ROH spoilers from St. Louis, Missouri

Ring of Honor taped matches for HonorClub on Saturday night. 

The taping took place at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri on the same night AEW presented Collision. 

Spoilers below courtesy of PWInsider.

ROH spoilers from January 20, 2024:

  • The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) defeated Camaro Jackson & Anaya
  • Nyla Rose defeated Laynie Luck
  • Zak Knight defeated Aaron Solo
  • Griff Garrison & Cole Karter w/Maria Kanellis defeated Angelico & Serpentico
  • Willie Mack & Blake Christian defeated The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
  • Taya Valkyrie, Leila Grey & Diamante defeated Lady Frost, Kiera Hogan & Trish Adora
  • ROH Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) defeated Gringo Loco & Gravity
  • The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) & Lee Johnson defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson) & Jacked Jameson
  • Red Velvet defeated Heather Reckless
  • Billie Starkz defeated Tootie Lynn
  • Ethan Page defeated Cody Lane
  • Abadon defeated Robyn Renegade
  • Jack Cartwheel defeated Jon Cruz
  • Action Andretti defeated Anthony Henry
  • Rocky Romero defeated JD Drake, Josh Woods, & Slim J in a four-way match.  

AEW Rampage spoilers from North Charleston, South Carolina

The following are spoilers for the Friday, January 19 episode of AEW Rampage taped Wednesday, January 17 in North Charleston, South Carolina. 

Four matches were advertised for the show: 

  • Darby Allin vs. Jeff Hardy
  • Chris Jericho vs. Matt Sydal
  • Kris Statlander vs. Queen Aminata
  • Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Anthony Henry

Allin vs. Hardy is a rematch of a memorable May 2022 Dynamite main event, the only career singles meeting between the two.

Jericho & Sydal square off for the first time in over 13 years, with their last bout taking place at a September 2010 WWE house show in Puerto Rico where Sydal won under his WWE Evan Bourne moniker.

Friday’s episode was taped at the North Charleston Coliseum. Spoilers are courtesy of ITNWWE.

The show airs Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT.

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  • Chris Jericho defeated Matt Sydal
  • Penta El Zero Miedo defeated Anthony Henry
  • Kris Statlander defeated Queen Aminata
  • Darby Allin defeated Jeff Hardy

ROH spoilers from Norfolk, Virginia

Four matches were taped last night for Ring of Honor TV. 

With both AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts taking place from the Chartway Arena on Saturday night, it was only an abbreviated ROH show. 

Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider.

ROH taping on January 13 results:

  • Billie Starkz, Kiera Hogan, Queen Aminata & Lady Frost defeated Taya Valkyrie, Robyn Renegade, Rachael Ellering & Leyla Hirsch
  • Claudio Castagnoli defeated Bryan Keith
  • Nyla Rose defeated an unnamed wrestler in a squash match
  • The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson

Matches for HonorClub were also taped on Wednesday night from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. Spoilers from that taping are below. 

ROH taping on January 10 results:

Taped prior to Dynamite airing:

  • Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin defeated The Butcher & The Blade
  • Mark Briscoe defeated Serpentico

Taped following Dynamite & Rampage:

  • Diamante defeated Dream Girl Ellie. Diamante jumped Ellie during the pre-match handshake.
  • ROH Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher defeated Christopher Daniels with a kneeling piledriver to retain the title. Fletcher came out with new gear.
  • El Hijo del Vikingo (with Alex Abrahantes) defeated Action Andretti to retain the AAA Mega Heavyweight title. 

AEW Rampage & ROH TV spoilers from Jacksonville, Florida

The following are spoilers for the Friday, January 12 AEW Rampage episode and future Ring of Honor TV shows taped Wednesday night in Jacksonville, Florida at Daily’s Place.

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AEW Rampage —

  • AEW Continental Crown: Eddie Kingston defeated Wheeler Yuta to retain the title
  • Swerve Strickland defeated Matt Sydal
  • A video aired showing Sonjay Dutt having a plan for Jay Lethal to get back on track following his performance in the Continental Classic tournament.
  • Hikaru Shida defeated Queen Aminata
  • Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno w/-1) defeated Matt Menard, Angelo Parker & Jake Hager

Ring of Honor TV —

These matches were taped prior to Dynamite airing: 

  • Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin defeated The Butcher & The Blade
  • Mark Briscoe defeated Serpentico

These matches were taped following Dynamite & Rampage: 

  • Diamante defeated Dream Girl Ellie. Diamante jumped Ellie during the pre-match handshake.
  • ROH Television Championship: Kyle Fletcher defeated Christopher Daniels with a kneeling piledriver to retain the title. Fletcher came out with new gear.
  • El Hijo del Vikingo (with Alex Abrahantes) defeated Action Andretti to retain the AAA Mega Heavyweight title. 

