Matt Jackson explains The Elite/Hangman Page drama —
The video opens this week with Matt Jackson trying to explain the history between Hangman Page and The Elite to Konosuke Takeshita. Nick Jackson refers to it as the best story in wrestling history but Takeshita said the Bloodline is better.
The Young Bucks deal with Ebay collectors at the airport —
The Young Bucks are at the airport and spotted some Ebay sellers wanting their autographs. So, they gave them their “house show signatures.”
Later when they arrive at the Hard Rock, it’s teased that Matt Jackson has something hidden in his backpack.
Leva Bates visits a confession booth —
Leva Bates goes to a confession booth (run by Ryzin) and mentions her husband, Peter Avalon, has been gone for two months and she’s been having some unpure thoughts about several AEW roster members. It took her so long to list off all those she’s had unpure thoughts about that Ryzin falls asleep.
Ryan Nemeth in front of a green screen (he still walks funny) —
Nemeth was taking photos in front of a green screen when his partner made more complaints about how he walks in such a weird way. They ended up cancelling the shoot as a result.
Alex Reynolds knows Matt Jackson’s secret —
The Dark Order visit The Elite’s locker room. They admit that perhaps The Elite are better friends to Hangman Page than they are. They teased that The Young Bucks would never betray their friends, especially not on a pay-per-view.
Alex Reynolds then whispered in Matt Jackson’s ear, “if you don’t tell them, I will.”
Shortly after, Matt Jackson is shown with his backpack arriving back at the hotel. The camera focuses on his backpack as ominous music plays in the background. What does Matt have in the backpack????
When Matt gets back to his room he opens the backpack and starts pulling out cheese puffs and eating them.
A post credit scene featured Nick Jackson telling Omega that Takeshita said the Bloodline storyline was better than theirs. Omega said they were still second or third best so it’s no big deal.
The ongoing drama involving The Elite, Konosuke Takeshita, Hangman Page and Dark Order was featured in this week’s episode of Being the Elite.
After footage of Takeshita rescuing The Elite from an attack by the BCC last week aired, Don Callis, Takeshita and The Elite were shown backstage. Callis and the Young Bucks were really thankful to Takeshita for what he did but Omega seemed uneasy with him being there. The Bucks would later say Takeshita is an “honorary” member of The Elite.
Later in the episode, Evil Uno would approach the Young Bucks and asked about Hangman Page, who he says has been ignoring his texts. However, the Bucks lied to Uno and said they haven’t heard from Hangman.
The Elite plan a promo —
Kenny Omega told the Young Bucks in the back that he had secured time for them to cut a promo on Dynamite. He said they were being given “MJF time,” meaning a 30 or 45-minute promo.
Nick Jackson revealed to Brandon Cutler that the reason they were delayed in rescuing him and Michael Nakazawa from the Blackpool Combat Club the other week is that they wanted to “maximize the pop.” Brandon seemed okay with this.
Highlights from AEW Dynamite–
Clips of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks cutting a promo on Dynamite last week is shown. Brandon’s footage of the Blackpool Combat Club’s attack and Takeshita coming to the rescue airs as well.
The Elite and Konsuke Takeshita backstage —
In the locker room after the segment, Callis is thrilled with what happened but Omega doesn’t seem too enthusiastic about Takeshita being there. Matt Jackson invited Takeshita to hang out with The Elite, but Omega continued to seem hesitant about everything.
The Young Bucks would later refer to Takeshita as an “honorary member.”
Evil Uno speaks with The Young Bucks —
Evil Uno told the Young Bucks that Hangman Page has been leaving his messages on read. Uno just wanted to know if Page is okay but the Bucks say they don’t know and haven’t heard from him.
Uno is also concerned that Page is unable to find any cheese puffs.
After Uno left, Nick Jackson revealed they have been in contact with Page and Matt Jackson said he actually does know where the cheesy puffs are.
