya.

    Whilst there is no concrete evidence of either appearing on the show, it’s worth noting as either would be a big get for Tony Khan and co.

    We’ll be adding more stories to this page ahead of the show taking place tonight.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Card: Every match taking place

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Card: Every match taking place

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight on PPV, but what is the card for the massive show?

    There are a bunch of title matches confirmed for the show, including the main event that sees Will Ospreay challenging for the AEW Championship against Swerve Strickland for the very first time.

    NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer will also be facing TBS Champion Mercedes Mone in a Champion vs Champion match, with Mone looking to take back the title that she was earmarked to win before her injury against Willow Nightingale.

    To add even further to the stakes, there will be a ladder match for the vacant TNT Championship with Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Briscoe, Jack Perry, Dante Martin, Lio Rush and El Phantasmo all vying for the belt that Adam Copeland had to vacate due to injury.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Ticket Sales: Update on crowd size

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Card

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Ticket Sales: Update on crowd size

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Ticket Sales: Update on crowd size

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but what is the latest in terms of ticket sales?

    According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the show is doing well in terms of number of seats sold.

    As of writing from that report, the show at the UBS Arena on Long Island has around 9,738 tickets out.

    During the recent press call for the PPV, Tony Khan made a prediction that the show would get around 10,000 tickets sold, getting setting a live gate of $1 million.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Ticket Sales

    If the show is able to get over that 10,000 tickets sold mark and the $1 million gate, then it will be the third straight Forbidden Door show to do so.

    FB 2024 would also be the biggest show of the year if it breaks the $1 million gate, surpassing AEW Revolution which reportedly got around $1,025,000 on the gate.

    Forbidden Door Matches taking place tonight

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds: Massively one-sided for key matches

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds: Massively one-sided for key matches

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 takes place tonight, and the latest odds for the card seem extremely one-sided.

    Writing on the Daily Update for F4WOnline.com, Dave Meltzer revealed that some of the key matchups for the show are tilting heavily towards who you would think were getting the W before the first bell even rings.

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    AEW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds

    “Almost all the key matches are very one-sided when it comes to the odds. On the main card, the Jericho match had no odds last we saw as it was a late addition, but MJF, Storm, Mone, Danielson, Naito, Jack Perry, Sabre Jr., and Strickland were all very heavy favorites” Meltzer noted. 

    “Naito was the smallest at -300.  Strickland was -800.  Mone was -2000 and Storm was -1500. MJF was -6000. Even Sabre was -400 and that match I could see going either way” he added.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

    AEW Forbidden Door 2024 Matches

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but how can fans watch the event via live stream?

    Watching this major PPV event all depends on where you are based in the world, and we’ll be covering everything you need to do to see the stars of All Elite Wrestling take on opponents from CMLL, NJPW and beyond.

    Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time: Start Time in BST

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 US Stream

    Fans watching in the United States have a few different ways that they can watch live tonight.

    Forbidden Door can be streamed on both Bleacher Report and TrillerTV (formerly known as FITE TV) for $50 USD.

    You can find both of these apps on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, mobile devices, and directly via their respective websites.

    How to watch AEW Forbidden Door in the UK

    If you’re looking to watch the PPV event live in the United Kingdom, then you will also be able to do so via Triller TV.

    AEW Plus subscribers on the Triller TV service can purchase the card for around $19.99, around $30 cheaper than the US stream due to the anti-social timing of the event for European fans.

    Who is wrestling at Forbidden Door?

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time: Start Time in BST

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time: Start Time in BST

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but what is the UK start time of the event?

    As is usually the case, fans in the United Kingdom and Europe will be in for an extremely late night, with the live stream starting in the early hours of Monday morning.

    AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time

    The Zero Hour pre-show event will be starting around 90 minutes before the main card at around 11:30 PM BST on Sunday, June 30th 2024.

    The main card of Forbidden Door 2024 is set to start at around 1 am BST on Monday, July 1st 2024 in the United Kingdom.

    Who is wrestling at Forbidden Door?

