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  • Don Callis Comments On AEW vs NXT

    Don Callis Comments On AEW vs NXT

    Impact Wrestling executive Don Callis recently appeared on Konnan’s “Keepin it 100” podcast. During the conversation, he was asked by Disco Inferno about AEW and NXT. Disco Inferno implied during the conversation that AEW perhaps should have decided to go head-to-head with RAW on Monday nights.

    The conversation was posted to the “Keepin it 100” YouTube channel:

    Don Callis Comments on AEW and NXT Going Head To Head

    “It seems like Tony Khan has wanted to make this their own thing and not make it about going after Vince, at least that’s what I think they have said publicly over and over again,” Callis said on the show after Disco suggested that AEW should have gone head-to-head with RAW. “So, if you want to do your own thing you say ‘you know what? We think people will follow us and we’ll be destination programming.”

    Callis would continue to talk about the AEW roster.

    “They’ve got some wonderful talent. Our boy, Chris Jericho, is the AEW World Champion,” Callis continued. Konnan then mentioned that Callis something of a mentor to Kenny Omega.

    “I think the correct term is guru more than mentor,” Callis corrected Konnan. “Spiritual advisor to Kenny.”

  • AEW Reveals Collaboration With DC Comics

    AEW Reveals Collaboration With DC Comics

    Cody Rhodes took to Twitter a few days ago to announce that DC Comics’ Batman was “#AllElite.” He uploaded the post in honor of Batman Day. Now, however, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and TNT have revealed their new partnership with the comics publisher.

    Taking to social media, AEW shared images of both Jon Moxley and AEW World Champion Chris Jericho as a part of their AEW x DC Collaboration. The images were drawn by Howard Porter, who has provided art for DC’s Justice League and Flash comic book series.

    The first upload features Jericho with the AEW Championship slung over his shoulder. He is wearing his Pain Maker spiked jacket, hat and makeup with his hands raised. The following caption accompanied the image:

    “Who can stop Le Champion, @IAmJericho? Stay tuned for more of our @DCComics collaboration and don’t miss @tntdrama Supervillain Weekend all weekend long this Friday, 9/27 through Sunday!”

    Moxley’s image featured the AEW star cracking his knuckles, a toothpick in his mouth and the caption “Unleash the Moxley.”

    At the time of writing, there is no further information as to what this collaboration will include and extend to, be it a comic book run or potentially limited edition art pieces.

    AEW: Dynamite premieres next week on Wednesday, October 2nd on TNT.

  • Britt Baker Discusses Issues Between Herself And Bea Priestley

    Britt Baker Discusses Issues Between Herself And Bea Priestley

    Ahead of All Elite Wrestling’s TNT premiere next week, AEW wrestler Dr. Britt Baker has admitted there is undeniable bad blood between herself and Bea Priestley. It was thanks to Priestley’s actions that Baker lost out on being involved in the inaugural AEW Women’s Championship matchup.

    “I could say that I would have possibly just washed my hands with it,” Baker told WrestleZone, “but then costing me my title match, my title shot opportunity—which, from day one, all eyes have been on me essentially—because I am one of the faces of the women’s division. And that opportunity, I was essentially cheated out of it because of Bea Priestley. So now it is a war.”

    She continued, “Clearly this isn’t a clean fight anymore because she hasn’t fought clean since day one. The second she stepped into the ring, she gave me a concussion. Her very first offensive move in an AEW ring was giving me a concussion. So, moving forward, I have this whole story just ingrained into my head.”

    Turning her attention to the matchup between Nyla Rose and Riho to crown the first-ever AEW Women’s Champion, Baker tells fans they might be surprised. She called Riho one of the fastest wrestlers she’s ever seen, and that if she can evade Rose’s offense she may just surprise a lot of fans by emerging victorious.

    AEW: Dynamite premieres October 2nd on TNT.

  • Booker T Addresses Kenny Omega’s Recent Comments Comparing NXT And AEW Talent

    Booker T Addresses Kenny Omega’s Recent Comments Comparing NXT And AEW Talent

    WWE Hall of Famer Booker T recently addressed Kenny Omega’s recent comments stating that All Elite Wrestling has real stars versus NXT being filled with developmental talent. He addressed Omega’s statements on an episode of his Hall of Fame podcast. 

