After Pat Buck and Brandon Cutler were re-instated by AEW following their suspension at All Out, Dave Meltzer of the Observer reported that both Christopher Daniels and Michael Nakazawa are no longer suspended from AEW and had their suspensions lifted.
Buck, Cutler, Daniels, and Nakazawa attempted to break up the backstage fight after All Out and ended up being on the short end of the stick along with CM Punk, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Ace Steel.
A third party investigation was commissioned by AEW to get to the bottom of what happened and several individuals were interviewed. AEW’s Chief Legal Officer Megha Parekh was also a witness of the backstage brawl and so was MJF.
But while these four individuals are now back to work, Punk, Omega, The Bucks, and Steel remain suspended by the promotion. Punk and The Elite had their titles removed from them as part of the punishment.
The Blackpool Combat Club’s Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson advanced to the final of the Grand Slam Tournament of Champions last night on Dynamite after they defeated Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho respectively in the semi final matches.
Mox now has a chance of becoming a three-time AEW World champion while Danielson has not held any gold in AEW yet.
The final match for the vacant AEW World title will take place next Wednesday on Dynamite: Grand Slam.
The title was vacated by AEW President Tony Khan following the backstage altercation between CM Punk and The Elite. All four – Punk, Matt and Nick Jackson, and Kenny Omega – remain suspended by the promotion.
Punk is out injured for the next several months after undergoing triceps surgery.
Last Week’s Rating: 1.035,000 overall; 0.38 in 18-49 demo
It’s Wednesday night, it’s Dynamite. Let’s go.
Jon Moxley vs Sammy Guevara, Grand Slam Tournament Semi
Backstory: Winner will face Jericho/Danielson at Grand Slam
Very interested in this one, real mix of styles. Sammy needs something to kickstart him, a great performance here wouldn’t hurt.
Wild Thing blared as Excalibur welcomed us to the show, along with Regal, Taz and Schiavone. Fair to say the two-time champ was popular with the crowd, holding up three fingers on his way to the ring as the finals beckoned. Heavy boos greeted the God, who left Tay behind but did bring that jacket.
Vociferous, very male ‘Moxley’ chants turned to boos as Guevara immediately fled to ringside. Stiff lock-up, headlock takeover held as Sammy tried in vain to escape. Back to their feet, hands still locked, Guevara was backed into the corner, ducked under, flurry of strikes sending Mox to the deck, HEAVY boos turning to cheers as the latter rebounded with the King Kong Lariat.
Moxley went for the Death Rider, Sammy flipped out, exchange of chops and palm strikes, you know who came out best: Mox even feigned being knocked down.
Things changed as the pace did, Sammy striking with a pair of impressive acrobatic assaults to the outside, thereafter grinding the face of the downed former champ into the ring steps. Guevara then took a breather, as did the show.
Good action so far, crowd much better than last week.
Precariously perched upon our return, Guevara was searching for a piledriver on the apron but Moxley drove Sammy face-first, leaving him seeing stars on the outside as the ref’s count reached seven.
Another set of stiff lariats in the corner led to Sammy being perched up top: bite to the forehead, avalanche butterfly suplex leading to a submission attempt, Sammy eventually countering out into the Lion Tamer.
Mox into the corner, Sammy ducked through the ropes, enziguri from the apron, double-jump cutter for a close two count. GTH set-up, Moxley slid out right into the Bulldog Choke, Sammy fighting but the hammer and anvils having the desired effect as Mox set-up the KKL only for Guevara to turn it into a Spanish Fly in a fantastic exchange. ‘This is awesome!’ Sure is.
Headed topside, Guevara was caught, Moxley firing a wicked avalanche German as both lay on the mat, the ref counting, the ladies out, Anna distracting the ref as Tay nailed the low blow, Sammy with the roll-up, 1..2… kick out! Sammy to the top once more, missing with the senton atomico, Moxley crawling over into a seatbelt-like pin for two of his own.
Back where they were earlier, exchanging strikes in the middle, Sammy hitting with a jumping knee, thrust kick, the GTH set-up, Moxley slid out, Death Rider, 1,2,3.
I deliberately don’t use this word often, but this… this was awesome! Fast-paced, smooth as hell, hard-hitting, nice mix of strikes and cool aerials. Loved it.
Really can’t lose with the final: either the BCC Boys get it on or we get a second look at Mox/Jericho. The former seems the consensus.
