Today, the Big 12 Conference announced a collaboration with WWE for the upcoming 2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship on Saturday, December 2, held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Through this partnership, the Big 12 and WWE will introduce a custom-made championship title belt for this year’s Big 12 Football Championship Most Outstanding Player, presented on-field at the conclusion of the game by a WWE Superstar. Additionally, a co-branded WWE x Big 12 logo will be featured throughout the venue and on the field.
Throughout the week leading up to the 2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship and the game itself, WWE Superstars will be prominently featured and integrated. In addition to the championship title belt presentation, select WWE Superstars will participate in a Big 12 Conference community event, pre-game hospitality events and the game’s official coin toss.
“WWE is a global brand that connects with a wide array of audiences,” said Commissioner Yormark. “With this partnership, we will integrate WWE and its brand power into one of the Conference’s biggest moments, further strengthening the bridge between sports and entertainment throughout the Big 12.”
“Brett and his team at the Big 12 have turbocharged the conference through innovative media rights deals and commercial partnerships, constantly exploring new ways to grow the conference’s reach and influence,” said WWE President Nick Khan. “We’re excited to partner with them and help amplify the Big 12 Championship.”
The Big 12 Conference and WWE will also collaborate to introduce an exclusive Big 12 Championship merchandise line. Merchandise will be available for purchase online and throughout AT&T Stadium team stores.
PWInsider.com is reporting that Mickie James has departed Impact Wrestling and is no longer part of the promotion, with the company also removing her name from the roster page.
James did not have a contract since her return a few years ago and worked on a handshake deal. Following an injury, James returned two months ago and challenged Trinity for the Knockouts title at Bound For Glory but Trinity came out victorious in that match.
James’ husband, Nick Aldis, was recently given an on-screen role with WWE as Smackdown General Manager.
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Kota Ibushi is officially a full-time member of All Elite Wrestling after AEW President Tony Khan made the announcement yesterday following the Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight on Dynamite.
The highly-respected 41-year-old is synonymous with his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling where he has won numerous titles, including the IWGP World Heavyweight title. He also has a long history with Kenny Omega where the two teamed up to form the Golden Lovers.
Ibushi made his AEW debut at the Blood & Guts match earlier this year and also had matches at All In and WrestleDream.
The new WWE United States champion Logan Paul will be traveling to Perth, Australia and will be part of the Elimination Chamber premium live event in February of next year.
WWE made the announcement on social media about his involvement and later Paul wrote, “Australia, I’m coming back!” Grayson Waller welcomed the announcement and wrote that he’s looking forward to showing his “close mate” around.
This is not Paul’s first time in Australia as he went there for a public appearance ahead of UFC 284.
While WWE has already sold a considerable amount of tickets for Elimination Chamber, thousands of tickets remain for sale on Ticketmaster. The cheapest tickets are priced $76.40 each for the farthest and highest section of the stadium but tickets in the lower bowls are super expensive and WWE looks like they’re doing the same mistake as they did with Clash at the Castle overpricing their tickets by a lot.
AEW President Tony Khan has said that AEW has come to terms with “one of the world’s best wrestlers” who he described as a “pro who is known and respected by virtually every AEW fan.”
Khan said that this individual will be in Los Angeles to sign their AEW contract on Saturday at the Full Gear pay-per-view which will be held at the Kia Forum.
Khan gave no hints if this is a male or a female and speculations are already running rampant that it’s either Will Ospreay or Mercedes Mone.
Ospreay is under an NJPW deal until January 2024 and Mone is obviously a free agent.
AEW Dynamite tonight comes to us from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA. After last week drawing 804,000 & 0.27 in the 18-49 demo. That’s the fifth-lowest viewership of the year.
*****
They recapped last week’s show closer – ‘a senseless assault’ per Excalibur – which saw the Acclaimed beaten down and Bowens chucked through a window. Then MJF running back to check on them and a sarcastic Joe noting he’s running out of friends.
Excalibur said they’ve ‘beefed up’ security tonight. Which made me laugh after the total lack of support for poor Hangman. Fair enough though, they learned from their mistakes and reacted as a company – on-screen – to a big heel attack.
Excalibur finished by describing MJF as ‘increasingly isolated’.
Jon Moxley & Wheeler Yuta vs Orange Cassidy & Hook
Backstory: Moxley made the challenge last Wednesday, vowing to fight the second they touched down at LAX
There are either very fews fans present or Hook isn’t over in Cali. The faces went to meet the BCC as they made their entrance through the crowd. They brawled with the lights very low so clearly the joint ain’t exactly full.
Hook was dumped back to ringside while Mox choked Cassidy as the BCC took over. Yuta got Hook in the ring so the bell rang. While Mox and Orange continued to brawl among the crowd… little strange.
(And I just shook my head as they announced Hangman and Swerve would have a face to face tonight. Page promised to kill him and piss on his grave. And now they’re being put face to face for a chat!?)
Yuta on top, fans chanting for Mox as he hit the apron, Cassidy still down among the fans. A throw from Hook landed Yuta near Mox, tag, crowd remain dead. Hook threw an elbow strike, German, showing no fear. Mox got a boot up, tag to Yuta, they doubled the youngster with Cassidy still in the crowd.
