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Trey Miguel released from AEW contract

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Trey Miguel reportedly was released from his AEW contract soon after signing it.

According to Fightful Select, Miguel was released from his contract sometime in the last few days, just a week or so after originally signing. They were not given a reason for the sudden departure, but it was said that Miguel and AEW remain under amicable terms.

On Saturday’s Collision, The Rascalz made their on-screen debut doing a backstage interview. Miguel, however, was nowhere to be found. The following day, Trey Miguel released a statement saying he was taking a break from pro wrestling.

“Taking a break from wrestling. Please respect my space and don’t tag me in any posts or comments. Go support the Rascalz still,” he wrote on social media.

In this week’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that all four members of the group were backstage in Phoenix this past Wednesday.

After Dezmond Xavier was released from his WWE contract, all four members reunited briefly in TNA, making several appearances before their contracts ended at the end of the year. Myron Reed was advertised for this past Thursday’s TNA Impact premiere on AMC, but was pulled from the show after Leon Slater was unable to appear due to visa issues.

Trey Miguel says he’s ‘taking a break’ from pro wrestling

Posted on by Ian Carey

Update:

Trey Miguel posted to Instagram stories on Sunday stating that he is taking a break from wrestling:

“Taking a break from wrestling. Please respect my space and don’t tag me in any posts or comments. Go support the Rascalz still..”

Fightful Select has since reported that Miguel has been released from the AEW contract he recently signed. The report noted that he is on amicable terms with the company.

Original:

One member of The Rascalz did not appear with the others on AEW Collision.

Myron Reed, Zachary Wentz, and Dezmond Xavier were interviewed backstage on Saturday’s show. It was the group’s first appearance on AEW programming following a brief teaser that aired on Dynamite.

Trey Miguel did not appear in the segment alongside the other three members. Fans online have also noted that Miguel has deleted social media posts promoting The Rascalz’ move to AEW.

Miguel was believed to have signed with AEW along with Reed, Wentz, and Xavier. Dave Meltzer wrote in Friday’s edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that all four members were backstage in Phoenix:

“They will have good matches and really a lot depends on how the crowd long-term takes to them. AEW is just loaded with talent who have good matches and it’s hard to break through. All four were backstage in Phoenix but didn’t wrestle on either show.”

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The Rascalz officially sign contracts with AEW, debut teased

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

The Rascalz are officially #AllElite and will be debuting in AEW soon.

The group’s debut was teased Wednesday on AEW Dynamite shortly after a Fightful Select report revealed that AEW had signed all four men — Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel, Dezmond Xavier and Myron Reed — to contracts.

The report also stated that The Rascalz were backstage during Dynamite with their signing coming a week after former TNA wrestler Jake Something recently made his AEW return and signed a contract.

Fightful reported that all four men are under multi-year deals after their various TNA contracts expired. While TNA attempted to retain The Rascalz, AEW reportedly came in with a better offer.

Reed’s planned bout with Leon Slater on TNA’s AMC debut was pulled earlier this week. While Reed was said to be happy to work the committed date, the match was canceled due to WWE possibly requiring Slater for their European tour or due to the contract situation.

While Reed and Xavier were never under TNA contracts, Miguel and Wentz’s deals expired at the end of 2025. The report also claimed that there was at least one member of the group who was determined to leave TNA.

AEW officially teases The Rascalz arrival

Midway through Wednesday’s Dynamite, AEW teased The Rascalz’s arrival. Although the promotion did not mention a specific date, they instead went with “coming soon to AEW” while sharing a graphic.

Contract expiration may have caused TNA on AMC premiere lineup change

Posted on by Josh Nason

The contractual status of The Rascalz may have affected an X-Division title match set to take place at this Thursday’s TNA Impact on AMC premiere.

First noted by PWInsider on Tuesday, TNA is no longer advertising the previously announced X-Division title match between Leon Slater and Myron Reed of the group. While Slater is still being promoted in media releases, Reed is not.

One reason for that, according to the outlet, is that Reed, Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel and Dezmond Xavier are all free agents following their respective contract expirations at the end of 2025. They specifically noted that TNA did not pick up options for Wentz and Miguel, and the belief is all four men are free agents.

There is also some independent speculation that WWE’s interest in having Slater be part of their European tour may be a contributing factor, a report that also came from PWInsider. However, it’s unknown if WWE would potentially pull Slater from the high profile premiere to do that.

As early as mid-November, it was reported that the contractual future for all four Rascalz were up in the air and that Xavier, the former Wes Lee in WWE NXT, had not signed a new deal when he made his return after his WWE run came to an end.

Slater’s X-Division title defense against Moose and Cedric Alexander for this Saturday’s Genesis pay-per-view is still on the docket.

