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AEW All Out was perhaps the biggest night in the company’s history. Titles changed hands, legends arrived and newly signed stars made their debuts. The ideal pro wrestling event provides a series of huge moments from start to finish. Each one brings the fans to their feet and each one establishes the greatness of the event itself.
This is precisely what All Elite Wrestling delivered on September 5 in Chicago. From the opening bout to the main event, the boisterous crowd was lively and completely dialed in. Momentum never waned and anticipation grew by the second. All Out is the event that shows exactly what AEW is all about.
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All Out On The Card Eddie Kingston was the first man out of the curtain on the main card. The 19-year veteran has no fear, making him the perfect opponent for Miro. Miro is the most dominating TNT champion in AEW history and he brings that dominance to bear against Jon Moxley’s partner in crime. Miro retained the title..

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?
Wrestlemania XXIII
Date: April 1, 2007
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 80,103
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Tazz, John Bradshaw Layfield, Joey Styles
It’s the biggest night of the year and this time the show does indeed feel big. You can feel how things have been going strong on the way here and I want to see how it goes. That takes some work when I have already seen the show multiple times. It is a stacked card and the biggest is Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga in the Battle of t..

I guess he isn’t a fan. There have been a lot of changes to the wrestling world in recent months and that is likely going to continue to be the case for a good while to come. Some of the moves have been bigger than others, but one of the most important was CM Punk’s arrival in AEW last month. It was quite the change, but one of the more interesting parts is seeing what Punk has to say now that the move is done.
Punk was a guest on a recent edition of Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette and discussed his time in WWE. Punk talked about how there were several people in WWE who would get wrestlers off of television if they did not understand something. This included his early days in WWE in 2006/7 when unnamed people did not seem to get what Punk was doing. Punk’s thoughts at the time was that they were “65 and racist” so he was happy those people did not like him.
Punk has been a rather different person since he came to AEW. Check out some of his time there so far:
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Did anyone know? The ending to AEW All Out featured a pair of huge debuts, as both Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole made their first appearances with the company. Both names were huge acquisitions for AEW and it felt like a big deal when they showed up. They both left WWE when their contracts expired, but one of the two situations was not quite like the other.
During the post All Out media scrum, Cole revealed that he was surprised when his WWE contract expired as he did not realize the expiration date. WWE was surprised as well, with Cole thinking that he had about six more months on his deal. Cole had signed a short extension to complete his storyline with Adam Cole, which wrapped up at Takeover 36 in August. He also praised WWE and his time there without saying anything negative about the company.
Cole had quite the run in NXT. Check out what happened during his time there:
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Did you miss him? Like him or not, there is no one more influential in wrestling than Vince McMahon. As the most powerful person in all of wrestling, McMahon’s decisions and whims can instantly change the industry. That can be both good and bad, though your individual tastes may vary. McMahon’s influence was felt again this week, though not quite in the way you would expect.
According to PWInsider.com, McMahon was not present at this week’s Monday Night Raw. With McMahon not around, Bruce Prichard ran the show in his place. However, also according to PWInsider.com, despite McMahon not being around, he had quite a bit of influence on the show and stayed in contact with the show, offering criticisms and various changes. There is no word on why McMahon missed the show.
McMahon has spent some time on Monday Night Raw before. Check out some of his better moments on the show over the years:
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Call him a people person? AEW has put together a very nice roster in its still limited history. The company has gone from non-existent to one of the bigger promotions in the world in a very short amount of time. Part of this has been due to the wrestlers that they have around every week, many of whom were not major names when they first debuted. They had to come from somewhere and it turns out several of them were from one place.
AEW President spoke during the post All Out media event and mentioned that Maxwell Jacob Friedman had personally recommended several current AEW wrestlers. Some names that Friedman recommended include Kris Statlander, Leyla Hirsch, the Acclaimed and Bear Country. Friedman recommended several of them as they trained with him at the Create-A-Pro wrestling school.
That’s quite a list of talent. Check out some of the wrestlers that Friedman recommended once they got to AEW:
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The card continues to grow. We are less than three weeks away from WWE Extreme Rules and the card has a lot of ground to cover. With so few matches announced for the card so far, WWE needed to get to work with putting some of the show together. A lot of that was taken care of this week, as WWE has announced two more title matches for the pay per view.
This week on Monday Night Raw, three new title matches were announced for Extreme Rules. In addition to the WWE Championship match, the Raw Women’s Title will be defended as Charlotte puts her title on the line against Alexa Bliss. Charlotte defeated Nia Jax but was then challenged by Bliss. The match was set for Extreme Rules later in the night.
Also during the show, Sheamus became the #1 contender to the United States Title and will challenge Damian Priest at Extreme Rules. Sheamus earned the shot by defeating Drew McIntyre, albeit while grabbing McIntyre’s trunks for extra leverage. This will be a rematch from Summerslam, where Pries..

