Nyla Rose vs. Leyla Hirsch announced for AEW Dynamite

A new match has been announced for Friday’s AEW Dynamite.

Nyla Rose will face Leyla Hirsch in a match that will be a battle of top ranked contenders. Rose is currently ranked number 3 in the AEW women’s division, while Hirsch is number 5. It also follows an angle from last week where Rose interrupted the Britt Baker championship celebration by destroying a display of cheeseburgers, effectively ending the segment.

Hirsch has picked up a number of wins on AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation, defeating the likes of Diamante, Shanna, Dani Jordan, and most recently Robyn Renegade.

The card announced for Dynamite this Friday currently includes:

  • Miro vs. Evil Uno of the Dark Order for the TNT title
  • The Young Bucks and Brandon Cutler vs. Eddie Kingston, PAC, and Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Hangman Page and 10 of The Dark Order vs. Brian Cage and Powerhouse Hobbs
  • Christian Cage vs. Angelico
  • Cody Rhodes to make an announcement
  • Darby Allin and Sting to make an announcement
  • The Pinnacle to speak following Stadium Stampede loss
  • Lance Archer in action

Change made to AEW Dynamite six-woman tag team match

There has been a change to the six-woman tag team match set for AEW Dynamite.

A video posted this afternoon on social media showed Britt Baker telling Tony Schiavone that Rebel would be unable to be cleared by both herself and the Jaguars team doctor for their match on Dynamite. She then introduced her new partner, Nyla Rose. It will now be Rose, Baker, and Maki Itoh against Hikaru Shida, Ryo Mizunami, and Thunder Rosa.

Itoh appeared on last night’s Revolution Buy-In pre-show, replacing Rebel in a match where she and Baker defeated Thunder Rosa and Riho. Later on pay-per-view, Rose, Rebel, Itoh, and Baker attacked Shida and Mizunami after Shida successfully defened the AEW Women’s title against Mizunami. Rosa then came for the save.

Also announced for this Wednesday is TNT Champion Darby Allin vs. Scorpio Sky for the title, Matt Jackson vs. Rey Fenix, and a Inner Circle war council meeting following MJF and Jericho’s loss at Revolution.

AEW Women’s eliminator tournament finals set for Dynamite

After nearly three weeks and shows on three different platforms, the AEW Women’s eliminator tournament will come to an end this Wednesday as Nyla Rose will face Ryo Mizunami on Dynamite.

On Monday’s U.S. finals on YouTube, Rose advanced with a win over Thunder Rosa, picking up the victory after countering a top rope dive with a Beast Bomb. In the Japan finals that aired last Sunday on Bleacher Report, Mizunami defeated Yuka Sakazaki after a Samoan legdrop driver.

Wednesday’s winner will advance to this Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view against Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida.

Rose, the former Women’s Champion, defeated Tay Conti and Britt Baker before getting to Rosa while Mizunami beat Mei Seruga and Emi Sakura before getting to Sakazaki. 

Rose and Mizunami have shared a ring once before in 2018 as part of opposite teams in a six-woman tag team match for WAVE in Tokyo, Japan. If Rose wins, she will be looking to pick up her first AEW win against Shida in two outings, the first of which cost Rose her title back at last May’s Double or Nothing. 

Shida and Mizunami have wrestled dozens of times in Japan dating back to 2010, the last time as part of a 2019 tag team match. They met once in AEW back at 2019’s Double or Nothing as Shida, Mizunami and Riho defeated Aja Kong and the aforementioned Sakura and Sakazaki in a six-woman tag match. That was also Mizunami’s last appearance in the U.S.

AEW Women’s title eliminator tournament down to final three

The final three competitors have been decided in the AEW Women’s World title eliminator tournament following Sunday’s special on Bleacher Report. 

Ryo Mizunami defeated Yuka Sakazaki to win the Japan side of the bracket while in the second U.S. semifinal, Thunder Rosa defeated Riho to advance to Monday’s final against Nyla Rose. That match will air on AEW’s Youtube channel at 7 PM Eastern.

The winner of Rose vs. Rosa will go on to face Mizunami on Wednesday’s live AEW Dynamite in the tournament final. The winner of that match will go on to challenge AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida for the title at Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view.

Mizunami punched her ticket to the tournament final by submitting Maki Itoh and defeating Aja Kong by countout in the first two rounds before pinning Sakazaki on Sunday. Rosa claimed her spot in the U.S. final with pinfall wins over Leyla Hirsch and Riho.

