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Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.

New matches added to AEW WrestleDream & Tailgate Brawl

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Two WrestleDream matches and two Tailgate Brawl matches are now set for next Saturday.

During AEW Collision, it was announced that The Demand will face The Hurt Syndicate in a trios match next weekend in St. Louis. The six have been feuding with one another for weeks, and are also set for a Dynamite match this Wednesday when the GOA face Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin. 

Thekla will also meet Jamie Hayter. When Thekla made her debut back in May, she attacked Hayter, who was injured and out of action for a time. When Hayter returned from injury, the two continued their feud, this time with Thekla enjoying a numbers game thanks to the formation of the Triangle of Madness consisting of herself, Julia Hart, and Skye Blue. Hayter will be in action this Wednesday to take on Blue.

Two matches were also added to AEW’s new pre-show event that will air on TNT called Tailgate Brawl. Both are based off of the main event of Collision: FTR will take on Jetspeed while Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron will take on Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford. FTR and Bayne scored a win over Jetspeed and Nightingale but the heels continued the beatdown after the match. Cameron came out for the save as FTR and Jetspeed argued to end the show.

AEW WrestleDream, Saturday, October 18 —

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against Samoa Joe
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Toni Storm
  • I Quit match: Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin
  • AEW Tag Team Champions Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) defend against Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita
  • $500,000 match: Jurassic Express (Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) vs. The Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson)
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mark Briscoe
  • The Demand (Ricochet & The GOA) vs. The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP)
  • Thekla vs. Jamie Hayter
  • Tailgate Brawl: FTR vs. Jetspeed
  • Tailgate Brawl: Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford

Trios title match part of AEW Dynamite & Collision three-hour block

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A bevy of matches and segments have been announced for the upcoming AEW Dynamite & Collision three-hour event this Wednesday.

The Trios titles will be on the line as The Opps (Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata) will defend against three members of La Faccion Ingobernable. After the latter got the win against MXM on Saturday, Katsuyori Shibata cut a promo saying they won against a “trio of clowns.” He issued the challenge for Kansas City.

Kenny Omega will also be in trios action, teaming up with unlikely partners in Jurassic Express to take on Josh Alexander, Hechicero, and the returning Mark Davis. Jack Perry met Kenny Omega backstage during Collision and told Omega that while he knows he doesn’t trust him, they have the same enemies and he has Omega’s back. Omega responded by reminding Perry that it was him that exacerbated his diverticulitis injuries and while he doesn’t trust him nor does he have his back, he is running low on friends.

Other matches announced include The Hurt Syndicate taking on GOA ahead of a trios match at WrestleDream, Claudio Castagnoli taking on Roderick Strong, Skye Blue taking on Jamie Hayter, and Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia teaming together to take on Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly.

Segments announced for Wednesday include Jon Moxley and Darby Allin having a face-to-face ahead of their I Quit match at WrestleDream. Kris Statlander and Toni Storm will also share “famous last words” before their title match next Saturday.

Here is the updated card for the three-hour edition of Dynamite & Collision:

AEW Dynamite & Collision (October 15)

  • AEW Trios titles: The Opps defend against La Faccion Ingobernable
  • Kenny Omega & Jurassic Express vs. Josh Alexander, Hechicero, and Mark Davis
  • Jon Moxley/Darby Allin face-to-face
  • The Hurt Syndicate vs. GOA
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Roderick Strong
  • Kris Statlander/Toni Storm Famous Last Words
  • Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia vs. Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly
  • Skye Blue vs. Jamie Hayter

Tony Khan comments on Kota Ibushi injury

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Tony Khan has commented on Kota Ibushi’s injury.

On Saturday, AEW ended up airing the Kota Ibushi vs. Josh Alexander match that was taped on Wednesday at Daly’s Place that ended after Ibushi broke his femur, landing badly on his leg after losing his balance off the top rope. Ibushi will require surgery as a result of the accident.

