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Jade Cargill out for months with undisclosed injury

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Colin Vassallo
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Jade Cargill is expected to be out of action for several months which is why she was written off television in that fashion last week on Smackdown.

Cargill was taken out and left lying on the hood of a car with its windshield broken. Footage aired during the triple threat match in the tournament for the Women’s United States title and it caused Bianca Belair to abandon the match to go check on her tag team partner.

The real reason why Cargill is out remains a tight-lipped secret although it was noted that Cargill has an injury which is serious enough to get her written off.

In a social media post, WWE said that Cargill is suffering from “deep lumbar paraspinal muscle contusions, bruised kidney, sprained MCL in her right knee, tibial plateau bone bruise of her right knee, and facial lacerations.”

Cargill is one half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team champions with Bianca Belair. No news on what’s going to happen to the titles has been announced yet although this continues the curse of these particular titles where almost every champions had to surrender due to an injury.

Get Max Black Friday deal for $2.99 per month ahead of AEW’s arrival

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Colin Vassallo
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After Peacock dropped its Black Friday deal yesterday where you can get a year-long subscription for just $19.99 and enjoy all the WWE shows, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max announced its own Black Friday deal.

AEW will debut on Max in January where Dynamite and Collision will simulcast on the streaming service and AEW pay-per-views will come to the service later in the year.

New and returning subscribers can now get Max for just $2.99 per month for the first six months, that’s a savings of $7 per month since the cheapest subscription is $9.99 a month.

The subscription will get you access to everything that Max has apart from AEW shows.

The limited deal is available starting now through Monday, December 2.

You can go to https://play.max.com to subscribe.

The Young Bucks to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team titles at Wrestle Dynasty

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Colin Vassallo
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The Young Bucks’ involvement at the upcoming Wrestle Dynasty show in Tokyo became more clear after the former AEW Tag Team champions had a promo aired during the NJPW World Tag League show.

In the promo, which aired in the arena as well, The Young Bucks said that before they retire, they want to accomplish one more thing, and that’s getting the IWGP Tag Team titles back around their waist one more time.

“Tokyo, your rich God-fearing uncles are coming back,” Matt Jackson said. “See you soon!”

The current IWGP Tag Team champions, Great-O-Khan and HENARE, accepted The Bucks’ challenge for the January 5 show.

The duo have not wrestled in Japan since 2019.

Wrestle Dynasty is NJPW’s version of The Forbidden Door and will also involve AEW, CMLL, ROH, and Stardom.

AEW rumored to be moving Grand Slam: Australia to different location

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Colin Vassallo
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Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Wrestling is reporting that AEW is likely to make an announcement very soon moving the Grand Slam: Australia show from the Suncorp Stadium to a different location.

Ticket sales for the show have been bad and with the stadium holding over 50,000 seats, it was not going to be a good look to hold it there.

This comes after AEW President Tony Khan mentioned during the press call ahead of Full Gear that the company sold “thousands” of tickets for Grand Slam in Brisbane but said that it might not be a pay-per-view offering due to the time difference.

The Ticketek website selling Grand Slam: Australia tickets only had limited seats available after most sections were blocked off lately, preventing fans from buying seats.

It’s unclear if the event will still take place in Brisbane or it’s even moving cities.

Smackdown rating for 11/22/2024

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Colin Vassallo
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Smackdown last Friday night with the surprise return of CM Punk drew 1,578,000 viewers, up 344,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. The show had a 0.46 rating in 18-49, up 0.14 from the prior week and was #1 not only on cable but in all of television, beating NBA on ESPN and college football on FOX. It was the best number since October 11. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)

Two new matches added to the Survivor Series 2024 card

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Colin Vassallo
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Two new matches were added to this weekend’s Survivor Series card, with the show now up to the usual five matches.

The Intercontinental title will be on the line in a triple threat match as champion Bron Breakker will defend against Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser.

Plus, LA Knight will defend the United States title against the recently-returned Shinsuke Nakamura.

These two matches join the two WarGames and Gunther vs Damian Priest for the WWE World Heavyweight title.

Women’s Intercontinental title introduced for the Raw brand

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Colin Vassallo
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As expected, another mid-card title has been introduced for the Raw women, with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce unveiling the WWE Women’s Intercontinental title which will be exclusive to the red brand.

This follows the introduction of the Women’s United States title over at Smackdown two weeks ago.

The Women’s Intercontinental title features the same design as the men’s title but with a white strap instead.

A tournament will kick off to crown the inaugural champion, similar to what is being done on Smackdown. The final for the Smackdown Women’s United States title will be held on Saturday Night’s Main Event. No date has been given as to when the final for the Women’s Intercontinental title will be held yet.

Dwayne Johnson’s Red One movie down to #3 on box office chart

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Colin Vassallo
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Dwayne Johnson’s Red One Christmas movie slipped to the third place in the box office charts this weekend following the release of Wicked and Gladiator II.