Yuta threw rights from the mount. A brief ‘Yuta sucks’ chant momentarily broke the silence. Mox back in, spinning suplex leaving Hook down as Cassidy finally made ringside, clutching his ribs. Hook got Redrum, Yuta grabbed his leg from outside, dragging him out, from off-camera Orange smashed Yuta via suicide dive.
Then flung Mox back in to a Hook T-Bone. Cassidy diving ddt off the top, Mox on his knees, Cassidy the new kicks, getting more and more vicious, they only pissed off Mox who blocked a tornado ddt by holding the champ in place until Yuta came in to slam his head to the mat.
Count of two. Ads.
Back to Mox slamming Orange, then mocking the kicks, begging Orange to get up, slapping him, Cassidy shook his head, got the pockets – still on his knees, dropkick as Mox came off the ropes. Seems it was his arm he was selling r/t his ribs.
Both tagged their junior members – yay/boo punches – until Hook backed Yuta to the corner, northern lights out, two only. Hook knocked Mox off the apron, hit a right which rocked Yuta until he did his skin the cat to slip behind the youngster, nice release German, Hook popped up to return the favor, both up to nail simultaneous lariats, both down.
They seem to be making this a feud, talking about how it’s been building for weeks.
Both scrambled up at seven only for Mox to nail Hook from behind, Cassidy took Mox out through the ropes, Hook rolled Yuta up for two, nailed him with a lariat, crowd chanting for him until Mox hit a cutter from behind, readying Paradigm Shift until Cassidy landed a Punch, which Mox totally shook off, simply glaring at the champ then booting him out through the ropes.
Leaving him open to Redrum, Yuta smacked Hook from the apron, Death Rider, Seatbelt pin, win.
Some of the stuff between the youngsters was fun but otherwise a meh opener not helped by a total lack of atmosphere. Didn’t do anything to heighten my interest in Mox/Cassidy.
The announcers talked about Moxley having momentum heading into Full Gear as he eyed a downed Cassidy through the ropes. And the FTW champ being pinned. ‘Nobody saw that one coming,’ said Schiavone. And he wasn’t being sarcastic.
Mox took the mic to say Cassidy was ‘nothin’ and always has been. He’ll grind him to dust and walk out the champ and there’s nothing he can do to stop him. The announcers talked about Cassidy’s confidence being low after Mox just shook off the Punch.
Winner: BCC
They showed Omega’s team arriving at the venue, walking solemnly in suits and shades with the words ‘Golden Dragons of Dojima’ in the lettering style favored by the video game.
Sorry if you’re not into this, it is a little goofy. For those who are – the main protagonist is known as ‘the Dragon of Dojima’ and when the good guys are about to lay a beatdown they’re always shown walking like this. It was pretty authentic.
*****
To Schiavone in the ring. He laid some ground rules we ‘may have read on social media’. Always a promising start to a segment pushing a major ppv match.
If Swerve or Page touch one another they’ll be suspended for the rest of 2023 (aka the Perry clause) and the match’ll be called off. The crowd booed this.
And Swerve was cheered as he came out. Excalibur tried very hard to solemnly state that this was one of the most personal rivalries in wrestling history; with perfect timing, Nana did his goofy dance atop the ramp. Taz started laughing at it while trying to sell the home invasion. And they cut to fans doing the dance. Yeah, real heated. These are some despicable heels.
Hangman was also cheered but got a lesser pop. Dressed in all black, he marched to the ring, never taking his eyes off Swerve who gave him a cold stare back. Then smiled as Page fronted him. It’s a shame for these two how badly the booking’s let them down because they played this about as well as they could.
Schiavone was asking how Swerve could justify going to someone’s house when Swerve ripped the mic away, Hangman immediately ripped it away from him.
To say Swerve did it because he’s a coward, a waste of life and a dumbass. Dumber than he was ‘two years ago when your dumb ass got fired’ (tee hee you had to come to the sucky second company cause WWE got rid of you – so counterproductive).
He said Swerve didn’t have it in him to be champ. He’s not the man he thinks he is and it’s why his fiancée left him and his kids won’t talk to him (do AEW know how to do anything ‘personal’ without resorting to reality-tv cheap heat?). Crowd ‘oohed’ at this.
Page called him a coward again. He surrounds himself with ‘yes men’. If he wasn’t so stupid he’d know Nana was using him – he gets to come out and do his dance and sell tees – the crowd cheered, Nana danced, they cheered more.
(Do they want to sell feuds and ppv’s here or get gifs on X?)
Page said Nana spends that living buying weed from high school kids – which was a good line that Nana sold well. Page told him after he was done with Swerve he was gonna beat Nana’s ass and steal his weed. Again, was funny, I laughed; should it be funny? Nana was furious, the crowd chanted ‘steal his weed’.
Page again yelled for Swerve to look at him, Swerve’s a child, Page worked with kids for years and taught them lessons. He’ll teach one Saturday – Swerve should never have come into his house and they don’t need cops or anything because Page will be his judge, jury and executioner and send him to an eternity in Swerve’s House at the bottom of hell.