    There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

    • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
    • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
    • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
    • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
    • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
    • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
    • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
    • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
    • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero

    ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

    • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
    • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
    • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
    • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

    We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

  • AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Preview: Matches, How to Watch

    AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Preview: Matches, How to Watch

    All Elite Wrestling & New Japan Pro Wrestling will team up tonight to present Forbidden Door 2024 from the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

    The show will be the third annual Forbidden Door event and will see more promotions than those listed in the title. In addition to AEW and New Japan, the latter’s sister promotion STARDOM will be involved, as will Mexico’s CMLL.

    Match Card

    A total of 14 matches have been announced for tonight’s pay-per-view. They are:

    • PRE-SHOW: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Titan, and Hiromu Takahashi) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) and Místico (with Alex Abrahantes)
    • PRE-SHOW: Kris Statlander and Momo Watanabe (with Stokely Hathaway) vs. Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano
    • PRE-SHOW: Mariah May (with Toni Storm, Luther and Mina Shirakawa) vs. Saraya (with Harley Cameron) (Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first-round match)
    • PRE-SHOW: House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) vs. Tomohiro Ishii and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Roderick Strong and Gabriel Kidd vs. Private Party (Zay and Quen)

    • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo (Ladder Match for the AEW TNT Championship)
    • The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho and Big Bill) and Jeff Cobb (with Bryan Keith) vs. Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata
    • “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) vs. Mina Shirakawa (AEW Women’s World Championship, Mariah May at ringside)
    • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Orange Cassidy
    • MJF vs. Hechicero
    • Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (IWGP World Heavyweight Championship)
    • The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, and Kazuchika Okada) vs. Scissor Ace (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster, and Hiroshi Tanahashi) (with “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn)
    • Mercedes Moné (AEW) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (NJPW) (Winner Takes All match for the AEW TBS Championship and NJPW Strong Women’s Championship)
    • Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi (Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first-round match)
    • Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) vs. Will Ospreay (AEW World Championship)

    How to Watch

    The Zero Hour pre-show for AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 will be streaming live from 6:30 pm Eastern and fans around the globe can catch it for free on AEW’s official YouTube channel and Bleacher Report.

    The AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 pay-per-view starts at 8 pm ET live from Paradise, Nevada. The event can be purchased and streamed on Bleacher Report and traditional PPV means in the US. For international audiences, the show will be made available through Triller TV.

  • Tony Khan On AEW Possibly Working With WBD, Fox & Disney

    Tony Khan On AEW Possibly Working With WBD, Fox & Disney

    Tony Khan has a lot of optimism when it comes to AEW’s future, both in television and in ever-changing streaming world.

    Speaking to Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer, the AEW President shared his enthusiasm in the possibility of AEW PPVs finding itself under the umbrella of the new Venu Sports venture. Venu Sports is the forthcoming sports streaming service that will showcase Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery possibily teaming up for a super channel. Khan called it a “really exciting opportunity.”

    “I think (Venu Sports) could be something we could be part of and it’s a really interesting conversation. That’s a whole new conversation and that’s a new world.”

    Right now, Khan and AEW have found a PPV home on Triller TV with Forbidden Door airing on the service Sunday evening. Triller also is hosting the older PPVs of AEW, something that has been in great demand for fans.

    RELATED: Tony Khan Notes Networks Would Kill For AEW TV Numbers

    Tony Khan Praises WBD CEO David Zaslav

    While Tony Khan states he’s excited for the future with AEW and WBD, he reaffirms the relationship he has with WBD CEO David Zaslav. Khan even goes as far as to say Zaslav shows as much support for pro wrestling as Ted Turner once did with WCW.

    “I don’t think that Warner Bros has had such a hands-on boss who has overseen a studio like this since Ted Turner was here at TNT and TBS like we have with David (Zaslav). There is a supreme commander at the top of Warner Bros Discovery and he loves AEW and I have a great relationship with him and I think it’s going to go a long way towards really keeping something that is very important to me alive, which is wrestling on TBS, TNT.”

    Before the summer, there was an initial report that the first offered deal between WBD and AEW left Khan disappointed, but the aforementioned Observer gave its own report refuting that.

    RELATED: Tony Khan Accused Of Booking AEW Television On The Fly

  • Tony Khan Notes Networks Would Kill For AEW TV Numbers

    Tony Khan Notes Networks Would Kill For AEW TV Numbers

    Tony Khan is confident in the television future of AEW, whatever that future may be, and he hopes it continues with Warner Bros. Discovery.