WINNER: Jon Moxley
After demanding a mic, MJF made his way out to a lot of cheers, a smattering of boos, the youngster immediately cutting off them and his music. Not that it helped much, the crowd continuing to chant his name. Max said he hadn’t slept all week; he saw no fear in Moxley’s eyes and that ‘pisses me off’. He wasn’t the same kid Mox beat in 2020.
Max kept calling Moxley a character, said he’d read his book: Mox’d been bullied and had to put on a front and he was still doing it. MJF had to really work hard to try to keep the crowd support at bay.
Gave Moxley props for kicking alcoholism but claimed that ‘my brain is more dangerous than your disease’ and this was a warning to Jericho and Bryan too. If he was them, he wouldn’t want to be winning My Title. If Moxley doesn’t tread lightly, he’ll find out that MJF is that demon Mox talked about.
Excellent mic work, emphasizing the title.
Max then introduced the ‘first ever stable-on-retainer, led by my best friend: Stokely Hathaway and The Firm’. They came out to a kind-of Deep Cover mash-up. Max disappeared immediately, presumably along with a chunk of the audience.
Essentially, they’re only together to help MJF, when he needs it. Otherwise, you won’t see them together. Went through each member, ‘what they want and what they’re here for.’ Page got a nice reaction, some ‘Ass Boys’ chants, otherwise no-one cared. Hathaway channeled Rick Ross with his ‘Run with us or run from us’ tagline.
Delivery good, content meh, too long by half.
Jungle Boy vs Jay Lethal
Backstory: None
Seems an age since JB last wrestled solo on TV. For his sake, hope this is someone to beat rather than feud with. The commentators highlighted how soon JB was wrestling after the attack by Luchasaurus. They also showed Dax being cheated by Lethal a few weeks back.
Sonjay Dutt killed the ‘we’re men, you’re a BOY’, buried it, killed it, dug it up x infinity.
Fists flew after a quick grapple, JB was countered as he attempted the escalera but went right back to it, nipping up into a nice dropkick. Lethal kept targeting the legs, Jungle Boy kept countering into pin attempts, Lethal bailing outside, Singh blocking a potential dive, Jay taking advantage, dropping Jungle Boy back-first across the top buckle.
In control, continuing his work on the back, Lethal kept the youngster in trouble until he exploded out of the corner via lariat. Both struggled to their knees: exchanging yay/boo strikes and chops, back on two feet, flying elbow strike by JB but back giving out as he hoisted Lethal for a suplex. Avoiding the Lethal Injection, the youngster landed another lariat and managed to lift Lethal this time, bagging a two-count.
The underutilized Russian leg-sweep was hit from the top by Jay as he continued to target the back, JB crawling, Lethal again thinking Lethal Injection, JB avoiding but blasted with the Lethal Combination, tope suicida, Macho Man Elbow, two slaps of the mat. Catching Jay mid-thrust-kick, Jungle Boy synched in the Snare Trap, bringing Singh onto the apron, Jay taking advantage via roll-up with the trunks. JB kicked out, snatching up Lethal back into the Snare-trap for the tap.
Good match with a simple story and the right result.
WINNER: Jungle Boy
Training video feat. Hook and Action Bronson. Bronson did the talking – ‘You’re lookin’ at New York City – right here’… ‘were gonna whoop your ass’.
Ethan Page interrupted a pizza maker. Danhausen interrupted him. Page wants the All-Atlantic Title, will start with Danhausen on Friday. Erm… why?
Darby Allin vid showing some crazy stuff he did at the weekend. Matt Hardy followed-up, challenging Allin for Friday. The positive – they’re promoting Rampage matches; the negative – they’re promoting these Rampage matches.
Will Hobbs vs Tony di Martino
Backstory: None
Spinebuster in about .30. Somehow Hobbs was bleeding from the mouth.
Taking the mic as ‘We want Ricky’ played in the background, he stated that it was ‘time for a new chapter’, a new opponent, just as Starks appeared in the crowd, all-black everything, bee-lining towards the big man, landing a few shots as Starks headed for higher ground.
WINNER: Will Hobbs
Lucha Bros vs Swerve in our Glory, AEW Tag Titles
Backstory: Promo package played about 10 secs before the match
Was this even advertised? Because I certainly wasn’t aware of it. Not complaining about the match, am about the titles being on the line. Also about one of these sets of champs having to lose.
