AEW has added a six-man tag match to the card for All Out.
Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) is set for the pay-per-view. The match announcement was made on today’s episode of Being the Elite.
Stunt accompanied Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy for their three-way tag match against The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) and Angelico & Jack Evans at Fight for the Fallen last month. It was later announced that Stunt has officially joined the AEW roster.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois this Saturday (August 31). Here’s the updated card for the PPV:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. PAC
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Hikaru Shida vs. Riho
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky)
Women’s Casino Battle Royale (pre-show)
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (pre-show)
This week’s Being the Elite is available to watch below:
Big Time Wrestling on Facebook announced that Fenix would be wrestling on their show in Enfield, CT tonight.
Original story —
Yet another key match for AEW’s All Out PPV could potentially be in jeopardy as Fenix was injured in a match in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Friday night.
Fenix & Pentagon Jr. were facing Juventud Guerrera & Teddy Hart for Big Time Wrestling when the injury happened.
Fenix superkicked Hart and then picked up Guerrera, and collapsed and grabbed his leg. He rolled out of the ring and waved for help from the back. Fenix was brought to the back. In the ring, in what was clearly an audible, Guerrera immediately pinned Pentagon, who rushed to the back to check on his brother.
Early reports that he was seriously injured and may have broken his leg were premature. He was walking on the leg, but it was weak. He was hopeful it was only a sprain and was saying that he thought he would be able to do his ladder match at All Out in Chicago.
We will update when he has it examined.
We are only eight days away from All Out, where Pentagon & Fenix are scheduled to defend their AAA Tag Team titles in a ladder match against The Young Bucks. Fenix is also scheduled for AAW in Chicago prior to AEW.
AEW has revealed Kenny Omega’s new opponent for All Out.
With Jon Moxley off the pay-per-view, Omega is now facing PAC at All Out. Omega vs. Moxley had originally been set, but Moxley announced today that he won’t be able to wrestle at All Out because a serious case of MRSA has returned in his elbow.
This will be PAC’s debut for AEW. He was supposed to face Hangman Page at Double or Nothing, but PAC was removed from that match due to creative differences. PAC vs. Page instead took place for WrestleGate in Nottingham, England ahead of All Out.
PAC was also supposed to team with Pentagon Jr. & Fenix against Omega & The Young Bucks at Fyter Fest. Laredo Kid instead took his place in that match.
PAC lost Dragon Gate’s Open the Dream Gate Championship to Ben-K last month.
All Out will also be the first time PAC has wrestled in the United States since leaving WWE. The PPV is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Here’s the updated card:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. PAC
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Hikaru Shida vs. Riho
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
Women’s Casino Battle Royale (pre-show)
Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (pre-show)
Jon Moxley’s elbow injury will prevent him from wrestling at All Out.
On Twitter today, Moxley announced that he’ll have to miss his match against Kenny Omega at the pay-per-view because a serious case of MRSA has returned in his elbow: “I’m absolutely gutted to have to deliver this news but I’d rather it come directly from me. In a nightmare scenario, a serious case of MRSA has returned in my elbow. The timing couldn’t be worse. In this circumstance I am forced to pull out of the fight 8/31 vs Omega at All Out.”
Dave Meltzer notes that Moxley is expected to be out of action for four weeks. Moxley added that he expects to be ready to return in time for when AEW debuts on TNT on Wednesday, October 2: “I apologize to all involved, most importantly the fans. I am incredibly frustrated and pissed off. I’ll have surgery this week to remove the bursa sac in my elbow and be done with it for good. Should be a quick recovery so I will be 100% for AEW Wednesday nights on TNT.”
Moxley vs. Omega had been set up when Moxley made a surprise appearance at Double or Nothing and laid out Omega at the end of the show. Cody Rhodes tweeted that AEW will actively try to reschedule Moxley vs. Omega for down the road.
Cody also wrote that a replacement match for All Out will be announced soon.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Two more entrants have been confirmed for the women’s Casino Battle Royale at All Out.