    Khan sat down for an interview with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer and went into detail regarding his thoughts on that future. The AEW President said that the company is going to get a great deal and there are still discussion matters still on the table between the two parties. Despite the record-low number AEW accrued two Wednesdays ago on AEW Dynamite, Khan remains confident in the statistics AEW has done over the course of their deal with Turner.

    “We need to keep doing what we’re doing because the numbers we have are numbers people in TV would kill to have. And I really need to focus on doing good shows for AEW and not about what the competition is doing, I think in this case our competition going out ahead of us and getting good media rights deals was a positive for us and actually good for us because we have very good historical comps, and these comps are very favorable for us. So that’s one thing I’ve done, a ton of market research and retain top analysts and data scientists and looking at this stuff.”

    RELATED: Tony Khan Says He Greatly Respects Shane McMahon: “Always Welcome in AEW”

    Thankfully, AEW rebounded with their numbers for the go-home episode of Dynamite ahead of Forbidden Door, getting an audience of 680,000, but it was still Dynamite‘s third-worst numbers so far in 2024.

    The key demographic for Dynamite was also boosted up 37.5% from the previous week’s record-low getting a 0.22 P18-49 rating.

    The fallout from AEW Forbidden Door will be featured at AEW Beach Break 3, showcasing a match between Will Ospreay and Daniel Garcia. The card will also have Jeff Jarrett competing in the Owen Hart Cup against a Wild Card entrant.

  • Dijak Teases AEW Forbidden Door Appearance

    Dijak Teases AEW Forbidden Door Appearance

    It didn’t take Dijak long at all to show up in a wrestling ring after his WWE exit and he may have bigger plans involving AEW.

    The former T-Bar revealed before the weekend that he was not offered a new contract by WWE, sharing out a typed out letter explaining his exit in detail. Donovan Dijak stated that he was told at the “eleventh hour” that WWE would not be re-signing him and that they never even attempted to negotiate a new deal. Dijak stated that two months ago he was apart of one of the greatest matches in NXT history during WrestleMania weekend before being called up to RAW where he was never used.

    Dijak didn’t let his exit cook for long as on Saturday, he made a return in his own backyard at Blitzkreig Luau in Conneticut. The “punk rock pro wrestling party” promotion stated that Dijak is a “free man.”

    That notion may be all the more concrete as Dijak took to social media to cut a promo walking out of his house, claiming that it was time for a “Dijak Hijack”

    “Today is such a beautiful day, it’s early in the morning right now, why don’t we go for a nice little drive, huh? Maybe a four-and-half hour drive? Maybe that’s exactly what today calls for.”

    When considering the distance, Long Island fits the bill for a four and a half hour drive for Dijak which is where Forbidden Door takes place. In his letter, Dijak stated that he’d be taking bookings starting June 28 so him appearing at Forbidden Door is plausible to happen.

    RELATED: Latest On Dijak’s WWE Exit: Backstage Plans, Roster’s Response

  • Jim Ross Confirms He’ll Be At Forbidden Door

    Jim Ross Confirms He’ll Be At Forbidden Door

    Jim Ross will be at Forbidden Door this Sunday after dealing with a recent bout of health issues. The WWE Hall of Famer has been admitted to the emergency room on two different occassions due to shortness of breath, but it looks like the legendary commentary will at least be in attendance for the PPV.

    RELATED: Jim Ross Believes This Could Be His Last Year On AEW Commentary

    Ross took to social media to state as such, saying, “Flying to NYC Saturday for #ForbiddenDoor. Wouldn’t miss it.”

    The last major fight Ross called on commentary was the AEW World Title match between Swerve Strickland and Samoa Joe. Strickland captured the World gold for the first time at AEW Dynasty and Ross was one of the voices to put him over. Now, JR will be on sight to see Strickland defend his championship against Will Ospreay in addition to seven other matches, plus a stacked pre-show set for Long Island. Ross has mentioned that Tony Khan has mostly appointed him for broadcast duties during the PPV so one would have to imagine he’ll be on the horn for one or two matches.

