AEW has had a week of build for the matches booked their weekly television show, Dynamite. This was done to help build interest for fans to look forward to seeing when AEW presents their show.
With bell time is just hours away, it’s time to look ahead to tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT.
The show is expected to start with one of the Semi-Final Tag Team Title Tournament matches. Although not confirmed, the belief is that Jon Moxley vs. PAC in a singles match will serve as the headliner.
AEW holds this show in Pittsburgh, PA at the Petersen Events Center on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. AEW is advertising the following items for tonight’s broadcast:
Jon Moxley vs. PAC
The Dark Order vs. SoCal Uncensored – Semi-Final Tag Team Title Tournament Match
Private Party vs. Lucha Bros – Semi-Final Tag Team Title Tournament Match
The Young Bucks vs. Best Friends
Britt Baker returns to Pittsburgh
Joey Janela vs. Kenny Omega
Cody Rhodes to address Chris Jericho.
AEW will also be creating new programs and building on the hype for existing feuds. Fans should expect more matches and segments to be revealed this afternoon for Dynamite.
Join us here later tonight for our post-show AEW Dynamite Takeaways feature.
All Elite Wrestling commentator Jim Ross recently shared his thoughts on people who were critical of his commentary. He recently introduced AEW wrestler Jungle Boy as “Jungle Boy Jack Perry,” which elicited a negative reaction from some fans. Now Jungle Boy himself has weighed in on the introduction.
Speaking with Collider, Jungle Boy admitted that just hearing Jim Ross say his name is a positive experience. He added that if that’s what Ross wants to call him, then “that’s cool with me.”
“Things are a bit different now than when I first kinda started it. […] I feel like I got here, at least, kind of on my own merits. For me, honestly, to even hear Jim Ross say my name is cool. That’s the voice of wrestling to me. ‘Cause when I grew up watching wrestling, he was the guy,” he explained.
Jungle Boy added, “If that had happened at an earlier age and it were someone else, I probably would have said ‘Can you not do that?’ But I’m not gonna say that to Jim. If that’s what it sounds like to him, that’s cool with me.”
Jungle Boy recently teamed with Jurassic Express partner Marko Stunt on AEW: Dynamite. The duo lost to the Lucha Bros. This loss saw them eliminated from the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has taken great pride in establishing itself as an all-inclusive wrestling promotion. This mind-set extends to its backstage mentality, where they promote a collaborative atmosphere.
Speaking with TVInsider, Matt and Nick Jackson addressed cultivating this collaborative atmosphere, highlighting how open-minded they are to ideas in order to make AEW has good as it can be.
“If we’re working with a particular talent, we go to them with, ‘What do you think is best?’” Matt Jackson said. “Jon Moxley has a great mind and something the five of us have seen, he may see differently. He might have a different idea because he knows his character better and those nuances. Same with Pac. What a great mind he has and useful tools he has. Hangman Page, too. It’s not just us.”
He continued, “Chris Jericho, who is a genius, he’ll come up with an idea completely than what we had. Something we’ll call in a production meeting the night before, and he’ll go, ‘No, I think we should do it this way.’ And we listen. That’s what is fun about all this. That’s why it has come across so well the first few episodes because we are open-minded, and our ears are open. We’re willing to adjust and go with the flow.”
Alongside this collaborative workspace, their talent is also trusted to deliver on their promos without scripts. AEW World Champion Chris Jericho has previously explained how “There are no writers because that is what wrestling is.”
In a recent interview with TVInsider.com, All Elite Wrestling’s Matt and Nick Jackson discussed their recent loss to Private Party. This loss saw The Young Bucks eliminated from the tag team tournament currently underway to crown the inaugural AEW Tag Team Champions.
Nick Jackson explained that they wanted to face Private Party, knowing that it would be a huge moment for the young team:
“For them to deliver such a great performance four or five years into their professional wrestling career, it was mind-blowing. Isiah is 22-years-old for crying out loud. If I was 22 years old and was in his same spot. If I was about to perform in front of a TNT audience, I would be nervous. You couldn’t read that on both of them. I told Matt afterward that they are obviously ready to become stars.”
His brother, Matt Jackson, added that “It really felt like they belonged. We can talk and plan for months like we did. We set the whole thing up, but sometimes things don’t really happen the same…But sometimes things click.
He continued, “Story was told almost perfectly. I watched the match back, and usually I can’t stand watching my matches back because I’m a bit of a perfectionist. However, for me, with the time given, the story we were able to tell, that is almost as perfect as a match you can have. They played their roles flawlessly. I feel that night they were made. I’m really happy for them.”
Private Party is scheduled to compete against the Lucha Bros in the next round of the AEW Tag Team Tournament tonight on AEW: Dynamite.
All Elite Wrestling returned with episode three of their AEW DARK weekly digital series on Tuesday evening, as they presented their latest episode taped from The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during last week’s AEW Dynamite show.
Featured on this week’s show is a big eight-man tag-team main event pitting The Young Bucks, Cody and Dustin Rhodes against the foursome of CIMA, T-HAWK and Private Party, as well as Nyla Rose vs. Leva Bates and Joey Janela vs. Brandon Cutler.
