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Booker T: Nick Aldis “Wasted” his Time with “Relic” of the Past NWA

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Nick Aldis wasted some of the best years of his wrestling career with the NWA, Booker T has claimed.

Aldis joined the NWA following the promotion’s relaunch in 2017 and is a two-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Seen by many as the face of the company since its relaunch, Aldis recently publicly announced that he will be leaving when his contract expires.

Wasted

With Aldis departing the NWA, many have speculated on his next move, and whether he could be the face of another promotion.

Speaking on his weekly Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T doubts that the 36-year-old will be able to be a top star again.

“He’s past his prime… He really wasted a lot of time trying to make that thing work.”

Booker T on Nick Aldis.

Booker added that Aldis was one of the very few names with any “recognition” when the NWA was relaunched five years ago, but has doubts any star could have helped the NWA.

“I didn’t see one Nick Aldis match in the NWA. I’m gonna tell you that right now, so I’m not going to sit here and say I saw a whole lot or anything like. But to try to bring that brand back, it’s almost impossible. I mean, the NWA is a relic of what professional wrestling was back then.”

“To try to bring that brand back, it’s almost impossible.”

Booker T on the NWA.

Aldis has been openly critical of NWA President Billy Corgan since the announcement of his departure.

Audience

Booker evidently doesn’t think too highly on the NWA’s product, no matter who is the face of the company.

Speaking about underlying problems in the promotion, the two-time WWE Hall of Famer believes that fans have grown accustomed to a much different style of wrestling product.

“Nobody wants to watch wrestling like that anymore, in a little studio like that where [there’s] like no people, they’re doing the interviews after the matches like they did back in you know, Ole and Arn Anderson’s days in Minnesota. Don’t nobody want to see that.”

While Booker said he has nothing against the Andersons, he made it clear that the NWA needs to change in order to have a chance of surviving in today’s market.

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Jade Cargill’s Pay-Per-View Looks Don’t Miss

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At Full Gear, Jade Cargil moved to 42-0 when she beat Nyla Rose and got her actual TBS Championship back.

Cargill has defended her title on every pay-per-view this year. In addition to retaining her title and remaining undefeated, she always has amazing looks that don’t miss. Her pay-per-view looks are so anticipated by fans that the TBS Champion has taken to Twitter to ask for ideas.

Jade Cargill’s Four Looks

Jade Cargill She-Hulk

In her first pay-per-view as champion, Cargill wrestled Tay Conti at Revolution. In perhaps her most iconic look to date, she cosplayed as Jade from Mortal Kombat. To make her entrance even more epic, her entrance was backlit in green. She emerged with green hair and mostly green gear.

For the next pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, Cargill payed homage to her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. She donned half green and half pink hair, the sorority’s colors. To go with the casino theme, she was flanked by Vegas showgirls.

Jade Cargill Double or Nothing

At ALL OUT, the champ defended her title against Athena. Just a few weeks before the show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law began airing on Disney+. Cargill channeled this iconic look for herself, even down to adding green paint to her body. She burst through a “brick wall” for her entrance.

For Full Gear, Cargill channeled her inner-Thundercats. She looked incredible as Cheetara with cheetah prints in her yellow and orange wig and orange face paint. Cargill was carrying a staff to break across her knee, except it came apart before she got it down. No matter as she rolled on to victory.

While pay-per-views are done for the year, there are big shows like “Winter is Coming” and Battle of the Belts. Cargill is closing in on one year as TBS Champion, so it’s likely that she’ll have more epic looks in store.

Matt Hardy Teases Bringing Back “Broken Matt” gimmick

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Several hours of the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view ended, Matt Hardy tweeted an old video of “Broken Matt”.

In the clip, there’s drone footage of the Hardy Compound. “Broken Matt” emerges from his home and says he “…invited the world, as well as Brother Nero, into my humble abode because this day must be documented.”

Matt Hardy’s Contract Controlled by The Firm

Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy

Hardy has mentioned bringing the Broken Universe back to AEW a few times. It’s interesting that this clip mentions Brother Nero. Jeff Hardy has been in rehab following his arrest for a DUI earlier this year. Several months ago, Hardy discussed his brother on his podcast and said he couldn’t wait for fans to meet the new version. He clarified that he meant that his brother is sober, not that he’d be returning to AEW anytime soon.