    Booker T explained that Omega has “[…] got two hats he’s wearing in the company, and he made some disparaging comments about the talent in NXT, but I was reading earlier that he was talking in character and that a lot of those guys are his friends. My thing is this, does Kenny Omega have the right to say that? If you’re in character, is it okay to say that? When shouldn’t you be in character? When you’re talking to a reporter or someone in the media, should you be in character or not?”

    As far as Booker T is concerned, staying in character is important when “working the masses” because, as a performer, every wrestler wants to make it as real as possible: 

    “When ‘working’ the masses, you always want to try and stay in character and make it as real as you possibly can to try and create something. I think Kenny Omega, when saying something like that and being in character and trying to create something, then all of the sites pick it up. [Omega is like,] ‘Hey, I did my job.’ He didn’t disrespect anybody. When he sees those guys, he goes, ‘Man, I was just playing. I’m working. That’s all I’m doing. It’s a work.’”

    All Elite Wrestling premieres their debut episode of AEW: Dynamite next week on October 2nd.

    H/T to Fightful for the transcription. 

  • AEW Plus: Dynamite Will Be Offered Live Internationally on FITE

    AEW Plus: Dynamite Will Be Offered Live Internationally on FITE

    AEW has revealed a new subscription service in a partnership with FITE TV. 

    On Wednesday, FITE TV announced that AEW Plus will provide live and replay access to fans in order to watch AEW Dynamite on a subscription basis as well as an a la carte option. 

    It will be available in numerous countries and regions outside the U.S. and Canada including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Japan, Italy, Spain, Chile, Brazil, and the Middle East.

    AEW Plus will feature the live two-hour show every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET for a $4.99 monthly subscription price on FITE. In addition, the monthly subscription will offer extra exclusive programming including behind-the-scenes footage. 

    Also, there will be a weekly a la carte option for $2.99 providing even more options for consumers.

    It was touted in the press release that “for the first time ever, a TV series will be available LIVE worldwide at the same time through the innovative AEW Plus digital option.”

    AEW Raids Impact Wrestling’s Production Division (Exclusive)

    This comes after ITV announced a television deal with AEW for their weekly TV show to air on ITV4 on October 6.

    The bad news for UK fans was the fact that they had to wait four days to watch new episodes of the show. That has changed with this new deal with FITE. 

  • AEW UK TV Deal Announced, Tony Khan Comments

    AEW UK TV Deal Announced, Tony Khan Comments

    ITV has announced a deal with AEW (All Elite Wrestling) that will see their new weekly wrestling show air on the network. 

    They did so on Wednesday by confirming that the show will air for free starting next month. The run will start with the full two-hour show on ITV4 on October 6th then followed by a one-hour highlights program on ITV on October 7th. 

    The shows will run sequentially leading up to PPV events including the Full Gear pay-per-view. It was noted that more details including schedule information to follow soon.

    This means that fans in the UK will have to wait four days to watch new episodes of the show. 

    AEW President Tony Khan has commented on the deal by issuing a statement on his official Twitter account: 

    “We’ll work together to ensure there will always be a free to air broadcast of the most recent episode of AEW: Dynamite before Saturday PPVs including Full Gear. We’ll also be announcing a live viewing solution soon for the UK + many other countries with great AEW fans. Thank you!”

    AEW Raids Impact Wrestling’s Production Division (Exclusive)

    Starting Wednesday, October 2 in Washington, D.C., at the famed Capital One Arena, AEW will begin airing live two-hour weekly matches on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. 

    All Elite Wrestling Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes has already confirmed that the show will be rated TV-14.

  • AEW Raids Impact Wrestling’s Production Division (Exclusive)

    AEW Raids Impact Wrestling’s Production Division (Exclusive)

    All Elite Wrestling has raided the production team of Impact Wrestling, SEScoops has learned.

    Impact has been outsourcing the majority of its production work to Kevin Sullivan’s KevinSully TV, a company based out of Nashville. Over the weekend, KSTV cut a deal with AEW and will be working directly with AEW lead producer Keith Mitchell.