AEW announced today that Big Swole (Aerial Monroe) and Sadie Gibbs will be taking part in the Casino Battle Royale. The match will be part of the All Out pre-show on Saturday, August 31.
Monroe is an Air Force veteran who is from Clearwater, Florida. She participated in WWE’s Mae Young Classic last year, losing to Zeuxis in the first round.
Gibbs is signed to AEW and will be having her first match for the promotion at All Out. She’s from the United Kingdom and debuted for Stardom earlier this year.
The winner of the Casino Battle Royale will advance to the match to crown the inaugural AEW Women’s Champion, which is taking place on AEW’s TNT premiere on Wednesday, October 2.
There will be 21 entrants in the Casino Battle Royale, including members of the roster and others who aren’t signed with the company. It will begin with five wrestlers in the ring, with groups of five entering every three minutes after that. The 21st wrestler will then enter on their own.
Teal Piper, Ivelisse, and Jazz have officially been announced for the battle royal, with Nyla Rose, Britt Baker, Yuka Sakazaki, Allie, and Brandi Rhodes also mentioned as being entrants.
The card for All Out is now up to eight announced matches.
AEW announced today that Hikaru Shida vs. Riho is set for the pay-per-view. It’s taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31.
This will be the second time Shida has wrestled for AEW. She and Riho teamed with Ryo Mizunami at Double or Nothing and defeated Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki & Emi Sakura.
Riho defeated Nyla Rose and Sakazaki in a triple threat match at Fyter Fest. On the Fight for the Fallen pre-show, Riho & Britt Baker lost to Shoko Nakajima & Bea Priestley.
Here’s the updated lineup for All Out:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Hikaru Shida vs. Riho
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
ROH IN TORONTO TONIGHT AT 7:30 P.M. EASTERN AT THE MATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTER ON HONOR CLUB
Silas Young vs. P.J. Black
Caristico & Soberano Jr. & Stuka Jr. vs. Cavernario & Hechicero & Templario
PCO & Body King vs. TK O’Ryan & Vinny Marseglia
Bandido & Mark Haskins vs. Jonathan Gresham & Jay Lethal
Kelly Klein vs. Tasha Steelz for WOH title
Rush vs. Dalton Castle in a no DQ match
Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams for TV title
Matt Taven vs. Alex Shelley for ROH title
Mark & Jay Briscoe vs. Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa in a ladder match for ROH tag titles
CMLL TONIGHT AT 9:30 P.M. EASTERN ON THE CMLL YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK PAGES FROM ARENA MEXICO IN MEXICO CITY
Magnus & Oro Jr. vs. Nitro & Sangre Azteca
Atlantis Jr. & Dulce Gardenia & Titan vs. Ephesto& Mephisto & Okumura
Women’s elimination match: Dalys vs.. Lluvia vs. Sanely vs. Comandante vs. Mystique vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Jarochita vs. Skadi vs,.Reyna Isis vs. Magnifica
Angel de Oro & Niebla Roja & Valiente vs. Negro Casas & Sanada & Sanson
Ultimo Guerrero vs. Ciber the Main Man for CMLL heavyweight title
Volador Jr. & Dragon Lee & Diamante Azul vs. Euforia & Forastero & Gran Guerrero
NEW JAPAN G-1 CLIMAX A BLOCK FINALS FROM BUDOKAN HALL IN TOKYO AT 5 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING ON NEW JAPAN WORLD AND 9 P.M. ON AXS TV
Juice Robinson & Ren Narita vs. Jon Moxley & Shota Umino
Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma vs,. Jeff Cobb & Toa Henare
Evil & Sanada & Bushi vs. Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens
Kota Ibushi & Tomoaki Honma & Toa Henare vs. KENTA & Clark Connors & Karl Fredericks
Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi & Will Ospreay & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr. & Lance Archer & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Taichi
Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb
Hirooki Goto vs. Shingo Takagi
Juice Robinson vs. Jon Moxley
Jay White vs. Tetsuya Naito
WWE SUMMERSLAM ON SUNDAY AT 6 P.M. EASTERN ON WWE NETWORK
Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins for Universal title
Kofi Kingston vs Randy Orton for WWE title
Bill Goldberg vs, Dolph Ziggler
Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon – If Owens loses he must quit WWE
A.J. Styles vs. Ricochet for U.S. title
Trish Stratus vs. Charlotte Flair
Becky Lynch vs. Natalya submission match for Raw women’s title
Bayley vs. Ember Moon for Smackdown women’s title
Drew Gulak vs. Oney Lorcan for cruiserweight title
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
NEW JAPAN G-1 CLIMAX FINALS AT BUDOKAN HALL ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT 2 A.M. EASTERN AND 11 P.M. PACIFIC ON NEW JAPAN WORLD
Raw will be live on Monday from Toronto with Nikki Cross & Alexa Bliss defending the women’s tag titles against Asuka & Kairi Sane and The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler.
