All Elite Wrestling today announced a multi-year deal with Dean Malenko who will serve as a senior producer and coach. Malenko worked for WWE since 2001 but quit the company this month.
“Dean Malenko has been a massive force behind some of today’s biggest wrestling stars,” said Cody Rhodes, EVP of AEW. “He’s never stopped being a major talent who was part of the ECW revolution as well as a fixture in the cruiserweight movement on Nitro. He’s kept an open mind to our world from Lucha Libre to Japanese pro-wrestling. He’s the perfect fit for our sports-centric mentality, and his experience will be invaluable for our team. Welcome Coach!”
Dean Malenko added, “It’s not often you get an opportunity late in your career to be a part of building something from the ground floor. The freedom to be able to contribute uninhibited will only lend itself to foster creativity and produce an outstanding product. I’m excited about what the future holds for AEW, and I can’t wait to be a part of the journey.”
Known as “The Man of 1,000 Holds,” Malenko was pictured with Cody Rhodes and AEW President Tony Khan in front of a private jet as they headed to Las Vegas for Double or Nothing.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that Dolph Ziggler came back due to Kevin Owens refusing to work the Saudi Arabia show next month.
Owens was penned to wrestle WWE champion Kofi Kingston at the show on June 7 but Owens informed WWE management that he is not interested in doing the trip. In the past, WWE Superstars were given the “option” to choose if they want to work in Saudi Arabia. Last year, both John Cena and Daniel Bryan refused to go and this year, Daniel Bryan is also not going, along with Aleister Black and Sami Zayn.
Zayn is of Syrian descent and that’s a no-go for Saudi Arabia and Black is not on the show due to some of the tattoos he has on his body.
Ziggler was scheduled to go to Australia on behalf of WWE for some media appearances on that date and his itinerary was switched. Returning to Smackdown to attack Kingston was a way to start this feud and explain why he is wrestling the WWE champion in Jeddah.
Instead of Ziggler, former Smackdown Women’s champion Carmella will be traveling to Australia to do promotional appearances for the company. Earlier this month, when WWE were supposed to go to Saudi Arabia, most of the female WWE Superstars were sent to Hawaii for a few days to film stuff for Total Divas.
Another non-televised Smackdown show for Monday has been rescheduled. This is the third show in a month that WWE either canceled or rescheduled due to the wildcard rule.
The event in question was taking place at Tony’s Pizza Event Center in Salina, Kansas. This show will now take place on Saturday, October 26 in the same location. If you have tickets for the May 27 show, these tickets will be honored for the new rescheduled date. If for some reason you cannot make it to the new date, a full refund will be issued at the point of purchase.
It will be interesting to see if WWE keeps canceling or rescheduling Monday’s non-televised live events moving forward or if this is just temporary.
Starrcast II, the fan interactive event associated with All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing weekend, is in full effect after it kicked off last night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Yesterday, two events took place and over the next few days there will be a packed schedule and all of it is being aired by FITE.TV for $59.99.
The event had a few big hiccups along the way. The Undertaker was originally appeared to be at the convention but WWE pulled him out after he signed a new WWE deal. Same goes for Kurt Angle, who WWE forced out after signing a new five-year deal. And just this week, Ric Flair had to pull out from his roast event due to health issues.
Friday, May 24th
1:00pm ET – JR & The King
1:00pm ET – Behind the Paint: Sting hosted by Tony Schiavone
3:30pm ET – NITRO: 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
3:30pm ET – The Taz Show LIVE
5:30pm ET – ARN
7:00pm ET – Double or Nothing Press Conference & Weigh In
8:00pm ET – Wrestling Observer Live
9:00pm ET – The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana
10:00pm ET – Ready to Rumble Watch-A-Long
Saturday, May 25th
1:00pm ET – Booker T’s Hall of Fame Podcast
1:00pm ET – Sharpshooter: Bret Hart in his own words
3:00pm ET – Monday Night War Stories hosted by Sean Waltman
3:00pm ET – “”I Quit”” with Magnum TA & Tully Blanchard hosted by Tony Schiavone
Sunday, May 26th
1:00pm ET – Something to Wrestle With Bruce Prichard
1:00pm ET – An Extreme Rivalry: Rob Van Dam & Jerry Lynn
3:00pm ET – Lita’s Panel on Women’s Wrestling
3:00pm ET – Crazy Like a Fox: Remembering Brian Pillman
5:00pm ET – Inside the Ropes: Dustin Rhodes hosted by Kenny McIntosh
5:00pm ET – Talk is Jericho
7:00pm ET – House of Hardcore: An Extreme Reunion
Stone Cold Steve Austin has got his own new show on USA Network titled Straight Up Steve Austin. The news was announced in a press release issued by USA Network.
The show is a unique interview-based series hosted by the WWE Hall of Famer featuring seven half-hour episodes that will start airing on Monday nights at 11PM following the conclusion of Raw beginning August 12.