As for Matt, he is currently working for The Firm. After Isiah Kassidy lost a match to Ethan Page, The Firm gained control over the contracts of Hardy. They already owned the contracts of Private Party after purchasing them from Jose the Assistant. Page has banned Hardy from doing his “Twist of Fate” finisher.

In the latest episode of his podcast, Hardy issued a warning for the winner of the Trios match between Death Triangle and The Elite. Hardy Party is coming for the gold.

Indie Wrestler Arrested on Drug Charges

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A deathmatch wrestler that has competed in GCW, H20, and VxS was arrested on drug charges. According to WTAJ, deathmatch wrestler Brandon “G-Raver” Graver was arrested on Thursday after Pennsylvania state police found over 20 grams of drugs in his vehicle.

He and his passenger, Barry Leach, were found “slouched inside a car.” WTAJ reports that Graver was found “nodding off in the driver seat … and admitted to snorting 10 bags of heroin. After he was given Narcan, he was taken into custody and police found meth in his pants pocket.”

“Graver was taken to the hospital for a blood draw, and the car was taken back to the police station to be searched. Police found over 25 grams of possible meth, marijuana, other heroin packets, shrooms, Alprazolam along with paraphernalia and $181 cash.”

Both men are facing charges of felony manufacture, deliver, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, along with other misdemeanor charges, according to the article.

They have a preliminary hearing scheduled for November 30. As of Thursday, Graver has a $75,000 bail and was still in jail.

G-Raver Faced Lawsuit from Jim Cornette

G-Raver

Back in 2019, Jim Cornette commented on a clip of G-Raver and said that “if fans were lucky, they probably stopped the show so everyone could watch this idiot bleed out.” This caused immediate backlash and led to G-Raver selling a “Fuck Jim Cornette” shirt that depicted the podcaster getting stabbed.

Cornette sued G-Raver over the shirt for “trademark infringement, dilution, & cybersquatting, & violation of his right of publicity under Pennsylvania law.” He lost the preliminary injunction against G-Raver in 2020.

G-Raver hasn’t wrestled since February of this year.

Alternative Finish Was Pitched for MJF vs. Jon Moxley at AEW Full Gear

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MJF defeated Jon Moxley for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship as he became the top champ in the main event of Saturday’s Full Gear pay-per-view event.

The finish saw there be two referee bumps. William Regal talked MJF out of using the diamond ring. Moxley had MJF tapping out to a sleeper but the first referee didn’t see it so MJF managed to get out and was handed brass knuckles by Regal to secure the win. 

The Idea

MJF champ

Dave Melter explained on F4Wonline that there was actually another idea for the main event finish:

“There was another finish brought up by several of the most influential wrestlers. We don’t know what it was although I presume MJF winning was not the question, and it was just a different way to get there. It was an alternative way of getting there. Khan was strong on his finish that the direction this goes.”

AEW Full Gear will be an event that the company won’t soon forget as it was a positive show they needed after some much drama coming out of the All Out event just a few months ago with CM Punk’s rant at the media scrum and backstage brawl with The Elite. 

MJF Wins World Heavyweight Title at AEW Full Gear

Former WWE Star to Wrestle for ‘Possibly Last Time’ at House Show

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Former WWE star Jamie Noble has announced what could be the final match of his career.  

In a post on Instagram, he announced he would perform on the December 11 WWE house show from his home state of West Virginia. The live event takes place in Charleston, WV, which is less than a two-hour drive from Noble’s hometown of Hanover, WV. 

Noble officially announced his active in-ring retirement in 2009 due to neck, shoulder, and back injuries, although he returned for a few house shows in 2012 and 2013 before becoming an on-screen role as a member of J&J Security in late 2014 and 2015. 

His previous match took place on the June 8, 2015, edition of WWE Raw, where Noble and Mercury defeated Seth Rollins in a handicap match that night.  Noble wrote the following on Instagram: 

The Announcement

Jamie Noble bio

“It’s Official!! On December 11 at the Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. I will compete for possibly my last time in wrestling under the greatest company of all time WWE. It’s been roughly 11 years since I was forced out of the ring. Now I’m going to have one more opportunity in front of my people my state my family! I promise you I will walk out a winner or I will go out on my shield giving the best performance I can give. all the support I can get will be so greatly appreciated to show that I can still go! Thank you all!! God bless you and God bless WV!!” 