Red One had a $13 million weekend according to BoxOfficeMojo.com, sending its domestic total to $52,910,550. Internationally, the movie has $64,200,000 in box office revenue for a total of $117,110,550 worldwide. That falls massively short of the $250 million budget the movie had plus an additional $100 million in marketing.

The cast also features Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and J.K. Simmons in the leading roles and it’s directed by Jake Kasdan.

The Rock is back with a second movie in theaters this week with the release of Moana 2, a movie which is expected to do better in box office revenue.

Rhodes vs Owens to headline Saturday Night’s Main Event return

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Colin Vassallo
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Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE announced that Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE title will be the headline match for the Saturday Night’s Main Event show next month.

The company is bringing back Saturday Night’s Main Event as part of their new media rights deal with NBCUniversal, with the first show taking place on Saturday, December 14 live from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

This will be WWE’s first show on network TV since Smackdown has moved away from FOX in September and the first WWE broadcast on NBC since 2008. It’s the 37th installment of the SNME series.

Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com.

Three NXT stars participate in Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII event

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Colin Vassallo
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Three NXT stars took part in Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XII event last night, joining other AEW and TNA stars on the same card.

Karmen Petrovic defeated Sumie Sakai, Charlie Dempsey defeated Tracey Williams, while Myles Borne lost to Royce Isaacs. Other WWE stars have been on Bloodsport before as well, including former NXT Women’s champion Shayna Baszler.

Barnett seems to be the only person who can bring stars from all three major promotions under one roof, with TNA’s Josh Alexander, Masha Slamovich, and AEW’s MVP, Marina Shafir, and Jon Moxley all appearing as well.

Peacock Black Friday deal gets you year-long subscription for $19.99

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Colin Vassallo
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Peacock is running a Black Friday deal where you can save 75% if you subscribe for a whole year with a price of just $19.99. There’s also an option to get six months for $1.99 per month.

The regular price is $79.99 per year or $7.99 per month so it’s a pretty good saving if you’re interested in watching WWE programming, including all premium live events, for cheap throughout 2025.

This is a limited time offer and excludes current Peacock Premium and Premium Plus subscribers. Of course, there’s always workarounds for this, including subscribing with a different e-mail address.

To get the offer, use the code REALDEAL for the annual offer or REALDEALMONTHLY for the monthly offer.

You can take advantage of the Peacock Black Friday deal any time between now and December 2 at 3AM ET (Midnight PT).

Behind the scenes footage of CM Punk’s surprise return at 2023 Survivor Series published

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Colin Vassallo
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On the one year anniversary of his return to WWE, a behind the scenes look at CM Punk’s shocking appearance at last year’s Survivor Series was published on the WWE’s YouTube channel.

The video starts with Punk getting escorted to Gorilla by Bruce Prichard as he meets William Regal, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, Michael PS Hayes, and a select few others who were at the closed-off area before his music hit.

After he comes out, footage shows Triple H sneaking behind the curtain, waiting for Punk to come back to congratulate him on his return.

Punk then meets several other WWE Superstars backstage who were all eager to see him and waited to shake hands one by one of every star who was in the WarGames match, from the faces to the heels. Randy Orton jokingly tells Punk that he couldn’t enjoy 10 minutes of his return before he was out-shined by Punk.

Triple H then pulls Punk aside to tell him to pose for a photo together, a photo which Triple H put on X with the caption, “Mighty cold day in hell.”

You can check out the cool 9-minute video below

Jon Moxley accompanies Marina Shafir to Bloodsport XII

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Colin Vassallo
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AEW World champion Jon Moxley made a surprise appearance at the Josh Barnett Bloodsport XII event last night.

Moxley accompanied his Death Riders partner Marina Shafir for her match against Jody Threat, a match which Shafir won and extended her undefeated run to seven wins so far.

This is not Moxley’s first time appearing at Bloodsport and has actually main evented three events in the past.

Fellow AEW star, MVP, was also in the main event, losing to Barnett via submission. After their match, MVP put over Barnett and thanked him for training with him throughout the past decade.

AEW Continental Classic 2 tournament participants revealed

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Colin Vassallo
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Continental Classic

The 12 entrants in this year’s Continental Classic tournament were revealed yesterday night by AEW.

Just like last year, the 12 stars will be split into two leagues, the blue and gold leagues, with each match having a 20-minute time limit. No interference is allowed and three points are assigned for a win and one point for a draw.

The blue league will consist of AEW Continental champion Kazuchika Okada, TNT champion Daniel Garcia, Kyle Fletcher, The Beast Mortos, Mark Briscoe, and Shelton Benjamin.

The gold league has Will Ospreay, Juice Robinson, Brody King, Ricochet, Darby Allin, and AEW Trios champion Claudio Castagnoli.

The tournament kicks off this coming Wednesday on Dynamite and will conclude at the Worlds End pay-per-view.

