A Ring of Honor TV title match between Samoa Joe and Keith Lee is official for this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite along with several other new additions.
Lee issued the challenge on Saturday’s AEW Collision in a backstage segment where Joe was recognized for being the longest-reigning ROH TV Champion ever. Joe said he had beaten everyone to which Lee retorted that he hadn’t beat him.
This will be the first time the two have squared off. They have shared the ring only once, that being in 2020 WWE Royal Rumble match.
After nine months on the injured list, Red Velvet will make her return to action as she faces Julia Hart. Velvet’s last match was in February when she lost to then-TBS Champion Jade Cargill while Hart’s recent long winning streak came to an end against current champion Kris Statlander at last month’s WrestleDream.
Also made Saturday was Jay White vs. Mark Briscoe. White is looking to continue his undefeated streak in AEW on his path to a shot at AEW World Champion MJF at this month’s Full Gear. Briscoe returned to action on Collision in a tag team match — his first in-ring action since late-June when took time off with a knee injury.
Swerve Strickland will go one-on-one with Penta El Zero Miedo after a backstage confrontation on Collision with Strickland, Prince Nana and Alex Abrahantes. The two have shared the ring several times dating back as far as 2015 in Lucha Underground. This will be their first-ever singles match in AEW and their first since a December 2018 indie.
After a win over AR Fox on Collision, Strickland is preparing for a rematch with Hangman Page at Full Gear while Penta is coming off a three-way victory over El Hijo del Vikingo and Komander on Friday’s Rampage.
The four new additions join the previously announced World title match between champion MJF and Daniel Garcia.
Here’s the current lineup for Portland, Oregon:
AEW World Champion MJF defends against Daniel Garcia
ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe defends against Keith Lee
Kris Statlander will face Red Velvet in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament quarterfinal match on next week’s AEW Rampage.
Statlander was announced as an injury replacement for Hikaru Shida on this week’s Rampage episode during an in-ring interview segment with Velvet, Jade Cargill, and Kiera Hogan.
For her part, Shida does not actually appear to be injured. She wrestled in Japan three times last week, plus once this past Sunday. In a social media post, Shida said “Japanese wrestling is nothing for them,” seemingly voicing frustration with AEW.
Shida tweeted on Friday:
Well…. I already had 4 matches after the street fight and just finished the greatest fighting musical show. But I seem to have been injured… Japanese wrestling is nothing for them. I’m so sorry. And sorry couldn’t be in the tournament too.
Shida last wrestled for AEW in Philadelphia on the April 27 Dynamite, losing a street fight to Serena Deeb.
The Statlander vs. Velvet match is the only match announced for next week’s Rampage to this point. Next week’s episode will again air at an earlier start time, currently scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern time.
AEW Rampage, Friday, May 20, 7 p.m. Eastern time —
Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament quarterfinal: Kris Statlander vs. Red Velvet
A fourth entrant is now confirmed for the women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
On Friday’s AEW Rampage, Red Velvet defeated Willow Nightingale in a qualifying match to join Jamie Hayter, Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida in the eight-woman tourney.
It was a competitive bout between Velvet and Nightingale as the latter nearly pulled off the win several times with a big spinebuster/pounce combo and a rolling cannonball that got a near fall each.
Velvet ended things with a spinning kick to a grounded Nightingale for the win.
Shida qualified on Wednesday by defeating Julia Hart, Hayter earned her spot by beating Skye Blue while Storm defeated The Bunny in her AEW debut.
On the men’s side, Samoa Joe became the first qualifier last Wednesday with his debut win over Max Caster.
The women’s and men’s tournaments don’t have an official start date, but they do have an official end date: Double or Nothing on Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.
It’s Monday and you know what that means: a seven-match AEW Dark: Elevation taped last Wednesday at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mark Henry, Paul Wight and a returning Tony Schiavone were on the call for this week’s episode of Elevation.
Jay Lethal defeated Jorah Johl (with Matt Hardy & Jose)
Lethal started the match strong, but Johl was able to use his strength to put things in his favor for a few minutes. Lethal tried to go for Lethal Injection, but Johl was able to counter it. The second time, however, Johl was not lucky. Lethal’s record is 6-1 after this bout.