“We are all very grateful for The Golden Star @ibushi_kota,” he wrote. “In my opinion, he’s one of the greatest wrestlers that I’ve ever seen. He is adored by the AEW locker room + fans worldwide. We wish him the best as he recovers from the leg injury he suffered on #AEWCollision tonight!”

The injury took place when Alexander had Ibushi on his shoulders as he went to the top rope, but Ibushi appeared to lose his balance and both ended up falling out of the ring. Ibushi was unable to move as Alexander re-entered the ring. Ibushi ended up losing the match via count-out. 

After the match was called, Mark Davis made his return and attacked Ibushi briefly before he was stopped by Kenny Omega, who attacked both Alexander and Davis.

Stevie Turner on WWE NXT release: ‘Can’t believe I’m gonna get to wrestle again’

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Stevie Turner has commented further on her WWE release.

On social media Saturday, the now former NXT and Evolve star made note that she hadn’t wrestled in a while.

“Can’t believe I’m gonna get to wrestle again,” she wrote.

In recent months, she had been mostly in non-wrestling roles, serving as an assistant to NXT GM Ava alongside Robert Stone. She had also been making appearances in Evolve as the General Manager/Prime Minister of that brand. She hadn’t wrestled since February, when she and Lainey Reid lost to Sol Ruca and Zaria at a NXT house show.

Turner was among releases in NXT that took place on Friday. The other notable name was Wes Lee, who had been a former Tag Team Champion and North American Champion on the brand. Lance Anoa’i was the first to announce he had been released from his contract. All releases have a 30-day no compete clause.

In addition to the NXT releases, several ID talents announced that they had either asked for their release or were let go from their contracts, including Zayda Steel and Kylie Rae.

SmackDown star to challenge for North American title at WWE NXT house show

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Ethan Page has an opponent for NXT Cleveland.

In a social media post, Ethan Page was bragging about his win over TNA star Trey Miguel at Friday’s house show in Detroit when he came across Johnny Gargano, who responded with an insult. The two then got into a brawl that had to be separated by the rest of the roster. Gargano then declared he’d be going after Page’s North American title at NXT Cleveland on Saturday night at the Agora Theatre.

Page responded to the promo on social media.

“I’m not gonna carry your bags, Johnny … but I’ll pack them for you. NXT is my show now,” he wrote.

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Top results from Friday include Ricky Saints & The Motor City Machine Guns defeating Lexis King, Josh Briggs, and Trick Williams, Sol Ruca defending the Speed title against Kendal Grey, which went to a time limit draw, then defeated Grey in a second match, and Oba Femi defeating Je’Von Evans. Femi was confronted by Omos after the match, who had appeared at a NXT house show the day prior.

Wes Lee, Stevie Turner among WWE NXT & ID departures

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UPDATE:

Bryan Alvarez has confirmed that Wes Lee, Jin Tala, Haze Jameson, Summer Sorrell, and Brayden “BJ” Ray were also released by WWE on Friday. This was first reported by Fightful and Bodyslam.net.

Lee is the most notable name among Friday’s releases. He is a former NXT North American and Tag Team Champion and had been featured as a key talent since signing with WWE in 2020. He had formed a stable with Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont called High Ryze earlier in the year but hadn’t been featured recently.

Tala, Sorrell, Jameson, and Ray had all previously been featured on WWE LFG.

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Releases are taking place in the WWE NXT & ID system.

Stevie Turner, Drako Knox, and Jamar Hampton announced their release from WWE on Friday. Zara Zakher, meanwhile, announced her contract with the WWE ID program had expired. This comes after Lance Anoa’i announced earlier in the day that he too had been released from the company. According to Bryan Alvarez, all talent will have 30-day no compete clauses.

Turner, the most notable of the names so far, had recently been seen on NXT television as an assistant to NXT GM Ava. She was also the General Manager of Evolve.

Knox had been in the system since 2023 and had been competing on Evolve and NXT house shows. Hampton had competed in WWE LFG and had also wrestled on Evolve. He made news this past summer when he posted messages on social media critical of those sharing tributes to Hulk Hogan, who was barred from WWE for a time after making racist statements in a leaked sex tape.

