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Daily Update: Weekend schedule, AEW quarter hours, Alberto El Patron

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This Week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Death of Scott Hall

  • The main story is a bio on the life of Scott Hall covering his entire career and post-wrestling life. It goes into detail on:
  • The last two years of his life
  • The birth of Razor Ramon
  • His intellect regarding pro wrestling and squash matches
  • The difference between losing and putting someone over
  • His match with Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • Which MMA star copied Scott Hall for his promos
  • His alcohol issues
  • His near-death experiences
  • The American Starship tag team
  • The AWA run
  • Where he got over like a top star and why it didn’t happen
  • His time in Japan
  • His second WCW run
  • The ladder matches with Shawn Michaels
  • His leaving WWF for WCW
  • Life after WCW
  • Also in the issue:
  • Updates on WrestleMania, Hall of Fame, Stand & Deliver and business notes
  • AEW does the largest live gate outside of WWE in North American history
  • AEW’s success for its first two California shows
  • Hiroshi Hase elected Governor
  • Rundown of New Japan Cup matches
  • WWE’s response to lawsuit filed by MLW
  • Popularity and public interest in WWE Royal Rumble, WWE Elimination Chamber and AEW Revolution including updates PPV numbers
  • Full coverage of last weekend’s UFC show
  • Gable Steveson and this weekend’s NCAA tournament
  • Television ratings plus segment-by-segment numbers from the major shows
  • CMLL’s biggest show so far this year
  • FTR goes to Mexico to defend tag titles
  • Stardom Cinderella tournament
  • All Japan Champion Carnival news
  • 60th anniversary of pro wrestling at Korakuen Hall
  • International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame class for 2022
  • Streaming and international PPV numbers
  • Jake Paul and Dana White
  • New WWE PPV show
  • Updates on WWE & AEW ticket sales

This Week’s Retro Observer Newsletter: February 7, 2005 Observer Newsletter: Royal Rumble review, business year in review

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Friday News Update

  • My show with Garrett Gonzales for this week will be taped tomorrow.
  • Smackdown tonight is from Charlotte featuring:
  • Roman Reigns-Brock Lesnar confrontation
  • Drew McIntyre & Viking Raiders vs. Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss & Jinder Mahal
  • Naomi & Sasha Banks vs. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan
  • Kofi Kingston vs. Ridge Holland
  • Rampage tonight at 11:30 p.m. Eastern and 8:30 p.m. Pacific, after the NCAA tournament on TNT:
  • Darby Allin vs. The Butcher
  • Red Velvet vs. Leyla Hirsch
  • Bear Country & Fuego del Sol vs. Malakai Black & Brody King & Buddy Matthews
  • Keith Lee vs. Max Caster
  • Conor McGregor has issued a challenge to Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title, saying he wants to be the first three-division champion in history.
  • UFC runs tomorrow at the O2 Arena in London. The sold out show has broken the all-time gate record for the arena for any event at $4.5 million. It starts at 1 p.m. Eastern time:
  • Muhammad Mokaev (125) vs. Cody Durden (126)
  • Cory McKenna (115) vs. Elise Reed (115)
  • Jack Shore (136) vs. Timur Valiev (136)
  • Nikita Krylov (205) vs. Paul Craig (206)
  • Shamil Abdurakhimov (258) vs. Sergei Pavlovich (254)
  • Mike Grundy (145) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (146)
  • Jai Hebert (155) vs. Ilia Topuria (156)
  • Molly McCann (125) vs. Luana Carolina (126)
  • Gunnar Nelson (171) vs. Takeshi Sato (170)
  • Paddy Pimblett (155) vs. Kazula Vargas (155)
  • Arnold Allen (146) vs. Dan Hooker (145)
  • Alexander Volkov (253) vs. Tom Aspinall (252)
  • Fathom Entertainment announced both nights of WrestleMania will be airing in theaters around the country.
  • The eight episodes of WWE Evil produced and narrated by John Cena for Peacock, will also air on USA on Monday nights at 11 p.m. and Tuesdays at 10:05 p.m., right after Raw and NXT, starting on 3/28. The episodes are of Hulk Hogan, Miz, Sasha Banks, Undertaker & Kane, Randy Orton, Stephanie McMahon, Ric Flair and Roman Reigns.
  • Question to ponder. Why does AEW do so much better in cable homes than satellite homes for its PPV shows?
  • The NCAA wrestling tournament airs on ESPN tonight and the finals are on ESPN tomorrow night.
  • PFL on Fubo TV tonight at 9 p.m. is an all lightweight show:
  • Bruno Miranda (156.2) vs. Carlson Frei (155.2)
  • Damir Ferhatbegovic (156) vs. BJ Bland (154)
  • Michael Dufort (155.4) vs. Arut Pogosja (155.8)
  • Yanal Ashmouz (155.4) vs. Dennis Hughes (154.6)