    Ross has been with AEW since 2019 and not long ago, signed an extension with the company that was said to be very lucrative for the Boomer Sooner, calling it the “quickest and easiest negotiation I have ever done in my career of 50 years.” Despite not being on TV, Ross did release his third book earlier this year, recounting some of the greatest matches he was on call for.

    RELATED: 5 Things We Learned From Jim Ross’ New Book, ‘Business Is About To Pick Up’

  • Cody Rhodes Cameos On 6/29 AEW Collision in ‘Hangman’ Page Promo

    Cody Rhodes Cameos On 6/29 AEW Collision in ‘Hangman’ Page Promo

    Cody Rhodes’ days with AEW may be long over, but the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion was a part of the most recent episode of Collision.

    On the June 29, 2024, episode of AEW’s Saturday show, a vignette aired teasing the long-awaited return of ‘Hangman’ Adam Page. Prior to this episode, the former AEW World Champion had not appeared on AEW programming since Revolution 2024 in March, where he challenged for the World title.

    While Page’s vignette focused on the Cowboy, many fans were surprised to see Cody Rhodes make an unlikely AEW appearance. Around 23 seconds into the video, a photo of Rhodes, alongside Page, and the Young Bucks can be seen.

    Rhodes left AEW in February 2022, just over three years after he and others founded the company in January 2019. The American Nightmare would return to WWE weeks later and has been one of the company’s top stars ever since. Despite now being part of AEW’s main competition, Rhodes has routinely praised the company and the efforts of those still in AEW in interviews.

    What’s Next?

    It’s unclear when Page will make his physical return to AEW, though some have speculated it could be at AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door. If not, then the Cowboy could make an impactful return at AEW All In inside Wembley Stadium this August.

    As for Rhodes, he will continue his war with The Bloodline, now led by Solo Sikoa. Rhodes will team with Randy Orton and Kevin Owens to face the faction at WWE Money in the Bank on July 6. The show will prove especially testing for Rhodes, as should his match happen after the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match, could be the victim of a swift briefcase cash-in.

  • MJF: ‘Brodie Lee Gave Me A Message After His Passing’

    MJF: ‘Brodie Lee Gave Me A Message After His Passing’

    MJF has claimed that he was able to speak with the late Brodie Lee via a medium, after the former AEW TNT Champion’s sudden passing.

    Lee, real name Jon Huber, passed away in December 2020 at the age of 41. Lee’s final match would take place in October of that year, where he lost the TNT title to Cody Rhodes. Lee’s cause of death was ruled as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; a rare illness that thickens and stiffens tissue in the lungs.

    MJF Speaks With Brodie Lee

    Over three years after his passing, Lee’s legacy stands strong in AEW and he is remembered fondly by fans and talent alike. Speaking about Lee this week, MJF shared that he initially visited a medium to speak to his grandfather who had passed close to when Lee died.

    “Before I left, they said… ‘Whoa, there’s this big individual that has just walked into the room, he’s got a big scraggly beard, and he said he needs you to send a message to his wife.’ and I’m like, who the hell is this? The medium looks at me and goes, ‘his wife’s name is Amanda. Amanda Huber.’”

    MJF was “freaked out” by the medium’s comments, and this feeling continued as the medium spoke in the manner and cadence MJF associated with Lee. The conversation ended with Lee sharing a message to MJF to pass on to his widow Amanda.

    “I walk up to Amanda at TV the next week, and I tell her this insane story. Her eyes start welling up because she was searching for this message. She had got her answer that day. So even in the afterlife, Brody really loved and cared about his wife and kids.”

    Brodie Lee evidently had a profound effect on those who knew him and MJF is just one of many to have been impacted by Lee and the legacy of the late wrestler. To this day, Lee’s influence carries on, with AEW & Reebok teaming up to create new footwear based on the star.

     

  • Latest On Penta El Zero Miedo As Contract With AEW Ticks Away

    Latest On Penta El Zero Miedo As Contract With AEW Ticks Away

    More has come to light regarding Penta El Zero Miedo as his current deal with All Elite Wrestling continues to tick away.

    It was recently reported that Penta’s contract with AEW will expire between August and September of this year. Penta joined the All-Elite promotion in February 2019. He is a former AEW World Tag Team Champion with Rey Fenix and the pair are also former AEW World Trios Champions alongside Pac.

