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Tony Khan to Address the AEW & Trios Championships on Tonight’s Dynamite

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AEW President Tony Khan has announced that he will address the AEW Championship and the Trios Championships tonight on Dynamite.

Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks (The Elite) became the inaugural Trios Champions at All Out by defeating Dark Order and Hangman Adam Page. CM Punk once again became AEW Champion by defeating Jon Moxley in the main event of the PPV.

Jon had previously demolished Punk on a recent episode of Dynamite to unify the Interim and AEW Championships. AEW producer Ace Steel hyped up Punk on last week’s show and his inspirational speech led to The Best in the World accepting a rematch for the title at All Out. MJF then returned after Punk won the title and had a stare-down with him to close the PPV.

After the PPV, instead of talking about winning the title, CM Punk arrived at the media scrum and brought up Colt Cabana’s name on his own after seeing Wrestling Inc’s Nick Hausman. The champion ranted for close to twenty minutes about Colt, Hangman, and the EVPs all while his boss Tony Khan sat beside him.

The backstage drama then reached an absurd level with The Elite storming into the AEW Champion’s locker room. A brawl ensued that has already resulted in the suspensions of The Elite and several others. Ace Steel reportedly hurled a chair that clocked Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks in the face with a chair.

As of now, there has been no update on where CM Punk stands with the company. It was also reported today that Punk suffered a serious injury during the title match and would have likely had to vacate the title again regardless of the brawl following All Out.

Tony Khan took to Twitter to announce some plans for tonight’s highly anticipated episode of AEW Dynamite. He said that he will address the situation regarding the championships tonight on Dynamite. It will be interesting to see if both the AEW Championship and Trios Championships are vacated on tonight’s episode of Dynamite.

Thank you everyone who watches @AEWonTV! Tonight LIVE on @TBSNetwork on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite I’ll address the@AEW World Championship +@AEW World Trios Championship! Please join us on TBS tonight on #AEW Dynamite for a great wrestling show live @ 8pm ET/7pm CT TONIGHT!

CM Punk Sustained Serious Injury at All Out, Status for AEW Dynamite

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At AEW All Out 2022, CM Punk captured his second AEW World Championship, dethroning Jon Moxley in their rematch.

Punk’s win has been overshadowed by what happened after All Out, as he had fiery comments for Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks, Colt Cabana, and ‘Hangman’ Adam Page in the post-show media scrum.

A fight broke out pitting Punk and trainer Ace Steel against Omega and the Bucks, which has reportedly led to suspensions for all involved.

Injured

CM Punk match may have been overshadowed by his actions out of the ring, but the AEW World Champion isn’t just facing a possible firing from the company.

Dave Meltzer reports that Punk is injured, which is believed to have happened after hitting a tope suicida during his All Out main event with Moxley.

It had been rumored since Sunday that Punk may have been injured in the match.

Meltzer added that no matter what punishment Punk receives for his role in the media scrum fight, the AEW World Championship situation will be addressed on tonight’s Dynamite.

Punk is reported to be at home in Chicago, and is not scheduled to appear at tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Buffalo, New York.

Change of Plans

Addressing a CM Punk injury is just the latest change of plans made for tonight’s AEW Dynamite.

With reports that everyone involved in the fight after All Out is suspended, Tony Khan has had to book multiple last-minute appearances.

It was reported earlier today that Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley are set to appear on Dynamite, despite not previously being advertised for the show.

In a tweet, AEW confirmed Jericho’s participation in tonight’s show, saying he will address the ‘AEW Galaxy.’

AEW Personality Expected to Lose Job Over All Out Media Scrum Fight

Kris Statlander Undergoes Knee Surgery, Timeframe for Return

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Kris Statlander has undergone knee surgery that will keep her out of action for the remainder of the year. Statlander was climbing the ranks in AEW’s Women’s division before sustaining an injury at the August 5th AEW Dark tapings. The company confirmed her injury on the August 10th edition of Dynamite.

Statlander reached the #2 spot in the rankings, which put her within striking distance of a title match. Unfortunately, she won’t be wrestling again any time soon.

On August 11th, she took to social media to address the news of her injury.

“Welp. One knee fixed, one to go. After the first knee injury I came back stronger and better than ever so it’s all over for you all when I come back from this one. I’m sorry to let you all done once again. I’ll be back bigger, more powerful, and more than a woman.”

Kris Statlander Injury Update

Statlander underwent knee surgery earlier today, based on her posts on social media. This is her second major knee injury since joined AEW.

She recently spoke about the timeline for her recovery, which you can read about below:

Kris Statlander Confirms Timetable For Recovery

Malakai Black Granted Conditional Release from AEW (Report)

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Amid the chaos surrounding the events that transpired following Sunday’s All Out pay-per-view, another performer has quiet been granted a release from the company.

