A new match has been added to AEW All In’s Zero Hour pre-show.
After Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes defeated The Infantry to retain the ROH Tag Team titles at Supercard of Honor, the rest of Shane Taylor Promotions came out to jump the champions. Anthony Ogogo then arrived to deliver a punch to Rhodes when suddenly Ross and Marshall Von Erich came out for the save. It was immediately announced that Shane Taylor Promotions (Taylor, The Infantry, and Lee Moriarty) with Ogogo in their corner would take on Rhodes, Guevara, and The Von Erichs with their father Kevin Von Erich in their corner.
— ROH – Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) July 12, 2025
Earlier in the show, The Von Erichs were victorious over the Premier Athletes. They are also two thirds of the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions along with Rhodes. Moriarty was also victorious, defeating CMLL’s Blue Panther to retain the ROH Pure Championship.
Here is the updated lineup for Saturday’s All In:
AEW All In, Saturday, July 12, 3 p.m. main card, 1 p.m. Zero Hour pre-show —
Texas death match: AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Hangman Adam Page
AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Mercedes Mone
AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. AEW International Champion Kenny Omega in a winner takes all match for the AEW Unified Championship
AEW Tag Team Champions Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin defend against Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey, and Christian Cage & Nick Wayne in a three-way
TNT Champion Adam Cole defends against Kyle Fletcher
AEW Trios Champions Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs defend against Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & Gabe Kidd
Men’s Casino Gauntlet match for a future World title shot
Women’s Casino Gauntlet match for a future World title shot
Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland vs. The Young Bucks
Zero Hour: FTR vs. The Outrunners
Zero Hour: Big Boom AJ, Tomohiro Ishii, Hologram & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Trent Beretta, Rocky Romero, Lance Archer & Hechicero
Zero Hour: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, The Infantry, and Lee Moriarty) with Anthony Ogogo vs. Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, and The Von Erichs with Kevin Von Erich
Ring of Honor Trios Champions Ross and Marshall Von Erich revealed on the newest episode of their The Claw podcast that their father, wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich, has officially signed an AEW contract.
Kevin has made regular cameo appearances for AEW in recent years, but is now officially part of the AEW team on a deal similar to a WWE Legends contract, according to his sons.
Marshall noted that Kevin will be joining his sons in Texas this weekend for Friday’s ROH Supercard of Honor show and Saturday’s All In festivities:
“So, my dad’s coming with us. I don’t know if we should, or if it has been announced or anything, but my dad is officially AEW. He’s on the team. He’s with AEW now. We were surprised too, we were like Dad, you’re..? And he was like, ‘Yeah, I’m on the team now.'”
Ross explained the type of contract:
“Yeah, he’s basically on like, sort of a Legends deal, which is awesome that AEW is able to do cool stuff like that.”
The Von Erichs have not been officially announced for Friday’s Supercard of Honor event, but Marshall and Ross indicated on The Claw that they expect to defend their ROH Trios titles on the show. They hold the Trios belts with Dustin Rhodes who is already booked for the card in an ROH Tag Title defense.
My 100 darkest moments in pop culture history rolls on as this week, we return to the world of professional wrestling with, arguably, the first place many people think of when it comes to a lot of young deaths in wrestling: the Dallas, Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling.
WCCW saw many wrestlers die young, the Von Erichs infamously of suicide (mostly), but there were multiple cocaine overdoses, and more.
Let’s look back at the dark side of World Class Championship Wrestling.
Roman Reigns schedule in detail, what he is working, next title defense, current plans on his biggest summer match.
Behind the issues with Kota Ibushi and New Japan, where they started, where it stands and who is trying to smooth things over
WrestleMania Backlash, business numbers, match-by-match with star ratings and poll results
Update on all the big AEW & WWE summer shows, how tickets are moving, secondary market interest and million dollar gates
The unique ending of the UFC strawweight title reign by Rose Namajunas and what it says about scoring, cornering and how open scoring plays a part in this
Complete UFC 274 coverage with PPV numbers, TV numbers, match-by-match, what next and more
The Hall of Fame career of Daniel Cormier, someone who made it to the top in two different sports and becoming a UFC champion having never trained in striking until nearly the age of 30
Major joint promotion show lineup
Ratings for the past week, where wrestling ranks on cable, where AEW ranks as far as youngest skewing sports shows, how each AEW segment did, and realistic comparisons with last year’s numbers
Wrestling at Arena Mexico
Juice Robinson and his NJPW contract
Best of the Super Juniors notes
Tammy Sytch updates including sad situation with Bill DeMott
Ted DiBiase sued by Mississippi Department of Human Services
The life of popular referee and office person Charlie Smith of GCW fame
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Sunday News Update
Bryan and I will be back talking the weekend shows and latest news. You can also send questions to the show regarding the main stories of the past week and the current issue to [email protected]
As far as an update on Kota Ibushi, he has not been fired at this point so they are not giving up on the relationship but obviously New Japan and Bushiroad is very unhappy with the publicity. He has toned down on Twitter in the last 36 hours. Ibushi’s only tweet of note in the last three days translated into “I will fight until the end. I will not surrender to them.” The only wrestlers who have really commented are Toru Yano on his podcast, saying he wasn’t happy that Ibushi confused the fans but said he was still a New Japan wrestler and as still his friend. Kenny Omega tweeted in Japanese, “Fire of resurrection will burn bright again someday. Let’s hang on until then everybody.”
