Adam Page has faced several injuries during his career, so fans were worried about his status this week after AEW Dynamite. While it seemed he sustained an injury on Dynamite this week, it was later disclosed to be all part of the show. 

Hangman Page’s Kayfabe Injury

During this week’s AEW Dynamite main event, AEW World Champion Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, and Brian Cage faced FTW Champion HOOK, “Hangman” Adam Page, and RVD. Fans were quick to notice a moment where Adam Page appeared to twist his ankle as he got out of Samoa Joe’s Muscle Buster. Post-show footage captured Page limping backstage, and Hangman said his foot was, “bad.”

Dave Meltzer initially reported Page’s ankle injury. Then, Fightful Select corrected this as it was stated that Adam Page was simply playing his part for the audience.

Jeremy Lynn expressed his frustration on Twitter regarding a report debunking Adam Page’s injury. Lynn emphasized his disappointment, suggesting it would have been better kept as a secret until next week.

”This shouldn’t even be announced. God forbid we have a cliff hanger for next week.”

This shouldn’t even be announced. God forbid we have a cliff hanger for next week. https://t.co/HKDlFvQed6

— Jerry Lynn (@itsjerrylynn) February 22, 2024

What’s Next

We will have to see how AEW uses this storyline. Since Jerry Lynn said that fans should have waited until next week, odds are Tony Khan has some kind of follow up in the pipeline. Only time will tell if this leak about Page will change AEW’s creative direction.

SEScoops will keep a close eye on this story for further updates.

One really couldn’t think of a greater moral compass for a wrestling company than Bryan Danielson. He by all accounts, has the perfect balance of life – one that exists outside of wrestling (which is pretty key if we’re being honest – wrestlers and fans alike). He’s got a family to keep him grounded, causes to be an advocate for and plenty of books to read. He can disassociate from pro wrestling, a career he’s still absolutely passionate about, but bring in out of the ring elements for better synergy.

Even that considered, he’s a team player, extremely considerate and a modern wrestling oracle to pick the brain of. You factor in Jerry Lynn, those two are the ultimate good cops.

You need a bad cop.

A heavy. Someone who doesn’t take any kind of nonsense, looks at the bottom line for what it is. Does “they” or “their actions” or what they’re doing help the growth of the company? If they don’t do such, cut whatever fat there may be. There should be two credible sheriffs in town and that “bad cop” onus should not be burdened upon one of your top on-air talents.

That’s also not saying Tony Khan should recruit a “yes man, either. Being a billionaire, he’s probably got a few already and they’re certainly not helping to grow the product. However, if Tony could take himself out of the equation, and put the trust in the team he’s assembled, he would do wonders for his company. A company that quite frankly, is failing to hit its mark in certain ways.

In addition to a heavy, there’s so many established names who could help better the promotion if he gave them full autonomy to regulate like Nate Dogg and Warren G. And instead of just one, why not make it two? Here are some “tag teams” behind the scenes that Tony Khan could utilize (two of which who currently aren’t under contract).

Jake Roberts & Arn Anderson

Who was equally excited and intrigued at the possibility of Jake Roberts back with a pro wrestling company? Who was also equally disappointed that Arn wasn’t made the most of during his tenure here? Both he and his son Brock were not re-signed when their contracts expired and it feels like a missed opportunity by Tony Khan on both names, who seemed to only associate them with Cody Rhodes’ time here.

How much could that young talent learn from “The Snake” or “The Enforcer”when it comes to promo skills, ring psychology and real life problems?

Re-sign the Andersons and designate Arn and Jake as your Dusty Rhodes to your NXT. Let them filter through the good and the bad before they’re Dynamite ready and don’t let anybody tell them “no” either.

Jeff Jarrett & Jim Ross

Tony Khan admittedly says he overworks himself and that’s why Bryan Danielson appointed Jimmy Jacobs to help as an assistant. Khan did tap into wrestling history when he signed Jeff Jarrett, first as a talent and then as the Senior Vice President of Live Events, but Double J wears a lot of hats. Khan has shown the capability of laying out a great (albeit very long) PPV, but weekly television programming is another story. Actually sometimes there’s so many stories it’s hard to pin good ones down, especially if you’re a casual viewer.

Allowing Jarrett and JR (who currently is away from television), to be your ultimate booking brain trust lends your company to the old school booking mindset, a structure AEW truly needs. Paring two names who learned from the best in the territory days is really only going to help a show that’s too fast-paced and too cluttered.

