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That could be serious. There are a lot of injuries in wrestling and unfortunately you never know how long one of them could keep someone on the shelf. An injury can be built up over time or take place right in the middle, but there is always the chance that it can be a combination of both. This time seems to be somewhere in the middle, but either way, it is going to keep a star out of action.
AEW’s Adam Cole has not wrestled since Double Or Nothing last month. According to Fightful Select, Cole is currently dealing with a series of issues, including a labrum issue that took place during a match with Hangman Page earlier this year. Cole has worked through the injury, though it is not clear if it is torn. There is no word on when Cole will be returning to the ring.
Opinion: That is never something you want to hear as any kind of injury is a bad thing. Cole is someone who has a lot of potential to break through to the next level for AEW and be a regular main eventer there so hopefully t..

Maybe not. We are coming up on AEW’s next major event with Full Gear, which will feature AEW wrestlers vs. New Japan wrestlers in a series of dream matches. The card has quite a bit of potential, but so far, most of the show has not been announced. There have been some matches suggested, but it seems that one match hinted at might not actually be taking place.
This week on AEW Dynamite, Hangman Page mentioned IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, saying that he wanted a title shot. However, according to Wrestling Observer Radio, a singles match between Page and Okada is not expected to take place. There is no word on what the two of them will be doing at the show or why the match was mentioned with no plans for it to take place.
Opinion: That’s a bit confusing, as the rule of thumb in wrestling is that if a mach is mentioned, it is going to take place sooner than later. Page and Okada are likely to be on the show, but why have Page issue the challenge if the match is not going to be on th..

Not just yet. There are a lot of wrestlers in the world and some of them wind up together as a wrestling couple. It makes sense that two wrestlers would get together as it means both will understand the insanity that comes with the wrestling business. That is the case at the moment with a WWE and AEW star, though in this case, what one of them is doing is not the same as the other.
Earlier this week on AEW Dynamite, Andrade El Idolo made his return after a month and a half long absence, appearing in the Joker’s Wild battle royal. This came after El Idolo took time off to get married to WWE’s Charlotte, which sparked speculation that Charlotte could be ready to return as well. However, according to PWInsider.com, Charlotte is not currently scheduled for this week’s SmackDown. It is not known when Charlotte will return to the ring.
Opinion: El Idolo’s return is the kind of thing that is going to get people talking and that is the case here, as it is easy to assume that Charlotte would ..

Maybe he’ll swing by. There have been a lot of moves throughout the major wrestling rosters in recent years and there is nothing to suggest that those changes are ending. It can be fascinating to see who goes where and what happens to them, though it can be equally interesting to speculate on what is happening. That seems to be the case again, mainly due to a new piece of merchandise.
AEW’s official online store is now selling an art print by former NXT star Sam Shaw (better known as Dexter Lumis). The print is from an original painting of Jon Moxley as done by Shaw and is individually numbers out of two hundred. There is no word on if this means Shaw is set to appear for AEW or if it is just a piece of memorabilia available. The 18×24 inch poster sells for $34.99.
Just in- Only 200 AVAILABLE! Check out @JonMoxley’s Portrait of Violence at https://t.co/9hHlXpcSbp! They will be hand numbered. pic.twitter.com/xxCPWLFBKB
— ShopAEW.com (@ShopAEW) June 9, 2022
Opinion: This is the kind ..

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?
Halftime Heat
Date: February 3, 2019
Location: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Shawn Michaels, Vic Joseph
So since the four hours of content enough yesterday, we’ll take a look at this quick show here, which is comprised of one match from the NXT crew. That’s not the worst idea in the world, and since it’s just a quick thing that isn’t even half an hour, it’s hard to get too annoyed over the whole thing. Let’s get to it.
Aleister Black/Velveteen Dream/Ricochet vs. Adam Cole/Johnny Gargano/T..

That might be a different take. There are all kinds of stories in the wrestling world and some of them can be quite fascinating. You never know what you might hear about in wrestling and over the last few years, several more of those stories have received attention. This has come in the form of several documentaries, and now we are going to be in for another set with a different perspective.
According to SEScoops, WWE will be teaming up with Evan Husney and Jason Eisener, the creators of Dark Side of the Ring, for a new wrestling TV series. The VICE TV series is described as “Campfire Talks” about previous generations of wrestling. WWE legends will be included in the series, including Steve Austin, and the creators will have access to the WWE archives. There is no word on when the new series will air. It is not clear what this means for the future of Dark Side Of The Ring.
Opinion: This could have potential but at the end of the day, I don’t buy the idea of anything with WWE involved..