AEW

  • In quarter hour notes from Wednesday’s show:
  • The six-man tag opener was the high point in viewers and in 18-34. 
  • Quarter two with the end of the six-man and beginning of Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley vs. Wheeler Yuta & Chuck Taylor was the high point in women 18-49 and tied in 18-34. 
  • The Jericho segment was first in 18-49, first in men 18-49, first in 35-49, first in men 35-49 and first in women 35-49. 
  • The high point with men 18-34 was the beginning of Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa.

UFC

  • UFC announced that its UFC 281 PPV will take place on 10/22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
  • Hugo Savinovich said that Alberto El Patron will be starting here as a Spanish language announcer. What a terrible decision.
  • Brendan Allen vs. Jacob Malkoun is scheduled for 6/11.

Other Notes

The NWA has the Crockett Cup this weekend from Nashville on FITE:

  • Saturday:
  • Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf vs. ?
  • Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus
  • Doug Williams & Harry Smith vs. Ill Begotten
  • Chris Adonis & Thom Latimer vs,. Jordan Clearwater & Marshe Rockett
  • Matthew Mims & Pope vs. Mike Knox & VSK
  • Aron Stevens & JR Kratos vs. Dirty Dango (Fandango) & JTG
  • Odinson & Parrow vs. Luke & PJ Hawx
  • Sunday:
  • Remainder of the tag team tournament
  • Matt Cardona vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA title with Jeff Jarrett as referee
  • Austin Aries vs. Homicide vs. Colby Corino vs. Darius Lockhart to crown the new NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion
  • Kamille vs. Kylie Ray vs. Chelsea Green for NWA Women’s title
  • Allysin Kay & Marti Belle vs. Ella Envy & Kenzie Paige for NWA Women’s Tag titles
  • Tyrus vs. Rodney Mack for NWA TV title
  • Anthony Mayweather vs. Jax Dane for National title
  • 365 Pro Wrestling on 4/8 in Guelph, ONT at Red Chevron.
  • David Letterman with Dick the Bruiser in 1980:

Kidnapping, sexual assault case against Alberto El Patron dismissed

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping case against Alberto El Patron was dismissed today after a witness did not appear, according to court records. El Patron had been facing the possibility of between five years and life in prison. 

Bexar County, Texas court records indicate that after being arraigned today, a hearing and trial were held, and the case was dismissed due to a missing witness. El Patron was released from pre-trial supervision, his bond was returned, and he was released of liability in the case, which is now closed. 

El Patron, real name Jose Rodriguez Chucuan, had been charged with four counts of second degree sexual assault and one count of aggravated kidnapping in connection with a May 2020 incident. El Patron’s accuser had alleged that he had hit her in the head, tied her hands and sexually assaulted her on May 3, 2020. El Patron was then arrested and charged on May 9, 2020. 

El Patron’s trial was originally set for January 25, 2021, then was postponed to May 3, postponed again to August 2, again postponed to October 25, then finally postponed until today. 

Alberto El Patron files lawsuit against Combate Global

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Alberto El Patron has filed a lawsuit against MMA promotion Combate Global for breach of contract. 

PW Insider reports that Patron filed suit against Combate in July in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging the contract breach, unjust enrichment and conversion. 