Page went to leave, then scooped the mic up once more, crowd chanting ‘Cowboy Shit’. He’s shown really good fire here.
He said that tonight’s stipulation was that they couldn’t lay hands on one another – ‘but Nana, they ain’t say shit about us,’ – he pounced on him firing rights then smashed through security before nailing one with a Buckshot as Swerve looked very concerned on the ramp.
They stared each other down for a long time, we didn’t just race away to the next seg, which was a nice touch.
So this worked at least for the live crowd. They were fully behind Hangman as it ended. And he performed brilliantly here, Swerve’s facials were good as he went from cocky to concerned. Just a shame the promotion failed to advertise it, failed to stress it during previous tv because they hadn’t come up with it yet, failed to ensure everything around it was sufficiently serious and made sense, failed the performers.
*****
Lexy with Roddy and the Kingdom. Roddy knows who the Devil is, they called Cole and put him on the screen, he asked if Cole saw his match on Collision, the crowd are cheering Strong here. He said MJF is definitely the Devil, Cole got annoyed and said maybe Roddy is, Roddy was appalled and said Cole isn’t here to see everything going on, Cole hung up and they were trying to call him back.
Decent enough to keep the intrigue going.
Red Velvet vs Skye Blue (Eliminator Match)
Backstory: Winner advances to Saturday’s three-way for the TNT Title
I like to imagine Bloods & Crips good-naturedly watching this over a beer.
They showed clips of both ladies winning on Friday to ‘earn’ this – Red only after someone delivered flowers to Ruby Soho mid-match. They tried I guess. Is it better than nothing? Possibly.
Skye worked the arm to fan silence, Red reversed it, Blue got a headlock, switching behind to a hammerlock and waistlock, going for a rollup, Red blocked it as Statlander was shown watching backstage, stroking her belt. Like a Bond villain.
Back to full screen, Red got two via standing moonsault. Then threw rights to the breadbasket in the corner, snapmare out, running dropkick, another two. Blue staggered out of the ring and looked like she was thinking of leaving. But clambered back on the apron to nail a nice draping ddt off the middle rope.
Ads.
Both got near falls and one counts as they rolled back and forth then were supposed to hit synchronized kicks but neither really made contact, both down. Velvet up to hit lariats, a cazadora that looked like Blue was trying to counter it even though she wasn’t, dropkick against the ropes, a spinning kick that Blue was presumably supposed to duck but missed anyway even though Blue stood still, Red blocked Code Blue, Blue nearly won with a spinning slam out of a full nelson, Velvet countered a step-up knee into a powerbomb for another two.
Blue climbed the ropes, Velvet met her then flung her off via something like a cazadora for a very near fall, Blue hit a thrust kick, Velvet struck back, kick to the shin, Blue blocked a corkscrew kick, hit a really bad looking Code Blue to win – Schiavone yelled out ‘God’.
There were some pretty good counters and near falls but this match was not crisp enough to be ready for tv.
Statlander was basically hissing at the screen as Blue won, Julia was presumably watching too – she was in the dark and we couldn’t see a screen.
Winner: Skye Blue
Miro actually got Dynamite time! He said he loves Perry but she’s bringing a storm, she wants gold and fame and these things drag her under, she brings the worst out of herself and him too. Daniel Garcia will bear the brunt of it on Collision – ‘Can’t wait to see you dance,’ he said with a smile, ‘because you will dance at the beginning but you will be peaceful at the end… I don’t pray to god anymore but you definitely should’.
Killer promo. Baffling why this guy gets so little tv time. My latest theory is that Tony won’t give proper pushes to guys he thinks will go back to WWE when their contracts end. Because it’s hard to see why someone this over and this good would be this ill-used.
*****
RJ City outside Toni Storm’s locker room – which had a ‘Not Toni Storm’ sign on it to craftily prevent the star being bothered. Mariah May was with him, she went all fangirl and knocked. Whenever the door opened things went all 50s, some of it was hard to hear, May was eventually admitted, Storm was posed on a feinting couch.
May said she was honored to be near her. She totally fangirl’d then said ‘I love you’. Storm got irritated at being bothered, May apologized and said she was there if Storm needed her, before leaving.
Storm ordered Luther to contact the ‘Head of Studio Mr Khan’ to book her a tune-up match for Friday. Entertaining. Whatever might May do to win over her idol?
Samoa Joe vs ???
Backstory: NONE
We’re back to no names, entrances or anything else for jobbers. Joe amusedly blocked a bunch of shin kicks, jabbed him to a puddle in the corner, splash, turn around enziguri, crowd solidly behind Joe before he missed a splash in the corner, only to walk away from a top rope dive: lariat, Kokina, night night.
A vehicle for the announcers to talk about MJF needing Joe and whether he’ll meet Joe’s terms while Joe annihilates somebody. Time well spent.
Joe took the mic. He was very over as usual. Especially after he said he comes from SoCal. Since MJF’s in his ‘hood’ he reiterated his offer of ‘friendship’ but time is limited. ‘I am Samoa Joe, and I am inevitable’.
