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Former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Officially Done With The Company

written by Ruben Jay

Former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, Eli Drake, is officially done with the company, according to Drake. In April of 2019, IMPACT Wrestling announced that they are parting ways with Drake and the termination of the contract was made official as of May 31.

According to the original report from PWTorch, Drake refused to work a match with former IMPACT Women’s Champion, Tessa Blanchard.

Drake said in a statement on Tuesday that he was a free agent.

“After 4 years with Impact Wrestling, some ups, some downs, I would like to thank them for the overall great experience. Through these years, I had the fortune of carrying 3 different title belts, having my own talk show (Fact of Life), and was always given the trust to craft my own promos, virtually from day 1. I appreciate the chance that was taken on me and the trust I was given, as well as the friends and experiences I gained along the way. I wish Impact Wrestling nothing but continued success and growth moving forward.

Today, I am OFFICIALLY a FREE AGENT”

Where would you like to see Eli Drake next?

5 June, 2019 0 comment
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AEW: The Attitude Era Is Dead, The Elite Era Is Here To Stay

written by Ruben Jay

Jon Moxley is a superstar. Chris Jericho has mega heat. Adam Page is the future of professional wrestling. Tag Team Wrestling has a new life. Cody Rhodes killed the Attitude Era and the Elite Era is here to stay.

All of that became reality in on night.

Killing The Attitude Era

Cody Rhodes came out and said that he wanted to kill the Attitude Era. And he did that. His match against his brother, Dustin Rhodes, showcased why the Attitude Era is done. WWE had been riding the Attitude Era for 20 years. On Saturday night, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Tony Khan killed the Attitude Era.

The ironic part of that sentence is that a big portion of the match saw Attitude Era bleeding and angles, but that’s irrelevant to the case. This group of wrestlers killed the Attitude Era.

Moxley Is Over

When Jon Moxley came out, the crowd was into it. They were freaking out. In a 10 minute segment, Moxley was more over than his 8 years in WWE. He came out, he kicked some ass, and the crowd ate it all up. No jokes. No funny moments. Just Moxley.

For the last year of Moxley’s run in WWE as Dean Ambrose we saw many fans wanting to see Moxley rise as a top star. WWE never let him be himself. In 25 seconds, from walking down form the backstage area, Moxley was the most over person in the entire building and all of wrestling.

Jericho Is Heat

I was in the building on Saturday. Oh, wow. Jericho is a heat machine. His victory of Omega and the promo that followed was nothing but heat. Who would have thought that Chris Jericho, a man who once did a promo about ass cream, would be legitimately the biggest heel in wrestling.

I think Jericho is on to something. Without him, AEW wouldn’t be legitimate, in my opinion. You have Cody, the Bucks, and Tony Khan. Without Jericho, AEW would probably just be a TV shirt company that put on wrestling shows. Jericho has brought tons of eye balls to the AEW platform.

It’s Hangman’s Time

Hangman Adam Page is a future star. He’s got it all. He looks great, he can work, and he can talk. When Page’s music hit during the Battle Royal, he was over. People wanted him to win. People want to see Page run with the top title of the promotion.

I spoke with Page after the show: he seemed humbled, willing, and ready. He isn’t taking this responsibility lightly.

Tag Team Focused

I grew up in an era of wrestling where Tag Team Wrestling was not a priority. I don’t remember a time, other than the TLC era, where tag teams were important. During the match between The Young Bucks and the Lucha Bros, the crowd fell in love with Tag Team wrestling.

For the first time in my almost 20 years of watching wrestling, I experienced tag team wrestling that mattered.

All in all, Rest in Peace, Attitude Era. Long live The Elite Era.

28 May, 2019 0 comment
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AEW Promotional Video For Cody v. Dustin

written by Ruben Jay

AEW is getting ready for their premiere event in Las Vegas called Double or Nothing. One of the main events, Cody v. Dustin Rhodes. Cody’s Nightmare Family Youtube Channel has released the following promo for the match. It’s pretty incredible.

Double or Nothing is live on Saturday, May 25 on Pay-Per-View, B/R Live, and FITE TV (Internationally).

Watch The Promo Video For Cody v. Dustin

 

18 May, 2019 0 comment
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AEW’s Double or Nothing Will Be Available On FITE, B/R Live, and PPV.

written by Ruben Jay

AEW emailed the following press release:

FITE TV Presents AEW’s Inaugural “DOUBLE OR NOTHING” PPV Event Live Globally on Saturday, May 25

UNIONDALE, NY (May 17, 2019) — FITE TV, the largest digital combat sports platform, announced that All Elite Wrestling’s highly anticipated DOUBLE OR NOTHING pay-per-view event will be available live to non-United States viewers on Saturday, May 25.

AEW fans from all corners of the globe will be able to order the DOUBLE OR NOTHING PPV and watch it via FITE.TV. All of the action begins at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers can check their local listings and pricing on the FITE app or on www.FITE.tv.

“A global and historic event the scope of DOUBLE OR NOTHING requires nothing less than the best global platform and partner in the business, one that is capable of not only reaching wrestling fans outside of the U.S., but also serving them reliably on a wide variety of platforms,” said Tony Khan, President and CEO of AEW. “The natural choice for AEW was FITE.TV. Our mission at AEW is ‘Change the World,’ and to do so, we need to reach the world. With FITE.TV, we will.”

