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That would mean something. The Women’s Revolution has meant a lot for wrestling in the last six plus years and that is a great thing. Women’s wrestling has come a very, very long way in that time and thankfully the new style has become the norm. There are still some things that can be done though and now we might be seeing one of them in a rather unlikely place.
Earlier this week, rumors began circulating that WWE would be running the first ever Queen of the Ring tournament starting in October. The tournament, a female version of the King of the Ring tournament, would be held on regular television, though there was no date for the finals. According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Wrestling podcast, the finals of the tournament will be taking place at the next WWE event in Saudi Arabia in October. WWE has yet to announce either the tournament or the Saudi Arabia show.
Saudi Arabia has been criticized for its record on human rights, including those of women. WWE did present a women’s m..

Please don’t let him get me. In theory, wrestlers are supposed to be fairly tough. They are often bigger, stronger and more muscular than the average person, but they also have a certain aura about them that makes them more intimidating. Some wrestlers have a much stronger reputation than others and the one with perhaps the biggest reputation of all time made a cameo this week.
Former WWE/WCW star King Haku, also known as Meng, appeared on this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite. Haku was in the corner of his son Hikuleo as he challenged Lance Archer for the IWGP United States Title in a losing effort. During the match, Haku applied his signature Tongan Death Grip to Archer. Haku retired from active competition in 2003 but he has made various cameos since, including wrestling in New Japan, where Hikuleo and Haku’s other sons, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa (the Guerrillas of Destiny) also wrestle.
Haku began wrestling in 1978 and spent the majority of his career in the WWF as Haku and WCW as M..

We’re not done yet. WWE has made a lot of changes this year and that is the kind of thing that can shake up the promotion in a big way. Having different wrestlers around the company is quite the issue, but at the same time you can see people backstage being moved around. WWE has done just that in recent months, and now they are doing it one more time.
According to Fightful Select, more WWE corporate employees have been laid off, including some from the marketing, shop and other product divisions centered around consumers. This comes after WWE made several more backstage cuts in May, including the consolidation of multiple departments. There is nothing to suggest that there will be any more talent cuts at the moment.
The company has fired some people before. Check out some of its more infamous incidents:
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The wrestling stories of the year so far have been all of the roster moves taking place. There have been all kinds of WWE moves and changes throughout the year, mainly due to a series of releases that have trimmed off all kinds of wrestlers from the company’s ranks. A lot of those wrestlers have moved on elsewhere, but WWE is not the only promotion to be making some moves. AEW has made some changes of their own, and now they are stealing some headlines of their own with a pair of potentially huge moves.
Last week, rumors began to circulate that both CM Punk and Daniel Bryan had either come to terms with AEW or had already been signed to the company. Either way, it seems pretty likely that at least one of them is going to be showing up, probably either in Chicago or in New York at Grand Slam. So what does all of this mean for AEW and both Bryan and Punk going forward?
For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to assume that both of them have signed and will be debuting for AEW In the ne..

Hopefully it isn’t too bad. One of the worst things you can see in a wrestling match is an injury. These things can take place at any time and they can range in severity as well as the amount of time they make someone miss. It can be a scary thing to see someone get hurt and that was the case again this week. Now we know a bit more about what happened and how bad it is.
This week on AEW Dynamite, FTR’s Cash Wheeler was injured during a tag match against Santana and Ortiz. Wheeler was shoved off the top and his arm struck the buckle which connects the ring rope to the post. As a result, Wheeler grabbed his arm and went to be seen by the medical team, with Dax Harwood winning the match for FTR shortly thereafter. According to PWInsider.com, Wheeler suffered a “really bad cut” with no mention of a broken bone. He was treated and said to be ok, though there is no word on how much ring time he could miss.
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A legend is returning. On tonight’s episode of Dynamite, MJF announced that the 3rd “Labor of Jericho” will feature a blast from the best. Next week, Jericho will be taking on Juventud Guerrera and that Le Champion must win via a move from the top rope.
The opponent for @IAmJericho's Labour No. 3 next week is one of his greatest rivals – legendary luchador Juventud Guerrera (@JUVENTUDGUERRE2) – and Jericho has to win with a move from the top rope!#AEWDynamite #AEW pic.twitter.com/Pkbpyf8piG
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 29, 2021
Guerrera and Jericho are no strangers to each other. They had a lengthy rivalry back in WCW in the late 90’s; at SuperBrawl VIII in 1998, Guerrera challenged The Painmaker for the title in a mask vs. title match. Guerrera lost forcing him to unmask; after unmasking Guerrera, Jericho would often berate Guerrera for his looks by referring to him as “Quasi-juice” which was in reference to “Quasimodo”, the disfigured lead character in The Hunchback of N..