Noble is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and former ROH Champion, having defeated CM Punk for the title in a four-way on August 12, 2005. 

KAIRI (Kairi Sane) Becomes The First IWGP Women’s Champion

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KAIRI, formerly known as Kairi Sane, is the first-ever IWGP Women’s Champion.

In the main event of Sunday morning’s NJPW x Stardom Historic X-Over event, she defeated Mayu Iwantani to become the champ. The back and forth match ended when KAIRI defeated Iwatani after hitting the Insane Elbow off the top rope.

Post-match, Iwatani, and KAIRI were emotional while waiting for NJPW president Noaki Sugabayashi to get into the ring to give KAIRI the title as she posed with Bushiroad president Takaai Kiwani.

Tam Nakano came out and challenged KAIRI to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 17, which she accepted. Sane commented on the big win by writing the following on Twitter: 

“Four days before the match, during ring practice, I sprained myself in a flashy fall.
I was told that it would take three weeks for a full recovery, and I almost gave up because it hurt to walk. However, with the support of many people, I was able to fight through the two battles with my willpower. Really really thank you very much.”

How We Got Here

Kairi Sane
Kairi Sane

Iwatanai had defeated Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita to advance to the finals while Kairi defeated Jazzy Gabert on October 23 to advance to the finals.

The championship was introduced by NJPW back in August and is slated to be defended both in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling as well as worldwide on shows such as NJPW Strong.

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AEW Star Was Wearing WWE T-Shirt at Full Gear

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The self-proclaimed TBS Champion Nyla Rose challenged the real AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill at Saturday’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event. 

Rose came out with her manager, Vickie Guerrero, in a low rider as a tribute to the late great Eddie Guerrero. Vickie was also wearing WWE’s Rhea Ripley’s new t-shirt, “I’m Mama,’ which is a spinoff of Eddie’s old t-shirt that stated, ‘I’m Papi.’ 

The t-shirt was designed in 2005 during the feud between Eddie and Rey Mysterio over the custody of Dominik, who is now in The Judgment Day faction with Ripley, Finn Balor, and Damian Priest. 

The Shirt

Cargill came out with Thundercats-inspired gear. Before the match got started, Kiera Hogan took a cheap shot at Rose. 

The match did have some clunky spots, but down the stretch, things heated up and both women kicked out after hitting each other’s moves. Nyla hit a senton off the top, but Jade hit the pump kick and her Jaded finisher to retain her title.

Bianca Belair, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim & TBA vs. Bayley, IYO SKY, Dakota Kai, Nikki Cross & Rhea Ripley has been booked in the first-ever Women’s WarGames match on the main roster for next Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series event. 

The Rock Pays Tribute to His Pro Wrestling Dream Opponent

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson had a legendary wrestling career, but he never got to step in the ring against his dream opponent.

The 10-time world champion shared the ring with some of the industry’s biggest stars, including Steve Austin, Bret Hart, John Cena, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle and countless others. For everything he accomplished in the ring, there’s one Hall of Famer he wishes he could have wrestled.

On Sunday, The Rock posted a photo on Instagram from his famed ‘Iron Paradise’ gym wearing a pair of flashy sunglasses. The shades may remind longtime fans of one Superstar in particular who was the ‘cream of the crop’ during his day.

The Rock & Macho Man Randy Savage

Randy Savage

The Rock says the late “Macho Man” Randy Savage was always his dream match. He would have been honored to share the squared circle with him, but it never came to be.

Johnson was an full-time WWE Superstar from 1996-2004. Savage left WWE and was active in WCW through 2000, but their paths never crossed on television.

Back around 2000-2001, Randy Savage did an interview where he praised The Rock as a ‘general’ of the WWE locker room. “[He’s] a cool dude because of the fact that when he comes into the dressing room, he shakes everybody’s hand, he looks everybody in the eye, he doesn’t stir it up in the dressing room.”

The Rock has paid tribute to Randy Savage before, featuring him on his hit series, Young Rock. As seen below, the Great One remains a big fan of the Macho Man, who is widely considered one of the greatest all-around pro wrestlers in history.

Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay Set for Wrestle Kingdom 17

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Kenny Omega continues to make waves in the pro wrestling industry. The former IWGP World heavyweight champion challenged Will Ospreay for a match at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th.