Crowd happy to see the Bros, not so much Swerve. Winners will face the Acclaimed. I realize I’m the fun police, but wouldn’t have minded the Acclaimed getting one of those win things before they’re crowned next week.
‘Zero Miedo’ rang out as Penta started with Swerve, targeting the arm, drilling Strickland with a kick, tagging in Rey for the double team wheelbarrow combo. Crazy headscissors with Fenix/Swerve perched on the ropes, Lee in, dropping Rey with one shot, Fenix fighting back until being blasted with the double palm strike.
Fenix was in trouble as we returned before hitting his rebound heel-kick, tag to Penta, slingblade, backstabber, slingblade on Lee as he came in, Swerve caught coming off the top, thrust kick, all culminating in Fenix being caught by Lee on the outside, who promptly threw him back in over the ropes to break up Penta’s pin at 2.
Very creative, not to mention strong.
Swerve flipped out of a Fear Factor, tagging in Lee who crashed through Penta, snapping Rey across his knee before hoisting him up for the Swerve Stomp but the Bros fought out: Lee dropped via thrust kick, springboard Spanish Fly by Fenix on Swerve, Destroyer by Penta off their backs onto Lee for a very close two.
Crowd lost their mind at that sequence.
With the Bros well on-top, Swerve shoved Fenix off the top and Lee hit the fireman’s-carry-slam for the victory. This was breathless, impossible to keep up with and incredibly creative. Still don’t like beating the new trios champs, seems stupid.
The Acclaimed emerged instantly to a HUGE pop, Scissor Me Daddy tees for all three. Took a few verbal shots at the champs; vowed to win the titles next week.
WINNER: Swerve in our Glory
Marvez backstage looking for Death Triangle after a ‘bump in the road.’ Pac took exception to those words, calling himself a double champion, but was blindsided from off-screen by an emerging Orange Cassidy, who said he wouldn’t be a double champ for long.
Toni Storm & Athena vs Britt Baker & Serena Deeb
Backstory: Deeb’s probably next for Toni; Britt took out Shida on Dark = Athena
Pre-match promo where the faces vowed to win for Shida. Honestly never heard Athena speak before. Said Britt had bigger problems, like falling out with her friend Hayter who ‘she’s useless without’. Effective.
Storm and Serena started things, searching for submissions, exchanging holds on the mat to a draw. Athena flung herself in over the ropes into a splash, then hit a really cool move dropping Deeb off the shoulder onto the knees face-first. Just in time for the ads, Britt distracted Athena, allowing Deeb to hit a chop-block.
Storm got the tag right as we returned, dropkick on Britt, who bailed on Sweet Cheeks Music, Storm following into a swinging ddt off the apron. Slingblade by Baker back inside, allowing the double tag, Deeb striking hard with uppercuts, catching Athena into the arm-lock out of mid-air as the latter sprang off the middle rope. Athena powered her up, Deeb rolled through but was laid out via meteora.
Cross body as Storm tagged in, Serena snatching the single-leg crab, Athena tried to intervene but Britt blasted her with a thrust kick, one more for Toni, kick out at 2.
Rough landing for Athena against the steps courtesy of Britt, Deeb working over the isolated Storm in the middle, setting up the Detox, Storm fighting out into a waistlock looking for the German but distracted by Baker, who held a chair in place for Serena to fling the champ face first, leading to the pin.
Post-match Athena tried to fight back but was doubled by the heels then blasted with a Curb Stomp. Grabbing a chair, Jamie Hayter came down to intercept but then walloped Storm before leaving as Britt shouted after her that ‘I said I was sorry.’
Maybe it was following the previous tag but this all felt like a blur. There was some really good action but none of it had time to breathe.
WINNER: Serena Deeb and Britt Baker
Chris Jericho vs Bryan Danielson, Grand Slam Tourn. Semi
Backstory: Winner advances to face Moxley @ Grand Slam for AEW Title
After a somewhat disappointing contest at All Out, the betting says these two will be eager to put on a show. Regal joined again on comms, both competitors receiving a strong reaction from the crowd.
Straight into the action, Danielson backed Jericho into the corner with a wild flurry of chops and yes! kicks, whipping him across, following with a running dropkick, then another, Jericho trying to fight back in-between.