Karen Jarrett & Mickie James

If you watch the AEW women’s division, you know it feels neglected. Major names and pinnacle storytellers like Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker are currently not competing, and the announcements of any women’s match feels sudden without any pomp, circumstance or substance (with the exception of “Timeless” Toni Storm, of course.)

She may not be under contract with AEW, but Mickie James knows how to book an all-women’s wrestling show. She did that with NWA Empowerrr and she’s doing it again in 2024 in Australia as a part of Starrcast VI.

Karen Jarrett knows how to make the most of her on camera without even doing a hip-toss. Unfortunately for the women, many don’t receive the experience or the opportunity to let their personalities shine. Both these veterans tagging up would do wonders for bringing the AEW women back to relevancy.

Paul Wight & Mark Henry

Remember the aforementioned “heavy”? Taking it figuratively and literally with this these two. Both legends are currently signed with AEW, but not much is being done with either and it’s unfortunate. Wight is someone who’s main-evented and worked with main-eventers his entire career while Henry has been someone who’s wrestled all throughout the card.

You think a talent is going to go off-script or do a dangerous move for a forgettable pop if they have to answer to Wight or Henry afterwards? If they did it would most likely be their last time and that’s not even considering the name cache they. Make these two your “bad cops” and they would know how to maintain a healthy relationship in the locker room.

Matt Hardy & Chris Jericho

From how it sounds, AEW has its fair share of locker room leaders behind the scenes, but what about having two primary checkpoints who have shown the ability to adapt, innovate and sympathize?

Jericho and Hardy have formed friendships with anybody and everybody of whatever status or age, including the AEW EVPs. Maybe they already are, but making them the go-to mediators for any issues between boots and management could cultivate a solid structure within AEW’s loaded ecosystem of stars.

Jerry Lynn & Dustin Rhodes

Nobody should ever have a bad word to say about Jerry Lynn and if you do, you’re likely part of the problem. It’s been too awesome to have Lynn and Dustin Rhodes be a vital part of AEW’s growth and if there’s been chaos backstage, you can guarantee neither have been apart of it.

Giving them the opportunity to harness and harmonize your roster from an in-ring standpoint is likely something that has happened on several occasions. Both have an old-school upbringing, but very different styles, Make them have the final say as to what goes down between the ropes every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Appreciate The Past & Look Forward To The Future

With all these legendary names behind the curtain or in the ring, it’s easy to say so many are being under-utilized, but the presentation of the current AEW product speaks to the notion that they’re standing on the apron. 

Give them the hot tag and let them take you home. That’s teamwork.

Comments, questions … complaints? Email Dominic at dpdeangelo@gmail.com

Former ECW star and current AEW coach Jerry Lynn had announced last week that he was pulling out of the Starrcast IV convention because of a health issue but at the time there weren’t many details available about his health.

The wrestling veteran provided an update on his status from his Twitter account recently and in a tweet, he revealed that he will be undergoing surgery for a bulging disc.

Lynn announced that he will be having this operation later this month on November 29 and revealed that it will take him 3 to 4 weeks to recover from the surgery:

Jerry Lynn started his wrestling career in 1998 and he got significant exposure when he got engaged in a two-year-long feud with The Lightning Kid in the early 90s. He then joined WCW’s Cruiserweight Division in 1995.

He signed with Paul Heyman’s ECW in September 1997 after getting fired from WCW while being injured, in July earlier that year. He stayed with the company until the end and main evented the last PPV under the original ECW brand.

Apart from these two companies, Jerry Lynn has also had stints with WWE, TNA and ROH. He was signed by AEW as a coach and producer earlier this year.

All Elite Wrestling has announced the signing of former ECW Champion and former ROH World Champion Jerry Lynn in a coach position.

The company revealed the news via a tweet from their Official Twitter account and replying to it, Lynn claimed that he is privileged to become a part of the promotion:

Jerry is a 30 year veteran of the business and he has worked for almost all major wrestling promotions in America since his debut in the industry back in 1988.

Since his debut, he has had stints with WCW, the original ECW, WWE, TNA and ROH and he has also worked for a number of promotions outside of the continent during his tours.

In his long and illustrated career, Jerry Lynn has won over a dozen championships including the ECW Championship and the Ring Of Honor World Heavyweight Championship.

It’s interesting to note here that he also won the NWA Tag Team Championship with the current WWE Star AJ Styles while TNA was in its early days in 2002 and they held a tournament to crown new champions.

Jerry is the first person to have signed officially as a coach by AEW. Though there are other stars in the company who people believe will be working in a similar capacity too, including Christopher Daniels and Billy Gunn.