Immediately following Ospreay’s IWGP United States title defense against Shota Umino, the lights went out inside the Ariake Arena. Moments later, Kenny Omega appeared on a giant screen and took Will Ospreay to task.

Omega sighted that when he left the promotion to join AEW, Ospreay was the man who set to replace him as the top Gaijin (foreigner) in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Omega would go on to antagonize Ospreay, saying that

“The crowds have gotten smaller. We can’t hear them cheering. Oh, that’s because of the pandemic! That’s the line you trot out right? But is it really? You see, there’s only one real virus here. And that’s you Will.”

Two of the Best in the World

Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay is a topflight dream match Worldwide. The two men have often been compared to one another over the last few years. When Omega mentioned that Ospreay was the performer groomed to replace him when he left New Japan, he wasn’t wrong.

Omega had been considered the best in-ring performer in pro wrestling over the last 2 years of his New Japan career. His last singles match was at Wrestle Kingdom 13. Losing the IWGP World heavyweight title to Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Will Ospreay has arguably taken that metaphorical title over the last couple of years. He put on incredible performances with Omega’s biggest NJPW rival, Kazuchika Okada. Also turning in masterpieces with Shingo Takagi, sparking an enthralling rivalry that traces back to 2019.

The two men recently competed on opposite sides of the ring in AEW. Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks defeated Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in the semifinals of the AEW World Trios championship tournament. A match that was lauded by many in the pro wrestling industry.

Omega and Ospreay have met once before in singles competition. Omega emerged victorious over Ospreay in 2015 at PWG’s “All Star Weekend” event. Both men have matured and grown as wrestlers since that encounter.

Buckle up folks. We are going to open up January 2023 with a match of the year candidate at Wrestle Kingdom 17. Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay are going to tear the house at the Tokyo Dome.

Santino Marella Details Injury That Marked End Of His Wrestling Career

Anutosh Bajpai
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There are some wrestlers who go through a public retirement and get to say goodbye to the fans. However, there are many who just disappear from the public eye for a while and then call it a career. Santino Marella is one such star who never had a proper retirement ceremony and he just settled into the life after WWE. Though, according to the former WWE star himself, he is very content with his run with the company.

The former US champion recently had an interview with The A2theK Wrestling Show. Among other things he was asked what led to his retirement from wrestling. Marella revealed that he had a double cervical fusion surgery. Unfortunately, his neck didn’t heal as expected, leading to the end of his full time wrestling career:

“It was my neck surgery. So I had my first cervical fusion. I had a double cervical fusion right off the bat. The goal was to come back and then a few months after, they noticed that one of the screws was coming out. Then at the end, at the three-month mark, one screw had completely come out, and one had come halfway out.

So they had to go back in and take out the titanium. I think going back in the second time, kind of messed things up, cutting through the scared tissue. I just never got well enough to a point where I can come back and wrestle on a full-time basis. I can have a match here and there, but to do it properly, on a full time.”

‘It Was All Good’: Santino Marella

After not having made any TV appearances since the previous December, the Canadian Star was released from his WWE contract in May 2016. This marked the unofficial end of his full-time career in wrestling. Though Santino Marella is not bitter about how things ended. He explained that while he did try to rehab his neck for a couple years after his surgery, he is content with how his WWE career turned out to be:

“To be honest, I was kind of over it. I just wanted to come home a little bit. I opened up Battle Arts Academy in 2013. I actually retired in 2016. So, the last two years was me trying to get back in shape. Not physically, my neck and my back, to get back in shape to be able to come back and perform but it just never happened. It was all good.

I had a very full life before WWE and I’ve had a very full life after WWE. It was a great chapter. Absolutely an incredible chapter. Up until the point that I retired, it was a quarter of my life, right? It’s funny, It’s not even my most recent chapter. Next year, 2023 – Battles Arts is having its 10-year anniversary. Then the last four years I have had this new family. That’s my most recent chapter. So wrestling’s kind of a few chapters back now.”

You can check out Santino Marella’s full interview in the video below:

AEW Star Says Interim Titles Are ‘Bulls**t’

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AEW’s insistence on keeping the Women’s Title on Thunder Rosa despite her prolonged absence has been a matter of debate among people in recent times. Shawn Spears, for one, has made his stand on the matter very clear.