AEW DARK RESULTS FROM PHILADELPHIA, PA. (10/22)
Opener
The show opener airs and then Tony Schiavone introduces us from the studio as we shoot inside The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA. and head to the ring for our first of three matches scheduled for this week’s show.
The event also includes the promotional debut of former WWE and IMPACT Wrestling announcer Taz, who is welcomed during match number one, which kicks off this week’s show.
Joey Janela vs. Brandon Cutler
After coming up short in the “Lights Out” main event against Kenny Omega on last week’s episode of AEW DARK from the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts, Joey Janela returns this week against Brandon Cutler in one-on-one action to kick off this week’s show from the Liacourus Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As the guys make their ring entrances, The Exaclibur introduces to the commentary desk the former voice of WWE SmackDown and IMPACT Wrestling, the former ECW World Champion – “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz. Taz thanks him for the welcome and the announce team gets down to business for this week’s show.
The match was given some time to develop, and after some back-and-forth exchanges we get to the finish of the match. Janela ends up getting Cutler up on the ropes and executes a superplex for the pin fall victory.
Winner: Joey Janela
Undesirable To Undeniable with Cody Rhodes & QT Marshall
Q-T Marshall (Michael Cuellari) is a guy Cody met at ROH who did a lot of work backstage and seemed super friendly. He helped with ALL IN and became part of the official AEW roster. Cody talks about watching a movie made on him about his attempt to get a job in WWE. Cody then talks about QT Marshall doing a little bit of everything, including wrestling at the upcoming event in Pittsburgh, PA.
Leva Bates (with Peter Avalon) vs. Nyla Rose
Leva Bates and Peter Avalon are out for the second match of this week’s show, as the two cut their usual heel promo as they make their way down to the ring. Bates will be in action, with Avalon in her corner.
Out next is Bates’ opponent — former AEW World Women’s Championship contender Nyla Rose.
This one doesn’t run as long as the Janela-Cutler opener, but it actually turned out pretty well. There was a lot of gimmick stuff from Bates and Avalon throughout.
When all was said-and-done, it was Rose who picked up the “W” after picking up the 1-2-3 following a sit-out power bomb.
Winner: Nyla Rose
Control Center: Tony Schiavone Plugs AEW Dynamite
Tony Schiavone returns from the AEW Control Center to run down some of the matches for AEW Dynamite this Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, PA. He announces hometown girl Dr. Britt Baker will go one-on-one against Jamie Hader, and that the final four of the AEW Tag-Team Title Tournament will take place. Some video packages air to promote things heading into this week’s AEW on TNT program.
Alex Marvez Interviews SoCal Uncensored
After the video package, Alex Marvez is with SCU — Scorpio Sky and Frankie Kazarian. He asks about the status of Christopher Daniels after AEW Dynamite. They say they don’t know before switching gears to talk about their match against The Dark Order and how they also have their sights set on Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix following their attack of Daniels.
AEW Full Gear PPV Promotion
Some video packages and promotional efforts are given to build up the upcoming AEW FULL GEAR pay-per-view. The show features Chris Jericho vs. Cody for the AEW World’s Heavyweight Championship in the main event.
AEW Full Gear will go down from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, November 9th. The show will be available via pay-per-view as well as on AEW’s digital streaming partner, Bleacher Report (B/R) Live.
A Bloody Bastard PAC Interview
We see a pre-taped video interview with PAC who is covered in blood. He dismisses the interviewer and addresses the man responsible for his crimson mask, Jon Moxley. He promotes their upcoming showdown.
Eight-Man Tag-Team Main Event Cody, Dustin Rhodes & The Young Bucks vs. CIMA, THawk & Private Party
We head back inside The Liacourus Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for this week’s AEW DARK main event. This will be an eight-man tag-team contest.
On one side of the ring we’ve got Cody and Dustin Rhodes joining forces with The Young Bucks — Nick and Matt Jackson. The other side of the ring features CIMA and T-Hawk from Strong Hearts, as well as the team of Private Party — Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen.
The announcers build-up Private Party’s big win over The Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite a couple of weeks ago. Both teams are selling the fact that they had a big battle recently. This match is now officially underway.
This match is actually given a ton of time to develop and featured some incredibly exciting high-spots and fast-paced action, with The Young Bucks and Private Party shining once again throughout much of the contest.
After some time things finally near the finish, which sees a big Curtain Call set up the pin fall victory for the baby face foursome. Cody, Dustin and The Young Bucks get the big win here to close out episode three of AEW DARK.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has uploaded exclusive comments from Kenny Omega after he won the AAA Mega Championship. He defeated former-champion Fenix to claim the gold at AAA’s recent Heroes Immortales XIII event.
The AEW star reaffirmed his belief he is still the best in the world as he shared his thoughts on rival, Jon Moxley. He juxtaposed his ability to win the championship in another promotion to Moxley’s failure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s G1 Climax.
“I’m Still The Best In The World”
“I told everybody, and I told everybody that believed in me. Saying what? Oh yeah, I’m still the best in the world. I’m still the only one making records that will never, ever be broken,” he said. “Try and try as you may. I don’t care what the critics say. I don’t care what the popular, in-crowd says. I don’t care what the casual person says. But facts are facts, and the numbers don’t lie. Kenny Omega is, and always has, up until this point, been the best in the world.”
