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Wanted: Two missing wrestlers. There are all kinds of talented wrestlers on the AEW roster, but there is only so much time for them to be able to get in the ring. With only three hours of television every week, AEW is limited in who and what it can present. Some wrestlers are going to be missing at times and now the company’s boss is talking about two wrestlers who haven’t been around much lately.
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During the AEW Full Gear media scrum, AEW President Tony Khan was asked about the statuses of Andrade El Idolo and Miro. Khan said that he wanted to have a large roster, which included leaving some names off of some bigger shows. He did insist that El Idolo and Miro were part of his long term plans for AEW.
Khan said that wrestlers take sabbaticals or breaks from AEW for various reasons before coming back to get involved, which could be the case for both of them. Both last wrestled at All Out on S..

They might be on to something. We are less than a week away from WWE Survivor Series, which will feature a pair of WarGames matches. There will be a men’s and women’s edition of the match, with the former having a completely set lineup. The women’s match still has a single spot to be filled and it is not clear who will take the slot. However, some fans certainly have a theory.
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As of Monday morning, the lineup for the women’s WarGames match features Damage Ctrl, Rhea Ripley and Nikki Cross facing Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Mia Yim and another wrestler to be named. This is the lineup featured on the graphic for the match, with a hooded figure filling in the last spot. The image shows blue hair sticking out of the hood, leading to fan speculation that Sasha Banks will be returning for WarGames. This is not confirmed and is only a fan theory at the moment. Banks has been away from WWE since Ma..

That’s certainly a take. There are all kinds of titles in wrestling today and some of them are among the most prominent in the industry. Sometimes you get a bit of a twist as a title might need something a little bit different to make it stand out. That does not mean it is going to be popular though, and now an AEW star has something to say about one of his company’s titles.
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Over the weekend at AEW Full Gear, Jamie Hayter won the Interim Women’s Title by defeating Toni Storm. The Interim Women’s Title was created was created on September 4 when Thunder Rosa, the official champion, was forced out of action due to an injury. AEW star Shawn Spears tweeted that “This ‘interim’ stuff is bull****. You’re either the Champion, or you’re not.” There is no word on when the interim moniker will be dropped, but AEW President Tony Khan has been considering making the change.
This “interim” stuff is bullshit.
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It kind of goes hand in hand. Wrestling and video games have had a relationship for decades. It makes sense as fans are able to play as their favorite wrestlers and set up whatever matches they want to have. There have been dozens of wrestling games over the years and some of them have been rather high quality. Now we are seeing a first look at the next big time game.
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AEW has released the first trailer for the upcoming “Fight Forever” video game. The trailer features a variety of AEW stars in matches and clips of AEW stars and personalities talking about how they want to bring back the old feeling of playing a wrestling game. Several weapons and some modes are also listed or shown. There is no release date set for the game so far.
It looks pretty awesome. Check out the trailer for AEW Fight Forever:
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He was the new guy. One of the most difficult things for a wrestling promotion to do is elevate new stars into the main event scene. It is something that has to be done every now and then though, no matter how tricky it might be. The right wrestler has to be found in order to make it work, but even then there could be some issues. Now we know how things went a bit off when a new star was elevated.
During an appearance on Out Of Character with Ryan Satin, Sheamus talked about how he was received backstage after winning the WWE Title from John Cena at Tables, Ladders And Chairs 2009. Sheamus had only been on WWE TV for about five and a half months when he won the title and said that nobody was very excited over what happened. Instead, Sheamus had backstage heat from some of the wrestlers who had been around for years and never got that kind of opportunity. Sheamus has gone on to become a four time World Champion during his WWE career.
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He seems touched. All kinds of things take place in wrestling on any given show and some of them can be game changes depending on what takes place. You can see some important things happen in the blink of an eye, but there are other people who can get something out of such moments. The wrestlers can be rather emotional as well and now a top WWE star is explaining what something meant to him.
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This week on SmackDown, Kevin Owens made his return to WWE television, revealing himself as the fifth member of Drew McIntyre and the Brawling Brutes’ WarGames team for Survivor Series. Owens has since posted to Twitter, thanking the fans for their response to his return and calling it “truly humbling”. Owens called it a “career highlight” and promised to give the fans everything he had every single time. This comes after Owens has not wrestled a televised match since September, as well as a recent ..

NXT LVL Up
Date: November 18, 2022
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Sudu Shah, Byron Saxton
We are on the way to Survivor Series and for once there was something a little different here last week. Granted it was just a six man tag but after the months of the same formula, a little change was nice to see. There is no reason to believe that will stick this week, but at least they made things better once. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Thea Hail vs. Dani Palmer The rest of Chase U is here with Hail and this is Palmer’s debut. Palmer even shakes hands with Chase U to start so she seems rather nice. They fight over arm control to start, with Hail getting the better of things off an armbar. A springboard wristdrag keeps Palmer in trouble before we get the armbar sequel. Back up and Palmer flips her over to set up a standoff in a bit of a surprise. Palmer manages to grab an abdominal stretch, which Hail breaks away from to start the comeback. A neckbre..

He’s still got it? Retirement is a weird thing in wrestling as you never know when you are going to be seeing a wrestler for the last time. It isn’t like they can come back for another season or have to wrestle a minimum of several matches before they can hang up their boots. Wrestlers can come back for a one off match whenever they like and that is what a former champion is going to do.
Former WWE star and current producer Jamie Noble has announced that he will be returning to the ring during WWE’s upcoming live tour. Noble will be wrestling against an opponent to be named on December 11 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, Noble’s home state. Noble, 45 years old, has not wrestled since June 8, 2015 and has not had a singles match since January 13, 2013. It was noted that this may be his last ever match for WWE and there is nothing to suggest this is a full time return to the ring.
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That’s the next one. For the better part of forty years, pay per views have been the most important events in wrestling. A pay per view event would often feature the biggest stars in the most important matches and it was a special feeling when one took place. That is still the case today and one major company only presents a pay per view every few months. Now we know when the next one will be held.
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During the post AEW Full Gear media scrum, AEW President Tony Khan announced that the company’s first pay per view of 2023, Revolution, will take place on Sunday March 5 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Revolution will be the first AEW pay per view to be held in California, with previous editions taking place in Illinois or Florida. This will also be a rare Sunday pay per view, as most AEW events are held on Saturday.
The media scrum was big. Check out the event in full, plus Revolution o..

They might need counseling. Teams and groups have a long history in wrestling as there have been people paired together for years. These pairings can go in a variety of directions, but sometimes they go south rather quickly. You never know when you are going to see a team have problems or even split up, but a successful one seems to be done following this weekend.
One of the featured matches at this weekend’s AEW Full Gear 2022 saw the Acclaimed successfully defend the AEW Tag Team Titles against Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee/Swerve Strickland). During the match, Strickland wanted Lee to use a pair of pliers but Lee refused. As a result, Strickland slapped Lee in the face, resulting in Lee walking away. Strickland was left to fight on his own and was pinned shortly thereafter.
The team did well while they lasted. Check out their better times:
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