Malakai Black, leader of the House of Black faction, is reportedly done with All Elite Wrestling. The Dutch-born star joined the promotion back in 2021, where he began a hot feud with Cody Rhodes. He also built the House of Black, a menacing faction comprised of Brody King, Buddy Matthews and Julia Hart.

In recent weeks, it’s been reported that Black has been dealing with personal issues and was considering taking a hiatus from pro wrestling. On Wednesday, Fightful reported that AEW talent is of the belief that Black has been granted a ‘conditional’ release. Although the terms of the release have not been made public, one would assume AEW President Tony Khan has allowed him to leave AEW with the condition that he cannot sign with WWE until the duration of their original agreement.

Just weeks ago (late July), Khan stated, on Busted Open Radio, “Malakai Black has almost five years left on his deal. I wouldn’t expect him going anywhere anytime soon.”

The news comes after Black bowed and waved goodbye to the Chicago crowd following the House of Black’s loss to Sting, Miro, and Darby Allin at Sunday’s All Out pay-per-view.

AEW Star Teases Leaving the Company at All Out (Video)

What Happens With The House Of Black

The faction hit an unfortunate rough patch with Black being banged up and Buddy Matthews going down with injury, which kept them from any major storylines on AEW programming.

AEW has yet to confirm the release of Black publicly, but with the ongoing drama between CM Punk and The Elite, it’s understandable that announcing the loss of a big star is not their top priority.

Triple H Defends Nick Khan Over Mass WWE Releases

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In August 2020, WWE hired Nick Khan as their company President, following the departures of co-Presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson. 

Both Barrios and Wilson were cut from the company, just one week before the company’s 2019 Q4 Earnings report, and the act caused stock in WWE to fall by over 20%.

Khan joined WWE at a difficult time, as the company had spent months without live fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it would be just under a year before fans would return on a permanent basis. 

Taking the Blame

Around the time WWE hired Khan, the promotion was laying off several members of the roster. 

This process began in April 2020, months before Khan was hired as WWE President, but many considered him a factor in the mass releases. 

The releases, cited as due to ‘budget cuts,’ were deemed unnecessary by some, as they came at a time when the promotion was making record profits. 

Khan didn’t exactly do himself any favors, saying he’s happy to take the blame for fans’ unhappiness and the releases.

Not His Fault

Many fans saw Khan as the reason behind the budget cuts, with the then-WWE President still being blamed to this day. 

Speaking to Ariel Helwani of BT Sport, Triple H refuted the idea that Khan bore any responsibility for the cuts (via ITR Wrestling.)

“There was a period of time… where the whole world was like, ‘That damn Nick Khan.’ It just makes me laugh. He had zero to do with those decisions that are happening, the poor guy. He’s just getting battered online for having zero to do with any of those stories.”

Triple H on Nick Khan.

Promotion

After a year as WWE President, Khan was promoted to Co-CEO, a role he shares with Stephanie McMahon. 

Khan’s promotion came following the retirement of Vince Mcmahon in July, a month after stepping down as CEO and Chairman of WWE. 

In his place, Frank Riddick has been appointed WWE President after previously serving as Chief Financial Officer.

Triple H Promoted to Chief Content Officer, WWE Appoints New President

Finn Balor Reveals Reaction To Edge Leaving Judgement Day

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Finn Balor has offered up his thoughts on Edge departing The Judgement Day.

Balor was recently interviewed by BT Sport’s Ariel Helwani, ahead of Clash At The Castle this past weekend.

During the interview, Balor was asked for his thoughts on WWE Hall Of Famer Edge being removed from the Judgement Day faction so quickly.

Several weeks ago, upon Balor being introduced to the group, Balor, Damian Priest, and Rhea Ripley attacked Edge, seemingly kicking him out of the group. The creative decision was one that confused fans greatly at the time, seeing as it had only started a few weeks ago.

Finn Balor
(via WWE)

As for Balor, he thinks the idea worked out in the long run, allowing the group to make it their own rather than playing “sidekick” to Edge.

“Things could always be different, and we can pick apart things that happen on a TV show weekly. But we have to adapt on the fly, unlike television. It is what it is. It wasn’t how I imagined it to be, but it’s a little cooler this way.

“For me personally, if Edge had been in the group, the reactions we would get – maybe myself, Rhea, and Damian – we would say ‘that’s because of Edge.’ But now the reactions we get, that’s because of us.

“We’re not leaning on Edge in any way, so it gives me more responsibility, Damian more responsibility, and Rhea the same. We can dive into this as ourselves as not as a sidekick to Edge. We’re excited with how it’s going.”

Currently, Edge is still feuding with The Judgement Day; which now consists of Balor, Priest, Ripley, and now Dominik Mysterio. The young Mysterio joined The Judgement Day on RAW this week after he turned on Edge and his father, Rey Mysterio, at Clash At The Castle.