Like this story.
Winner: Samoa Joe
They replayed the announcement of the Continental Classic (AEW’s G1 basically). And Danielson’s promo about it being the type of tournament he’s always wanted. No new details but they needed to at least mention it here. Guess they’ll ramp things up post-ppv.
Young Bucks vs Penta & Komander
Backstory: NONE
Not announcing the Bucks for a show near their home then just chucking them out there to face the Lucha Bros Lite doesn’t smack of good planning. In fact it’s exactly what they did last time a show was nearby.
Bucks pretty over here.
Nick and Komander to start – missed what they did because Schiavone revealed that there’ll be a new signing announced at Full Gear – a wrestler ‘known and respected’ by all AEW fans. Please not Dolph Ziggler. Please. Enough with hiring every person WWE dumps.
Komander countered a tornijo into a cazadora, headlock, blind tags on both sides, Penta missed a legdrop, Matt an elbow, all four in, stereo pumpkicks, kip-ups and coming together. They shook hands before the Bucks took a cheapshot via superkick then shook with one another.
Nick spinning dive to the Mexicans, Penta nailed Matt via superkick, tag to Komander, rocket launched into a cross body by Penta, Komander avoided a rushing Matt but caught into a cazadora/facebuster combo before Matt propelled Nick into a rana on Penta, leaving the latter outside.
Ads. Mental so far.
Nick caught Matt via gamengiri when Komander ducked then sent Matt outside, step-up spinning hurracanrana’d Nick off the top, rope-walk rana’d Nick off the apron into Matt, Penta cross body to both Bucks off the top, slingblade to Matt inside, tope con hiro to Nick outside and a slingblade to boot, superkicks for both inside, Komander to the top, using Penta’s shoulders to step into a diving ddt to both Bucks. Brought the house down.
Penta hit MIP to Matt, Nick broke it at 2.5. TiA from the crowd, loudest they’ve been all night. Easily. Things slowing briefly after a frantic few minutes, Komander to the top, missing a rope walk shooting star into loco northern lights, Penta in too to take a double, that spot’s a little played out now.
Meltzer Driver coming, Komander sent Matt into Nick via headscissors, really nasty spill for Nick, Penta followed up with Fear Factor on the apron, Komander hooked Matt’s legs out of a rana, near fall.
Penta in, Matt down inside, Nick outside, Komander on the apron. LOUD ‘zero miedo’ chant as they paused for breath. Penta took Matt on his shoulders, Komander used it as a springboard into a destroyer on a returning Nick, Penta span Matt off into a powerslam for another close count.
Matt and Penta head to head, open-hands, rights and forearms, Penta nailed a thrust kick, Matt hit back, stereo lariats, pump and thrust kicks to a stalemate, Nick in – superkick for Penta, Komander caught out of a springboard with a low blow, loud boos. Matt hit a Judas Effect, BTE Trigger, win.
I figured they’d go a little easy here ahead of the weekend. No sir. Crazy fun with a nice heel flourish at the end.
Winner: Young Bucks
Backstage, they were with Lexy. Who asked why they cheated in their hometown. Matt said they no longer gave a damn about rules or what people thought. Omega interrupted, questioning behaving like that in front of their friends and family – ‘that’s who you wanna be?’.
Matt said it’s the best version of them. And it used to be the best version of Kenny. Omega hoped they’d ‘keep it clean for the pay-per-view’, Nick that their ‘heat’ wasn’t with him but with Jericho. Matt was a really good dick heel, talking about Omega and Jericho having their second-to-last match together later.
Bringing Jericho in, he told Omega not to waste time with these jackasses: ‘See ya later kids’. Matt got pissed at this and shoved Jericho from behind. Omega broke it up and security stepped in. Jericho was fuming.
This was really good. Subtle and believable.
The Gunns vs Peter Avalon & ???
Backstory: NONE
The dude who isn’t Peter Avalon lost via 3:10 to Yuma in under .30. Juice pretended to pee on the guy.
Colten said if they won that quickly 2-on-2, what’ll happen 2-on-1 vs MJF? Cole’s gone and the titles will be too.
Another vehicle to talk about the MJF situation. Promo work not on the level of last week but fine.
Winner: The Gunns
Another Wardlow package – voicing over him smashing guys in a training ring. He saw fear in the Devil’s (Max when he choked him) eyes, ‘Max your time is running out. As God is my witness, I’m gonna make the Devil my bitch.’
We then cut to the Devil Guy staring dead ahead.
Really liking these. Doing an excellent job rehabbing Wardlow.
Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Chris Jericho & Paul Wight vs Konosuke Takeshita, Karl Fletcher, Will Hobbs & Brian Cage (Like a Dragon Street Fight)
Backstory: The culmination of Omega & Jericho’s feud with Don Callis & his Family
Cage is subbing for Guevara who presumably wasn’t cleared. Congrats on being a father btw, sure he’s a reader.
So in Yakuza games you can use almost anything as a weapon – signs outside restaurants, bikes, traffic cones – a bunch of similar stuff was lying around ringside as Justin reiterated that ‘absolutely anything goes’.