After the match, Matt Hardy cut a promo about Johl disappointing him. Hardy threatened Johl that he would delete him from AHFO if he doesn’t impress soon.
Red Velvet defeated Skye Blue
While Velvet and Skye were facing each other, Leyla Hirsch showed up and distracted Velvet. Blue used this for a superkick and a nearfall. Red Velvet connected with the Final Slice and was able to win the match and improve her record to 45-21.
Frankie Kazarian defeated Alan Angels
Paul Wight and Mark Henry mentioned on commentary that if they were in the ring facing Angels, they would rip off Angels’ earring to teach him a lesson. This was very funny.
Kazarian and Angels had a battle of small packages and it ended with both standing tall. Angels tried to use his speed to overwhelm Kazarian, but the experience of the latter played a factor in this match. Kazarian sent Angels flying with a Stan Hansen-esque lariat. Kazarian went for a flying leg drop, but Angels countered it into a reverse figure four. Angels tried to go for another small package, but Kazarian countered it into a chicken wing to win the match by submission. Kazarian’s record after his match with Angels was 64-29.
Diamante, Emi Sakura & Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated LMK, Kayla Sparks & Paris Van Dale
This match was the AEW debut of Paris Van Dale. The heels started the match quickly by attacking the non-AEW wrestlers. Nyla Rose’s power in particular helped her team establish the early advantage. Diamante with a brand-new submission move (modified rear naked choke) was able to win the match for her team.
Lance Archer defeated Fuego Del Sol
Fuego Del Sol tried to outsmart Archer, but failed. Archer tried to go for a Blackout, but Fuego escaped at the last second with a flip. Archer spent most of the match toying with Fuego. Fuego tried to go for his famous Tornado DDT, but Archer countered it with a suplex. Archer on his second attempt was able to hit the Blackout and improve his record to 47-10.
Leyla Hirsch defeated Willow Nightingale
Hirsch started the match not taking Nightingale seriously. Nightingale used her size advantage to overwhelm Hirsch. Nightingale went for a beautiful moonsault but there was nobody there, allowing Hirsch to win the match by submission with an armbar. Hirsch’s record after this bout is 32-12.
Evil Uno & Stu Grayson defeated Chaos Project
Luther tried to use Serpentico’s back for an assisted cannonball on Grayson, but it failed miserably. Serpentico tried to go for a Lethal Injection, but Grayson and Uno countered it into Fatality to win the match. Their record is 25-7 after this match.
Final Thoughts:
The chemistry of the commentary team has improved a lot since day one, you could clearly notice this when Schiavone, Henry and Wight were talking about cupcakes. In terms of matches, Kazarian vs. Angels was the best match of the night, but Archer vs. Fuego is also a match worth watching.
It’s Monday and you know what that means: an eight-match AEW Dark: Elevation taped last Wednesday at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Excalibur, Mark Henry and Paul Wight on the call.
Red Velvet, Tay Conti and Anna Jay defeated Freya States, Angelica Risk and Arie Alexander
Even with States clearly being the strongest member of her team, Velvet, Conti and Jay isolated her for a good portion of the match. In the end, Jay got the Queenslayer on Alexander to get the submission win for her team.
2point0, Daniel Garcia & Gunn Club (w/ Billy Gunn) defeated Dean Alexander, Dominic Garrini, Chico Adams, Ariel Levy & Kevin Ku
This was the AEW debut for former MLW roster members Garrini and Ku, known as Violence Is Forever. The heels easily dominated this ten-man with Garcia getting the submission with a scorpion deathlock on Adams for the win.
The Bunny defeated Kaitland Alexis
This was the AEW debut for Alexis. This was a squash match with Bunny hitting Down the Rabbit Hole to improve her record to31-20.
Andrade, Private Party and The Butcher & The Blade defeated Shawn Dean, Carlie Bravo, Jameson Ryan, Baron Black and Chandler Hopkins
AHFO controlled this match from the start and there was nothing their opponents could do to turn things in their favor. Dean did get a great hot tag and even planted Isiah Kassidy with an impressive DDT. Andrade used his El Idolo hammerlock DDT to help Kassidy get the pin on Bravo.
This was Butcher’s first in-ring action since last November following a torn biceps.