Nyla Rose advances in AEW Women’s title eliminator tournament

The former AEW Women’s Champion is one step closer to getting another shot at the title.

Nyla Rose advanced to the U.S. final with a win over Britt Baker Wednesday and will face the winner of Sunday’s Riho vs. Thunder Rosa match. Also on Sunday, Ryo Mizunami will face Yuka Sakazaki in the Japan final.

However, it’s unknown when the U.S. final will be held as a date wasn’t announced. It’s assumed the overall tournament final will be held next Wednesday on Dynamite given that Hikaru Shida is to defend the Women’s title against the winner four days later at Revolution. However, that date also wasn’t announced.

Rose (who was not accompanied by Vickie Guerrero) fought off two Lockjaw attempts, pinning Baker in a hard-fought match after a second Beast Bomb. Rose defeated Tay Conti in the first round while Baker picked up a win over injury substitute Madi Wrenkowski.

Since losing the title to Shida last November at Full Gear, Rose has won six in a row.

Penelope Ford vs. Leyla Hirsch announced for AEW Dynamite

Leyla Hirsch will face Penelope Ford this Wednesday.

Hirsch’s new opponent was announced by TSN. Hirsch will replace Nyla Rose, who will not be attending the tapings as a precaution after coming into contact with an immediate family member that had tested positive for COVID-19.

Hirsch has made a few appearances on Dynamite, most recently losing to Britt Baker. In storyline, Ford is set to be married to Kip Sabian on the February 3 Beach Break edition of Dynamite. That storyline was continued last week when Chuck Taylor lost to Sabian’s best man, Miro. As a result, Taylor will now have to be Miro’s butler for the next month.

Here is the full card for this Wednesday’s show:

  • Jon Moxley returns to action
  • Chris Jericho & MJF vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager
  • Brodie Lee Jr. birthday celebration match: Hangman Page, John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Colt Cabana vs. Luther, Serpentico, Jack Evans & Angelico
  • Matt Sydal & Top Flight vs. Matt Hardy & Private Party
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Peter Avalon
  • An update from Miro and his butler Chuck Taylor

Nyla Rose off Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite as COVID-19 precaution

Due to a family member testing positive for COVID-19, Nyla Rose is off Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite as a precautionary measure.

Rose announced on Saturday that she’ll be isolating/self-quarantining for 14 days due to being exposed to COVID-19 because of an immediate family member testing positive. Rose will no longer be facing Leyla Hirsch on Wednesday’s Dynamite as was originally scheduled.

Rose’s full announcement is available below:

I’ve found out that an immediate family member has tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, I’ve been directly exposed. As per safety protocol I will be isolating/ self quarantine for the next 14 days. Why do I mention this? Because of the seriousness of the situation and the timeline for quarantine, this will affect this weekend’s Virtual Meet & Greet with Damage 365 promotions and prevent me from competing against Leyla Hirsch this coming Wednesday on Dynamite. I’m very sorry to anyone that was looking forward to these events but keeping everyone as safe as possible must be priority at this time. Thank you for understanding. Stay Safe everyone. Please social distance and Mask up

– NR

Rose is a former AEW Women’s Champion and is being managed by Vickie Guerrero in AEW.

With Rose vs. Hirsch no longer taking place, here’s the current lineup for Wednesday’s Dynamite:

  • Jon Moxley returns to action
  • Chris Jericho & MJF vs. Santana & Ortiz vs. Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager
  • Brodie Lee Jr. birthday celebration match: Hangman Page, John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Colt Cabana vs. Luther, Serpentico, Jack Evans & Angelico
  • Matt Sydal & Top Flight vs. Matt Hardy & Private Party
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Peter Avalon
  • An update from Miro and his butler Chuck Taylor

Nyla Rose vs. Red Velvet added to AEW Dynamite

Ahead of her match at Saturday’s AEW Full Gear, Nyla Rose will be in action on Wednesday’s Dynamite against Red Velvet.

This will be her first appearance on Dynamite since early-September in a win over Tay Conti while Velvet was on a late-September show in a losing effort to Britt Baker. She recently picked up her first AEW win in a Dark match over Elayna Black.

Rose will challenge Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida on Saturday in a rematch from May’s Double or Nothing when Shida defeated her for the title.