    The mass exodus of virtually its entire production division has left Impact scrambling. Impact was blindsided over the weekend when the Sullivan group notified them the working relationship was over effective immediately. The news of Kevin Sullivan giving notice to Impact was first reported by John Pollock of POST Wrestling.

    KSTV tried to secure a contract with Anthem, which would have given them a sense of stability. That never came to fruition, which understandably led to some uncertainty and left the door open for AEW to swoop in.

    Impact is trying to spin the situation as if AEW only took one person, but that is not the case. Kevin Sullivan TV is composed of editors, graphic artists, sound engineers, video producers, voiceovers studios and more. They assembled all of Impacts weekly programming for domestic and international.

    Over the past couple days, Impact hired a local Tennessee producer to handle the work of several people while it regroups from this latest setback.

    One source who we spoke with about this story called it a “huge strategic move” by AEW and “crippling” to Impact ahead of their move to AXS TV in late October.

    The situation is not without some irony, as it relates to the business practices of Impact and (parent company) Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Following Anthem’s recent purchase of AXS TV, they immediately gutted the production staff of AXS TV’s offices in Dallas and Colorado. Many very talented production people were pushed out of their jobs. Now, Impact finds itself badly in need of very talented production people.

  • Nick Jackson Comments on AEW Relationship With NJPW, Favorite Wrestlers & More

    Nick Jackson Comments on AEW Relationship With NJPW, Favorite Wrestlers & More

    Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks opened up his Twitter for a short q&a session yesterday. During the conversation, Jackson commented on AEW’s relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling, his favorite wrestlers, dream matches and more.

    Highlights from Jackson’s Twitter q&a are below.

    Jackson responded with the following when asked about an AEW working relationship with NJPW:

    Jackson also commented on the Buffalo based tag team The Butcher and the Blade:

    He also said that wrestling the Hardy brothers at the Hardy compound is a dream of his:

    Nick Jackson also commented on a potential Canadian TV deal for AEW. NXT will not air in Canada on Wednesday nights, rather a 1-hour condensed version of the show will air on Sportsnet Fridays at 7 p.m. before SmackDown.

    Nick Jackson also spoke about a former member of the Elite who has since passed, or gone to NXT or something.

    Despite Cody Rhodes teasing a possible AEW TV title, Nick Jackson says there are no plans for such a title in AEW or 6-man belts either:

    Jackson also addressed the spiralling of Kenny Omega and the potential to possibly hold an intervention for him.

    Jackson also listed off some of his favourite wrestlers of all time:

  • Cody Rhodes Confirms TV Rating For AEW Dynamite, Statement Ahead Of Debut

    Cody Rhodes Confirms TV Rating For AEW Dynamite, Statement Ahead Of Debut

    Cody Rhodes was active on social media on Tuesday where he confirmed the television rating for the AEW weekly series on TNT.

    The All Elite Wrestling Executive Vice President confirmed on his official Twitter account that AEW Dynamite will be rated TV-14.

    The news was made when Rhodes was responding to a fan who asked if the weekly AEW TV show on TNT will be rated TV-PG. 

    AEW’s competition, WWE, made the move to PG programming several years ago, which has led to many fans wanting them to make the product edgier like they had back in the Attitude Era. 

    Rhodes also issued the following statement ahead of the premiere episode of the weekly television show: 

    Cody Rhodes Discusses Potential Third Hour Of Content On Wednesday Nights

    Starting Wednesday, October 2 in Washington, D.C., at the famed Capital One Arena, AEW will begin airing live two-hour weekly matches on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. 

    Rhodes is expected to open the show as he’ll be in action when he takes on Sammy Guevara in a singles match.

    He was last seen in action under the AEW banner when he got his revenge on Sean Spears by beating him at the All Out event in at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view.

  • Cris Cyborg Is Interested In Possible Crossover With WWE Or AEW

    Cris Cyborg Is Interested In Possible Crossover With WWE Or AEW

    Bellator MMA star Cris Cyborg recently did an interview with MMA Fighting where she spoke about a possible crossover to the world of pro wrestling. 

    With WWE being an obvious landing spot for her, there is another option which is All Elite Wrestling (AEW) that kicks off a new television deal with TNT next week.