TNA Wrestling gives injury updates on Elijah & Trey Miguel

Posted on by Josh Nason

After suffering an arm injury in an NXT match, there is now a timetable for current TNA wrestler Elijah to return to action.

During the TNA Slammiversary broadcast Sunday, it was announced that Elijah is recovering from left triceps surgery and is expected to be out from six-to-eight months before a potential return.

The 37-year-old sustained the injury during a trios match on the June 17th WWE NXT after landing awkwardly on his arm following a rope walk spot.

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One half of The Rascalz — Trey Miguel — was forced to miss Sunday’s pay-per-view due to a hernia injury that will require surgery. Miguel had previously disclosed the injury and post-Slammiversary surgery, but was replaced by Myron Reed.

Reed will team with Zachary Wentz in a four-way ladder match challenge of reigning TNA Tag Team Champions The Nemeths.

No timetable was given for the 30-year-old Miguel’s return. He last wrestled in early-June.

Follow along with our live coverage of Slammiversary.

Trey Miguel undergoing hernia surgery after TNA Slammiversary

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Trey Miguel is slated to undergo surgery soon, but he’ll still be competing at TNA Slammiversary.

Miguel announced today that he’ll be undergoing hernia surgery after the July 20 Slammiversary pay-per-view. He described it as a minor operation and said a full recovery is expected.

“After Slammiversary I will undergo hernia surgery. I was given a choice and I chose to be there. I will give it my absolute best because that’s what [TNA] deserves and you the fans,” Miguel wrote. “A full recovery is expected as this is a minor surgery. Thank you all for the well wishes and messages. Apologies to anyone I missed and didn’t get to reply to.”

The Rascalz (Miguel & Zachary Wentz) are one of four teams who will be competing in a ladder match for the TNA Tag Team titles at Slammiversary. Nic & Ryan Nemeth are defending their belts against Miguel & Wentz, The Hardy Boyz, and First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro).

Miguel is a former Tag Team Champion and X-Division Champion in TNA. He and Wentz held the tag titles for two months from August-October 2023.

UBS Arena in Long Island, New York is hosting Slammiversary. The PPV will be headlined by Trick Williams vs. Joe Hendry vs. Mike Santana in a triple threat match for the TNA World Championship.

Trey Miguel to miss TNA Turning Point event

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Trey Miguel of The Rascalz won’t be able to appear at TNA Turning Point tonight.

Ahead of the show, TNA Wrestling posted a video this afternoon announcing that Miguel is off the card due to travel complications. He was supposed to team with Zachary Wentz & KUSHIDA in a six-man tag match against The Hardys & Ace Austin. The match will still be happening with a replacement for Miguel to be named tonight.

“The show must go on, the match must go on,” Wentz said. “We’ll find a suitable partner.”

The Hardys are the current TNA Tag Team Champions with The Rascalz (Miguel & Wentz) looking to get a shot at their belts.

Turning Point is being held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as part of the annual Thanksgiving weekend WrestleCade convention. The main card streams live on TNA+ with a start time of 7 p.m. Eastern.

TNA Turning Point 2024 (Friday, November 29) —

  • TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Eddie Edwards
  • Two-out-of-three falls match: TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich defends against Jordynne Grace
  • TNA X-Division Champion Moose defends against Laredo Kid
  • No DQ match: Josh Alexander vs. Steve Maclin
  • Turkey Bowl match: Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young vs. Hammerstone vs. PCO vs. Brian Myers vs. John Skyler
  • Mike Santana vs. Frankie Kazarian
  • The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) & Ace Austin vs. Zachary Wentz, KUSHIDA & TBA
  • Pre-show: Rosemary vs. Xia Brookside vs. Savannah Evans

Wes Lee betrays The Rascalz following WWE NXT loss

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The short-lived Rascalz reunion is no more.

Wes Lee stunned the NXT audience at the end of Tuesday’s show by turning on longtime friends Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel after MSK lost their NXT Tag Team title match against Nathan Frazer and Axiom, with Lee taking the pinfall. 

After the match, Miguel and Wentz helped Lee to his feet and consoled him. Lee then superkicked Miguel to the shock of the audience. When Wentz asked what he was doing, Lee responded by kicking Wentz in the nether regions. Lee yelled at Wentz that he “left him alone” as he assaulted and kicked Wentz to the outside. 

As Miguel tried to recover, Lee threw him into a nearby barricade. With Wentz propped up against the steel steps, Lee hit him with a double running knee strike to close off the show.

Following his loss to Oba Femi at Heatwave last month, Lee was considering his future when TNA stars Wentz and Miguel arrived. They ended up reuniting as a trio and earned a title match after defeating Axiom, Je’Von Evans, and Nathan Frazer on last week’s NXT.

The Rascalz re-sign with TNA Wrestling

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The Rascalz have re-signed with TNA Wrestling. 