We have the other main event. We are less than three weeks away from WWE Extreme Rules, which is in kind of a weird place on the WWE calendar. The show is the first pay per view after Summerslam so it is both the follow up as well as the start of something new. The champions are going to come in hot and will need quality challengers. Now we know who one of those challengers will be.
Last week on Monday Night Raw, RKBro successfully defended the Raw Tag Team Titles against Bobby Lashley and MVP. After the match, Randy Orton took Lashley out with an RKO. This week, Lashley came out to interrupt Orton, saying he wanted a match between the two of them. Orton agreed, as long as the WWE Title was on the line. MVP agreed to the match for Lashley, with the match being set for Extreme Rules.
This should be a good one. Check out how we got here and what Orton has been doing as of late:
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205 Live
Date: September 3, 2021
Location: Capitol Wrestling Center, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph
I’ve all but given up trying to figure out what to expect from this show, but this time around we actually know what is coming. This week’s show was taped last week and WWE actually gave us a preview last week. No it doesn’t mean anything, but it is kind of nice to have for a change. Let’s get to it.
Cora Jade vs. Amari Miller Jade sits down on a skateboard and rides down to the ring for a unique entrance. Miller grabs a wristlock to start but gets headlocked over as they start technical. Back up and they fight over a test of strength until Miller flips her over with a judo toss. Jade misses a running knee in the corner and gets caught with a Backstabber.
A kick to the face gives Miller two and it’s off to an armbar with a knee in the ribs. That’s broken up and they trade forearms with Jade getting the better of things to take over. A Gory Stretch spun int..

Monday Night Raw
Date: September 6, 2021
Location: FTX Arena, Miami, Florida
Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
It’s time to start getting ready for Extreme Rules as the show is in less than three weeks. You can probably guess where a lot of the card is going and that should make things a bit easier. There is some stuff taking place tonight as well, in the form of a rematch between Charlotte and Nia Jax. You know, since the first one was such a smashing success. Let’s get to it.
New Day is ready for Tag Team Turmoil. They’ll win because New Day Rocks.
The Viking Raiders will raid the entire division tonight.
Mansoor is ready for Tag Team Turmoil but Mustafa Ali tells him to follow his lead.
Lucha House Party says it’s LUCHA TIME.
Mace and T-Bar say Tag Team Turmoil means six more victims.
Jinder Mahal and Veer are going to be the next champions.
AJ Styles and Mansoor can’t imagine Riddle (AJ: “Old Smoky Brain himself.”) being in charge of anything so they’re ..

Main Event
Date: September 2, 2021
Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Commentators: Kevin Patrick, Byron Saxton
We’re out of the Summerslam fallout week and that means we are ready to get started on the road towards Extreme Rules. Some of the build began this week on Raw and odds are we’ll be seeing a lot more of that this week. As for the Main Event stuff, it’s probably time for more of the usual. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
Jeff Hardy vs. Cedric Alexander They trade spinning of their jackets to start until Alexander drives him into the corner and shouts about what Jeff has. A headlock has Hardy in more trouble but he sends Alexander face first into all four buckles. An ax handle sets up a failed Twist of Fate attempt and Alexander heads outside.
Hardy misses a dive and bangs up his knee so Alexander can choke away back inside. Alexander takes him into the corner but Hardy headscissors his way to freedom. They slug it out until Hardy atomic drops him to set up..

They’re not done yet. All Elite Wrestling’s All Out 2021 has come and gone and it was certainly a huge event. There were all kinds of things taking place, but the big story came at the end of the night with a pair of huge debuts which changed the way AEW is going to look for a very long time to come. That was big enough, but it turns out that it wasn’t the end of the events.
The ending of this weekend’s AEW All Out featured the debuts of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson. The two appeared back to back, with Cole joining the Elite and Danielson joining with the team’s opposition. A video has been released of the two having a staredown backstage after the show, with the two being asked not to fight with Cole saying that he was a pro and no one had to worry about him. Danielson walked away as well.
This could have gotten messy. Check out the confrontation plus the big moments to end the show and what this might look like:
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