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Baron Corbin gets Universal title shot at Super ShowDown

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Colin Vassallo
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Baron Corbin won a fatal 4-way match yesterday on Raw that earned him the number one contender spot for the Universal title at the upcoming Super ShowDown pay-per-view in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Corbin defeated Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman, and The Miz, pinning The Miz to get the title shot. Many believed that it was going to be Brock Lesnar to take on Rollins at the show but the MITB briefcase holder did not specify which title he’s going after despite it was the main thing hyped for the show.

The former Raw GM was not even originally announced for the match as AJ Styles was in his place but Styles was injured and later Corbin attacked him backstage to take his spot.

The Super ShowDown card has eight matches on the card including the 50-man battle royal.

Hikaru Shida moving to the U.S. for new start with All Elite Wrestling

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Colin Vassallo
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Hikaru Shida, the 30-year-old Japanese wrestler who took part in the six-woman tag match at Double or Nothing on Saturday announced that she is moving permanently to the United States in the Fall to wrestle for All Elite Wrestling.

In a post on Twitter, Shida said that it’s time to leave Las Vegas but not heading straight to Japan yet because she’s preparing for a new start in the United States. “I let you know, I’ll move into US in this fall. Fighting at AEW!” All Elite Wrestling officially announced her signing last month.

Shida has mostly wrestled for the Ice Ribbon promotion in Japan and SHIMMER and then did the independents before signing a deal with the Makai company in 2017.

Which title will Brock Lesnar go after? The answer comes tonight on Raw

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Colin Vassallo
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Will WWE put in an extra effort tonight on Raw on the heels of the very successful Double or Nothing pay-per-view on Saturday? Or will it be business as usual?

Mr Money In The Bank Brock Lesnar will be in the house – for the second week in a row – along with Paul Heyman as the two will announce which title they will be going after. Lesnar was given the option to go after either the Universal or WWE title after winning the MITB briefcase.

The status of the United States title will also be addressed tonight. Rey Mysterio beat Samoa Joe at Money In The Bank but in a controversial fashion as Joe’s shoulder was not on the mat when the three-count happened.

No matches have so far been announced for the broadcast.

This Memorial Day episode of Raw will be live from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Jon Moxley making first appearance for New Japan Pro Wrestling on June 5

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Colin Vassallo
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New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Jon Moxley will be making his first appearance for the company at the June 5 event in Tokyo at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall.

Over the past month, matches of IWGP US champion Juice Robinson have been interrupted by a mysterious video saying that it was “time up” for him. The man behind the videos ended up being Moxley, who today posted a video on his social media revealing the words MOX at the end of one of the videos.

While Moxley is now a full-time member of All Elite Wrestling, his schedule allows him to take outside bookings for the time being until AEW starts their weekly television show on TV in a few months.

The former WWE champion appeared at the end of Double or Nothing and attacked Chris Jericho, the referee, and Kenny Omega.

Bret Hart thanks AEW for the opportunity to be at Double or Nothing

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Colin Vassallo
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Bret “Hit Man” Hart thanked All Elite Wrestling for allowing him the opportunity to make history and unveil the brand new AEW World title at Double or Nothing on Saturday night.

In a post on Instagram, Bret revealed that Cody called him personally to ask him to be the presenter on the night and he simply could not say no to the offer.

“I have great respect for everyone involved and what they’re trying to accomplish, and it’s great for the wrestling industry in general,” Bret wrote.

Bret appearing at Double or Nothing was one of the big surprises of the night considering that just over a month ago he was on the WWE Hall of Fame stage being inducted with his late tag team partner Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.

Double or Nothing was a home run for fans…and WWE Superstars!

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Colin Vassallo
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Judging by the reaction online, it seems that the big majority of fans who watched Double or Nothing were happy with how things went.

You had to look really hard to find complaints about the show from the usual social media and Reddit posts, something that is surely a great sign for everyone involved with AEW.

While the calls of “WWE is dead” are certainly premature and probably far fetched, AEW presented a fantastic top-to-bottom show that provided a great alternative to the PG-rated WWE. The fans inside the area were hot all night and resembled more of an NXT Takeover crowd rather than the usual WWE crowd.