El Patron is seeking payment that he alleges he is owed for an MMA fight against Tito Ortiz, interest on the money he says he is owed, plaintiffs’ costs and attorney’s fees, such other and further relief as may be just and proper, plus return of control of his social media accounts. 

In the lawsuit, El Patron alleges that he was promised $500,000 to promote his December 2019 fight against Tito Ortiz, plus an additional $250,000 for fighting. The suit states that El Patron was not paid the additional $250,000 and that Combate has ignored invoices. 

El Patron alleges that Combate maintained control of his social media accounts that they had used to promote the fight with Ortiz, which would fall under unjust enrichment and conversion in the lawsuit. 

Combate has not filed an official response to the lawsuit, but have filed documentation with the District Court regarding their legal representation in the matter. 

El Patron lost the fight in question to Ortiz by submission. 

El Patron is awaiting trial on one count of aggravated kidnapping and four counts of sexual assault related to a May 9, 2020 arrest. His trial has been postponed several times, but is currently set for October 25 in San Antonio. 

El Patron has stated that he expects the charges to be dropped, but prosecutors have yet to do so. 

Andrade vs. Alberto El Patron match announced for July

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Andrade’s first match post-WWE has been announced for July.

Andrade confirmed on Instagram this morning that he would be facing Alberto El Patron in July for Nacion Lucha Libre in McAllen, Texas. Patron had also said in an interview with Super Luchas on April 27 that a match between the two would happen on July 31.  

The article in Super Luchas also listed Kalisto, Primo, Epico, Cinta de Oro (Sin Cara), Hijo de Dos Caras, Hijo de Dr. Wagner, Blue Demon Jr., and Sexy Dulce as appearing on the card.

Since being released by WWE earlier this year, Andrade has teased returning to wrestling, showing a picture of himself signing a contract on Instagram. Unlike other releases, he does not have a 90-day no compete clause.

El Patron is currently scheduled to stand trial on May 3 on charges of of aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault following an incident in May of 2020. He has not wrestled for any major wrestling promotion since.

Daily Update: GCW, Paul Heyman, Alberto El Patron

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WON NEWSLETTER: January 25, 2021 Observer Newsletter: Why a quarantine policy could affect wrestling & MMA

We’ve got a double issue of the Observer out this week with notes on how President Biden’s new policies on international travel will affect wrestlers and fighters from different countries.

Also in this issue:

The new WrestleMania plans, including how the Super Bowl plays into it, the time frame for the shows for both nights, the inside hopes for attendance and how the dynamic is different this year as to what gets announced.  We also look at the decision making in regards to Dallas and Los Angeles, update the Royal Rumble and also have notes on match plans.

Coverage of Impact Hard to Kill, with notes on the key angles, the departure of Madison Rayne, Taya Valkyrie and Ethan Page, Page’s scathing words after his departure, plus match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

Dwayne Johnson’s new TV show about his life, new WWE signees, Dusty Rhodes men’s and women’s tournament, Kofi Kingston talks his injury, WWE television personality gets an ESPN TV show, A.J. Styles talks retirement, lawsuit update, where wrestling shows ranked with network sports, who is looking for new entrance music, what aspect of WWE’s major events are they trying to sell, why Raw will have two very tough dates for competition soon, as well as the most-watched shows of the past week on the WWE Network.

Coverage of both UFC shows over the past week and the story behind Max Holloway’s setting records.

A story on the life of Paul Varelans, an early star of UFC and MMA around the world, as well as his different forays with four different pro wrestling companies as well as his infamous angle with Taz in ECW. For the first time, Missy Hyatt talks publicly about the situation plus comments from all involved. We look at the tournament days of UFC, crazy street fights, and much more.

A story on the life of Guy Hauray, the voice of WWF in France for a generation. 

A story on famous carnival shooter and pro wrestler Dick Cardinal, who was the oldest living pro wrestler at the time of his death. 

History of the biggest draws in pro wrestling each year from 1916 to 2020, including what wrestlers were No. 1 for the most years. 

