Cody Rhodes got his hands on Shawn Spears where he was able to get his revenge.
The AEW Executive Vice President did so at the All Out event in at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view. Tully Blanchard was in the corner of Spears for the match as his manager. MJF was in the corner of Rhodes.
Prior to the match, DDP walked out with Rhodes. In the middle of the match to even the odds, Arn Anderson hit a spinebuster to Spears.
The promotion confirmed the match on an episode of The Road To All Out. The feud was set up at the Fyter Fest event in June where Rhodes went to a draw with Darby Allin.
Post-match, Spears, formerly known as Tye Dillinger, hit Rhodes in the head with a steel chair with Rhodes turning his head and didn’t put up his hands.
Rhodes was bleeding pretty good from the back of his head. It was an accident as the chair was supposed to be gimmicked but went wrong.
The competitors are now set to see who will become the first AEW Women’s Champion.
As seen at Saturday’s (August 31, 2019) All Out event at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view, Riho beat Hikaru Shida in a singles match that took place on the main card.
Meanwhile, Nyla Rose won the Women’s Casino Battle Royale that took place on the pre-show.
Competitors in the Women’s Casino Battle Royale included the following names:
Rose and Riho will square off on the October 2nd episode of AEW on TNT from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. to crown the first AEW Women’s Champion.
All Elite Wrestling has yet to announce their next pay-per-view event but it’s been reported that another one will take place this year.
PAC was victorious in a match that many fans didn’t expect to see.
PAC beat at the All Out event in at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view. It was hyped as the co-main event of the show but it served as the second match on the card. They put on one heck of a match that delivered.
Originally, it was a dream match that fans have wanted to see since both Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley built up their star power but it didn’t happen. Instead, PAC stepped in.
Moxley had to pull out pf this scheduled match due to a “serious case of MRSA” in his elbow that was picked up during his time in the NJPW G1 Climax.
Omega already has his next bout booked as he is teaming up with The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) to take on Jericho and two mystery tag team partners in a six-man tag team match.
This contest is slated to take place on the first episode of AEW’s weekly television show on TNT.
AEW’s All Out took place on August 31st at the Sears Center Arena in Chicago, Il.
“Buy In” pre-show results
– Women’s Casino Battle Royal: This one comes down to Rose, Priestly and Baker. They try to gang up on Rose to eliminate her, but Rose fights back and hits a splash in the corner on both women. Rose gets dropped again, and Baker then hits the Canadian destroyer on Priestley. Baker hits a second rope suplex on Rose next, and then unloads with strikes on Priestley. Priestley gets on the apron and spits at Baker, and Baker fights back. Rose ends up knocking them both outside for the win. Rose now has a spot in the AEW Women’s Title match on October 2.
Winner: Nyla Rose
– We see a video package looking at the unveiling of the new AEW World Title, and the feud between Hangman and Chris Jericho for the belt.
– Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans: Isiah starts off against Jack, and then Marq tags in shortly after. Marq looks for a hurricanrana, but Jack lands on his feet after a flip. Marq now does some flips of his own, and then they trade offensive attempts. Marq finally connects with a dropkick and Evans goes down. Isiah tags back in and continues he offense on Evans with a series of right hands. Marq tags back in for the double team, but Jack fights them off and hits a springboard corkscrew elbow. Angelica tags in for the double team, and continues the offense on Marq. Jack tags back in for a German suplex/double foot stomp combo on Marq. Evans follows up with knees to the face. Marq leaps over Jack to tag in Isiah, and Isiah cleans house. Isiah hits a springboard moonsault on Angelico on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Isiah hits a moonsault on Jack. Marq tags in for the double team on Jack. Jack fights back with a spinning heel kick on Marq, but then Isiah tags in for the double team. Isiah then hits a spinning suicide dive on Angelico at ringside. Marq goes up top and hits a shooting star press on Jack. Isiah gets back in the ring and pins Jack, but only gets two. Angelico and Jack finally fight back and double team Isiah for a two count. Jack and Angelico both go to the top rope in opposite corners, but Marq and Isiah meet them there and fight them on the post. Marq ends up hitting a reverse Frankensteiner off the top on Angelico. Marq then hits the reverse Frankensteiner on Jack off the opposite turnbuckle, and Isiah catches Jack in mid-air with a Diamond Cutter. Isiah pins Jack for the three count.
Winners: Private Party
– The two teams shake hands after the match, but then Jack and Angelico attack Private Party from behind.
– We see a video package looking at Wardlow beating up some guys in a parking lot.
– MJF does an interview backstage where he says he will be on the show tonight, despite not being on the card.
– Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross comes out to the broadcast table to call tonight’s show. Ross is joined by Goldbenboy and Excalibur. The go over the card for tonight’s show, and then we see a commercial for AEW on TNT before the pre-show ends.
AEW All Out Results
– We open up with the American National Anthem and a “USA” chant from the audience. We go to the opening video package for tonight’s show.
– So Cal Uncensored comes out to the ring, and they’ve got microphones. They cut a brief promo about packing the house for AEW again, and they lead the crowd in an “SCU” chant. SCU gets ready to wrestle, and then the camera starts shaking, and Jurassic Express comes out.
– So Cal Uncensored vs. Jurassic Express: Kazarian and Jungle Boy start this one off trading holds on the mat. Kazarian fires up with a knee to the body, then he tags in Daniels for the double team. Jungle Boy fires up and takes Daniels down with a springboard arm drag. Luchasaurus tags in and puts the boots to Daniels. Marko Stunt tags in and hits a series of kicks on Daniels. Scorpio runs in, but Jungle Boy comes in too and helps Stunt clear the ring. Stunt hits a suicide dive on Daniels, and then Jungle Boy hits a dive on Scorpio and Kazarian. Luchasaurus then hits a dive on Daniels and Scorpio. Back in the ring, Stunt climbs on Luchasaurus’s shoulders, then leaps off with a cross body on Daniels. Jungle Boy tags in and continues the offense on Daniels. Sky tags in and elbows Jungle in the face, then Kazarian tags in and hits a springboard dropkick on Jungle. SCU clears the Jurassic Express apron, and then Sky tags back in for the double team. Daniels tags back in, but Jungle Boy starts fighting back. Luchasaurus and Kazarian get the tags, and Luchasaurus starts cleaning house and drops all three SCU members with kicks. Daniels and Kazarian look for a double team, but Luchasaurus dodges it drops all three SCU members again. Luchasaurus chokeslams Kazarian and then hits a standing moonsault for a two count. Jungle Boy and Stunt both tag in and they start double teaming Kazarian. Daniels runs in, and it turns into all men from both teams brawling in the ring. SCU finally gets the upper hand after triple teaming Luchasaurus. Kazarian hits a dive on Luchasaurus at ringside first, and then Scorpio hits one on him. Back in the ring, Kazarian picks up both Stunt and Jingle, and Daniels goes up top for the double team moonsault/tombstone piledriver. Kazarian covers for the three count.
Winners: So Cal Uncensored
– SCU and Jurassic Express shake hands and hug after the match.