He continued, “And don’t think that I’ve forgotten about you, Moxley. The entire time, I’ve been thinking to myself, ‘what would you do in that situation?’ When you left your comfort zone, when you went to the G1. How did it feel to try and be like me? How did it feel for you to be like everyone else? You know what I’m talking about. There’s foreigners everywhere, they’re desperately trying to be like me, and you are one of them.”
“I didn’t feel that today. I didn’t feel like I was trying to be someone else. This felt like the Kenny Omega of old. This felt like the guy that does whatever he wants, and the things that he does are things no one else can do. And that no one else will ever do again.”
Omega recently teased bringing the Mega Championship back to AEW, suggesting he may even defend the title on their shows. During his promo, Omega added that he thinks his rivalry with Fenix is far from over.
AEW Dark returns tonight (Tuesday) for Week 3 of the popular YouTube series.
The show will be hosted by Tony Schiavone. It will feature matches that were taped last Wednesday at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA before and after the live episode of AEW’s weekly television show, Dynamite, on TNT.
Matches scheduled for AEW Dark Week 3 include:
Joey Janela vs. Brandon Cutler
“The Librarian” Leva Bates (with Peter Avalon) vs. Nyla Rose
Cody, Dustin Rhodes & The Young Bucks vs. Private Party, CIMA & T-Hawk
Plus, ECW legend Taz will be on commentary and we’ll get the second part of Cody Rhodes’ “Undesirable to Undeniable” interview with AEW referee Aubrey Edwards.
Dark is AEW’s secondary program, but the promotion has not been shy about featuring marquee matches on it. The first two weeks of AEW Dark have seen strong viewership, with both delivering around 900,000 views.
Because AEW Dark airs on Tuesday nights, it gives the promotion as a chance to hype up the next episode of Dynamite to air the following night.
This Wednesday, All Elite Wrestling is set to travel to Pittsburgh, PA at the Petersen Events Center for an all-new episode of Dynamite.
The promotion has already announced several big matches including Jon Moxley vs. PAC in a singles match that will likely serve as the headliner.
Cody Rhodes has commented on the viewership numbers thus far for AEW’s weekly television show, Dynamite on TNT.
He did so when responding to a fan on his official Twitter account who brought up some comments made by Vince Russo on a recent episode of his podcast. Rhodes wrote the following:
“We are happy and our partner is happy. We overshot projections and set a record for a WM debut. This is the era of cord cutting, simulcast and dvr bumps. We are proud of how incredible the numbers have been and know we need to work hard now more than ever.”
While AEW has been off to a great start with Dynamite on TNT for the past three weeks, the viewership numbers for the show have been on a trend down since the premiere episode.
The same goes for NXT on the USA Network, which airs during the same time slot as AEW.
The premiere episode of Dynamite pulled in 1,409,000 while the second episode did 1,140,000 and the third episode, which was last week, averaged 1,014,000.
Rhodes is slated to challenge Chris Jericho for the AEW World Title at the Full Gear pay-per-view event next month.
WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins says Kenny Omega is playing in the “minor leagues” of professional wrestling.
Rollins appeared at the Fandemic Tour 2019 convention in Houston, TX on Sunday. During a Q&A panel, Rollins was asked about the possibility of wrestling against new AAA Mega Champion Kenny Omega. A fan in attendance specifically asked Rollins about wrestling Omega at WWE’s biggest show of the year, WrestleMania.
On several occasions, Rollins has expressed desire to work with Omega. On Sunday, he took the opportunity to knock Kenny Omega’s home promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
“When Kenny is done playing in the minor league over there, then he can come to work at the absolute top professional wrestling company in the world in front of the most people, to make the most money and have the biggest matches which is with me at WrestleMania.”
Rollins’ remark got a big reaction from the crowd and rightfully so. He has been a staunch advocate of WWE, railing against fans critical of the promotion’s creative direction.
Rollins has also taken several digs at AEW over the past several months. In a media conference call back in July, Rollins scoffed at the idea that AEW could challenge WWE, declaring WWE will ‘knock AEW dead’ just like they do with everyone else.
All Elite Wrestling’s Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. has opened up about her personal influences that inspired her to chase her pro wrestling dreams.
Speaking with Wrestlezone, Baker highlighted the recent women’s revolution in WWE as being a significant turning point for her.
“Instead of diving further back to the fandom as a child, more recently when I was training as an independent wrestler, that is really when women’s wrestling took to the forefront and really started this upward rise,” Baker stated.
She continued, “The women’s revolution—evolution—that, for me, major influencing on that was the Four Horsewomen of WWE: Bayley, Becky, Charlotte, and Sasha. And I think all women today, we have them to thank to some extent because, whether you like it or not, they had a huge role in women’s wrestling being where it is today. They fought through the two-minute matches and the 20-second segments. So, for them to kind of stick through it and keep grinding, that really benefits the rest of us.”
Looking to the future, Baker admits that she wants to help AEW continue to innovate and entertain fans. She explained that they are committed to providing an alternative, highlighting that competition is excellent for everyone.
All Elite Wrestling World Champion Chris Jericho was a recent guest on Barstool Breakfast. During the interview, Jericho opened up about whether he ever received advice from WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. He also divulged what he feels are the worst WWE storylines he was a part of.
