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Prince Nana to provide Swerve Strickland update at AEW Grand Slam Dynamite

Posted on by Ian Carey

A new segment has been added to the lineup for AEW Grand Slam Dynamite.

Prince Nana will give an update on Swerve Strickland during Wednesday’s show. The former World Champion hasn’t been seen on AEW programming since being stuck with a syringe and given a chairshot to the head by Hangman Page at AEW All Out.

AEW announced the news on Monday, writing:

“#AEWDynamite GRAND SLAM Arthur Ashe Stadium, NY This WEDNESDAY 9/25 8pm ET / 7pm CT on TBS Since his brutal cage match at #AEWAllOut against #HangmanPage, where has Swerve Strickland been? At #AEWGrandSlam, @PrinceKingNana provides an update on @swerveconfident, this Wednesday!”

AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, Wednesday, September 25 —

  • AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match
  • Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin for Allin’s AEW World title shot
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) defend against Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May defends against Yuka Sakazaki
  • Prince Nana to provide an update on Swerve Strickland
  • FTW Champion Hook defends against Roderick Strong

Announced for AEW Collision Grand Slam:

  • Tornado trios match: Chris Jericho, Big Bill, and Bryan Keith vs. Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Mark Briscoe
  • Saraya vs. Jamie Hayter in a Saraya’s Rules match
  • Lumberjack strap match: Hangman Page vs. Jeff Jarrett
  • AEW Continental title eliminator match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Sammy Guevara
  • MxM Collection to reveal what they did to Max Caster’s jacket

Unspecified whether it is Dynamite or Collision:

  • AEW Trios Champions Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Wheeler Yuta defend against TBD

Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Grand Slam live experience, WWE SmackDown TV deal

Posted on by Andrew Zarian

I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, talking about the latest news in professional wrestling.

You can watch this week’s show with a subscription above or listen with a website subscription below.

WWE announced a new TV deal for SmackDown this, moving it back to NBCUniversal-owned USA Network starting in October 2024. I discuss what this mean for other products like Raw and NXT, including the possibility of streaming services like Amazon getting involved in those rights.

Additionally, WWE made significant main roster and NXT cuts this week, including the likes of Matt Riddle, Dolph Ziggler and others. What could be next for these wrestlers?

I also give my thoughts on my live experience at AEW Grand Slam Dynamite and Rampage this past Wednesday. I break down how the show felt like a reset, highlighting new wrestlers and moving on to fresh storylines.

Plus, my thoughts on AEW Collision and more.

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Sammy Guevara turns on Chris Jericho at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Sammy Guevara ended up turning on Chris Jericho at AEW Grand Slam.

Jericho won the match between the two Wednesday, laying out Guevara with a codebreaker as Guevara was coming off the top rope. After the match, Jericho extended his hand. Guevara shook his hand and the two hugged. Guevara, however, then low blowed Jericho and shoved him to the floor, similar to what Jericho did to Shawn Michaels after their match at WrestleMania XIX. Don Callis then came to the ring, signifying a relationship between the two.

Backstage, Renee Paquette asked Callis and Guevara if this meant Guevara had joined the Callis Family. Callis said that they would reveal more at AEW Rampage Grand Slam on Friday. Daniel Garcia then confronted Guevara. Callis held Guevara back, saying that “the kid is money”, referring to Garcia.

Guevara remained with Chris Jericho after the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society abandoned Jericho for thinking about joining Callis’ family, which he ultimately rejected after Callis revealed he was going to turn on him if he didn’t align with him. After Jericho failed to defeat Will Ospreay at All In, the two started to show tension between the other. However, they agreed to a match where they would get their frustrations out on one another so they could focus on winning the AEW Tag Team titles, agreeing to the match at Grand Slam.

Eddie Kingston wins ROH World title at AEW Dynamite Grand Slam

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Eddie Kingston is now the ROH World Champion.

Kingston defeated Claudio Castagnoli in the opening match of Wednesday’s Dynamite Grand Slam event. Despite Castagnoli kicking out of a northern lights bomb, Kingston eventually picked up the win after connecting with a backfist and a press powerbomb, winning the ROH World Championship for the first time and retaining the NJPW Strong Openweight title.

After the match, Castagnoli extended his hand. Kingston paused for a moment before the two eventually did shake hands as Castagnoli gave the ROH title to Kingston and walked away. Castagnoli had been champion since December of 2022, defeating Chris Jericho at Final Battle.

Kingston cut a promo that aired on X following his title win, saying he shook Castagnoli’s hand because he was a great ROH World Champion, but doesn’t like him as a person. He dedicated the match to former ROH Champion Xavier and thanked him for his contributions to the business. 

The two’s rivalry stems from Kingston feeling disrespected by Castagnoli’s actions prior to leaving the independent scene and heading to WWE in the 2010s. The two first met in ROH back at Supercard of Honor in March, where Castagnoli retained the championship. In the weeks leading to Grand Slam, Kingston and Castagnoli agreed to a match where both the ROH and Kingston’s New Japan Strong championships would be on the line.