– Kenny Omega vs. Pac: Omega and Pac start off trading holds and trying to show off. Omega starts off strong, but Pac quickly turns it around with kicks. Omega fights back and looks for a Fameasser, but Pac flips out of it. Pac gets dumped outside and Omega looks for a dive, but Pac catches Omega with a knee to the midsection. Omega fights back and whips Pac into the fan barricade. Omega and Pac trade shots on the floor now. Back in the ring, Pac hits a boot to the face and Omega is down. Pac tries to keep Omega grounded, but Omega fights back and hits some chops to the chest of Pac. Pac looks to run the ropes, but Omega stops him short and clotheslines him out to ringside. Omega kicks Pac through the ropes, then Omega hits a big suicide dive on Pac at ringside. Back in the ring, Omega hits a missile dropkick off the top to the back of Pac’s head. Omega follows up with a Fisherman’s suplex for a two count. Omega picks up Pac, but Pac breaks free and elbows Omega in the face. Omega fights back with a rolling senton, but then Pac fires up and drops him with a tornado DDT. Omega rolls out to ringside, and Pac hits a moonsault off the top turnbuckle down on to Omega on the ringside floor. Pac’s legs appear to hit the fan barricade hard. Back in the ring, Pac hits a 450 splash off the top for a two count. Omega fights up to his feet and they trade blows in the middle of the ring. Omega gets the upper hand and hits a spinebuster for a two count. Pac shoves the referee towards Omega, but Omega moves him aside and hits a dropkick on Pac. Omega follows up with a neckbreaker over the knee. Omega hits a Shining Wizard, and then he picks up Pac and hits a German suplex for a two count. Omega looks for a Tiger Driver, but Pac fights out and kicks Omega down. Omega follows up with snap German suplex, and then he hits another German for a two count. Omega fights back and hits a snap Dragon Suplex, and then a running knee to the face. Omega covers for a two count. Omega goes for another knee to the face, but Pac blocks it and fires back with a series of kicks. Omega connects with a knee to the face, and then another one. Pac fights back with a reverse hurricanrana, and both men are slowing down now. Pac latches on to Omega and applies The Brutalizer submission. Omega goes out cold, and the ref calls for the bell.
Winner: Pac
– Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Darby Allin: This match is sponsored by Cracker Barrel, and there are Cracker Barrel related items around the ramp. Jimmy immediately leaves the ring after the opening bell, and he pulls out multiple chairs and a table from under the ring. Havoc throws the table in the ring, and he also brings a staple gun in the ring. Jimmy staple guns himself, and dares his opponents to bring it. Joey and Darby do bring it, and they double team Jimmy and dump him out to ringside. They end up taping Jimmy to a chair at ringside. They put thumbtacks in Jimmy’s face and mouth, and then duct tape his mouth. Joey and Darby’s temporary allegiance is now over, and they start brawling all over ringside. Back in the ring, Darby hits an arm drag and a stunner on Joey. Jimmy breaks free at ringside and starts going at it with Joey. Darby gets dropped, and then back in the ring Jimmy beats down Joey and gives him papercuts between his fingers and on his mouth. Joey fights back with a brainbuster on a steel chair. Joey then hits a sunset flip powerbomb off the apron on Darby through a table. Jimmy then starts beating down Joey on the ramp. Jimmy hits him with a plate of pancakes, and a barrel. Back in the ring, Darby gets back into things and beats down Joey and Jimmy with a skateboard. Darby hits an ollie off the top rope on Joey for a two count. Jimmy gets back in the fight and starts beating down Darby all over ringside. Darby comes back with a cannonball splash on Jimmy through a table. Darby hits Jimmy on the ring steps, then he picks up the wooden barrel, and he tries climbs to the top rope. Darby goes flying, but Jimmy rolls out of the way, and Darby crashes through the barrel on the ring steps by himself. Back in the ring, Joey beats down Jimmy and hits a flying elbow off the top for a two count. Jimmy fights back and suplexes Joey, and then hits his finisher through another wooden barrel in the ring for the three count.
Winner: Jimmy Havoc
– Best Friends vs. The Dark Order: The winners of this match earn a spot in the tag tournament. The Best Friends start off strong in this one and clear the ring early on. Trent is the legal man now, and Evil Uno grabs him by the ankle from the apron, leading to Grayson dropkicking Trent off the apron and into the fan barricade. Uno tags in for the double team on Trent. Grayson tags back in and works over Trent with knee strikes. Grayson and Uno trade frequent tags now to continue the offense on Trent. Uno misses a big splash in the corner and Trent drops him with a Tornado DDT. Chuck finally gets the tag and cleans house. Uno fights back and all four men go at it in the ring now. Uno and Grayson end up clearing Chuck to the outside, and their druids attack him. Uno and Grayson double team Trent for the three count.
Winners: The Dark Order
– After the match, the lights go out, and Orange Cassidy is in the ring. Orange hits a suicide dive on The Dark Order at ringside, with his hands in his pockets. He gets back in the ring and kicks up. The Best Friends get in the ring and they hug Orange.
– Hikaru Shida vs. Riho: The winner of this one receives shot at AEW Women’s World Championship on October 2 against Nyla Rose. Shida starts off strong and takes the fight out to ringside where she beats down Riho. Back in the ring, Shida applies a Boston Crab. Riho fights back with a hurricanrana and some kicks, but Shida shuts her down and tries to keep her grounded. They fight up the turnbuckle and Shida hits a superplex for a two count. They fight up the turnbuckle again, and this time Riho hits a series of forearms to the face. Shida falls backwards and Riho hits a stomp off the top. Riho follows up with the running knee strike for a two count. After a series of reversals and pin attempts, Riho rolls up Shida in a small package for the three count, and Shida can’t believe it.
Winner: Riho
– Nyla Rose comes out to the stage after the match and stares at the winner before leaving.
– Sean Spears vs. Cody Rhodes: Tully Blanchard is in Spears’ corner. We cut backstage, and see Brandi Rhodes, her dog, DDP, and MJF, and they appear to be wearing Star Trek themed clothing. Cody makes his entrance, also in a Star Trek themed shirt. Pyro goes off, and then Brandi, the dog, DDP and MJF come out from the tunnel, but the dog is scared from the pyro and doesn’t want to come out. They walk down the ramp, and Cody reveals that he will have MJF in his corner. Brandi and DDP leave. Cody hits a suicdide dive out of the ring on Spears before the opening bell, and he knocks over Tully too when he tries to get involved. They brawl through the crowd and back to the ring, where referee Earl Hebner finally calls for the opening bell. They brawl back out to ringside where Cody takes control, but then Tully hits a low-blow on Cody from behind while the ref is distracted by MJF. Spears gets the upper hand now and starts beating down Rhodes. Back in the ring, Rhodes misses a spear in the corner, and then Spears hits a DDT on the apron. Tully gets involved, and then spears gets in a shouting match with Hebner. Spears takes Tully’s belt from him and starts whipping Cody, and that makes Cody fire up. Cody fights back and hits an Alabama Slam on Spears. Cody puts Spears in the Figure Four, but Tully gets involved behind the ref’s back again to help Spears. The fight spills out to ringside where Shawn drops Cody on his head. Back in the ring, Rhodes hits an inverted DDT. Tully gets on the apron and distracts the referee, and then MJF does the same. Tully steps in the ring, and MJF steps in too. Tully and MJF are about t oget into it, and they start choking each other. Spears hits a big boot on MJF and sends him out to ringside. Tully leaves the ring on his own, and he puts the boots to MJF at ringside. Arn Anderson comes out down the ramp next. Arn gets in the ring and gives Spears a spinebuster in the middle of the ring. Tully looks on his shock and follows Arn up the ramp. Spears brings a chair into the ring, but Cody kicks him down. Cody picks up the steel chair, and Spears and the ref both ask Cody not to do it. Cody hits Spears with right hands and then a Bionic elbow. Cody throws the chair at Spears and Spears catches it, then Cody kicks it into his face. Cody follows up with the Cross Rhodes for the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
– MJF gets in the ring and celebrates with Cody after the match.