– Finn Balor is in Columbus, Ohio and will be attending tonight’s WWE RAW. According to PWInsider, Balor will undergo another round of medical tests, including an Impact concussion test to see if he can get cleared to wrestle.

Balor suffered a concussion last week on RAW during his match with Jinder Mahal and was pulled from WWE live events over the weekend.

– Former SmackDown Live announcer Mauro Ranallo returned to the commentary booth over the weekend, calling the action for the RIZIN Fighting Federation’s event from Yokohama, Japan. Ranallo thanked fans on Twitter for their ongoing support and vowed to call pro wrestling again.

https://twitter.com/mauroranallo/status/853728890010779648

– WWE posted this video of former ECW Champion Jerry Lynn talking about his recent experience working as a guest trainer at the Performance Center in Orlando:

– The 2017 WWE Money In The Bank PPV will take place on June 18th from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. This will be an event for the SmackDown brand. Ticketmaster is running a pre-sale with the password MITB.

– ECW Original Jerry Lynn was backstage for Tuesday’s SmackDown house show in Nashville, TN. He lives in the area. Kalisto and Becky Lynch tweeted these photos with the former TNA X Division Champion:

Awesome to run in to a great friend! #JerryLynn thank you for your advice and our pass matches..was a lot of fun….#WWENashville pic.twitter.com/f5KxaImXYc

— Samuray Del Sol® “Manny $” (@gloat) December 29, 2016

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOlTz47hVCX/

– ECW Original Jerry Lynn, who has been appearing for ROH in a non-wrestling role as of late, recently spoke with Bill Apter for the latest edition of “The Apter Chat.” In the new video chat, which you can watch above, Lynn talks about his new look, as he cut his long hair and shaved off his facial hair, and also discusses his neck surgery.

– WWE Diva and Total Divas star Rosa Mendes indicated via social media that she and her fiancee’ recently purchased a home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are moving from California this week. As noted, the two are expecting their first child in a couple of months. The two had goodbyes with friends and family in California this week. Rosa posted this photo on her Instagram page with a caption that reads as follows:

“Bobby and I are so lucky to have such good people in our lives. Treasure those who have shown you how much they value your friendship, hold on to these people forever because they are very hard to find.”

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– Former WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA star Jerry Lynn underwent successful neck surgery at a hospital in Nashville on Thursday. PWInsider notes that the surgery took longer than expected due to the amount of bone spurs that had to be removed from Lynn’s neck. Lynn is currently resting in the hospital.

– NXT star and former Olympian Chad Gable spoke to WWE.com this week about his new tag team with Jason Jordan:

“Even though it took some convincing for him to give me a chance, I couldn’t be happier with the results. We just clicked from the moment the bell rang. It’s not very often that a team has chemistry from the very first moment. Beyond our chemistry, we have enough credentials between us to make any team jealous.”

“I want to get involved in the NXT Tag Team Championship scene immediately, and when I say ‘get involved,’ I mean take the championships. I have never said I’m going to do something and not done it. This will be no different. Ready, willing and Gable.”

– Lana and Team B.A.D. are featured in this week’s SmackDown Fallout videos:

Brian Fritz of Between The Ropes announced on Monday that a Go Fund Me campaign has been started to help longtime wrestling veteran Jerry Lynn.

Fritz issued the following:

I’m hoping that you can help spread the word on the GoFundMe campaign that has just started to help former TNA X-Division, ECW World and Ring of Honor champion Jerry Lynn.

https://www.gofundme.com/helpjerrylynn

Jerry is one of the best guys you will ever meet in and out of wrestling. Plus, he had a fantastic 25-year career putting on exciting wrestling matches that have thrilled so many of us.

All those years of taking bumps have taken a toll on him and he needs our help. We’re looking to raise money for his medical bills with a Go Fund Me campaign at GoFundMe.com/helpjerrylynn.

Jerry has been experiencing chronic neck pain as well as pain in his right arm and numbness. The first procedure will be neck surgery to remove bones spurs, replace three degenerative discs, and fuse his vertebrae. He will be having this procedure done on Thursday, August 6.

Jerry has also been suffering with severe pain in his back for the last three months due to a bulging disc. He will likely need surgery for this as well, and he hopes to have that done as soon as possible following his neck surgery.

Jerry does have medical insurance, but he needs help in paying the $5,000 deductible. Plus, he will be out of work recovering for 2-3 months, which will put a hardship on his family, including his wife and young daughter.

It is time for us as a wrestling community to pull together and give back to Jerry after everything he has done for us, his fans.