In each episode, Austin and a celebrity guest swap stories about their lives and careers during one-of-a-kind custom-tailored adventures in different cities across America. In this unique interview format, there’s no studio, no couch and no cue cards.
Guests include country singer and actor Trace Adkins, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr., comedian Gabriel Iglesias, WWE Superstar Becky Lynch, NFL Quarterback Baker Mayfield, actor and retired United States Marine Corps Reserve officer Rob Riggle, and Impractical Jokers star Sal Vulcano.
Miz & Mrs continued to pull good ratings for USA Network as this week’s episode 14 did 1,037,000 viewers, up 28,000 viewers from last week’s show. The series has so far out-shined Total Bellas and Total Divas, getting nearly three times as much viewers per episode. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
British broadcaster ITV has put up a 45-minute Before The Bell documentary on the story of All Elite Wrestling, two days before AEW’s debut show Double or Nothing hits pay-per-view.
The documentary, made exclusively for ITV, chronicles the birth of All Elite Wrestling, from where the idea of the All In show came, to making All In, and eventually the creation of AEW with the help of the Khan family. The documentary also discusses the friendship between Cody, The Bucks, and Kenny Omega, all of whom serve as EVPs at All Elite Wrestling.
Before The Bell features interviews with Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, and more. You can see it in full for free below.
Limited seats that had been reserved due to production have been released for Saturday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view through AXS.COM.
The seats are on the floor and are on opposite side of the aisle next to the stage. Another small section in the corner, also on the floor, is also available. Tickets are priced $102.20 and $156.60 plus other fees.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena is completely sold out and considering these are only a handful of tickets, they will be sold quickly as well. A maximum of six tickets can be purchased at one go.
If you’re still looking for Double or Nothing tickets, go to AXS.COM and look for the event in the search bar. But hurry up, these are not going to last long!
Ruby Riott will be off WWE television for a while due to shoulder injuries that will require two separate surgeries.
Riott already had successful surgery two days ago on May 21 to repair a bilateral injury in her right shoulder but will also need a similar operation on her left shoulder which will take place after she recovers from her first surgery.
The former leader of the Riott Squad was part of the European tour and wrestled on shows despite the injuries but has not been seen on television in a month.
Smackdown this week did 1,983,000 viewers, the fourth week in a row that the show has failed to crack the two million viewer mark. The show was up 156,000 viewers from last week’s episode. It was #2 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #8 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
The NXT Tag Team titles – currently vacant – will be decided at the upcoming NXT Takeover: XXV in a four-way ladder match that will certainly be a match of the night contender.
The titles were vacated by the War Raiders in last week’s episode as the duo are now part of the main roster on Monday Night Raw. But crowning new champions will not take long and Takeover: XXV is just over a week away.
The four tag teams who will be participating in this ladder match are Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish of The Undisputed Era, Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler of The Forgotten Sons, Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford of The Street Profits, and Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.
NXT Takeover: XXV will take place from the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday, June 1.
Days after Ashley Massaro’s attorney Konstantine Kyros published the affidavit that Massaro wrote detailing how she was raped by a U.S. military service member while on tour with WWE, the company replied with a statement denying all allegations.
WWE noted that Massaro eventually apologized to them last year in an e-mail for being part of Kyros’ class action lawsuit against them and even provided a copy of it to the New York Post. Massaro described WWE as her family and said that she was “poached” by Kyros and the lawsuit quickly “went out of control.”
The full, unedited statement from WWE reads as follows:
“WWE is saddened by the death of Ashley Massaro, and we reiterate our condolences to her family. However, we regret that her attorney Konstantine Kyros, who filed multiple cases against WWE, lost all of them, and was sanctioned multiple times by the Court for repeated misconduct and false allegations, is using Ashley’s death to further his malicious campaign against WWE by releasing an affidavit that she submitted to the Court and later apologized to WWE for being involved with, so we wish to make certain things crystal clear.
At no time was Vince McMahon or the management of WWE ever informed by Ashley Massaro or anybody else that she had been sexually assaulted, drugged, raped or sodomized by a military doctor with a nurse standing guard while on a goodwill tour in 2007 to U.S. military bases in Kuwait. In fact, if she ever articulated such a claim to WWE, we would have reported it immediately to the Base Commander.
At no time was there ever a meeting with Vince McMahon, Kevin Dunn, John Laurinaitis or other company executives in which she told them of such a claim and was instructed to keep it quiet.”
Former co-workers of the late Ashley Massaro have come together to start a GoFundMe campaign that will go towards a college savings plan for her daughter Lexi.
Many of the women behind this campaign, calling themselves the Squared Circle Sisters, have recorded a 15-minute video as they give their thoughts about Ashley and some words of encouragement to her 19-year-old daughter. Lilian Garcia, Mickie James, Lita, Gail Kim, Brooke Adams, Maria Kanellis, Candice Michelle, Katarina Waters, Lisa Marie Varon, Christy Hemme, Trish Stratus, Torrie Wilson, and others all contributed to the video.