Also announced for the show:

  • AEW World Champion Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston face to face
  • Sammy Guevara & Ortiz vs. MJF & Wardlow
  • TNT Champion Cody & The Gunn Club (Billy & Austin Gunn) vs. John Silver, Colt Cabana & Preston “10” Vance
  • Scorpio Sky vs. Shawn Spears
  • Miro vs. Trent
  • PAC breaking his silence
  • Chris Jericho on commentary

Vickie Guerrero signs contract with AEW

Vickie Guerrero has officially signed with AEW, revealed in an interview with FanSided.

AEW established her as a regular character when she was revealed as Nyla Rose’s new manager on July 15th’s Fight for the Fallen. 

Prior to that, her first AEW appearance came in December 2019 when she appeared as a guest commentator on an episode of Dark. 

Guerrero would go on to make several additional cameos as an audience member and as a cheerleader for The Inner Circle’s pep rally on the May 27th Dynamite. 

She said that mutual friends in AEW discussed having her potentially be involved. She fell in love with the company and had no hesitation in signing a deal.

Guerrero debuted as an occasional performer in 2005 with WWE and was involved in the Rey Mysterio/Eddie Guerrero feud that which culminated in a SummerSlam ladder match where the winner would gain custody of Mysterio’s son, Dominick. 

She became a regular character in 2007 and began a years-long stint as the general manager of SmackDown and began an on-screen relationship with Edge. Over the next seven years, she served as a general manager on both Raw and SmackDown and as a manager for a variety of acts including Dolph Ziggler and LayCool. 

She retired in 2014, stating a desire to work outside the industry and returned a handful of times to WWE TV over the subsequent years for one-off appearances.

AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup rules, start date announced

A week after announcing the first-ever AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup tournament, the company laid out the “Deadly Draw” rules and format on Wednesday’s Dynamite.

The tourney will also begin on their YouTube channel this Monday at 7 PM.

  • The tournament will feature eight teams, all chosen via a random draw.
  • The sixteen female competitors will each draw a color with those drawing matching colors paired up.
  • The selections are final and can’t be appealed.

Backstage, former AEW Women’s Champion Nyla Rose, flanked by manager Vickie Guerrero, was seen making the first choice, drawing purple. Dasha Gonzalez then said they had the other person there who had drawn purple: Ariana Andrew, the former Cameron in WWE.

The 32-year-old has been out of wrestling since being released by WWE in 2016 after five years on both the main roster and NXT.

The full participant field, the rest of the pairings, the brackets and how the schedule of matches will play out is still unknown.

AEW Dynamite live results: Two title matches

Two title matches headline tonight’s AEW Dynamite and every champion in the promotion will be in action. 

Cody will defend the TNT Championship against independent star Warhorse. Cody has made six defenses of the title since winning it in May at Double or Nothing. 

The AEW World Tag Team Championships will also be on the line tonight. Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Page will defend against Evil Uno and Stu Grayson of The Dark Order. Omega and Page have made seven defenses of their titles since winning them from SCU on Dynamite in January. 

AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will also be in action this evening. He will team with Darby Allin against Brian Cage and Ricky Starks in a tornado tag match. Moxley and Allin have each saved the other from attacks by Cage and Starks in recent weeks. 

AEW Women’s World Champion Hikaru Shida will face Diamante in a non-title match. Diamante defeated Ivelisse on last week’s Dynamite, while Shida was last in action against Rache Chanel in a victory on last week’s AEW Dark. 

Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Best Friends and Orange Cassidy will face Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Ortiz and Jake Hager in a 10-man tag. 

MJF making a “state of the industry address” has also been announced for the show.  

Our coverage begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time. 

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Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Taz welcomed us to the show. 

Best Friends, Orange Cassidy, Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy defeated Santana, Ortiz, Chris Jericho, Jake Hager & Sammy Guevara

The babyfaces did some dives at the outset. Marko Stunt climbed on the back of Luchasaurus and they hit a double dive to the floor. 

Hager cut Trent off with an illegal strike from the apron. Inner Circle worked on Trent for the bulk of the match. 

Trent made a hot tag to Luchasaurus who ran wild with kicks. There was a Botchamania moment where Luchasaurus’s mask popped off. 

The match broke down and everyone jumped in for a big move. Luchasaurus teased a chokeslam on Guevara. Jericho tried to jump in with a baseball bat. Cassidy stopped Jericho. 

We got a distraction finish here. Guevara went to the top rope but got distracted by Matt Hardy’s music. Hardy appeared behind Guevara and shoved him off the top rope into a roundhouse kick from Luchasaurus for the pin. 

The announcers said that Hardy and Guevara have unfinished business. 