Cutler and Nakazawa are shown in the back before last week’s match against the Blackpool Combat Club.
Clips of a bloody Cutler and Nakazawa getting beat up in the match are shown accompanied by Cutler singing the ballad he performed last week.
Jeff Hardy returns to AEW —
Footage of Jeff Hardy returning backstage to AEW is shown.
Rosario Grillo update —
Grillo revealed that his fracture has healed and he will be able to return shortly.
He is back to 69% Superkick capacity.
Ryan Nemeth and his pets —
Nemeth had more questions about wrestling for his pets this week. He wanted to know if Vince McMahon now looks like the guy from the Pringles can with his new mustache.
His pets were asked if they will be going to Double or Nothing in Las Vegas next month. Their response was inconclusive.
One dog mentioned they don’t watch the modern product and prefer the Attitude Era.
The Dark Order checks in on Brandon Cutler —
John Silver & Alex Reynolds visited The Elite in their locker room after Dynamite. Matt Jackson asked them where they were when Hangman Page was getting beat up by the Blackpool Combat Club two weeks ago.
The Dark Order told The Elite they’ve been making Cutler’s life hell for the last two years.
Omega then said that “Nobody here is friends with Hangman” which drew confused looks from everyone else.
Silver pointed out that he has kissed Hangman’s cat, implying that this makes them close friends.
Omega told Cutler that while he lost on Dynamite, the way he fought was a moral victory.
Later, the Young Bucks told Cutler that he deserved a day off.
Hangman Page watches Dynamite
A clip of Hangman Page watching last week’s Dynamite is shown at the end of the video.
A shot of his laptop shows Evil Uno has texted him saying they haven’t been able to get through to him and they never would have left the venue if they knew he was going to confront the BCC.
With the Young Bucks out of action following an attack by the Blackpool Combat Club, and Kenny Omega helping tend to an injured Don Callis, this week’s Being the Elite was just a quick six-minute episode.
Opening —
We opened this week with Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa being interviewed in the back from Dynamite last week.
Cutler said that they were going to stand up to the “bullies.” Nakazawa and Cutler are scheduled to face Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli on Dynamite this week.
Brandon Cutler works out with a kettle bell —
Clips of Brandon Cutler training were shown.
The camera then cut to Cutler, seemingly having given up, playing a keyboard.
He then sang a ballad while clips of the Blackpool Combat Club and Elite rivalry are shown.
The Young Bucks watch AEW Dynamite —
Matt and Nick Jackson were shown watching footage of Hangman Page confronting the Blackpool Combat Club last week.
Before the video ended, Matt’s arm brace was shown left on the couch, indicating that he perhaps doesn’t need it anymore.
This week’s video opened up with footage of Adam Cole just before he went out through the curtain to make his in-ring return on Dynamite last week.
Rosario Grillo injury update —
The Young Bucks stand-in revealed that his super kick percentage is now up to 42%
Ryan Nemeth comedy show —
Clips of Ryan Nemeth at The Comedy Store from last week was shown.
Nemeth revealed he signed a new contract but only gets paid when he wins.
His stand-up actually sounds pretty good. He still walks kind of weird, though.
Footage from AEW Dynamite —
Footage of Bryan Danielson attacking Kenny Omega with the Blackpool Combat Club from Dynamite last week is shown.
Matt Jackson injury update —
Matt confirmed that he suffered a torn biceps.
He was shown on his way to get treatment in Los Angeles.
He said after consulting with doctors and others who have suffered similar injuries that he has decided against surgery and feels like he could be back in weeks rather than months.
Brandon Cutler at Wrestlecon —
Footage from WrestleCon is shown.
Matt Jackson showed off a work of art that a fan made of him and Nick as mermaids (or mermen). A fan also presented them with homemade dolls they made.
Brandon Cutler and Hangman Page have a chat —
Cutler and Page were shown in the back. Page asked how the Bucks are doing and Brandon said that they are doing good, considering their condition.