DOUBLE OR NOTHING, which sold out in under 30 minutes, will take place on Saturday, May 25, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The card includes a headline clash between Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho; Cody taking on his brother Dustin Rhodes; The Young Bucks battling the Lucha Bros for the AAA World Tag Team Championship; Hangman Adam Page clashing with PAC; and Britt Baker, Nyla Rose and Kylie Rae competing in a three-way match.

The FITE Digital Television Network is a free app download and is available on all major digital platforms including its website www.FITE.tv, Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire. The FITE mobile app features the patented technology to cast the program to any connected television sets and is available worldwide.

“FITE is pumped to once again be at the forefront of providing the most exciting events in the combat sports world on the FITE digital platform,” said Michael Weber, COO of FITE. “FITE experienced great success when it aired the inaugural All In wrestling event this past fall, and we look for another successful event from the AEW team.”

Additionally, the hour-long live pre-show special THE BUY-IN will air on FITE outside the U.S., and also stream on AEW’s official YouTube channel youtube.com/allelitewrestling at 7 p.m. ET. THE BUY-IN includes the first ever “Casino (Battle) Royale,” which will see 21 competitors including Jimmy Havoc, Billy Gunn, MJF and Jungle Boy entering the ring in waves of five wrestlers every three minutes followed by one final entrant, lucky number 21, all fighting it out in the ring until there is one winner, whose reward will be a future title shot against the first-ever AEW World Champion.

About FITE

FITE TV is the largest independent digital streaming platform for combat sports featuring over 1,000 pay per view events per year available a-la-carte. FITE is free to join through its downloadable apps for iOS and Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Android TV, ROKU and Amazon Fire or at www.FITE.tv. FITE streams live events from the MMA, Boxing and Pro Wrestling world to its community of 1.3 million registered viewers. For more information go to www.FITE.tv

All Elite Wrestling

AEW is a new professional wrestling promotion headlined by members of The Elite (The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Cody and Brandi Rhodes, and Hangman Page) and Chris Jericho. For the first time in many years, AEW is offering an alternative to mainstream wrestling, with a growing roster of world-class male and female wrestlers who are poised to bring new spirit, freshness and energy to the industry. The inaugural event under the AEW banner is DOUBLE OR NOTHING on May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, followed by FYTER FEST on June 29 in Daytona Beach, followed by FIGHT FOR THE FALLEN on July 13 in Jacksonville. For more info, check out @AEWrestling (Twitter), @AllEliteWrestling (Instagram), /AllEliteWrestling (FB), AllEliteWrestling (YouTube), and additionally, AllEliteWrestling.com.

Commentary: As we learned earlier this week with the news that AEW will be on TNT, Double or Nothing will also be streamed on B/R Live. B/R Live is a Turner owned streaming network.

17 May, 2019 0 comment
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Former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro Passes Away UPDATED With WWE Statement

written by Ruben Jay

The former WWE Superstar, Ashley Massaro, has passed away, according to PWInsider and TMZ. Massaro was the second winner of the WWE Divas Search.

She was 39. Massaro passed away after being transported to a New York hospital.

Massaro was scheduled to take part in Starrcast next week. Our condolences to her family and friends.

Update: WWE has commented on Massaro’s passing.

WWE issued the following statement:

We are saddened to learn of the tragic death of former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro. She performed in WWE from 2005-2008 and was beloved by her fellow Superstars and fans around the world. WWE offers its condolences to Ashley’s family and friends.

16 May, 2019 0 comment
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A Message To TNT: Don’t Rush The AEW Product To Produce Results

written by Ruben Jay

Early this morning (on the west coast), I was bombarded with emails from WarnerMedia and my contacts over at AEW. The two parties formally announced their TV partnership beginning this fall.

The TLDR for this deal is simple: TNT is going to give AEW a platform, it’s up to AEW to perform. But I have a warning for TNT and AEW.

My message to AEW and TNT: Be patient. Take your time. Don’t rush growth.

My concern with AEW getting such a massive TV platform right off the bat is that TNT is going to be rushing to get a million or more viewers. Spike TV cancelled Impact Wrestling once the promotion was consistently getting less than a million viewers every week. I don’t think that AEW will be able to bring in a million viewers off the bat.

I am optimistic that they will get there eventually, but let’s look at some numbers.

On average, Cody Rhode’s Youtube series, Road To Double Or Nothing gets about 300k or less viewers. The Young Bucks’ Being The Elite series gets less than 200K viewers on average.

If TNT is going to throw AEW on primetime, they are going to want results. I hope that both TNT and Tony Khan can take a step back and say, “hey, lets give this 18 months before we start to panic”.

I would be okay with AEW getting 300k weekly viewers and grow. I really thing that the AEW crew needs to think “one fan at a time” rather than trying to go from 0 to a million.

According to Mania 411, TNT will be paying the production costs for AEW, but not paying a “rights fee”. This should be a good move as it will motivate AEW to put on a good product.

AEW Signs to TNT

15 May, 2019 0 comment
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