    Latest On Penta El Zerio Miedo In AEW

    Penta is open to leaving AEW and going where the best financial offer is, Dave Meltzer reports. It’s noted that Penta believes that his next contract will be “probably his last big money deal” as the masked wrestler is currently 39 years old. Penta is also said to have “a lot of people counting on him” which has left the talented wrestler with a very difficult decision to make.

    Penta On WWE Interest

    Should Penta leave AEW for a better financial offer, it’s likely that nowhere else would offer him more than WWE. Speaking on COMIENDO CARNITAS, Penta was coy when asked about whether WWE has its eyes on him.

    “I prefer to focus on my present and my present is currently with AEW. If any company like WWE wanted to offer me something, I would need to evaluate because there is a lot of interests on the way.”

    Ultimately, Penta El Zero Miedo will do what he feels is best for himself and those who rely on him. Time will tell whether we one day call him a WWE Superstar, but for now, the masked star is focused on his work with AEW.

  • Mercedes Mone Says She Has Creative Control In AEW

    Mercedes Mone Says She Has Creative Control In AEW

    Mercedes Mone has said that she has creative control in AEW.

    The AEW TBS Champion has been in news recently due to various reasons, including her upcoming champion vs champion match against NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer at Forbidden Door this Sunday.

    TMZ sports cameras caught up with the female star ahead of her big match this weekend. Mone was asked if she has finally found the creative control in AEW which she was missing in WWE, and the former Sasha Banks explained that opportunities are endless for her in Tony Khan’s promotion:

    “I feel like here at AEW, all of my dreams and opportunity is just endless. So of course, being the TBS champion, and this Sunday at Forbidden Door, I’m about to be two-time champion. I’m gonna be the TBS champion and the New Japan Strong Champion. So yes, this little creativity that I have of taking all the belts, and going global, it’s beautiful.”

    It’s A Great Combo: Mercedes Mone

    When pressed again, the Mandalorian star claimed that she indeed has creative control in AEW and she works closely with the AEW President on her presentation:

    “Yes I have creative control, but I work with Tony Khan very closely, so it’s great, it’s a great combo.”

    In a different interview earlier this week, Mercedes Mone had revealed that she was in talks with AEW for 2 years before she finally signed with the company.

    It’s very much possible that creative control was one of the reasons why the negotiations ran so long before she made her debut for the promotion during the March 13 episode of Dynamite this year.

  • Long-Awaited Debut During AEW Collision Aligns With Swerve Strickland (Spoiler)

    Long-Awaited Debut During AEW Collision Aligns With Swerve Strickland (Spoiler)

    If you thought Swerve Strickland was a man on an island heading into Forbidden Door against Will Ospreay, think again. 

    Strickland happened to team with his opponent on the go-home episode of AEW Dynamite to face The Gates Of Agony. Swerve and Ospreay ended up winning the fight, but not without their share of trouble. Ospreay accidentally kicked Swerve in the face and post-match, it prompted Swerve to drop Ospreay. The AEW Collision elevated that tension ahead of Sunday.

    Fan footage has Swerve and Will confronting one another on the entryway ahead of their big Forbidden Door battle. Swerve once more broke a cardinal rule of Will’s by once again bringing up his family, but this time the champ had some literal big back-up.

    EJ Nduka happened to be standing behind Swerve as he mentioned Ospreay’s wife and it led to a pull apart brawl onstage, with Kyle Fletcher and Nduka taking swings at one another. 

    RELATED: Swerve Strickland: ‘If Ever There Was A Time For WWE-AEW Crossover, It’s Now’

    Nduka has been a blue chip acquisition by AEW since 2023, but The Judge had yet to make his TV debut until this coming Saturday. Nduka impressed Tony Khan and AEW in a memorable tryout match against Konosuke Takeshita, but has been kept on the back-burner since. The Judge was in WWE developmental for a time, but was released during the pandemic. 

    EJ eventually found opportunity to hone his craft in Major League Wrestling as he was a dominant force on their programming. Along with Calvin Tankman, Nduka captured the MLW World Tag Team Titles and Nduka also had a World Title program with then champion, Alex Hammerstone

    RELATED: Swerve Strickland Says MJF Will Have To Earn The Right To Challenge For AEW Title

  • Tony Khan Says He Greatly Respects Shane McMahon: “Always Welcome in AEW”

    Tony Khan Says He Greatly Respects Shane McMahon: “Always Welcome in AEW”

    Khan has officially welcomed the possibility of McMahon joining AEW.