Page then told Cutler that he “was wrong” when he told him that the Bucks weren’t good friends to him.
Hangman also mentioned how the Bucks were there for him even when he wrestled Kenny for the title.
Cutler said Page’s problems with the Blackpool Combat Club aren’t going to go away until the four of them (Bucks, Page, and Omega) are on the same page.
Hangman said the problem isn’t Omega, it’s Don Callis.
Nick Jackson and Brandon Cutler are at a charity basketball game from last Tuesday.
Orange Cassidy put forth the kind of effort you would expect him to.
Jade Cargill won a game of Horse.
A player on the high school team won the three-point contest.
Nick Jackson ended up winning some sort of skill game as well.
Kenny Omega thanked everyone for coming out at the end.
Ryan Nemeth talks to his pets about wrestling —
Nemeth had many questions about several pro-wrestling topics that he asked his dog and cat this week. They both seemed to largely ignore him.
He asked his dog about Forbidden Door but didn’t get much of a response.
Nemeth asked if we are going to see Bray Wyatt vs. Goldberg at Forbidden Door but neither his dog nor cat had any opinions on this.
It wasn’t mentioned in this week’s episode, but Nemeth walks kind of weird.
Nick Jackson and Brandon go to a casino —
Nick and Brandon are in a casino at 2 a.m., which is sometimes a concerning sign. They mentioned they had been gambling for about 10 hours.
Dark Order segment–
The Dark Order minus Stu Grayson were shown having a conversation. Clips of Grayson being assaulted by the Blackpool Combat Club are shown. The Dark Order then yell for people to keep it down while they are recording, unaware the sounds were their stablemate being attacked.
Trent Beretta breaking the rules —
Beretta and Chuck Taylor were shown stealing the same ambulance Page drove into the arena on Dynamite last week.
Matt Jackson in hospital —
Matt Jackson was shown in his hospital bed after being attacked on Dynamite last week. He is shown sending a text to someone named “Kenneth” on his phone. Omega was listed as “Kenneth” in the text message chain from last week’s episode.
Matt wrote “Okay. So, in an effort to be completely transparent, I want you to see this. Our friendship is too important to me & there should be zero secrets. Love ya man.” It looked like a clip from last week was attached to his message.
But then he deleted everything and didn’t send it.
This week’s show featured The Elite in Winnipeg for last week’s Dynamite and Rampage. It closed with a tease that Hangman Page could be returning to the group and also that Omega could be leaving.
Opening —
The Bucks opened this show at LAX airport for an international flight to Winnipeg. They noted it was the first time in a while they had traveled out of there. They did not seem too complimentary of the airport.
They mentioned that they haven’t been to Canada in four or five years because they were under suspension at the time AEW ran a show in Toronto last year.
Backstage in Winnipeg —
The Bucks are in Winnipeg for the first time and they showed off their special Canadian Elite t-shirts.
Omega spoke about being back in his hometown.
Hangman Page reunites with Stu Grayson —
Page walks into the Dark Order locker room and hugs Stu Grayson, who was in his “hometown of Canada.”
Grayson seemed surprised that AEW continued running shows after he left. He had made a pact with “Steve and Kevin” not to watch the show.
Ryan Nemeth gives blood —
Nemeth gave blood this week and was very brave about it.
During this process, he somehow got numbing cream on his face.
His girlfriend, Gotham Knights’ Anna Lore, seemed very unimpressed with him throughout the segment.
Trent Beretta breaks more rules —
Another segment of Trent Beretta Breaking The Rules aired.
This week he watched a video of people ranking men from ugly to attractive.
Kenny Omega addressed the live crowd after Dynamite —
Footage of Omega cutting a promo in front of his hometown fans is shown.
Clips of Chris Jericho, Omega, and Don Callis closing the show aired.
The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Hangman Page Group Chat —
The final clip of the show featured Matt Jackson sending a group text to his brother Nick, Omega, and Hangman Page.