Smackdown and 205 Live will be Tuesday night from Toronto.
Joseph Currier looks at Rey Mysterio’s current WWE run and the value he could still have to the company. Plus, Vinny’s TV reviews.
After three years away from the company, Mysterio made his full-time return to WWE last fall. His current run hasn’t been a failure, but this is the time when he’s freshest to WWE and the fans. That hasn’t really been capitalized on.
Mysterio won the US title from Samoa Joe at Money in the Bank, but his reign never got a chance to begin. He had to vacate the title after separating his shoulder. Wherever WWE was going with Mysterio’s son Dominick being by his side against Joe, that’s seemingly been dropped. When Mysterio returned, he was demolished by Bobby Lashley in his first match back.
Mysterio also participated in a number one contender’s battle royal last month, with Rollins winning and advancing to challenge Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. Mysterio defeated Zayn at Raw Reunion, though the segment was mostly about returning legends getting to appear. RVD, Sgt. Slaughter, The Hurricane, and Kurt Angle stopped Zayn from walking out. Mysterio then hit the 619 and a frog splash to get the win.
Raw Reunion capitalized on the nostalgia of returning wrestlers from previous eras. Mysterio appearing on the same episode as them showed how much of an opportunity WWE is missing with him. Even at 44 years old, Mysterio is such an incredible in-ring performer. He can still be one of the most marketable people on the roster and one of the wrestlers with the most mainstream appeal. He can still connect as a top babyface. He’s a Hall of Fame wrestler that still has a ton of value to the company. WWE moved on from John Cena too quickly when he should have had time left as a top star, and they shouldn’t make the same mistake with Mysterio.
The early career of Harley Race, his road to the world title and his battles with Hulk Hogan is the lead story of a special double issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We examine why Race made such a convincing champion, the story behind his seventh world title win over Ric Flair and how Vince McMahon attempted to sabotage what at the time was the biggest pro wrestling event in history. We look at how the Flair vs. Race storyline at the first Starrcade went down, how Flair first became NWA champion, McMahon’s big move right before Starrcade, how many modern wrestlers copied him, what he was known for in Japan, the incident with Hogan and the story behind why there was so much of a delay in the Hogan vs. Race program in WWF and why it didn’t draw well.
We look at how Race first got involved in pro wrestling, the auto accident that killed his wife and nearly ended his career, his early career, how he got his first major career break at the age of 21, the legend of Bruiser & Crusher vs. The Dolly Sisters tag team, Race the street fighter, the creation of the world tag team championships in Australia, and his rise in the NWA. We look at the unique situation that led to his first world title reign, why it was never planned and how his work in seven weeks as champion changed his entire career. We also look at the road to his second world title.
We also update the G-1 Climax tournament with coverage of all the shows this past week with match-by-match coverage, star ratings and poll results.
We cover the biggest event of the year in Mexico, TripleMania, with business notes, lots on the debut of Cain Velasquez, the story behind his moves, the return of L.A. Park, The Elite, with match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results on the show.
We also explore how the creative changes impacted the SummerSlam show, with notes on the different changes, the Takeover card, and the ticket demand going into the big weekend.