Daniel Garcia was shown watching backstage as Jericho dropped BD with a shoulder but was then bridged to the outside, Danielson striking with another dropkick through the ropes and a diving knee strike off the apron. At which point, the Dragon began his work on the arm as he built towards the eventual LeBell Lock. Before heading to the top, diving headbutt, two slaps of the mat, Danielson dominant.
Clearly, they heard the ‘too slow’ talk after All Out.
More yes! kicks with Jericho on his knees, targeted at the arms. The vet finally ducked under, drilling BD with a German, sending him outside, following via springboard dive from the corner.
Back inside, Jericho began to paintbrush Danielson. Who didn’t like it much, slapping the feces out of Lionheart, leading to a stinging exchange of chops with everything behind them, Danielson again backing Jericho to the corner, Jericho ready this time for the dropkick, ducking, both hitting the ropes, crashing mid-ring as the well-deserved break arrived.
Scaling the ropes as we returned, the Dragon was crotched, Jericho thinking hurracanrana, then setting up the Judas Effect, missing, Danielson the bridge for 2, transitioning into Cattle Mutilation, right in the middle. Hammer and anvil out to play again, Jericho breaking out via a shot to the temple, returning the elbow strikes until he was exhausted, the two exchanging more chops to already red chests, Danielson back on top, Codebreaker out of nowhere, Danielson staggering into the corner then flying back out with a busaiku knee as the crowd applauded. ‘Fight forever!’
More chops with Jericho on the apron, Danielson inside, suplexed out, landing badly on his ankle as he crashed feet-first, the crowd silent as Aubrey and the Dr checked on him. Jericho though, sensing a weakness, immediately got to work, hammering the ankle against the ring post then hooking in the figure four as a good Canadian should.
Hoisting BD for a kneebreaker, Danielson fought desperately, hammering the back, hopping across, searching for another busaiku knee but failing badly, Jericho immediately hooking the Lion Tamer, transitioning into a single-leg heel-lock, right in the middle, Danielson fighting the pain as the crowd roared him on.
Continuing the attack, Jericho transitioned into a spinning toe hold, Danielson kicked him off, headfirst into the corner, roll-up, quick 2 for Danielson but Jericho went right back to the leg via dragon screw, back into a leglock, the pair exchanging blows while still in the hold. Danielson fighting with everything he had, through into the LeBell Lock, Regal great on comms, quietly urging his man on as Jericho’s hand hovered, fighting the inevitable before finally tapping.
Garcia gave a thumbs-up backstage. Absolutely phenomenal. Two superb matches to open and close the show. Moxley immediately hit the ring, Danielson limping badly, Regal looking on as the two faced-off, finally shaking hands as the show ended.
WINNER: Bryan Danielson
Next Rampage:
• Samoa Joe vs Josh Woods, ROH TV Title • Matt Hardy vs Darby Allin • Ethan Page vs Danhausen • Penelope Ford vs Willow Nightingale
Next Dynamite:
• Jon Moxley vs Bryan Danielson, AEW World Title • Swerve in our Glory vs Acclaimed, AEW Tag Titles • Storm vs Athena vs Baker vs Deeb, AEW Women’s Title • Pac vs Orange Cassidy, AEW All-Atlantic Title The following Rampage: • Hook/Bronson vs 2.0
Overall impressions
An excellent episode of Dynamite. Combined, these might be the best two matches ever on a single episode. In between, we saw more good action, gave Jungle Boy a much-needed victory, furthered storylines, built to Grand Slam: essentially, outside of The Firm’s promo, every single thing on this show was good and had a purpose.
Perhaps All Out was the low point needed to snap Tony Khan out of it, because these are the best back-to-back shows in a long time.
The road to crown a new AEW World champion – again – continues tonight on Dynamite live on TBS from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York.
The two Grand Slam Tournament of Champions semi finals will take place, featuring Jon Moxley taking on Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho vs Bryan Danielson in an All Out rematch.
The only other match announced so far for tonight’s show is AEW Women’s champion Toni Storm teaming up with Athena to take on Britt Baker and Serena Deeb.
AEW is coming off three straight weeks of doing one million-plus viewers and they hope to keep that momentum heading into Grand Slam next week.
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The Undisputed WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns did a one hour-plus interview with Logan Paul for his IMPAULSIVE YouTube show.
Topics discussed include Paul’s WWE debut, battling Leukemia, dealing with WWE fans, John Cena, having five kids, toughest guys in WWE, Paul Heyman, The Usos, and obviously, The Rock.