Page and Nick wrote back to Matt but Omega immediately left the group.
The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Brandon Cutler are backstage. Nick Jackson spoke about being upset that they lost the Trios Championships to House of Black.
Nick and Brandon apparently spent all night gambling and Nick showed off a big wad of cash that he then used to slap his brother with.
Trent Beretta breaks some more rules —
For the second week in a row, we saw Trent Beretta do something he shouldn’t. This week, Ryan Nemeth dared him to pull some wires out from an electronic board.
Community bowling day —
AEW held a bowling event recently and footage was shown of Leva Bates being particularly bad at it. Several of her gutter balls were shown during this week’s episode. Peter Avalon did much better.
Bates eventually bowled a strike.
Ryan Nemeth promotes Gotham Knights to Orange Cassidy —
Nemeth spoke with Orange Cassidy in the back.
He noted that his girlfriend, Anna Lore, plays the role of Stephanie Brown in the upcoming Gotham Knights TV series.
Nemeth encouraged Cassidy to watch the show and Orange responded with his usual level of enthusiasm.
Brandon Cutler gets an independent booking —
Brandon Cutler was shown with Maria and Mike Bennett at an indie show.
Hangman Page agrees to trios match —
Page is shown speaking with Evil Uno on the phone (actually a banana) and agreeing to team with the Dark Order in a six-man tag match on Wednesday’s Dynamite.
Despite him talking into a banana the whole time, I think we are to believe that this phone call did, in fact, take place.
Opening: The Elite’s promo does not go as planned —
We opened up this week with Omega seemingly practicing a promo backstage. He mentioned to the Bucks that they haven’t had much time to speak since they returned from suspension but he had secured 10 minutes of TV time for a promo. The scene then cut to The Elite having been attacked by House of Black during their entrance on last week’s Dynamite.
Backstage at the Cow Palace —
The Bucks brought up that the last time they were in this building, they were attacked by the Bullet Club Firing Squad at the G1 Special in San Francisco in 2018.
JD Drake teaches Ryan Nemeth how to bowl —
AEW held a community bowling event ahead of AEW Revolution. Drake had the unenviable task of teaching the game to Nemeth on this week’s BTE.
Peter Avalon wants to divorce Leva Bates —
Avalon, who recently cut his hair, seemed very concerned that his storyline spouse is also sporting a new hairstyle and expressed that he would like a divorce.
Trent Beretta breaks the rules —
A new segment, Trent Beretta Breaking The Rules, debuted this week. He was shown playing with an old school fire alarm this week as Ryan Nemeth sounded concerned off-camera.
Highlights from AEW Revolution 2023 —
Highlights from the World Trios Championship match from Sunday’s pay-per-view were shown.
The Elite were shown looking beat up and dejected in the back before the show came to an end.
The Bucks were given gifts by fans at the El Paso airport. They opened an In-N-Out Burger hat, a Starbucks gift card, new earrings, and several other items.
Later they were shown in the back talking about their match that night against AR Fox and Top Flight.
RGNN Breaking News —
Young Bucks stand-in Rosario Grillo gave a news update on how he is recovering from injury. He said his leg is now at 9% Superkick capability and he hopes to be back to his stand-in duties shortly.
Ryan Nemeth talks to his dog about his wrestling and acting careers —
Nemeth talked to his dog about a recent audition as well as his match on Rampage last week. His agent then called him and said the audition was going well until they noticed how weird he walks and thought he was making fun of a producer who has a limp.
Footage from AEW Rampage —
Footage of The Elite vs. AR Fox and Top Flight from AEW Dynamite was shown.
The Dark Order continue their recruitment efforts —
John Silver, Evil Uno, and Alex Reynolds attempted to recruit Wardlow.
They offered him a spot in the group but Wardlow told them he “walks alone.” This led to several references to Batista.
Highlights of the Impractical Jokers —
Footage of the JAS power bombing the Impractical Jokers through a table was shown. The comedians were later seen yelling at Brandon for filming them.