We look at yet another new WWE television show being proposed, Dwayne Johnson retiring as a wrestler, notes on Hobbs & Shaw, NXT business, WWE rules regarding U.K. talent, Goldberg pay, WWE looking at a major acquisition, WWE thinking about house show changes and why, WrestleMania 2021 news, an update on WWE show in Saudi Arabia, and an update on WWE touring schedule.
We have notes on how TV will be routed come October, Fox talks abut Smackdown, lots of WWE injury updates, intergender matches, WWE ticket sales, Mae Young Classic 2019, a new WWE producer, Reigns talks Dean Ambrose, Lio Rush update, a surprise return to WWE in two weeks, complaints at NXT live events about fans, Evolve news, WWE market value, most-watched shows on WWE Network, as well as a rundown on all WWE live events held over the past week with results, highlights and business notes.
We’ve got full coverage of the UFC event in Newark headlined by Colby Covington’s win over Robbie Lawler.
We also look back at the PWG 16th anniversary show, the rise of PWG, and the Battle of Los Angeles participants.
We also have full coverage of all the WWE television shows from the past week.
As always, we have in-depth looks at the ratings of all the major shows,the key demos for the WWE shows and what can be learned from them.
We also have the results of all the major pro wrestling events around the world over the past week.
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FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE
While this has not been announced officially, ITV Box Office will be carrying All Out as a PPV event in the U.K.
Trish Stratus has been saying that Sunday’s match with Charlotte Flair will be her final match.
Ariel Helwani puts together his first E:60 at ESPN with a feature on Daniel Cormier which will air Sunday morning at 9 a.m. Eastern and 6 a.m. Pacific. I have a very small role it in. I’ve seen the finished product and you will really like it. Here are someclips. Here is a story on Helwani putting the show together.
Impact announced Bound for Glory on 10/20 in Chicago at the Odeum Expo Center with tickets now on sale at www.impactwrestling.com Titanium tickets at $300 get front row for Bound for Glory, admission to the 10/18 show in South Bend, admission to the fan interaction 10/19 at 115 Bourbon Street and early admission to Bound for Glory
Lance Storm announced today that he will be closing down his Storm Wrestling Academy after his next session in September. Storm noted that in the last 14 years he has trained wrestlers from approximately 30 countries. He already notified those who had signed up for 2020 sessions that he was finishing up at the end of the year. Storm said, “My body is getting tired and my kids are adults now, so a moderate road schedule is acceptable. I reached out to see what my options were and got an offer I liked.”
WWE
Tegan Nox returned to action last month after major knee surgery.
Stephanie McMahon talks to Fortune magazine about SummerSlam, as well as makes a comment on AEW. (thanks to Mike Kuzmuk)
DK Publishing announced a new book: WWE: 35 Years of WrestleMania. The book will be released on 9/3 and will cover every WrestleMania.
Jimmy Uso, who is not on the SummerSlam card, was pulled from autograph signings because he was unable to get across the border due to his recent DUI arrest,.
ESPN has a story on WWE recruiting former football players. (thanks to Mike Kuzmuk)
The Edmonton Sun has a story on Roman Reigns,who played for the Edmonton Eskimos after his first bout with leukemia.
UFC
The 10/12 show that was expected to be at the Chase Center in San Francisco will instead be taking place in Tampa.
Alex Oliveira vs. Nicolas Darby has been added to the 9/28 show in Copenhagen, Denmark.