After the match, Matt Hardy appeared on the ramp and looked happy for what just happened. He had been disappointed with Private Party’s recent outings prior to Andrade coming on board.
Ruby Soho defeated Haley J
This was Haley J’s debut. Soho dominated early with several corner kicks, but one poke to her eye complicated things. However, the No Future kick ended it for Soho, upping her record to 16-4.
Lance Archer defeated Joey O’Reilly
This was O’Reilly’s debut and he got destroyed by Archer who won the match by ref stoppage. This was Archer’s first match (and win) after falling short to Hangman Page in their recent brutal Texas Death Match they had.
Nyla Rose, Leyla Hirsch and Emi Sakura (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated Skye Blue, A.Q.A and Kiera Hogan
The experience of Sakura, the power of Rose and the grappling from them were the deciding factors of this match. This was another good showing for Blue, especially when she was paired up with Sakura and Hirsch. Hirsch hit a running knee strike on Blue to get the win for her team.
This was A.Q.A’s second match in AEW after her debut two weeks ago against TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
Jay Lethal, Matt Sydal, Frankie Kazarian, Lee Johnson & Brock Anderson (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Chaos Project and The Wingmen (Peter Avalon, Cezar Bononi & JD Drake) (w/ Ryan Nemeth)
Chaos Project and The Wingmen tried isolating and grounding Sydal, but his speed was enough for him to reach Kazarian. Nemeth tried to intervene in favor of the heels, but Arn Anderson took him out and prevented him from cheating. A combination of a spinebuster from Brock Anderson, a frog splash from Johnson and the Macho Man-esque elbow drop from Lethal on Serpentico was enough to pick up the win for the babyfaces.
Final Thoughts:
Something interesting on this week’s Dark: Elevation was the amount of multi-person matches: five to be exact. All felt quick and went directly to the point. The highlight of the episode was Archer just destroying his opponent and winning by ref stoppage.
Jade Cargill has advanced in the TBS Women’s title tournament.
Cargill defeated Red Velvet on Rampage to advance to the semifinals. Velvet, towards the end of the match, managed to get some near falls, but Cargill was able to get the win after countering Red’s final slice, hitting the chickenwing clamp slam.
As a result, Cargill will face the winner of the Jamie Hayter vs. Thunder Rosa tournament match that will take place on Dynamite this Wednesday. Nyla Rose, who defeated Hikaru Shida this past Wednesday on Dynamite to advance to the semifinals, will face the winner of the Ruby Soho vs. Kris Statlander match.
The winner of the tournament will be crowned the first ever TBS Women’s championship, a secondary title in the women’s division. Dynamite will move to TBS starting on January 5, with Rampage remaining on TNT.
Cargill and Red Velvet’s feud dates back to Cargill’s debut match, when she and Shaquille O’Neal defeated Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet in a tag match. On last week’s Dynamite, Velvet and Cargill got in a confrontation, leading to cake being thrown into Cargill’s manager Mark Sterling’s face.
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
The quarterfinals for the TBS Championship tournament are set following AEW Rampage.
Red Velvet defeated The Bunny in the final first round match to advance to the quarterfinals. Velvet hit the Final Slice to win the match by pinfall. She will take on Jade Cargill in the second round.
Cargill was sitting in the front row during the Velvet vs. Bunny encounter, alongside her manager, Mark Sterling. A confrontation between Cargill and Velvet was teased both during and after the match.
The quarterfinals will consist of Ruby Soho vs. Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose, Thunder Rosa vs. Jamie Hayter, plus Velvet vs. Cargill. Statlander, Rose, Cargill and Rosa received first round byes based on their rankings in the women’s division.
Red Velvet is now on a four-match singles winning streak in AEW, picking wins over The Bunny, Shalonce Royal, Skye Blue and Queen Aminata. Her last singles defeat came at the hands of Hayter on the August 25 edition of Dynamite in Milwaukee.
There will be AEW representation in the NWA Women’s Tag Team title tournament at Empower.
The NWA announced today that Red Velvet & KiLynn King will be taking part in the Women’s Tag Team title tournament at Empower. The one-night tournament will feature four teams in total, with the winning team becoming the new NWA Women’s Tag Team Champions.
The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) and Hell On Heels (Sahara 7 & Renee Michelle) have also been announced for the tournament.