– The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros (c): This one is a ladder match for the AAA Tag Titles. They trade hand gestures before the match, and then The Buck look for the Indy Driver early on, but The Lucha Bros escape. They double team Matt, but the Young Bucks are able to fight back with a ladder shot on both Lucha Bros. The Young Bucks then double the Lucha Bros members. Pentagon climbs an unfolded ladder at ringside and hits a splash on the Young BUcks at ringside. Phoenix then leaps from the top rope, over the ladder at ringside, and on to the Young Bucks on the floor. The Lucha Bros start setting up ladders and tables all over the place. Phoenix climbs a ladder in the ring, but the Bucks come in and interrupt. The Bucks and Lucha Bros both fight over the ladder in the middle of the ring. Phoenix and Nick trade chops to the chest and they fight out to the apron. Pentagon and Matt both spear their opponent off the apron and through tables at ringside. Back in the ring, Pentagon drops Matt afer a series of strikes. Matt sends Pentagon out to ringside, and Mett leaps from a ladder with a dive on him at ringside. Back in the ring, Nick hits a series of suplexes on Phoenix, and he finishes with a suplex on to a ladder in the corner. The Lucha Bros turn it around and dump the Bucks out to ringside, then they set up a big ladder in the ring. They start climbing, but the Bucks interrupt and take the Lucha Bros down. Nick beats down both Lucha Brothers, then starts climbing the ladder, but Phoenix pushes him off. Nick lands on Pentagon at ringside, then Phoenix hits a moonsault off the ropes on to Nick at ringside. Back in the ring, Matt and Pentagon fight up the ladder. Pentagon leaps from his side of the ladder and hits a Sling Blade on Matt off the ladder. Nick gets in the ring and Pentagon connects with some kicks on him. Pentagon rolls outside and Nick hits a dive on him. Back in the ring, Phoenix springboards over the top rope, through a ladder, and hits the Candian Destroyer on Matt. Penatgon and Matt climb the ladder, and Pentagon hits a Canadian Destroyer off the ladder through a table in the ring. They fight out to ringside, and Nick hits a splash off a ladder on to Pentagon through a ladder, and at the same time, Phoenix hits a splash off a ladder on to Matt through a table at ringside. Nick and Phoenix start going at it on the floor now, and Nick hits a Tornado DDT off the apron on to Phoenix on the floor. Back in the ring, Phoenix and Nick go at it, and then Matt gets back in the ring and superkicks Phoenix down. Pentagon gets in the ring, but Nick drops him and puts him in the Sharpshooter. Matt sets up a ladder over Pentagon and chokes him. Phoenix climbs the ladder, but Nick meets him there and knocks him off. Matt picks up Phoenix in the Tombstone position, but then Pentagon superkicks Matt down. Nick is on the ladder and he’s almost at the belts, but Pentagon shoves the ladder over, and Nick crashes through a table at ringside. Matt and Pentagon right on the ladder, and Matt rips off Pentagon’s lucha mask and knocks him down. Phoenix leaps from the top rope towards the ladder, but Matt kicks him out of mid-air. Phoenix then kicks the ladder down, then rolls out to ringside to put his mask back on. Pentagon and Phoenix take Matt on to a ladder that’s set up between the ring apron and the fan barricade. They hit a double team piledriver on the ladder. Back in the ring, the Lucha Bros climb the ladder and grab the Tag Titles.
Winners & still Champions: The Lucha Bros
– After the match, two masked men hit the ring and attack both teams. The masked men hit a powerbomb/flipping neckbreaker off the top combination. They reveal the masks, and it’s Santana and Ortiz.
– Hangman vs. Chris Jericho: Hangman and Jericho start off trading arm drags and strikes. Hangman fires up and hits a chop to the chest. Hangman misses a shot in the corner and Jericho fires back with a missle dropkick from the middle rope. Hangman comes back with a flying clothesline for a two count of his own. Jericho looks for a springboard dropkick, but he misses and Hangman dumps him outside. Hangman looks for a dive off the apron, but Jericho caches him in the Codebreaker on the floor. Hangman gets on the apon, but Jericho kicks him off and he crashes into the fan barricade. They fight aorund ringside, and Jericho nails Hangman in the face with a microphone. Back in the ring, Jericho and Hangman trade chops to the chest, until Jericho hits an armbar takedown. Jericho poses for the crowd, and then puts the boots to Hangman. Jericho hits a senton drop off the turnbuckle for a two count. Hangman fights back wih punches and chops, but Jericho fires back with a dropkick for another two count. They trade chops to the chest, and then Jericho goes up top and hits a cross body. Hangman rolls through and picks up Jericho, then hits a fallaway slam. Hangman hits a rolling Samoan drop, and then a lariat and a standing shooting star press for a two count. Jericho fights back and looks for the Lionsault, but Hangman jumps up on the ropes with him and gives him a Russian leg sweep off the middle rope. Hangman hits a discus lariat on Jericho, and Jericho starts selling his eye. Jericho rolls out to ringside and blades, and he’s now bleeding from above his left eye. Hangman throws Jericho into the fan barricade at ringside, and then takes him back in the ring. Hangman hits a clothesline, and then he puts the boots to Jericho in the corner. Hangman misses a splash in the corner, and Jericho sends him into the ring post. Jericho climbs the turn buckle and takes Hangman up with him. Hangman ends up giving Jericho a swinging neckbreaker off the top. Hangman hits a discus elbow to the face of Jericho. Jericho fights back and drops Hangman over the ropes. Jericho goes for a springboard dropkick, but Hangman kicks Jericho out of mid-air. Hangman hits the buckshot lariat on Jericho. Hangman picks up Jericho, but Jericho escapes and puts Hangman in the Wall of Jericho. Hangman reaches the ropes, and the ref calls for the break and she shoves Jericho. Jericho shoves her back, and she yells at him and threatens to disqualify him. Jericho misses a clothesline on Hangman and gets dumped outside. Hangman climbs the turnbuckle and hits a moonsault off the top on Jericho on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Hangman jumps the top rope, but Jericho catches him in the Codebreaker for a two count. Jericho knees Hangman in the head a couple times, but then Hangman comes back with a discus lariat. Hangman looks for a shooting star press, but Jericho blocks it with his knees. Jericho looks for the Codebreaker, but Hangman catches him and blocks it. Hangman turns it into the Dead Eye for a two count. Hangman hits the Buckshot Lariat next. Jericho fights up and hits the Judas Effect spinning back elbow on Hangman for the three count.