MISCELLANEOUS
OWE from Wednesday in Toronto: Sunny Zhai b Buck Gunderson, Dark Order b Lindaman & T-Hawk, Sammy Guevara b Alexander James, Cima & Christopher Daniels b Private Party, Gao Jinglia b Mike Bailey (thanks to Dave Musgrave)
Smash vs. Progress from Wednesday in Toronto: Mike Rollins b Trent Seven, Brent Banks & Tyson Dux b Aussie Open, Jordynne Grace b Alexia Nicole to keep Progress women’s title, Walter b Kevin Bennett, Tarik b Jordan Devlin, Toni Storm b Jody Threat, Team Smash of John Greed & Daniel Garcia & Idris Abraham & Joe Coleman b Team Progress of David Starr & Chris Brookes & Travis Banks & Paul Robinson (thanks to Dave Musgrave)
wXw Ambition from yesterday in Toronto: This was a one-night UWFI style tournament: Timothy Thatcher b Alexander James, Daniel Makabe b Bobby Gunns, Daniel Garcia b Buck Gunderson, Walter b Mike Bailey, Timothy Thatcher b Daniel Makabe, Walter b Daniel Garcia, Yuki Ishikawa b Tyson Dux, Walter b Timothy Thatcher to win tournament. (thanks to Dave Musgrave)
Progress from yesterday in Toronto: Jordan Banks b Travis Banks, Toni Storm b Holidead, Aussie Open won three-way over Dark Order and Andy Williams & Pepper Parks, Trent Seven b Eddie Kingston, Chris Brookes & Jordynne Grace b David Starr & Jody Threat, Walter b Paul Robinson to keep Progress title. Dave Musgrave called it the best live show he’d ever seen.
Toni Storm was pulled from today’s wXw who in Toronto. We don’t have any more details on it past that she’s already been in town and has wrestled on other shows.
Some shows in Toronto the next two days:
Smash Wrestling at 8 p.m. tonight has Kevin Bennett vs. Mike Bailey, plus Jordynne Grace, Rosemary, LuFisto, Tyson Dux, Veda Scott, Daisuke Sekimoto and Walter.
A combination women’s show at the Summit tomorrow at 11 a.m. has Nicole Savoy vs. Nicole Matthews for the Shimmer title, Mercedes Martinez vs. Jordynne Grace for the Femmes Fatales title, Rosemary vs. KC Spinelli for the Smash title, Zoe Lucas vs. Aerial Monroe for the Phoenix of Rise title, Priscilla Kelly vs. Cheerleader Melissa vs. LuFisto vs. Allysin Kay, Delilah Doom vs. Shotzi Blackheart and more. Bull Nakano will headline a meet and greet at 9 a.m.
OWE tomorrow at 3 p.m. has Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. Rekka & Gaia Hox, Sebastian Suave vs. Cima, Gao Jinglia vs. Sammy Guevara, Psycho Mike vs. Sky, T-Hawk vs. Daniel Garcia and Lindaman vs. Brandon Cutler.
Wrestling Revolver on 8/23 in Dayton at The Brightside with a one night tournament. Some first round matches are Daga vs. Tessa Blanchard, Jimmy Havoc vs. Jessicka Havok and Jake Crist vs. Nevaeh. They also run 10/4 in West Des Moines, IA at the Val Air Ballroom with Larry D vs. Killer Kross vs. Mad Man Fulton, plus Tessa Blanchard, Rich Swann, Daga, Jessicka Havok, JT Dunn, Mance Warner and more
MCW Tribute to the Legends on 10/5 with a Convention at Noon at a show at 7 p.m. The meet and greet will include Kane and the Briscoe Brothers.
Innovate Wrestling tomorrow in Kingsport, TN at the Civic Auditorium.
Shine on 8/24 in Livonia, MI at 4 p.m. with Allysin Kay defending the Shine title against Mercedes Martinez and Ivelisse, Luscious Latasha & Gabby Gilbert vs. Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo for the tag titles and Shotzi Blackheart defending the Nova title against Natalia Markova.
Right after will be an Evolve show in the same building at 8 p.m. with Matt Riddle vs. Josh Briggs, Austin Theory vs. Anthony Henry, JD Drake vs. Arturo Ruas, AR Fox vs. Joe Gacy anything goes, Curt Stallion vs. Anthony Greene, Babatunde vs. Sean Maluta, Leon Ruff vs. Brandon Taggart and Stephen Wolf vs. Anthony Gutierrez
Evolve on 8/25 in Chicago has Austin Theory vs. JD Drake vs Josh Briggs for the Evolve title, AR Fox & Leon Ruff defend the tag titles against Matt Riddle & Curt Stallion, Arturo Ruas vs. Anthony Henry no holds barred, Shotzi Blackheart vs. Brandi Lauren Kendo stick match, Babatunde vs. Joe Gacy, Adrian Alanis & Liam Grey vs. Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett, Stephen Wolf vs. Sean Maluta and Anthony Greene vs. Paco.