The former Pinnacle member took on his Twitter to comment on the arrangement of interim champions. He shared the belief that you should either be a full-time champion or not be a champion at all:

AEW has always had the policy of crowning an interim champion if any of the belt holders get injured or have to take time off for any reason.

The absence of the AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa, however, has been a controversial affair since the start. Some female talents of the company have accused her of faking the injury to avoid dropping the title.

She has also been away from the ring the longest among all the reigning champions who have taken a break from the promotion. This is why many fans believe that Rosa should be stripped of the title.

Jamie Hayter became the new Interim Women’s Champion by defeating Toni Storm at Full Gear. AEW President Tony Khan was asked about striping Rosa of the title during the post show media scrum. He said that he will make a decision once the timeline for Thunder Rosa’s recovery becomes clearer.

What do you think about AEW’s decision to keep the women’s title on Thunder Rosa? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

Swerve in Our Glory Splits Up at AEW Full Gear 2022

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Swerve in Our Glory appears to be done for good after failing to capture the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Full Gear 2022.

On AEW’s latest big event, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee faced off against The Acclaimed, who won the titles from Swerve in Our Glory at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam.

This match marked The Acclaimed’s third title defense and the first championship opportunity for Swerve in Our Glory since losing the titles in September of this year.

The Split

Despite appearing to be on the same page at first, issues began in the match when the team disagreed over whether to put a piece of barricade on the ring apron.

Lee had to save his partner from being put through it, then was sent crashing through it himself by The Acclaimed.

When The Acclaimed went for their tandem finisher, Anthony Bowens’ arm gave out, and Lee cleaned house.

When Strickland told Lee to use the pliers on Bowens, the big man said no, and Strickland slapped the Limitless One.

Irate, Keith Lee helped Bowens up and walked out of the match, and The Acclaimed would hit their tandem finisher to get the win.

The Build

In the run-up to AEW Full Gear, there had been tension within Swerve in Our Glory, which reached its boiling point on the Pay-Per-View.

The two have been noticeably at odds for months, and many fans have been predicting a split for some time.

The now former tag team is expected to feud immediately on AEW programming, though it is difficult to say if they will have a Pay-Per-View match at AEW’s next major event Revolution in March 2023.

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Tony Khan Addresses CM Punk/Colt Cabana Debacle At Full Gear Media Scrum

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Tony Khan has addressed the Colt Cabana/CM Punk debacle that led to the biggest controversy in AEW history with the All Out Brawl.

The AEW President was asked about it during the post Full Gear media scrum, and he confirmed that the Straight Edge Star never asked Colt Cabana to be removed from AEW programming:

“No. No, he never asked for that. The first time it came up, I think you asked me on a scrum call and I wasn’t looking at you face to face, it was before Death Before Dishonor, I think. He never asked me that.”

Addressing Colt Cabana’s return match against Chris Jericho, TK mentioned how he had been using him as a ROH coach and talent. So it made sense for him to challenge Jericho for the ROH title:

“I’ve been using Colt Cabana both as a coach and a wrestler in Ring of Honor. I looked at the roster and he’s a very logical challenger because, not only has he held the Ring of Honor Tag Team Championship, but he’s also somebody who has been wrestling in the 2022 Ring of Honor, is undefeated, so I thought he would be a logical challenger for Chris. It’s also a good match,”

It’s widely believed that Tony Khan decided not to re-sign Colt Cabana due to his issues with CM Punk. After the intervention from The Elite, Khan offered Cabana a position in ROH. This is believed to be one of the major causes of the animosity between the AEW EVPs and Punk, which led to the backstage fight at All Out.

You can check out the complete Full Gear media scrum below:

Jim Ross References AEW All Out Backstage Fight at Full Gear

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With the investigation into the backstage fight at AEW All Out 2022 concluded, it appears that those working for the company are now able to address it.

After an explosive media scrum in which CM Punk bashed The Elite, Colt Cabana and ‘Hangman’ Adam Page, a fight broke out backstage between The Elite against Punk and Ace Steel.

In response, Tony Khan suspended all parties involved with the fight, though everyone except Punk and Steel has since been brought back.

Jim Ross

This week’s AEW Full Gear marked the first match for the Elite since the controversy at All Out.