    The show makes its premiere next Wednesday by going head-to-head with NXT. 

    Cyborg made it known in this interview that is definitely interested in the chance to work with WWE or AEW if the right opportunity comes along.

    “I love both AEW and WWE and the fans of professional wrestling are always stopping me in the street asking me when I am going to have a wrestling match. If the opportunity presents itself, and the deal makes sense, I would love to challenge myself with pro wrestling.”

    Cris Cyborg’s New Bellator Contract Allows Potential Wrestling Transition

    Cyborg ended the interview by noting that her focus right now is becoming the only champion in MMA to win all four of the major world titles in the same weight class. 

    AEW has put a big focus on its women’s division and making it thrive with some of the best female talent that isn’t signed to WWE, Impact Wrestling and ROH.

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  • TNT GM Confirms Discussions Of Possible AEW Studio Show

    TNT GM Confirms Discussions Of Possible AEW Studio Show

    A possible AEW (All Elite Wrestling) studio show could be on its way soon. 

    The Wrap reports that WarnerMedia is in discussions for a studio show, which comes after more details surfaced about WWE’s FOX Sports 1 studio show that is expected to premiere soon. 

    This studio show for AEW would be in addition to the main show, AEW Dynamite, that debuts on October 2nd on TNT.

    Brett Weitz, the general manager of TNT, TBS, and truTV, told TheWrap that they are talking about. 

    He stated that Tony Khan, who serves as the President of AEW, is not short of ideas or passion. 

    Key Player Emerging In Upcoming WWE vs. AEW Talent War

    “So there is a world where we’re thinking about ‘Where does something like that live?’ Knowing full well that within the WarnerMedia ecosystem we have B/R Live, we’ve got all these different components at our disposal.”

    Weitz continued by noting that more content for these fans the better and that they would love to figure out what something like that looks like.

    WWE’s studio show is expected to be called WWE Backstage and debut on November 5th. It should be noted that WWE and FOX Sports 1 have yet to comment on that news.

  • Adam Page Segment Set For AEW Dynamite Debut Episode

    Adam Page Segment Set For AEW Dynamite Debut Episode

    All Elite Wrestling has announced another segment for their Dynamite premiere show on TNT that features Adam Page. 

    The promotion confirmed his appearance with the question of what will Page have to say. This appears to be a play on how his last match ended under the AEW banner. 

    Chris Jericho Says AEW Promos Will Be Totally Unscripted

    Jericho beat Hangman Page to become the first World Champion under the All Elite Wrestling banner in the headliner of the All Out pay-per-view event last month. 

    This match was set up shortly after the first AEW pay-per-view event, Double or Nothing.

    This is where Page drew the Joker card in the Casino Battle Royale allowing him to enter at lucky number 21 where he would win the contest while Jericho beat Kenny Omega. 

    Starting Wednesday, October 2 in Washington, D.C., at the famed Capital One Arena, AEW will begin airing live two-hour weekly matches on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. The show will take place in different cities across the nation each week on Wednesdays.

    Here is the updated card for the premiere episode: 

    • Chris Jericho & mystery partners vs. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega.
    • Nyla Rose vs. Riho to crown the first AEW Women’s Champion
    • Cody vs. Sammy Guevara.
    • Jon Moxley to appear 
  • Key Player Emerging In Upcoming WWE vs. AEW Talent War

    Key Player Emerging In Upcoming WWE vs. AEW Talent War

    AEW Dynamite premieres on TNT in just over one week. Ahead of next week’s big show, there are some interesting new details to report regarding behind-the-scenes happenings at All Elite Wrestling.

    As first reported in our world exclusive about the formation of AEW, agent Barry Bloom was instrumental in getting the project off the ground, until he was effectively pushed out of the venture in its early stages.

    Since then, Bloom has maneuvered himself back into the AEW mix in a more profitable way: by cornering the market on AEW’s top stars.

    Barry Bloom has been a power broker in the industry for decades. He represented Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and others during the height of WCW’s boom period. He still reps some of the top names in the wrestling, including Jim Ross and Chris Jericho.