Figure Four Online top 50 podcast moments of 2023, pt. 3

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The final installment in the three-part Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online top 50 podcast moments from 2023 series has arrived thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez.

Hear the best clips from the past year’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan & Vinny and the Fight Game Podcast.

These are all available on our Free Show RSS feed in addition to F4W Classics. Part one can be found here with part two here.

Here’s what on tap for this episode with date and show listed:

  • Granny’s Memoirs: Bryan & Vinny from August 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd
  • Vinny’s Cameo on Bryan & TNA Announcement: Bryan & Vinny from May 16th
  • Hey, Bryan, How Many Companies Have You Bankrupted Lately?: WOR from January 16th
  • More Bang Bros (Heh Heh Heh Heh): Bryan & Vinny from March 1st
  • Dave Needs His Notes/The Dog Does Ballet: WOR from May 30th
  • Skipping Dialysis For Hookers and Blow: WOR from December 20th
  • Knock Knock Jokes/Bryan’s Shirt/John From Memphis Speaks Wookiee/Granny’s Phone Call/Road Hogg: Bryan & Vinny from May 30th
  • A F*cking Article: Bryan & Vinny from February 12th
  • Jay White vs. Eddie Kingston (and It’s All Bryan’s Fault): WOL from February 16th
  • The Great Fowler Buys Jon Moxley Non-Alcoholic Beer: Fight Game from February 4th
  • Norm Door vs Barnes/Babe of the Year/Matt Row-dan’s Predictions: Bryan & Vinny from May 23rd
  • “…And He Beat Him…”: WOL from April 4th
  • His Name is Shawn Garrett/Emmy Awards Song Contest: Bryan & Vinny on May 2nd
  • Bryan and Mike Don’t Know About the Royal Rumble: WOL from January 26th
  • Fallon Henley Is a Horrible, Stupid, Horrible Person/I HATE HER: Bryan & Vinny from January 26th and November 23rd
  • Madusa Thinks Dave Is Hot: WOR from March 10th
  • Worst Valentine Stories/Sweet Caroline and Bras & Panties: Bryan & Vinny from February 14th

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Figure Four Online top 50 podcast moments of 2023, pt. 2

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The second installment in the three-part Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online top 50 podcast moments from 2023 series has arrived thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez.

Hear some of the best clips from the past year’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan & Vinny, Filthy Four Daily, Dragon King Karl, and our other shows.

This is available on our Free Show RSS feed in addition to F4W Classics. Part one can be found here.

Here’s what on tap for this episode with date and show listed:

  • 1993 Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley: WOL from September 9th
  • Lance’s Tour of Lebanon: Figure Four Daily from January 10th
  • Hanalei Superkicks Paisley’s Tooth Out: Bryan & Vinny from January 12th
  • Plexiglass Mazes and Quicksand: DragonKingKarl from May 30th
  • The Granny Polka Song Contest: Bryan & Vinny from August 16th
  • Dire Rhea: Figure Four Daily from February 13th
  • Lance’s Conspiracy/Owning the Fucking Table: Figure Four Daily from February 21st
  • Papa Zarian’s Workout Regime: Fight Game Podcast from December 6th
  • Banger Bros: Figure Four Daily from January 16th
  • Tim Page’s Poop Joke/Vinny Gets Angry At Dumb Jokes/Wee Bailey/Because He Was A Doodle: Bryan & Vinny from January 11th, 25th and 31st
  • Cabot Cheese Lodge: Figure Four Daily from May 22nd
  • ‘The Wrestler:’ Wrestling Observer Live from March 11th
  • Shaking Hands With the Best: Figure Four Daily from August 28th
  • A Day at the Brazilian Steakhouse: Bryan & Vinny from August 15th
  • Holes: Figure Four Daily from January 23rd

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Figure Four Online top 50 podcast moments of 2023, pt. 1

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The first installment in the three-part Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online top 50 podcast moments from 2023 series has arrived thanks to subscriber Philippe Perez.

Hear some of the best clips from the past year’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan & Vinny, Filthy Four Daily and our other shows. This even has a few clips from late-December 2022 shows that didn’t make the cut last year.