Pat McAfee SmackDown Commentator Role On Hold After College Gameday News

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Pat McAfee will have his SmackDown Live commentator role on hold after the announcement that he’ll be joining College Gameday full-time.

It was recently announced that McAfee will join ‘College GameDay’ on ESPN starting this Saturday. This won’t affect McAfee’s daily sports show on YouTube, which is currently in the middle of a four-year $120 million dollar deal with FanDuel. 

However, with McAfee’s commentator duties for WWE taking place on Friday nights on SmackDown, and College Gameday taking place the following morning, that could pose some travel concerns for the ex-NFL punter.

Pat McAfee
(via WWE)

As a result, McAfee announced on his show, “The Pat McAfee Show,” today that his role as a commentator on SmackDown Live will be put on hold. However, he’s still a member of the WWE family.

Triple H followed up with a Tweet confirming the news, suggesting that WWE is looking forward to McAfee’s return in the future.

McAfee has been competing for WWE as an in-ring performer sporadically over the past few months. He’s become quite the fan-favorite, especially on commentary, so his absence will certainly be felt.

The college football season ends in January, making that a likely return timeframe for McAfee should he decide to do so.

Eddie Kingston Names Several AEW Stars He Doesn’t Like

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Eddie Kingston is not shy about letting it be known which fellow All Elite Wrestling (AEW) stars he doesn’t like.

Kingston was recently a guest on Busted Open Radio, and actually revealed several people within the company he legitimately doesn’t like.

He commented on how fans think a lot of what he does and says is a work, but proceeded to confirm he legitimately doesn’t like several of AEW’s top stars.

“People think a lot of the stuff I do is a work or whatever they want to call it right? Everybody likes to use insider terms. Everybody loves to be in the know and all the dirt sheets and all that stuff, right? I’ll give it to you plain and simple.

“I don’t like Jericho. I don’t like Bryan. I don’t like Claudio. I don’t like Punk. Those are the people I don’t like in this company. There’s nothing you can say or do or tell me that makes them different to me.”

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Eddie Kingston & Chris Jericho

Kingston was pressed on why he doesn’t like those stars, but was reluctant to give any insight. He prefers to keep some things behind the curtain, unlike others who he says gets things leaked out to the media.

“I’m gonna keep that to myself because people don’t need to know inside baseball. No offense to the fans, but the curtain doesn’t have to be getting pushed back all the time.

“Look at the people who let stuff leak out. They need it leaked out so they can have interest in them. I don’t need anything leaked out about me for the people to relate to me, to like me, to hate me, whatever you want.”

There seems to be quite a bit of turmoil backstage within AEW at the moment. Kingston has had his fair share of issues backstage, and now with the ongoing situation between CM Punk, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks, it will be interesting to see how this affects the company overall moving forward.

Quotes via WrestlingNewsCo

Seth Rollins is the New Mr. WrestleMania and He Knows It

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Seth Rollins has developed into one of WWE’s most valuable Superstars since bursting on to the scene in 2012 as a member of The Shield. He can always be counted on to deliver a show-stealing performance, especially when it is the most needed.

Rollins was Ryan Satin’s guest on the latest episode of the Out of Character podcast for Fox Sports. Their discussion took place at SoFi Stadium, site of next year’s WrestleMania. The 5-time World Champion boasts that he’s hit “all home runs” and delivered “all bangers” on WWE’s grandest stage.

“Yeah, WrestleMania is always good for me. I’ve got great memories of it as a fan and now as a performer,” he said. “I feel like, I’d have to rack by main, but I feel like I’ve had all home runs at WrestleMania. I think, all bangers, as far as I can remember. We had a couple of real short ones with The Shield, we opened our first WrestleMania in New York, and then did a straight squash of Kane and the New Age Outlaws, which is nice to have on your resume as well, those are Hall of Famers. Other than that, I feel like it’s just been knocking it out of the park every time. So yeah, WrestleMania kind of rocks for me.”

The New Mr. WrestleMania

Satin suggested that Rollins is the current generation’s “Mr. WrestleMania,” a moniker once bestowed upon WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. Those are big shoes to fill, but they’re a better fit on Rollins than anybody else.

“Yeah, there’s a lot of pressure at WrestleMania time. I think it’s one of those things, the longer you do this, I’ve been doing this I think 10 years now that I’m on the roster with WWE, the live events become lighter, there’s less pressure all around, TV becomes routine.

Even some of the bigger pay-per-views, I’ve done a lot of them, but WrestleMan is always WrestleMania. There’s something super special about it. There’s always that extra buildup and that extra pressure to steal the show or make an impact. You want to leave a moment that people will leave forever, so I’m very fortunate to be part of a few of those.”