To help cover all of his expenses, we are hoping to raise $15,000. Jerry would like to give anything over that amount to charity to help others in need. The charity he has chosen is the Nashville Rescue Mission which seeks to help the hurting of Middle Tennessee by offering food, clothing, and shelter to the homeless and recovery programs to those enslaved in life degrading problems.

This is our moment to give back and help one of the truly great guys. Please go to www.GoFundMe.com/helpjerrylynn and donate — any amount will help.

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– This week on Foreign Exchange, Santino Marella reacts to not being listed among WWE.com’s “The 50 most beautiful people in sports-entertainment history” list. The synopsis reads: “What do Santino Marella and Stacy Keibler have in common? Not too much, as it turns out. On this week’s episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange,” The Milan Miracle learns a hard truth about where he ranks on WWE.com’s list of Most Beautiful Superstars and Divas. Find out how Santino takes the (bad) news, only on YouTube!”

– Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn has set March 23, 2013 as his official retirement date from professional wrestling, which marks as his 25th anniversary in the profession. His final match will take place in his home city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he broke in under Brad Rheighans. His final match in the Northeast will take place February 9, 2013 in Metuchen, New Jersey, as he faces ECW rival Lance Storm at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event.

– Resistance Pro, an independent pro wrestling company created by The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and brothers Jacques and Gabe Barons, has pitched a reality series pilot to multiple cable networks.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Wrestler’s Rescue, a charitable organization founded by Dawn Marie Psaltis in 2008 to raise money to support the health care needs of retired professional wrestlers, is once again subject of scandal with rumors of embezzlement of funds by the former WWE Diva.

After former WWE Superstar “The Ugandan Giant” Kamala (real name James Harris) released a video message Tuesday condemning Psaltis and Dan Mirade of Boston-based independent wrestling promotion Millenium Wrestling Federation for raising money on his behalf that he has yet to receive, another embezzlement allegation was levied towards the retired women’s wrestler by one of her former colleagues.

Brian Heffron, who worked alongside Psaltis in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Blue Meanie, noted Wednesday on Twitter that two years ago, she launched a similar campaign fund meant to assist fellow alumnus Jerry Lynn with back surgery costs and was asked to donate an item for her to auction. Heffron, however, says Lynn was unaware of the campaign fund and noted that he never received money from Psaltis.

After posting a link to Harris’ video message, Heffron wrote, “I always had a feeling “Wrestler’s Rescue” was a scam since they aren’t a registered charity AND wrestler’s who they’ve collected for never got a dime that was supposed to get to them. 2 years ago I was asked to donate an item for auction for Jerry Lynn’s back surgery. He told me he didn’t know about and didn’t get a A DIME.”

He continues, “I always heard rumors “Wrestler’s Rescue” ripped off MY IDOL Steve Williams. Then I heard straight from Jerry Lynn he never received a penny. I never really thought of speaking out until I saw the video Kamala made. It’s a shame to collect money off off false pretenses.”

In June, Psaltis set up the “Kamala Campaign Fund” and said that money generated from the fund through auctions on their official website, WrestlersRescue.org (currently suspended by its hosting company), would assist Harris with “medical care, basic living costs and a myriad of other expenses as he transitions into a more handicapped-accessible world.” After claiming in the video that he has received nothing from Wrestler’s Rescue or Dawn Marie, Harris tells her to take any money she may have raised on his behalf “to Massachusetts and ram it up Dan Mirade’s ass.” He also wants Mirade to take any money he may have raised on his behalf “to New Jersey and ram it up Dawn Marie’s ass.”

— Jerry Lynn announced at Friday’s Pro Wrestling Syndicate Supercard 2012 event in Rahway, New Jersey that he would be retiring from wrestling competition at the end of 2012. Lynn attributes his decision to age as it’s harder to get his body to do what he wants it to do as well as so he can enjoy the quality of life.

Lynn, who began his wrestling career in 1988, has worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor. He is a two-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once and the ROH World Championship once.

— Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vader will face Necro Butcher at Pro Wrestling Syndicate event taking place on April 14 at WrestleReunion in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

— Former WWE Diva Shelly Martinez appears appears in this Funny or Die video titled “Boobathon.” It described as “a motion picture event exploring advanced cosmetic surgery.”

— According to Spike.com, Impact Wrestling on October 6, 2011 will be a three-hour episode, airing from 9:00 p.m. to midnight.

— Madison Rayne teased on Twitter this afternoon that she will be on hand for next week’s Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, Florida.

Rayne wrote, “Not this week y’all. fear not though, i’ll be in Fla. next week, tiara in place, new camo perhaps? There’s a new Miss America in town.”