The NWA Women’s Tag Team titles are being reintroduced in the tournament.
Red Velvet unsuccessfully challenged for Britt Baker’s AEW Women’s Championship in the main event of last Friday’s premiere episode of AEW Rampage.
It was also announced today that Thunder Kitty will be one of the entrants in the Women’s Invitational Cup at Empower. The winner of the gauntlet battle royal will challenge for the NWA Women’s Championship at NWA 73 the next night.
Mickie James is the executive producer of Empower. The PPV is taking place at the Chase Park Plaza hotel in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, August 28. NWA 73 will also take place at the venue.
Here’s the updated card for Empower:
NWA Women’s Invitational Cup (Tootie Lynn, Jamie Senegal, Chelsea Green, Lady Frost, Debbie Malenko, Bianca Carelli, Jennacide, Masha Slamovich, Thunder Kitty, and one wrestler to be announced)
NWA Women’s Champion Kamille defends against Leyla Hirsch
Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defends against Melina
NWA Women’s Tag Team title tournament (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle, Sahara 7 & Renee Michelle, Red Velvet & KiLynn King, and one team to be announced)
Jamie Hayter returned to AEW on tonight’s Rampage, aligning herself with Britt Baker.
Baker defeated Red Velvet to retain the AEW Women’s title on tonight’s show. After the match, Baker continued to attack Velvet. Kris Statlander, who was in the crowd, came into the ring and confronted Baker. A woman in a hood then came in and attacked Statlander, revealing herself to be Hayter. Baker curb stomped Velvet into the Women’s title to end the show.
AEW’s social media later confirmed that Hayter had signed with the promotion.
Hayter made several appearances for AEW in 2019, losing to Baker in a match that took place in October that year on Dynamite. She also made an appearance on an episode of NXT UK in January 2020, losing to Piper Niven (now Doudrop on Raw).
Hayter has appeared for RevPro in the United Kingdom, where she has held the British Women’s Championship, and Stardom in Japan, where she held the SWA Undisputed World Championship. She had to vacate the British Women’s Championship back in June when she accepted a tryout offer from NXT UK that took place on the same night of a RevPro show.
Three title matches will headline tonight’s long-awaited debut of AEW Rampage, the company’s second show on cable TV.
In a bit of a twist, Kenny Omega will defend his Impact World title against Christian Cage in the show’s opener ahead of their match for Omega’s AEW World title at September’s All Out. Both matches were announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite.
The main event of the night will see Women’s Champion Britt Baker defend against Red Velvet. This will Baker’s second defense of the title and her first since breaking her wrist in her first defense against Nyla Rose. Baker will be the hometown favorite as the show emanates from Pittsburgh, PA, while Velvet is riding a nine-match winning streak. While she’s competed for the NWA Women’s title before, this will be her first AEW title opportunity.
TNT Champion Miro will defend his title against Fuego Del Sol where if Del Sol wins, he also earns an AEW contract.
Our live coverage begins at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
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Show Report —
The show’s introduction and presentation package are very similar to the commercials for it on Dynamite. Lots of lightning and guys posing in a warehouse.
Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho, and Mark Henry are the four-man commentary booth, while Dasha Gonzalez is the ring announcer.
Impact World Championship: Christian Cage defeated Kenny Omega (c) to win the title
This was an excellent match – pretty much the perfect way to kick off Rampage.
They had a strong lockup to start. Christian took Omega down with a shoulder tackle, then flipped him off. Omega feigned a knuckle lock and laid in strikes, including a couple hard chops. He went for the One-Winged Angel, but Christian turned it into a Killswitch attempt, forcing Omega to escape to the floor and regroup.
Christian pursued Omega outside the ring but was taken advantage of upon re-entry. He avoided a baseball slide and hit a running dropkick, sending Omega back to the floor. Christian climbed the ropes, but Callis distracted him and Omega sent him crashing to the outside, leading to a commercial break.
Once back, Christian fired up with a snap suplex. Omega raked his eyes and pushed him into the corner. They fought on the top rope, where Christian hit a sunset bomb. He landed twenty punches in the corner before hitting the drop-down right hand and a diving uppercut for two.