Former Impact World Tag Team Champions Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz have re-signed with TNA, the company announced during Thursday’s Impact Wrestling episode. 

Miguel, Wentz, and Myron Reed make up the current iteration of The Rascalz, a team that began as Dezmond Xavier & Wentz on the independent scene. Miguel & Reed would join the group on the indies and again later in Impact. 

Wentz & Xavier would later join WWE NXT as MSK under the names Nash Carter & Wes Lee. Lee remains under contract to WWE. 

Miguel & Wentz join Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers in prominent TNA re-signings in recent weeks, and the company has also announced the signings of Trent Seven, KUSHIDA, & Dani Luna this month as the company gears up for its return to the TNA name in 2024. Jade Chung has also been announced as the promotion’s new ring announcer.

TNA president Scott D’Amore has also hyped a debut of “one of the biggest signings in company history” for the Hard to Kill pay-per-view set for January 13.

Two new matches added to Impact Wrestling Final Resolution

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Update —

Impact Wrestling has also announced that Moose vs. Rhino will take place at Final Resolution.

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A new match announcement has been made for Final Resolution 2023.

Impact Wrestling revealed today that “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel will take place at Final Resolution on Saturday, December 9. The show is taking place from the Don Kolov Arena in Toronto and will air live on Impact Plus, Impact’s Ultimate Insiders YouTube service, and Fite TV.

Impact stated that Bailey and Miguel are both looking to build momentum as the promotion enters a new era. Starting with January’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view, Impact Wrestling will rebrand back to TNA Wrestling.

Bailey is coming off a loss to Will Ospreay at Bound for Glory last month. Bound for Glory also saw The Rascalz (Miguel & Zachary Wentz) lose the Impact Tag Team titles to Ace Austin & Chris Bey.

Impact wrote:

Mike Bailey and Trey Miguel have both had incredible years. ‘Speedball’ is coming off one of the greatest performances of his career, a breathtaking showdown against pro wrestling megastar Will Ospreay at Bound For Glory. Meanwhile, Miguel was IMPACT World Tag Team Champion alongside his fellow Rascal, Zachary Wentz, who made his long-awaited return to IMPACT Wrestling. But as 2023 winds down and the return of TNA approaches, Bailey and Miguel must now face each other to see who will enter the new era with an all-important momentum boost. Who will take their career to the next level? Find out when Bailey battles Miguel [at] Final Resolution.

Final Resolution is Impact Wrestling’s last major event of 2023. The updated card for the show is listed below:

  • Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Josh Alexander & Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Digital Media Champion Tommy Dreamer defends against Deaner
  • Jake Something vs. Jason Hotch
  • “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel
  • Moose vs. Rhino

Three-way match announced for Impact Wrestling Turning Point

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling has announced an X-Division three-way match for its upcoming Turning Point special.

Rich Swann, Frankie Kazarian, and Trey Miguel will face off at Turning Point. The show is taking place in Newcastle, England on Friday, October 27 but won’t air on Impact Plus until November 3. It’s part of Impact Wrestling’s UK Invasion tour.

Chris Sabin is the current champion of the X-Division. He’s defending the title against KENTA at Bound for Glory this Saturday.

The Rascalz (Miguel & Zachary Wentz) are defending their Impact Tag Team titles against ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) at Bound for Glory.

On last week’s Impact, The Rascalz defeated Swann & Sami Callihan to retain the Impact Tag Team titles.

Last week’s Impact also saw Kazarian end his longstanding rivalry with Eddie Edwards. Kazarian defeated Edwards in a two-out-of-three falls Killer Impact match.

The UK Invasion tour begins on October 26 and runs through October 29.

A singles match with Gisele Shaw facing Alex Windsor has also been added to the Turning Point card. Here’s the updated lineup:

  • Will Ospreay vs. Eddie Edwards
  • Eric Young & Josh Alexander vs. Subculture (Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster)
  • Jordynne Grace vs. Dani Luna
  • The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Moose & Brian Myers
  • Rich Swann vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Trey Miguel
  • Gisele Shaw vs. Alex Windsor

Trey Miguel, Ashley D’Amboise involved in hit-and-run accident

Posted on by Ian Carey

Trey Miguel and Ashley D’Amboise were involved in a traffic accident on Wednesday. 

Miguel posted to social media that the couple were sent “spiraling into a pole” after being hit by a Ford F150, which fled the scene after. 

“Was involved in a hit and run tonight that sent my fiancée and I into a pole on the Florida turnpike. The Ford F150 hit a car that hit us and sent us spiraling into a pole before fleeing. No reports from witnesses have been made. Such good people we live amongst. 10 cars, 0 eyes,” Miguel wrote. 

Myron Reed, Velvet Sky, Brandon Tolle, and David Penzer all replied to Miguel’s post. 

“So happy you guys are ok. Pretty sure most of the Turnpike is covered with video cams,” Penzer wrote. 