    SEScoops has learned that Bloom recently signed Kenny Omega as a client. Omega is arguably the franchise player of All Elite Wrestling, so this signing is significant as it relates to Bloom’s influence. Nick and Matt Jackson of the Young Bucks are also in talks with Barry Bloom.

    Fellow AEW Executive VP Cody Rhodes is currently signed with Brian Wittenstein, but Jim Ross is encouraging Cody to keep his options open.

    In addition to Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, Barry Bloom is taking meetings with high profile talent from WWE and Impact Wrestling about representation.

    According to a source to the matter, Bloom is actively positioning himself to be a key player in the inevitable WWE/NXT vs. AEW talent war.

  • David Benoit Wants To Wrestle For All Elite Wrestling

    David Benoit Wants To Wrestle For All Elite Wrestling

    David Benoit, son of Chris Benoit, has voiced his interest in entering the squared circle for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). 

    Benoit was a guest on a recent episode of the Pro and Bro Wrestling Podcast with Fred Rosser. When asked by Rosser (formerly WWE Superstar Darren Young) if he had been training, Benoit replied that he’s just been “messing around in the ring right now with a couple of guys from AEW.”

    Although he did not provide details on who he has been training with, Benoit did mention he has a close relationship with AEW Champion Chris Jericho. He was also in attendance for both Double or Nothing and All Out. Despite his claims that he is only messing around, Benoit has had gear made so he is ready for whenever he might debut. 

    When asked where he might like to wrestle, Benoit didn’t hesitate, responding:

    “I want to go to AEW one hundred percent. I love AEW. I love what they do for the boys. Take care of them.”

    This interview with Fred Rosser was advertised as David Benoit’s first-ever podcast interview.

    Benoit has frequently attended WWE shows in the past, uploading photos of himself at various events. He mentioned that he is no longer allowed backstage at WWE events but didn’t explain why.

    H/T to Pro Wrestling Sheet for the transcription

  • Dustin Rhodes On Being The AEW Promo Coach

    Dustin Rhodes On Being The AEW Promo Coach

    Former WWE and current AEW Star Dustin Rhodes recently had an interview with Bleacher Report where he spoke openly about his role in the newly established wrestling company.

    Dusty Rhodes, the father of Dustin Rhodes is credited by a lot of current and former NXT Stars as the one who helped them develop their character and improve their mic skills to a great extent.

    Now Dustin will be following the footsteps of his dad as the AEW promo coach and according to him, the wrestlers will not have to memorize anything word for word:

    “I’ve been hired as a promo coach, and I want to help teach them how to talk, you don’t have to take this gigantic paragraph of text and memorize that s–t word for word, because it’s going to come off bland and not true to your character.”

    Rhodes went on to say that they will work out who the character of the person is and try to find a happy medium between where the company wants the stars to go and where the stars want to go themselves.

    According to Dustin, the ones he is going to push the most are the ones who have never done promo and who are nervous about being on TV.

    Apart from this, Dustin Rhodes also discussed how they will have time to tell stories on their TV show and they won’t be stuck doing 4 minutes television matches. You can read his full interview at this link.

  • Kylie Rae Returns To Wrestling (Video)

    Kylie Rae Returns To Wrestling (Video)

    After requesting and being granted her release from All Elite Wrestling earlier this summer, Kylie Rae returned to wrestling last night. She performed on a Freelance Wrestling show in Chicago as a last-minute replacement for Shotzi Blackheart. It was her first match since June.

    Just hours before the event, Freelance Wrestling posted on their Twitter account that Kylie would be Blackheart’s replacement on the card:

    Video of Kylie’s ring entrance was posted online by fans in attendance:

    Kylie Rae Returns To Wrestling

    AEW President Tony Khan confirmed after All Out that Kylie had requested and been granted her release. It is not known at this time what led to her requesting her release from the promotion. She deleted her Twitter account and has not posted to Instagram since July. Her only match as an official member of the AEW roster was at Double or Nothing in the fatal 4-way match won by Britt Baker.

    “She is no longer with us,” Khan said at the All Out post-event media scrum. “She asked for her release and we granted it, she called me and asked if she could be released from her contract, it was pretty simple. I said ‘Yeah’ and asked if everything was okay. She said, ‘Yeah,’ and didn’t want to be with the company anymore.”

