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The roster continues to grow. AEW has been one of the biggest stories of the year so far, with one big name after another signing with the promotion that has yet to actually run a show. With the countdown looming until the first event held by the new company, the question becomes who else will be added to the roster. We now might have some new names coming, and they’re rather talented.
Wrestlingrumors.net has learned through sources that LAX may be leaving Impact Wrestling at some point after May 5 and signing with AEW. There is still a chance that LAX could wind up working for both companies if a deal can be reached. At the moment, LAX is scheduled to challenge the Lucha Bros for the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Titles at Rebellion later this month.
If you haven’t been watching Impact, it’s worth it to see these guys. Check out LAX’s return to the company:
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Opinion: AEW has certainly shown itself to be a tag team heavy promotion and adding in..

Fusion #51
Date: March 30, 2019
Location: Cicero Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Commentators: Jim Cornette, Rich Bocchini
It’s the last show in Chicago before we head up to New York for Battle Riot. The problem is this show doesn’t really do much to build towards its specials, meaning it’s not going to be much more than a regular episode. That’s not the worst thing in the world though and this week will feature Teddy’s Hart’s open challenge for the Middleweight Title. Let’s get to it.
Salina de la Renta sends El Hijo de LA Park somewhere to give someone whatever he wants for an advantage in Battle Riot.
Opening sequence.
We open with a preview of Battle Riot, a two hour special.
Recap of Teddy Hart getting arrested and Dynasty destroying Brian Pillman Jr. last week.
Ariel Dominguez vs. Daga Low Ki is on commentary due to ripping off Daga’s ear a few months back. The fans are behind Daga as the much smaller Ariel spins out of a wristlock. A headlock works a bit better for Daga and a d..

Back from the drawing board. Last Tuesday, after several weeks of almost there and not quite yet, Kofi Kingston earned his WWE Championship match with Daniel Bryan for WrestleMania 35. This ends a several weeks long chase for Kingston, which all started when Mustafa Ali was injured and left out of the Elimination Chamber. Since this wasn’t the original plan, what did WWE have in mind for Bryan at WrestleMania?
According to Wrestlingnews.com by way of Ringsidenews.com, the original plans for Fastlane called for Bryan to face and defeat Ali for the title, setting up the returning Kevin Owens as his WrestleMania 35 opponent. Instead, Owens was brought back early and Bryan faced both of them in a triple threat match at Fastlane. At the moment, Owens is not scheduled for a match at WrestleMania.
They had a heck of a match. Check out the triple threat from Fastlane:
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Opinion: It was certainly something to see with all three guys beating the heck ..

Time for the struttin and the cuttin. It’s the go home week for WrestleMania 35 and we don’t have many more things to take care of. Well save for the Raw Tag Team Title match, the SmackDown Tag Team Title match, whatever else they have planned for the Raw Women’s Title match and probably multiple other things. As of today though, we don’t have anyone left to announce for the Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
WWE.com has announced that Brutus the Barber Beefcake will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Beefcake has been rumored to be inducted for several weeks and was spoiled by an announcement on a New York City radio station last week. Beefcake was a one time World Tag Team Champion and was scheduled to win the Intercontinental Title before having his face destroyed in a parasailing accident in 1990. There is no word on who will be inducting him.
Beefcake was better than you might remember. Check out one of his biggest matches at WrestleMania VI:
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I guess not everyone is a fan. There’s no real argument against WWE being the biggest wrestling company in the world. That has been the case for the better part of thirty five years (save for a few years in the mid 1990s). With dominance like that, you can imagine that the company has a bit of control that other companies aren’t going to be able to maintain. As it turns out, there are some major issues that go along with this.
These is a lot of stuff here and it doesn’t look great. Check out the full segment from last night’s show:
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WWE was the focus of a segment on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver on Sunday. The main point of the segment was on WWE’s lack of caring for its employees, with a major focus on its lack of benefits to the wrestlers, such as healthcare, due to the wrestlers officially being independent contractors. This included an explanation of the definition of an independent contractor according to the IRS, which says that a..