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Seth Rollins and Shawn Michaels

Please credit the Out of Character podcast with a h/t to SEScoops if you use any of the quotes transcribed in this article.

Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania Record

Seth Rollins has competed in 10 WrestleMania matches since his debut at WrestleMania 29 back in 2013. Since then, he’s earned a record of 6 wins and 4 losses at WWE’s biggest event of the year. It’s a healthy winning record, but it’s the quality of his performances that solidify Rollins as this generation’s Mr. WrestleMania.

  • WrestleMania 29 (2013): The Shield def. Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show
  • WrestleMania 30 (2014): The Shield def. Kane and The New Age Outlaws
  • WrestleMania 31 (2015): Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins. Later in the night, Rollins cashed in Money in the Bank to defeat Brock Lesnar (c) and Roman Reigns to win his first WWE Championship
  • WrestleMania 33 (2017): Seth Rollins def. Triple H
  • WrestleMania 34 (2018): Seth Rollins won the Intercontinental Championship against The Miz (c) and Finn Balor
  • WrestleMania 35 (2019): Seth Rollins def. Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship
  • WrestleMania 36 (2020): Kevin Owens def. Seth Rollins
  • WrestleMania 37 (2021): Cesaro def. Seth Rollins
  • WrestleMania 38 (2022): Cody Rhodes def. Seth Rollins

Kenny Omega, Young Bucks, More Suspended By AEW

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Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks have been suspended by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) for their participation in a physical altercation with CM Punk this past weekend.

It was rumored that some suspensions could be handed down for the incident, and now, Sports Illustrated has confirmed some of the names that have been suspended.

Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Pat Buck, Christopher Daniels, Michael Nakazawa, and Brandon Cutler have all been issued suspensions.

The report also suggests that Punk and Ace Steel are expected to either be amongst those suspended, or will no longer be with the company by the end of today (Wednesday, September 7, 2022).

This past weekend at the All Out pay-per-view (PPV), CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley to win the AEW World Title.

He spoke alongside AEW president Tony Khan in the post-show press conference, where he made some very scathing comments about Omega, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, and more.

Kenny Omega on Dynamite

Shortly after Punk’s comments, Omega and The Young Bucks confronted Punk in his locker room. This led to a physical altercation between Omega, The Young Bucks, Punk, and Ace Steel.

The Sports Illustrated report notes that Punk and Khan had a meeting on Tuesday to discuss Punk’s status with the company, as well as how a potential “exit could be handled.” It was also noted that an external third-party investigation into the backstage altercation will be conducted.

2023 WWE Royal Rumble Headed to San Antonio’s Alamodome

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WWE has announced the location for next year’s Royal Rumble premium live event. After hosting a record 6 stadium shows this year, the world’s leading pro wrestling organization is wasting no time booking huge venues for next year.

The 2023 WWE Royal Rumble will take place Saturday, January 28th from the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. This will be the third time the Alamodome will host the Royal Rumble, including 1997 (winner: Steve Austin) and 2017 (winner: Randy Orton).

2023 WWE Royal Rumble

WWE has confirmed the signature event will once again be headlined by Men’s and Women’s Rumble Rumble matches, with the winners earning championship match opportunities at WrestleMania Hollywood.

In a press release sent in to SEScoops, Mayor Ron Nirenberg says he’s thrilled to bring one of WWE’s most exciting spectacles back to San Antonio. WWE’s major shows bring tens of thousands of tourists into town. Nirenberg touted the “incredible economic boost” and community outreach events that the Rumble will bring.

Royal Rumble tickets go on sale Friday, September 30 at Ticketmaster.

R Truth Explains His ‘Clap Back’ Against CM Punk

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R Truth has explained his ‘clap back’ against CM Punk over the former WWE champion’s remarks about their old match.

The wrestling veteran recently appeared on Premiere Live TV. He talked about things such as his childhood hero John Cena, his music career and more.

Speaking about his exchange with CM Punk over their match at Vengeance 2011, Truth claimed that he has no beef with the AEW champion:

“I’m still me at the end of the day. You don’t say no bullshit on me and I won’t come back. I am a clap backer. It depends. Sometimes I ignore shit, but I will clap back.

We cool. No beef with me and Punk.” claimed R Truth, “Me and Miz beat him because we were hotter than him at the time. Punk has gotten his push and all that shit, but we were hotter than him at the time. No beef,”

CM Punk teamed with Triple H to face Truth and The Miz in a tag match at Vengeance 2011. To many people’s surprise the team of Punk and H lost this bout.

In his infamous appearance at Colt Cabana’s Art of Wrestling podcast, Punk had questioned this booking decision. R Truth had later responded to the AEW star saying that they were hotter than Punk at the time.