Over 44,000 tickets sold for the 2025 Royal Rumble so far

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Colin Vassallo
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Royal Rumble 2025

Ticket tracking service @WrestleTix is estimating that WWE has moved over 44,000 tickets for the Royal Rumble already just over a week after tickets went on sale to the general public.

The first count stands at 44,500, with Lucas Oil Field stadium being set up for around 6,000 more seats. While the absolute majority of the seats in the stands were sold, the same cannot be said for those on the floor, where the most expensive tickets are.

The floor sections remain largely empty and judging from previous stadium shows, they are the last ones to get sold simply because they are the ones which cost the most. Floor seats, so far away from the ring that you wouldn’t be able to see anything, start from $400 while ringside will cost you up to $6,000 behind the commentary desks.

The cheapest standard ticket is currently set at $275, while the cheapest verified resale ticket is $151. That is of course excluding taxes and fees.

Some sections on the camera side of the stadium have been opened but Lucas Oil Field holds over 70,000 seats, so there will be a good chunk of the stadium closed off unless tickets really take off.

Tickets can be purchased from Ticketmaster.com.

Survivor Series 2024 meet and greets announced for weekend

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Colin Vassallo
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Survivor Series 2024

WWE will be holding several photo ops on November 29 and 30 at BC Place as part of Survivor Series weekend.

On Friday, Bianca Belair, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Dominik Mysterio, Gunther, Iyo Sky, Sami Zayn, and Sheamus will be available while on Saturday so far there are Bianca Belair, Bronson Reed, Dominik Mysterio, Gunther, Iyo Sky, and Sami Zayn.

Prices range from CA$79.87 to CA$107.42. A printed copy of the photo will cost an additional CA$10.85 each.

Times vary for their appearances and you can find more information and ordering information at https://store.epic.leapevent.tech/wwe-survivor-series/2024?key=7baeecb4.

Willow Nightingale returns at Full Gear following concussion

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Colin Vassallo
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Willow Nightingale returned at Full Gear last night, her first appearance in over a month after she suffered a concussion during a CMLL match.

Nightingale showed up in the main event to take out Marina Shafir amid several interference which was the main story of the AEW World title match. Eventually Shafir managed to get rid of Nightingale and left the crime scene in a stolen car after Darby Allin crashed their car in a collision with his own vehicle.

Nightingale suffered the concussion during the Women’s International Grand Prix match at Arena Mexico, with CMLL later announcing that she was being pulled from two other shows due to the AEW/CMLL concussion protocol procedures.

Ricky Starks makes unannounced appearance at GCW event

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Colin Vassallo
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Ricky Starks appeared in front of a stunned crowd at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey last night for a show promoted by Game Changer Wrestling.

The AEW man interrupted an in-ring promo by Jimmy Lloyd, with Lloyd wondering if Starks should be in catering at the Prudential Center for Full Gear instead of here.

After Starks laid out Lloyd, he said that passion runs through his blood and he’ll be damned if he sits at home and gets frozen out.

“I’ll be damned if I sit at home and let my career dwindle. I am 34 years old. I’m healthy. I am goddamn good looking, and most importantly, I am a generational superstar,” Starks told the audience.

Starks, who remains under AEW contract, has not appeared for the company since March, with his promo being full of digs at his current employer.

“I’m going to come back to where I came from in the very beginning,” Starks continued. “And why not start in one of the hottest promotions right now, GCW?”

Starks will make an appearance for House of Glory in January of next year.

Women representing ROH in International Women’s cup selected

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Colin Vassallo
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The four women from Ring of Honor who will be wrestling to earn a spot at the International Women’s Cup at Wrestle Dynasty were revealed yesterday during the Full Gear Zero Hour broadcast.

ROH Women’s champion Athena, ROH Women’s TV champion Red Velvet, Leyla Hirsch, and Billie Starkz will face each other in a four-way match at a later date and then the winner advances to Tokyo.

CMLL, Stardom, and AEW will also have their own four-way matches, with CMLL earlier in the week announcing that Zeuxis, Reyna Isis, Persephone, and Sanely will be their picks.

Each winner of these four-way matches will have a final four-way match at Wrestle Dynasty on January 5 with the winner receiving a title shot of her choosing from any of the four participating promotions.

Ludwig Kaiser makes surprise appearance at wXw event in Germany

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Colin Vassallo
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Ludwig Kaiser returned to his home country of Germany and made a surprise appearance at the wXw event in Hamburg.

“Hamburg’s own son has returned,” screamed the commentator as Ludwig Kaiser’s name appeared on the big screen with fans going absolutely bananas.

Kaiser interrupted the wXw Unified champion Peter Tihanyi after his match, with fans chanting “Holy shit.” This is not the first time that Kaiser has appeared for wXw since joining WWE.

The WWE star is a former wXw Unified champion himself in the promotion he wrestled for five years before joining WWE.

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