Taking on the Death Triangle, the match saw Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks challenge for the AEW Trios titles they had been stripped of following All Out.

On commentary, JR made reference to the backstage fight, saying:

“They are going to settle this behind closed doors in a locker room or something.”

Jim Ross.

The Death Triangle retained their titles at Full Gear, after Rey Fenix used a ring-bell hammer to escape from Omega’s One-Winged Angel finisher.

Tony Khan

After the controversy at AEW All Out, Tony Khan was adamantly against speaking about the matter, given that it was under investigation at the time.

With that investigation resolved, even Khan has addressed what happened, saying on the Full Gear press conference that he had no idea about what Punk was going to say at All Out.

While Punk’s AEW status is currently unclear, many expect that his deal will be bought out and he will be released by the promotion.

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MJF After Winning the AEW World Championship at Full Gear: “Nobody is on My Level”

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Maxwell Jacob Friedman battled Jon Moxley in the main event of AEW Full Gear 2022 for the AEW World Championship.

MJF knocked down the referee and pulled the Dynamite Diamond Ring from his trunks. William Regal marched down the entrance ramp and scolded Maxwell. MJF threw the ring to the floor before Regal betrayed Moxley.

Regal slid MJF the brass knuckles and he punched Jon in the head with them to become the new AEW World Champion.

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After the PPV, AEW held a media scrum and the new AEW World Champion interrupted Tony Khan.

MJF hobbled around and cut a promo. He quoted CM Punk’s “nobody can touch me” line and said he’s the best wrestler in the world.

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The times they are a-changin’. Wait your turn baby, people pay to see me not you. Lets talk, shall we?

AEW is now destination television once again. The ship has been steered properly, once again!

This belt is now the most important belt in this entire sport. It states the three letters, damn sure ain’t AEW, I know for a mother f*cking fact it ain’t Mox. Its MJF!

Damn you people are dumb. You morons bit on every word I had to say this past couple of months, huh?

I want to earn it. F*ck that. I deserve it because I’m the best wrestler in the f*cking world! And every single one of you know it.

On the microphone, in the ring, nobody can touch me. That is a fact. Nobody is on my level.

To think you guys still believe me when I put over this mother f*cker (points to Tony Khan) this past Wednesday. Grow the f*ck up. No offense.

Maxwell then told everyone that if they want to know why he aligned with William Regal, they have to tune into the “MJF Show” on TBS every Wednesday night.

“And you now damn well that it is now destination TV.”

He boasted about going to a movie set tomorrow and didn’t accept any questions from the media before walking away.

What Happened With Jon Moxley After Full Gear Went Off Air

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Jon Moxley was comforted by his Blackpool Combat Club teammates after Full Gear went off of the air, moments after he lost the AEW World Championship to MJF.

Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta hit the ring after the match. Moxley is seen coming to and angrily reacting as the other BCC members inform him of the betrayal of William Regal, who tossed MJF his trademark brass knuckles. MJF struck Moxley and pinned him for the victory to become the new AEW World Champion.

Moxley then seems to come to terms with the events of the night, and he and the three other members all hugged Moxley. The crowd had a “Thank you Mox” chant as well. He reportedly threw a chair to the ground and left through the crowd.

Moxley has been rumored to be taking a break after Full Gear. His initial vacation was pushed back after the events of the previous post-event presser. However, it remains what will happen to BCC after Regal’s betrayal.

“F*** CM Punk” – Fans support The Elite at AEW Full Gear 2022

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CM Punk once called himself the Voice of the Voiceless, speaking up for fans. Well, those fans made their voices heard at last night’s AEW Full Gear Pay-Per-View.

Punk hasn’t been seen on AEW programming since his infamous All Out post-show media scrum in September, which was followed by a backstage fight with The Elite.

With the investigation into the backstage fight over, it is believed the results have condemned Punk, who is expected to depart the promotion.

The Voice of the Voiceless

CM Punk wasn’t at last night’s AEW Full Gear Pay-Per-View, but The Elite made their in-ring return on the show.

In their first match back, the trio of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks challenged for the AEW Trios titles, which they had won at All Out.

The Elite had been stripped of the titles due to the backstage fight, which were won by the Death Triangle on the following AEW Dynamite.