The aim is to raise $100,000 for Lexi and Mick Foley, who lived close to Ashley, kick-started the campaign with a donation of $5,000.
Seven days after being admitted to an Atlanta-area hospital, 16-time world champion Ric Flair was discharged and is now continuing his recovery at home.
The Nature Boy underwent heart-related surgery on Monday morning and it was a complete success. Doctors felt it went so good that 48 hours after surgery, Naitch was wheeled out of the hospital and sent back home according to TMZ, which also snapped a couple of photos.
The 70-year-old wrestling legend had been suffering from heart issues for the past several months and a medical complication on Friday meant that he had to wait for the weekend to pass to get under the knife again.
“The Naitch is home,” Flair tweeted. “Thank you to all the incredible staff and doctors at Gwinnett Medical Center once again! I am so thankful for all my family, friends, and fans for all the love. At this time in my life, I never take it for granted. I will be back up and WOOOOOing in no time!”
Unfortunately for Flair, he is not allowed to travel to Las Vegas so his roast event on Friday at Starrcast was canceled, or better yet, postponed to a later date. Conrad Thompson, who runs Starrcast and is also his son-in-law, told Sports Illustrated that Flair always downplayed his health challenges and classified them as “routine” to his family but things changed when doctors discovered a complication on Thursday and that is preventing Flair from jumping on a plane to go to Vegas.
Refunds are being issued to all those who purchased a ticket for The Roast of Ric Flair.
If the family approves, Ashley Massaro’s brain will be donated for CTE research according to attorney Konstantine Kryos, who said that Ashley’s desire was to donate her brain to be studied.
CNN ran with the story yesterday on its front page and Kyros added that this can only happen if Massaro’s family agree to her wishes.
CTE, short for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, is the degenerative brain disease that can only be definitively diagnosed after death. Dr. Bennet Omalu, who is co-director of the Brain Injury Research Institute, is credited with discovering CTE first in pro football players.
Chris Benoit, Andrew “Test” Martin, Balls Mahoney, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Mr. Fuji, and Axl Rotten have all been diagnosed with CTE, with Benoit being the first professional wrestler to be diagnosed with it.
According to many researches, CTE is caused by repeated blows to the head, something that football players and pro wrestlers go through every time they perform.
Massaro was laid to rest yesterday at the St. James Episcopal Cemetery in Saint James, New York.
The Super ShowDown pay-per-view from Saudi Arabia on June 7 has two more matches on its card.
The WWE title match has been made official after Kofi Kingston accepted Dolph Ziggler’s challenge in an interview held after Smackdown went off the air. Ziggler returned on Smackdown after a four-month absence and attacked the WWE champion.
The other match was confirmed on Monday Night Raw with Roman Reigns taking on Shane McMahon as the feud between the two continues. McMahon is now aligned with the Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre as well apart from Elias so it will be interesting to see if they play a part in this match.
There are seven matches so far on the card for Super ShowDown including the 50-man battle royal. Brock Lesnar will also be on the card although doing what remains to be seen. Brock and Heyman will be on Raw next week to announce which title they will be going after.
Monday Night Raw, helped by the usual post-PPV bump, did 2,521,000 viewers this week, up 172,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. It was the most-watched Raw since the April 15 episode.
The show did 2,681,000 viewers in the first hour, 2,583,000 viewers in the second hour, and then 2,299,000 viewers in the third and final hour. The NBA Playoffs on TNT dominated the night with 7.7 million viewers.
The show was #4, #5, and #6 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #7 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
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Dolph Ziggler made his return on WWE television last night on Smackdown and attacked WWE champion Kofi Kingston.
Ziggler unleashed a vicious attack on Kofi, and then inserted his head in a chair and slammed it on the announcers table. Kofi did the stretcher job afterward.
Later in the broadcast, Ziggler then challenged Kofi for the WWE title at the upcoming Super ShowDown event in Saudi Arabia next month.
Ziggler has been off WWE television for a few months and last appeared at the Royal Rumble in January. During his time away from WWE, the former World Heavyweight champion has been doing stand up comedy shows.
Ric Flair has successfully undergone heart-related surgery yesterday in Atlanta and is now recovering.
Ric’s wife, Wendy Barlow, told TMZ that doctors said that the procedure was a success and thanked everyone for their prayers and support.
The surgery was supposed to be done on Friday but Flair suffered further medical complications that prevented him from going under the knife. Doctors rescheduled the surgery for Monday instead.
The Roast of Ric Flair event which was set for this Friday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as part of Starrcast II has been canceled as Flair will not be healthy enough for the long trip. The event is still listed on the Starrcast.com website and on the FITE.TV schedule.
