All Elite Wrestling will kick-start their 2021 pay-per-view calendar with Revolution, live tomorrow night from Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This is the first AEW PPV on a Sunday night.
Today, we take a look at the three title matches that are part of the Revolution card while tomorrow we will publish the odds for the full card. Remember that odds can change and probably will so be careful when placing bets with real money.
The AEW World title will be on the line in an exploding barbed wire death match with champ Kenny Omega defending against Jon Moxley. This will probably be a spectacle, visually at least, considering what’s part of the match. Omega is the clear favorite to retain the title with odds of 1/8 while Moxley is 9/2 to regain the title.
The Young Bucks meet Chris Jericho and MJF of The Inner Circle with the AEW World Tag Team titles on the line. The current champions are favorites as well with 1/2 odds while Jericho and MJF are 6/4 to walk away as the new champions.
A battle between two Japanese stars will determine who will be the AEW Women’s champion by the end of the night. Ryo Mizunami won the Eliminator tournament this past Wednesday but her odds don’t look promising for a title win. Mizunami is 2/1 to win the title while Hikaru Shida is 4/11 favorite to retain.
Smackdown did 2,166,000 viewers in the overnight ratings for last night’s show, up 115,000 viewers from last week’s overnight. Last week’s show ended up doing 2,145,000 viewers when final numbers came out on Monday.
The show started with 2,153,000 viewers in the first hour and then rose to 2,179,000 viewers in the second hour. It tied first in 18-34 with 0.3 rating, tied second in 18-49 with 0.6 rating, and tied third in 25-54 with 0.7 rating. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Tickets for this year’s WrestleCon in Tampa, Florida during WrestleMania weekend are now on sale for just $15 per session.
WrestleCon will have five different sessions over two days and the break in between sessions will allow hotel staff to sterilize the area before the following session. Sessions are Friday, April 9 between 9AM and 11AM, 12PM and 2PM, and 3PM and 5PM. The Saturday, April 10 sessions are 9AM to 11AM and 12PM to 2PM.
Guests so far include Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Caz XL, NZO Real1, Al Snow, Victoria, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Matt Taven, Layla El, Lio Rush, Dean Malenko, Magnum TA, Brooke Hogan, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, Ted DiBiase, and Sgt. Slaughter.
WrestleCon this year has been largely scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic and will be different from any other previous WrestleCon. The convention will be held at The Westin Tampa Waterside.
One of the main events for Fastlane was set last night on Smackdown after Daniel Bryan defeated Jey Uso inside a steel cage match to earn a title shot against Roman Reigns. The winner of this match will then go to WrestleMania to face Royal Rumble winner Edge.
Set for two weeks from now, the pay-per-view so far only has two matches, with the other one being Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in a rematch for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles.
Fastlane is the last pay-per-view to air on the U.S. version of the WWE Network as it is right now and will also be the first pay-per-view streaming live on Peacock. Once April hits, the WWE Network in the U.S. will not be accessible anymore unless it’s through NBCUniversal’s streaming service.
In the detailed numbers released by Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the tag team opening match from Dynamite featuring Shaq did 1,133,000 viewers, but was the only segment to surpass the million viewers during the broadcast. The match, which spilled to the second quarter as well, had 975,000 for that segment which also included the Rey Fenix and Pac match.
NXT had 713,000 viewers going up against that match which also was a tag team bout featuring Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch versus Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa.
The segment where Paul Wight made his AEW debut and did the interview with Tony Schiavone pulled in 903,000 viewers.
AEW will have an exploding barbed wire death match tomorrow night at Revolution and one of the participants of that match, Kenny Omega, has finally revealed the rules of the match along with a graphic of what the match will look like.
Omega wrote that the rules consist of three of the four sides of the ring ropes wrapped in barbed wire and every time there’s contact with the barbed wire, it triggers explosives on the corresponding side. Three sides of the ring, labeled as Triple Hell, will have exploding platforms with barbed wire on them. There will also be a 30-minute countdown timer until all explosives in and around the ring will detonate.
When a Twitter user asked Omega why his graphic has all four sides of the ring labeled as barbed wire and the rules state three, Omega replied saying that they’re making him keep one side clear in case of an emergency. Another user took a dig and replied with “Sports based wrestling,” something that AEW used in the past to describe their product. Omega didn’t take long to answer back. “Don’t you forget it, bitch,” he wrote with a winking emoji.
THE RULES:
-3 sides of the ring ropes wrapped in barbed wire.