During the much-anticipated six-man-tag at Full Gear, fans made their voices heard, chanting “F**k CM Punk!” during the opening moments.

Tony Schiavone, acknowledging the chant, called the crowd “lively” and “salty” while Taz made note that the show was in New Jersey.

The Death Triangle would retain the titles, after Rey Fenix used PAC’s weapon of choice the ring-bell hammer, to escape Omega’s One Winged Angel.

On Twitter, Punk’s former best friend Colt Cabana reacted, saying he was chanting for The Elite in the match.

Punk mocked Cabana during the All Out media scrum, claiming that Colt shares a bank account with his mother.

CM Punk’s Next Move

With CM Punk’s name in the metaphorical dirt in AEW, it appears that his time with the promotion is about to come to an end.

It has been reported that AEW is attempting to buy out Punk’s contract and release him, with the roster reportedly refusing to work with him if he’s brought back.

Despite the belief that WWE will be the only option that can pay his high asking price, the reception within WWE to Punk possibly returning hasn’t been much warmer.

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Jungle Boy Hilariously Mocks CM Punk During AEW Full Gear Media Scrum

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Jungle Boy hilariously mocked CM Punk during the AEW Full Gear press conference media scrum.

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After CM Punk won the AEW World Championship on September 4th at All Out in front of his hometown crowd, the former champion went on a rant at the media scrum.

He barely touched on winning the title, or MJF’s return, Punk targeted The Elite, Hangman Page, and Colt Cabana in his rant. Occasionally during the verbal tirade, Punk would take a break to enjoy a bite of a muffin.

Luchasaurus battled Jungle Boy tonight in a Steel Cage match. It was the first bout of the PPV and started the show off with a bang. Christian Cage stole the key to the cage from a referee and tried to interfere but wound up getting kicked out from ringside.

Jack won the match after hitting a massive Elbow Drop off the top of the cage and through a table. He quickly applied the Snare Trap for the pinfall victory and celebrated with his family after the match.

Jungle Boy Jack Perry spoke about his victory, his family in the crowd for the match, and occasionally took a break to enjoy a bite of his pancakes.

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The AEW crowd also mocked the former two-time AEW World Champion (without a single defense) with loud “f*ck CM Punk!” chants during The Elite’s match.

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Saraya Says Baker “Carried” Her Through the Whole Feud

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After her first match back in five years, Saraya had high praise for her first opponent in Britt Baker.

“She carried me through the whole thing”

Saraya joined the post-Full Gear media scrum and was effusive in her praise for Baker. She said, quite bluntly, that, “Britt carried me through the whole thing.” She said she thought they had a really good in-ring promo during the build to the match, and credited Baker for her work.

Baker was also tasked with giving the go-home promo on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite, helping to put the final sell on the personal feud and Saraya’s return match.

Saraya defeated Baker after hitting her finisher, the elevated DDT that used to be called the Ram-Paige in WWE. She survived a Lockjaw attempt and went over clean.

Even though it’s only been one match, it stands to reason that Saraya’s star power immediately put her in line for a title shot at new AEW Interim Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter, who is also associated with Baker. Regardless, this is probably not the last time Saraya will meet Baker.

AEW Revolution Date and Venue Revealed

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Tony Khan revealed the date and venue of 2023’s Revolution pay-per-view to kick off the post-Full Gear media scrum.

Date and venue of Revolution 2023

Khan announced, in response to the first question, to confirm or reveal where Revolution would be held. He let everyone know that it’s confirmed for the Chase Center in San Francisco. According to the Wrestling Observer, the date is set for March 5th.

The upcoming Revolution show will be the fourth iteration of the pay-per-view. The first show in 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic caused a shutdown is best remembered for the Adam Page and Kenny Omega vs. The Young Bucks match. 2021’s show is infamous for the botched ending to Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley’s “Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch.” This year’s show had the CM Punk and MJF Dog Collar match.

The road to Revolution now begins with a new AEW World Champion after MJF won the title in the main event of Full Gear – thanks to the help of William Regal. MJF is the youngest AEW World Champion and only the sixth titleholder in its history.

MJF Wins World Heavyweight Title at AEW Full Gear

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MJF was the man to dethrone Jon Moxley as the AEW World Heavyweight Champion as he became the top champ in the main event of this year’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event.