Win-loss record of every WWE talent in 2020 including who wrestled the most dates, who never lost, who never won and more.

Television ratings of the past week, segment-by-segment numbers for the past two weeks on Wednesday, who was watching in different age groups, how different segments did on Raw & Smackdown.

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Bryan and I will be back tonight with Wrestling Observer Radio with the main story being the WWE/Peacock Network deal. I’ve been in contact with people all day regarding the story and tonight’s show, besides covering Raw and the other news, will be mostly a Q&A on the deal.  If you’ve got any questions, send them for tonight’s show to [email protected]

Alberto Rodriguez’s (Alberto El Patron) trial for aggravated kidnapping and four counts of sexual assault that was scheduled to begin today was moved to 5/3.  A conviction will be difficult because the accuser apologized to him on social media which appeared at the time was her recanting her story.

Raw tonight is headlined by a face-off with Drew McIntyre, who has recovered from COVID and wrestled on the Friday taping for India, and Bill Goldberg. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss for the women’s title, Charlotte Flair vs. Shayna Baszler and Matt Riddle in a gauntlet facing Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander and MVP, and if he wins, gets a shot at Bobby Lashley for the U.S. title is on the show.  They will also likely announce most of Sunday’s Rumble since this is the last Raw show prior to the PPV.

WWE

  • The Superstar Spectacle, designed for India, airs at 9:30 a.m. on the WWE Network
    Rey Mysterio & Ricochet & Diishar Shanky & Giant Zanjeer vs. Dolph Ziggler & King Corbin & Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
    A.J. Styles vs. Jeet Rama
    Charlotte Flair & Sareena Sandhu vs. Bayley & Natalya
    Finn Balor vs; Guru Raaj
    Drew McIntyre & Indu Sher vs. Jinder Mahal & Singh Brothers
  • I don’t expect him on TV, but Paul Heyman is at Raw today. Heyman is in charge of Bill Goldberg’s promos so he most likely is there to work on whatever Goldberg is doing on tonight’s show.  Since there is no storyline relationship, it would make no sense for him to appear on the air.

UFC

  • SportsBetting.ag is listing a lot of MMA odds. For Conor McGregor’s next opponent:
    Nate Diaz +200
    Dustin Poirier +300
    Justin Gaethje +400
    Tony Ferguson +600
    Jorge Masvidal +800
    Michael Chandler +1000
    Charles Oliveira +1200
  • For Dustin Poirier’s next opponent
    Michael Chandler +150
    Charles Oliveira +250
    Conor McGregor +450
    Khabib Nurmagomedov +600
    Nate Diaz +800
    Justin Gaethje +1400
    Tony Ferguson +1400
  • UFC lightweight champion on 12/31/21
    Dustin Poirier +200
    Michael Chandler +300
    Charles Oliviera +400
    Khabib Nurmagomedov +450
    Conor McGregor +800
    Justin Gaethje +1200
    Tony Ferguson +2500
    Nate Diaz +5000
  • Nik Lentz, after his loss of Movsar Evloev via split decision Saturday, announced his retirement due to vision issues. His claim of having lost 40 percent of his vision and realized he couldn’t compete at a high level leads to a lot of questions that need to be asked about commissions and UFC allowing him to fight in the first place with that level of vision issues.

OTHER NOTES

  • It looks like Will Ospreay’s match with Satoshi Kojima on Saturday in Nagoya will be no DQ based on what happened in today’s Ospreay & Great O’Khan vs. Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan match.
  • The Wrestling Estate just posted an exclusive report on independent wrestling running shows during the pandemic with three promoters explaining how their business has been and two explaining why they haven’t run.
  • TJP & Bu Ku Dao vs. Violence is Forever with the winners getting a shot at tag champs L.A. Park & El Hijo de L.A. Park joins Savio Vega vs. Richard Holliday in a strap match on MLW on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. on YouTube.
  • Salahdine Parnasse (14-0-1) puts his KSW featherweight title up against Daniel Torres (11-4) in the main event of the KSW show on 1/30 in Lodz, France available at www.KSWTV.com
  • ROH TV this week has Shane Taylor & The Soldiers of Savagery vs. Jonathan Gresham & Jay Lethal & Tracy Wlliams, plus Dalton Castle vs. Josh Woods  in a Pure Rules match.
  • Tony Deppen vs. Jordan Oliver in an Iron Man challenge match will be part of the GCW Fight Forever show, a 24-hour streaming event. The show is about getting donations for talent that hasn’t been able to work much during COVID.