-contact with barbed wire triggers explosives on corresponding side.
-‘Triple Hell’ (3 zones on the floor wired to explosives)
-30 minute countdown timer until all explosives in and around the ring detonate. pic.twitter.com/vK1cZjSfHF
Tonight’s Smackdown will feature a steel cage match which will have implications for the Fastlane pay-per-view.
Daniel Bryan will be meeting Jey Uso in the cage with the stipulation being that if Bryan beats Uso, he will go on to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal title at this month’s Fastlane show.
Bryan already somewhat wrestled Reigns last month at the Elimination Chamber but Reigns came out victorious in a match that started immediately after Bryan had just won the Elimination Chamber match.
The only other thing announced for tonight’s Smackdown is Bianca Belair versus Shayna Baszler. Belair will team with Banks again at Fastlane for another shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against Baszler and Jax.
In an interview with Forbes published yesterday, AEW President Tony Khan said he believes that the balance of power in professional wrestling has shifted from WWE to the fans and All Elite Wrestling.
Khan cited the year-over-year ratings for Dynamite which “didn’t plummet” compared to other shows during the pandemic year and based his comment on that and adding more wrestlers to its rosters.
“We keep signing more great wrestlers, and in the next week, you’ll see more wrestlers debuting in AEW,” Khan told Forbes. Khan has been pushing that a major star will be signing a multi-year deal at Revolution, sparking several debates online on who it will be. The news was originally delivered by Paul Wight this past Wednesday who said that a Hall of Fame-worthy name will be arriving on Sunday.
Speaking about the rumors of NXT moving to Tuesdays, Khan said he doesn’t know if it’s real or not “but it would be great to be unopposed” and would love an unopposed audience. “When we have, we’ve done some really good numbers and I think that would be awesome.”
An article on the website Sportico.com highlighted how WWE’s strategy to tackle mobile games is paying off after selling licenses to companies rather than create something in-house.
The decision, Sportico says, has doubled WWE’s video game revenue after 140 million mobile installs and 500,000 daily active users, with market data and analytics company App Annie saying that WWE outperforms the NFL, the NBA, and MLB when it comes to mobile video games.
“We’re so fortunate that our characters and storytelling lends itself really well to the mobile gaming space,” said Sarah Cummins, the WWE Senior Vice President of Consumer Products. “When you couple that with content and storytelling it creates a really powerful mechanism for us to bring some really fantastic products to the market.”
WWE has several mobile video games available for iOS and Android devices which are often marketed on television during WWE shows.
“We are not a tech company. You’ll never hear the WWE tell you that,” Cummins said. “We are a content company and we live and die by the intellectual property that we create and the characters that we build and then the stories that we tell. So moving to that licensing strategy has really helped to ignite the business.”
Losing weight can be quite a difficult process. As a result, many people struggle with doing it successfully. For instance, they might feel motivated for a few days only to go back to their old habits after a week.
Fortunately, there are many people out there who can help you lose weight quickly and effectively, ranging from nutritionists to personal trainers. However, if you do not have the financial resources needed to use their services, you do not have to worry.
According to the expert at lucasjamespersonaltraining.com, you can create a perfect weight loss plan on your own. Here is how you can do it!
Step 1: Assess Your Current Weight
First of all, you need to determine what your current weight is. This will help you set realistic goals and allow you to calculate your BMI. This is a weight-to-height ratio that is usually used as an indicator of how much weight you need to lose, which can be extremely helpful while creating a weight loss plan.
Step 2: Set Weight Loss Goals
Setting a goal will make you feel much more motivated and will help you determine whether you are actually making progress. Decide what your target weight is and when you want to achieve that goal. Write down this goal and remind yourself of it every evening before you go to bed and every morning when you get up.
Step 3: Analyze Your Dietary Habits
Next, you have to analyze your dietary habits. Your analysis should consist of a few important parts. What are they?
Caloric intake. The number of calories that you consume each day is what has the biggest impact on your weight. Most people underestimate their caloric intake, and as a result, they end up being obese. Therefore, the first step towards successfully losing weight will require you to calculate your daily caloric intake. There are many apps out there that will help you make the whole process more automatic, as well as provide you with useful data that will help you on your weight loss journey.
Variety. Your diet must provide you with all the essential nutrients that your body needs to function properly. Doing that will require you to have a varied and balanced diet. If you do not have the financial resources needed to make such a diet work, taking dietary supplements is always a viable option.