“I’m glad to hear y’all are okay,” wrote Reed. 

“Jesus!! Are you both ok my friend??” Tolle wrote.

“Oh my goodness I hope you are both OK! I am so sorry that happened to you guys!” Velvet Sky wrote. 

“Hope you guys are ok!” Wrote Mikey Whipwreck. 

Miguel and D’Amboise announced their engagement this summer while in Paris. D’Amboise suffered a broken ankle later that weekend on a show for APC (Association les Professionnels du Catch).  

Miguel is currently one-half of the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions along with his Rascalz teammate, Zachary Wentz. They won the titles last month by defeating Subculture at Impact Wrestling Emergence.

10-Knockouts tag, Ultimate X match set for Impact Wrestling 1000 night two

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A 10-Knockouts tag bout, plus the return of the Ultimate X, are among the matches and segments announced for next Thursday’s Impact Wrestling 1000 night two on AXS TV.

Mickie James will return to the ring in the aforementioned tag team match in her first appearance for the company in six months. James will team with Knockouts World Champion Trinity, Jordynne Grace, and Impact Hall of Famers Awesome Kong & Gail Kim against Deonna Purrazzo, Tasha Steelz, Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans and Angelina Love. 

An Ultimate X match will decide the number one contender to new X-Division Champion Chris Sabin’s title. Alan Angels, Ace Austin, Mike Bailey, Rich Swann, Samuray Del Sol, and Zachary Wentz will be the match participants. Sabin defeated Lio Rush on Impact 1000 night 1 to win the title.

The contents of the Feast or Fired briefcase winners from night one of Impact 1000 will also be revealed on next week’s episode. Chris Bey, Crazzy Steve, Yuya Uemura, and Moose each secured a briefcase with three of the cases holding contracts for future title matches with one containing termination papers. 

Josh Alexander will be in action, facing former X-Division Champion and current Tag Team Champion Trey Miguel. 

Eric Young vs. Kenny King and Jake Something vs. Dirty Dango were also announced for next week’s show. 

Here’s the full lineup for next Thursday:

  • Mickie James, Trinity, Jordynne Grace, Awesome Kong & Gail Kim vs. Deonna Purrazzo, Tasha Steelz, Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans & Angelina Love
  • Ultimate X match to determine the X-Division Championship number one contender: Alan Angels vs. Ace Austin vs. Mike Bailey vs. Rich Swann vs. Samuray Del Sol vs. Zachary Wentz
  • Josh Alexander vs. Trey Miguel
  • Eric Young vs. Kenny King
  • Jake Something vs. Dirty Dango
  • Feast or Fired briefcases reveal

Alex Shelley vs. Trey Miguel, Gail Kim & Awesome Kong tag match added to Impact 1000

Posted on by Josh Nason

The Impact World title will be on the line at the company’s 1000th episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV in addition to a tag team match featuring two of the company’s Hall of Famers.

Announced Wednesday, current titleholder Alex Shelley will put the title on the line against former X-Division Champion and current Tag Team Champion Trey Miguel who is looking for his first Impact World title. This is his first Impact World title opportunity since July 2020.

The episode is being filmed at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York on Saturday, September 9th, to air the following Thursday.

This will be their fourth-ever singles match and the first in Impact since May 2022. Miguel is 2-1 against Shelley with all matches taking place in 2022.

Unless he defends at Victory Road the night before, Shelley will be looking for the fifth defense of the title he won at June’s Against All Odds.

Announced on Busted Open Radio Wednesday, former Knockouts Champion and Impact Hall of Famer Gail Kim will make her return to the ring for the first time since 2019’s Rebellion. 

Later on, it was revealed that Kim, a current Impact executive, will team with former rival and fellow Hall of Famer Awesome Kong, challenging “any Knockout past or present to either stand with them or against them.”

Here’s the current lineup:

X-Division to be featured in Impact x NJPW Multiverse United 2 tag team match

Posted on by Josh Nason

The X-Division will be on display in the first officially announced match for Impact x NJPW Multiverse United 2.

New X-Division titleholder Lio Rush will team with former champion Trey Miguel to take on IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi & former X-Division champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey in a tag team match.

The pay-per-view is set for Sunday, August 20th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rush defeated Chris Sabin at Saturday’s Slammiversary to win his first X-Division title while Sabin had just defeated Miguel for the belt in June.

Takahashi is in his fifth reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight titleholder and has shared the ring with Rush 15 times through the years. While he has faced Bailey twice in singles action, this is his first time teaming with him. He has never shared a ring with Miguel.

The only other announced wrestler for the show is NJPW legend Hiromu Tanahashi.

Here’s the current card:

  • Lio Rush & Trey Miguel vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Mike Bailey
  • Hiromu Tanahashi in action