This match was not very good, plus the finished sucked. The announcing also sucked. There was no Excalibur to call moves so it was three guys playing the same role.  

The only plus was that it was a heel that fell victim to the paralyzing other wrestler’s music distraction finish instead of a babyface.

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Jon Moxley cut a pre-taped promo backstage. He called Brian Cage and Ricky Starks “punk bitches” for attacking Darby Allin last week. He said he tries to mind his business and that he doesn’t start fights but he can finish them. This was a good promo.

Taz then said that Moxley was clearly scared of Cage. 

The announcers previewed the rest of the card. 

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TNT Championship match: Cody (w/Arn Anderson) defeated Warhorse to retain the title

This was a very good match. Warhorse is the real deal. 

Both broke cleanly against the ropes after locking up. Cody turned his back and Warhorse clobbered him with a forearm. Cody tried a sunset flip out of the corner but Warhorse kicked out. Warhorse tried a jackknife cover but only got a two count. 

They did a criss-cross spot which ended with Warhorse hitting a lariat. Cody took over during a commercial break. He used a superplex and a single-leg crab. 

After the break, Cody used a figure four. Warhorse reversed the figure four and Cody forced a break. Warhorse hit a series of strikes. He sold the damage from Cody’s holds as he climbed to the top rope. Warhorse hit a double stomp off the apron. 

Back inside, Warhorse hit a top rope elbow for a near fall. Warhorse blocked a figure four and used a small package for a two count. Warhorse blocked a sunset flip and sat down for a near fall. 

Warhorse tried a double stomp off the top but missed and sold the leg on landing. Cody locked on a figure four and Warhorse submitted. 

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Alex Reynolds and John Silver of The Dark Order ran in after the match and attacked both Warhorse and Cody. Arn climbed into the ring and acted like he was going to fight them. 

Instead, an absolutley gigantic Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder in WWE, ran in for the save.

He cleaned house and embraced Cody after. 

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Tony Schiavone was on stage to announce the next pay-per-view on September 5. 

Inner Circle interrupted. Jericho said they’re pissed off tonight. Guevara called Hardy a son of a bitch twice. 

Jericho challenged Cassidy to a debate next week with a moderator who will blow our minds and challenged Cassidy to a rematch on August 12. Jericho said when he beats Cassidy, Cassidy will give him seven thousand dollars cash to replace his jacket. 

Santana told Jericho the jacket smells more like cat pee than orange juice. 

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JR threw to a pre-taped FTR contract signing. FTR were about to sign their deal when Arn Anderson entered and looked over the contract for them, teasing an alliance there. 

They have it in their contract that all the rules will be strictly enforced in their matches and only they will use tag ropes. 

Hangman Page entered with whiskey to share a drink with FTR. Arn was offered a drink but declined. 

FTR said that they asked Tony Khan to make August 12 a tag team appreciation night with them as hosts. 

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Mr. Brodie Lee, Anna Jay and Colt Cabana came to announce desk. JR and Schiavone were unaware that Jay had joined Dark Order many weeks ago, maybe because we haven’t seen her since. 

Cabana joined the commentary team. 

AEW World Tag Team Championship match: Kenny Omega & Hangman Page defeated Stu Grayson & Evil Uno to retain the titles

This was a good match that a hot crowd could have taken to another level. 

Page attacked Uno and Grayson before the bell. Omega slowly made his way to the ring and made the save as Page fell victim to a 2-on-1. Dark Order regained control in the early part of the match after turning it into a brawl around ringside. 

Omega got sent into the barricade and Dark Order began working Page over during a commercial break. Page came back with a slam and tagged Omega. Page and Omega hit some tandem offense. Grayson sent Page to the floor. 

With Page down, Uno and Grayson worked on Omega. Uno hit a senton bomb for a near fall. Grayson and Uno hit simultaneous offense with a 450 and a cannonball in the corner for a near fall. Omega hit Uno with a snap dragon. Omega hit a v-trigger for a two count. 

The finish saw Page get a tag. Page and Omega hit the Last Call for the pin on Uno. 

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After the match, Lee escorted Cabana and Jay to the back. He then came back to the stage and laid out Uno with a stack of papers. 

Lee cut a promo. He said he noticed The Young Bucks were watching from the crowd. The Bucks made their way to the ring. 

Lee said Page pissed him off by not joining him last week and now he will pay. Some jobbers in Dark Order masks jumped the rail and looked ready to attack. 

FTR ran in with a cooler and laid out Lee on the stage before making their way to the ring and helping The Elite fight off the geeks. 