  • The Young Bucks On If They Watched NXT’s Premiere On USA Network

    The Young Bucks On If They Watched NXT’s Premiere On USA Network

    With NXT premiering this past week on USA Network and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) gearing up for their debut on TNT on October 2nd, some might wonder how closely the two promotions are monitoring one another.

    In an interview with talkSPORT, Matt and Nick Jackson spoke about NXT’s debut as well as Triple H’s recent comments regarding NXT’s roster.

    Nick admitted that he watched some of the premiere because of the people he knows in the promotion, calling it a “fun show.”

    “Matt and I, we have a lot of friends there. Candice LeRae, we have a history with so I was happy for her,” Nick said. “She was in the first match in the four-way and she did great, so I was happy for her.”

    Regarding the shows going head-to-head, his brother Matt added, “I’m rooting for them, though. I want them to have a good show. Ours is just going to be better.”

    The Young Bucks then turned their attention to a previous interview with Triple H. During that interview,’ The Game’ shared that he wouldn’t want to trade anyone on his NXT roster for anyone else in the world. The Jackson brothers found this statement funny because, as Nick puts it “Like, come on…we know you wanted us.”

    Matt then said, “A year ago you were trying to get us all [in The Elite]! A year ago you were trying to get every one of us to come and work for you, so, that’s cool. You can say whatever. Don’t act like there was no interest in us and you wouldn’t trade for us because I know for a fact, you would.”

    The Young Bucks are scheduled to face off against Private Party in the AEW Tag Team Tournament on October 9th.

  • The Young Bucks Believe Audience At Full Sail Will Get Tired Of NXT

    The Young Bucks Believe Audience At Full Sail Will Get Tired Of NXT

    WWE recently announced that NXT will remain in Full Sail University after going live, however, the Young Bucks seem to think that it’s a wrong move for the company.

    Bucks recently spoke to Alex McCarthy of TalkSPORT where they discussed things like Triple H’s recent comments about the NXT roster, their UK television deal and more.

    Talking about the USA premiere episode of the Black and Yellow brand, Matt said that he is rooting for them. He said that he wants them to have a good show but their show debuting on TNT on October 2nd will be better.

    Nick then raised a concern about the show remaining in Full Sail “It was a fun show. But 10 weeks from now, those fans might get tired. It happened with IMPACT [doing a show from the same studio].”

    The Bucks also talked about Pac making his debut for the promotion during the All Out PPV where he replaced Jon Moxley in a match against Kenny Omega.

    Nick revealed that there were a couple of more names being discussed as a possible replacement. Though those talks were nixed and it was Tony Khan who got the deal with the former WWE Star done.

    What do you think about The Young Bucks’ comments about the audience getting bored with NXT? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below:

  • Dustin Rhodes Reveals His Father Didn’t Want Him To Join The Wrestling Industry

    Dustin Rhodes Reveals His Father Didn’t Want Him To Join The Wrestling Industry

    Both Dustin Rhodes and Cody Rhodes have honored the legacy of their father Dusty Rhodes in their own way and they both have worked hard to become successful wrestlers in their own right.

    However, during a recent interview with Bleacher Report, Dustin talked about his start in wrestling and revealed that their dad actually didn’t want him to become a wrestler.

    Rhodes was talking about his childhood. He said that he loved everything about the business since he was little and revealed that Dusty didn’t want him to get into the wrestling industry:

    “For the first time I was let in on all the secret stuff, the kayfabe stuff, I’d been longing for so, so long. He gave me a crash course; he didn’t want me to get into the wrestling industry. But that’s all I wanted. I grew up desiring nothing but the wrestling business.”

    However, the current AEW Star stayed loyal to his dream. This forced his dad to allow him to work in the business, though he still made Dustin work his way up through the industry.

    According to the star formerly known as Goldust, he had to learn everything about the business by working hard and spending countless hours in the gym as well as with the veterans on the road.

    His first break in the industry came when Dusty told him to referee a couple of matches. He instructed Dustin to drive the car to reach the arena, while the Hall Of Famer flew in for the show in his private jet.