Kevin Von Erich turned 65 today.
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We’re also looking for reports on these shows
WWE last night in Florence, SC
WWE tonight in Roanoke, VA
NJPW tonight in Philadelphia, PA
New Japan tonight in Philadelphia at the 2300 Arena
Jeff Cobb vs. Willie Mack
David Finlay vs. Danny Limelight
Karl Fredericks vs. QT Marshall
Brody King vs. Jake Something
Alex Coughlin & Kevin Knight & The DKC vs. Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs & JR Kratos
Yuya Uemura vs. Killer Kross
Minoru Suzuki vs. Tony Deppen
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chris Dickinson
Will Ospreay vs. Homicide
Tom Lawlor vs. Fred Rosser for the Strong title and Rosser must leave NJPW if he doesn’t win the title
There was a fight between a wrestler and fan at an indie show over the weekend that has gotten a lot of talk. This is the incident.
Regarding searches for the combat sports this week, no pro wrestling broke into the top 20 all week. Only two things did all week, both yesterday. UFC was No. 12 at 100,000 and the Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano boxing match was No. 15, also at 100,000.
Mike “Virgil” Jones announced he had stage two colon cancer. Best wishes to him.
Day two of the New Japan Best of the Super Juniors tournament will be Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. with these matches
Douki vs. Lindaman
Bushi vs. El Phantasmo
Robbie Eagles vs. Wheeler Yuta
TJP vs. Master Wato
El Desperado vs. Titan
Dr. AnnaMaria De Mars, who is the mother of Ronda Rousey, started last night at the Carlo fight in her new role as part of the California State Athletic Commission. De Mars was the first American woman to win a judo world championship.
PCO suffered what was believed t have been a shoulder injury at last night’s Impact tapings in Kissimmee, FL.
Regarding last night’s show in the Katlyn Chookagian vs. Amanda Ribas judging, Derek Cleary gave only round two to Chookagian. Sal D’Amato gave Chookagian rounds two and three as did Junichiro Kamijo so she won a spit decision. Media scores were 83 percent for Chookagian so it seems the consensus whe won the fight winning rounds two and three. While kept secret, after the fight Marcelo Ribas, father of Amanda, noted that Amanda had done the fight with a totally ruptured biceps 25 days before the fight.
Kento Miyahara retained the Triple Crown over Champion Carnival winner Yuma Aoyagi today in Sapporo.
Stardom did a live PPV show earlier today from Korakuen Hall:
Ruaka won three-way over Hanan and Rina
Ami Sorei b Saya Iida
Syuri & Mirai d Maika & Himeka 15:00
Elimination match: Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid & Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death b Mayu Iwatani & Hazuki & Koguma & Momo Kohgo when Kashima beat Kohgo, Giulia & Natsupoi & Thekla & Mai Sakurai b Tam Nakano & Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa & Waka Tsukiyama when Sakurai cradled Tsukiyama, Utami Hayashishita won five-way to become the leader of Queens Quest over Saya Kamitani, AZM, Hina and Lady C
WWE
On Smackdown Friday night, the dark match results were Los Lotharios over Viking Raiders (Lotharios worked as babyfaces in the match as a surprise) and Bobby Lashley over Happy Corbin in the main event with a spear, (thanks to Bradley Augenstein).
On today’s USFL broadcast on NBC, they did a promotion spot for Raw. One of the announcers, Jac Collinsworth (the son of Cris Collinsworth) after the promo aired asked Jason Garrett if he was a wrestling fan. Garrett said he grew up loving Bruno Sammartino and they showed a photo of Sammartino who Garrett called the Babe Ruth of wrestling. (thanks to Barry Werner)
AEW
The 7/13 show in Savannah, GA had a good first day of sales Friday with 3,339 tickets out.
UFC
Gregor Gillespie noted he was removed from the UFC rankings but said he was not leaving UFC and UFC has always been great to him. He hasn’t fought in one year and said UFC has been offering him fights and he’s been agreeing to them but the opponents keep turning him down. He mentioned Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler and Rafael dos Anjos as people who turned down fights with him.