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Tony Schiavone introduced Britt Baker. Baker said she’s going to give Big Swole a shot at her if Swole beats an opponent of her choice. 

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Diamante cut a pre-taped promo. She said she’s been working hard on the indies for ten years. She said she’s trying to get signed and a win over the AEW Women’s Champion would get her a contract. 

She said she’s willing to give her last breath in the match. 

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The Deadly Draw women’s tag tournament was randomly announced during the next match. It will begin Monday at 7 p.m. Eastern time on the AEW YouTube Channel. More rules will be announced later tonight, according to Schiavone. 

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Hikaru Shida defeated Diamante

They brawled back and forth early. The match spilled to the floor where Shida hit a knee lift with Diamante draped over the barricade. 

Shida teased a superplex but Diamante snapped her neck over the top rope with a neckbreaker. Diamante tried to hit machine gun chops in the corner. 

Diamante hit a wheelbarrow stunner. Shida took a great bump off the stunner. Diamante covered but Shida’s shoulders weren’t down. Another Botchamania moment tonight. 

Diamante tried something resembling a destroyer into a cover but Shida’s feet were on the ropes. Another botch. Shida hit a delayed vertical into a falcon arrow for a two count. 

Shida then hit a shining wizard for the pin. 

This was a bad match and it was not Shida’s fault. 

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The rules for Deadly Draw were announced:

  • The tournament is a random draw 
  • All competitors must draw a color
  • Matching colors will become a team
  • Selections are final and cannot be appealed. 

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Dasha Gonzalez was backstage with Nyla Rose and Vickie Guerrero. Dasha asked who Nyla was looking forward to as a partner. Vicke said it doesn’t matter. 

Rose drew her color, purple. Dasha said that someone had already drawn purple as well. 

Ariane Andrew, the former Cameron in WWE entered and said “Girl, hi,” a take on her WWE catchphrase. 

My word. 

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MJF’s State of the Industry Address

MJF was shown backstage. He made his way to the ring, passing “MJF 2020” campaign posters along the way. During a commercial break, he walked around ringside shaking hands and acting like a politician. MJF began his address from a podium. 

MJF said that wrestling fans are dumb but he has been given ample time tonight to force feed the audience like you would feed a kid macaroni and cheese. 

MJF said Moxley is not his champion and repeatedly called him “Dictator Jon.” He said AEW was supposed to be about change and opportunity but with Moxley on top it’s more of the old guard. 

MJF made all sorts of insider references. He talked about how he draws more ratings than Moxley. He said Moxley and his like have brainwashed fans into expecting flips and dives. He said Moxley is cosplaying as Stone Cold. 

MJF challenged Moxley for his championship and said he was going to carry this company for the next 25 years. 

The delivery here was excellent and the content of the promo significantly improved towards the end. 

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Cody & Matt Cardona vs. Alex Reynolds & John Silver, an MJF update, FTR & The Young Bucks & Page & Omega vs. Brodie Lee & Cabana & Grayson & Uno & Five & Ten and the Jericho/Cassidy debate with a special guest moderator were announced for next week. 

The main event is next. 

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Darby Allin was introduced. His music played but he didn’t enter. Moxley then entered. 

Taz cut a promo backstage and said Starks beat Allin so badly last week that he couldn’t show up tonight. 

Taz then bragged about Cage’s deltoids, traps and biceps. Starks then cut his own promo on Moxley and Allin. It was an excellent promo. They then made their way to the ring for the match. Taz rejoined the broadcast team. 

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Starks and Cage made their way to the stage. Allin hit a coffin drop from the top of the entrance set. Allin and Starks paired off and Moxley and Cage did as well before the bell. To my knowledge we never got an opening bell, in fact. 

Tornado tag match: Jon Moxley & Darby Allin defeated Brian Cage & Ricky Starks

Allin tried a dive to Cage. Cage was supposed to catch Allin but dropped him. Cage then picked Allin up. Moxley hit Cage with a suicide dive and all three of them crashed on the floor. 

Moxley pulled a trashcan from under the ring. Cage cut him off. Cage and Starks continued working on Moxley. Allin hit a missile dropkick to Cage. Starks and Allin fought on the apron. Cage hit an impressive double powerbomb. 

Moxley brought a chair into the ring and hit Starks with it. Cage hit a pump kick on Moxley. Allin hit a backpack stunner on Cage. Moxley hit a cutter on Starks. Cage hit Moxley with a lariat and all four were down. 