    Apart from this, Dustin also talked about AEW’s upcoming TV show, helping young talents and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

  • Dominik Dijakovic Fires Back At Kenny Omega For Comments About NXT

    Dominik Dijakovic Fires Back At Kenny Omega For Comments About NXT

    Dominik Dijakovic will face Keith Lee next week live on NXT. The 32-year-old responded to Kenny Omega’s recent comments regarding NXT “developmental talent” with the following Tweet:

    https://twitter.com/DijakovicWWE/status/1174760846708412421

    Omega responded with the following GIF:

    Kenny Omega Says AEW Will Showcase Real Stars, Not Developmental Talent

    “You can call it a war if you want,” Omega said in a recent interview with Sportskeeda. “It’s like, to me, we’re in a completely different kind of business. I mean what they’re doing is different from what we’re doing. It’s weird, because it’s hard to say you’re going to war with people that I call my friends. And yet, we are going to war.” 

    Omega continued, “And yet, when I sit back and look at the grand picture, I’m going to war with these dudes that, if we were on the same show together, the same promotion…let’s pretend there were no borders. Let’s pretend there were no promotions. Let’s just pretend there’s just one big promotion. If these guys were in the same show as me, they’d be in the dark match. They’d be in the opening match of my main event match.”

  • Cody Rhodes Discusses Potential Third Hour Of Content On Wednesday Nights

    Cody Rhodes Discusses Potential Third Hour Of Content On Wednesday Nights

    WWE uses the third hour of SmackDown Live to tape content for their on-demand service WWE Network and some latest comments from Cody Rhodes make it seem like AEW could also follow these footprints.

    Cody recently had an interview with IGN, where he discussed things like NXT’s debut on USA Network, his upcoming championship match with Chris Jericho and more.

    While talking about their TV Show, the former WWE Star explained how they will switch between stars. He explained that not every star will be on TV every week and Rhodes went on to discuss the possibility of a third hour of on-demand content:

    “It will probably (be) live for people to stream on B/R Live, we have a lot of resources and we want to make sure that people can plug into the wrestlers who we signed who they’re fans of. We’re going to try and keep everybody busy.”

    The former IC Champion also discussed their upcoming show on TNT saying that they want to provide “bell-to-bell sports-centric pro-wrestling.”

    Expanding on his comments, Cody Rhodes explained that this will mean that their matches will be longer and the stories will be told through the bouts, in between the ropes.

    AEW’s TNT show dubbed Dynamite will premiere on October 2nd. You can watch the latest promo for the same below:

  • AEW Dynamite Confirmed As TNT Series Name

    AEW Dynamite Confirmed As TNT Series Name

    On Thursday, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and TNT revealed the name and first official poster of their upcoming weekly show. The name is All Elite Wrestling: “Dynamite.”

    Starting Wednesday, October 2, AEW will begin airing live two-hour weekly matches on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. The show will take place in different cities across the nation each week on Wednesdays, starting in Washington, D.C., at the famed Capital One Arena. 

    In the press release, it was noted that “AEW is giving fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years. AEW is about more than wrestling. It’s a movement fueled by fans, offering fun, gripping and authentic athletic matches every week.”

    AEW Dynamite Posters

    AEW Dynamite poster

    Brandi Rhodes On NXT’s Move to USA Network Ahead Of AEW on TNT Premiere

    Future events announced so far will be held in Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh PA, Charleston, WV, Charlotte NC, Nashville, TN, Indianapolis, IN and Chicago, IL.

    Here is the updated card for the premiere episode: 

    • Chris Jericho & mystery partners vs. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega.
    • Nyla Rose vs. Riho to crown the first AEW Women’s Champion
    • Cody vs. Sammy Guevara.
    • Jon Moxley to appear 

    You can watch the latest promo here: 

  • Kenny Omega On AEW: You’re Going To See Real Stars, Not Developmental Talent

    Kenny Omega On AEW: You’re Going To See Real Stars, Not Developmental Talent

    Kenny Omega was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda while in Singapore and spoke about the pending war on Wednesday nights between AEW and NXT. Omega was hesitant to call it a war, however, and insinuated that NXT is still just WWE’s developmental brand.