Other Notes
Former WCW announcer Chris Cruise wrote a letter to the Maryland State Athletic Commission trying to get Ric Flair denied a wrestling license due to having a pacemaker and his age. There is no indication Flair’s match is scheduled for the state of Maryland.
Stand Alone Wrestling on 5/21 in Norwich CT at Pistol Pete’s features Davey Richards, Serpentico, Marko Stunt and Lince Dorado. There is also a Fan Fest before the show with Bob Backlund, Sabu, Nuncio, Gangrel, Kalisto and Manny Fernandez along with the wrestlers on the show.
Jonathan Gresham was stripped of his Progress title after losing via DQ to Gene Munny.
TVG hosts yesterday spoke heavily about Mick Foley after a horse named Cactus Jack raced in the tenth race in Los Angeles.
Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling from last night in East Carondelet, IL: Ax Allwardt b Jimmy Razor, The Intern b Brandon Barretta-DQ, Big Texan b Payton Ayres, Kowalski b Gary Jackson to win the Central States title, Curtis Wylde & Danny Dollar & Jayson Breed b Mauler McDarby & Rick Ruby & Frankie D, King Christopher Hargas b Bill McNeil in 2/3 falls, Bobby D won the Bruiser Brody Memorial Battle Royal throwing out Kowalski, Flash Flanagan b Attila Khan & Travis Cook in a handicap match to win Khan’s Classic championship (thanks to Patrick Brandmeyer)
CWE from Friday night in Winnipeg: James Roth b Cory Diamond in 2/3 falls, Sammy Peppes & Bryce Bentley b Bobby & Brenden Collins, Moses Luke NC Kevy Chevy, Rob Stardom b Adrien Burtin last man standing, Bobby Schink & Travis Cole & Big Vito b Mike Mission & Tyler James & Dragneel, Kevin Cannon & Shaun Martens & Kevin O’Doyle b A.J. Sanchez in a handicap match, Chad Daniels b Danny Duggan-DQ, Mentallo b Tommy Lee Curtis to keep the CWE title. Adam Knight showed up to challenge Mentallo for the title.
NFC on 5/21 outside under a tent for the 20th anniversary show
“Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Low Ki, Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich (w/ team captain Kevin Von Erich) defeated CONTRA Unit (MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael, Ikuro Kwon & Simon) Gotch in the MLW War Chamber.
Leo Brien debuted a new look and gimmick.
LA Park will cash in his golden ticket for a shot at Fatu’s MLW World title at the MLW Saturday Night SuperFight PPV in the Chicago area on November 2.
Full Recap —
From the sold-out NYTEX Sports Centre in Texas, MLW Fusion opened with a video package hyping up the War Chamber main event.
Leo Brien defeated Brandon Banks (1:27)
Brien has a new look and gimmick: a wild, rough-house, cowbell-swinging throwback — he is even throwing in some Berzerker style barks to add to his crazed in-ring style.
The match was short, sharp, and to the point. Brien hit a big boot, used a biel across the ring by the ears, and followed up with a running powerslam called the Oklahoma Stampede to get the win.
Brien looked good here, and you could see him facing off against the likes of Mance Warner, LA Park, and Tom Lawlor in the future. Hopefully this restart will be the start of big things for him.
– LA Park and Salina de la Renta stormed the ring at the end of the match. They slapped Banks around and laid out the referee with a chair. Park set up said chair in the corner and rested his legs on the downed official to listen to de la Renta.
De la Renta introduced her destroyer, “the greatest wrestler in the history of Mexican sports, the greatest luchador in lucha libre,” LA Park. She announced that Park will cash in his golden ticket for a shot at the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at the MLW Saturday Night SuperFight pay-per-view. It’s taking place in Cicero, Illinois on November 2.
– Teddy Hart had a recorded message from a Calgary hockey rink. He said he takes wrestling seriously as a sport due to his upbringing in ice hockey. He said nothing gets him going more than the thought of going to Dallas to beat up MJF and Richard Holliday.
– We had a great recorded promo from the Von Erichs. It was intertwined with old archive footage of the Dallas Sportatorium and pictures of the Von Erich family. The family was at the site of the Sportatorium as Kevin Von Erich was talking about all his memories being back there. Ross & Marshall Von Erich said they had never been there before as they didn’t want to go without their dad.
Tom Lawlor, Low Ki, Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich (w/ team captain Kevin Von Erich) defeated CONTRA Unit (MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael, Ikuro Kwon & Simon Gotch in the MLW War Chamber (30:19)
They followed the traditional War Games rules with two competitors starting and the coin toss winning team gaining the one-man advantage throughout the alternating entrances. The finish could only take place when all eight wrestlers were in the ring and you could win by pinfall, submission or surrender.