Callis Fam out, all dressed for a streetfight. Takeshita dressed exactly like Goro Majima – the main protagonist’s frenemy/greatest rival in the Yakuza games – with a whacky suit jacket and eye-patch. I’m getting a big kick out of this but understand if it seems goofy. They’ve definitely gone all out. Think Cage is dressed like one of the boxers in the Arena too.
Jericho out in a black suit, shades and a baseball bat. Seems the faces are getting individual entrances – there is a lot of tv time left. Scratch that, Ibushi out with Kenny, they were in their wrestling gear. Callis joined on comms to call it the most co-dependent relationship in wrestling. Wight out last, also in a black suit.
The heels met them on the ramp and we’re off. They even have a backdrop of what looks like Sotenbori (one of the game’s regular settings). Wight almost immediately chokeslammed Fletcher off the stage through a table. Then left. If that’s the extent of his involvement that’s pretty dodgy.
Takeshita and Ibushi going at it in-ring, crowd chanting for the latter who shook off strikes and absolutely blistered the youngster with a stiff kick. Another round kick led to a kintaro crusher as Omega joined.
‘Don, I hate to give you credit…’ began Excalibur, ‘Don’t then,’ deadpanned Schiavone.
Omega and Ibushi hit their stereo moonsaults (Ibushi again had a little trouble). As we cut backstage where Wight was beating Hobbs near a car. Jericho smashed Cage with a crate, he and Omega made liberal use of all the weapons until Takeshita blocked Kenny trying to use a barbed wire bat then introduced his head to a sign.
Meanwhile Ibushi got a bike atop the ramp, peddling slowly with a pipe he gave very tame shots to the heels until Cage lariated him off. Again, they’re being very true to a lot of the game but it’s very whacky. And that was incredibly lame.
Backstage Hobbs flung Wight off a stack of wood onto the hood of the car. Big props to Wight for taking a bump like that in an effort to get the youngster over. Especially in his physical condition.
Takeshita’s clearly a fan of the series because he was now wielding the bike like a weapon in exactly the way they do in the games. Wight was being checked over backstage as Takeshita dropped Ibushi onto the bike via brainbuster, looked at least as painful for the giver.
Ads.
Takeshita was now brawling with Jericho backstage, ddt on a sofa. Wight still being checked and prepped to be moved. Omega setting up a table at ringside. A now-recovered Fletcher joined things, we didn’t see much as they kept cutting every few seconds. Omega being doubled by Fletcher and Cage as fans chanted lightly for him. The heels double-suplexed him onto a pallet and got two with the first pin of the match.
Fletcher got a beer bottle, Omega kicked free of Cage who was holding him, vaulted over, no idea how he didn’t hurt his leg on that landing, he’s incredibly flexible. Omega now took the bottle and whacked Fletcher with it as he rebounded off the ropes. It seemed Kenny cut his hand doing that.
Takeshita climbed some vending machines, dove off into a waiting Jericho who sprayed him with an extinguisher then hit a Judas Effect. Omega and Ibushi were about to nail Cage when Hobbs returned and took them out. Tree slam to Kenny, a bleeding Fletcher still down at ringside.
Crazy spot followed as Cage – stood on the apron – hauled Kenny in-to-out and through a table at ringside. Hobbs hit a spinebuster to Ibushi as more ads arrived.
Jericho was now in the ring, codebreaker to Hobbs as everyone took out everyone, leaving Fletcher standing, ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie’ chants from the crowd, he and Ibushi fought on the apron before Ibushi was nailed with a piledriver off it onto a sign propped on a table propped near a bunch of chairs.
Jericho struggled to his feet, Hobbs missed a lariat, took a v trigger, Judas Effect, got to his feet though staggered into the ropes. Where the faces taped him to the top one. Then taped his mouth shut. Schiavone said he wished it were Callis. As Omega worked over Hobbs with various weapons including another bottle, Cage came in to work over both faces, weak pump handle facebuster to Jericho because to hit it properly he’d have landed on Omega’s legs.
Omega slipped behind, v trigger to the back, Jericho whacked Cage with a bat, into a poisonrana, v triggers for he and a defenseless Hobbs, One Winged Angel to Cage, no-one kicks out.
Lot of big, dangerous spots; lot of goofy stuff, went a bit long. Divisive I imagine.
Jericho, Omega and Ibushi celebrated. Wight now forgotten about.
Winner: Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Chris Jericho & Paul Wight
MJF and Jay White have promos on Rampage. Storm will face Sakura.
*****
MJF came out as the announcers talked about him being surrounded on all sides. They’ve kept up that story all night. Loud chants for the champ. He said that his past keeps catching up to him and no matter how much he tries to better himself, whenever he lets somebody in, they get hurt (which means they’ve totally changed from how the story started given that Jay White was the victim, and also makes me think MJF is the Devil).
Sometimes he feels cursed. So he apologized to the Acclaimed, the same way he did to Cole for getting caught in the crossfire of his life and hoped they got better. All he’s ever wanted to be is a world champion and he made it to the top of the mountain. But the air at the top is thin. And lonely. And there are men climbing on all sides to shove him off.