Asked if he will be finally wrestling his cousin at WrestleMania, Reigns said, “They keep trying. Everybody keeps trying on this one. I don’t book the show, bro! I’m up for anybody.”
WWE is actively trying to get The Rock to commit a few months for one more match and WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles seems to be the perfect place to do it.
But Reigns doesn’t know if it will happen, but, “If it works out, then I’m ready!”
The Tribal Chief was totally out of character in this interview and looked like he enjoyed the banter with the hosts.
Meanwhile, Paul said he is also ready to face Roman Reigns in his third WWE match.
“You put me against Roman Reigns right now, I think I would win. Me vs. Roman Reigns one-on-one, that’s my match,” he said.
Paul noted how his second boxing match was against Floyd Mayweather and mentioned his outing at SummerSlam and how well he did.
“I can feel the dog coming out in me. Like when I watch him on TV and in the ring, I just wanna f*cking wrestle the guy,” he added.
AEW’s Vice President of Talent Development, Pat Buck, is in Albany, New York, for tonight’s live Dynamite according to PWInsider.com, a week and a half after he was suspended by the promotion.
Buck was involved in the backstage brawl following All Out and was one of the many who were suspended pending the outcome of the third party investigation into the incident.
The former WWE producer, who quit the company following WrestleMania, was not at last week’s Dynamite but was given the okay to travel to Albany for today’s show.
He is the only one from the suspended list who has been spotted at the show so far.
It’s unclear what exactly Buck’s involvement into the fight was but it was enough initially to land him in hot water with several other officials, including the three AEW EVPs Kenny Omega, Matt, and Nick Jackson.
The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns has been named #1 on the yearly PWI 500 chart, stepping up one place from last year. Last year, it was then AEW World champion Kenny Omega who took the top spot.
This is the second time that the Undisputed WWE Universal champion has been named at the top of the chart, having done it as well in 2016.
This year, the top 10 chart consists of four WWE Superstars, three AEW stars, one NJPW star, one AAA star, and one who was previously Ring of Honor.
Following Reigns in #2 is Kazuchika Okada from New Japan Pro Wrestling and #3 is former two-time AEW World champion CM Punk. #4 is occupied by another former AEW World champion Hangman Adam Page and current WWE United States champion Bobby Lashley is #5.
Cody Rhodes sits in #6, followed by Bryan Danielson at #7, El Hijo del Vikingo of AAA is #8, former WWE champion Big E is #9, and former ROH World champion Jonathan Gresham wraps up the list in #10.
The list was announced on Busted Open Radio today by Al Castle and Candace Cordelia of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
The NFL and Emmy Awards turned up the heat on Monday Night Raw as the show got its worst number since July 4, drawing 1,709,000 on average, down 345,000 viewers from last week’s show.
Hour one started with 1,783,000 viewers, then increased to 1,821,000 viewers in the second hour, before tumbling down to 1,525,000 viewers in the third. Raw faced the first Monday Night Football on ESPN which did a massive 19 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC, and the Emmy Awards which did almost 6 million viewers on NBC.
Raw was #7, #8, and #9 in the top 50 cable chart for the night with 0.48, 0.45, and 0.39 ratings respectively for an average of 0.44, down a massive 0.14 from the previous week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Almost every major sport now has some betting service, from soccer and basketball to baseball and wrestling. Of course, the primary leagues and tournaments get the most attention. You will find more English Premier League, WWE, and World Series betting options than lesser-known leagues.
While you are betting, one thing is consistent across the board – most people misunderstand how betting works. For many, betting is a quick and easy way to earn money. This is, however, an illusion. While luck plays a role in determining the outcome, you are more likely to lose your bets if you do not understand the fundamentals.
This article will highlight some common mistakes you should avoid for a better chance of winning your bets.
Following recent trends
This is an understandable rookie mistake. Recent trends in a particular sport, such as which teams are winning or losing, are sure to influence your perception of what the best bets would be. While betting based on trends may work out from time to time, the more experienced gamblers know it is also essential to deviate from trends.
The reason is quite simple. When a team or athlete is in the middle of a winning streak or a great run, more people are bound to place their bets on them. Therefore, thanks to the dynamics of demand and supply, such winning teams and athletes get overvalued very quickly. As a result, bookmakers overprice them since they know that most people would place their bets on these winning teams and athletes. You will therefore be spending more money for worse odds.