Zakher wrote that her ID contract had expired and would be taking a step back from wrestling.

In addition to Zakher, Zayda Steel and Kylie Rae also annouinced that they were no longer part of the ID program in recent days. Steel had asked for her release, while Rae said that her contract wasn’t renewed.

Jon Moxley & Darby Allin brawl at New York Comic Con

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The feud between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin rages on.

During a New York Comic-Con discussion panel on Friday, Darby Allin interrupted a panel and asked Moxley if he really thought he’d quit at WrestleDream. The two quickly got into a brawl with Allin smashing a water bottle over Moxley’s back.

The two are to meet in an I Quit match at WrestleDream on October 18. The two have continued to feud after they took part in a coffin match at All Out. Although Darby Allin had the upper hand towards the end of the match, a returning PAC interfered, allowing Moxley to get Allin into the coffin for the win. However, Allin retaliated by escaping from the coffin and lighting Moxley on fire.

On this week’s Dynamite Title Tuesday, the program ended with Allin costing PAC a match against Orange Cassidy. As Allin taunted him in the crowd, PAC chased Allin but Allin threw something in his eyes. The rest of the Death Riders came out but Allin produced a taser to keep them away. Despite this, Moxley continued to go after Allin until he produced a molotov cocktail, apparently threatening to throw it at Moxley. Security finally came in and ended the chaos as the show went off the air.

The panel on Friday was on the upcoming Justice League comic book crossover special between AEW and DC Comics.

Mercedes Mone wins 10th title in Denmark

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Ten Belts Mone is official.

The AEW star appeared at Friday’s Bodyslam event in Denark, defeating Aliss Ink to win the Bodyslam Women’s Championship, officially earning her tenth title. With this achievement, Mone has officially tied Ultimo Dragon for holding the most championships simultaneously.

Mone’s most prolific championship may be the TBS Championship she holds in AEW. She won that title back at Double or Nothing in May 2024, kickstarting her belt collector run. She most recently retained that title on this week’s AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday, defeating Lacey Lane.

The list of championships Mone currently holds includes:

  • AEW’s TBS Championship
  • RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship (includes Queen of Southside title belt)
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament winner
  • CMLL Women’s Championship
  • EWA Women’s Championship
  • Prime Time Wrestling Women’s Championship
  • BestYa Women’s Championship
  • Discovery Wrestling Scottish Women’s Championship
  • BodySlam Women’s Championship

The prolific champion now holds title belts across the United States of America, England, Denmark, Austria, Italy, and Poland.

In an Instagram live session on Friday, Mone expressed interest in wrestling in Japan again, hoping to make a return at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 event.

Lance Anoa’i announces WWE departure

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Lance Anoa’i is gone from WWE.

Anoa’i, who never officially made his debut for the company, announced early on Friday that he was gone from the company. According to his post on social media, he has a 30-day no compete.

“I would officially announce my departure from WWE! I didn’t have the best of luck since I arrived! I will not let this stop me from achieving to be great! I’ve worked hard on the indies for 15 years! Now let’s get back to work! 30days Accepting bookings [email protected],” he wrote.

WWE confirmed Anoa’i signing last November. However, injuries had kept Anoa’i from ever making his debut. Fightful Select reported earlier this month that while recovering from one injury, Anoa’i suffered another injury that kept him away from the ring.

Anoa’i is the son of Samu and started wrestling in 2010. Since then, he’s made appearances in MLW and Pro Wrestling NOAH. Prior to being signed, he also appeared on the May 27, 2019 edition of Raw where he faced Shane McMahon.

Report: Dark Side of the Ring renewed for seventh season

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More Dark Side of the Ring is reportedly coming.

PWInsider reported on Tuesday that the show has been renewed by Vice TV for a seventh season. Additionally, they report that the series is shooting new episodes and filmed several weeks back in Louisville, Kentucky. 