Step 4: Create a Meal Plan
Creating a meal plan will require you to determine what nutrients your body needs the most based on your age, gender, and health issues that you are dealing with. Here is a list of things that you will need to take into consideration if you want your meal plan to be tailored to your needs.
Determine how many calories you need to consume on a daily basis. For example, men need to consume a few hundred calories more than women. On top of that, it depends on whether you are physically active or not. The less active you are, the fewer calories your body needs.
Determine the composition of protein, carbohydrates, and fats in your diet. Decide how much of each of these things you will need to consume on a daily basis. Once you have determined what that number is, include it in your eating plan.
Create your nutrient composition based on what foods you like. While creating your meal plan, make sure to focus on foods that you like. It will make you more likely to follow the meal plan and lose weight.
Include foods from all food groups. Make sure that all food groups are included in your diet. If your meal plan does not include enough vegetables, eat them between meals. If it does not include enough fiber, include some with breakfast or lunch.
Drink plenty of water. However, do not drink it while you are eating. It might make it harder for your body to absorb the vitamins and minerals it needs.
Know when to eat. Eat breakfast half an hour after waking up and eat a meal every three hours. This will prevent you from having to deal with hunger pangs.
Step 5: Put Your Eating Plan Into Action
After you have created a meal plan, implement it immediately. Try to follow it every day and stay consistent. The more consistent you are with the plan, the more likely it is that you will lose weight quickly and effectively.
The Bottom Line
As you can see, creating a perfect weight loss plan is not a complicated process. However, if you want to be successful, you will have to analyze your dietary habits and plan things out. While it might seem really time-consuming and challenging, it will be worth it!
First of all, losing weight will make you feel much more confident. Second of all, it will help you develop habits that will allow you to live a longer and healthier life. After all, losing weight lowers the risk of diabetes and heart disease, as well as joint pain. Considering such benefits, why should you not give it a try?
The U.S. version of the WWE Network will continue to operate until the beginning of April despite the Network porting to Peacock on March 18.
Fans are being encouraged to create a Peacock account to stream the WWE Network on the service starting on March 18. The price of $4.99 a month will allow you to watch the whole catalog of the WWE Network and that of Peacock while a $9.99 subscription will take away the advertising.
The Fastlane pay-per-view set for March 21 will air on both services but WrestleMania in the United States will only air on Peacock as NBCUniversal’s streaming service takes over the exclusivity for the next couple of years.
There will be no changes for international fans and the WWE Network website and app will continue to operate normally for the rest of the world.
NXT drew 692,000 viewers this week going up against a Dynamite which featured Shaq in a match and the debut of Paul Wight. That was down 42,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. With a 0.20 rating in the 18-49, NXT was #19 on the top 50 cable chart. The difference in viewers between NXT and AEW was of 242,000 viewers, up considerably from last week’s 91,000. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
AEW had one of the widest margins of victory this week but that 1 million mark remained elusive with the loaded episode of Dynamite getting 934,000 viewers. That is up 103,000 viewers from last week’s episode and the most-watched Dynamite of 2021 so far. The show had a 0.33 in the 18-49 demo and AEW settled for #6 on the top 50 chart. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
As expected, major sports and news outlets covered Shaquille O’Neal’s involvement in yesterday’s Dynamite where he teamed up with Jade Cargill to take on Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet.
His name was also trending on Google with over 20,000 searches attributed to his AEW appearance, the type of advertising and promotion All Elite Wrestling was hoping for when he was announced for the match.
Shaq did more than well last night, delivering some slick moves including a powerbomb which also included a tribute to the late Brodie Lee. But perhaps the biggest talk of the night was Shaq going through two tables from the apron after Cody hit a crossbody over the top rope with both of them crashing on the floor. The move was visually impressive as Shaq just fell backward smashing the two tables. His tag team partner Jade Cargill finished the match by pinning Red Velvet.
After the match, Shaq was loaded onto an ambulance but before the ambulance left, Tony Schiavone went to talk to Shaq. The problem was that when Schiavone opened the back of the ambulance, Shaq was gone. “He’s not in here,” remarked Schiavone. “I saw them load him in the ambulance!”
Episode three of season one of Young Rock, titled Forward, Together, did a total of 3,117,000 viewers on NBC on Tuesday night. That is down 366,000 viewers from episode two. The show was second in 18-34 with 0.3, third in 18-49 with 0.6, and second in 25-54 with 0.9 ratings. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Addressing the rumors that NXT will be moving to Tuesdays after WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes joked that they could come up with a “wonderful statement” when that is announced during a conference call with the media yesterday.