Christian went for the Killswitch, but Omega fought out and hit You Can’t Escape for two. Christian hit a reverse DDT for a near fall of his own. Omega countered a running attack into a V-Trigger, a powerbomb, and another V-Trigger for another near fall. Christian fought out of the One-Winged Angel, Omega tried to turn it into Croyt’s Wrath, but Christian fought out and hit a Spear for a great near fall.
Omega hit a snap dragon suplex to counter another Killswitch attempt, then followed it up with another. Christian stopped the momentum of a V-Trigger and snapped Omega’s neck over the ropes, following it up with a frog splash for a nice near fall. “A-E-Dub” chants.
Callis distracted the official, allowing Omega to hit a low blow. The Young Bucks came out and slid a chair to Omega. Omega tried to hit the One-Winged Angel on it, but Christian fought out and hit the Killswitch on the chair to win the match and the championship.
– After the match, Jurassic Express ran out to congratulate Christian, followed by Impact EVP Scott D’Amore.
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After a commercial, Mark Henry was backstage with Christian and the Jurassic Express. Christian said he feels great, but it’s hot tonight in Pittsburgh. He’s glad Henry’s here. Christian said he’s going to take all of Omega’s titles, but Omega’s the real deal. It’s going to be nearly impossible to win that AEW World Championship, but Christian’s in Omega’s head.
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A video package for Miro vs. Fuego Del Sol aired. Fuego said he deserves an AEW contract, and God’s favorite champion would be “baptized by fire.”
TNT Championship: Miro (c) defeated Fuego Del Sol
If Fuego wins, he earns an AEW contract.
Fuego immediately hit the Tornado DDT before the match, then hit a second once the match started, but Miro rolled to the floor. Miro just barely made it in at the count of nine, and Fuego hit a third Tornado DDT for an awesome near fall. He went for one more, but Miro caught him and hit a Samoan Drop.
Miro followed it up with the former Machka Kick, followed by Game Over for the submission.
– After the match, Miro ripped up Fuego’s contract.
– After a commercial aired, Sammy Guevara’s music played and he was handed a clipboard by Tony Khan. Guevara addressed Fuego and said “you’re like 1-50, but who cares, because these people love you.” A lot of the guys in the back like him too. Guevara was given the okay by TK to come out and say, officially, “Fuego Del Sol is All Elite.” He handed Fuego the contract and they embraced.
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Next week’s AEW Dynamite lineup:
Darby Allin & Sting vs. 2.0 in a Texas Tornado match
Chris Jericho vs. MJF, Jericho can’t use the Judas Effect
Sammy Guevara vs. Shawn Spears
AEW World Tag Team Championships: Young Bucks (c) vs. Jurassic Express
A hype video aired for next week’s AEW Rampage from the United Center in Chicago.
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Britt Baker and Red Velvet spoke to Mark Henry. Velvet said she interrupted Baker’s promo last week as revenge for hitting her with a crutch. She’s going to ruin Baker’s night again. Baker said she didn’t ruin anything, because it doesn’t rain in Pittsburgh while Baker is champion. This is her city. At the end of the day, it’ll be “And still AEW Women’s Champion, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.”
AEW Women’s World Championship: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (c) (w/ Rebel) defeated Red Velvet
Baker went for the Lockjaw and Velvet went for the Final Slice right away. Velvet had Baker scouted, maintaining control through a techinal exchange. They pie-faced each other and Velvet rolled Baker up for two. Velvet had a chance to stomp Baker’s broken wrist, but hesitated, and they resumed their techincal sequence.
Velvet targeted Baker’s arm, but Baker caught her with a back elbow. A dropkick from Velvet followed by a standing moonsault got two leading into a commercial. Baker was in control upon return, but Velvet cut her off with a ripcord forearm.
Kris Statlander was shown looking on as an armbreaker from Velvet got two. Baker came back with a swinging neckbreaker, then locked on a crucifix for two. She immediately tried to turn it into the Lockjaw, but Velvet turned that into a cradle of her own for a near fall.
Velvet tried to rip off Baker’s injured wrist apparatus. Rebel tried to interfere, and it was enough of a distraction for Baker to roll Velvet up for a near fall. The official ejected Rebel, who had been constantly interfering since the commercial. Velvet hit a thrust kick and a top-rope moonsault for two.
