Prior to their match at AEW WrestleDream Zero Hour, Mansoor and Mason Madden revealed that Rico, the former manager of Billy Gunn, would be in their corner for their upcoming match against The Acclaimed. However, despite having a third man in their corner, it didn’t work out for the models. The finish of the match had Rico attempt to help Mansoor back into the ring but ended up bumping into Billy Gunn. Rico attempted a spinning kick but Gunn blocked it and hit the famouser. Mansoor checked on Rico but ended up getting laid out by The Acclaimed and was ultimately pinned.
Rico is best known for his run in the WWE, where he first managed Billy and Chuck as their stylist. An angle took place where Billy and Chuck were to be married, but before the wedding ceremony was finished Billy revealed that it was all a ruse, and Rico was the mastermind behind the publicity stunt.
After splitting from Billy and Chuck, Rico remained in WWE until he was released in 2004. He wrestled in All Japan after his release and ultimately ended up retiring, aside from a match that took place in 2012.
A new bout is set for Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream Zero Hour pre-show.
In a women’s division contest, Harley Cameron will go one-on-one with Anna Jay on Saturday’s Zero Hour. Cameron called out Jay in a promo on Friday’s Rampage episode, with Jay responding in kind with her own backstage promo. The match was officially announced for Saturday later in Friday’s episode.
The Zero Hour pre-show will stream on AEW’s digital media channels, including in the embedded YouTube video below.
The final WrestleDream card:
AEW WrestleDream, Saturday, October 12, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time —
AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson defends against Jon Moxley
Swerve Strickland returns
AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) defend against Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
Three-way: AEW International Champion Will Ospreay defends against Konosuke Takeshita & Ricochet
AEW Women’s World Champion Mariah May defends against Willow Nightingale
TNT Champion Jack Perry defends against Katsuyori Shibata
ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe defends against Chris Jericho
Darby Allin vs. Brody King
Hangman Page vs. Jay White
Two out of three falls: Hologram vs. The Beast Mortos
Zero Hour: ROH Television Champion Atlantis Jr. defends against Brian Cage
Zero Hour: MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)
Atlantis Jr. will defend the Ring of Honor men’s TV title against Brian Cage on the Zero Hour pre-show portion of next Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream.
The champion has successfully defended the title three times since winning the gold as part of a June CMLL event while Cage is undefeated in 13 straight singles matches on the red and black brand dating back to April 2022.
The two have never squared off one-on-one, but have shared the ring twice this past summer. Cage has never held an ROH singles title.
Here’s the updated lineup for the Saturday, October 12 PPV from Tacoma, Washington:
AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson defends against Jon Moxley
TNT Champion Jack Perry defends against Katsuyori Shibata
AEW International Champion Will Ospreay defends against Ricochet & Konosuke Takeshita in a three-way
ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe defends against Chris Jericho
Darby Allin vs. TBD
Zero Hour: ROH men’s TV Champion Atlantis Jr. defends against Brian Cage
Josh Barnett is set to make his AEW debut at Sunday’s WrestleDream Zero Hour event.
In a video package, Claudio Castagnoli talked about recently losing the ROH World Championship then issued an open challenge. Barnett, being billed as Antonio Inoki’s prized pupil, accepted the challenge saying tomorrow Claudio would see what a challenge could really become.
Antonio Inoki’s prized pupil Josh Barnett, The Warmaster, challenges former #ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli TOMORROW NIGHT at #AEWWrestleDream Zero Hour at 7pm ET/4pm PT!
Barnett, a former UFC heavyweight champion, has hosted a yearly event under the GCW banner called Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport in recent years. On this year’s show, he lost to Timothy Thatcher. He most recently competed in Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he defeated Masakatsu Funaki in a martial arts rules match.
A new eight-person mixed tag match has also been added to Zero Hour. Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez, and Diamante will take on Satoshi Kojima, Keith Lee, Athena, and Billie Starkz.
Zero Hour will begin at 6:30 pm ET Sunday, featuring RJ City, Renee Paquette, and Stokely Hathaway. Matches will follow 7 pm ET.
The updated lineup for WrestleDream and WrestleDream Zero Hour:
AEW WrestleDream, 8 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland
AEW Tag Team Championship: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defend against Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)
ROH Tag Team Championship: MJF defends against The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) in a handicap match
NJPW Strong Openweight & ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston defends both titles against Katsuyori Shibata
Two-out-of-three falls match for the TNT Championship: Christian Cage defends against Darby Allin
TBS Championship: Kris Statlander defends against Julia Hart
Will Ospreay, Konosuke Takeshita & Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Chris Jericho
Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo) vs. Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. The Gunns (Austin and Colten) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) for a future AEW Tag Team title shot
Wheeler Yuta vs. Ricky Starks
WrestleDream Zero Hour, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on AEW’s YouTube channel & social media platforms —
AEW World Trios Championship: Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn defend against TMDK (Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Bad Dude Tito)
Josh Barnett vs. Claudio Castagnoli
Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty, Mercedes Martinez, and Diamante vs. Satoshi Kojima, Keith Lee, Athena, and Billie Starkz
The World Trios Championship will be on the line on Sunday’s AEW WrestleDream Zero Hour show.
The Acclaimed’s Max Caster & Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn will defend their Trios titles against NJPW’s TMDK trio of Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, and Bad Dude Tito at WrestleDream Zero Hour. The bout was announced on Friday’s Rampage show after the title holders retained in a bout against The Hardys & Brother Zay.
Nick Wayne is also set for action at WrestleDream Zero Hour, as he will face former TNT Champion Luchasaurus.
WrestleDream Zero Hour will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, October 1 on AEW’s YouTube channel and social media platforms. Renee Paquette, RJ City, and Stokely Hathaway will serve as hosts for Zero Hour. The WrestleDream pay-per-view begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
The updated lineup for WrestleDream and WrestleDream Zero Hour:
AEW WrestleDream, 8 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —
Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland
AEW Tag Team Championship: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defend against Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)
ROH Tag Team Championship: MJF defends against The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) in a handicap match
NJPW Strong Openweight & ROH World Championship: Eddie Kingston defends both titles against Katsuyori Shibata
Two-out-of-three falls match for the TNT Championship: Christian Cage defends against Darby Allin
TBS Championship: Kris Statlander defends against Julia Hart
Will Ospreay, Konosuke Takeshita & Sammy Guevara vs. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi & Chris Jericho
Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo) vs. Hook & Orange Cassidy vs. The Gunns (Austin and Colten) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) for a future AEW Tag Team title shot
Wheeler Yuta vs. Ricky Starks
WrestleDream Zero Hour, 6:30 p.m. Eastern time on AEW’s YouTube channel & social media platforms —
AEW World Trios Championship: Max Caster, Anthony Bowens & Billy Gunn defend against TMDK (Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls & Bad Dude Tito)