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Alberto Del Rio indicted on May kidnapping, sexual assault charges

Posted on by Josh Nason

Former WWE and Impact Wrestling star Alberto Del Rio/Alberto El Patron has been indicted on one count of aggravated kidnapping and four counts of sexual assault according to the Bexar County (Texas) District Attorney’s office.

The charges for Jose Rodriguez Chucuan stem from a May 3rd incident in which he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he was in a relationship with after he accused her of being unfaithful, an incident that she said wasn’t isolated to that night.

According to the arrest report, she denied his claims of infidelity and he responded by slapping her in the head and forcing her to dance for him. He tied her hands with boxing straps, put a sock in her mouth, and sexually assaulted her for several hours using various objects. She also said Chucuan told her not to cry because he would take her son and “drop him off in the middle of the road somewhere” if she did.

According to court records, he will be arraigned Friday with a trial date to come. The case will be prosecuted by the Family Violence Division in the 226th District Court and because the case is pending trial, the District Attorney’s office cannot make any comment until then.

If convicted of the aggravated kidnapping charge alone, Chucuan faces a minimum sentence of five years with a maximum of life in prison. For the sexual assault charges, he faces a minimum of two years to a maximum of 20 years if convicted. In both cases, fines would be up to $10,000.

Alberto Del Rio arrested, accused of sexual assault

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Note: This story has been updated with additional information.

Jose Rodriguez, best known under ring names Alberto Del Rio and Alberto El Patron, has been arrested on sexual assault charges.

According to an NBC affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, Rodriguez allegedly sexually assaulted the victim after he accused her of being unfaithful. According to an affidavit, she said Rodriguez became angry after she wouldn’t admit to infidelity. He slapped her repeatedly in the back of the head. The victim said that Rodriguez forced her downstairs, made her wear a dress and dance for him. She told police that Rodriguez said for her not to cry because if she did, he would take her son and “drop him off in the middle of the road somewhere”.

The arrest paperwork then alleged that Rodriguez tied the woman’s hands with boxing straps, put a sock in her mouth and sexually assaulted her for several hours using various objects. The paperwork also said that Rodriguez punched the victim in the back, causing visible injuries. The victim told detectives she did not remember much after he placed his hand around their throat.

The victim told police that Rodriguez had assaulted her on more than one occasion.

TMZ later confirmed that Rodriguez is still in custody.

Rodriguez, who has largely wrestled in Mexico for the last year, most recently fought against Tito Ortiz on a Combate Americas card back in December. He lost via first round submission.

Tito Ortiz-Alberto Del Rio headlining Combate Americas PPV debut

Posted on by Josh Nason

Former WWE Champion Alberto El Patron will fight former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz in the main event of Combate Americas’ debut pay-per-view on December 7th in Hidalgo, Texas, announced on Ariel Helwani’s ESPN show.

The fight will be at a 210 pound catchweight and the event itself will cost $39.99.

The former Alberto Del Rio signed with Combate last October, returning to a sport he hasn’t competed in since 2010. During that run, the 42-year-old went 9-5 and famously was knocked out by Mirko Cro Cop while wearing a mask at a 2003 PRIDE event. Helwani said El Patron (Jose Rodriguez) has been training with Bellator two-division champion Ryan Bader and UFC light heavyweight C.B. Dolloway for the fight.

After a tumultuous few years that saw El Patron released from both WWE and Impact Wrestling, he has been relatively quiet on the wrestling scene outside the co-creation of Nacion Lucha Libre with Chavo Guerrero.