Baker hit a ushigoroshi for a near fall followed by a curb stomp for another two count. Velvet went for the Lockjaw herself, but Baker used the ropes to reverse the positioning. Velvet hammered on Baker’s injured wrist, but Baker applied an inverted Lockjaw for the submission victory.
– After the match, Baker’s parents were shown in the crowd. Baker hit almost like a Lightning Spiral on Velvet, but Kris Statlander hit the ring to make the save. A mystery woman ran out, who ended up being a returning Jamie Hayter, to take out Statlander. Baker hit the curb stomp on Velvet and posed with Hayter to end the show.
A Women’s World Championship match has been announced for the first episode of AEW Rampage.
Britt Baker will defend her AEW Women’s title against Red Velvet on the debut edition of Rampage. The announcement was made during tonight’s AEW Dynamite.
Baker was in the ring for an interview with Tony Schiavone when Velvet appeared to declare her intentions to challenge for the title. Baker stated that she had defeated Velvet in three minutes in the past. Velvet said that she was just an enhancement talent the last time they had face each other, but now Velvet is 22-4 with seven straight wins.
Rebel, Baker’s second, tried to attack Velvet with a crutch after the challenge was issued. Velvet avoided the crutch shot from Rebel, but ultimately fell victim to a curb stomp and a crutch shot from Baker to end the segment.
The first edition of Rampage will air live from Baker’s hometown of Pittsburgh.
AEW Rampage debuts next Friday, August 13 at 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT.
Two new segments have been announced for Friday’s AEW Dynamite.
A segment with Darby Allin and Sting will take place. This follows their win at AEW Double or Nothing last Sunday, where they defeated Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky. It was the first time in six years Sting competed in a non-cinematic wrestling match.
In a new match added to the show, Red Velvet will face The Bunny (Allie) based on an angle that took place on Monday’s AEW Dark: Elevation. The Bunny used brass knuckles on Big Swole to pin her in a tag match. Red Velvet, who teamed with Swole, is looking for retribution.
Other matches announced for Friday include:
Christian Cage and Jungle Boy vs. Private Party
Young Bucks vs. PAC and Penta El Zero Miedo
Dustin Rhodes vs. Nick Coromoto in a bullrope match
Cody Rhodes and Lee Johnson vs. QT Marshall and Anthony Ogogo
Federacion Wrestling has announced Andrade for their debut pay-per-view event on June 19.
It was announced during an online press conference that Andrade will join ROH talent Rush, Bestia del Ring, and a surprise partner against Matt Taven, PJ Black, and two of their own surprise partners. Andrade’s first post-WWE booking was announced earlier this week against Alberto el Patron, however that is not scheduled to take place until July 31.
In addition to ROH talent, AEW stars Penta El 0 M and Rey Fenix will take on Bandido and Dragon Lee. Red Velvet and Tay Conti will also be on the show, competing in a six-woman trios match with a mystery partner against Miranda Alize, Zeuxis, and Ayako Hamada.
Other matches include Futuro and Brillante Jr. vs. Shoko and Barabas and a triple threat match with Rey Horus facing Flamita and a mystery opponent. A Torneo Copa Federacion Wrestling has also been announced and will feature 20 participants, which will be announced throughout the month of May.
Ordering information for the show is located here, with options for cryptocurrency and PayPal.
Red Velvet is now an official member of the AEW roster.
Cody Rhodes announced on Twitter today that Red Velvet’s contract has been upgraded to a full-time deal.
Rhodes tweeted: At The Crossroads @AEWonTNT event squaring off against @SHAQ & Jade…Red stepped up in a huge way! @TonyKhan saw what over a million people saw that night and upgraded her contract. She’s ALL ELITE now! Let’s stir it up my friend.”
Red Velvet teamed with Rhodes against Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Jade Cargill on the March 3 Crossroads edition of AEW Dynamite, the most high-profile match of her career to this point.
Since the match against Cargill and Shaq, Red Velvet has scored a singles win and a tag team win on episodes of AEW Dark Elevation.
Red Velvet made her AEW debut on the June 16, 2020 episode of AEW Dark, teaming with Kenzie Page in a losing effort against Brandi Rhodes and Allie.
