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Battle Of The Belts III
Date: August 6, 2022
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Taz, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone
It’s time for another of these specials and I’m not sure what to expect from something like this. AEW does not seem to be the most interested in running these shows but that very well might have a lot to do with the shows being network mandates. At least we should get some good action so let’s get to it.
TNT Title: Jay Lethal vs. Wardlow Lethal, with Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh, is challenging. Wardlow shoves him around to start and a big toss sends Lethal outside. Lethal gets in a cheap shot though and scores with an enziguri back inside. A tilt-a-whirl slam gets Wardlow out of trouble but Lethal knocks him outside for the suicide dive. That means Lethal can get in the strut before wrapping Wardlow’s leg around the post. We take a break and come back with Lethal having to escape the powerbomb. Instead Wardlow goes with a clothesline to turn Let..

He’ll be around. We are in a new era in WWE and that means it is time to start making some changes. This includes a variety of wrestlers getting to be on television more often than they have been in recent times, which will include some fresh faces. At the same time, there are going to be some veterans around again and that will be the case going forward on Monday nights.
Edge made his return to WWE TV at Summerslam and appeared this week on Monday Night Raw, where he promised to take out Judgment Day. According to PWInsider.com, Edge is currently scheduled to appear on every Monday Night Raw until Clash At The Castle on September 3. Edge does not currently have a match scheduled for the show and has not wrestled since Hell In A Cell on June 5.
Opinion: It makes sense to have Edge appear on TV more often as he is one of the bigger names that WWE has at the moment. I could see him having a big match at Clash At The Castle and it would be nice to see him getting the TV time to set thin..

It’s time to shake things up again, but this time in a very different way. A new report from Fightful Select outlines some of the plans for the WWE roster now that Triple H has taken over for Vince McMahon and is now EVP of Talent Relations.
According to the report, Triple H is just getting started, and a “feeling-out process” has taken place regarding talk of reshaping the roster. This includes adding more depth in the form of past WWE talent that has either been released or didn’t re-sign with the company.
This concept began to unfold during this week’s WWE programming, as Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Karrion Kross and Scarlett all returned to the company.
Other names to consider are Bray Wyatt, Johnny Gargano, John Morrison, Tegan Nox, and Tyler Breeze as they are WWE Superstars who are still believed to be free agents.
We will continue to monitor this story and provide updates as they are made available to us.
[h/t to Bleacher Report for providing content in this article]
Editor’s Op..

The evening was young. There are a lot of wrestlers under the WWE banner but there is only so much television time for all of them to share. On occasion that is not going to be enough to go around but WWE is known for putting on some more material after the cameras go off. That was the situation again this week as WWE was able to get in a dry run of an upcoming title match.
As seen on Twitter, this week’s post SmackDown dark match saw United States Champion Bobby Lashley successfully defend his title against Ciampa. This is the same match that will be taking place next week on Monday Night Raw, after Ciampa earned the shot in a series of matches on this week’s show. Neither Lashley nor Ciampa appeared on SmackDown as they are both Monday Night Raw stars.
There is a lot to this. Check out the full match from after SmackDown:
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Opinion: This is the kind of thing that makes sense for WWE, as the two of them getting to put in some practice befor..

It might be a bit. There have been some new names appearing in WWE as of late but not all of them are full time wrestlers. Some of the names who have been around more often lately are celebrities who only get in the ring every now and then, which is the case with Logan Paul. Following an impressive performance from Paul at Summerslam, fans have been wondering when he is going to be back and now we know a bit more about his schedule.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Paul is currently scheduled to take part in a boxing match in December, meaning he will likely not be around for the rest of the year. Paul signed a deal with WWE earlier this year, which caused him to wrestle at multiple events, though there was nothing said about him appearing on a full time basis. There is no word on if Paul may appear in a non-wrestling capacity between his matches.
Opinion: Paul not being around WWE full time has to be expected, as he is one of the bigger stars in social media today. He..

Again? There are certain wrestlers who stand out even in a crowd of legends and those are the names that are going to be the most remembered. Unfortunately some of them are known for some more negatives than positives, and that might be true in this case. Now we might be seeing someone changing their mind on what seemed to be a definitive decision about his career.
Last weekend, Ric Flair wrestled his last match when he teamed with his son in law Andrade El Idolo to defeat Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. Following the match, Flair said that he was officially retired. However, Flair has tweeted that he and El Idolo will be “back at it again” at WWC Anniversario 49 in Puerto Rico, with a photo of them from the tag match. Flair was previously announced as being in El Idolo’s corner against Carlito. To be clear, there is nothing definitive about Flair wrestling and he may just be hyping up his previously advertised appearance.
We’re The Dirtiest Players In The Game! @AndradeElIdolo & The Na..