This is available on our Free Show RSS feed in addition to F4W Classics

Here’s what on tap for this episode with date and show:

  • A Wiener Between Two Buns: Bryan & Vinny, January 25th
  • ‘Tis the Day Before Christmas: Wrestling Observer Live, December 24th
  • The V Era/Swampman: Bryan & Vinny, December 24th
  • Jerry Jarrett’s Dinner Table: Wrestling Observer Radio, March 2nd
  • Vince is Back (Granny Cardio Kickboxing/Sewing Class): Wrestling Observer Live, January 6th
  • The Secret World Of Tiny Phones That Go Inside Your Butt: Bryan & Vinny, August 6th
  • This Is a Rock Station!: Wrestling Observer Live, January 12th
  • Vince McMahon’s Mustache: Wrestling Observer Live/Bryan & Vinny, March 7th
  • Ray Roy is Erect: Bryan & Vinny, May 2nd
  • Iron Mike Sharpe: Bryan & Vinny, February 14th
  • Bryan Waxes on Super Porky: Bryan & Vinny, May 14th
  • Bryan & Mike Shoot On Twitter: Wrestling Observer Live, January 5th
  • Bryan Gets his YouTube Plaque/Oreo the Orca Dance Party: Wrestling Observer Live/Filthy Four Daily, May 1st
  • CM Punk Cut a Promo on Bryan on Instagram: Wrestling Observer Live, May 18th
  • Lyra Valkyria and Big Ass Willie: Bryan & Vinny, January 19th
  • A ‘Tony Khan-Style’ F-bomb: Wrestling Observer Live, July 24th
  • Granny Buries Dave/The Dupp Cupp: Bryan & Vinny, August 9th

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WWE MSG house show results: CM Punk faces Dominik Mysterio in return match

After nearly 10 years, CM Punk returned to WWE in-ring action at MSG.

WWE held their annual post-Christmas house show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday. In a match that took place fourth from the top, Punk defeated Dominik Mysterio with the GTS which, according to Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, went around 13 minutes.

After the match Punk cut a brief promo saying that while there was a small part of himself thinking this was about him, his return is actually about all of the fans.

“This isn’t me finishing my story,” Punk said at the end of the promo. “This is me getting started.”

Punk also had a simple message as he entered the backstage area following his match: “King’s back. Best in the world.”

This was Punk’s first match back in WWE since re-signing with the company during Survivor Series weekend. Punk is also advertised to face Mysterio at a house show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on December 30.

Here are the full results from Tuesday’s house show courtesy of Sports Illustrated:

  • Becky Lynch defeated Zoey Stark. Lynch pinned Stark around the eight minute mark following the manhandle slam.
  • Kofi Kingston defeated Ludwig Kaiser. Kingston won with the Trouble in Paradise.
  • Katana Chance and Kayden Carter defeated Chelsea Green and Piper Niven to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles
  • Omos defeated R-Truth in less than a minute. MVP said he would pay R-Truth money if he could knock Omos off his feet. He failed.
  • Rhea Ripley defeated Shayna Baszler and Ivy Nile in a three-way match to retain the Women’s World Championship. Ripley pinned Baszler to retain the title.
  • Finn Balor and Damian Priest defeated Sami Zayn and Jey Uso to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles.
  • CM Punk defeated Dominik Mysterio. Punk won with the GTS.
  • Ricochet defeated Bronson Reed. Ricochet won in just over three minutes.
  • Cody Rhodes defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a bull rope match
  • Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre in a no DQ, no count-out match to retain the World Heavyweight title. After the match, Rollins dedicated his win to the memory of Brodie Lee and Bray Wyatt.

AEW Rampage Holiday Bash spoilers from Oklahoma City

The following are spoilers for the Friday, December 22 AEW Rampage Holiday Bash episode. 

The show was taped Wednesday night December 20 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the Paycom Center. 

Spoilers are courtesy of PWInsider.

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AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defeated Rocky Romero to retain the title

This match between CHAOS & Best Friends teammates was announced on Dynamite in a backstage segment.

Skye Blue defeated Queen Aminata

This was Skye Blue’s first match since aligning with Julia Hart of House of Black on last Saturday’s AEW Collision Winter is Coming episode.

The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) w/Roderick Strong defeated The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy)

AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo defeated Black Taurus to retain the title

This was a rematch from last Friday’s ROH Final Battle pay-per-view where Vikingo also defeated Taurus to retain the Championship. This was the main event of the taping.

Updated AEW Continental Classic standings

More Blue League action took place on Saturday’s Collision.

In the opening match, Claudio Castagnoli defeated Andrade El Idolo, marking Idolo’s first loss in the tournament. Eddie Kingston defeated Daniel Garcia, who remains winless, and in the main event Bryan Danielson defeated Brody King.