The Elite goes to Wendys —
The show closed with The Elite at a Wendys following the Dynamite/Rampage from El Paso.
The show opened this week with members of The Elite shooting hoops on a basketball court.
Matt Jackson told the camera that they were doing pre-tapes in the other room and had come in to ask them to be quiet, but they kept shooting baskets nonetheless. The clip ended with Tony Schiavone reminding them that they are still doing pretapes in the other room.
Peter Avalon shows off some of his awards —
Peter Avalon showed off a series of awards that were given to the Norwegian Pearl but he chose to take credit for them himself. This was filmed aboard the Jericho Cruise.
Ryan Nemeth provides an update from the Jericho Cruise —
Nemeth texted his girlfriend about all the fun he was having on the Jericho Cruise and how many matches he’d had. His girlfriend texted back to complain that he doesn’t win any of his matches and she continued to express concerns regarding how he walks.
Highlights from AEW Rampage —
Brandon Cutler’s footage of The Elite vs. Matt Hardy, Ethan Page, and Isiah Kassidy is shown.
The Dark Order continues to recruit —
The Dark Order was discussing their latest recruiting attempts when they decided to approach Hangman Page.
Page told the Dark Order that if he’s associated with them then Jon Moxley is going to come after them and he doesn’t want that.
The show opened this week with a travel montage featuring the Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler arriving in Lexington, Kentucky for Dynamite.
The Young Bucks photoshoot —
The Young Bucks took part in a green screen shoot for moving photos this week. Along with Kenny Omega, they are the last on the roster to do these.
John Silver has the perfect recruitment method for the Dark Order —
Silver demonstrated his new recruitment method to Reynolds on this week’s show. It involves simply calling people and doing the old “Whassup” thing that was popular many years ago.
However, Evil Uno did not say the line correctly, the mood was killed, and everyone hung up.
It’s not clear if this led to any new recruits or not.
Claudio Castagnoli was shown in a post-credit scene also not understanding how he is supposed to say Whassup.
Footage of Mark Briscoe vs. Jay Lethal from AEW Dynamite —
Backstage footage of people watching the match on the monitor was shown.
Mark Briscoe was shown in the back, hugging several members of the ROH and AEW roster.
The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler are shown driving to last week’s show in Fresno. They spoke about the passing of Jay Briscoe, how much they loved him, and how it’ll be tough wrestling on TV that night. Nick Jackson noted that it was completely voluntary for talent to work the show.
Highlights from AEW Dynamite —
Cutler’s footage from the Young Bucks vs. Top Flight from last week’s Dynamite was shown.
Matt & Nick Jackson spoke about their match with Darius & Dante Martin in the back after. They noted that they had been so distracted throughout the day that they actually forgot to wear their Trios Championship belts out to the ring.
Ryan Nemeth goes snowboarding —
Nemeth’s segment this week featured interviews with some local snowboarders and footage of a snowboarding trip he took.
Nemeth and the snowboarders talked a lot about all these cool tricks Nemeth was doing but he looked like he was struggling with even just getting on the board in the footage that was shown.
There were more concerns expressed regarding how Nemeth walks.
The Dark Order try to recruit Adam Cole —
Adam Cole returned to the show and Alex Reynolds and John Silver tried to recruit him into the Dark Order. Cole said if they stop calling him “Budge” he was into the idea.
Then Evil Uno walked in and called him Budge and Cole said he needed to sleep on it.
After the show —
The Bucks, Cutler, and Christopher Daniels were in the car getting ready to drive home after the show.
Nick said it was good to be able to be with people that were close with Jay.
Matt said Mark Briscoe watched the match and was texting with them. Daniels also said that he heard from Mark that night.