The documentary series has been airing on Vice TV since April of 2019. The sixth season premiered back in March with shows focusing on the likes of Superstar Billy Graham, Billy Jack Haynes, Daffney, Ludvig Borga, and Muhammad Hassan. Over the years the docuseries has focused on controversial people and incidents within professional wrestling including the death of Owen Hart and the Chris Benoit double murder-suicide.

Last year Vice TV aired another pro wrestling documentary series titled Who Killed WCW, which was produced by The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions that focused on the rise and fall of the company.

Vice has used Dark Side of the Ring’s success to create several similar series, including Dark Side of the 90s, Dark Side of Comedy, and Dark Side of the 2000s.

Both brands pick up wins at WWE NXT vs. TNA Showdown

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In the end, it was a tie.

Four matches took place at NXT vs. TNA Showdown on Tuesday, with brands walking away with two wins each. In the opening match, TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys defeated DarkState to win the NXT Tag Team titles for the first time, becoming double champions.

That was followed by the women’s Survivor Series elimination match, which saw Team NXT (Jacy Jayne, Lola Vice, Sol Ruca, and Jaida Parker) defeat Team TNA (Kelani Jordan, The IInspiration, and Mara Sade). It boiled down to Jordan taking on both Jayne and Rouca. Jordan hit a Spanish fly but missed a 450 as Ruca got the knees up. Ruca hit a sol snatcher but didn’t realize Jayne tagged herself in, pinning Jordan to steal the win from Ruca.

After Ethan Page defeated Mustafa Ali, the main event took place pitting Team NXT (Ricky Starks, Trick Williams, Myles Borne, and Je’Von Evans) against Team TNA (Mike Santana, Moose, Frankie Kazarian, and Leon Slater) in the men’s Survivor Series elimination match. The key point of the match had Williams ditch Starks, leaving him as the only man remaining on team NXT. Starks battled all four TNA wrestlers by himself, managing to eliminate Kazarian and Slater. But the numbers game proved to be too much, as Moose and Santana ultimately picked up the win for their team after Santana connected with a discus clothesline.

The end of the show saw the NXT GM Ava and TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella congratulate each other on their team’s successes. Ava then invited the Knockouts division to compete on next week’s NXT in a battle royal to determine Jacy Jayne’s challenger for Halloween Havoc. Santino accepted the offer to close out the show.

TNA wrestlers to compete on next week’s WWE NXT

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Interpromotional matches are set for next week’s NXT.

Although this week’s show featured NXT wrestlers taking on the TNA roster, more interpromotional matches have been set for next week. Matt Cardona was seen in Ava’s office wanting a match against Briggs. It was then that Briggs entered Ava’s office as Cardona hid behind the door. Briggs demanded the match against Cardona for next week and Ava made it official.

At the end of this week’s show, the NXT General Manager congratulated Santino Marella on his success, while the TNA Director of Authority did the same. Ava announced that a battle royal next week would determine NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne’s challenger for Halloween Havoc, and extended an invitation for the TNA Knockouts roster to participate. Santino accepted the offer.

Meanwhile, Dr. Wagner Jr. was being interviewed about his recent confrontations with Ethan Page when Lexis King showed up, accusing him of being Tavion Heights based on a recent angle. Wagner walked away as Heights showed up, asking King why his name was coming out of his mouth. A match between King and Wagner was then made for next week.

WWE NXT (October 14):

  • Josh Briggs vs. Matt Cardona
  • El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Lexis King
  • Battle royal for Hallowen Havoc NXT Women’s title match, TNA Knockouts roster invited

New double champions crowned at WWE NXT vs. TNA Showdown

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The Hardy Boyz are NXT Tag Team Champions.

Matt and Jeff captured became double champions in the opening match of NXT vs. TNA Showdown on Tuesday, defeating DarkState members Osiris Griffin and Dion Lennox to become NXT Tag Team Champions and retaining the TNA Tag Team titles. The finish had Matt hitting the twist of fate on both men as Jeff went to the top rope and connected with the swanton bomb, pinning Lennox to win the titles.