Moxley hit Cage with a piledriver for a near fall then locked on a cross armbreaker. Starks broke up the hold. Starks and Cage dropped Moxley on the trashcan. Cage tried a buckle bomb on Allin but Moxley saved. 

Allin hit a Coffin Drop on Cage. Moxley hit a dive to Starks. Cage kicked out. Allin hit Cage’s bicep with the trashcan. 

The finish saw Allin pull a tack-covered skateboard from under the ring. He hit a double stomp with the tack board on Starks. While Moxley held Cage in an armbar, Allin pinned Starks. 

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Allin pointed at Moxley after the match. 

Schiavone announced that Moxley vs. Allin for the AEW World title was signed for next week. 

The show ended with Allin and Moxley in a staredown. 

Vickie Guerrero revealed as Nyla Rose’s AEW manager

Vickie Guerrero was introduced as Nyla Rose’s new manager at AEW’s Fight for the Fallen event tonight.

During an interview with Dasha Gonzalez, Rose introduced Vickie Guerrero as her new manager. Guerrero cut a promo saying that when they decide to go after the title, no one will be able to stop them, and that Rose will steal every opportunity from everyone within the division.

Rose said last week that she would soon be introducting a new manager.

Guerrero has been seen previously on AEW television. She did guest commentary for AEW Dark back in December, and has also been seen in the crowd during AEW events. She also appeared in a Pep Rally segment introducing The Inner Circle back in February.

Nyla Rose currently stands at the top of the AEW Women’s division rankings. She lost the AEW Women’s championship to Hikaru Shida in a Falls Count Anywhere match at AEW Double or Nothing back on May 23. 

Rose & Ford vs. Shida & Statlander set for AEW Dynamite

A new match has been announced for Dynamite on Wednesday.

AEW President Tony Khan posted on Twitter that a tag team match has been signed for Dynamite. New AEW Women’s champion Hikaru Shida will team with Kris Statlander to take on Nyla Rose and Penelope Ford. 

This comes off the heels of Double or Nothing several weeks ago where Shida defeated Rose in a no DQ, no countout match to win the championship for the first time. Rose gained some momentum back on last week’s Dynamite by pinning Big Swole.

It was also announced that Chris Jericho will be returning to commentary for this week’s show. He joined Tony Schiavone for several shows during the initial outbreak of COVID-19.

Also announced for Wednesday is a TNT title match between Marq Quen and champion Cody, Best Friends & Orange Cassidy vs. Jake Hager and Santana & Ortiz of the Inner Circle, and Sammy Guevara vs. Colt Cabana.

FTR, the former Revival, will also make their wrestling debut on the program, facing The Butcher & The Blade.

Hikaru Shida wins AEW Women’s title at Double or Nothing

Image: Lee South/AEW

Hikaru Shida’s magical 2020 continued Saturday at AEW Double or Nothing with a victory over Women’s Champion Nyla Rose to take the title in a no DQ, no countout match.

In a physical match, Shida hit Rose with a kendo stick shot to the head and followed that up with a running knee strike to pin Rose and become the third women’s champion in company history (Riho, Rose). The end was fitting as Rose assaulted Shida with a kendo stick in recent weeks.

With the win, Shida runs her record to 10-1 in the calendar year with her only loss coming in a four-way on the January 1st Dynamite. She made her AEW debut at the company’s first Double or Nothing show last May.

The 37-year-old Rose had held the title since February when she defeated Riho on the February 12th Dynamite to win the belt. Since then, she only officially defended the title once against Kris Statlander at the February Revolution pay-per-view.

Tag team match added to AEW Dynamite

A women’s tag team match has been added to tomorrow’s episode of Dynamite.

Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander will team up to take on AEW Women’s champion Nyla Rose and Britt Baker, according to a post from AEW President Tony Khan. This follows a fatal four way match that took place last week, where Hikaru Shida defeated Statlander, Baker, and Penelope Ford.

Two matches were made for this Sunday’s Double or Nothing as a result of that match. Shida is now the number one contender for Rose’s AEW Women’s title, while Kris Statlander and Britt Baker will face off. Commentary mentioned during the fatal four way match that Baker seemed more interested in hurting Statlander than actually winning the match.

Already announced for tomorrow is Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy, Jon Moxley vs. 10 (a member of the Dark Order), MJF vs. Marko Stunt, Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara, and Orange Cassidy vs. Fenix. Additionally, Jake Roberts and Arn Anderson will meet in a face-to-face interview.