Winner & first ever AEW World Champion: Chris Jericho
– A trainer looks at Jericho’s cut at ringside as we go to replays. Jericho celebrates on the stage as All Out goes off the air.
All Elite Wrestling has released the opening video package for Saturday’s All Out event from the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL.
The main card is expected to begin at 8 p.m. ET and stream live on the BR Live platform as well as traditional PPV for the price of $49.99. “The Buy-In” pre-show will get the festivities kicked off one hour prior at 7 p.m.
With AEW on the cusp of their TNT debut in October, Malenko opened up about how he has been preparing AEW talent for television during an appearance at Starrcast III.
“I think a lot of my experience will help Cody out and help a lot of these young guys get adjusted to TV,” Malenko said. “TV is a whole different animal than when you’re doing live events. It’s a beautiful luxury that you don’t have commercials built into them where TV you do, so your matches are chopped up a little bit.”
The former WWE agent explained that his job is to help coach AEW wrestlers. In particular, he wanted them to understand the balance between in-ring action and downtime for commercials:
“You got a guy in there dealing with time because you have a span you have to reach when you’re doing an 8 to 10 show, you have to be off the air at a certain time. I’m here to help these guys learn how to do that, instruct them on the best way to do that and get over. And try to get them recognized with this new audience that’s coming up.”
AEW’s television show will debut on TNT on October 2nd.
All Elite Wrestling’s resident dinosaur-luchador, Luchasaurus, has discussed the “Jungle Book” connection between himself and Jungle Boy while speaking with press during Starrcast III. He also addressed the comparisons fans have made between their pairing to when Kane teamed with X-Pac in WWE.
Looking back on his time in ROH, NXT, and Lucha Underground, Luchasaurus spoke about only really being comfortable doing promos if he was being himself.
“I was like ‘Let me just put on the mask and be myself and see what happens,’” he explained. “And I think it’s kind of something that’s getting over with the audience. I think a lot of that has to do with Jungle Boy too, because he’s such a good babyface partner for me to have on my shoulder just kind of pantomime what I’m saying. So I kind of just wanted to be myself wearing the mask, and see where that goes, and just kind of be creative with it.”
Jungle Book Connection
He admitted that the “formula” between himself and Jungle Boy is the same one that helped Kane and X-Pac click with fans:
“[Marco Stunt and Jungle Boy are] kind of like these little babyfaces that need to be protected by the big monster. I come in and clean up after they get beat – it’s this tested kind of thing in wrestling that I think really works. Jungle Boy is such a likeable character. Kids are gonna connect with it, and he makes me—he humanized my character really. I think he gave me the backstory without me saying anything. Because it’s just a ‘Jungle Book’ thing that connects.”
In order to make sure the dynamic between them worked, Luchasaurus actually researched Kane and X-Pac matches to replicate their connection. He added that, despite making the formulas work, AEW works at a different pace and level compared to when the former WWE Superstars were an active tag team.
Will Tenille Dashwood be a surprise entrant in tonight’s Casino Battle Royale? There is reason to believe the newly signed member of Impact’s Knockouts division could be in the match. According to a report from SI.com, Impact is working on a deal for Dashwood to appear on tonight’s AEW PPV.
“Sources close to Impact Wrestling revealed to Sports Illustrated that Impact is working on a deal to include newly-signed Tenille Dashwood as a surprise entrant in the Casino Battle Royale match,” wrote Justin Barrasso.
Dashwood recently debuted for Impact at the promotion’s TV tapings in Mexico City held earlier this month.
AEW’s Casino Battle Royale Entrants
The winner of tonight’s Casino Battle Royale will face the winner of Hikaru Shida vs Riho on the first AEW on TNT show to determine the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion. Announced entrants for the battle royal include:
Dashwood left Ring of Honor this spring when her contract was up. She had been a member of the LifeBlood faction. Dashwood has said she doesn’t plan on starting from the bottom in Impact and is going straight for Knockouts champion Taya Valkyrie.
Despite previously claiming he warned All Elite Wrestling (AEW) EVPs there would be an impending war with WWE, Chris Jericho has now stated there is no war between AEW and NXT.
“I am not at war with anyone at NXT,” Jericho said to Hollywood Life. “Why would you start a war with some minor leagues? I think we [AEW] are doing what we are doing on Wednesday night and WWE decided to counter-program with NXT.”
He explained that, for him, there is no war to be had, because he hasn’t heard of a single person in NXT. He added that there is “certainly not a war on our part because we have been doing great on our own — selling out shows and selling 10,000 tickets in five minutes without any type of war or competition.”
Jericho argued that this perceived war only helps put more eyeballs on AEW. He added that the promotion is so focused on delivering decent shows, based on their own standard, they aren’t “worrying about whatever anyone else is doing.”
He pointed to AEW utilizing his legacy as a means to intrigue new fans who may not be familiar with other AEW talent. Jericho shared that it was important for him to “build a bridge” between those fans that know who he is, but weren’t familiar with AEW.
Shawn Spears contracted Tully Blanchard for his guidance ahead of his grudge match against Cody Rhodes. The two will clash at tonight’s All Elite Wrestling (AEW) event, All Out.
Speaking to the media during Starrcast III, Blanchard revealed that, despite being away from pro wrestling, he still has undeniable knowledge to share.
Looking back on how he first became associated with Spears, Blanchard said:
“He contacted me, and then I talked to Arn a little bit about it, […] Arn said all the right, positive things, and then Shawn and I had a couple of conversations and then we did the interview thing with J.R. [Jim Ross] down in Jacksonville at the stadium, and you know, sometimes you just gotta keep your mouth shut, and let actions speak louder than words.”
“He Can Raise Up And Take His Game To A Whole New Level”
When asked about the kind of advice he has been imparting to Spears, Blanchard stated that you’ve got to live in the moment.
“I mean that’s the thing, you’ve got to embrace it. I know that Shawn’s had a lot of things going on in his life, and I haven’t had a lot of contact with him in the last couple of weeks, and it’s a little bit disappointing, but the few texts and stuff that we’ve had have been good, so I’m sure that he’s in a good mental place,” Blachard confessed.
“I think he’s got enough experience, I think he can raise up and take his game to a whole new level, and that’s what I’m looking for.”
He was asked over which AEW talent he is excited about besides Shawn Spears. Blanchard admitted that he hasn’t watched a lot of wrestling over the past 30 years, but is looking forward to All Out to find out the answer for himself.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Executive Vice President Kenny Omega has teased more information about the promotion’s interest in creating an AEW video game. He spoke about the prospect during a special Being The Elite Mailbag Live panel at Starrcast III.
“You know I’ve been globetrotting a little bit, and I’ve been trying to assemble and piece together some people who might be in the know the vision of what this needs to be,” he explained, before confessing that a video game for AEW is at the top of his priority list.
“I can’t share anything right now,” Omega added, “but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was something to announce by the end of the year. Be ready. Be ready for that, guys.”
Kenny Omega states an AEW video game is top of his priority list, and we may have an announcement by the end of the year.