The other two members of DarkState, Saquon Shugars and Cutler James, attempted to interfere before the match started. However, they were sent ouf of the ring by the Hardyz and the referee threw them out. When announcing the match last week, NXT General Manager Ava said there would be no interference in the match and there must be a winner.

The Hardyz are now set to face The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D at Bound for Glory in a tables match. Bubba Ray and D-Von were both in the crowd on Tuesday, and the two legendary teams had a staredown after the match.

DarkState had been champions for 45 days, defeating Hank & Tank at NXT Heatwave on August 24. The Hardys have been TNA Tag Team Champions since July 20 after winning a four-way ladder match at Slammiversary.

Daily Update: Santos Escobar, Stephanie Vaquer, Santino Marella

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The new issue of the  Wrestling Observer Newsletter is up on the site today:
*Updates on Crown Jewel and WrestleDream, interest level , lineups and what could be added
*Notes on Tuesday’s AEW/NXT head-to-head battle
*Odds regarding upcoming big matches
*Tokyo Dome ticket sales and notes from Hiroshi Tanahashi and Aaron  Wolf
*NXT No Mercy coverage
*New Japan Destruction in Kobe notes
*CMLL Noche de Campeones notes
*Fuerza Guerrera retires with a look back at his career
*Television ratings are crazy this week and what is the change
*One of the most impressive attendance streaks in history has ended
*CMLL’s focus on wmens’wrestilng in October
*Tessa Blanchard back  in CMLL
*AAA goes head-to-head with CMLL featuring AEW and WWE stars on each show
*Saya Kamitani becomes double champion
*Go Shiozaki leaves NOAH
*King of Pro Wrestling shw final.zied
*Mistico vs. Bandido singles match this past week
*Bret Hart talks his career and we look back at what he said
*New wrestling documentaries
*European star may have cost himself his career with full details as to what happened
*MLW makes comment on WWE business on its TV show
*Upcoming TNA TV news
*Thoughts on Andrade’s return to AEW and what happened
*History of pro wrestling on the SuperStation
*Zuffa Boxing TV deal and notes on the promotion
*Dana White on 60 Minutes coverage
*How UFC went from almost dying to a $15 billion business, the moves it made and how Vince McMahon killed one of its biggest TV deals
*What happened with Wanderlei Silva’s boxing match after it was over
*Notes on stockholder lawsuit against TKO
*WWE top star to take time off for major movie role
*WWE headed to Japan for big shows
*Injury updates
*Updates on Edris Enofe and Jazmyn Nyx leaving the company

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Tommy Dreamer reveals who will induct The Beautiful People into TNA Hall of Fame

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The Beautiful People’s inductor has been revealed.

In an interview with Gabby LaSpisa, Tommy Dreamer revealed that he would be the one inducting Angelina Love and Velvet Sky this weekend at Bound for Glory in Lowell, MA.

“They asked me. It was a big honor, so there you go,” Dreamer said.

It was also announced LaSpisa would be the host of the ceremony, which will be held prior to Bound for Glory. Earlier on Monday it was revealed that Tara, aka Victoria in WWE, would be inducting Mickie James.

The Beautiful People were a major part of the Knockouts division in TNA throughout the 2010s, mainly consisting of Love and Sky but also featured Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich at one point. Together, Love & Sky held the Knockouts Tag Team titles twice, while Love held the Knockouts title 4 times.

Here’s a look at every TNA Hall of Fame inductee since the honor was established in 2012:

  • 2012: Sting
  • 2013: Kurt Angle
  • 2014: Team 3D (Bully Ray & D-Von)
  • 2015: Jeff Jarrett, Earl Hebner
  • 2016: Gail Kim
  • 2018: Abyss
  • 2020: Ken Shamrock
  • 2021: Awesome Kong
  • 2022: Raven
  • 2023: Mike Tenay & Don West, Traci Brooks
  • 2024: Rhino, Bob Ryder
  • 2025: Mickie James, The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky)