Bobby Fish is the latest addition to the AAA Mega Championship match at Triplemania Regia.
It was announced today that Fish will be taking part in the multi-man match for the vacant Mega Championship at Triplemania Regia, joining El Hijo del Vikingo, Samuray del Sol (formerly known as Kalisto in WWE), and Jay Lethal. There’s still one more wrestler left to be announced for the match.
Triplemania Regia is taking place on Saturday, December 4. Kenny Omega was originally supposed to defend the Mega Championship against Vikingo at the show, but Omega had to vacate the title due to injury.
Lucha Libre AAA posted video of a promo by Fish and Adam Cole announcing Fish’s addition to the title match. Cole called the title the “Omega Championship” and said it belongs in AEW. Cole said he had the perfect man to take care of business — Bobby Fish.
Fish signed with AEW after being released by WWE during a round of NXT roster cuts this August. Fish had his first match for AEW in October.
The top four matches from Triplemania Regia will be available live via Fite TV. Cain Velasquez, Psycho Clown & Pagano vs. LA Park, Rey Escorpion & Taurus and a AAA Tag Team title match between FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) and The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) are two of the other matches that will be airing.
Friday’s AEW Rampage will see former Undisputed Era members Adam Cole and Bobby Fish reunite as they take on Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus of Jurassic Express.
The match was made on Wednesday’s Dynamite as Cole tries to get revenge on behalf of the SuperKliq following their falls count anywhere loss to Jurassic Express and Christian Cage. The Young Bucks weren’t cleared to compete so Cole recruited his old NXT teammate to take up the fight on their behalf.
Another quarterfinal of the TBS title tournament will be part of the show as Jade Cargill takes on rival Red Velvet. Velvet advanced with a win over The Bunny in the first round while the undefeated Cargill earned a bye.
In an interesting clash of styles, Darby Allin will look to rebound from his Full Gear loss to MJF as he battles Billy Gunn, leader of the Gunn Club.
This week’s show was taped Wednesday in Norfolk, Virginia.
Allin’s ribs were taped and he was selling sore ribs from his match with MJF. Billy Gunn offered a test of strength to Allin, and Allin slapped him. Billy responded by ignoring a dropkick and backdropping Allin. Billy tossed Allin around the ringside area and stared at Sting. And Allin sold. Billy dodged Allin’s suicide dive and Allin wiped out on the floor. Billy Gunn did nothing at all and Allin bumped all over the place to try and make the match interesting. It’s didn’t work.
Back from the picture-in-picture break, Allin hit the coffin drop on the floor on both Austin and Colten. Then Billy Gunn tossed Allin around some more. BIlly missed his version of the Stinger splash, and Allin hit the flip stunner and a sloppy code red. Allin hit the coffin drop and Billy kicked out after one. Allin hit a second coffin drop and finally got the pinfall.
I hated this. Allin only got offense in the last 30 seconds of the match. The rest was Allin bumping for Gunn. This was not a good way to open the show.
After the match, the Gunn sons attacked Allin, and Sting made the save. Billy Gunn laid out Sting, and the Gunn Club stood tall over Sting and Allin.
– In a backstage interview with Tony Schiavone, QT Marshall challenged CM Punk to a match for Dynamite in Chicago.
– In a pretaped interview, Chris Jericho talked up The Inner Circle’s victory at Full Gear. The Men of the Year responded in their own pretaped interview and promised American Top Team would be back.
TBS Tournament Quarterfinal: Jade Cargill (w/ Smart Mark Sterling) defeated Red Velvet (6:08 aired)
After an initial back and forth, Cargill muscled Velvet over with a fallaway slam. Cargill followed with a pumphandle slam, dumping Velvet face first on the mat. Velvet came back with a leg lariat that sent Cargill to the floor. Velvet went for a tope, but Cargill caught her with a palm strike. Cargill dropped Velvet with an uranage on the ring apron and the show went to a break.
After the break, Cargill beeled Velvet across the ring and did some pushups. Velvet came back with clotheslines and a bulldog. Cargill dodged Velvet with a leapfrog, then leveled her with a pump kick. Cargill went for the jaded, but Velvet kicked off the ropes and got a near fall with a cradle. Velvet hit a spear for another near fall. Velvet went for the final slice, but Cargill countered into the jaded slam to get the win.
Some timing issues aside, this wasn’t a bad match.
– Thunder Rosa cut a promo on Jamie Hayter. The Rosa/Hayter TBS Title Tournament Quarterfinal match is Wednesday night.
– Tony Schiavone interviewed CM Punk. Punk/Marshall is official for the Wednesday night as well. “We’ll see who the turkey is.”
Announced for “Black Friday Rampage” next week is Daniel Garcia v. Eddie Kingston. The “Winter is Coming” episode of Dynamite is official for Garland, Texas on December 15th.
Face to Face interview. The Young Bucks ranted about the beating they took on Saturday. Jungle Boy got the burn of the night, “When I saw my first Bobby Fish match, I won.” Adam Cole and his very good friend Bobby Fish didn’t have much to say after that. Mark Henry asked Christian if he was worried about interference from the Bucks, and Christian held up a steel chair. “It’s time for the main event!”
Jurassic Express defeated Adam Cole & Bobby Fish (15:26)
Adam Cole and Junge Boy started the match. Fish got the tag and hit a slingshot senton on Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy came back with an armdrag and a dropkick, then made the tag to Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus won a kick exchange with Fish, and Jungle Boy came in with a top rope senton to get a near fall. Cole caught Jungle Boy with a knee and a gamengiri from the apron. The heels took over on Jungle Boy as the show went to a picture in picture break.
After the break, Fish had Jungle Boy in a chinlock. Jungle Boy escaped and hit the rebound lariat. Tags were made on both sides, and Luchasaurus dominated both Cole and Fish. The crowd was firmly behind Luchasaurus as he floored his oppoents with a double clothesline. Luchasaurus tried for a double goozle, but Cole escaped and caught Luchasaurus with a pump kick. Jungle Boy got the tag and Jurassic Express got a double team cutter on Cole for a near fall. A pair of kicks took out Luchasaurus, and Cole and Fish hit a brainbuster/head kick combo on Jungle Boy. Fish hit a tope on Luchasaurus on the floor as Cole got the near fall on Jungle Boy.
This left Jungle Boy and Cole one on one for a nice exchange. Jungle Boy went for the snare trap, but Cole escaped and both men hit superkicks. Cole went for the Panama sunrise, but Luchasaurus came in and powerbombed Cole. Jungle Boy hit an elbow to the back of Cole’s head for a pin attempt that Fish broke up. Fish got the tag from Cole and worked over Jungle Boy’s leg with kicks and a dragon screw leg whip. Fish charged, but Jungle Boy suplexed Fish into the corner.
The still-not-cleared Young Bucks came out to distract Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy. This brought out Christian with a steel chair to chase the Bucks and Cole away from the ring. Fish tried to get win with a roll up, but Jungle Boy countered into the snare trap, and after a bit of a struggle, Fish submitted. This is the second time in as many weeks that Cole has left Fish for dead.
Final Thoughts:
The main event saved the show, but I was really turned off by Billy Gunn dominating Allin. The story between the Gunns and Sting/Allin does not look like it’s over. Even if it’s only a two week program, that’s two weeks too long for me.
AEW has revealed the lineup for this Friday’s episode of Rampage.
Darby Allin will face Billy Gunn in a singles match. The bout was set up on Dynamite when Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn confronted Allin in a backstage segment. Allin stated that he wanted the biggest and baddest that AEW had to offer, and Billy said he was the biggest, baddest guy in AEW.
The TBS Championship tournament will continue with a quarterfinals matchup. Jade Cargill will face Red Velvet in the tournament bout. The winner will advance to the semifinals and face the winner of the Thunder Rosa vs. Jamie Hayter bout set for next week’s Dynamite.
Also announced, Adam Cole will team with his former NXT Undisputed Era stablemate Bobby Fish against Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus.
Friday’s Rampage will be taped tonight in Norfolk, Virginia. Here is the full lineup:
AEW Rampage, Friday, November 19, 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT —
Adam Cole & Bobby Fish vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus
TBS Championship tournament quarterfinals: Jade Cargill vs. Red Velvet
This week’s episode of MLW Fusion: Alpha saw advancements in multiple storylines, as well as two new debuts and a big match set for next week.
The 2021 Opera Cup will see its first semifinal match on next week’s show as Davey Richards will take on Bobby Fish. Richards previously defeated Tom Lawlor in the first round of the tournament, while Fish was able to knock off Lee Moriarty.
The other semifinal, TJP vs. Calvin Tankman, will be taped this Saturday, November 6th at the War Chamber event. Despite being teased, Tankman won’t be withdrawing from the tournament after being on the receiving end of an Alex Kane attack last week. Kane is an alternate and was looking to get his spot.
The Tankman vs. TJP match was originally supposed to happen on last month’s Fightland TV taping, but TJP got hurt early and couldn’t do the match. Tankman took on Kane on that taping, but it’s assumed that match will now not make air as it was billed as the semifinal.
Former Lucha Underground star Catrina, now known as Karlee Perez, made her MLW debut on last night’s episode. Perez was a part of a special entrance for King Muertes before joining him at ringside for his IWA Caribbean Championship casket match with Tom Lawlor. Perez managed Muertes off and on in LU for three years and before that, she was in WWE as Maxine.
Popular independent wrestler Warhorse also made his MLW debut on Wednesday’s show, losing to Kane in an open prizefight challenge. The 29-year-old has appeared in AEW, GCW, Black Label Pro, CZW and other promotions.
CM Punk makes his Dynamite in-ring debut tonight in Boston.
Punk will take on Bobby Fish. The match was set up on last week’s Dynamite after Fish defeated Anthony Greene. Fish continued to attack Greene after the match, but Punk ran in to make the save.
Sammy Guevara will defend the TNT Championship against Ethan Page tonight. If Guevara wins, The Inner Circle gets a five-on-five match against American Top Team at the November 13 Full Gear pay-per-view.
The AEW World title eliminator tournament will continue on Dynamite. Jon Moxley takes on Preston “10” Vance of The Dark Order.
The TBS Championship tournament also continues tonight. Hikaru Shida will face Serena Deeb in a first round matchup.
The Elite team of Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks and Adam Cole will face Dark Order’s John Silver, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson in an eight-man tag.
MJF will also be in action on tonight’s episode.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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CM Punk defeated Bobby Fish
This was probably Punk’s weakest match since his return. It was fairly methodical and slow-paced, even more than previous Punk AEW matches. The finish was odd as well.
The early portion of the match featured a lot of stalling from Fish. Neither man could establish an advantage as they wore each other down with holds. Punk used a series of body slams and then soaked up adulation from the crowd. He teased an early GTS, but Fish grabbed the ropes to fight out. Punk clotheslined Fish out of the ring and landed a tope suicida, driving Fish into the barricade.
Punk looked for the top-rope elbow drop, but Fish rolled to the floor and tripped Punk, sending him crashing to the apron. This allowed Fish to target Punk’s left knee and dominate with strikes and holds. Fish maintained control for a long time.
They fought on the top rope, where Punk was able to send Fish back to the mat. He landed a one-footed elbow drop and got the better of a strike exchange to start his comeback. Punk hit a neckbreaker and his rising corner knee short-arm clothesline combination. Fish countered a GTS with a dragon screw.
Punk cradled Fish, who bridged out of it, but Punk then hit the GTS out of nowhere to win. Fish kicked out late as the finish appeared to have some miscommunication.
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A Malakai Black video played. He addressed Cody, saying he turned his family against him and made the crowd hate him. “The house always wins.”
MJF whipped Donovan into the corner and hit the Heatseeker for the squash win.
– After the match, MJF cut a promo. He insulted Boston a lot. A “Darby” chant interrupted. He turned his attention to Allin and said he broke him mentally. Now that Allin’s out of his hair, there’s nothing stopping MJF from his destiny. After Full Gear, it doesn’t matter who wins between Omega or Page, because MJF is the future world champion.
Sting’s music played, but it stopped after a moment, and MJF cracked himself up at the ruse. The lights went out again, and this time, a video played of Allin beating up someone dressed like MJF. I believe it was rapper JPEGMAFIA but I could be mistaken.
When the lights came back on, Sting was in the ring and whacked Wardlow and Spears with the bat. Allin appeared in the crowd and sent MJF running up the ramp. He then produced the thumbtack-addled skateboard and smacked it over Wardlow’s back. He had just two words for MJF: “Full Gear.”
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Britt Baker, Rebel, and Jamie Hayter were backstage with Tony Schiavone. This Friday, Baker will have a Trick or Treat match (no disqualification) with Abadon for the AEW Women’s Title. Baker said she had a couple of tricks of her own.
If Guevara wins, the Inner Circle get to choose who they face at Full Gear. If Page wins, Guevara must leave the Inner Circle.
Guevara bolted down the ramp and attacked before the bell. He sent Page to the floor and landed a great flipping dive before tossing Page over the timekeeper’s table. Once back in the ring, the match finally started. Early on, Guevara had an answer for everything Page threw at him until Page crotched Guevara over the top turnbuckle and sent him to the floor.
Once back from commercial, Guevara fought out of Ego’s Edge and made his comeback with clotheslines and an enziguiri. He landed a nice double springboard cutter and a standing Spanish Fly for two. A top-rope shooting star press to a standing Page on the floor followed.
Page countered the GTH and hit an iconoclasm followed by an inside-out slam for two. Page slammed Guevara off the top rope and a running shoulder tackle followed for two more. Page went for a top-rope Ego’s Edge, but Guevara reversed it into a hurricanrana and cradled Page to win and retain.
– After the match, Scorpio Sky came out and he and Page beat down Guevara. The Inner Circle ran out to make the save.
Jericho cut a promo. He respects that Sky has beaten him twice, but Page only beats… himself… in his hotel room. Guevara won, so there will be a five-on-five Full Gear tag team match between America’s Top Team and the Inner Circle. It will be a Minneapolis Street Fight. Next week, the Inner Circle will decide which members of America’s Top Team to face.
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Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston were backstage with Tony Schiavone. They will face off in the AEW world title eliminator tournament. Kingston was insulted by Danielson’s prior comments, accusing Danielson of not walking a mile in his shoes. Danielson said that’s the Kingston he wants to see. He’s been through it too, but he doesn’t complain about it. Some of the best wrestlers in the world are in this tournament, but on Friday night, Danielson will prove that he’s the best.
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The Lucha Bros were backstage with Tony Schiavone. Penta laid down the challenge to FTR in Spanish, then Fénix did the same thing in English.
Wow! This was the best AEW women’s match in forever, maybe since Riho vs. Deeb at Double or Nothing back in May.
Shida landed a big inside-out suplex early on leading to the break. Upon return, Shida hit a running knee and a sliding forearm. A missile dropkick followed by a delayed vertical suplex got two. They had a nice striking counter exchange, leading to a spider German and an inverted slam from Shida for two. A sliding knee from Shida got yet another near fall.
Deeb took control and looked to lock on a cradle, but Shida kicked out of it and sent Deeb to the floor. Shida set up her chair, Deeb had it scouted, but Shida improvised by stepping up the stairs and landing a running dropkick. Deeb tripped Shida up and locked her in a Figure Four over the ring post.
Back in the ring, Deeb went for the Figure Four again, but Shida cradled out of it for two. Shida then hit a question mark kick and a knee strike, but Deeb rolled backwards into a half crab. She then rolled Shida back into the ring for an inverted Figure Four. Shida eventually reached the ropes.
Deeb grabbed Shida’s 50-win plaque, but Shida had it scouted. Shida considered hitting Deeb with the plaque, but when the official took it away, Deeb poked Shida’s eye and cradled her for a great near fall. Another cradle exchange finally led to Shida picking up the win.
– After the match, Deeb grabbed a chair and repeatedly smashed it over Shida’s leg. She continue to dismantle Shida’s knee until the officials came out to restore order.
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Lio Rush and Dante Martin were backstage with Schiavone. The proposed tag match between Rush/Martin and the Sydals is off due to Mike’s injury, so it will be a Martin vs. Matt Sydal singles match. Rush implied that the Sydals were ducking him, saying his in-ring debut would come at another time. Unlike Matt Sydal, Rush cares about teaching Dante about this business.
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AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament: Jon Moxley defeated Preston “10” Vance
Moxley immediately landed a German suplex and stomped 10 down in the corner. He sent 10 into the ring steps and ripped at his mask. 10 was busted open badly as Moxley hit the Paradigm Shift for the squash win in a couple minutes.
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FTR and Tully Blanchard were backstage. They’ve waited almost a year to get back their championships. Come Full Gear, the Lucha Bros will have to do something they’ve never done before: fight.
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Cody Rhodes and Andrade El Idolo promo
This was tons of fun. Definitely more complex than your average wrestling storyline.
Cody came to the ring with Arn Anderson and was met with heavy boos. “Whether you believe it or not, I hear you.” He hit the Tiger Driver ’98 to win against Malakai Black, but for a brief moment, he thought about hitting a different move (a Pedigree). He didn’t do that, because that’s too easy. He asked the fans to not forget the person who built this place.
He tossed his shoes to the crowd and asked them to take a moment in them. Cody debuted at 20, his wife is too hot for him, and his brother’s better than him. He will never leave behind the cultural legacy of his father Dusty. “I will not turn, because I love you guys very much.” He turned to Arn and said it was an honor to stand in the ring with him before shaking his hand.
Andrade El Idolo interrupted. He said that the people don’t like him or Cody, but the difference is, Andrade doesn’t care. Cody makes stupid choices, like getting in Andrade’s business. If Cody wants, Andrade can make him his “little b*tch.”
The lights went out and Malakai Black appeared, spraying mist in Cody’s face. He and Andrade beat down Cody and Arn. PAC ran out and sent the heels packing.
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AEW Rampage (10/29) lineup:
Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston in the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament
Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal
Trick-or-Treat match: Britt Baker (c) vs. Abadon
AEW Dynamite (11/3) lineup:
Cody Rhodes vs. Andrade El idolo
TBS Championship tournament: Anna Jay vs. Jamie Hayter
Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy in the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament
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Dark Order came out in Halloween costumes. The Elite came out as the Ghostbusters, remixed theme song and all.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, & Nick Jackson) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, and Colt Cabana)
CM Punk makes his Dynamite in-ring debut tonight in Boston.
Punk will take on Bobby Fish. The match was set up on last week’s Dynamite after Fish defeated Anthony Greene. Fish continued to attack Greene after the match, but Punk ran in to make the save.
Sammy Guevara will defend the TNT Championship against Ethan Page tonight. If Guevara wins, The Inner Circle gets a five-on-five match against American Top Team at the November 13 Full Gear pay-per-view.
The AEW World title eliminator tournament will continue on Dynamite. Jon Moxley takes on Preston “10” Vance of The Dark Order.
The TBS Championship tournament also continues tonight. Hikaru Shida will face Serena Deeb in a first round matchup.
The Elite team of Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks and Adam Cole will face Dark Order’s John Silver, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson in an eight-man tag.
MJF will also be in action on tonight’s episode.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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CM Punk defeated Bobby Fish
This was probably Punk’s weakest match since his return. It was fairly methodical and slow-paced, even more than previous Punk AEW matches. The finish was odd as well.
The early portion of the match featured a lot of stalling from Fish. Neither man could establish an advantage as they wore each other down with holds. Punk used a series of body slams and then soaked up adulation from the crowd. He teased an early GTS, but Fish grabbed the ropes to fight out. Punk clotheslined Fish out of the ring and landed a tope suicida, driving Fish into the barricade.
Punk looked for the top-rope elbow drop, but Fish rolled to the floor and tripped Punk, sending him crashing to the apron. This allowed Fish to target Punk’s left knee and dominate with strikes and holds. Fish maintained control for a long time.
They fought on the top rope, where Punk was able to send Fish back to the mat. He landed a one-footed elbow drop and got the better of a strike exchange to start his comeback. Punk hit a neckbreaker and his rising corner knee short-arm clothesline combination. Fish countered a GTS with a dragon screw.
Punk cradled Fish, who bridged out of it, but Punk then hit the GTS out of nowhere to win. Fish kicked out late as the finish appeared to have some miscommunication.
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A Malakai Black video played. He addressed Cody, saying he turned his family against him and made the crowd hate him. “The house always wins.”
MJF whipped Donovan into the corner and hit the Heatseeker for the squash win.
– After the match, MJF cut a promo. He insulted Boston a lot. A “Darby” chant interrupted. He turned his attention to Allin and said he broke him mentally. Now that Allin’s out of his hair, there’s nothing stopping MJF from his destiny. After Full Gear, it doesn’t matter who wins between Omega or Page, because MJF is the future world champion.
Sting’s music played, but it stopped after a moment, and MJF cracked himself up at the ruse. The lights went out again, and this time, a video played of Allin beating up someone dressed like MJF. I believe it was rapper JPEGMAFIA but I could be mistaken.
When the lights came back on, Sting was in the ring and whacked Wardlow and Spears with the bat. Allin appeared in the crowd and sent MJF running up the ramp. He then produced the thumbtack-addled skateboard and smacked it over Wardlow’s back. He had just two words for MJF: “Full Gear.”
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Britt Baker, Rebel, and Jamie Hayter were backstage with Tony Schiavone. This Friday, Baker will have a Trick or Treat match (no disqualification) with Abadon for the AEW Women’s Title. Baker said she had a couple of tricks of her own.
If Guevara wins, the Inner Circle get to choose who they face at Full Gear. If Page wins, Guevara must leave the Inner Circle.
Guevara bolted down the ramp and attacked before the bell. He sent Page to the floor and landed a great flipping dive before tossing Page over the timekeeper’s table. Once back in the ring, the match finally started. Early on, Guevara had an answer for everything Page threw at him until Page crotched Guevara over the top turnbuckle and sent him to the floor.
Once back from commercial, Guevara fought out of Ego’s Edge and made his comeback with clotheslines and an enziguiri. He landed a nice double springboard cutter and a standing Spanish Fly for two. A top-rope shooting star press to a standing Page on the floor followed.
Page countered the GTH and hit an iconoclasm followed by an inside-out slam for two. Page slammed Guevara off the top rope and a running shoulder tackle followed for two more. Page went for a top-rope Ego’s Edge, but Guevara reversed it into a hurricanrana and cradled Page to win and retain.
– After the match, Scorpio Sky came out and he and Page beat down Guevara. The Inner Circle ran out to make the save.
Jericho cut a promo. He respects that Sky has beaten him twice, but Page only beats… himself… in his hotel room. Guevara won, so there will be a five-on-five Full Gear tag team match between America’s Top Team and the Inner Circle. It will be a Minneapolis Street Fight. Next week, the Inner Circle will decide which members of America’s Top Team to face.
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Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston were backstage with Tony Schiavone. They will face off in the AEW world title eliminator tournament. Kingston was insulted by Danielson’s prior comments, accusing Danielson of not walking a mile in his shoes. Danielson said that’s the Kingston he wants to see. He’s been through it too, but he doesn’t complain about it. Some of the best wrestlers in the world are in this tournament, but on Friday night, Danielson will prove that he’s the best.
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The Lucha Bros were backstage with Tony Schiavone. Penta laid down the challenge to FTR in Spanish, then Fénix did the same thing in English.
Wow! This was the best AEW women’s match in forever, maybe since Riho vs. Deeb at Double or Nothing back in May.
Shida landed a big inside-out suplex early on leading to the break. Upon return, Shida hit a running knee and a sliding forearm. A missile dropkick followed by a delayed vertical suplex got two. They had a nice striking counter exchange, leading to a spider German and an inverted slam from Shida for two. A sliding knee from Shida got yet another near fall.
Deeb took control and looked to lock on a cradle, but Shida kicked out of it and sent Deeb to the floor. Shida set up her chair, Deeb had it scouted, but Shida improvised by stepping up the stairs and landing a running dropkick. Deeb tripped Shida up and locked her in a Figure Four over the ring post.
Back in the ring, Deeb went for the Figure Four again, but Shida cradled out of it for two. Shida then hit a question mark kick and a knee strike, but Deeb rolled backwards into a half crab. She then rolled Shida back into the ring for an inverted Figure Four. Shida eventually reached the ropes.
Deeb grabbed Shida’s 50-win plaque, but Shida had it scouted. Shida considered hitting Deeb with the plaque, but when the official took it away, Deeb poked Shida’s eye and cradled her for a great near fall. Another cradle exchange finally led to Shida picking up the win.
– After the match, Deeb grabbed a chair and repeatedly smashed it over Shida’s leg. She continue to dismantle Shida’s knee until the officials came out to restore order.
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Lio Rush and Dante Martin were backstage with Schiavone. The proposed tag match between Rush/Martin and the Sydals is off due to Mike’s injury, so it will be a Martin vs. Matt Sydal singles match. Rush implied that the Sydals were ducking him, saying his in-ring debut would come at another time. Unlike Matt Sydal, Rush cares about teaching Dante about this business.
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AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament: Jon Moxley defeated Preston “10” Vance
Moxley immediately landed a German suplex and stomped 10 down in the corner. He sent 10 into the ring steps and ripped at his mask. 10 was busted open badly as Moxley hit the Paradigm Shift for the squash win in a couple minutes.
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FTR and Tully Blanchard were backstage. They’ve waited almost a year to get back their championships. Come Full Gear, the Lucha Bros will have to do something they’ve never done before: fight.
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Cody Rhodes and Andrade El Idolo promo
This was tons of fun. Definitely more complex than your average wrestling storyline.
Cody came to the ring with Arn Anderson and was met with heavy boos. “Whether you believe it or not, I hear you.” He hit the Tiger Driver ’98 to win against Malakai Black, but for a brief moment, he thought about hitting a different move (a Pedigree). He didn’t do that, because that’s too easy. He asked the fans to not forget the person who built this place.
He tossed his shoes to the crowd and asked them to take a moment in them. Cody debuted at 20, his wife is too hot for him, and his brother’s better than him. He will never leave behind the cultural legacy of his father Dusty. “I will not turn, because I love you guys very much.” He turned to Arn and said it was an honor to stand in the ring with him before shaking his hand.
Andrade El Idolo interrupted. He said that the people don’t like him or Cody, but the difference is, Andrade doesn’t care. Cody makes stupid choices, like getting in Andrade’s business. If Cody wants, Andrade can make him his “little b*tch.”
The lights went out and Malakai Black appeared, spraying mist in Cody’s face. He and Andrade beat down Cody and Arn. PAC ran out and sent the heels packing.
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AEW Rampage (10/29) lineup:
Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston in the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament
Dante Martin vs. Matt Sydal
Trick-or-Treat match: Britt Baker (c) vs. Abadon
AEW Dynamite (11/3) lineup:
Cody Rhodes vs. Andrade El idolo
TBS Championship tournament: Anna Jay vs. Jamie Hayter
Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy in the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament
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Dark Order came out in Halloween costumes. The Elite came out as the Ghostbusters, remixed theme song and all.
Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, and Colt Cabana) defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, & Nick Jackson)
My review won’t do this justice. This was ridiculous and just eminently entertaining. AEW isn’t perfect, but no wrestling in the world can match its pure fun factor.
Silver got the advantage against Cole early on and mocked his “Boom!” chant. Omega and Uno tagged in, and the Elite distracted the official, allowing things to break down and the Elite to take control. Both teams took turn mocking each other before the break.
Dark Order made a comeback upon return. Grayson hit backflipping knee strikes and reached Cabana for the hot tag. He landed a springboard moonsault press followed by a bionic elbow. The Superman pin nearly got the win but was broken up by Cole.
Cabana’s run was cut off by a superkick from Nick. Silver went on his ridiculous run of offense, concluding with a German on Nick. He ran into more superkicks, though, and Omega crushed him with a snap dragon suplex. A superkick ushigoroshi combination had its pin attempt broken up by Grayson.
Uno came in and hit the official-assisted neckbreaker. We got a parade of big moves concluded by Matt superkicking the official. Grayson wanted Nightfall, but Matt low blowed him before every member of the Dark Order took low blows of their own. The Elite crushed the Dark Order with their Ghostbusters proton packs before hitting a triple powerbomb on Cabana through the proton packs.
The other Dark Order members came out to get involved. A member was dressed as a horse and the Elite low blowed him and hit the BTE Trigger. He was unmasked as Brandon Cutler. The guy who they thought was Cutler, the marshmallow man, unmasked as Hangman Page.
Page hit the Buckshot Lariat on Matt before Grayson landed an Orihara moonsault on the pile. The Deadeye followed, then Silver hit the Spin Doctor for the win, pinning Matt.
CM Punk will make his in-ring AEW Dynamite debut on the Wednesday, October 27 episode.
CM Punk vs. Bobby Fish has been announced for the show. The match was set up on Saturday Night Dynamite after Fish defeated Anthony Greene. Following his win, Fish continued to attack Greene. Punk then ran in to make the save.
A TNT Championship match was also added to Wednesday’s Dynamite.
Sammy Guevara will defend the TNT title against Ethan Page. American Top Team’s Dan Lambert issued the challenge for Page on Dynamite. Should Guevara win, The Inner Circle will get a five-on-five match against American Top Team at the Full Gear pay-per-view on Saturday, November 13.
An eight-man tag team match has also been announced for Dynamite.
The Elite foursome of Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Adam Cole will take on Dark Order’s John Silver, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson in an eight-man tag.
Here is the full lineup announced for Dynamite:
AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, October 27, 8 p.m. Eastern time —
TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara vs. Ethan Page
AEW World title eliminator tournament first round: Jon Moxley vs. Preston “10” Vance
TBS Championship tournament first round: Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb
CM Punk vs. Bobby Fish
The Elite (Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks & Adam Cole) vs. The Dark Order (John Silver, Colt Cabana, Evil Uno & Stu Grayson)
Tony Khan announced that Bobby Fish will face Anthony Greene in a singles match on tonight’s episode of Dynamite in Orlando.
“We’ve seen since he signed with @AEW that @thebobbyfish has what it takes to be one of the top wrestlers in the world,” Khan wrote on Twitter. “I’ve also been very impressed with @alternative_ag since his #AEW debut, so I’ve booked these 2 great talents in a one-on-one match TONIGHT LIVE on #AEWDynamite!”
Greene made appearances for AEW back in September, when he appeared at the first set of AEW Dark tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. He also teamed with Bear Country in a losing effort against Darby Allin, Eddie Kingston, and Jon Moxley on the September 29 edition of Dynamite. Greene formely wrestled under the name August Grey on WWE NXT.
Also announced for AEW Dynamite tonight:
Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black III
AEW World title eliminator tournament first round: Lance Archer vs. Eddie Kingston
AEW World title eliminator tournament first round: Bryan Danielson vs. Dustin Rhodes
TBS Championship tournament first round: Ruby Soho vs. Penelope Ford
Dan Lambert gives stipulations for American Top Team vs. Inner Circle
Bryan Danielson will face Bobby Fish on tonight’s AEW Dynamite. It will be their first time facing each other in over a decade, with their last meeting taking place on an Evolve show in July 2010.
After this week’s reveal that he will be facing Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship at November’s Full Gear pay-per-view, a promo from Hangman Page has been advertised.
The bracket for the AEW World title eliminator tournament set to wrap up at Full Gear will be revealed on tonight’s show.
Jon Moxley will take on Wheeler Yuta. Orange Cassidy will be in Yuta’s corner.
Penelope Ford will face Kiera Hogan. After Ruby Soho defeated The Bunny on Rampage this week, Ford attacked Soho from behind. With the TBS title tournament bracket to be revealed next week, Soho vs. Ford could be a first round matchup.
Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix will defend the AAA Tag Team titles against a mystery team managed by Andrade El Idolo.
Malakai Black will be in action against Top Flight standout Dante Martin.
Our live coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Show Report —
CM Punk made his entrance to start the show and joined commentary.
Malakai Black defeated Dante Martin (w/ Lio Rush)
This was an odd match. There were spectacular moments to be sure, but Dante isn’t all the way there as a wrestler. Black either had a stinger or is a really good seller, although his selling didn’t really make sense for the story of the matach.
After a chain wrestling exchange, Dante forced Black to the floor with a dropkick but was taken down right away with a back elbow. A big moment early on was Black countering a springboard straight into a powerbomb and locking on a deep single-leg crab, forcing Dante into the ropes to break. Black showed more unorthodox offense with some tripping takedowns and continued to target Dante’s knee.
No commercial break interruption in this one. Dante’s comeback started with a reverse hurricanrana. He hit a crazy dive that wasn’t perfect where he sprung up to the top rope without pulling himself up. A nice strike exchange led to a German suplex bridge from Black for the first major near fall.
Dante landed a top-rope hurricanrana for the match’s big high spot, but he sold his knee on the impact. He hit the double jump moonsault, but it wasn’t enough to put Black away. Black immediately popped up into the single leg crab, but a midsection injury forced him to relinquish the hold. Black avoided yet another dive and hit the spinning heel kick for the win.
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Jurassic Express were asked about their health status. Kenny Omega and Adam Cole interrupted, but then the Young Bucks blindsided the Express with superkicks before Omega powerbombed Luchasaurus through a table.
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The Inner Circle Reunites
The original five all came out to “Judas” before soaking in the adulation. Santana hyped up the crowd before addressing America’s Top Team, who interrupted. Dan Lambert called the Inner Circle a “circle jerk” before admonishing the crowd for booing them.
Jericho tried to accuse Paige Van Zant of trying to “slide into his DMs.” He said there would be no more unmatched beatdowns. He wants a five-on-five tag team match. Lambert said the Men of the Year have bigger plans, and those plans involve championships. He ran down the Inner Circle one-by-one before saying he’d give Guevara his terms next week.
Sky interrupted and reminded us he has pinned Jericho twice. Guevara said he’d beat both of the Men of the Year right now.
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AAA Tag Team Championships: Las Super Ranas (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (w/ Andrade El Idolo) defeated Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero M & Rey Fénix) (c) to win the titles
This was indescribably bad and nonsensical. What a pathetic way to treat internationally recognized championships that just had a classic match last weekend. At least the Lucha Bros hit a couple dives.
“Ranas” means “frogs” in Spanish. It was FTR in wacky lucha libre outfits. They performed a caricaturized version of lucha libre, going after the Lucha Bros’ masks. The Lucha Bros were able to unmask them before the break.
Fénix made his comeback with an assisted dive, allowing Penta to land his diving dropkick to the posterior. They then landed simultaneous dives to the outside. Wheeler tried to use the AAA belt. Penta avoided it, but was sent into the timekeeper’s table. Dax got a good rope-assisted roll-up.
Tully Blanchard ran out and distracted the official as Dax hit a belt shot and the brainbuster to win the AAA tag championships.
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Dante Martin and Lio Rush were backstage. Rush said that Dante failed because of his own doing. He’s trying to take Dante to new heights. From this day forward, Rush will be Dante’s new tag team partner.
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Schiavone caught up to FTR and Andrade celebrating backstage. MJF walked up, and Andrade handed him payment. MJF said using FTR was a “one night thing.”
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Jon Moxley defeated Wheeler YUTA (w/ Orange Cassidy)
Moxley went right after YUTA before the bell. He hit a release suplex, ground and pound, and the Paradigm Shift for the squash win.
– The officials and Cassidy checked on YUTA after the match.
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Deeb was interviewed about her victory over Hikaru Shida. She said she finally brought the AEW women’s division to her level. Shida attacked and they brawled.
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SuperKliq (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, & Nick Jackson) defeated Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, & John Silver)
This was a fun trios match as expected. Jungle Boy came across like a killer in the post-match.
SuperKliq attacked before the bell and went for an assisted powerbomb on the ramp, but Silver reversed it and Reynolds took out everyone with a dive. The bell finally rang and the Dark Order kept up the attack with triple team offense. Silver had a great run of offense going before Matt cut him off with a superkick. Cole stopped a Reynolds dive with a kick before hitting an assisted ushigoroshi. SuperKliq continued to dominate through a commercial.
A double suplex allowed Silver to reach Uno for the hot tag. Uno pulled out a sock and went for a Mandible Claw, but Cole broke it up. Silver and Reynolds mocked the Bucks kissing Cole and sent him crashing onto the Bucks outside. Uno hit Something Evil for a near fall, but the Bucks broke up the pin.
The Bucks took out Uno and Silver as Cole and Reynolds were the only ones left in the ring. Reynolds rolled Cole up for a good near fall but ran into superkicks from the Bucks followed by the Panama Sunrise. The BTE Trigger and then the running knee from Cole got SuperKliq the win.
– After the match, Jungle Boy immediately ran out but was quickly dispatched by the SuperKliq. He produced a chair and cracked it across Brandon Cutler’s back as the SuperKliq fled. He then locked in the Snare Trap while spraying cold spray in Cutler’s eyes.
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Another Cody Rhodes/Arn Anderson vignette played. Dustin Rhodes let them into the Rhodes Wrestling Academy, where Red Velvet slapped Cody. Arn made Cody do basic drills against all five trainees at once, including Lee Johnson and Brock Anderson. KiLynn King slapped Cody and he began bleeding from the mouth. Arn motivated Cody using a memory of the past, saying “Malakai Black has it coming.”
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MJF promo
MJF came out and mocked the crowd using Spanish. He came out in his ring gear and introduced himself as if he was about to wrestle a match against Darby Allin, but Allin wasn’t cleared after the Pinnacle’s attack last week. He played coy about the attack before bringing out Wardlow, who had referee Bryce Remsburg in tow. MJF demanded that Remsburg count to ten to force a forfeit.
Remsburg counted, but before he could get to ten, Sting made his entrance, bat in hand. MJF threw Wardlow in the way and Sting hit Wardlow with the bat. Sting dropped the bat and wanted a fight, but MJF stormed off.
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Anna Jay was asked about the Dark Order’s loss but was immediately interrupted by Britt Baker, who called them losers. Jay’s a loser and a follower herself. Jay punched her and they had to be broken up by officials.
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Penelope Ford defeataed Kiera Hogan
This was a bit of a struggle, although both showed flashes.
They got lost immediately, but Ford was able to recover with a quick hip toss. The match went to commercial early on with Ford firmly in control. They fought on the top rope upon return, leading to a Hogan superplex. Hogan made a comeback with clotheslines and a running dropkick for two. Ford hit a handspring cutter and then applied the Muta lock for the submission.
– Ruby Soho immediately ran out and attacked. Bunny ran out and saved Ford. Soho wanted to keep fighting, but Ford and Bunny retreated.
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Miro’s faith was being tested after losing the TNT Championship. “Why have you forsaken me?” He’s done pleading. Everyone else will know pain until he becomes God’s favorite champion once again.
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Hangman Page promo
Awesome, simple, pure babyface promo from AEW’s top star.
Hangman Page was brought out for an interview with Tony Schiavone. He said he was excited for Full Gear. The original vision of AEW was to change the world, but it feels like the world changed him. He failed to be the first AEW world champion and went on a losing streak, losing his confidence and friends along the way. The one thing that brought him back was people chanting “Cowboy sh*t.”
“Cowboy sh*t,” to Page, meant lots of things, including going back home to be there for the birth of a beautiful baby boy. When you fall off the horse, you get back up and keep going. He knows the fans still believe in him, and for the first time in his life, he does too. At Full Gear, Page will give us everything, his blood, sweat, and tears, and “cowboy sh*t.”
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AEW Rampage (10/22) lineup:
Non-title: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Anna Jay
PAC vs. Andrade El Idolo
AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Round 1 match
AEW Dynamite (10/23) lineup:
Cody Rhodes vs. Malakai Black
Two AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament Round 1 matches
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Bryan Danielson defeated Bobby Fish
This was a really fun battle of two wrestlers with similar styles.
Fish took control with kicks early on, but Danielson maneuvered out of a cover and tried to pick Fish apart. Danielson used evasive movement on his corner backflip but was cut off with another kick from Fish. Danielson sent Fish to the floor and landed a tope suicida. Fish kicked out Danielson’s legs on the apron and regained control through the break.
Once back, Fish continued with his MMA-styled offense. A sliding lariat got two. Danielson started his comeback by countering a crab into an ankle lock and then a German suplex. He laid in kicks and multiple dragon screw leg whips, turning the target of his attack to Fish’s knee. Fish caught a kick and hit a sick backdrop driver for two.
Fish landed an avalanche falcon arrow and immediately locked on a knee bar. Danielson transitioned into a 50/50 position with simultaneous heel kicks and knee bars. Danielson won the exchange and locked on a heel hook for the submission.
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First-round matches for the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament:
Jon Moxley vs. 10
Orange Cassidy vs. Powerhouse Hobbs (Rampage next week)
Bryan Danielson vs. Dustin Rhodes (Dynamite next week)
Eddie Kingston vs. Lance Archer (Dynamite next week)
(That’s a mildly disappointing bracket. AEW an insanely stacked roster, but some of these names are either not portrayed as world title contenders or have challenged for the championship already. 10’s inclusion in particular sticks out; unless the plan is to just squash him, I don’t know why you don’t go with someone else in the Dark Order or on the roster in general.)
For the first time, AEW will have a Buy In pre-show for their live Rampage this Friday, highlighted by singles matches involving Bryan Danielson and Bobby Fish.
Tony Khan announced the news during an appearance on New York’s WFAN Tuesday, saying the show will air live on YouTube at 9 PM Eastern from Miami. Ahead of their one-on-one meeting on Saturday’s live edition of Dynamite, he said Danielson and Fish will be in action.
In a podcast appearance with Robbie Fox from Barstool Sports, Khan said Fish will take on Lee Moriarty.
This will be Danielson’s third singles match in AEW while Fish will be looking to rebound from his Wednesday loss to TNT Champion Sammy Guevara in his promotional debut.
Here’s the current Friday lineup:
The Buy-In (9 PM Eastern) on YouTube
Bryan Danielson vs. TBA
Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty
Rampage (10 PM Eastern) on TNT
CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal
Ruby Soho vs. The Bunny
Chris Jericho, TNT Champion Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager vs. Men of The Year (Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky) and Junior Dos Santos (w/ Jorge Masvidal and Dan Lambert)
Three new matches have been added to next week’s AEW Dynamite.
Bryan Danielson will face Bobby Fish in a singles match. Fish made his AEW debut on this week’s show, losing to Sammy Guevara in a match that was for the TNT Championship. AEW confirmed his signing after the show.
The AAA Tag Team titles will also be on the line. Pentagon and Rey Fenix, who also hold the AEW World Tag Team titles, will defend the AAA titles against a mystery masked team who are Andrade el Idolo’s close friends. In a backstage promo that aired last week on Dynamite, Idolo issued the challenge, saying he was going to bring in two men to challenge the Lucha Bros..
The match between Dante Martin and Malakai Black has also been made official. On this week’s Dynamite, Martin had asked for competition, with Black appearing and taking Martin out, saying he accepted his challenge.
AEW will also reveal the brackets for their upcoming World Title Eliminator tournament, with the winner getting an AEW World Championship match. The finals will take place at Full Gear.
Dynamite will not air this Wednesday due to NHL coverage. Instead, it will air live on Saturday, October 16 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
AEW confirmed after tonight’s episode of Dynamite on social media that Fish had signed a contract with the company. He made his debut on tonight’s show, losing to Sammy Guevara in a TNT title match.
On social media last week, Fish issued a challenge for the TNT title right after Guevara defeated Miro to win the title. During a promo that aired during the first commercial break of Rhodes to the Top, Guevara accepted the match for tonight. He retained the title after hitting the GTH in a competitive match.
Fish was released from WWE on August 6 due to ongoing budget cuts within the company. He was part of the Undisputed Era in NXT with Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong for most of his run with the company. Fish was off TV due to injury when the stable broke up. Upon his return, he lost to Pete Dunne then to former stablemate Strong before being released.
Fish is a former ROH World Television Champion as well as a former IWGP Junior Tag Team Champion and ROH World Tag Team Champion with Kyle O’Reilly, who he teamed frequently with in the 2010s under the name reDragon.
A match between Bobby Fish and Sammy Guevara for the TNT title has been announced for next week’s Dynamite.
After Guevara defeated Miro for the TNT title on tonight’s Dynamite, Fish tweeted that he wanted the first shot at the title. Following the first commercial break of Rhodes to the Top, Schiavone interviewed Guevara, who brought up the challenge and said that people not even working for the company were challenging him. He accepted the challenge for next week.
Once he accepted the match, Dan Lambert and The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page) confronted Guevara, saying they wanted a title shot as well. The three eventually had to be pulled apart.
Other matches announced for next week’s Dynamite, which takes place at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania include:
Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks and Adam Cole vs. Bryan Danielson, Christian Cage, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus
MLW has revealed a new first-round matchup for this year’s Opera Cup tournament.
Bobby Fish will face Lee Moriarty in the opening round of the Opera Cup at MLW’s Fightland tapings at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 2. The match will be Fish’s MLW debut.
Fish was released by WWE during a round of NXT roster cuts this August.
Moriarty’s MLW debut took place at July’s Battle Riot tapings. Earlier this month, Moriarty accepted a contract offer from AEW during a taping for AEW Dark: Elevation.
The opening round and semifinals of the Opera Cup will be held at the Fightland tapings. The finals will take place at MLW’s tapings at the 2300 Arena on Saturday, November 6.
Tom Lawlor vs. Davey Richards is also set for the first round of the Opera Cup. Alex Shelley, TJP, Calvin Tankman, and Matt Cross are the other wrestlers who will be taking part in the eight-man tournament.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lawlor were the winners of MLW’s first two Opera Cup tournaments.
Here’s the updated lineup for the Fightland tapings:
Title vs. title match: MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu vs. National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone
MLW Middleweight Champion Myron Reed defends against Tajiri, Aramis, and Arez in a four-way match
Nicole Savoy vs. Holidead
2021 Opera Cup tournament first round and semifinals
Fatu vs. Hammerstone and the four-way Middleweight title match will air on Vice TV as part of a one-hour Fightland special on Thursday, October 7.
The 44-year-old Fish was released by NXT in August along with twelve other wrestlers that included Bronson Reed and Mercedes Martinez. While he did return for an indie group this past weekend, this will be his first non-NXT action since August 2017.
It wasn’t reported as to whether Fish signed a contract.
The Opera Cup will kick off on October 2nd at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the finals taking place in November in the same venue. Last week, they named the first five entrants of the eight-man field: Tom Lawlor, TJP, Calvin Tankman, Matt Cross and Davey Richards. The remaining two will be announced in the weeks ahead.
The Fightland-themed event will also feature World Champion Jacob Fatu vs. National Openweight Champion Alexander Hammerstone in a title vs. title match.
WWE has announced a few additions to the lineup for next week’s NXT.
Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon will face NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai in a tag team match on NXT next Tuesday. The show will also feature Bobby Fish’s return to in-ring action as he faces Pete Dunne.
Plus, there will be a “Million Dollar Face-Off” segment with Cameron Grimes and “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase on NXT next Tuesday. DiBiase distracted Grimes tonight and caused him to lose a match against Jake Atlas. DiBiase had appeared in videos each of the past three weeks where he used his wealth to upstage Grimes.
Blackheart & Moon and Gonzalez & Kai are looking to get the first shot at Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell’s NXT Women’s Tag Team titles. Gonzalez & Kai were the inaugural NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions, but they lost the titles to Blackheart & Moon on the same night that the titles were introduced. LeRae & Hartwell became NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions by defeating Blackheart & Moon in a street fight two weeks ago.
Gonzalez retained her NXT Women’s Championship against Mercedes Martinez on NXT last week. In a post-show video, Gonzalez went to Martinez and told Martinez that she respects her. Kai appeared to be angry that Gonzalez did that. Gonzalez and Kai accused interviewer McKenzie Mitchell of trying to start things when she asked them about it tonight. Kai said they can agree or disagree and still be friends.
Next week will be the first time Fish has wrestled since undergoing triceps surgery following the WarGames match where Undisputed Era defeated Pat McAfee, Dunne, Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch at TakeOver: WarGames last December.
Fish returned to NXT TV last week and saved Kyle O’Reilly from an attack by Dunne and Lorcan. O’Reilly thanked Fish for saving him, but he told Fish that he’s doing his own thing now. Fish said he has his own scores to settle too and will see O’Reilly when he sees him. Fish was interviewed on NXT tonight and said last week had little to do with O’Reilly and everything to do with getting revenge on Dunne and Lorcan for injuring him.
When asked about his goals during an interview on tonight’s NXT, Dunne said it’s time for him to go after the NXT Championship.
Here’s the updated lineup for next Tuesday’s NXT:
NXT Champion Karrion Kross defends against Finn Balor
Franky Monet’s in-ring debut
Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon vs. Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai
Bobby Fish vs. Pete Dunne
Cameron Grimes-Ted DiBiase Million Dollar Face-Off