Just in case we needed something else. Last week saw one of the biggest stories in wrestling in a very long time as the Raw Women’s Title match was announced as the main event of WrestleMania 35. Then things got a little bit more complicated when Charlotte, who is challenging for the title became SmackDown Women’s Champion the next day. As you might have guessed, this was going to lead to a change of the WrestleMania match, and now we might know the details.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, this week’s Monday Night Raw could see a change in the WrestleMania main event, with the match being turned into a Winner Take All match. This is a change from the middle of the week, when the idea was to have whoever won the fall win the title of whichever champion they defeated, though now it seems that the winner will be leaving with both titles. The official status is likely to be addressed on Monday Night Raw.
It’s what set things up. Check out the title change from Smac..

I always love this thing. No event in wrestling has the kind of history that WrestleMania holds. We’re coming up on the thirty fifth edition, which is going to be one of the biggest (certainly longest) of all time. There are other big shows throughout WWE’s history, including the Royal Rumble, which gets an annual history package based on the show’s numbers. Now it’s time for WrestleMania to follow suit.
This is very cool. Check out WrestleMania By The Numbers:
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WWE has released a video called WrestleMania By The Numbers, looking back at the show’s history with a series of numbers, including attendance, win/losses and appearances. The list includes entries from individual shows as well as over time. There is one number that is changed, with King Kong Bundy’s alleged eight second victory over SD Jones at the first WrestleMania being switched to a much more accurate twenty four second victory instead.
Opinion: I could watch this kind of thing..

We might have another one. It seems that we can’t go a week without having someone being unhappy with WWE and wanting to leave. A year ago that wouldn’t have been a very big deal, but with the rise of AEW and other promotions, there is suddenly a lot more reason to believe that someone who wants out may actually get out. We now have our latest candidate.
Tyler Breeze sent out a series of Tweets on Sunday, seemingly venting frustration about being stuck on Main Event instead of being a regular performer on Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live. Breeze also talked to a fan, saying that a push like the one received by Jinder Mahal isn’t likely for him and also speaking to a referee, saying Breeze will see him tomorrow at Main Event. Breeze has performed regularly on Main Event this year with his last match on Monday Night Raw coming on December 28, 2018 in a battle royal.
Eventually you say No Thank you I’m worth more….
— Prince Pretty (@MmmGorgeous) March 31, 2019
Is that what happens? ..

Just like big brother. With WrestleMania 35 being just a week away, a story that has been flying underneath the radar is the impending move of SmackDown Live to FOX. The move is only about six months from now and it’s clear that the show is going to become a bigger deal. As it turns out, there might be so much of the new show that one network isn’t enough to contain it all.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, there is a chance that SmackDown Live could be expanded to three hours, with the first two hours on the show taking place on FOX with a third hour moving over to FOX Sports 1. If this is the case, WWE could make more money from FOX for the additional material. There is no word on what this would mean for 205 Live, which airs after SmackDown Live.
With SmackDown moving, it deserves a look back. Check out the all time best moments:
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Opinion: I mean, I can’t say I’d be surprised at this as you knew they weren’t going to..

It’s not over! I don’t know how many more ways I can come up with to say how many matches are going to be on the WrestleMania 35 card. There is a very good chance that the show is going to break the record for the most matches at a single WrestleMania with more matches being added to the card even with so little time left to go before the show. As it turns out, we might be seeing even more.
According to Postwrestling.com, there is a chance that both the Raw Tag Team Titles and SmackDown Tag Team Titles could also be defended on the show. There is no word on who would be challenging for either set of titles, but there is a chance that one set of titles could have changed hands before the show. According to WWE.com, the Revival is set to defend the Raw Tag Team Titles against Ricochet and Aleister Black on this week’s Monday Night Raw.
They’ve tried this before. Check out Black and Ricochet getting a shot at the titles earlier this month:
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He’s still got it. If there’s one thing that Ric Flair can do, it’s be one of the most entertaining and charismatic wrestlers in history. Even at 70 years old, he’s still able to go out there and make you care about him, no matter what he’s doing. That makes him a rather marketable guy in the right circumstances, as it’s hard to ignore someone in a big feathery rope shouting WOO. That’s the case again.
Flair is featured in a pair of new commercials for Cumberland Farms stores, featuring a lot of WOOing. The commercials are rather short and show Flair in his robe shouting WOO over and over inside the convenience store, with one of the ads offering a set of subtitles to translate whatever that is supposed to be. At the moment these are the only ads for Flair, though there is always a chance to see more of them in the future.
These are nice and to the point. Check out what Flair has to sell:
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