The 44-year-old Ortiz is coming out of retirement again after runs with Bellator and a one-off fight with Oscar De La Hoya’s failed MMA effort last November when he knocked out Chuck Liddell. He signed with Combate, the brainchild of UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren, earlier this year. He has won four of his last five dating back to May 2014.

The two had a slight confrontation in August at a Combate event:

Alberto El Patron returning to MMA for Combate Americas

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By Joseph Currier and Paul Fontaine

During an appearance on this week’s edition of the MMA Hour, Alberto El Patron announced that he’s returning to mixed martial arts and planning to fight for Combate Americas in 2019.

El Patron said the plan is for him to fight at the first pay-per-view in Combate Americas’ history. El Patron mentioned that he’d be facing a “former super champion” who is well known in Mexico and the United States, but it was noted that the deal for his opponent hasn’t been finalized yet.

Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren said they’re targeting February 2019 for the PPV, and El Patron brought up Arena Ciudad de Mexico as a possible venue for it.

El Patron said he thinks his return will only be for one fight, but he and McLaren both indicated that they weren’t closing the door on it being more than just a one-and-done thing.

El Patron has been working with Combate Americas as an ambassador and an announcer. He said his working relationship and friendship with McLaren started when McLaren wanted him to fight for the promotion, but El Patron was doing professional wrestling at the time and wasn’t that hungry to fight again. El Patron mentioned that the wrestling business has changed and, while others love how it’s going, he doesn’t enjoy it anymore.

El Patron fought several times in Japan and Mexico between 2001 and 2010, compiling a record of 9-5. Most of his opponents were relatively unknown, although he did score a stoppage win over former UFC fighter Brad Kohler in the DEEP promotion in Japan in 2003.

That win built El Patron up for the most high-profile fight of his MMA career, where he was knocked out in less than a minute by Mirko Cro Cop on the first Pride Bushido show. He was unique in the sense that he fought wearing a Lucha Libre mask and using his pro wrestling persona of Dos Caras Jr.

AAA releases TripleMania card, Alberto El Patron drops out of event

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Alberto El Patron is off this year’s TripleMania, blaming AAA for not paying him his deposit.

The card for this year’s TripleMania was announced today, with El Patron being noticeably absent despite AAA’s announcement earlier this year that he would be in a match. As the press conference was still going on, El Patron’s management issued a press release citing that Dorian Roldan and AAA did not pay him his deposit beforehand and that they did not come to terms. 

Two of the top three matches for this year’s TripleMania will both be fatal four way matches. The main event is a four way cage match with Psycho Clown taking on Hijo del Fantasma, Pentagon Jr. and LA Park. Two people will escape, then the last two in the ring will have a one fall match with the winner taking the loser’s mask.

In a mask vs. hair match, Lady Shani will take on Faby Apache in the co-main event. The other fatal four way match will have Jeff Jarrett defending the AAA Mega Heavyweight title against Brian Cage, Rich Swann and Fenix. 

Here is what was announced today for TripleMania, which will take place on August 25 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The event will stream on AAA’s Twitch page, with Matt Striker and Vampiro doing English commentary:

  • Psycho Clown vs. Hijo del Fantasma vs. La Park vs. Pentagon Jr. – cage match with last two entrants facing off in a mask match
  • Lady Shani vs. Faby Apache – mask vs. hair
  • Jeff Jarrett vs. Fenix vs. Brian Cage vs. Rich Swann for the AAA Mega Heavyweight title
  • La Mascara, Rey Escorpion and Texano Jr. vs. Joe Lider, Murder Clown and Pagano
  • Jack Evans, Juventud Guerrera and Teddy Hart vs. Averno, Chessman and Super Fly
  • Mamba, Maximo and Pimpinela Escarlata vs. Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr. and Tito Santana vs. Hijo de LA Park, Puma King and Taurus
  • Aerostar and Drago vs. Golden Magic and Laredo Kid, Bandido and Flamita and Andrew Everett and DJZ — ladder match for the number one contendership to the AAA tag team titles
  • Big Mami and Nino Hamburguesa vs. Hijo Del Vikingo and Vanilla, Dinastia and Lady Maravilla and Angelikal and La Hiedra for the AAA mixed tag team titles  
  • Australian Suicide AAA cruiserweight title match
  • A Llave a la Gloria match

New main event set for Impact’s Redemption PPV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With Alberto El Patron no longer with the company, Impact Wrestling’s upcoming Redemption pay-per-view has a new main event.