And he’s afraid he could lose everything he worked for. And that he’s going to do to the fans what he did to Cole and the Acclaimed, let them down. A weak ‘He’s our scumbag,’ chant started and built a little before dying out, fans either didn’t care or didn’t believe him.
The old him would’ve turned and run but he won’t now. He may be afraid but you’d better send an army to get him off the top. Crowd chanted his name.
He addressed Jay White to say he has a chance to prove he’s earned the belt he’s been carrying around. But he doesn’t think White can, he doesn’t think anyone can, ‘because I’m better than you and you know it’.
He lastly had a word for the man who stole his mask and ‘hired those goons’. He’s going to find out who they are and there’ll be hell to pay.
About to leave, Jay White’s music interrupted and the Kiwi hit the ramp.
He told MJF to stop embarrassing himself by trying to play the hero. He’s a villain, always has been, always will be. MJF’s tried to convince us otherwise before but ‘you are the Devil aren’t you’. He repeated that Max isn’t a hero, he’s not the people’s hero, he’s their scumbag. And they’ll drop him because he means nothing to them but that’s perfect because they mean nothing to Max. ‘You haven’t changed’. He knows, Max knows and the fans know that White’s better than him and at Full Gear ‘you will breathe with the Switchblade’, he did the two words thing but the words were ‘Get ‘im’.
And BCG attacked from behind. Max fought them off till deciding to pose in the ropes – ‘Don’t do that, don’t do that Max,’ advised Taz. Smart man. Robinson decked him with a Left, 3:10 to Yuma followed, White hit a Bladerunner, Juice counted the mock pin.
The heels posed atop his body. Decent angle. Joe was shown watching backstage.
Though if MJF isn’t going back heel, they’re doing a horrible job stopping him looking stupid.
Back-to-back pretty good episodes. Could’ve pushed the rest of the ppv a bit more.
WWE today announced that the Backlash 2024 premium live event and Smackdown on the eve of the show will be held in Lyon, France at the LDLC Arena in May.
Smackdown will be on May 3 and Backlash the next day on May 4.
This is the first WWE PLE ever in the country of France following a very highly successful non televised live event in Paris earlier this year.
The LDLC Arena is brand new and opens this month, holding up to 16,000 fans in a concert setting.
Tonight’s episode of Dynamite is the go-home episode for Full Gear and it is headlined by a Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight, a sponsored match by the video game Like a Dragon Gaiden.
The street fight will feature Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Kota Ibushi, and the returning Paul Wight against Brian Cage, Powerhouse Hobbs, Kyle Fletcher, and Konosuke Takeshita.
Other matches on the card include The Young Bucks versus Penta El Zero Miedo and Komander, Red Velvet takes on Skye Blue, and Jon Moxley teams up with Wheeler Yuta to battle Orange Cassidy and Hook.
Plus, AEW World champion MJF will be addressing last week’s attack on The Acclaimed by the devil and his henchmen.
TNA Wrestling is returning to Orlando for a set of Impact television tapings in January 2024.
The company today announced that it will hold two days worth of tapings at the Osceola Heritage Park on January 19 and 20. This is not the first time that Impact will be taped from this location as they have already been there in May 2022 and January 2023.
Orlando was the home of TNA Wrestling from 2004 to 2018 with tapings held at Universal Studios at the Impact Zone.
Tickets for these TNA Wrestling shows in Orlando go on sale Saturday, November 18, at 10AM ET at ticketmaster.com.
CM Punk is taking trolling to a whole new level as his latest Instagram Story raised many eyebrows!
It’s clearly evident that Punk is having fun teasing fans with several of his posts while WWE continue to tease him and the devil story on AEW continues to take shape. Fans are convinced that Punk is the devil in the AEW storyline while other fans are convinced he will be in Chicago for Survivor Series next week.
Punk now decided to tease both sets of fans with one shot in his latest story on Instagram.
“Who better to play in the devil’s playground than me,” says Punk in a video as footage from Hell In A Cell plays in the background, showing Punk complete with devil horns.
This comes after Punk posted an image on his Story showing his training stats with War Pigs playing. War Pigs was last year’s theme song for Survivor Series.
AEW star Brian Cage and his wife Melissa Santos have welcomed baby number two, a boy named Logan.
In a post on social media, Cage wrote that he’s been “pumping out babies like a ‘f’n machine'” and he’s glad to be back into newborn fatherhood.
“Actually, @ThisIsMelSantos was the real machine this time,” he then added, crediting his wife for the work!
The two were married in 2019 and already have a daughter, Skylar, who is five years old.
Cage has already hit the road as he had to travel to Ontario, California for tonight’s Dynamite where he has a match.
Pumping out babies like a “f’n machine” & glad to be back into “newborn” fatherhood.
Actually, @ThisIsMelSantos was the real machine this time.
Now it’s time to go streets of cage/rage tomorrow in my old stomping grounds of Ontario, CA. @aew Like a Dragon streetfight! pic.twitter.com/GHeGKcx07z
Monday Night Raw drew 1,467,000 viewers this week, down 56,000 viewers going head-to-head with an NFL game which drew nearly 18 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.