Quotes via Fightful

‘Doubled Edged Sword’: Seth Rollins Describes Experience Of Working Under Vince McMahon

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Seth Rollins worked under Vince McMahon for almost ten years. According to the former world champion, working for the former WWE chairman was like a double-edged sword. You knew exactly who to go to for answers when needed but his style of working was also very stressful.

The Visionary recently appeared on Ryan Satin’s Out of Character podcast. Among other things, he also talked about the recent WWE regime change. Commenting on his experience of working with his old boss, Seth Rollins detailed the two sides of it:

“With Vince, it was like kind of a double-edged sword. On one hand you knew exactly who to go to all the time. Every answer needed to go through Vince. That was security in that. If you needed something and you needed an answer, pronto. He was right there.” said Seth Rollins, “You knew exactly that if you got yes from him, nothing else beneath that mattered. So that was really cool.

He continued: “You could understand his vision, once you worked with him for a long enough time. You started to understand that. On the other side of that, he was very flippant. He was very all over the place. That was to his credit, part of his genius but it was also like very stressful to deal with as a talent.”

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Mike Chioda Reveals What Reffing a Vince McMahon Match was Like

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Mike Chioda worked with WWE for over 30 years, before his release came in August 2020.

Chioda, like many at the time, was cut due to budget cuts, reportedly brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reffing the Chairman

Over his 30+ years with WWE, Chioda was often called upon to officiate matches with Vince McMahon.

McMahon had a total 57 sanctioned matches prior to his retirement in July this year, a month after stepping down as CEO and Chairman of WWE.

Speaking on his ‘Monday Mailbag,’ Chioda recalled how stressful it was to have his boss in the ring (via Wrestling Inc.)

“You’re stressed with Vince in the ring, you don’t want to f*** up. If he asks for a spot or asks for something like, ‘Hey, what’s next?’ you better, you better know it, you know what I’m saying? What I like about Vince is when Vince asks you do something, you say I can get it done.”

“”If he asks for a spot… you better, you better know it.”

Mike Chioda on officiating a Vince McMahon match.

Chioda said that his concerns only grew as McMahon got older and more prone to injury.

McMahon’s final WWE match came at this year’s WrestleMania, where he defeated Pat McAfee.

The ‘match’ saw little offense by McMahon himself, but more by Austin Theory who was the on-screen protege of the then-Chairman at the time.

McMahon’s win at WrestleMania marks his only victory at his biggest creation.

Triple H Reveals Vince McMahon’s Advice for Running WWE

Dani Luna Comments on WWE Departure, Speaking Out, NXT Europe

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In June 2019, Dani Luna had her first match for WWE, competing in a handicap match at that year’s Download Festival as part of NXT UK.

In January 2020, WWE confirmed that Luna had signed a contract with the promotion, but had fewer than 20 matches before her release.

Luna was cut from WWE last month, alongside the majority of talent from NXT UK, as part of WWE’s plans to launch NXT Europe next year.

Released, Not Fired

Speaking with SEScoops correspondent Steve Fall of NBC Sports Boston, Luna reflected on her time in WWE, and made it clear that there’s a difference between being released and being fired.

“I was released. I don’t want to set any of those rumors alight. I was released under very nice terms. I wasn’t fired. It was just a case of what they’re doing at the moment doesn’t fit what I’m doing at the moment kind of thing.”

Luna wasn’t too mad at her situation, admitting that she still had her friends made in NXT UK, and that she was in good company.

Speaking Out

NXT UK was never the focus of WWE, and the brand was hit hard by the 2020 Speaking Out movement.

The movement highlighted several wrestlers in several promotions who had engaged, or alleged to have engaged in abusive behavior with women.

Joe Coffey, Jack Gallagher, Travis Banks, El Ligero, Jordan Devlin, and referees Joel Allen and Chris Roberts were all NXT UK talent who were accused of misconduct.

Speaking about the decline of NXT UK, Luna said how the Speaking Out movement had an impact.

“I don’t know. I don’t know if it [NXT UK’s decline] was necessarily WWE’s fault, or obviously we had the whole Speaking Out Movement over here as well, so I don’t know if that obviously affected it a little bit too.”

Luna added that low viewership also had an effect in the decline of NXT UK.

NXT Europe

NXT UK is now on what WWE have called a “brief hiatus” to make room for the launch of NXT Europe next year.

Luna said how the demise of NXT UK came suddenly.

“It was a pretty quick turnaround, to be honest. But the same you hear all these rumors, we hear them all too, and it’s even more unsettling when you work there… we were all understandably upset.”

Despite WWE’s claims of a brief hiatus, many believe that NXT UK is finished for good.

Changes Made to Tonight’s AEW Dynamite

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Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air from the KeyBank Arena in Buffalo, New York, and will be the first event since All Out 2022 last Sunday.

Dynamite will therefore be the first event following the All Out 2022 post-show media scrum, where CM Punk had fiery comments for many members of the roster.