Speaking of WWE, many of its Superstars sent well wishes and openly discussed watching and enjoying the show while writing on Twitter about it. Sasha Banks, Bayley, Naomi, Big E, Matt Hardy, Xavier Woods, and others all talked about Double or Nothing.

Jon Moxley signs multi-year deal with All Elite Wrestling

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Colin Vassallo
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All Elite Wrestling announced that Jon Moxley has signed a multi-year deal with the company and will be working full-time with them moving forward.

The former WWE champion will be making his in-ring debut at the upcoming Fyter Fest on Saturday, June 29 in Datyona Beach, Florida. The event will take place at the Ocean Center. No opponent was named.

In the post-show comments with reporters, AEW President Tony Khan said that they talked with Moxley the moment he was legally able to discuss offers and it was Moxley who reached out to Khan. Khan said that he was excited to meet him and see what they can do together and the rest is history.

Moxley, who lives in Las Vegas, was the big surprise on the show and it was indeed “shots fired” at WWE in this new competition. After the show, Moxley took a photo with Cody where both of them gave the camera the middle finger.

Cody and Dustin to team up at Fight for the Fallen versus The Young Bucks

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Colin Vassallo
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The first match for the AEW show Fight for the Fallen was announced last night following the conclusion of the Cody vs Dustin bloodbath.

After Cody defeated Dustin, he grabbed the mic and said that he needed a favor from him because he signed on the dotted line for a tag team match at the show against The Young Bucks. He told Dustin that he doesn’t need a tag team partner, he doesn’t need a friend, but needs a brother.

At that point, Dustin, all covered in blood, hugged his brother and accepted the invitation.

Fight for the Fallen will take place on Saturday, July 13 at the Daily’s Place Amphitheater in Jacksonville, Florida. Revenue from the gate will be donated to the Jacksonville’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council.

Lots of tickets still remain for this show which are available to purchase from Ticketmaster.com.

Jon Moxley debuts at AEW’s Double or Nothing and attacks Jericho and Omega

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Colin Vassallo
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Jon Moxley, the artist formerly known as Dean Ambrose in WWE, made his AEW debut at Double or Nothing, becoming the first big WWE name who was under contract to appear on AEW.

Moxley showed up after Jericho beat Omega in the main event and was cutting a promo in the ring. All of a sudden, the crowd went crazy as Moxley entered the arena in a familiar way – through the stands.

The former WWE champion attacked Jericho and hit him with the Dirty Deeds. He then also hit his finishing move on the referee before turning his attention to Kenny Omega.

Moxley and Omega brawled through the crowd and eventually on the stage where Moxley hit his third Dirty Deeds of the night on Omega on the giant poker chips which formed part of the stage. He then threw Omega off the stage to end the night with fans chanting “Moxley! Moxley!”

The former member of The Shield became a free agent on May 1 after he decided not to renew his WWE deal.

Double or Nothing pay-per-view results

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Colin Vassallo
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Here are the results from the AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view which took place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Buy-In pre-show: Hangman Page won the Casino Battle Royale, becoming the first #1 contender for the AEW World title. The participants for the battle royale were MJF, Dustin Thomas, Sunny Daze, Brandon Cutler, Michael Nakazawa, Billy Gunn, Glacier, Jungle Boy, Ace Romero, Private Party, Brian Pillman Jr, Isiah Kassidy, Joey Janela, Jimmy Havoc, Shawn Spears, Sonny Kiss, Marko Stunt, Tommy Dreamer, Luchasaurus, and Hangman Page; Kip Sabian defeated Sammy Guevara.

Main show: SoCal Uncensored defeated Strong Hearts in a six-man tag team match; Britt Baker defeated Kaylie Rae, Nyla Rose, and Awesome Kong in a fatal 4-way match; Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta defeated Angelico and Jack Evans; Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe, and Ryo Mizunami defeated Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, and Emi Sakura in a six-woman tag team match; Cody defeated Dustin Rhodes; The Young Bucks defeated The Lucha Bros to retain the AAA Tag Team titles; Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega in the main event to become the second #1 contender for the AEW World title.

Bret “Hit Man” Hart unveils the new AEW World title at Double or Nothing

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Colin Vassallo
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Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart appeared at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view to unveil the brand new AEW World title.