Following Danielson’s win, he now ties Andrade El Idolo for first place in the Blue League. However, most of the League is still open with King, Castagnoli, and Kingston all at 6 points. With zero points, Garcia has no chance of advancing to the Blue League finals.

Next week’s Collision will have Andrade El Idolo vs. Eddie Kingston, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Bryan Danielson, and Brody King vs. Daniel Garcia. The winners of these matches will determine the top two finalists, which advance to the Blue League finals on the December 27 edition of Dynamite along with the Gold League finals.

The winners of these two finals will advance to the tournament finals at AEW Worlds End on December 30. The winner of the tournament will become the first Triple Crown Champion in AEW, which will consist of the ROH World Championship, the New Japan Strong Openweight title, and the new AEW Continental Championship.

Here are the updated standings for the Continental Classic tournament:

Blue League:

  • Andrade El Idolo 3-1-0, 9 points
  • Bryan Danielson 3-1-0, 9 points
  • Brody King 2-2-0, 6 points
  • Claudio Castagnoli 2-2-0, 6 points
  • Eddie Kingston 2-2-0, 6 points
  • Daniel Garcia 0-4-0, 0 points

Gold League:

  • Jon Moxley 4-0-0, 12 points
  • Swerve Strickland 3-1-0, 9 points
  • Jay White 3-1-0, 9 points
  • Rush 2-2-0, 6 points
  • Jay Lethal 0-4-0, 0 points
  • Mark Briscoe 0-4-0, 0 points

WWE SmackDown spoilers for December 22 episode

The following are spoilers for the Friday, December 22 WWE SmackDown episode taped Friday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin at the Resch Center.

Spoilers are courtesy of NoDQ.com.

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  • US title contender’s tournament semifinals: Santos Escobar defeated Bobby Lashley
  • Escobar won with interference from Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo. 

  • NXT North American Champion Dragon Lee defeated Butch to retain the title
  • AJ Styles, Randy Orton, LA Knight promo segment
  • All three stated their intent to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed Universal Championship at Royal Rumble. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis made a triple threat match with Styles vs. Orton vs. Knight at SmackDown New Year’s Revolution with the winner set to face Reigns for the title at Royal Rumble.

  • Holiday Havoc: Bianca Belair, Shotzi, Zelina Vega & Michin defeated Damage CTRL (IYO SKY, Bayley, Asuka & Kairi Sane)
  • Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre interfered in the match, attacking Sane.

  • US title contender’s tournament semifinals: Kevin Owens defeated Carmelo Hayes
  • AJ Styles vs. Solo Sikoa
  • Styles won via DQ after he was attacked by Reigns. A brawl involving The Bloodline, Styles, Orton, and Knight ensued.

WWE NXT spoilers for final two episodes of 2023

NXT taped two weeks of their television program on Wednesday night at the WWE Performance Center. Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider.

December 19 episode

  • Fallon Henley defeated Tiffany Stratton. After the match, Stratton attacked Henley as they fought to the back, with Stratton dumping contents of a trash can on Henley.
  • Ilja Dragunov came out for a promo on what he accomplished in 2023 and what he planned to do for 2024. Ridge Holland came out and told Dragunov that he wasn’t looking for a match now, but wants to win some matches in order to get a shot at Dragunov. In response, Dragunov said they didn’t have to wait and can do the match tonight.
  • Trick Williams confronted Dragunov backstage and wanted to know why he’s giving Holland a match. Dragunov told Williams that he is the challenger at New Year’s Evil, and the champion picks his matches.
  • Lexis King defeated Dion Lennox in a Men’s Breakout Tournament first round match. After the match, Trey Bearhill came out but King escaped.
  • Izzi Dame and Kiana James defeated Jacy Jayne and Thea Hail. Hail was pinned by Dame after Hail had James in the kimura, but James wasn’t the legal person in the match. Riley Osborne was in the crowd watching the match.
  • Roxanne Perez was giving her thoughts on the previous tag team match when Arianna Grace responded to Perez’s comments. Perez ended up slapping Grace.
  • Dragon Lee defeated Charlie Dempsey and Joe Coffey in a three-way match to retain the North American Championship. Before the match started, Gallus came out and Coffey added himself to the match. The rest of Gallus were sent to the back during the match. Lee got the pin on Dempsey. After the match, the No Quarter Catch Crew attacked Lee but Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro made the save.
  • There was a Trick Williams/Carmelo Hayes segment in the locker room.
  • Cora Jade in a backstage segment took back her locker, which now belongs to Karmen Petrovic. Jade ended up throwing the contents of Petrovic’s locker out. Petrovic then came into the locker room and asked what happened, with Gigi Dolin telling Petrovic that Jade did it.
  • In a Men’s Breakout Tournament first round match, Tavion Heights defeated Luca Crusifino.
  • Nikkita Lyons defeated Tatum Paxley
  • Hank Walker and Tank Ledger talked about their upcoming match against Gallus.
  • Gallus (Wolfgang and Mark Coffey) defeated Hank Walker and Tank Ledger
  • Ilja Dragunov and Ridge Holland went to a no contest after Dragunov was injured. Holland had Dragunov in a front face lock and lifted him up, then dropped Dragunov on his head. Dragunov was put in a neck brace and was stretchered out, with Holland showing concern.