    Conrad Thompson had the internet buzzing after he shared that he heard that Shane McMahon had communicated with someone from All Elite Wrestling. McMahon has been off WWE TV since he suffered a torn quadricep injury in an impromptu match against The Miz at WrestleMania 39 on April 2. Many fans believe it will be for WWE if Shane-o-Mac returns to TV. However, it seems WWE’s competition would welcome him with open arms. 

    Justin Barrasso recently spoke with AEW President Tony Khan for SI and asked about the possibility of Shane ‘o Mac becoming All Elite. Khan said he’s never met the man, but would welcome him any time.

    “I heard the rumor he might be interested,” said Khan. “I’ve never met Shane, but we have a lot of mutual friends.”

    “I have a lot of respect for him as an executive and a professional wrestler. Shane is always welcome in AEW.”

    It’s unclear if McMahon really has an interest in joining AEW. That said, the possibility has fans wondering how the WWE veteran would fit in another wrestling company. The AEW President also touched on other topics related to the company, including an update on their TV rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

    Tony Khan Remains Optimistic About New Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery

    The clock is starting to run out on AEW’s current deal with WBD. It’s expected that their current TV deal will expire in the fall. Despite AEW not reaching a new agreement, Khan has remained optimistic about the company’s future. 

    In the interview, Khan shared a minor update, stating that he has recently spoken with the WBD staff. 

     “We’re having great discussions with Warner Bros. Discovery,” said Khan. He continued, “I have a great relationship with (WBD CEO) Mr. David Zaslav. We’re fortunate to work with him and his team. It’s a really strong relationship, and I had just a great discussion with their leadership team this week.”

    It seems AEW’s future with WBD is still in limbo. Hopefully, both sides can reach a new deal, or Khan can find his company a new home before the fall.

    http://stg.sescoops.com/aew/aew-dynamite-low-viewership-numbers: Tony Khan Says He Greatly Respects Shane McMahon: “Always Welcome in AEW”
  • AEW Dynamite Beach Break Announced For July 3

    AEW Dynamite Beach Break Announced For July 3

    AEW Dynamite Beach Break is set for July 3.

    All Elite Wrestling has announced on X an exciting slate of matches for next week’s episode of Dynamite. In celebration of Warner Bros. Discovery Shark Week, AEW Dynamite Beach Break will occur on July 3 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago,  Illinois. 

    The event is expected to follow the aftermath of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, which occurs on June 30. On X, the company also shared that the 2024 Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournament will continue on the episode. 

    One of the featured matchups will have Jeff Jarrett taking on a mystery opponent in the tournament’s quarter-finals. The wrestling legend shared an emotional promo about his relationship with Owen and why he needs to win the Owen Hart Cup on the June 22 episode of AEW Collision. It’s unclear who Jarrett will face, but it’s possible fans will get a hint as the episode draws closer.  

    Another important matchup announced was that Willow Nightingale will finally get a chance at revenge against Kris Statlander in the semi-finals of the tournament. The former AEW TBS Champion was betrayed by Statlander and her former manager Stokely Hathaway at Double Or Nothing on May 25. Nightingale is expected to be extra motivated to win against Statlander and to become a two-time Owen Hart Cup Winner. 

    PAC Opponent For AEW Dynamite Beach Break To Be Determined

    In addition to the two matches announced for next week’s episode, PAC will also be in action in the semi-finals of the men’s tournament. He defeated Claudio Castagnoli on the June 19 episode of Dynamite to move forward in the competition. Unfortunately, he will have to wait until Forbidden Door to find out who the opponent will be.

    Bryan Danielson will take on Shingo Takagi in the quarter-finals at the upcoming pay-per-view. The matchup has the potential to be one of the best matches on the card, with both superstars having a hard-hitting style. However, the winner will have the challenging task of facing PAC three days later on the Dynamite episode.

    The July 3 episode of Dynamite has the potential to be a great show. Fans will be sure to tune in to witness how the 2024 Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournament continues to develop.