Punk was also reported to have been in a fight, where he and trainer Ace Steel fought the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.

Changes to the Card

Tonight’s Dynamite will be show fans will want to see, and the event has some added star power.

According to the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer, both Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley will be appearing on tonight’s show, despite not previously being advertised.

It is believed that their appearances were made after several AEW names were suspended for their involvement in the fight after All Out.

All Out saw Moxley lost the AEW World Championship to CM Punk in the main event, while Jericho defeated Bryan Danielson.

Other Plans

In addition to Moxley and Jericho, fans will hear from MJF on tonight’s Dynamite, in his first appearance on the show in over three months.

MJF has been absent since a fiery worked-shoot promo during the June 1, Dynamite, where he called Tony Khan a “f***ing mark” and begged to be fired by the AEW President.

MJF returned at All Out by winning the Casino Ladder match under a mask, and revealed himself at the end of the show.

ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta will defend against Daniel Garcia, and the Death Triangle will face Orange Cassidy and Best Friends.

AEW Personality Expected to Lose Job Over All Out Media Scrum Fight

Pat McAfee Joining ESPN’s College GameDay Full-Time

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Pat McAfee has got another job outside of WWE. He will be a full-time member of ‘College GameDay’ on ESPN and will be on the show this Saturday. Pat hinted that something was coming earlier tonight on social media before it was reported by The New York Post.

The 35-year-old will continue his daily sports show on YouTube, as ‘The Pat McAfee Show‘ is currently in the middle of a four-year $120 million dollar deal with FanDuel. Pat will remain with WWE as an announcer for SmackDown. He signed a multi-year contract extension with WWE in July.

After the news broke, Pat took to Twitter and said that he’s been a fan of the GameDay show forever and that he had “real cool conversations” with WWE about accepting the new gig and will reveal the details to kickoff his show tomorrow.

It’s an absolute honor 2 have this tweet tweeted about me. GameDay is a show that I’ve been a fan of FOREVER So many moving parts including real cool conversations w/ the fine folks from WWE..all moved quickly Will lead show manana w/ all the deets. DUMBEST LIFE OF ALL TIME

‘The Pat McAfee Show’ was featured on SiriusXM until late August. He sent out a Tweet shortly after it was announced the show would no longer be on satellite radio.

Ric Flair Biopic in the Works, A-Lister Contacted to Play Him

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Ric Flair’s life story would make for an entertaining movie. As it turns out, we might get to see this for ourselves. According to comments from the man himself, a Nature Boy biopic is in the works and the creators have had talks with a Hollywood A-lister about portraying him.

On latest episode of the “To Be The Man” podcast, host Conrad Thompson presented Ric with a question sent in by a listener.

Q: Who would you like to play you in a movie?

Flair reveals that feelers have been sent to Bradley Cooper about playing him on the big screen. There is no deal in place, but he’s hopeful that Cooper signs on.

“Well, there’s talks right now that I can’t mention. They are making a movie about my life and I know that they’ve talked to Bradley Cooper.”

“I could see him doing that. I could se him.. that’s the only name that’s come up I don’t.. That’s only rumored. I mean, I’ve heard it officially, but it’s not in place. So ladies and gentlemen, it’s not true that he’s playing Ric Flair. I’ve heard they’ve talked to him, that’s it. Bradley Coooper is not playing me in a movie, yet. I hope he does.”

Flair has been talking about wanting Bradley Cooper to portray him in a movie since 2019.

If Not Bradley Cooper..

If they can’t get Bradley Cooper to portray him, Flair has another box office heavy hitter in mind.

“You know who else I like? Chris Pratt. That TV show Terminal List is unbelievable. Have you seen it? On Prime? Oh, you’ve gotta see Terminal List, it’s phenomenal.”

Conrad told Ric he’s heard actor Sebastian Stan wants to portray him, and Ric said he’s heard the same thing.

Listen to Ric Flair’s To Be The Man podcast with Conrad Thompson and if you use any quotes from this article, please h/t SEScoops for the transcription.

WWE NXT Results (9/6):  Worlds Collide Fallout, Main Roster Stars in Action

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The September 6, 2022 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center. 

WWE NXT Results 

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  • Doudrop and Nikki ASH defeated Toxic Attraction 
  • JD McDonagh defeated Wes Lee. 
  • Meiko Satomura defeated Roxanne Perez 
  • Ricochet defeated Trick Williams 
  • Axiom defeated Nathan Frazer
  • Bron Breakker and Tyler Bate defeated Gallus

Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:

Nathan Frazer vs. Axiom

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Nathan Frazer vs. Axiom in a Best of Three Rounds Match was booked. It was originally slated for last Sunday’s Worlds Collide, but it was moved without explanation to this show. 