It’s calling his name. Wrestling and acting has a weird relationship, as there is always the question about how much acting there is on a wrestling show. Wrestlers are seen as actors but it is a bit more complicated than what they are doing. It can be interesting to see wrestlers trying their hands at acting and that might be the case again with a rather prominent star.
According to Fightful Select, AEW’s Maxwell Jacob Friedman is said to have a growing interest in acting. Friedman was reportedly in Los Angeles this week to explore acting possibilities. This comes after Friedman has announced that he has recorded a voiceover role for an animated film due out next year. There is no word on what this means for Friedman’s future in wrestling.
Opinion: This is something that you see happen every so often, but you never know how things are going to work out. Some wrestlers do find success in acting, but there have been several who have never gone anywhere outside of dabbling at best. I’m ..

It continues to loom. The WWE roster of three years ago looks very little like the WWE roster of today, as the company has released all kinds of wrestlers from their contracts. Well over one hundred names have been let go from the main roster down through NXT and those releases continue to take place. Now we might be getting ready for the next batch of releases.
According to Bryan Alvarez on the Bryan And Vinny Show, WWE may be announcing more releases soon. WWE has a policy of reevaluating wrestlers every ninety days and releasing those who are not improving. More evaluations have recently taken place, though it is not clear when the releases could happen. WWE’s most recent batch of releases took place in late April.
Opinion: You know these things are coming, but that doesn’t make them any better. At the end of the day, WWE has released so many wrestlers that it is hard to fathom at times. That being said, it still strikes me as a questionable idea to release wrestlers if they aren’..

Where you lead, I will follow. There are a lot of people on the WWE roster and that can create some problems. Above all else, the biggest issue is finding a place for all of them, which is occasionally made better by having the wrestlers split into separate rosters. It can mean something when one wrestler is officially moved elsewhere and that seems to be the case again.
This week’s NXT featured the surprise return of Apollo Crews, who has dropped his Nigerian royalty gimmick and reverted back to his original character. According to PWInsider.com, Crews has officially been moved to NXT and is part of their roster. Crews’ bodyguard Commander Azeez has been moved to NXT as well, but he was neither seen nor mentioned on the show.
Opinion: This is the kind of move that WWE should be making, as it isn’t like Crews was doing anything on the main roster. Send him to NXT where he will have credibility based on his main roster success and see what he can do down there. In Azeez’s case, it isn..

They have guest stars. AEW has several strengths and one of them has been the amount of international stars the company has brought in. As a result, AEW is able to offer all kinds of matches that fans might not be able to see on such a large stage. This will be the case again later this month at Forbidden Door, when New Japan and AEW wrestlers meet. It turns out we will be getting a bit of a preview.
This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite featured an in-ring segment between FTR and Trent Beretta. During the exchange, New Japan’s Will Ospreay’s name was mentioned, which caused Ospreay himself to appear. Ospreay’s distraction allowed the team of Aussie Open, part of Ospreay’s United Empire stable, to appear and jump all three. As a result, a six man tag was announced for this week’s edition of Rampage.
Opinion: This is the kind of thing that I could go for, as Aussie Open and Ospreay have the ability to put on some excellent matches when given the chance. Throwing them in the ring with FT..

Welcome back. A return can be one of the most exciting things in wrestling, especially if it is one that you aren’t expecting. It can be a lot of fun to see someone pop up out of nowhere after a long time, but there is also something great about it happening after only a few weeks. That was the case this week, as a star made a return in a fairly big spot after being gone for a bit.
This week’s edition of AEW Dynamite featured a Casino Battle Royal as part of the series of matches to crown a new Interim World Champion. As usual, the match included twenty one entrants, with the final being the Joker. Andrade El Idolo made his return as the Joker, but did not win the match, which was won by Kyle O’Reilly. This was El Idolo’s first match in AEW since April 20, when he lost to Darby Allin in a Coffin match.
Opinion: This was a nice surprise, though not exactly earth shattering. What mattered the most here was having one of the more talented stars in AEW back in action, as El Idolo had bee..

Try again later. WWE has a lot of talented wrestlers on their roster but it is clear that Roman Reigns is the top star in the company and has been for a very long time now. Reigns is rapidly closing in on two years as Universal Champion, which will put him on a very short list of all time title runs. WWE has found a new way to extend that time and now you are seeing it again.
According to both Sports Illustrated and F4WOnline.com, Reigns is no longer scheduled to wrestle at Money In The Bank on July 2. While a Reigns match had not been announced, Riddle had said that he was coming after Reigns, starting this week on SmackDown. It is not clear when Reigns will wrestle again. He has not defended his title since WrestleMania 38 on April 3.
Opinion: This is the kind of thing that frustrates me about WWE. I understand that Reigns is on a new contract that allows him to do things like this, but that doesn’t mean it is a good idea. Assuming Reigns defends the title at Summerslam on July 30,..