The match had a slow build for it. MJF with a tombstone to Moxley on the ring apron and MJF sold his left knee. Moxley hit a piledriver off the apron through the table. MJF knocked Moxley off the top rope and hit the paradigm shift off the top rope for a near fall. 

There were two referee bumps. William Regal talked MJF out of using the diamond ring. Moxley had MJF tapping out to a sleeper but the first referee didn’t see it. MJF got brass knuckles from Regal and hit Moxley to win the match.

At the conclusion of the October 18th edition Dynamite following Moxley’s win over Hangman Page to retain the title, MJF teased cashing in his Casino ladder match chip that gives him a shot at the title at any time but chose not to. He won the clip at All Out thanks to hiring The Firm. MJF cut a promo about how he wanted Moxley at 110% with no excuses and didn’t want any doubt that he was better than him when he beat him for the title. 

MJF and Moxley have competed against each other once before in AEW as they met at 2020’s All Out where the stakes were the same with Moxley successfully defending the World Title. Moxley gave MJF his first singles loss in the company.

The Acclaimed Retain AEW Tag Team Titles at Full Gear

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Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland) attempted to regain the AEW Tag Team Titles from The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event.

The match was a typical tag team format before everyone started doing moves in the ring with some legal and some not. Caster with a hurricanrana then a leg drop off the top rope to Lee. Caster with a crossbody off the top rope to Lee off the apron through part of the barricade. Swerve wanted Lee to smash Bowens’ finger, but he refused. Swerve slapped him and Lee walked out on him.  The Acclaimed won with their finisher.

This was the third match between them. The first bout at All Out, which saw Swerve In Our Glory retain the titles, a surprising finish as many fans expected to see a title change. 

The rematch took place when The Acclaimed beat Swerve In Our Glory for the titles at the Dynamite: Grand Slam event in September from New York City.

Lee and Strickland became the champions on the July 13th edition of Dynamite when they beat then-champions The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks) in a triple threat match. 

Jamie Hayter Wins Women’s Interim World Title at AEW Full Gear

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Jamie Hayter was the person to dethrone AEW Interim Women’s World Champion Toni Storm as she won the title at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event.

The match Hayter dominated the majority of the match with Storm fighting back from underneath. A typical heel vs. babyface match. Rebel ran out mid-match. Storm had a bloody nose. Rebel hit Storm with the title when the referee wasn’t looking.

Hayer with a sliding lariat for 2. Rebel was tossed from ringside by the referee. Britt Baker ran out and hit a stomp to Storm on the title then Hayter hit a piledriver for 2, which got booed as the fans were behind Hayter. Hayter sent Storm into an exposed turnbuckle and hit her finisher for the win.

AEW made the match official on the November 2nd edition of Dynamite. This marked the second singles meeting this year between Storm and Hayter as they last squared off in May in the first round of the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament where Storm defeated Hayter in a first round match on the May 11 Dynamite. 

Storm won the Interim Women’s Title at All Out by beating Hayter, Britt Baker, and Hikaru Shida in a fatal 4-way bout at All Out, which was originally slated to feature Storm challenging Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa. However, Rosa is currently on the sidelines with a back injury. 

Samoa Joe Wins AEW TNT Title at Full Gear

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Samoa Joe has dethroned Wardlow as the AEW TNT Champion as he won the title at the Full Gear pay-per-view event in a triple threat match that also featured Powerhouse Will Hobbs. 

They all started brawling to start off the bout. There was some impressive athleticism shown by Wardlow, who hit a wild dive to take them both out then a front senton off the top rope to Hobbs The finish saw Hobbs get powerbombed three times, Joe cracked Wardlow with the belt and slapped the clutch on an already out Hobbs. 

On the July 6 episode of Dynamite, Wardlow defeatedScorpio Sky in a street fight match to win the TNT Championship. Wardlow’s first defense of the TNT Championship was against Orange Cassidy. He held the title for 137 days, which was the fifth longest reign in the history of the title that was introduced in 2020 and won by the inaugural champion Cody Rhodes. 

Wardlow’s reign is now behind Sammy Guevara with 138 days, Miro with 140 days, Cody Rhodes at 148 days, and Darby Allin at 186 combined days. Joe is the 13th different AEW TNT Champion. 

What are your thoughts on Samoa Joe winning the AEW TNT Title? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.

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