The match came to a close when Axiom hit Frazer with a Superman Punch for a two count. Axiom hit Frazer with his jumping superkick finisher for the win. 

Wes Lee vs. JD McDonagh 

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Wes Lee vs JD McDonagh in a singles match took place. The match was back and forth. It ended when McDonagh kicked out of a Sunset Flip. McDonagh hit Lee with a Devlin Side for the win.

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NXT Champion Bron Breakker beat NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate in the main event of Worlds Collide to unify the titles. 

Tyler Bate cut a promo to open the show about how proud he is to be the first and last NXT UK Champion. Gallus came out and said that Bate let the UK down and let the NXT UK brand down. They wondered what happened to the big strong boy. 

Bate said that Gallus also didn’t win at Worlds Collide. Gallus attacked Bate until Breakker ran out to make the save. Breakker said the worlds unify tonight as they will kick their ass. This set up a tag team match. 

Bate hit his finisher for the win to Joe Coffey. JD McDonagh attacked Bate after the match. 

Ricochet vs. Trick Williams

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Ricochet vs. Trick Williams took place. 

Ricochet lost to Carmelo Hayes at NXT Worlds Collide in an NXT North American Title bout because of outside interference by Williams.

The match ended when Ricochet hit Trick with the Recoil and then a Shooting Star Press for the victory.

Nikki ASH & Doudrop vs. Toxic Attraction

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Nikki ASH & Doudrop vs. Toxic Attraction (Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolin) went down. 

Nikki and Doudrop lost to Katana Chance & Kayden Carter for the Women’s Tag Team Titles at Worlds Collide. 

The match ended in just over 10 minutes after Doudrop caught Dolin, hit her with a Michinoku Driver and connected with a running crossbody for the win.

Veteran Name Finished With Impact Wrestling

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Aside from all the ongoing AEW drama the cycle of pro-wrestling continues to carry on.

Today it was revealed that the legendary D’Lo Brown is finished with Impact Wrestling after three years. The report was made by PW Insider and later confirmed by Executive VP Scott D’Amore, who had the following to say about Brown’s departure.

“We appreciate D’Lo’s contributions to Impact Wrestling over the last 3 plus years. We wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

Brown’s Run With Impact

Brown returned to Impact in 2019 as a producer and agent, and later did some work as a color-commentator. He also competed for the company through his prestigious 28-year career, including a run with one of the promotion’s top factions, The Aces & Eights.

Brown rose to prominence during his run with WWE in the Attitude Era. There he was a one-time Intercontinental champion, and a four-time European champion, even holding both the belts at one point in his career. He started as a member of the Nation of Domination before breaking off as a singles star.

AEW’s Darby Allin to Make His Next Nitro Circus Appearance This Week

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AEW star Darby Allin has confirmed that he will make his next Nitro Circus appearance on Friday, September 9, in Brooklyn as part of the Nitro Circus Live: Good, Bad & Rad 2022 tour.

Allin tweeted, “THIS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9th LIVE IN BROOKLYN AT MAIMONIDES PARK ILL BE AT NITRO CIRCUS USE CODE AEWFAN AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 30% ON TICKETS!”

At one of the recent events, the AEW star attempted to do a backflip on a tricycle while riding down a big air ramp. The first attempt failed as he didn’t complete a full rotation and ended up landing on his back. The second attempt saw him land the trick before wiping out. 

Allin’s Latest Match

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Allin was most recently in action at this past Sunday’s AEW pay-per-view, All Out, when he teamed with Sting and Miro to go against The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews) that saw the babyfaces go over as Allin won the bout for his team as he pinned Black with the Last Supper.

Allin joined AEW when the promotion launched in 2019 and has been used as a top star. He is a former TNT Champion in AEW.

Eric Bischoff: CM Punk Disrespected Tony Khan At Media Scrum

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Former WCW president Eric Bischoff believes CM Punk disrespected All Elite Wrestling (AEW) president Tony Khan with his recent media scrum comments.

Recently, CM Punk reportedly got into a physical altercation with The Young Bucks backstage at All Out. The backstage drama that has been going on within AEW has caused quite a stir within the professional wrestling community.

Shortly after the All Out pay-per-view (PPV), where Punk recaptured the AEW World Title, Punk made some harsh comments towards AEW EVPs Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks, firing back at what he feels has been disrespectful rhetoric towards him as of late.

These comments seemingly fueled The Elite to confront Punk in his locker room afterwards, sparking the altercation.

Speaking on a bonus clip from Ad Free Shows recently, Eric Bischoff offered his take on the entire situation.

Bischoff believes Punk was very disrespectful to Tony Khan, who was seated next to the AEW World Champion the entire time, with his media scrum rant.