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?
Hard To Kill 2022
Date: January 8, 2022
Location: The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas
Commentators: Tom Hannifan, D’Lo Brown
The company is back on pay per view for one of only four times this year. The show has some big matches set, including Matt Cardona and W. Morrissey challenging Moose for the World Title in a three way, plus Knockouts Champion Mickie James defending against Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas Deathmatch. Let’s get to it.
Pre-Show: Madman Fulton vs. Jake Something
Fulton forearms him to the floor to sta..

He really is gone. Last month, Vince McMahon officially retired from WWE in one of the biggest stories in wrestling history. McMahon led the company for the better part of forty years and has been the driving force behind everything WWE has done. Such a change is going to take some time to get used to, but now another McMahon related change has taken place behind the scenes.
According to PWInsider.com, McMahon’s name has been removed from the company’s internal roster. McMahon had been listed along with names such as John Cena and the Bella Twins, who were not part of the active roster but could appear on any show. This is the latest step to getting rid of McMahon’s presence in WWE, after the backstage references to his name were removed last week.
Opinion: This is the new reality that WWE is facing and it is almost hard to believe that McMahon is being erased so fast. I know he didn’t leave on the best of terms, but to get rid of so many things that he has done and been associated w..

Rampage
Date: August 5, 2022
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross
We’re a day away from Battle Of The Belts and that is probably not going to mean very much. Other than that, we have a street fight this week between Keith Lee/Swerve Strickland and Josh Woods/Tony Nese, after Woods attacked Lee last week. In addition, Madison Rayne will be making her AEW debut which could be interesting. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Jon Moxley vs. Mance Warner Non-title and William Regal is on commentary. Before the match, we get a video from Warner, who is quite the Tennessee style talker. He promises to fight Moxley (rather than dance with him) because he has heard Moxley talk about how much he loves to bleed. Now Ole Mancer is here to become the man. It’s a brawl in the aisle to start with Warner sending him into the steps before biting Moxley’s head.
They get inside for the bell and are back on the floor literally two seconds l..

She’s that…person. On tonight’s episode of AEW Rampage, it was revealed who will be the next challenger for Jade Cargill and the TBS Championship.
After defeating Leila Grey in her debut with the company, Madison Rayne will be challenging Cargill for the championship on next Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite. This will be a part of their ‘Quake by the Lake’ special.
From Bleacher Report:
Fresh off being hired as the head coach of the AEW women’s division, Madison Rayne made her in-ring debut for the promotion in a match against Leila Grey.
Rayne took control at first, but Grey used a lot of heel tactics to put herself in a better position. Stokely Hathaway was there with her to make sure she had an even greater advantage.
Rayne was able to hit her finisher to get the win in her first match on AEW TV, but she was immediately confronted by Jade Cargill. The TBS champ invited Rayne to accept an open challenge for the belt on Wednesday. Kiera Hogan tried to attack Rayne, but it ended wi..

His boots are hung up. Wrestlers have one of the strangest career paths in any industry as it can be rather difficult to get out of the industry. Since wrestlers can find work in a variety of places around the country, it can be easy to keep going for a bit longer than they should. You do see some wrestlers who are able to find a way out of the ring though and another one has done just that.
Former WWE star Matthew Rehwoldt, better known as Aiden English, has announced that he will not be taking anymore in-ring bookings. Rehwoldt said that he does not feel like he belongs in the ring anymore and would rather focus on other areas. Instead of wrestling, Rehwoldt will be focusing on broadcasting and other industries, including voiceovers, gaming and esports. Rehwoldt has been doing broadcast work for Impact Wrestling and last wrestled on May 14.
So here you go:
I will no longer be taking bookings to wrestle going forward.
I've always been most at home with a mic in front of me ..

It had been previously reported that former UFC heavyweight champion and WWE superstar Cain Velasquez had been arrested on charges of attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty to these charges in Santa Clara (California) County earlier today.
From ESPN:
Velasquez, 40, is being charged with attempted murder and 10 other gun-related charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly chased down a man, Harry Goularte — who is being charged with molesting a young relative of Velasquez — and shooting a gun into Goularte’s vehicle, hitting Goularte’s stepfather, Paul Bender. Velasquez has been in jail since Feb. 28 and has been denied bail on three separate occasions.
A pre-trial hearing in the case is scheduled for Sept. 26, where Geragos is expecting to be able to get witnesses to testify, the attorney said. If the case is not dismissed at that point, he said, it would then go to trial, which could begin before the end of the year.
Geragos said the prosecution will not be calling Goula..