It will be Impact World Champion Austin Aries defending his title against Pentagon Jr. and Fenix in a triple threat match. That’s the same matchup that ended up headlining Impact’s show with Lucha Underground in New Orleans this week. Aries & Fenix were supposed to face El Patron & Pentagon at Impact vs. LU, but it was changed due to El Patron not showing up.

Aries revealed the new Redemption main event at tonight’s House of Hardcore show. Pentagon won the non-title meeting on Friday, pinning Fenix after they had taken Aries out of the equation with a double superkick.

Aries vs. El Patron and Pentagon vs. Fenix were originally scheduled for Redemption before the card was changed. The PPV will be taking place at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida on April 22nd.

Impact Wrestling severs ties with Alberto El Patron

Posted on by Josh Nason

Impact Wrestling announced Saturday night via Twitter that they have severed ties with Alberto El Patron, effective immediately. 

PWInsider was the first to report the news. Patron has yet to respond via Twitter or other outlets.

On Friday, the former Alberto Del Rio in WWE no-showed the Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground event where he was supposed to team with Pentagon Jr. to take on Impact Wrestling champion Austin Aries and Fenix.

He was in New Orleans, LA, this WrestleMania weekend as he was in the crowd at WaleMania Thursday night and even appeared at an Impact press conference Friday to build up his main event match against Aries on Impact’s Redemption PPV on April 22nd.

The 40-year-old has had a turbulent last few years out of the ring. He signed with Impact in March 2017 and won the company’s world title shortly thereafter. He was suspended in July and stripped of the belt in August after domestic violence allegations arose involving then-girlfriend Paige. He returned to action for the company in November.

Main event set for Impact vs. Lucha Underground

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A tag team match will headline the Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground show over WrestleMania weekend.

But instead of a team from impact facing a team from LU, it will be Austin Aries & Fenix vs. Alberto El Patron & Pentagon Jr. The match was announced by Josh Mathews on Facebook Live today.

Aries and El Patron have been involved in a feud on Impact, with El Patron set to challenge for Aries’ World Championship in the main event of the company’s Redemption pay-per-view on April 22nd.

The other matches that have been confirmed for Impact vs. Lucha Underground are: Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan (as Jeremiah Crane) in an I Quit match, Impact Tag Team Champions LAX (Santana & Ortiz) defending against Killshot (Shane Strickland) & The Mack (Willie Mack), and Andrew Everett, Dezmond Xavier & DJZ vs. King Cuerno, Aerostar & Drago.

The show will take place at The Sugar Mill as part of WrestleCon’s weekend of events in New Orleans on Friday, April 6th and will air live on Impact’s Twitch channel at 9 p.m. Central time.

Alberto El Patron booked for Triplemania, reportedly visited WWE HQ

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Alberto El Patron has been booked for this August’s AAA Triplemania event, but reportedly there is interest within WWE to bring him back to their fold.

AAA announced today that Triplemania will take place on August 25 in Arena Ciudad de Mexico during a press conference. They also announced that El Patron will be a part of the show, facing an international wrestler that has yet to be named.

Around the same time that was announced, PWInsider reported that El Patron was at WWE’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut last week to film material related to an upcoming WWE project on Rey Mysterio, and met with Vince McMahon while in Stamford as well. The report also said that there have been indications that Vince McMahon is interested in bringing back El Patron (known in WWE as Alberto Del Rio), mentioning that he has always been high on el Patron’s work as a performer.

This comes at a time where El Patron’s contract with Impact is set to expire next month. The report says that Impact has made it a priority to meet with talent who’s contracts are coming up soon. They said that results so far have been positive and they remain hopeful that the talents, including El Patron, will be signing new deals.