The former Women’s Knockout Champion has not appeared on IMPACT since August 11.

— Christy Hemme, D’Angelo Dinero, Anthony Nese, Zema Ion, Jerry Lynn and Becky Bayless (a/k/a Cookie) have been announced for The Big Event at the Courtyard Marriott 9010 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, New York on November 11 – 12. Visit www.tmartpromotions.com for more information.

– Hulk Hogan appeared on London, England’s BBC Radio 5 i this morning and spoke about the recent rioting that’s been taking place in the city over the past week. Hogan said he could stop the surge in street crime by using his big boot and giving people leg drops. Seriously. You can listen to the audio here:

– The dark match prior to Monday’s Impact taping saw Jerry Lynn defeat independent wrestler Jayson Cyprus.

– Independent wrestler Tony Nese has signed with TNA and will be joining the X Division in the coming weeks.  Nese wrestled on Impact last month in a Destination X qualifying match.

– Crimson wrote the following on Twitter after last night’s Impact Wrestling tapings:

“Waiting for MRI on the knee….I wouldn’t miss Impact this week if I were you…”

Crimson apparently injured his knee in the main event of the show (airing Thursday) – which was a 4-way Bound For Glory series match with Scott Steiner and Bully Ray.

*SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings Results For Thursday

Four matches have been announced for next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

* A Four Corners Match will take place featuring AJ Styles vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Jerry Lynn.

* Crimson will face Bobby Roode in a Bound For Glory Series Match.

* Matt Morgan and James Storm will face “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero and Devon in a Bound For Glory Series Match.

* Velvet Sky will face ODB and Jackie. If Velvet Sky wins the Handicap Match, ODB and Jacqueline have agreed to never show up in the Impact Zone again.

IMMORTAL has also issued World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Anderson an ultimatum.

— Former TNA X Division Champion Jerry Lynn is backstage at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida for tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping.

Lynn appears to be one of the former wrestlers TNA is bringing back for Destination X.

— TNA Wrestling will be holding Impact Wrestling tapings at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida on August 8, 9, 22, 23 and 24.

Previously announced taping dates include: June 27, June 28, July 10 (Destination X), July 11, July 12, July 25, July 26 and August 7 (Hardcore Justice).

— For the second consecutive year, Mickie James will be performing at the K95 Countryfest hometown of Richmond, Virginia. For more information on the show, which features Miranda Lambert as the headline act, click here.

source: ProWrestling.net

— Michael Tarver announced this weekend on Twitter that he has changed his user handle to his real name.

“Hello everyone my name is Tyrone Evans (michael tarver) and I have changed me screen name to my real name,” he wrote. “michael tarver belongs to wwe TYRONE EVANS xB2.0x belongs to GOD and im about to ATTACK ,,,GOD HELP US ,,,,stay tuned……….”

Tarver, who has sparingly appeared on WWE programming this year, is still listed as a member of the Raw roster on the company website. He has continued to appear for Florida Championship Wrestling during his hiatus.

— John Cena spoke to students at Baker High School in Baldwinsville, New York on Friday prior to a WWE live event in nearby Syracuse. While there, he discussed how he markets himself in the business world and how he conducts his life away from it.

“I think, in this day and age, too many athletes say ‘I play a game for a living.’ They have to realize millions of people are watching and following them…their every move,” Cena said.

A story on his appearance can be accessed here.

— WWE Superstar Mark Henry celebrates his 40th birthday today. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE stars Jerry Lynn (48) and Terry Taylor (56).

SEScoops confirmed over the weekend that former ECW Champion Jerry Lynn has been forced to pull out of his main event match with Rob Van Dam scheduled for tonight’s TNA Hardcore Justice pay-per-view.

Fanhouse.com reached Lynn, who commented on the disappointment of having to miss tonight’s match.

“I’ve been looking forward to this match for years and finally thought it was going to happen” Lynn said.

Lynn and Rob Van Dam had several classic matches on ECW pay-per-views in the late 90s that included several “Match of the Year” candidates and set the standard for PPV main events at the time.

“Unfortunately, I got hurt. I’m really disappointed and hopefully it will happen in the future.”

Tomorrow night’s TNA HardCORE Justice pay-per-view main event between Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn will not take place as advertised. Multiple sources indicate Lynn has been forced to pull out of the event due to a back injury.

Many felt the match was in jeopardy earlier this week because Lynn pulled out of a scheduled indy match taking place this weekend. It is believed that company officials found out about the cancellation within the past 24 hours.

TNA Wrestling has yet to confirm the cancellation, so a new main event has not been announced.