Recalling his experiences with Flair, Jericho shared that ‘The Nature Boy’ never really gave him any advice or feedback on his matches. Even when asked directly for his thoughts, Jericho stated that Flair would just lie about seeing the match.
“Either he didn’t really say much, he’s a great guy, or he would just lie and say he saw the match and wouldn’t give you much feedback,” Jericho explained. “There were other guys who were worse than that.”
When it comes to his least favorite WWE storylines, Jericho admitted that there were plenty to choose from. He settled on his time co-sharing the Intercontinental Championship with the late Chyna as well as when he was managed by Stephanie McMahon:
“There have been some bad storylines,” he said. “I remember with Chyna, they had us be the co-Intercontinental Champions, where we shared the one title, which is ridiculous. That was a stupid story. There was another one when I was actually the World Champion, where it was Jericho vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon was my manager, I guess, and they were playing the thing like I was [expletive]-whipped by her but I wasn’t banging her, so it was kinda like just being a bitch.”
Chris Jericho is scheduled to defend his AEW World Championship against Cody at AEW Full Gear on November 9th.
Joey Janela recently recounted his experience with Big Cass during a WrestlePro event. He shared his story during an episode of Wrestlers On The Road Ordering Room Service. The end result of his altercation saw Cass removed from the event in an ambulance.
Now, Cass’ tag team partner, Enzo Amore, has addressed Janela’s side of the story. He also suggested that the AEW wrestler is using the incident for attention. Amore stated that Janela has zero class or credibility because of it.
Taking to Twitter, Amore wrote:
“I addressed the drunk fantasy portrayal of an atercation already, no one laid a hand on anyone. We saw the tape, but when you speak about a man who’s currently in a rehab in an effort to gain more views, notoriety, & attention. You have 0 class or credibility. I’m disgusted.”
I addressed the drunk fantasy portrayal of an atercation already, no one laid a hand on anyone. We saw the tape, but when you speak about a man who’s currently in a rehab in an effort to gain more views, notoriety, & attention. You have 0 class or credibility. I’m disgusted.
Janela explained how the whole exchange with Cass was like a “horror movie.” He added that he did not press charges as “He [Big Cass] just didn’t know what he was doing and I felt bad…. Get him to a hospital because you know he’s dealing with something crazy.”
All Elite Wrestling’s Kenny Omega recently won the AAA Mega Championship. He defeated the former champion, Fenix, during AAA’s Heroes Immortales event in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.
After the match, Omega was interviewed by Lucha Libre AAA’s Hugo Savinovich.
“I’ve always been a man who said to make history everywhere I go,” Omega said. “I never said it would be easy. Does it look like it was easy? Fenix, you’re still one of the best. I’m just better. You were a great champion, but I will be better. From here on in, that title, the Mega Championship is now the Omega Championship. You might see it back in Mexico, but you will, I promise you, you will see it in AEW.”
As he thanked the fans for helping AEW become a success, Omega added that he wouldn’t be surprised if he defended his Mega Championship on the promotion at some point.
AAA and AEW formed a working partnership earlier this year in February. This wouldn’t be the first time that AAA championships would be fought over in AEW. Just recently at AEW’s All Out event, The Lucha Brothers defeated The Young Bucks in an Escalera De La Muerte match for the AAA World Tag Team Championships.
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There is no shortage of bizarre names in the wrestling world but they are mostly chosen by the promoters or the wrestlers themselves. However, Luchasaurus is a rare case where it were the fans who came up with the name.
The AEW Star recently appeared on the Talk Is Jericho podcast and during the show; he discussed the origin of his name, revealing that it were the fans in Lucha Underground who came up with it.
The former Lucha Underground star recalled how fans were chanting something during his debut for the company. He thought they were chanting ‘You Just Started’ and realized what they were really saying only after he returned to backstage:
“I went to the back and my good friend John Morrison was back there and I asked him how it was. I think they hated it, but he said, no man, they were chanting, ‘Luchasaurus!’ I’m like, what? What is that? He said I don’t know but I think you should run with it”
After this, Luchasaurus, who was in need to reinvent his character decided to go with the name. He started using it in independent circuit in November 2017.
He did face some difficulties getting booked with the name initially because people were not taking it seriously, but the wrestling star did not give up. Now he has become one of the fan favorites in AEW using the persona which was given to him by fans themselves.
Kenny Omega is the new AAA Mega Champion after having defeated Fenix for the title last night. Omega’s championship victory took place at AAA’s Heroes Immortales event from Coliseo La Concordia in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico.
AEW and AAA announced a partnership earlier in the year. All Elite Wrestling posted the following about their two roster members headlining last night’s show:
Drastik Boy, Lady Shani, Octagoncito & Pimpinela Escarlata defeated Australian Suicide, Demus, Mamba & Michael Nakazawa
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Title Three Way Match: Lady Maravilla & Villano III Jr. (c) defeated Big Mami & Nino Hamburguesaand Chik Tormenta & Latigo
AAA Latin America Title Match: Daga defeated Drago (c)
Dinastia, Octagon Jr. & Puma King defeated Abismo Negro Jr., Arez & Super Fly
Copa Antonio Pena Match: El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Aero Star and Dave The Clown and Dragon Bane and Faby Apache and La Hiedra and La Parka Negra and Laredo Kid and Monster Clown and Murder Clown and Myzteziz Jr.
