• Spoiler On Tony Khan’s Important Announcement On AEW Dynamite
AEW came off a strong All Out pay-per-view last Saturday afternoon, and now all eyes are on the Dynamite that follows this Wednesday. Tony Khan has teased an “important announcement” for the show.
The company already has plenty of championships on the roster, but it looks like another set of titles is about to be added soon.
According to the Wrestling Observer, sources indicate that Tony Khan will introduce the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles on the show and announce a tournament for them. He had it planned for a while, but injuries delayed starting the tournament.
• Next TNA Hall Of Fame Inductee Announced
TNA has announced that Mickie James will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame on October 12, during Bound For Glory weekend.
Mickie is one of the most accomplishments women’s wrestlers of all time. She’s an 11-time World Champion in WWE and TNA Wrestling:
– 5x WWE Women’s Champion
– 1x WWE Divas Champion
– 5x TNA Knockouts World Champion
Mickie tweeted the following about her upcoming induction:
“I don’t even know what to say today. Thank you @ThisIsTNA and my whole TNA Family for always believing in me and letting me shine so bright. I’m incredibly honored. I love you. See you at #BFG #HOFCountry”
So far, TNA has inducted the following names into their Hall of Fame:
2012 – Sting
2013 – Kurt Angle
2014 – Team 3D aka Dudley Boyz
2015 – Jeff Jarrett
2015 – Earl Hebner
2016 – Gail Kim
2018 – Abyss
2020 – Ken Shamrock
2021 – Awesome Kong
2022 – Raven
2023 – Traci Brooks
2023 – Don West & Mike Tenay
2024 – Rhino
2024 – Bob Ryder
• AEW’s Ricochet Reacts To ESPN Giving WWE Wrestlepalooza a “C Grade”
The dust has settled on WWE’s first-ever Wrestlepalooza, and ESPN has now delivered its verdict on the historic event.
The show, which marked WWE’s debut on ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming platform, came loaded with marquee attractions – including Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena, and AJ Lee’s first match after 10 years.
But while expectations were sky-high, reactions have been mixed, both from fans online and now from ESPN’s own review. ESPN’s combat sports writer Andreas Hale graded the overall event a C, calling the show “average” with one notable exception: the Women’s World Championship clash between IYO SKY and Stephanie Vaquer, which earned praise as the highlight of the night. Hale described it as “a phenomenal display inside the squared circle” and awarded it the highest match grade of B+.
Elsewhere, Hale was less impressed. He noted that the Rhodes vs. McIntyre bout underdelivered due to its short length, while Lesnar vs. Cena was dismissed as little more than a setup for future angles, receiving the lowest individual score of the night at C-.
For a card hyped as a monumental crossover between WWE and ESPN, Hale felt the execution didn’t fully live up to the billing:
“The excellent Vaquer vs. Sky match saved this show from being truly average. It was a phenomenal display inside the squared circle. Everything else was either underwhelming (the short Rhodes-McIntyre match) or a setup for a future match (Lesnar dominating Cena). For a card that promised to have epic moments, it fell a little short of expectations.”
AEW wrestler Ricochet tweeted the following about it:
“I know our show was way better than a C. (laughing emoji) #Ahaa”
Ricochet further added:
“Also what’s funny to me is how a show where they have said over over that they aren’t a ‘real sport’ and its more of a TV show about the wrestling company. But they are on ESPN a SPORTS TV channel? (laughing emoji)
Make it make sense. Lol”
AEW’s All Out PPV took place on the same day as WWE Wrestlepalooza. At All Out, Ricochet’s “The Demand” faction defeated The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, and MVP) in a trios match.
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