The new issue of the Observer is up on the site with these stories:
The return of Vince McMahon, the sales talks, and the departure of Stephanie McMahon
Who is in charge of running the company right now
What Vince McMahon’s role is today
How Vince McMahon got back in power
A look at different entities who have expressed interest in WWE
Can Tony Khan get control of WWE
What kind of numbers are we talking about for the deal
What is the current market value of WWE
The Saudi Arabia rumors
How far did the rumors spread
What the experience of the UFC sale in 2016 tells you about what is said publicly
Notes from the meeting Stephanie McMahon, Frank Riddick and Nick Khan had with all the company employees
If something happens with Saudi Arabia, what would be the likely repercussions based on previous sports world examples
What companies did Nick Khan bring up to employees when talking the sale
Changes in WWE morale
2022 Business year in review for pro wrestling, MMA and boxing major events
Biggest crowds of the year
Main eventers on top for the most biggest crowds
PPV numbers for the year
Who drew the most 15,000+ crowds
UFC gate numbers
List of $2 million gates
Biggest pro wrestling drawing card each year since 1916
Biggest drawing cards in history
The changing of the media landscape and how this effects AEW and WWE
Analysis of the losses incurred by FOX on Smackdown by Morgan Stanley
The career of wrestler and promoter Johnny Powers, one of the biggest stars of the 60s and 70s
The attempt to promote nationally and what happened
How he got his first break with Bruno Sammartino
Multiple world title matches around the world
His runs with major promotions
Being the star of the NWF
How Powers figured into the early days of New Japan Pro Wrestling and his biggest matches there
How Powers was promoted in Japan
Powers and the Greatest 18 Club
Full coverage of PWG Battle of Los Angeles with thoughts on the shows, where PWG stands, background of the appearance of Chris Jericho, who you should keep your eyes on and match-by-match coverage
A look back at the career of Black Warrior
The most detailed look at the ratings from all the shows this past week as well as segment-by-segment
Mexican iconic character looking at retiring
Sting’s last match in Japan
Major change in New Japan’s U.S. approach
Update on Sasha Banks/Mercedes Mone in New Japan with more dates
How Mercedes moved tickets for her first match
A look at the major matches on the next new Japan tour
Superstar Billy Graham health update
TV announcer starts up promoting new group
The death of the real Bobby Heenan, and how the pro wrestling legend found out about his brother and his family
Adam Cole’s return
Kyle O’Reilly gives health update
Streaming numbers for AEW and WWE
International TV numbers
Attendance for upcoming shows
California legislators critical of Dana White
Dana White talks at press conference about his situation
Bellator signs perhaps its top fighter
Phil Baroni charged with homicide and facing a lifetime in jail
PFL announces new tournaments
WWE tries to get things removed from the discovery process in MLW lawsuit
How slow the courts can be on these situations
How much did Shane McMahon earn from WWE in 2022
Former New Japan wrestler quietly started in WWE camp this week
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Monday Update
Bryan and I will be back tonight with Wrestling Observer Radio, talking the news of the day and Raw. You can send questions to the show to [email protected]
The movie “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story” won Best Acting Ensemble cast and Best Comedy at last night’s Critic’s Choice Awards. Dave Bautisa was in that movie.
There was a lot of talk regarding The Young Bucks saying on BTE what a stressful week last week was before the show in Los Angeles. All kinds of rumors spread from it that weren’t close to true. Matt said it’s something he can’t talk about but maybe he would in the next book he’ll never write. The issue was that one of the wrestlers in the match had a visa issue and they didn’t know until Tuesday night if the Game Seven match would take place. But the issue was cleared up on Tuesday.
We’re looking for reports from Cincinnati from with the Main Event matches and any other dark matches or angles shot not on television before or after the show to [email protected]
Raw tonight is in Cincinnati. Very little has been announced for the show. Just Bobby Lashley , Solo Sikoa vs. Mustafa Ali and Judgment Day vs. Alpha Academy are on the show. Tonight will be the toughest competition Raw has had in many years. The belief is that the NFL playoff game with the Tampa Bay Bucs vs. Dallas Cowboys could hit 30 million viewers if the game is competitive. This could be Tom Brady’s last game as well. There is also a Lakers-Rockets NBA game tonight as well as a Suns-Grizzles game. Zoey Stark and Charlie Dempsey were at the show so good chance they’ll be on Mani Event. Also at the show according to PWInsider are Usos, Solo Sikoa, Drew McIntyre and Uncle Howdy. There were 7,148 tickets out for the show as of this morning. Basically if the rating is low, it’s nothing to worry about because next week’s number will be high, and tonight is Raw’s last time against the NFL until September.
There was another talent meeting before the show. It was basically the same as on Friday, telling the wrestlers and Paul Levesque was still in charge of creative and that the company has not been sold.
Because today is a holiday it means a different ratings release schedule. Smackdown and Rampage numbers will be out tomorrow. Raw will be out Wednesday.
A movie on the late Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee, called “This is Brodie Lee” will debut on 2/3 on Vimeo on Demand. Filmmaker Joe Brandt and Classy Wolf Media put the film together showing Huber’s breaking into pro wrestling in upstate New York, with friends, and relatives as well a wrestlers that were there with him from the start.
Superstar Billy Graham’s wife Valerie posted that his heart rate and blood pressure is stable enough to transfer him out of ICU to the Progressive Care Unit. That is still serious but a step in the right direction.
We’re also looking for your thoughts on Impact Hard to Kill from Friday with a thumbs up, down or middle, best and worst match to [email protected]
A celebration of life for Don West is scheduled for 5/20 at 1 p.m. at the Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, WA.
Regarding the WWE tag titles, right now they are split up again. Instead of unified champions, the Usos are both Raw champions and Smackdown champions and will be defending the belt of the brand in future title matches. That’s a Paul Levesque decision for this week.
Impact tapes television on Friday and Saturday this week at the Osceola Heritage Park in the Orlando area.
Wednesday’s AEW show in Fresno, CA, is closing in on 5,000 tickets which is a solid showing. As noted, there has been an uptick in ticket sales at AEW events since the start of the year.
The movie “The Flying Greek” about 70s wrestler Mike Pappas, who recently passed away and because of his size, was frequently photographed with Andre the Giant for publicity photos, is free for one week on YouTube.
AEW in Laredo on 2/15 is offering a four-pack of tickets for $56 total using the code CITY as Laredo started off weak.
Other Notes
LFA on 2/17 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN on UFC Fight Pass is headlined by Chepe Mariscal (12-6) vs. Guilherme Faria (18-9)
Bodyslam Wrestling from Saturday night in Aalborg, Denmark: Bobby Gunns b Emeritus, Robert Dreissker b Bam Bam Quaade, Baby Allison won three-way over Betty Rose and Aliss Ink, Peter Olisander b Maggot, Pete Phoenix won over Toby, Erik Sabel, Jackpot. Robert Star, Hunyadi Tamas, Eli Castle and Gabriel Faust, Carlos Zamora b Ahura to keep the Bodyslam title, Randers & Pagne b Arrows of Hungary to keep the tag titles (Thanks to Kristian Buss Kronvold)
Bill Goldberg was on NCIS: Los Angeles last night in his recurring role as DEA agent Lance Hamilton. He was noticeably lighter than the last time he was in a WWE ring (thanks to Grant Zwarych)
EPW from Saturday night in Western Australia: Lucas Fantasia b Anth Cava, Joey Graham & Leah Lovegrove b Chadwick Jackson & Viki Void, Aaron Hawk b Seth Tylors, Chris Target & Tommy Dux b Julian Ward & Taylor King, Rogan Karguis b Kris Kelly, Mattew Pace & Del Cano & Blake Walker b Julio Garcia & Dizzy Videl & Tye Thayer, Solomon Blackwell b Hector Jones, Elijah Henry b Cannon Connors to keep the Rising Star Club title. (thanks to Kevin Chiat).