AXS tonight at 9 p.m. will be airing the 2009 Affliction show headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel.
Ken Shamrock’s first Valor Bare Knuckle show is 9/21 from New Town, ND at the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge with a one-night heavyweight tournament that will include former UFC fighters Jack May, Remeau Thierry Sokoudjou and Mark Godbeer, plus former K-1 star Mighty Mo. This will air live on PPV for $29.95.
Pro Wrestling EVE tomorrow at the Resistance Gallery in London has Millie McKenzie vs. Roxxy, tag champs Jetta & Erin Angel vs. Debbie Keitel &U Valkyrie, Nina Samuels vs. Laura Di Matteo, Sammi Jayne vs Charlie Evans and more.
Impact announced tickets are now on sale for Bound for Glory on 10/20 in Chicago.
Emily Anzulis from Titan Games is now training for pro wrestling under Tom Prichard in Knoxville.
Former WWE star Jillian Hall Fletcher said that she was expecting her first child in March.
Warrior Wrestlnig is hopeful of finalizing a deal to bring in former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir for the 9/1 show in Chicago.
Cain Velasquez will be doing a meet and greet and taking part in the Pro Wrestling Revolution show on 10/5 in San Jose at Mt. Pleasant High School where he’ll meet childhood idol El Hijo del Santo
AEW’s Casino Battle Royale is returning for All Out.
On this week’s Road to All Out episode, it was announced that a women’s Casino Battle Royale will take place on the All Out pre-show. The winner will become the first contender for the inaugural AEW Women’s Championship.
The first Women’s Champion will be crowned on AEW’s television debut on Wednesday, October 2. AEW has yet to reveal further details about the title match.
There will be 21 entrants in the Casino Battle Royale. It will begin with five wrestlers, with groups of five entering every three minutes after that. The 21st wrestler will then enter on their own.
The match will include members of the AEW roster and others who aren’t signed with the company. Teal Piper (Roddy Piper’s daughter Ariel Teal Toombs), Ivelisse, and Jazz have been announced for the battle royal. Nyla Rose, Britt Baker, Yuka Sakazaki, Allie, and Brandi Rhodes were also mentioned on the Road to All Out episode.
Eliminations will occur via being thrown over the top rope.
Hangman Page won the Casino Battle Royale at Double or Nothing and will face Chris Jericho at All Out to determine the first AEW World Champion.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
After being set up at Fyter Fest, Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears is now official for All Out.
Episode three of the Road to All Out featured a contract signing for Cody vs. Spears. Tully Blanchard, who is managing Spears, had it stipulated that Cody and Spears will each only be allowed to have one person in their corner for the match.
Cody and Spears’ storyline began when Spears signing with AEW was announced on the Road to Fyter Fest. Cody called Spears “a great hand” and someone who could be a player-coach for AEW. At Fyter Fest, Spears appeared and gave Cody a chair shot.
Tully Blanchard was revealed as Spears’ manager on the first Road to All Out episode.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Here’s the updated card for the pay-per-view:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
This week’s Road to All Out episode is available to watch below:
After teaming together at Fight for the Fallen, Darby Allin, Joey Janela, and Jimmy Havoc are set to face off at AEW’s next show.
Allin vs. Janela vs. Havoc has been added to the card for All Out. The match announcement was made on episode two of AEW’s Road to All Out video series.
Allin, Janela & Havoc lost a six-man tag match against Shawn Spears, Sammy Guevara & MJF at Fight for the Fallen. Spears pinned Allin to get the win. In a post-match angle that was shown on the Road to All Out, Allin was being interviewed backstage after the match and a brawl broke out between Havoc, Janela, and Allin.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Here’s the updated card:
Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley
AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears (set up but not officially announced)
Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
Episode two of the Road to All Out is available to watch below:
The Lucha Bros and The Young Bucks are officially set to face off in a ladder match at All Out.