Bret’s surprise appearance drew “holy sh!t” chants from the Las Vegas crowd who certainly did not expect the man who was on a WWE stage just over a month ago to be in the AEW ring.

The unveiling got a little bit crazy though as after Bret introduced Hangman Page, he was interrupted by MJF who ran down both Bret and Page. Jungle Boy and Jimmy Havoc came out to shut MJF up and after they beat him up and escorted him through the crowd, the former WWE champion unveiled the brand new AEW World title. The title was designed and created by “The Ace of Belts” Dave McMillan.

The night did not end well for Bret though as according to eye witness reports, he fell off the stage walking to the back after he went the wrong way. It was not caught on camera but he was attended do while the promo video for the Bucks/Lucha Bros match was airing. Bret did not look that particularly well and was limping when walking when he came out. He also seemed to mess up his lines a couple of times during the segment.

You can see the new AEW World title below.

AEW’s second pay-per-view, All Out, to take place on August 31

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Colin Vassallo
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All Elite Wrestling announced that their second pay-per-view, titled All Out, will take place on August 31 at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

All Out is the sequel of All In, an independent show financed by Cody and The Young Bucks last year which pretty much started this All Elite Wrestling evolution. All In also took place at the Sears Center and it was the first independent show that did over 10,000 fans.

Tickets for All Out will go on sale on June 14.

Awesome Kong returns to the ring at Double or Nothing

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Colin Vassallo
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Awesome Kong made her return to the ring at Double or Nothing after she was presented as the fourth and surprise entrant in the scheduled triple threat way match between Nayla Rose, Britt Baker, and Kaylie Rae.

Before the match started, AEW Chief Brand Officer Brandi Rhodes came out in her wrestling gear and made it seem like she was joining the match. She said she wants a good match…but she’d rather have an awesome match instead. And then then Kong, who wrestled in WWE as well as Kharma, made her way out to a big pop from the Vegas crowd.

Kong has not wrestled for Impact or WWE since 2016 so this was her first big match in three years. Kong, real name Kia Stevens, is part of the GLOW on Netflix cast where she portrays the character of Tammé “The Welfare Queen” Dawson.

Mick Foley offers an awesome incentive to those who donate to Ashley Massaro’s daughter fund

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Colin Vassallo
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Mick Foley has added an incentive for those who donate a large sum of money to the college fund for Lexi Massaro, the daughter of the late Ashley Massaro.

In two separate tweets, Foley said that anyone who donates $5,000, he would fly or drive anywhere in the United States or Canada to watch Raw, Smackdown, pay-per-view, or an AEW show with up to 10 friends. He insisted that this is not an auction, and anyone with a $5,000 donation would get it.

When asked a bit later about the donation coming from outside North America, Foley said that for a $10,000 donation, he’d fly anywhere in the world and cover his own travel for the same deal.

Last week, a group of former co-workers of Massaro, the Squared Circle Sisters, opened a GoFundMe campaign to help start a college savings plan for 19-year-old Lexi. The plan is to raise $100,000 and up to now, nearly $35,000 have been raised. To donate go to GoFundMe.com.

Participants announced so far for the 21-man Casino Battle Royale at Double or Nothing pre-show

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Colin Vassallo
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17 men out of the 21 participants who will be part of the Casino Battle Royale are announced, leaving four mystery entrants.

The winner of this battle royal will be competing against the winner of Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega match at a later date to crown the inaugural AEW World champion. The match will start with five individuals in the ring and every three minutes, another batch of five will come out and so forth. The last person, whoever draws lucky #21, will be entering the ring on their own. Elimination follows the usual path – over the top rope and both feet touching the floor.

The pre-show, titled The Buy In, will stream live and free at 7PM ET on AEW’s YouTube channel and B/R Live in the United States, ITV4 in the United Kingdom, and internationally on FITE.TV.

The participants so far in this match are – in alphabetical order – Ace Romero, Billy Gunn, Brandon Cutler, Brian Pillman Jr., Dustin Thomas, Glacier, Isiah Kassidy, Luchasaurus, Marq Quen, Michael Nakazawa, MJF, Jimmy Havoc, Joey Janela, Jungle Boy, Shawn Spears, Sonny Kiss, and Sunny Daze.