“What could I say? ‘Congratulations to NXT on a successful move to Tuesday nights. The real winners are the fans who can watch NXT and Dynamite live every week as this is a marathon and not a sprint.’ I could say that…but I don’t want to be sassy or a jerk because I think them moving…perhaps something else will end up on Wednesdays,” Cody said.
The marathon and not a sprint remark is a dig at WWE for the statement that they put out after AEW won the first head-to-head against NXT back in October 2019.
Cody said the company has to be careful not to be “reactionary” as their Dark broadcast could have competition on Tuesday.
“We just have to put out the best show. If they want to beat us, they have to put out a better show. It’s honest competition,” Cody continued, adding that he would love for AEW to be alone on Wednesday nights but is prepared to battle anything else that might replace NXT.
The former TNT champion also remarked that it’s all good between the two locker rooms even though there are are digs and fun and believes that it’s the management side where tension comes in.
During the AEW media conference call yesterday, Cody Rhodes made a comment about Pat McAfee inquiring about a job with the company “every other day,” prompting McAfee to deny what Rhodes said about him.
Rhodes said that he finds it odd that McAfee took digs at Shaquille O’Neal especially since he’s been trying to land a job with All Elite Wrestling.
McAfee, who is associated with NXT and is expected to return at some point, reacted to Rhodes’ comments on his show The Pat McAfee Show.
“Cody Rhodes said that I’ve been trying to get employed by AEW or whatever every other day? That is not true, okay? I got to contemplate retirement here more than contemplating going to AEW,” McAfee said. He acknowledged that he was in a spat with a couple of AEW stars, notably Miro, who he called “an old friend of ours,” saying that he came at them and they flipped the script on him.
“And Shaq obviously, I do have to watch that match tonight but aside from that I am not [looking for a job.] I just would like to let that be very…clear.”
I heard @CodyRhodes said I've been trying to get a job..
WWE, AEW, and Impact Wrestling all acknowledged the passing of Jim Crockett Jr who passed away yesterday. Crockett headed the family business Jim Crockett Promotions and eventually sold it to Ted Turner who renamed it to WCW in 1988.
“WWE is saddened to learn that Jim Crockett Jr. passed away at the age of 76. WWE extends its condolences to Crockett Jr.’s family and friends,” a short statement on WWE’s social media read. A small story was also uploaded on WWE.COM paying tribute to Crockett Jr.
“AEW and the wrestling world mourn the passing of the legendary Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA promoter Jim Crockett, Jr,” AEW wrote in a post on Twitter. “Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and his fans.”
Impact Wrestling also tweeted a message after the news became public. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of legendary wrestling promoter Jim Crockett Jr. We send our sincerest condolences to his family.”
The Cauliflower Alley Club also sent its condolences through a social media post. “Everyone here at the CAC is saddened to hear that legendary promoter Jim Crockett Jr has passed away at 76. We thank him for all the years of wonderful memories and send out our sincerest condolences to his family, friends & wrestling fans the world over. R.I.P. Mr Crockett,” the message said.
WWE host Kayla Braxton publicly came out as bisexual in a post on social media but unfortunately negative comments from fans also led her to deactivate her Twitter account.
“My whole life, I’ve had to choose. Are you black? Are you white? Which bubble do you fill in on the SATs? I always filled in ‘other’ because nothing applied to me,” Braxton wrote. “Tonight, I choose to be over having to choose. Hello world. I’m Kayla. Oh. And yeah – I’m Bi.”
Several of her peers congratulated her and gave her words of encouragement but as it is often the case with these type of announcements, so-called fans can also be brutal.
That led to the 27-year-old Braxton to remove her Twitter account although her Instagram is still available. Her Instagram makes no mention of her announcement.
The AEW Women’s title match this Sunday at Revolution will feature two Japanese women as Ryo Mizunami defeated Nyla Rose yesterday on Dynamite to win the AEW Women’s Title Eliminator tournament.
Yesterday’s final brought an end to a weeks-long tournament which saw talent from Japan occupying half the bracket, with their matches being taped in their home country due to the pandemic.
AEW used a combination of Dynamite, YouTube, and Bleacher Report to air the tournament matches throughout the past few weeks which was necessary to end it in time for Revolution.
Mizunami now takes on Hikaru Shida on Sunday night for the AEW Women’s title.
