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Garcia vs. Andretti announced for next week’s AEW Rampage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Action Andretti’s feud with the Jericho Appreciation Society will continue on next week’s AEW Rampage. 

In a match announced during Friday’s Rampage show, Andretti will face Daniel Garcia of the JAS on the Friday, January 20 episode. 

Andretti made his televised AEW debut at Dynamite’s Winter is Coming episode on December 14, scoring an upset win over JAS leader Chris Jericho. The storyline has since expanded to include Ricky Starks, who also defeated Jericho in a one-on-one match on the January 4 Dynamite. 

After a promo segment on this week’s Dynamite, Starks vs. JAS’s Jake Hager was announced for the January 18 Dynamite, and now Garcia vs. Andretti is set for the January 20 Rampage show. 

Next week’s Rampage will be taped Wednesday, January 18 in Fresno, California.

The announced lineup for next week’s Rampage: 

AEW Rampage, Friday, January 20, 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT —

  • Action Andretti vs. Daniel Garcia

Kenny Omega, Action Andretti part of 11-match AEW Dark lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

Former AEW World, Tag Team and Trios champion Kenny Omega will be in action on Tuesday’s edition of AEW Dark for the first time since January 2020.

Omega will face Hagane Shinno, a regular for Japan’s DDT promotion and others, who has made five straight appearances for AEW during his recent stay in the U.S. 

This will be Omega’s fifth time ever on Dark and his first since a mixed tag team win with Riho over Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti on the 18th episode of the show in Cleveland, Ohio.

Omega will also be wrestling Wednesday on Dynamite as The Elite battle Death Triangle in match five of the best-of-seven series for the AEW Trios titles.

Following his upset win over Chris Jericho last Wednesday, newly-signed Action Andretti will take on Invictus Khash Tuesday while TBS Champion Jade Cargill will put a future title shot on the line against Dream Girl Ellie in an eliminator match.

Here’s the full lineup, taped this past Saturday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:

  • Kenny Omega vs. Hagane Shinno
  • Angelico & Chaos Project vs. Jay Marte, Jarett Diaz & Richard Adonis
  • Parker Boudreaux vs. Gus De La Vega
  • Action Andretti vs. Invictus Kash
  • TBS Champion Jade Cargill vs. Dream Girl Ellie in a championship eliminator match
  • The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth & Peter Avalon) vs. Jake St. Patrick & Sage Scott
  • Julia Hart vs. Sahara Seven
  • Kip Sabin vs. Caleb Konley
  • Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh vs. Dean Alexander & Rosario Grillo
  • Ricky Starks vs. Cezar Bononi
  • Marina Shafir vs. Angelica Risk

Wrestling Observer Radio: Latest on Vince McMahon, Sasha Banks, MLW/WWE

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

Dave Meltzer and I are back on Wrestling Observer Radio going over the news in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Topics include:

  • The latest on Vince McMahon and him wanting to come back to WWE
  • Why the Rita Chatterton lawsuit can happen in 2022
  • The market for Mandy Rose
  • Sasha Banks and how WWE perceived her internally
  • Dave’s feelings on the Wrestle Kingdom card
  • If Kota Ibushi might work in AEW in 2023
  • Honor Club
  • Cable homes being down and what that means
  • MLW/WWE tampering case
  • Chris Jericho and Action Andretti
  • AEW Revolution and Dynamite/Rampage ticket sales in the Bay Area
  • The Rock and Warner Brothers Discovery

The video version of this show is available for video subscribers at video.f4wonline.com.

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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Dynamite with MJF vs. Starks and Jericho vs. Action, NXT with Mandy vs. Roxanne

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about in our look at AEW Dynamite and NXT! Chris Jericho and ACTION ANDRETTI! Elite vs. Death Triangle! MJF vs. Ricky Starks! The Mandy Rose Title Change, the Virgin spilling the beans, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out!~!

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Wrestling Observer Live: ACTION ANDRETTI vs. Chris Jericho, Dynamite recap, Tokyo Dome, NXT ratings omen

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including CHRIS JERICHO VS. ACTION ANDRETTI, our full Dynamite review including MJF vs. Ricky Starks, you can kinda sorta maybe cheer a little at the Tokyo Dome and the rules are really quite simple, NXT ratings omen, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW’s Chris Jericho decided on Action Andretti match, direction in October

Posted on by Ian Carey

Chris Jericho made the decision months ago that he was going to make Action Andretti a star. 

Andretti scored a surprising upset victory over Jericho at AEW Winter is Coming on Wednesday. Shortly after the match, Andretti was announced as having signed with the promotion. 

Our own Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that the decision for Andretti to defeat Jericho was made more than two months ago. Jericho saw Andretti wrestle QT Marshall on Dark (filmed October 7 and aired on October 11) and decided then that he was going to “make him a star.” 

“Action Andretti had a match on one of the streaming shows against QT Marshall and Chris Jericho was watching the match and decided at that moment that this guy is going to be a star. So, he decided that he’s going to make him a star,” Meltzer said. 

Jericho first had to get through his run as ROH Champion and feud with Claudio Castagnoli, however. 

“This match on this date was not something where it was decided yesterday. This was weeks and weeks and weeks ago. The date was decided the day of the Action Andretti and QT match,” Meltzer continued. 

Renee Paquette caught up with Andretti for his comments after the match. 

“Renee, words cannot describe how I feel right now. I just went out there and beat, like you said, the former AEW World Heavyweight Champion and an eight-time world champion at that. I’m pretty new to this game but that’s pretty damn good for a rookie if you ask me. And if I can do that out there against a guy like Chris Jericho, well then Renee, I think there is no telling the rest of the things that I can do here in AEW.”

Speak Now: Starks/MJF, ‘jobber’ defeats Jericho, Winter Is Coming show recap

Posted on by Denise Salcedo

AEW Dynamite: Winter is Coming was held tonight in Garland, Texas. Join Denise Salcedo as she recaps the show. Topics include: best-of-seven series for the AEW World Trios Championship, Brian Cage vs. Jungle Boy, Action Andretti defeats Chris Jericho, Ricky Starks vs. MJF and more! 

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Action Andretti defeats Chris Jericho on Dynamite, signs AEW contract

Posted on by Josh Nason

Following his upset win over Chris Jericho on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Action Andretti is officially #AllElite after signing an AEW contract shortly afterward.

Andretti was thought to be simply fodder for Jericho who asked for a match Wednesday after losing his ROH World title to Claudio Castagnoli at Saturday’s ROH Final Battle. 

Behind a increasingly interesting Garland, Texas, crowd, Andretti gave Jericho all he could handle in a competitive match, eventually getting the clean win after hitting a running shooting star press.

As seen in the tweet below, AEW is positioning the Andretti win as one of the biggest upsets in pro wrestling history with many on social media comparing it to the 1993 WWE Raw 1-2-3 Kid upset over Razor Ramon moment.

Shortly after the match, Tony Khan made Andretti’s signing official on Twitter with the graphic seen above.

The Philadelphia, PA, native had wrestled for AEW four times previously: twice in January and twice in October. After the last one, which was a loss to QT Marshall on Dark, they gave Andretti a backstage promo which is rare for an enhancement talent that loses.

Andretti’s career is still relatively young as he started in just 2019, mainly working Northeast U.S. indies including for GCW.