This is why people with more experience tend to go contrarian at intervals. They hinge their bets on teams and athletes with less-than-ideal performances. These teams/athletes tend to be undervalued by bookmakers and, as such, provide more profit when they win.
Making emotional decisions
If you cannot disregard your personal feelings in favor of objective decision-making, betting might not be a good venture for you. In betting, your head should always take priority over your heart. It is, therefore, no surprise that most people who gamble based on biases and gut instincts almost always end up losing their bets.
If you want to improve your chances with your bets, it is essential to avoid emotional decisions. Instead, ensure your analysis of the odds is as objective as possible. This means that you should base your decisions more on facts than whatever inherent biases you have. Do not simply bet on a team or athlete because you are a fan. This strategy would most likely lead to a long streak of losses.
Betting on a sport that you’re not familiar with
Another important guiding principle when betting is to stick with what you know. Just because you know or have heard of someone who won big in a particular sport doesn’t mean you should bet on that sport. It would be best to only bet on a sport when you understand the rules and fundamentals. In addition, for whatever sport you’re interested in, it is essential to be aware of the various variables that affect a team’s/athlete’s odds of winning or losing.
For example, wrestling betting might be unsuitable if you don’t follow wrestling or even understand the rules determining winners. If you’re bent on exploring a new sport, you should conduct extensive research and learn as much as possible about that sport. This way, you have a better chance of winning.
Chasing your losses
While nobody wants to experience losses, it is important to understand that they are part of the betting world. Therefore, if you intend to get into betting, you must prepare yourself for losses, as they are inevitable. When this happens, the best thing to do is to move on.
However, many try to redeem themselves by placing even more bets to earn whatever amounts they lost. This can quickly develop into a dangerous habit, especially when they continue to lose. The real problem with chasing your losses is the desperation that accompanies it. Desperation and betting don’t work well together as you’re likely to become more susceptible to making bad decisions.
Overspending
Betting is best viewed as a fun side-venture that might earn you extra money from time to time. However, avoiding any unhealthy obsession with betting is vital as that may lead to significant financial issues for you. In essence, you should avoid spending unreasonably on betting. Instead, an excellent approach is to spend only the amounts you can afford to lose.
If you intend to bet consistently, it might be helpful to learn more strategies and tips for bankroll management. This way, you can maintain financial discipline and keep your bet amounts in check.
The Bloodline continues to add titles to their collection with the faction’s newest member, Solo Sikoa, winning the NXT North American title last night on NXT on USA Network.
Sikoa replaced Wes Lee who was supposed to take on champion Carmelo Hayes in the main event of the broadcast. Lee was taken out of the match in a backstage segment by Hayes and Trick Williams after the fans voted him as Hayes’ opponent.
In the ring, Hayes said that everyone from every brand wants to get him and that’s when Sikoa’s theme song hit the speakers. Fans inside the WWE PC threw their index finger in the air and started a “Solo” chant and treated him as the babyface in the match.
The ending came after Sikoa hit a spinning Rock Bottom and then followed it with a splash from the top rope for the pinfall.
All members of the Bloodline, apart from honorary Uce Sami Zayn, now hold gold around their waist!
The NXT 2.0 one-year anniversary show ended with another revamp surprise: the black and gold NXT is back.
After the main event was over, a video showing the best of NXT 2.0 narrated by Shawn Michaels aired. HBK said that NXT will always be developing the Superstars of tomorrow and is constantly evolving with focus on the future.
“Superstars develop and move on,” Michaels said, adding that their message to the fans never changed. “We are NXT.”
At that point, the colorful NXT 2.0 logo morphed into a black and gold trim, with the 2.0 gone from the logo to form a hybrid so to speak of the old and 2.0 logo.
The NXT 2.0 one-year anniversary show will take place tonight at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and airs live on USA Network.
The show is headlined by a steel cage match for the NXT Tag Team titles featuring Pretty Deadly defending against The Creed Brothers. This match will go first on the broadcast.
Other matches announced are Tony D’Angelo and Stacks vs Cameron Grimes and a mystery opponent, Nikkita Lyons and Zoey Stark vs Arianna Grace and Kiana James, Lash Legend vs Fallon Henley, and Hank Walker vs Javier Bernal.