    “You can call it a war if you want,” he said. “It’s like, to me, we’re in a completely different kind of business. I mean what they’re doing is different from what we’re doing. It’s weird, because it’s hard to say you’re going to war with people that I call my friends. And yet, we are going to war.”

    Omega continued, “And yet, when I sit back and look at the grand picture, I’m going to war with these dudes that, if we were on the same show together, the same promotion…let’s pretend there were no borders. Let’s pretend there were no promotions. Let’s just pretend there’s just one big promotion. If these guys were in the same show as me, they’d be in the dark match. They’d be in the opening match of my main event match.”

    The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion added that AEW fans will see real stars on TNT, whereas NXT offers “developmental talent.”

    “You wanna call that a war, you wanna call that competition? Go ahead. Maybe it’s fun for you to do. That’s cool. But we’re different planets. And you’re going to see that right away, when you see 10000+ arenas sold out. You’re going to see smiles on fans’ faces. You’re going to see real stars. Not developmental talent but real stars appearing on your television sets, every week.”

    You can watch Kenny Omega’s full comments here:

  • Joey Janela Reveals His Wrestling Gear Was Stolen

    Joey Janela Reveals His Wrestling Gear Was Stolen

    All Elite Wrestling’s Joey Janela uploaded an unfortunate video during Wednesday afternoon. ‘The Bad Boy’ took to Twitter to share footage of damage to his car after somebody had broken into it. He revealed that his wrestling gear had been stolen while he was in Philadelphia.

    The short clip shows the aftermath of the robbery, with broken glass all across the car seats. Cables can be seen strewn across the passenger seat as Janela deadpans “Good afternoon, Philadelphia.”

    In the actual tweet, Janela wrote:

    “Good afternoon Philadelphia, Wrestling gear is bye, bye…. Bunkhouse Janela is BOLA…….”

    https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1174397390398377992

    He later added that, despite having $80 in cash in plain sight, the robbers decided to steal the “sweaty gross wrestling gear” instead. They also took his Beats Headphones.

    “I’m dying that I had $80 in cash laying around in plain site but the robbers decided to take sweaty gross wrestling gear and a man purse full of foreign coins…..”

    Trying to stay positive about the awful situation, Janela later tweeted that “If I don’t have any gear this weekend I still got these sick CHOPS BABY…”

    https://twitter.com/JANELABABY/status/1174505177929461766

    Joey Janela recently competed for All Elite Wrestling’s All Out event. He participated in a three-way Cracker Barrel Clash matchup against Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc.

  • Big Cass Discusses Feuding With Daniel Bryan, Admits He Is Closely Watching AEW

    Big Cass Discusses Feuding With Daniel Bryan, Admits He Is Closely Watching AEW

    Before the incident that took place at WrestlePro last Saturday night, Big Cass sat down for an interview with Wrestling Inc., where he spoke about feuding with Daniel Bryan, wanting a dream match against Roman Reigns, and All Elite Wrestling’s forthcoming debut on TNT.

    “Working with him was absolutely amazing,” Cass said about working with Daniel Bryan. “We would call barely anything in the back, and we’d go out for house shows in the main event, and I was really nervous, and he was really calm, and he was like, ‘No, we’re gonna call [the match] out there.’ We would go like 25 to 30 minutes of nothing called except the finishing sequence. He would just walk me through and guide me through the entire match. While it was happening, I was like, ‘This guy is the best in the world. No one can touch him.’ He made me comfortable out there to the point where I could walk through a match with him, twenty minutes without anything called, and just be confident in what I was doing. He is the man.”

    Dream Match & Keeping Up With AEW

    Cass once said his ultimate dream match would be a WrestleMania clash against Roman Reigns. Given that he is no longer a part of WWE, however, he’s unsure if he’ll ever get another chance against the Big Dog.

    “It’s definitely a dream match [to go against Roman Reigns],” Cass explained. “I just don’t know if it’s feasible depending on where I go or what he does; I don’t know what his situation is. I don’t know if it’s feasible, but we shall see.”

    He then explained how he has been watching everything AEW has done so far. Cass added he is excited for AEW’s debut on October 2nd, saying that the promotion has put out an amazing product so far.