He left the WWE in 2016 after reportedly being unhappy about where he was slotted on the roster. He was originally set to return to AAA for 2016’s Heroes Inmortales X, but no showed after saying he was attacked outside his resturant he was operating at the time. Since then, he’s worked for Impact Wrestling and has also worked in the UK with Five Star Wrestling. 

El Patron’s next high profile match will be with Impact, where he will headline their next PPV on April 22, Redemption, challenging Austin Aries for the Impact World title.

Impact Wrestling results: Number one contender’s main event

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Previously: Austin Aries returned and won the Impact World Championship from Eli Drake.

Tonight: Ethan Carter III, Moose, Alberto El Patron, and Johnny Impact compete in a number one contender’s match.

Show Recap —

– The announcers tonight were Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt.

Taiji Ishimori & Matt Sydal defeated El Hijo Del Fantasma & Rohit Raju

Rohit Raju, formerly Hakim Zane, is a member of Gama Singh’s new faction named Desi Hit Squad.

Raju took out Sydal with a suicide dive. Ishimori hit a moonsault to the floor on Fantasma. Ishimori hit the tombstone into the double knees on Raju, and Sydal connected with the Shooting Star Press for the win.

– Last week, Austin Aries held a press conference after defeating Eli Drake to win the Impact World Championship. He said that he isn’t a member of the roster and hasn’t signed his Impact contract yet. Drake charged in and demanded a rematch.

Flashback Moment of the Week: Austin Aries defeated TNA World Champion Bobby Roode (Destination X 2012)

Roode attempted a spear, but Aries countered it into the Last Chancery. Roode shoved Aries into the referee and hit Aries with the belt, but he only scored a two count. Aries kicked Roode in the head and used the brainbuster for the win.

Trevor Lee & Caleb Konley defeated TECH

Lee and Konley wore LAX’s bandanas and mocked them throughout the match. TECH made a brief comeback, but the heels won using the spike piledriver.

LAX appeared on the big screen and promised to get revenge for Lee and Konley’s attack last week.

– Backstage, Allie congratulated Kiera Hogan on her victory against Laurel Van Ness from last Thursday. She promised to watch Hogan’s back tonight.

Allie received a Valentine’s Day card from her secret admirer, who asked to meet her next week

Knockouts Champion Laurel Van Ness defeated Kiera Hogan to retain her title

Van Ness was in firm control of the match. She attempted the Unprettier, but Hogan countered into a roll-up for a near fall. Van Ness regained control and used the Unprettier to score the win.

Van Ness attacked Hogan after until Allie ran out for the save.

– OVE filmed an unknowing Bobby Lashley as he exited his car in a parking lot.

– Backstage, Jimmy Jacobs and Kongo Kong were frustrated that Joseph Park didn’t bring Abyss. Jacobs said they’d drag the monster out of him.

– OVE continued to film Lashley. They viciously attacked him and threw him into the trunk of his own car.

Hania defeated Amber Nova

Hania controlled most of this, though Nova had a brief flurry of offense. Hania used a powerbomb and the reverse DDT for the win.

Rosemary jumped Hania from behind following the match. She attempted the Red Wedding until Hania escaped.

Johnny Impact defeated Ethan Carter III, Moose, and Alberto El Patron in an Impact World Championship number one contender’s match

The heels briefly worked together to take out Moose and Impact. Patron turned on EC3 and they started going at it. All four guys traded shots in the middle of the ring.

Patron and Moose fought into the crowd, with Moose injuring his knee and getting checked on by medical personnel.

Patron, EC3, and Impact fought into the crowd. Patron stuffed Impact into a trash can. EC3 and Patron worked together and double-teamed Impact. Moose ran back in and powerbombed EC3. Moose and Patron then fought on the floor.

EC3 attempted the One Percenter on Impact, but he rolled EC3 up for the win.

Next Week: Impact World Champion Austin Aries defends against Eli Drake. Plus, Brian Cage makes his Impact debut.