“He’s paying that cat lots of money,” Bischoff said. “He’s paying CM Punk a fortune and CM Punk is cutting his balls off, not only in front of everybody else in the roster, the executive team, the production team, oh, by the way, his business partners, you know, like Warner Discovery, potential advertisers, potential sponsors, maybe even if need be, a potential network to sell their show to should something go wrong with the Warner Discovery merger. For what reason?”

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The former WCW president did admit that, if this was all a part of an elaborate storyline, he’d be fully behind the idea. However, if this is truly Punk airing out dirty laundry publicly, he feels bad for Khan.

“If there was money in it, if it was part of a story, and everybody I just mentioned including TV partners are on board and understand what you’re doing, have had it man. It could work. I’ll be your biggest fan.

“I’ll support taking a risk like that because you have to take big risks to gain big rewards. You just do.

“Not all of them work out, but you gotta try, and if that’s what they’re doing, hats off if everybody’s on board, but if Punk is just venting his spleen, spreading the heat around the entire roster, instead of focusing on his opponent which is business, man, I feel bad for Tony.”

Quotes via WrestlingNewsCo

Chris Jericho Addresses Criticisms Of AEW’s Roster Size

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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Chris Jericho has addressed the criticisms of the promotion having too big of a roster.

AEW has amassed a tremendous roster with huge names such as CM Punk, Jon Moxley, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Jericho himself, and so many more.

With so many massive talents on the roster, some suggest that the roster is too big, and there are too many top stars on the roster to get the shine they deserve.

Speaking on the Superstar Crossover podcast, Chris Jericho himself addressed these claims. The longtime professional wrestling legend argues that it’s important to have such a variety of talent on a roster, while acknowledging that it’s tough to get everyone on screen with three hours of television a week.

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“Maybe the misconception is that we have too big of a roster. I mean it’s hard to get everybody on TV with only 3 hours a week but it’s important to have a big roster and to have a lot of variety and a lot of different guys on different levels.

“You’ve got vets like myself and CM Punk. Then, you’ve kind of got guys in their prime like Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega, then you’ve got the up-and-comers like Daniel Garcia, Sammy Guevara, Darby Allin, and Jungle Boy.

“It’s really like a grade football team where you have different levels of what you need to have a successful team. That’s why our team has been so successful.”

Of course, if certain reports are to be believed, the AEW roster could be getting cut one Superstar short after a recent backstage physical altercation.

Quotes via Fightful

Main Roster WWE Superstars Returning to NXT 2.0 Tonight

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WWE has announced two main roster Superstars are headed to Orlando for tonight’s NXT 2.0 broadcast on the USA Network.

Raw Superstars Nikki A.S.H and Doudrop will be back in NXT to battle Toxic Attraction. This match is being set up after Toxic Attraction cost Nikki and Doudrop the NXT Women’s tag team titles in their match against Katana Chance & Kayden Carter at Worlds Collide.

The Scottish duo didn’t realize they had issues with Toxic Attraction, but they now plan to make Toxic Attraction wish they’d never stuck their noses in their business.

Tonight’s NXT 2.0 broadcast will also feature:

  • Ricochet vs. Trick Williams
  • JD McDonagh vs. Wes Lee
  • Axiom and Nathan Frazer will kick off their Best of Three series
  • Meiko Satomura vs. Roxanne Perez

WWE has been teasing that Nikki A.S.H. will be losing the ‘super hero’ gimmick. More on that story below:

WWE Teasing Gimmick Change for Former Women’s Champion

Major League Wrestling Announces Partnership with Range Sports

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Major League Wrestling has made a huge leap by striking a deal with Range Sports.

Range Sports is a division of Range Media Partners, best known for productions in film, television, and music.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated, MLW head Court Bauer made it clear he’s optimistic about the partnership.

“With so much disruption in the content space, live sports are increasingly valued. Range has the resources to take Major League Wrestling to new heights by creating strategic partnerships that enrich and ensure our continued momentum.”

Court Bauer on MLW’s new deal with Range Sports.

Range Sports

Range Sports is led by Will Funk, who has a lengthy history in sports presentation.

Having worked at WarnerMedia for two decades, Funk oversaw the NBA on TNT partnership, and helped lead a joint venture with CBS to acquire March Madness in 2011.

Funk reached the role as Executive Vice President of WarnerMedia before parting ways with the company in July this year.

In wrestling, Funk also helped bring AEW to WarnerMedia, with Dynamite and Rampage airing on TBS and TNT.

Plans for MLW

With Funk’s past success with AEW, Court Bauer is confident in the future of MLW.

In the statement to Sports Illustrated, he explained that the first big step will be for MLW to find a distribution partner.

“The goal is to extract maximum value across television, sponsor sales, event touring, and our full portfolio. We want to grow our windows and that is driven by live broadcasts.”

Funk himself added that the plan is to get MLW to as many people as possible, with the promotion already viewed in 60 countries.

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