Plus, NXT North American champion Carmelo Hayes defends against either Joe Gacy, Von Wagner, or Wes Lee. The NXT fans will be deciding on who will be Hayes’ opponent.
The reign as WWE Women’s Tag Team champions came to a screeching halt for Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah as last night on Raw, IYO SKY and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL beat them to become the new tag team champs.
The four had a rematch from the tournament final of a few weeks back when Rodriguez and Aliyah came up victorious, although when Kai was pinned, she was not the legal one in the match and the referee failed to spot the mistake. The ending was a nice set up for a rematch, which took place on Raw last night.
It was Kai who this time scored the pinfall for her team, pinning Aliyah after delivering the Kai-Ropractor finisher. Kai is now a three-time tag team champion, with the previous two reigns coming in NXT where ironically enough she won the titles with Rodriguez. SKY is also a former tag team champion herself in NXT, having won them with Zoey Stark.
The third member of Damage CTRL, Bayley, is going after the Raw Women’s title currently held by Bianca Belair and this could set up a similar scenario like Toxic Attraction had in NXT when all three had the titles.
The post-All Out Rampage did 429,000 viewers, down 56,000 viewers from the previous week. This was the least-watched episode since July 29. In the 18-49 demo, Rampage did a 0.14, down 0.02 from last week and placed #16 in the top 50 cable chart for the night. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
The World Wrestling Entertainment organization is one of the most popular and prominent professional wrestling organizations in the world today. Some of the greatest, most famous / infamous, and most widely recognized wrestlers have walked through the halls of the WWE. Big names include Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, and the Undertaker, as well as a plethora of other wrestlers whose names are still remembered among hardcore fans.
Over the course of the WWE’s history, they have hosted a wide array of popular events. For example, Wrestlemania is the uncontested favorite and most popular event in the world of wrestling right now. However, it is not the only event. In this article, we are going to be focusing on the Extreme Rules event, produced annually by the World Wrestling Entertainment.
What is Extreme Rules?
Extreme Rules is a yearly event, produced by the WWE. It is a pay-per-view and livestreaming event, which fans can watch directly on the WWE network. The Extreme Rules spectacle began in 2009, and it was named for the fact that the matches were done under the hardcore wrestling rules and regulations.
The year that Extreme Rules got its start, was also the same year that Bitcoin was unveiled to the public. Some of you may be wondering, “what does Bitcoin have to do with WWE?” Well, hold on to your hats, because what some of you might not know is that many online betting sites are now taking bets on WWE matches, and accepting Bitcoin-based deposits.
Indeed, in the past couple of years, BTC sports betting has become ever more popular. As both the crypto market and online sports betting are becoming more and more mainstream, websites are becoming more open to accepting cryptocurrency.
But let’s get back to the meat and potatoes. The Extreme Rules 2022 event is just around the corner. In fact, it is scheduled to take place on October 8, 2022. So, let us look at what is going to make this year’s Extreme Rules so great?
Extreme Rules 2022
During 2022 SummerSlam, Liv Morgan met Ronda Rousey on the mat. They fought for the SmackDown Women’s Championship belt, and in a controversial match, Morgan retained her title. Due to certain referee calls, Ronda Rousey ended up turning heel, and attacking both Liv and the referee who had made the call. Following this event Ronda Rousey was suspended from the WWE.
Of course, the event was all kayfabe, and now that Rousey’s suspension has been lifted, she is coming back with a vengeance. After winning a fatal five-way elimination match, Ms. Rousey has earned the right to challenge Liv Morgan once again for a shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship title.
And it is precisely at the Extreme Rules 2022 that this rematch will take place. The single match will be fought on October 8, a month after Ronda Rousey’s victory in the five-way elimination match. Though no other matches have been announced yet, audiences are still excited, and are preparing for the event even now.
Final Thoughts
In this last section, we would like to go over some final thoughts in regard to the Extreme Rules event coming in 2022. For one, let’s talk about some of the main predictions for matches that have not yet been announced.
Many fans are hoping to see Roman Reigns go against Karrion Kross and Drew McIntyre. Since Kross’ return, he has set his sights on Reigns and McIntyre, devoting a good portion of his return to smack talking and laying down the gauntlets.
Many fans are also hoping to see Rey Mysterio go up against Edge, as their feud has been going on for quite a while, with no conclusion in sight. Whatever the case may be, the 2022 Extreme Rules event is looking to be quite a success.