Raw started with 1,585,000 viewers in the first hour, then dropped to 1,455,000 viewers in the second hour, and then dipped to 1,362,000 viewers for the main event featuring Uso and Rhodes vs Judgment Day.
The show was #5, #6, and #7 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demo with 0.45, 0.43, and 0.42 ratings respectively for an average of 0.43, down 0.04 from last week. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)
A document filed yesterday in the court of Southern District of New York, WWE and Panini announced that they have come to a settlement agreement in principle over the lawsuit filed by Panini in September.
In the lawsuit, Panini said that “with no warning whatsoever, on August 28, 2023, Panini received a letter dated August 25, 2023, from WWE, purporting to terminate the Agreement for a purported breach of the terms of the Agreement.” The company was seeking a declamatory judgment that WWE’s termination was invalid and improper.
“Pursuant to the Court’s Order, the parties certify that they have conferred live and in real time to discuss a potential resolution. Specifically, on October 3, 2023 Nick Khan (CEO, WWE), Mark Warsop (CEO, Panini America) and Elisabetta Mussini (Group Licensing Director, Panini S.p.A.) conferred by Zoom for approximately 30 minutes and on November 14 the same parties plus their counsel conferred by Zoom for approximately 30 minutes,” the letter says.
“In addition, the parties exchanged settlement proposals and counterproposals on October 3, 2023, October 17, 2023, November 8, 2023, November 9, 2023, and November 13, 2023. Counsel for the parties were speaking regularly by phone throughout this period in connection with these proposals,” it continues.
Both parties are now in process of memorializing that agreement in a signed writing.
WWE said that the trading card company had breached their contract and wanted Fanatics to get the trading card rights immediately. WWE and Fanatics had already signed a deal where they were going to get the licensing in 2026.
Welcome to the world of betting odds! These odds are like your secret weapon for making smart bets. They help you determine how likely something will happen in a game, whether sports, casino games, or anything you can bet on.
Understanding these odds is super important because they give you the power to make smart choices and control your gambling risks. This guide will break down the complex world of betting odds and make it super easy to understand.
We’ll start by explaining odds on the best gambling sites. They’re numbers that tell you how likely a certain outcome is in a game. The higher the number, the less likely it is, and the lower the number, the more likely it is.
We’ll cover all the different types of odds, talk about how they relate to the chances of winning, and show you how to use them for different kinds of gambling. By the end of this guide, you’ll be an expert on betting odds, and you’ll be able to make smart bets and enjoy your gambling experience. Let’s dive in!
Types of Betting Odds
Odds come in all sorts of flavours. Think of them like different languages for the same idea: how likely something will happen in a game. We will break down these other “languages” of odds so you can understand them all.
First up, we have fractional odds. These are like the British way of talking about odds. They look like fractions, such as 5/1. These odds tell you how much you can win for every unit you bet.
Then, we have decimal odds, which are more prevalent in Europe. These are simple numbers, like 2.00. The cool thing about them is that the number includes your original bet, so it’s easy to calculate potential winnings.
In the United States, they use moneyline odds, which can look like +150 or -200. These odds tell you how much you can win for a $100 bet (with plus odds) or how much you need to bet to win $100 (with minus odds).
Implied probability is another concept you should know. It’s like a sneak peek at the chances of an outcome based on the odds. It’s super helpful for making smart bets.
Probability and Odds
Alright, let’s talk about the incredible connection between probability and odds in gambling. Understanding this link is like having a secret code for making smart bets.
Odds are like the bookmakers telling you how likely something is to happen. They come in different formats, like fractions or decimals. But they all boil down to a probability. For example, if you see 2/1 odds, that’s like saying there’s a 1 in 3 chance of winning. And with decimal odds of 3.00, that’s a 1 in 3 chance too.
Converting these odds into implied probability is super handy. It tells you how likely an outcome is according to the odds. Knowing how to do this helps you gauge the risks and rewards of your bets.
On the flip side, turning your probability estimates into odds is just as important. It’s like speaking the bookmakers’ language. When you can express your guesses as odds, you’re better equipped to place your bets with confidence.
Common Betting Markets
Odds aren’t just for one type of gambling – they’re everywhere, helping you make smart decisions in different gambling worlds.
First up, we have sports gambling. It’s super popular, covering all sorts of sports from football to tennis. When you see odds, they’re like your GPS for predicting game outcomes. They help you place your bets on your favourite teams and athletes.
Now, let’s talk about casino games. Picture the roulette wheel or a poker table. Understanding the odds in these games is like knowing the rules of a card game. It helps determine how much you might win or lose, making your gaming sessions more strategic.
Horse racing is a whole different world where the odds matter. People depend on the odds to guess which horse has the best chance of winning. It’s like a puzzle where odds are the clues, and your bets are your answers.
And there’s financial gambling, like the new kid on the block. Here, odds reflect how stocks and currencies are doing. If you’re into financial gambling, odds are your crystal ball for making money moves in the market.
How Bookmakers Set Odds
Understanding how bookmakers set odds is like peeking behind the scenes of a magic show. It’s a complex process with several key tricks.