It was a single ring cage with no roof, but barbed wire circled the top of the cage to stop anyone from entering or exiting.
Simon Gotch and Marshall Von Erich were in first and fought for the first five minutes. Kevin Von Erich came out with Marshall and got a huge ovation from the Dallas crowd. Marshall had a quick start, but they slowed it down soon to pace themselves for the long match ahead.
Josef Samael was out for CONTRA next. After another brief flurry from Marshall, CONTRA used the advantage to break him down. They stayed in control until Tom Lawlor came out to even the odds.
Lawlor and Marshall immediately had the advantage — but after only two short minutes, MLW World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu came in for CONTRA. Marshall and Lawlor went straight for him, but Fatu ended up catching Lawlor off the top with a Samoan drop and slamming Marshall with a big uranage.
Fatu hit his handspring moonsault on both his opponents, kicking and squashing Lawlor against the cage before moonsaulting on Marshall. Samael bit Lawlor’s ear for good measure.
Low Ki evened the odds next. On arriving, he slammed the cage door on Samael — a little nod to the Dallas history with the Freebirds and Von Erichs. In the corner, he slammed elbows to the top of Gotch’s head, but CONTRA soon took back control.
Their advantage increased with their fourth and final member entering the ring. Ikuro Kwon went straight to Low Ki and they exchanged kicks and strikes — hopefully we will see them facing off in the future. Low Ki can bring a freshness to this feud and create some new matchups.
We were told Ross Von Erich was suffering from the flu as the countdown to his arrival started. Ross entered like a house on fire as the Von Erich theme song blasted around the arena. He floored Gotch, Samael, and Kwon as Marshall Claw slammed Gotch. Samael was bleeding heavily from the door shot from Low Ki earlier.
Ross reversed a pop-up powerbomb with a hurricanrana on Fatu, but the champion came back and remained strong. He choked Ross with his wrist tape soon after.
With all competitors in there, the match broke down into a hard-hitting exhausting brawl. Lawlor eventually got the champion down in the corner and hit a basement dropkick for a two count.
Marshall slammed Fatu and then dropped Kwon on top of him for good measure. Samael mouthed off at Kevin through the cage but was battered by Marshall for his trouble.
Fatu had Ross up for a Samoan drop, but Marshall applied the Claw. It was only briefly though, as the champion fought out and spun Ross around so he kicked his brother in the head. Fatu then successfully hit his big pop-up Samoan drop.
Samael and Ki climbed the cage and Samael had his face rammed into the barbed wire. A masked CONTRA member tried to climb the cage on the outside, but Kevin pulled him off and applied the Claw to take him down.
Lawlor came close to being pinned: He had Samael in a rear-naked choke, but Samael broke the hold when he jabbed his spike into Lawlor’s hand. Kwon then sprayed mist into Lawlor’s eyes and Fatu hit him with a superkick and triple-jump moonsault. Low Ki made the save at the last moment with a double foot stomp on Fatu.
Marshall saved his brother from a Gotch piledriver. He applied the Iron Claw, then pulled Gotch to the corner. Ross went underneath and lifted Gotch on his shoulders. Marshall — still applying the Claw — went to the top rope and they slammed Gotch to the middle of the ring. They pinned Gotch and picked up the win to the delight of the Texas crowd.
Kevin Von Erich joined Lawlor, Low Ki, Marshall, and Ross in the ring to celebrate.
Next Week —
MLW Tag Team Champions The Dynasty (MJF & Richard Holliday) defend their titles against The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) in a two-out-of-three falls match.
Editor’s note: This article references spoilers from MLW Fusion episodes that have yet to air.
Kevin Von Erich is returning to Texas for next month’s MLW War Chamber event.
MLW has announced that Kevin will be appearing at their television tapings at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills on Saturday, September 7. He’ll be in the corner of his sons Marshall & Ross as they team with Tom Lawlor to take on Contra Unit in a War Chamber match.
The War Chamber match will be four-on-four. One partner for Lawlor, Marshall & Ross has yet to be officially revealed, though it appears to be Low Ki based on MLW’s last set of tapings. They’ll be facing Contra’s Jacob Fatu, Josef Samael, Simon Gotch & Ikuro Kwon.
The match has War Games-style rules and can be won by pinfall, submission, or surrender once everyone is in the ring.
Marshall & Ross Von Erich debuted for MLW in June after signing multi-year deals with the promotion.
MLW Tag Team Champions The Dynasty (MJF & Richard Holliday) defending their titles against The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart & Davey Boy Smith Jr.) in a two-out-of-three falls match has been announced for the War Chamber tapings. MLW will also posthumously honor Gary Hart that night.
