Welcome to SEScoops: the Daily Drop, your go-to for the latest news and rumors in wrestling for March 3rd. Tonight is AEW Revolution, which should be a big event. Now, we will have to see how Sting wraps up his in-ring career. There is a lot of news to get to, so let’s get to it.
Check out our comprehensive article about AEW Revolution, how to watch, and start time here.
Days until WrestleMania XL: 34
WWE:
– Becky Lynch said that WWE rejected her request to drop her title in 2020 instead of relinquishing it as she did.
– WWE officials realize that Tiffany Stratton is getting amazing reactions from fans.
– Braun Strowman provided an update after his neck surgery.
– “Die Rocky Die” trended on social media due to the fan reaction to his WWE comeback.
– Tori Wilson admitted that she had issues with a famous bikini segment on WWE television as she spoke to Threads with McKenzie Mitchell. “Summoning that swagger for me was not only difficult when I was wrestling but even more difficult when I was dancing around in bikinis,” she said. “And, I think there’s a misconception, like because I owned it, that I was super comfortable with it, but I wasn’t. Like, that was definitely hard. But, again, if you walk through anything in life and look like that thing owns you, you’re in trouble.”
– The March 1st edition of Friday Night SmackDown brought in a viewership of 2.23 million viewers, which is a 3% increase when compared to last week’s show.
AEW:
– Tony Khan had a heartfelt statement to share prior to Sting’s last match.
– AEW may have teased Mercedes Mone’s debut at the end of Collision this week.
– Jeff Hardy is still trying to make his way back to the ring, but it’s a slow process.
– As expected, Sting is selling a ton of merchandise right now.
– Timeless Toni Storm will have her ninth defense on a pay-per-view show at Revolution, making her the second-highest record holder in the women’s division.
– During the HOG Reckoning on March 2, Penta El Zero Miedo hinted that Fenix will be medically cleared for a match on May 5 for the Cinco de Mayo event.
– Sean Ross Sapp had to squash a very strange report that the “regular woman” Los Angeles Dodgers two-way Superstar Shohei Ohtani is married to is 3X AEW Women’s World Champion, Hikaru Shida. They are not married, but here we are reporting on the fact that they aren’t.
Weird to post this and untrue. https://t.co/QxgUXVjr3X
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) March 3, 2024
– AEW Revolution is going down tonight on pay-per-view. You can check out the card below:
- The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Jay White) vs. Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, Jay Lethal, Willie Mack, and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) in a 12-man tag team match – Zero Hour Match
- Julia Hart and Skye Blue vs. Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale (with Stokely Hathaway) in a tag team match – Zero Hour Match
- Chris Jericho vs. Wardlow vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Lance Archer vs. Hook vs. Brian Cage vs. Magnus vs. Dante Martin in an All-Star Scramble match with the winner receiving a future AEW World Championship match
- FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli) in a tag team match
- Christian Cage (c) (with Killswitch, Mother Wayne, and “The Prodigy” Nick Wayne) vs. Daniel Garcia in a singles match for the AEW TNT Championship
- Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Roderick Strong (with Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) in a singles match for the AEW International Championship
- Will Ospreay vs. Konosuke Takeshita in a singles match
- Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Bryan Danielson in a singles match for the Continental Crown Championship (AEW Continental Championship, ROH World Championship, and the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship). If Danielson loses, he has to shake Kingston’s hand.
- “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) (with Mariah May and Luther) vs. Deonna Purrazzo in a singles match for the AEW Women’s World Championship
- Samoa Joe (c) vs. “Hangman” Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) in a three-way match for the AEW World Championship
- Sting and Darby Allin (c) (with Ric Flair) vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) in a tornado tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship
Upcoming Major Pro Wrestling Events
- AEW Revolution is planned for the following weekend, on Sunday, March 3.
- AEW Dynamite: Big Business will be hosted at Boston’s TD Garden on March 13th.
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver is slated for the afternoon of April 6th, just before the start of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.
- WrestleMania XL is set to take place on April 6th and 7th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a two-part event.
- Backlash France is scheduled for May 4th at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France.
- WWE NXT Battleground is booked for May 26th at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, exclusively available on the WWE Network and Peacock.
- WWE Money in the Bank will be held on July 6th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, followed by WWE NXT Heatwave on July 7th at the same venue.
- WWE Bash In Berlin is marked for August 31st at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