This isn’t the first time that key figures of AEW’s management team have hinted at a video game. In a previous interview with Chris Van Vliet, fellow EVPs Matt and Nick Jackson also stated their interest in expanding into games.
When asked, they both replied “Yes.” Nick Jackson then added “We’re gonna have a little bit of everything.”
It’s no secret that Kenny Omega is a mega video game fan. He has infused video game references into his character from his move set through to his entrance at this year’s Wrestle Kingdom 13.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has their next big show, All Out, taking place this Saturday, August 31st from the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago. In recent tweet, the promotion revealed that it won’t be long before they return to the area.
AEW uploaded an image advertising that they will return to the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago on November 27th, Thanksgiving Eve. For those excited to check out the action, tickets go on sale today at 11am CT/12 ET/9 PT.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced that they have signed Dustin Rhodes to a multi-year contract extension. This new arrangement will see the former Goldust perform multiple roles for the promotion. Alongside competing in-ring, he will now also be a promo coach and match producer.
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan commented on the extension, highlighting how Rhodes has “rejuvenated” his career whilst with AEW. He also stressed the talent and knowledge that Rhodes will be able to provide them.
“Dustin Rhodes has had an incredible wrestling career that has spanned decades. His amazing journey brought him to AEW, and he’s rejuvenated his career here,” Khan stated.
“In addition to all of the wisdom he’s shared with us as we’ve launched All Elite Wrestling, he’s come here and worked so hard for us. His comeback match against his brother Cody at Double or Nothing was one of the most acclaimed bouts in recent years, and it marked a new chapter for all of us.”
He explained, “Dustin and I had agreed weeks ago after Fight For The Fallen that we both wanted him to stay with All Elite Wrestling. He’s already done so much for us, and I’m thrilled that it’s official now that Dustin will be on our team going forward, both backstage and in the ring!”
Rhodes recently wrestled on AEW’s Fight For The Fallen event. He and his brother, Cody, lost a tag team match against The Young Bucks.
AEW’s Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes recently spoke with veteran MMA reporter Jonathan Snowden for Bleacher Report’s Off The Top Rope feature. During the interview, she discussed things like the company’s approach to women’s wrestling, her on-screen character and more in detail.
The Diversity Of AEW Women’s Roster
Brandi said that one of the best things about AEW’s women’s division is its diversity. According to her, having wrestlers belonging to the Japanese Joshi Puroresu interact with the American style of wrestling is going to be a nice mix which everyone, no matter what their preference is, will be able to enjoy.
The upcoming Casino Battle Royal will be one such spot where we will be able to see the clash of different styles as 21 amazing female wrestlers will be showcasing their talent. However, since AEW does not have 21 females signed to the promotion, they are bringing some outside talents to fill the spots.
This list includes names such as Sadie Gibbs and Jazz and people have been wondering if their appearance will be the start of a long term relationship between the company and the wrestlers. When asked about it, Brandi said that this is an opportunity for a lot these women to showcase their skills but she confirmed that they are not considered active members of their roster:
“This is an opportunity for a lot of these women to get in front of a larger audience. Maybe an opportunity most of them have never had, or at least not in a long time. Right now, most of these women aren’t active members of the AEW roster. But that doesn’t mean they won’t continue to work with us. “
Facing Negative Fan Reaction For Being A Woman Of Color
Being a woman of color in the position of power means that Rhodes has to deal with a lot of narrow-minded people and she has to face negative reactions on social media every day. Discussing this issue, the AEW Official said that Social Media has always been a platform where people can say whatever they want without being accountable. However, it’s not going to stop her from doing her job:
“Social media always has that anonymous factor to it where people can say whatever they want to say without being accountable. Definitely, there are people who have adverse reactions to our brand as well as my role. That’s OK. It’s just social media and it’s never going to change as far as I can tell. But it’s not going to stop me from doing my job and what I need to do and what I love to do.”
Apart from this, Brandi Rhodes also discussed the changing dynamic of her on-screen character. She claimed that her character is more complicated than people give her credit for. She does have moments where she can rope people in and make them feel sorry for her but it’s up to them to decide whether she is being real or playing everyone.
Brandi Rhodes is currently set to compete in the Casino Battle Royal at All Out from Chicago on August 31st. The winner of this match will receive an opportunity to compete for AEW’s women’s championship during the company’s TNT debut on October 2nd.
AEW returns to the pay-per-view arena this weekend, as All Elite Wrestling presents their ALL OUT event from the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31st.
The show will feature the crowning of the inaugural AEW World Champion and the unveiling of the AEW Women’s World Championship belt.
In the headline spot for Saturday’s highly-anticipated event is Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page in one-on-one action to determine the first-ever World Champion in AEW history.
Supporting the main event at ALL OUT will be Kenny Omega squaring off against late-replacement PAC.
PAC, formerly known as Neville during his WWE days, fills in on short-notice for Jon Moxley after the former WWE Superstar known as Dean Ambrose came down with a vicious bout of MRSA in his elbow.
Closer Look At AEW ALL OUT Undercard
Also on tap for AEW ALL OUT main card this weekend is Cody vs. Shawn Spears, The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks in a Ladder Match for the AAA Tag-Team Championships and The Dark Order vs. Best Friends with the winning team earning a bye in the first-round of the AEW World Tag-Team Championship Tournament.
Additionally, Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc in the “Cracker Barrel Clash,” Riho vs. Hikaru Shida in women’s action and a six-man tag-team match pitting Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored is advertised for the card.
AEW ALL OUT “Buy-In” Pre-Show & Round Table Notes
AEW ALL OUT will also feature a “Buy-In” pre-show.
The show leading into the main card currently features two advertised matches — Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans and the 21-Woman Casino Battle Royale with the winner advancing to the inaugural AEW Women’s World Championship bout on the debut episode of AEW On TNT on Wednesday, October 2nd.
As is the case before every major pay-per-view event, SEScoops.com compiles a handful of pro wrestling journalists to provide their in-depth insight and analysis into each match scheduled on the card in our SEScoops.com Predictions Roundtable feature.
Joining us for this AEW ALL OUT installment will be veteran staff writers Ian Carey, Andrew Ravens and Jeff Moss.
Without further adieu, let’s take a look at our official AEW ALL OUT Predictions.
21-Woman Casino Battle Royale (Pre-Show)
Ian Carey: This is tough, especially considering we don’t know all the participants. Awesome Kong seems like the safest pick, however. She’s popular, she looks larger than life, and she’s a key character on a hit Netflix series which just released its newest season. Expect many talented wrestlers to get some time to shine in this match but in the end, Kong has to be the favorite, though how likely it is she’ll win is not clear. (Prediction: Awesome Kong)
Andrew Ravens: AEW has done a great job of loading up this battle royal with some fun names. It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Britt Baker although I don’t see her winning this match despite the fact that she could be the real star of this division. It’s a battle royal so expectations should be kept low. I have Nyla Rose being an upset winner. (Prediction: Nyla Rose)
Jeff Moss: Like the Male version of the Casino Battle Royal, this one is hard to call because we don’t know everyone in the match. I’d have to say that of the announced participants, Brandi Rhodes would be a front runner in that I feel like she should be in the October 2nd match for the Women’s Title in some way. Jazz, Ivelisse and Britt Baker all make perfect sense as winners as well. Given that I don’t know how the other participant(s) of the Oct 2nd match will be determined, I suspect it’s an unannounced entry that wins here. (Prediction: Unannounced Entry)
CONSENSUS: 1-Awesome Kong, 1-Nyla Rose, 1-???
Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (Pre-Show)
Ian: I think Angelico and Evans will win the match but the commentary team will focus on how much potential Private Party has. Evans and Angelico are an established team and Jack Evans on the mic can keep them heels in any situation. I expect Evans and Angelico to get the crowd against them and then cheat to win, building sympathy for Private Party. (Predictions: Angelico & Jack Evans)
Andrew: Private Party all the way. Evans and Angelico are a fun tag team but I see more potential in Private Party as a top tag team under the AEW banner. Private Party should be booked as near the top of the division. Thus, Private Party goes over. (Prediction: Private Party)
Jeff: I love watching Angélico and Jack Evans work, so I’m pretty stoked for this match. That said, aside from getting a bit of momentum (Copyright & Trademark WWE) heading into TV, the winners of this match are pretty inconsequential. So with that in mind, I’ll take Angélico and Jack Evans. (Prediction: Angelico & Jack Evans)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Angelico & Jack Evans
Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored
Ian: SCU will get the win in this fun trios match which will likely have a lot of comedy in it. If you notice, we’ve got no librarians and no Michael Nakazawa on the preshow here so I expect AEW to get all their silliness out in this match. Despite his popularity, I’m expecting Marko Stunt to eat the pin in this match as AEW attempts to build SCU into one of their top tag teams. With the tag tournament coming up, Stunt likely will be the 3rd man out from the A Boy and his Dinosaur team, which makes him taking the pin in this match the most likely result. (Predictions: SoCal Uncensored)
Andrew: With this being such a late short notice match, this has a ton of potential to be a really fun match and one that I am looking forward to seeing. Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, and Marko Stunt have been on the independent scene for a few years now but are unknown to the masses. That changed at the last AEW show and they put on one heck of a match. I expect nothing less. With that being said, it’s a pick em so I have SCU getting the win. (Prediction: SoCal Uncensored)
Jeff: Jungle Boy. I’m going to pick Jungle Boy in every match he’s in until it pays off. I love that guy. SCU are an awesome team and have proven so in a million matches, but Jungle Boy RIDES TO THE RING ON A LUCHASAURUS WHO’S ALSO HIS PARTNER. (Prediction: Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, SoCal Uncensored
Riho vs. Hikaru Shida
Ian: The winner of this match will face the winner of the Casino Battle Royale on October 2nd for the AEW Women’s Championship. Riho’s stock with the company seems like it’s higher than Shida’s. Riho is Omega’s former tag partner in DDT and seems to be someone AEW wants to feature in their Joshi matches. The winner here will really depend on who wins the Casino Battle Royale, however. (Prediction: Riho)
Andrew: This should be a solid match but I don’t think AEW has done a great job of explaining the back stories of these two stars. Personally, and I think a lot of people would agree with this, but I have no interest right now in seeing this contest. It’s just a match on the card. In a real pick em, Riho goes over. (Prediction: Riho)
Jeff: These are two wrestlers who will definitely wrestle a wrestling match that will be seen by the audience in attendance and on PPV. The winner of the match will for sure be the one who beats their opponent. It will be enjoyed by some, but perhaps not enjoyed by others. Possibly. Beyond that, I got nothing. But I’m told I can’t just put “ ¯_(?)_/¯ ” for my prediction, sooooo…. (Prediction: Hikaru Shida)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Riho
Darby Allin vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Joey Janela (Cracker Barrel Clash)
Ian: The Cracker Barrel Clash could be the show-stealer for fans who like plunder and hardcore matches. This is a toss up, honestly but I feel Janela needs the win more than anyone else. Janela could use a win as he’s lost in every match he’s had in AEW so far. Jimmy Havoc seems like he could lose every match and it wouldn’t impact him much so I don’t expect him to win. Darby Allin could use a win but his draw against Cody was basically that. I’m picking Janela here but wouldn’t be surprised to see Allin win this either. (Prediction: Joey Janela)
Andrew: Well isn’t this a pick em match. I don’t see how Havoc winning will do anything so it comes down to Allin and Janela. Both guys have so much potential and either could win here but I think AEW has more stock in Janela right now although I think Allin will be the bigger star among them. (Prediction: Joey Janela)
Jeff: (I will NOT call it a Cracker Barrel Clash… unless it’s IN a Cracker Barrel). Should be a good one as all three men are known for doing whatever it takes to win. I’m pretty into the idea of three guys being mad at each other about losing a wrestling match settling it with another wrestling match (Jesus, has watching WWE for so long actually made that concept something NOVEL in wrestling?) and it should get the crowd whipped into a frenzy. I have no idea why, but my guy is telling me Jimmy Havoc ends up with the win. (Prediction: Jimmy Havoc)
CONSENSUS: 2-1-0, Joey Janela
Shawn Spears vs. Cody
Ian: Spears needs the win more than Cody does. We’ve watched Spears as Tye Dillinger lose and lose and lose again in other promotions, it wouldn’t make sense for him to drop his first single’s match in a new promotion. Cody can lose, Cody’s fairly untouchable. Spears needs a little boost right now. Receiving Tully Blanchard as a manager is a good start to his push and beating Cody will help even further. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
Andrew: Rhodes is the bigger star and the babyface going into this match. With history saying that Rhodes should get his revenge on Spears, I think it’s a pretty clear booking decision by AEW. Spears has done a great job of reinventing himself as a heel and could be a solid star going forward. While Rhodes should go over, you can’t rule out a surprise outcome. (Prediction: Cody Rhodes)
Jeff: A grudge match brought on by a devastating chair shot to the head! (I know the story, don’t @ me). Newly-married Spears is coming off a gruelling honeymoon and has the legendary Fifth-Greatest (of the original Four) Horseman in his corner. This’ll be Spear’s biggest match to date since leaving WWE, so I expect him to win here. Cody is an established star, but Spears, even though most of the audience knows him, needs to get a win here to show he’s a force to be reckoned with. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Shawn Spears
Kenny Omega vs. PAC
Ian: Kenny Omega has to win this match. PAC is no longer the Dragon Gate champ and can lose in other promotions again so the issue which impacted Double or Nothing won’t apply here. Omega has a big rivalry with Jon Moxley pending in AEW and it’s unlikely the promotion has him lose in a match with little build-up and no chance of his rival interfering. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
Andrew: This is one of the hardest picks of the entire card because both guys have big status’ and the promotion will want to keep them looking as strong as possible coming out of this show. I think PAC losing here won’t hurt him as many might think. I also see AEW booking Omega vs. Jericho for the AEW World Title at a later date potentially at their final 2019 PPV event. Thus, Omega should go over. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
Jeff: Everyone was bummed to hear that Jon Moxley wouldn’t be able to take on Kenny Omega. But if you’re looking for a replacement, PAC ain’t a bad choice! Also not a bad way to debut PAC in AEW. This is the match of the night for me, which is saying a lot since it has had almost no build due to time constraints. As for a winner, I’m going with Kenny Omega. It makes more sense to keep him hot until Mox is able to come back and the two of them can tear up TNT. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, Kenny Omega
The Dark Order vs. Best Friends (AEW Tag-Tourney First-Round Bye)
Ian: The Dark Order should take this match and be granted a bye to the second-round of the upcoming tag title tournament. It’s too early for the Dark Order to lose as it does appear AEW wants to build them up as a heel team in the division. Fans know and like the Best Friends but don’t seem as knowledgeable regarding the former Super Smash Bros. It seems unlikely that AEW has them lose straight up here. (Prediction: The Dark Order)
Andrew: Best Friends are a more well-known team compared to The Dark Order. This should be one heck of a match but I see more upside with The Dark Order as AEW is gonna want a babyface vs. heel dynamic in the finals of this tournament. I have The Young Bucks making it to the finals so The Dark Order has to go over here. (Prediction: The Dark Order)
Jeff: Winners receive a first round bye in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament. Given how stacked this Tag Team Tournament is going to be, having a bye in the first round is a huge advantage. The Best Friends have really impressed me in their AEW matches, so I’m thinking them taking this one and getting the Bye would be great. After all, these teams could face each other again in the tournament brackets, so let’s give it to the Best Friends and light a fire under the Dark Order. (Prediction: Best Friends)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, The Dark Order
Lucha Bros (C) vs. Young Bucks (AAA Tag-Title Ladder Match)
Ian: To fans who have not been following AAA as well, this rivalry seems incredibly one-sided. The Bucks won at Double or Nothing and Fyter Fest, so if they win again here it’s not going to make the Lucha Bros look like title threats in the upcoming tag team title tournament. The Bucks have yet to lose in AEW but I think All Out is where they take their first L. (Prediction: The Lucha Bros)
Andrew: Their match at Double or Nothing was great and this could be the match that ends up stealing the show. Throw in the fact that this will be a ladder match with some insane moves could prove to be one of the best matches of the year and that’s a bold statement to make. With the AAA titles on the line, I don’t see a reason as to why Young Bucks should hold the titles any longer considering they will be exclusive to AEW. Lucha Brothers go over. (Prediction: The Lucha Bros)
Jeff: This match is going to be a banger! We all know what these guys are capable of, and I’ve loved just about every match they’ve had over the last few months over the AAA Titles. As for this match though, I can’t see the Bucks heading into a weekly TV show with another promotions tag straps (especially with the AEW tag titles as a primary focus as the kick off the TNT show) so I’d expect the Lucha Brothers to retain here, in what is sure to be a great match. (Prediction: The Lucha Bros)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, The Lucha Bros
Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page (AEW World Title)
Ian: AEW is doing their best to make you believe Hangman Page has no chance in this match. On recent shows, he’s been portrayed as injured and barely able to eek out a win over Kip Sabian, somebody many AEW fans have little experience watching. AEW may be doing this so that Page winning is a total shocker or they are doing this so that somehow they can make it believable during the match that Page could win. In the end, they just aren’t going to put that belt on Page yet and maybe not for a few years. That belt is going on Jericho. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)
Andrew: As much as I would like to see Page become the top champion, I don’t think it’s his time and especially going up against the biggest name that AEW has right now. Yes, having a former WWE star be their first champion isn’t the great thing to do but in this situation, it will help them more than hurt them just starting out. Page should be showcased in this match and be a bigger star coming out of it. It’ll be interesting to see how long Jericho stays champion. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)
Jeff: It’s exciting as hell to be in on the ground floor of a World Title that means something again. It reminds me a lot of how the NXT title still feels important in that promotion. This is going to be a straight up fight though, with Jericho somehow still doing the best work of his career and Page able to match him every step of the way. In the end, it makes more sense to me to put the inaugural title on Page. It fits with the “newness” of AEW and gives Jericho a reason to continue heeling it up so excellently. It’ll be weird to have two Wednesday night shows with “Adams” as champions. But I’ll take it. (Prediction: “Hangman” Adam Page)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Chris Jericho
AEW ALL OUT Predictions Outro
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As soon as Moxley found out, he apparently contacted Conrad to inform him of the situation, telling them he was sorry.
“We received word today that unfortunately @JonMoxley won’t be able to travel to @StarrcastEvents. Once he got the word from his doctor he told us, “I’m sorry, this sucks.” I’m sure we all echo those sentiments. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon.
Everyone who purchased his meet and greet has been notified via email. Refunds will begin being processed tomorrow. His stage show has been cancelled and a new schedule will be released tomorrow.
— Conrad the Mortgage Guy (@HeyHeyItsConrad) August 29, 2019
He followed it up with another tweet, regarding those who had purchased Meet and Greet opportunities to meet Moxley:
“Everyone who purchased his meet and greet has been notified via email. Refunds will begin being processed tomorrow. His stage show has been cancelled and a new schedule will be released tomorrow.”
Despite this bad luck, Starrcast will still feature an all-star lineup.
Notably, former WWE Superstar CM Punk will be in attendance for an on-stage interview. Other wrestlers have speculated that Punk’s involvement with this massive pro wrestling event may be a step towards a return to the squared circle.
Starrcast III takes place between August 29-September 1st from the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Chris Jericho has a big weekend ahead. The 6-time World Champion looks to extend that record Saturday night. He’ll challenge Adam “Hangman” Page in the main event of AEW’s All Out pay-per-view to crown the first-ever AEW Word Heavyweight Champion.
Jericho is still demanding that AEW extend him a “thank you” for the company’s early success. His arrogance might be driving people nuts. However, according to Sportsbettingdime, it’s still highly likely that he is victorious in Chicago. A -200 favorite heading into this weekend’s PPV, Jericho and his star power are undeniably assets to AEW as they ramp up for weekly television.
Speaking of Jericho, he’s still touring regularly with his metal band, Fozzy. Last week, Jericho premiered Fozzy’s new single, Nowhere to Run, during an appearance on Busted Open Radio on Sirius XM. Jericho has announced the song will be released on on all major streaming platforms tomorrow (Thursday).
The release fulfills Jericho’s promise to have the song available to the public in time for September 14th, the night Fozzy opens for metal gods Iron Maiden in Los Angeles.
A new Fozzy album, a follow-up to the wildly popular Judas, is expected in early 2020.
The triple threat match between Joey Janela, Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc scheduled for Saturday’s AEW All Out pay-per-view has now been dubbed, the Cracker Barrel Clash.
AEW sent in a press release Tuesday morning announcing a partnership with popular restaurant chain Cracker Barrel to present the company’s first match sponsorship. The sponsorship includes cross-promotional activities with AEW talent, customized co-branded graphics, in-venue signage and social media activation.
AEW’s top stars, The Elite, have been “super fans” of Cracker Barrel for several years. Cracker Barrel has sponsored several matches of The Young Bucks and they previously collaborated on “Biscuit Party” caps.
With 660 locations in 45 states, Cracker Barrel frequently hosts AEW wrestlers and their families across the country.
Joey Janela, Darby Allin and Jimmy Havoc will go to war this weekend at All Out. However, it was not long ago that the three men were tag team partners.
This match come together after the partnership disintegrated at AEW’s last big event, Fight for the Fallen. The trio lost a six-man tag match against MJF, Shawn Spears and Sammy Guevara.
After the loss, a disagreement amongst the three men devolved into a wild backstage brawl. AEW officials had to intervene and later signed this highly anticipated match.
AEW All Out takes place this Saturday night from Chicago, IL at the Sears Center.
We have another update regarding which broadcasters will be calling the action when AEW premieres on TNT in just over a month.
On Monday, AEW sent in confirmation that Tony Schiavone has signed a full-time, multi-year deal with the company. Schiavone will serve as a Senior Producer of AEW events. The press release stated that Schiavone joins “AEW’s television broadcast team of Jim Ross and Excalibur,” but that does not mean it will be these three men doing commentary for each week of AEW on TNT.
AEW’s plans for the commentary team have been “in flux” and a work in progress. However, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer states that the current plan is for Jim Ross, Excalibur and “Golden Boy” Alex Mendez to comprise AEW’s 3-man booth. The trio worked together at AEW Fyter Fest.
In addition to the JR, Excalibur and Goldenboy, AEW has lined up a top flight crew of on-air broadcasters for its upcoming television series.
Tony Schiavone is not scheduled to be at AEW All Out this weekend, but will be present for most weeks of television. AEW’s Wednesday taping schedule allows Schiavone to fulfill his other obligations calling college football, minor league baseball and doing wrestling commentary for Major League Wrestling (MLW).
Expect to see Schiavone as on-air talent. He might do some backstage interviews, “control center” content and may sit in for select matches, but not part of the core commentary team.
Alex Marvez will be at All Out. He’s been featured on AEW’s Road To All Out digital series, but for now he’s been rotated off commentary.
Popular YouTube stars Chris Van Vliet and Alicia Atout are also on board for backstage interview duties.
Dustin Rhodes has shared his issues with how social media has integrated into and changed pro wrestling.
Speaking with Inside The Ropes, Rhodes spoke on how social media has taken away not only from kayfabe but has also negatively impacted long-term storytelling in modern pro wrestling. He also stated how the use of social media guarantees WWE will never enter another Attitude Era.
“This business has changed so much. The Attitude Era of yesterday is never gonna come back because there’s too many kids involved. There’s too many parents. This world we live in now is so worried about everything, so if we do something wrong on TV, they’re gonna call us out on it, and they’re going to make a big public thing about it,” he said.
“Social media has done that too, also. I think if you take social media out of the equation—and I know sometimes change is bad, but sometimes change is good—and if you could just take social media away from the wrestling, to where they cannot comment about wrestling, I think wrestling would be a lot farther along than where it is right now,” Dustin argued. “Social media has kind of destroyed what we do, what we try to do out there. They’ve killed the storylines. They’ve killed the kayfabe.”
“If The Undertaker’s on Twitter, it feels weird to me,” he added. “It takes away the mystique of The Undertaker, the Deadman, right? If Goldust is on Twitter he needs to be talking like Goldust does in his promos. I don’t do that on Twitter.”
Rhodes then spoke highly of NXT Superstar The Velveteen Dream, pinpointing how Dream stays in character for his social media accounts and is a better storyteller because of it.
All Elite Wrestling sent in a statement confirming that Tony Schiavone has signed a full-time multi-year deal with upstart promotion.
The former “Voice of WCW” will join Jim Ross and Excalibur as part of the AEW television broadcast team. Schiavone will also serve as a Senior Producer for AEW events.
AEW Executive Vice President Cody Rhodes had the following to say about Schiavone joining the team:
“Tony ‘The Silver Tongue’ Schiavone was the lead voice of pro wrestling at a time when it was dominating the globe. It’s a pleasure to have him join AEW as a senior producer and member of the broadcast team. It doesn’t hurt that he’s a UGA fan either. I think Tony is one of the most underrated lead men with the narrative of pro wrestling there’s ever been. I’m thrilled to get into the studio with him. Let’s welcome Tony to All Elite Wrestling.”
In addition to his work with AEW, Schiavone will continue his role as producer for the University of Georgia Football and Baseball Network, and will call the play-by-play for the Atlanta Braves’ Triple A team, the Gwinnett Stripers.
A new match has been announced for the upcoming AEW All Out PPV.
On Monday, the latest episode of Being The Elite was released. In the video, which includes a great interview with Kenny Omega talking about the change of plans for his match at All Out, the new match was booked.
That contest will see SCU (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky) will take on Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, and Marko Stunt in a six-man tag team match.
Jon Moxley was forced pull out of AEW’s upcoming PPV All Out in Chicago later this month due to a staph infection in his elbow. Yesterday, AEW published Omega’s reaction to Moxley being off the PPV as he was filming promotional content for the PPV when he learned the news. Today, AEW released the full video featuring Omega cutting a scathing promo on Moxley.
Omega asked for some time to collect himself after finding out the news. When the cameras cut back to Omega, he had the following to say to Moxley:
“Did I go to Japan and wrestle 24 days of the month before fighting you? No, you see, I did this thing Jon, it’s called being a professional. What am I supposed to say? I was ready, I took you seriously, I never got myself injured, I got myself in the best shape of my life. You never took me seriously, you never took this PPV seriously, you owe everyone an apology, you owe me an apology, and you should really look in the mirror Jon, you should look in the mirror and you should ask yourself ‘what the f**k am I doing?”
Omega also insinuated during the interview that some fans might be viewing him as the “bad guy” in this situation.
“This is a real serious injury, it could have happened to anyone, right? You were careless, I blame you. And if people want to look at me like I’m the bad guy, well geez, they are just as bad as you are Jon.”
The full video can be viewed in the player below:
Kenny Omega on Jon Moxley
“Wow, what a sad story, right? Don’t you feel sorry for Jon Moxley? I mean he just showed up, he defied the wrestling god and he came to AEW, threw me off a stack of chips and then went on this journey, a warrior’s journey. He wanted to know what it was like to live a month in the life of Kenny Omega’s shoes.”
The latest episode of Being The Elite has provided several noteworthy developments.
In addition to Kenny Omega reacting to the news of John Moxley being forced to pull out of All Out due to injury, AEW has confirmed the location of AEW on TNT Week 6.
AEW on TNT will be in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday, November 6th. The host venue is the Bojangle’s Coliseum, which has a max capacity of approximately 9,600 people.
Tickets for AEW Charlotte go on sale next Friday, September 6th at AEWTIX.com.
The news of AEW coming to Charlotte was delivered by none other than Tony Schiavone. The star of the What Happened When podcast confirmed “the rumors are true” and he has in fact signed with All Elite Wrestling.
It’s a huge week for Shawn Spears. In addition to marrying the love of his life, the biggest match of his pro wrestling career takes place this coming weekend. He’ll wrestle Cody Rhodes at AEW All Out Saturday night from Chicago, IL.
Peyton Royce and Shawn Spears are not the only inter-promotional couple. Many fans are aware NXT Champion Adam Cole and AEW star Dr. Britt Baker are also an item.
SEScoops extends our warmest congratulations and good luck wishes to Peyton Royce and Shawn Spears!