One of the big secrets is “balancing the book.” Consider it a game where bookmakers want to ensure people bet on all possible outcomes. They want to make a profit no matter what happens. It’s like they have a safety net.
Margins and overground are like the bookmaker’s secret sauce. They’re the built-in profit. The margin is the percentage they take as profit, making sure they’re in the green. It’s their way of saying, “We’re going to make money.”
So many factors influence odds – it’s like putting together a giant puzzle. They look at things like how well a team or player does, what people think, and even market stuff. It’s like magic mixed with math.
Tips and Strategies for Betting with Odds
Regarding gambling with odds, success depends on having good strategies and making smart decisions. This section gives you some valuable tips to improve your gambling skills.
First, there’s something called “bankroll management.” It means setting limits on how much you’ll bet so you don’t spend too much money and can handle both winning and losing.
Understanding “line movements” is also essential. This helps you see how odds change over time so you can make your bets at the right moment.
“Shopping for the best odds” is a trick clever bettors use. It means looking at different bookmakers to find the best odds for the same event. However, this can help you win more money.
Using statistics and research is a must. It helps you know how well teams or players are doing and make smarter predictions based on facts.
Lastly, you should watch out for common mistakes like gambling because you’re emotional, trying to win back losses, or being too confident. These can lead to losing money, so be careful.
Conclusion
In short, our complete guide on understanding gambling odds has explained the details behind smart gambling. We’ve talked about different types of odds, how they connect to the chance of winning, and where you’ll use them. We’ve also looked at how bookies set odds, plus why it’s essential to know how much you can win and how to stay safe when you bet.
Lastly, we discussed the cool idea of finding good bets and how to make sure you’re making wise choices. However, this helps you be more strategic when you bet.
Speaking on his latest Impaulsive podcast, new WWE United States champion Logan Paul admitted that he has some of the blame for the spot with Rey Mysterio when he had to save him from a nasty injury.
During the match, Mysterio went for a springboard moonsault and Paul’s quick thinking avoided a major disaster as Mysterio ended just inches from landing straight on his head.
Paul noted that watching the match again, he believes that he was bit far out while Mysterio didn’t jump enough so there wasn’t much elevation.
“I think I was too far back for the move, and I think he didn’t clear enough ground for the move. That’s what happened,” Paul admitted. “We both, I think, made a mistake.”
Paul said that he had to catch him and there was no way he wasn’t going to catch him.
“Truthfully, while I like the headlines and I like being gassed up like this, I was just doing my job. But I’ll take it. I’ll take the praise,” he continued.
Paul added that he’s seen all the positive headlines and praises he got for the catch and while he appreciates that, he also had to assess his performance.
“While I think I did save Rey Mysterio, I think I also almost killed Rey Mysterio,” Paul said.
The recorded episode of Collision on TNT this past Saturday drew 396,000 viewers, up 30,000 viewers from the prior week. This show had both Edge and Sting wrestling in a trios match. This was the least-watched episode of Collision which did not go up against WWE show. Collision drew a 0.11 rating in 18-49, up 0.02 from the prior week, and placed #21 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)
The pre-sale for Smackdown, Hall of Fame, NXT Stand & Deliver, and Raw after WrestleMania started today on Ticketmaster.com using the code WMWEEK.
What’s interesting is that it seems there will be no stage for any of these shows as seats behind what usually is the stage are also available for purchase. It looks like WWE will be using an entrance way similar to that used at Backlash, Money In The Bank, and similar events in the past. The upside of this is that the full arena will be available for sale, ensuring a higher attendance.
Cheapest tickets at this point are $190 for all shows plus fees and the most expensive clocking in at $1,700 plus fees. Just as an example, a $340 ticket carries $90 in additional fees, sending the total price to $430.
The combo tickets go on general sale this Friday at 10AM ET. Single tickets will be made available at a later time.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night on NBC as Hollywood stars head back to work with the SAG-AFTRA strike now over.
During the segment, Johnson talked about returning to WWE in October when the show was live from Denver. Johnson said that he found out the night before that Smackdown was going to be in town and he was going to be in Boulder for College GameDay with Pat McAfee.
“So I call my buddies at WWE…Nick Khan, and I said, ‘Hey man, I heard SmackDown is here. Can you confirm that?’ He said, ‘It is.’ And I said, ‘Well good…The Rock is coming to Smackdown!’
The Rock said it was incredible to walk out in the arena when his music hit as no one had any idea it was about to happen.
“And you guys know how hard it is to keep a secret! It doesn’t exist. This was a full-on secret,” The Rock explained. “The people went nuts, 13,000 people sounded like 130,000 people!”
He said he has been lucky over the years to entertain fans in a lot of different ways but there is nothing like the connection he has with the WWE audience.
“It’s my family, I love them, and it was incredible. And by the way, I gotta say, not only is that connection just like this incredible, but there’s nothing like going to Smackdown and laying the smackdown on their candy asses all night long,” Johnson added.
Rampage on TNT this past Friday pulled in 322,000 viewers, up 24,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.12 rating in 18-49, up 0.01 from the previous week and ranked #25 on the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)