Speaking to Page Six, Mercedes Varnado said that her modeling debut at the New York Fashion Week felt very much like her first wrestling match.
The former multi-time WWE women’s champion walked the runway for both Mister Triple X and Jessica Jade last week and was joined by her friend Trinity “Naomi” Fatu on the runway for her second walk.
“It felt chaotic. It felt like my first wrestling match all over again! I’m back to being the new girl,” Varnado said. “It felt like everyone was like, ‘Who’s this? Who’s taking my spot?’ But I just had to walk in with confidence like I knew what I was doing because this has been a dream of mine for such a long time, to be in the modeling space.”
The artist better known to fans as Sasha Banks added that before she took the runway, she gave herself a little pep talk to convince herself that she did belong there with the rest.
“I took a deep breath and told myself, ‘I belong,'” she said. “Tyra, Adriana Lima, I grew up watching all of the Victoria’s Secret girls, so I always dreamt of being on a runway. Watching those girls, I was always like, ‘I want to have wings one day.'”
Bret “Hit Man” Hart was honored in Calgary this week to celebrate his addition to Canada’s Walk of Fame. The news of the event was covered by CBC.ca.
Canada’s Walk of Fame has a series of maple leaf-shaped stars along 13 blocks of sidewalks in Toronto and during the ceremony, Hart said it is nice to finally see professional wrestling getting a bit of credit for being a performance art.
“I’ve always felt that pro wrestlers have to be the world’s most believable, realistic, hardest-working actors while also being some of the most gifted and creative athletes in the world,” he said.
Hart received a standing ovation from the crowd and noted how it meant a lot to him that all of them came out for his celebration.
As part of being inducted into the Walk of Fame, each celebrity get a $10,000 sum that is donated to a charity of their choice. The WWE Hall of Famer chose to split the money between the Siksika Nation’s SN7 youth program and the Water First charity.
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,367,000 viewers, a big jump of 290,000 viewers compared to the prior week’s broadcast. This was the second most-watched Smackdown of 2022 so far and the show did a 0.57 in the 18-49 demo, up 0.08 from the previous week. Smackdown was #1 across network television and #2 overall in all of TV for the night. In overnight numbers, the first hour did 2,227,000 viewers and the second hour did 2,207,000 viewers. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
When it comes to wrestling, you tend to find that a lot of beginners will skip out on weight training because they are worried about lifting weights and increasing their muscle mass, which would consequently bump them up to another weight class. Where this might make sense on the face of it, experts beg to differ. Consider the comments of Kevin Jackson who is a national freestyle coach in USA Wrestling, and said, “a wrestler should always be on a weight training program – if not to get stronger, then to maintain strength and health throughout the year”.
Weightlifting does not necessarily mean you are going to gain weight. If you lift heavy weights and increase your calorie intake, then, yes, you will gain weight as a result of that. On the other hand, if you adjust the amount that you lift and the amount you eat, then this can go towards helping you maintain or even lose weight. If you aren’t looking to get bigger then you are going to need to lift lighter weights and then increase the number of reps that you are doing per set.
Do You Have Access to Equipment?
Another reason why a lot of wrestlers don’t engage in weight training is that the gyms that they are training at do not have enough facilities to support a good weight training session. If this is the case, then you may want to join a gym that can support you although going from one gym to another can be exhausting and the price of memberships can steadily climb. As such, you should consider simply buying the equipment yourself, so you have easy access to it at home.
You don’t have to spend a lot to get access to the right equipment as there are several different websites out there that offer deals on gym equipment which you can take advantage of. There is currently a home gym equipment sale at Mirafit, so be sure to head over here if you want to gain access to different equipment at a reasonable price.
Good Exercises for Wrestlers Weight Training
There are several different exercises out there, so which ones are best for wrestlers? They include but are not limited to the following:
Overhead Squat
If you are going to be doing this, then be sure to hold the bar overhead with a wide grip. Afterwards, you want to squat down with control, all whilst keeping your knees behind your toes. Once completed you should drive upwards again to where you started.
Hang Shrug
Grip the bar so that it is just outside of the athletic stance and begin so that it is just above the knees. Explode by forcefully extending your hips, ankles and knees.
Pull-Ups
Grasp at the bar overhead with an overhand grip. Pull your body up until your chin is over the bar. Afterwards, be sure to lower yourself down with control until your arms are straight.