December 26 episode

  • Lucien Price and Bronco Nima defeated Duke Hudson and Andre Chase in an All or Nothing match. The end of the match had Hudson be in control of the match. He tagged in Chase, who was quickly pinned. Tony D’Angelo and Stacks were looking on the balcony overlooking the ring.
  • Noam Dar defeated Josh Briggs to keep the Heritage Cup. Briggs was disqualified in the fourth round after attacking Dar with a spit bucket. Lash Legend had hit Briggs with the bucket shortly before he used it.
  • Cora Jade defeated Karmen Petrovic. Jade won the match with a future shock DDT.
  • Bron Breakker defeated Nathan Frazer
  • Joe Gacy defeated Joe Coffey. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger came out to prevent Mark Coffey and Wolfgang from interfering.
  • Riley Osborne defeated Lexis King in a Men’s Breakout Tournament semifinal match. Trey Bearhill distracted King from the aisle. Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne were in the Chase U student section during the match.
  • Oba Femi defeated Tavion Heights in a Men’s Breakout Tournament semifinal match. Femi will face Osborne in the finals.
  • Eddy Thorpe defeated Dijak in a NXT Underground match after the referee counted to ten after Thorpe gave Dijak a DDT through the announce table.

AEW Rampage spoilers from Arlington, Texas

The following are spoilers for the Friday, December 15 AEW Rampage episode taped Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas at College Park Center. 

Spoilers are courtesy of PWInsider. 

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  • Orange Cassidy, Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich defeated Jake Hager, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker                                                                                      Marshall pinned Parker. The Hager/Menard/Parker trio continued to attack the winners after the bell. Danhausen tried to save, but ultimately Kevin Von Erich used the Iron Claw on Hager. 
  • The Don Callis Family (Powerhouse Hobbs & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Hunter Grey & Paul Titan                                                                                                              Callis did a promo speaking about The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega & Chris Jericho) and said that his Family will use Don Callis rules in matches with The Golden Jets where any two Family members can face them. 
  • Anna Jay defeated Red Velvet
  • Jay got the win via submission after a distraction from Menard.

  • Top Flight (Darius Martin & Dante Martin) & Action Andretti defeated Penta El Zero Miedo, Komander & El Hijo del Vikingo                                                                    This was said to be a fantastic main event.

AEW Rampage spoilers from Montreal

Here are results from Wednesday’s AEW Rampage tapings following the live edition of AEW Dynamite. Spoilers courtesy of PWInsider and Jim Valley.

  • Orange Cassidy defeated Angelico (with Serpentico)
  • Renee Paquette interviewed Hook. Wheeler Yuta interrupted and challenged Hook to a match under FTW rules.
  • Abadon defeated Trish Adora. After the match, the lights went out and Julia Hart appeared in the ring and dropped the TBS title. Abadon grabbed it. The lights went out again and when they came back on, both Hart and the title were gone.
  • The Don Callis Family (Powerhouse Hobbs and Konosuke Takeshita) defeated Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal. Don Callis was on commentary.
  • Renee Paquette interviewed Top Flight and Action Andretti, accepting Penta’s challenge for a trios match.
  • Bryan Danielson defeated Daniel Garcia in a Blue League Continental Classic match. Danielson scored the win via the LeBell Lock.

Matches that took place after Rampage:

  • Danhausen defeated Serpentico
  • Jake Hager, Top Flight, Action Andretti, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker defeated Evil Uno, John Silver, Alex Reynolds, The Butcher, The Blade, and Kip Sabian.

AEW will next head to Arlington, Texas for next week’s AEW Dynamite and Rampage tapings. Scheduled for that show is Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland and Rush vs. Jay Lethal in Continental Classic matches, Hangman Adam Page vs. Roderick Strong, an appearance from Samoa Joe, and appearances from the Von Erich family.