AAA Mega Title Match: Kenny Omega defeated Rey Fenix (c)
Cage Match: El Texano Jr. & Pentagon Jr. defeated Chessman & Pagano and Averno & Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown & Rey Escorpion
All Elite Wrestling World Champion Chris Jericho has seen the negative response some fans have had regarding Marko Stunt. Stunt made his in-ring debut this week, replacing an injured Luchasaurus.
Taking to Twitter, Jericho addressed the criticisms lobbied at Stunt. He defended the AEW wrestler, comparing him to stalwart talents such as Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon and Dean Malenko.
“Laughing at ppl complaining that @MarkoStunt is too small & a “disgrace to pro wrestling!” Funny thing is I thought the same thing about @reymysterio the first time I met him in 93. I also saw @TheUltimoDragon get REAMED out by his boss when he first brought Rey to Japan in 95.”
Laughing at ppl complaining that @MarkoStunt is too small & a “disgrace to pro wrestling!” Funny thing is I thought the same thing about @reymysterio the first time I met him in 93. I also saw @TheUltimoDragon get REAMED out by his boss when he first brought Rey to Japan in 95.
He followed up by explaining how Dean Malenko was once laughed out the WCW locker room for standing up for Mysterio in 1996. Both Malenko and Mysterio were then congratulated afterwards once they had an opportunity to show what Mysterio was capable of in the ring.
“Times have changed & Marko IS small,” Jericho explained. “But most of the workers on the roster are smaller in 2019 then the 90s.
Bottom line: Over is over & #Marko did a good job of getting over on Wed. Whether he ends up a World Champion like Rey did remains to be seen…but I’d rather watch him than a 6’8 musclehead who can’t move. I was once told I was “too small” to be a wrestler too…& I did ok! ?
For Jericho, the only thing that matters is whether you can connect with the crowd. He believes Stunt has accomplished this adding that, at one point in time, he was told he was too small to succeed in pro wrestling. “Over is over,” he stated. “I was once told I was “too small” to be a wrestler too…& I did ok!”
Marko Stunt competed in the AEW Tag Team Championship tournament this week on Dynamite. After an injury forced Luchasaurus out of the match on short notice, Stunt teamed with Jungleboy and represented Jurrasic Express against the Lucha Bros. Jurassic Express lost the match but Stunt opened up about the experience in a post published on his Facebook page.
“I wasn’t originally supposed to be there this week,” Stunt begins the post. “Luckily, for some reason, they asked me to come in this past Friday, and I was going to be on AEW Dark this coming Tuesday.”
“In a very unfortunate situation, Luchasaurus was injured just 2 hours before the show, and they asked me to step in. The most nervous and uncomfortable I’ve been was right there at that moment. I was being asked to step in the ring with two of the best on 2 hours notice, on national television, for my tv debut.”
So last night @MarkoStunt was supposed to be in my dark match, last minute due to unfortunate circumstances had to step to the plate and make his TV debut and knocked it out of the park!
“Despite any of that, myself and jungleboy went out there and gave it our all, and we hung with, quite possibly, the best tag team out there. We proved why we belong.”
Stunt then commented on people who don’t believe he should be in AEW during the post.
“Yeah, there’s still people that don’t like it, and don’t think I should be there, and that’s fine. I’m still there, and there’s nowhere to go but up from here!”
All Elite Wrestling’s Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. has revealed that she and her boyfriend, NXT Champion Adam Cole, spend their Thursday night’s catching up with each other’s shows.
Speaking with Bleacher Report, Baker talked about how the two would text and call each other right up until AEW: Dynamite and NXT go live.
“We are texting and calling each other for encouragement right up until the moment we go out the curtain,” Baker revealed. “It can be a little heartbreaking when it’s the biggest night of his career or the biggest night of my career and we can’t be there. Because we’re each other’s biggest fans and, as a fan, you want to be there and feel the energy. You want to experience it. So, it’s a little discouraging.”
She explained how Cole is supportive of AEW and maintains close friendships with AEW Executive Vice Presidents Matt and Nick Jackson.
“[…] we sit at home and watch each other’s matches,” she said. “We actually watch each other’s whole show. We support each other’s company. My boyfriend is basically best friends with The Young Bucks, so he’s very supportive of All Elite Wrestling.”
Baker competed this week on Dynamite. She lost to reigning AEW Women’s Champion Riho in a championship match.
Luchasaurus first made his name working for Lucha Underground. He has quickly become a fan favorite in AEW as well and many see him as a future world champion of the company.
The AEW Star was the latest guest on Talk is Jericho podcast where he opened up about his journey in wrestling so far and he revealed which WWE star he has taken inspiration from.
The former Lucha Underground star revealed that he took
inspiration from the former World Champion Kane, and The Big Red Monster was
the first star he studied when he got the mask:
“Kane was actually the first guy I tape studied when I
got the mask. I immediately went to Kane. My vision was to be the new-age Kane,
where I had the hair out and I wanted to make it a face mask and open up the
mouth because I did want to have impressions still,”
Luchasaurus went on to explain how Kane was the guy for him because selling with the mask is very difficult but the way the WWE Star did it was very good.
Apart from this, the AEW star discussed the development of his character in detail and also talked about being paired with Jungle Boy in the company.
During an episode of SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio, Bully Ray addressed Cody’s vignette that aired on this week’s episode of AEW: Dynamite. Bully Ray commented on the strength of the package. He explained how it made him want to see Cody defeat Chris Jericho for the AEW World Championship.
“When I hear Cody’s mom talking about Cody, now I am sucked in. This is everything to Cody. […] At the end of the promo, I felt myself going ‘Wow, I want to see Cody beat Chris.’ And, here’s the big difference: at All In, I wanted to see Cody win for Dusty. At Full Gear, and because of that vignette I saw last night, I want to see Cody win for Cody. And this is why I believe Cody no longer uses the Rhodes name, despite the fact that he’s allowed to use the Rhodes name.”
He added, “As long as he is still called Cody Rhodes, we will always think of Dusty first. Cody wants to just be Cody. He’s trying very hard to get out of Dusty’s shadow. Not because he doesn’t want to be there, but it’s his time to be his own person. Cody wants to be known 20, 30, 40 years from now as just Cody, the way Dusty is just known as Dusty.”
Cody is scheduled to face Chris Jericho for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear. The event takes place on November 9th at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
All Elite Wrestling’s Cody Rhodes has opened up about how the promotion intends to utilize their rankings system. It has previously been stressed how wins and losses will matter in AEW.
Speaking with Wrestlezone, Cody Rhodes shared that AEW intends to introduce a Top Five that will be updated every week. He added that fully intend to commit to a “sports-centric” wrestling alternative.
“On the Friday before Full Gear, I think we’re going to put our first-ever ‘Top Fives’ and [that] should become a weekly thing,” Cody said. “This isn’t just broadcast this is also social, just like with college football and the AP Poll, you get your Top 20. Sometimes a guy who is 5-0 is not ranked in the top three because the quality of wins, the softness of the schedule and it’s fun because in college football people argue over—especially when we get near the playoffs—people ‘should, should they not’ [get in]. PAC right now has these great wins over Hangman Page and Kenny Omega, he’s essentially Ohio State for us at this point. There’s gotta be a title shot in his future, and there is if he keeps winning and keeps going, but I believe before Full Gear we’ll have our Top Five for women, for tags and for singles and now that we have more and more every week it helps us so much from data.
He continued, “I’ve expanded—to be fair, Kevin Sullivan’s expanded the lower thirds on talent so you can see their records. We want their records to be more present because Jim Ross is talking about them, Tony Schiavone is talking about them.” Cody said. “Once we get a few more wins, a few more losses, a few more draws, whatever they may be, it really helps create that tapestry for us which is something we promised and it wasn’t just a campaign promise. Sports-centric, the guys winning the matches are the guys getting the title matches.”
Cody Rhodes is scheduled to compete against AEW World Champion Chris Jericho at their next big event, Full Gear. The show takes place on November 9th from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Viewership data has been released for the October 16th editions of AEW Dynamite on TNT and NXT on the USA Network.
Week 3 of the Wednesday Night War is in the books and AEW was victorious once again in total viewers and the coveted Adults 18-49 demographic. Here is the breakdown of the live and same-night DVR viewership, courtesy of Showbuzz Daily:
Dynamite
AEW Dynamite on TNT averaged 1,014,00 viewers, down from last week’s 1,140,000 viewers (a total of the TNT and TruTV Simulcast).
Dynamite did a 0.44 in the 18-49 demo, also down but close to last week’s 0.46. It ranked 5th on cable for the night.
The show featured Chris Jericho defending the AEW World Championship against Darby Allin in the main event, Riho defending the AEW Women’s Championship, 2 AEW World Tag Team Champion Tournament first round matches and the hot Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. Jon Moxley & PAC tag match.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman had the chance to join Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle faction on the second edition of AEW Dynamite. Instead of joining the champion’s group, however, MJF attacked them and confirmed his allegiance with his good friend Cody Rhodes.
Backstage at the show last night in Philadelphia, MJF took part in an interview and spoke about why he chose not to join Jericho’s stable.
“I guess a lot of people are just really dumb, Jen,” MJF said when Jennifer Decker suggested a lot of people thought he would turn on Cody. “On yeah, you know what I want to do? Let me join the Inner Circle jerk. Yippee. Oh, let me get the opportunity to hang out with Jake Hager, what a charismatic fellow!”
MJF and Decker then performed a short roleplay exercise with MJF playing the role of Hager. MJF was then asked if he had a favorite in the match between Jericho and Darby Allin which would take place later that night.
“Obviously I don’t know like Chris Jericho because he hurt my best friend, Cody Rhodes. As a matter of fact, I hate ‘Mid-Life Crisis Chris’ but I also hate that emo-skater, nerd, Darby Allin.”
Cody Rhodes posted about a nice surprise found backstage at AEW Dynamite last night. He noted on Twitter that a tribute to his father, the legendary Dusty Rhodes, was positioned in the spot backstage which is now named after him.
Cody posted the following on Twitter in regards to the tribute to his father:
What a wonderful surprise to find in the Go Position…
Chris Jericho’s feelings regarding Cody’s father play has played a role in the build-up to the AEW World championship match at Full Gear. Shortly after the match was announced, Jericho posted a video of him speaking poorly of Dusty.
“That son of a b*tch, promised me a lot of things that never happened. Fast-forward 25 years and now this son of a b*tch, you Cody, promised me a lot of stuff that also didn’t happen but I’ll promise you this, I don’t like you are or your family but I love being ‘le Champion’ and I’m going to beat the hell out of you and teach your entitled ass a lesson on November 9th in Baltimore, my birthday.”
“The greatest birthday present I could ever receive is beating the crap out of you, Cody. Welcome to my nightmare, I don’t think you’re going to like it. You’re welcome.”
The October 16th edition of AEW Dynamite aired live from the Liacouras Center on Temple University in Philadelphia. In addition to the takeaways below, Santana and Ortiz challenged the Young Bucks to a match at Full Gear. Here are 5 takeaways from this week’s show:
SCU Overcame An Attack From The Lucha Brothers & Advanced In The Tag Team Tournament
The Lucha Brothers attacked SCU during their entrance at the beginning of the show. Fenix slammed Kazarian into the ring post as Pentagon hit Daniels with a Piledriver on the entrance ramp. Daniels was loaded onto a stretcher and Scorpio Sky took his place in the match.
SCU then battled Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) in the Tag Team Championship Tournament. Best Friends dominated early and isolated Kazarian in the ring. Scorpio Sky got into the ring but got slammed to the canvas with a Belly to Back Suplex from Trent.
Chucky T hit Scorpio with a Double Stomp and Trent followed it up with a Spear to Kazarian. Best Friends planted Frankie with Double Superplex off the top rope and went for the cover but Kazarian kicked out at two.
Scorpio Sky tagged in and was wrestling in tennis shoes because he wasn’t expecting to compete tonight. Sky lost one of his shoes during the action and the crowd responded with a “he’s got one shoe!” chant.
Sky flipped onto Best Friends outside the ring and then launched his other shoe into the crowd. Someone threw the shoe back into the ring and the crowd erupted. Kazarian planted Trent with a DDT for a near fall.
“He’s got no shoes!” echoed throughout the arena as Sky tagged Frankie in. Kazarian planted Trent with a Body Slam and followed it up with a Springboard Leg Drop for a two count. Best Friends took control and then went for a hug but Scorpio Sky got back into the ring and attacked them.
Trent Dropkicked Scorpio Sky out of the ring and then Best Friends hugged as the crowd cheered. Best Friends hit Kazarian with the Doomsday Knee off the top rope for another near fall. Sky sent Chuck into the barricade as Kazarian connected with a Back Body Drop on the ring apron. SCU then hit Trent with a Powerbomb/Dropkick combo for the pinfall victory. SCU will face the Dark Order next week in the tournament.
Riho defended her AEW Women’s Championship against Britt Baker tonight on Dynamite. The crowd gave Riho a great reaction and chanted her name before the match.
Baker and Riho locked up to start things off. Britt connected with a couple of Arm Drags and then locked up once again. Baker tried to apply Lockjaw but Riho was able to get to the bottom rope to break the hold.
Riho and Baker battled on the turnbuckle and Riho knocked her to the canvas. Riho hit a Crossbody but Baker rolled through and went for the cover. Riho escaped and connected with a Dropkick. Riho followed it up with a Double Stomp and then a running knee in the corner.
Riho hit a Snap Suplex and made her way to the top rope. Riho went for a Stomp but Baker got out of the way and hit Riho with a Slingblade. Britt battled back with a Dropkick and went for the cover but Riho kicked out at two.
Baker blocked a roll-up and planted Riho with a Neckbreaker. Britt followed that up with a kick to the face and went for the cover but Riho kicked out at the last moment. Riho hit a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall and locked in a Half Crab in the middle of the ring.
Britt battled through the pain and reached the bottom rope to break the hold. Riho quickly hit a Double Stomp off the top rope for another near fall. Riho hit Double Knees and went for the cover but Baker kicked out. Baker hit an elbow to the face and applied Lockjaw in the middle of the ring. Riho countered into a cover for the pinfall victory. Riho is still the AEW Women’s Champion.
There were a few moments where Baker and Riho didn’t seem to be on the same page during this match. The ending of the match was very well done with the camera zooming in on Riho’s face as Baker applied the Lockjaw. I was just hoping that this match was going to be better than what we got tonight.
The Lucha Brothers Advanced In The Tag Team Tournament
Lucha Brothers faced Jurassic Express tonight in the Tag Team Tournament. Luchasaurus had to miss the match due to injury and Marko Stunt took his place.
Marko Stunt and Pentagon started off the match. Marko hit a Hurricranrana and then planted Fenix with a DDT. Jungle Boy got in the ring and hit Pentagon with a DDT that sent him out of the ring. Marko hit Fenix with a Suicide Dive and Jungle Boy connected with a Moonsault onto Pentagon.
Back in the ring, Stunt went for the cover but Pentagon kicked out. Pentagon leveled Marko with a Superkick and followed it up with another one to Jungle Boy. Fenix tagged in and walked into a knee to the face from Jungle Boy. Fenix knocked Jungle Boy out of the ring as Pentagon hit a Pumphandle Slam on Marko.