That might be it. There have been a lot of roster moves throughout the wrestling world over the last few months and some of them have been huge. You know a big story when you hear one and teasing the fans with it can be really entertaining as well. Such a signing was rumored last week and now one of the promotions is heavily teasing that something is going to be happening.
Last week, rumors began to appear that CM Punk had agreed to terms with AEW, or possibly already signed a contract, though AEW has not officially confirmed anything. This week on Dynamite, an announcement was made for a special edition of Rampage called The First Dance, taking place on August 20 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Just after this, Darby Allin talked about hearing people wanting to show how great they are. Allin invited people to come to Chicago to show that they are the best in the world, which was Punk’s nickname in wrestling.
Punk wrestled around the world in a career that lasted around fi..

Every week, I try. I try really hard to watch AEW and view it as the No. 2 wrestling promotion in the world, giving it a chance. And every week, there are some bright moments, with good matches and characters that have tremendous potential. That makes me very happy.
However, for the most part, I am very disappointed and flat-out angry with what I see each week on TNT. Stupid gimmicks, inconsistent storylines, a lack of consistency in the presentation of a television show, and matches whose sole purpose is to maim and mangle your opponent flood my television screen every week. Finally, after watching tonight’s absolute garbage episode of Dynamite and thinking about what I have seen over the past year or so, I finally had a revelation.
In my opinion, Tony Khan, and all of the executives of AEW have one objective: to make a complete mockery of the wrestling business and create a parody of the professional wrestling industry.
Let’s take tonight’s episode of Dynamite, for example. The sh..

Dynamite
Date: July 28, 2021
Location: Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Commentators: Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone
It’s another huge show with Fight For The Fallen. The card is stacked again, including the IWGP US Title, the ten man elimination match, and the mainstream debut of Nick Gage. The latter is going to get the most attention for the sake of freak show appeal, which may or may not be a disaster. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Commentary runs down the card.
We get a video on what it means to be a cowboy, which seems to mean being loyal to your friends and ready to fight.
Elite vs. Dark Order/Hangman Page Omega and company looked scared of facing Page, the Elite has a full on Space Jam theme, complete with music, basketballs and Elite Squad jerseys in a sponsored entrance. Anderson and Page start but everything breaks down in a hurry, with a superplex from the top taking down the pile on the floor.
Back in and the Good Brothers get caught in the cor..

Welcome to KB’s Old School (and New School) Reviews. I’ve been reviewing wrestling shows for over twelve years now and have reviewed over 6,000 shows. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ll be posting a new review here on Wrestlingrumors.net. It could be anything from modern WWE to old school to indies to anything in between. Note that I rate using letters instead of stars and I don’t rate matches under three minutes as really, how good or bad can something that short be?
Slammiversary 2021
Date: July 17, 2021
Location: Skyway Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Matt Striker, D’Lo Brown
This show has become the highlight of the Impact Wrestling calendar as I have had a better time with it than Bound For Glory for a long time now. With some luck, that can continue this time around as the show is pretty well stacked. We have the main event of World Champion Kenny Omega defending against Sami Callihan in a No DQ match, plus a few mystery spots to be filled. Let’s get to it.
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Ring of Honor
Date: July 21, 2021
Location: UMBC Event Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Commentators: Ian Riccaboni, Caprice Coleman
We continue the post Best In The World stretch and for once I’m actually caught up on the show. I’m not sure if we are going to be in the actual fallout period just yet, but it is nice to have the pay per view out of the way. This show could go in a lot of directions and that is not a bad thing. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Dalton Castle doesn’t have time for an interview and leaves. After he is gone, the Foundation is ready for tonight’s eight man tag. Actually hold on a second though, as Jonathan Gresham has a banged up knee. Joe Keys, who is helping look at Gresham’s knee, gets the spot instead. Not quite thinking, Keys slaps the bad knee on the way out.
Brian Johnson is our host this week because Quinn McKay is in action. He begrudgingly runs down the card (while mocking the Foundation and Gresham as much as possible). Johnson doesn’t like Quinn ..

Hopefully it isn’t too bad. An injury is one of the worst things to see in wrestling as it can take anyone down in the blink of an eye. What makes matters worse is it can take some time to find out how bad things are, which can span quite the range. Unfortunately that was the case this week and now we have to wait on the details of just how bad things are. We do know a bit more though.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Natalya suffered some sort of a leg injury, which caused the Natalya/Tamina vs. Eva Marie/Doudrop match to be ended early. Natalya was helped to the back after the match ended. According to Wrestling Observer Radio, Natalya suffered an ankle injury rather than a knee injury. There is still no word on how bad the injury is or if Natalya will miss any ring time.
This is a messy situation. Check out the match with the injury and some healthy Natalya:
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