At the end of this week’s Being the Elite episode, Matt & Nick Jackson accepted Pentagon Jr. & Fenix’s challenge for the ladder match. Pentagon & Fenix’s AAA Tag Team titles will be on the line.
The ladder match was set up when The Lucha Bros issued their challenge to The Young Bucks at Fight for the Fallen earlier this month. It’s being billed as “escalera de la muerte.”
The Lucha Bros and The Young Bucks have traded the AAA Tag Team titles over the last few months. Pentagon & Fenix’s current reign began when they defeated The Young Bucks at AAA Verano de Escandalo in June.
The Young Bucks defeated The Lucha Bros at Double or Nothing, then teamed with Kenny Omega to defeat Laredo Kid, Pentagon & Fenix at Fyter Fest. The Young Bucks defeated Cody & Dustin Rhodes at Fight for the Fallen, while The Lucha Bros defeated Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian.
All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Chris Jericho will face Hangman Page to determine the first AEW World Champion. Omega vs. Jon Moxley is official, along with The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor). Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears has also been set up for the show.
The team that wins the Dark Order vs. Best Friends match will get a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament.
Tully Blanchard has joined AEW as an “exclusive advisor” to Shawn Spears.
A press release was sent out today confirming that Blanchard has entered a “multi-show agreement” with AEW.
The press release was mostly in storyline. AEW’s Tony Khan was quoted as saying “Shawn Spears’ new advisor Tully Blanchard is a legendary retired wrestler and a canny tactician known worldwide for his vicious streak and penchant for chicanery. Given the challenge that Shawn has issued to Cody for a match at ALL OUT as well as the long, bitter history between Tully and the Rhodes family, plus Shawn’s recent behavior in AEW, it appears that Tully Blanchard has a great deal of influence over Shawn’s intents and actions. This indicates that going forward Shawn Spears will be one of the most feared and unpredictable wrestlers in AEW.”
Shawn Spears has challenged Cody Rhodes to a match at All Out.
The first episode of The Road to All Out, which can be seen below, featured a discussion between Jim Ross and Shawn Spears. Ross asked Spears why he attacked Cody Rhodes at Fyter Fest last month with a steel chair. He explained to Ross that there are certain terms that you don’t say in the wrestling industry, and one of those terms is “a good hand”.
He went on to call Rhodes a leech, calling back to their days as a tag team in Ohio Valley Wrestling. He said that Rhodes then moved on to partners like Hardcore Holly, Ted DiBiase Jr. and Damien Sandow and then asked where they were now. He ended up challenging Cody to a match at All Out.
The discussion ended when Tully Blanchard walked in and whispered something into Spears’ ear. He then told Jim Ross that the discussion was over.
The feud between The Young Bucks and the Lucha Brothers is not over.
After defeating SCU (Frankie Kazairan and Scorpio Sky) at Fight for the Fallen tonight, Fenix and Pentagon Jr. took out a ladder and scaled it. They then cut a promo challenging the Young Bucks to a ladder match at All Out on August 31. The announcers pointed out the AAA World Tag Team titles would be on the line which are currently held by the Lucha Bros.
This would be the third match between the two teams. The first was back at AAA Rey de Reyes in March, when the Bucks defeated the Lucha Bros. in an impromptu match. The second was at Verano de Escandalo in June, where the Lucha Bros. regained the titles.
The Lucha Bros. will team with Laredo Kid to take on the team of the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega at TripleMania next month.
It was not unexpected that All Elite Wrestling would sell out its next major event, All Out, on 8/31 at the Sears Center in suburban Chicago, or even that it would do so instantly.
But what happened was still stunning. With only two matches announced, a Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page match to determine the first AEW champion and the strategically announced Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley match released the day before tickets would go on sale with the hope of sparking a ticket rush, the 10,400 seat building sold out in 15 minutes, the length of time it took to process that number of tickets. That was neither surprising, nor the story.
The story was, according to professionals in the ticket industry, was that the show had the most activity when tickets first went on sale of any ticket to a pro wrestling event in history by a wide margin.