Jungle Boy hit a knee strike and followed it up with a Shooting Star Press on Fenix for a two count. Stunt tagged back in as Pentagon planted Jungle Boy with a Destroyer. Pentagon swung Stunt around by his hair and then snapped back his arm. Lucha Brothers followed it up with a Stomp/Piledriver combo on Stunt for the pinfall victory.
Luchasaurus not being in this match took a lot of the energy out of the crowd. Stunt and Jungle Boy still put on an entertaining match but Luchasaurus is the star of Jurassic Express.
The crowd chanted “happy birthday!” towards Omega as Moxley and Kenny started the match off. Hangman and PAC battled outside the ring as Moxley hit Omega with some chops in the corner.
PAC tagged himself in and hit Page with an Enziguri that sent him tumbling out of the ring. Omega slammed PAC to the canvas but got distracted by Moxley. PAC brought Omega to the corner and Moxley tagged himself in.
Omega battled back with a Suplex and tagged Hangman in. Hangman took out PAC with a Crossbody and followed it up with a Clothesline off the top rope to Moxley. Hangman knocked Moxley out of the ring and then climbed back up to the top rope. PAC distracted Hangman and Moxley capitalized and shoved Page off the turnbuckle as Dynamite went to a commercial break.
When Dynamite returned, Hangman leveled Moxley with a Lariat. PAC and Omega tagged in and traded shots in the middle of the ring. Omega connected with a Moonsault off the second rope and went for the cover but PAC kicked out at two. Kenny planted PAC and then Moxley with a couple of Dragon Suplexes and fired up the crowd.
Moxley hit a Suicide Dive and then turned around into a massive Moonsault from Page. Back in the ring, Omega hit PAC with a Buckle Bomb and followed it up with a Powerbomb. Hangman hit a Shooting Star Press and went for the cover but Moxley broke it up.
Kenny leveled Moxley with the V-Trigger but PAC hit him with a Cutter. Hangman sent PAC out of the ring and hit him with a Suicide Dive that sent PAC flying into the barricade. Moxley and Omega then traded punches in the middle of the ring. Omega hit a knee to the face but Moxley bounced off the ropes and connected with a massive Clothesline.
Omega and Moxley then grabbed barbed wire weapons from under the ring. Moxley and Omega made their way into the ring and the referee rolled to the outside after Jon got in his face. PAC got into the ring and booted Omega in the chest and then ripped the barbed wire bat away from Moxley.
PAC told Moxley to use his head and not get disqualified. Moxley flipped PAC off and then planted him with the Paradigm Shift. Moxley then left the ring and made his way backstage. Hangman planted PAC with the Deadeye for the pinfall victory. It was announced that PAC will face Jon Moxley next week on Dynamite.
I thought this match was awesome. I loved how PAC tried to stop Moxley from getting disqualified because wins and losses matter in AEW. PAC feels that he deserves a title shot and doesn’t want anything to get in the way of that. Moxley giving him the double birds and turning his back on PAC completely fits his character.
Jake Hager Helped Jericho Retain The AEW Championship
Chris Jericho defended the AEW Championship against Darby Allin in a Philadelphia Street Fight the main event of Dynamite. Jericho came down to the ring dressed as the Painmaker.
Allin connected with a Dropkick and then Clotheslined Jericho the outside. Darby followed it up with a Suicide Dive before rolling Jericho in the ring. Jericho planted Allin with a Back Drop and then some chops in the corner of the ring. Jericho slammed Allin’s knee into the ring post as Dynamite went to a break.
When Dynamite returned, Allin rolled up Jericho for a two count. Darby grabbed a kendo stick and hit Jericho a couple of times. Darby locked in an Arm Bar in the middle of the ring but Jericho broke free. Chris applied the Walls of Jericho for a bit but Allin grabbed the ropes. Jericho started arguing with referee Aubrey Edwards and Allin capitalized by hitting Jericho with the kendo stick.
Allin connected with a Crossbody off the top rope and went for the cover but Jericho kicked out at two. Jericho connected with the Codebreaker and went for the pin but Allin grabbed the bottom rope to break it up. Jericho brought a steel chair into the ring and set it up in the corner.
Darby battled back and hit a Stunner for a near fall. Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho again but Allin was able to reach the bottom rope to break the hold. Jericho taped Allin’s hands behind his back and stomped on him in the corner of the ring.
Allin somehow hit a Lionsault and then Dropkicked Jericho out of the ring. Darby dove through the ropes and flipped onto Jericho as the crowd chanted “holy shit!”. Allin climbed up to the top rope and flipped onto Jericho once again for a near fall. Jericho Clotheslined Allin to the mat and then Powerbombed him on top of the skateboard for a near fall.
Darby ducked under a chair shot and Dropkicked the chair into Jericho’s face. Allin climbed to the top rope but Jake Hager rushed the ring and punched Allin in the face. Chris applied the Walls of Jericho and the referee called for the bell. Inner Circle came down to the ring and celebrated with a little bit of the bubbly as Dynamite went off the air.
Darby Allin has an incredibly bright future in AEW. The crowd is already behind him and he clearly has no fear in the ring. It was obvious who was going to win this one but it still was an entertaining match. Jericho versus Cody should be excellent at Full Gear on November 9th. Overall, this week’s episode of Dynamite was solid. I’m already looking forward to PAC versus Moxley on next week’s show.