AEW Double or Nothing live on pay-per-view tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, All Elite Wrestling presents its inaugural pay-per-view: Double or Nothing. The full card is as follows:

Chris Jericho vs Kenny Omega with the winner getting a spot in a match for the AEW World title; The Young Bucks vs The Lucha Bros for the AAA World Tag Team titles; Cody vs Dustin Rhodes; Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose vs Kylie Rae in a three-way match; SoCal Uncensored vs Strong Hearts in a six-man tag team match; Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta vs Angelico and Jack Evans; Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, and Emi Sakura vs Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe, and Ryo Mizunami in a six-woman tag team match.

The pre-show will consist of two matches: Kip Sabian vs Sammy Guevara and the 21-man Casino Battle Royale.

A new era kicks off tonight with All Elite Wrestling

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Colin Vassallo
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While the gang of The Elite have already successfully produced a pay-per-view as an independent show back in September of last year, tonight’s Double or Nothing is the first official show under the brand new All Elite Wrestling banner.

Tonight’s show will mark a new beginning in the world of professional wrestling and add another chapter in the history books. Just months after its inception, with a television deal on TNT locked, AEW is ready to bring an alternative option to wrestling fans who might be fed up with WWE. It’s not going to appeal to everyone, but with billions in the bank thanks to the Khan family, AEW will try – over the course of the next several months and years – be a competition to WWE, competition that is so badly needed.

Nothing is a guaranteed success, but the initial news is encouraging. Double or Nothing is sold out at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It’s the first wrestling pay-per-view in MGM since the closure of WCW. The $50 tag price on the show might put some people off, but real wrestling fans will tune in nonetheless and give AEW a shot. Those who watch it illegally will still complain about it as if they paid the $50 anyway.

What the folks behind All Elite Wrestling have done over the past couple of months is nothing short of remarkable. A solid start tonight will certainly add momentum heading into the next show.

To survive in today’s market you need money. The Khan family has a lot of that. It now depends how many they’re willing to pump in and lose, at least in the first few years. Being on television requires money. Talent requires money. A good show production requires money. Hopefully, with fan support – be it buying merchandise, watching live on TV, and buying expensive pay-per-views – All Elite Wrestling will live on, giving a much-needed employment option for those in the wrestling business.

Mandy Rose on the cover of Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Superstar Mandy Rose is gracing the cover of the latest Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine.

The magazine is on newsstands now and this is Mandy’s first time on the popular female mag. However, it’s not the first time that a WWE Superstar has landed on the front artwork of M&F Hers. In previous years, Lana, Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, The Bella Twins, and Eva Marie all were given spots on the front page.

In somewhat related news, former WWE Superstar Batista is also on the cover of the June 2019 edition of Muscle & Fitness magazine.

You can check out the beautiful Mandy Rose on the artwork below.

Different ways to watch AEW’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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All Elite Wrestling’s first pay-per-view Double or Nothing has multiple viewing options for those in the United States and fans around the world.

The show will be airing on traditional pay-per-view for $49.99 and those who do not have cable or satellite can still watch by streaming the event on B/R Live. The price for the B/R Live stream is the same of $49.99. B/R Live is owned by mytvsecret and the platform will serve as the official streaming provider for all AEW shows in the future.

Those in the United Kingdom have two options as well. ITV will be airing the show on ITV Box Office for £14.95, which is considerably less than the $49.99 in the United States. It’s also available on FITE.TV for just $19.99.

For fans around the world, Double Or Nothing will be carried by FITE.TV for $19.99, less than half the price of the pay-per-view being charged in the United States. While the FITE.TV service is available in the U.S., the event is geo-blocked and cannot be streamed over a U.S. IP address.

Tickets for NXT Takeover: WarGames 2019 on sale now

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Colin Vassallo
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Tickets for the NXT Takeover: WarGames 2019 show went on sale to the general public this morning on Ticketmaster.com.

Tickets are selling for $20, $40, $55, $75, $85, $125, and $200 and $400 for platinum tickets. A lot of tickets remain available as it seems even the NXT brand is suffering from slow live event attendance.

NXT Takeover: WarGames 2019 will take place from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on Saturday, November 23 on the eve of the Survivor Series.

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