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[Comic-Con@Home 2021] Sacramento Kings PG De’Aaron Fox Featured on eigoMANGA’s Panel

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

eigoMANGA’s Comic-Con@Home Panel
Will Feature NBA Star, De’Aaron Fox

eigoMANGA, a media company for publishing digital comics, animation, and games announced a virtual panel for Comic-Con International’s Comic-Con@Home which features NBA point guard for the Sacramento Kings, De’Aaron Fox. Comic-Con@Home is an online event that will combine aspects of the convention experience with the comforts of home. eigoMANGA’s panel with De’Aaron Fox will stream on Comic-Con International’s official website and YouTube channel scheduled on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 1:00 pm (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).

eigoMANGA will also host a virtual booth through Comic-Con@Home’s official website, where fans will be able to access information on upcoming releases, announcements, and purchase exclusive merchandise.

eigoMANGA’s Publisher, Austin Osueke moderates a panel with De’Aaron Fox along with his agent, Chris Gaston, and writer Natashia McGough Clarke (EdD). Together they discuss Fox’s fandom for anime, manga, and how it intertwines with his basketball career. Pro basketball manager turned comic writer, Andy Ikeakor also discusses the fundamentals of writing comic books centered around sports. This panel will also discuss De’Aaron Fox’s upcoming manga-influenced comic book produced and published by eigoMANGA called “Swipa The Fox”.

The “Swipa The Fox” comic book is about De’Aaron Fox accidentally venturing into a basketball video game while his video game counterpart causes havoc in the real world. De’Aaron has to harness all of his world-class basketball skills to play his way out of the digital game and return to reality.

The Comic-Con@Home panel with De’Aaron Fox is called “NBA Players Are Anime Fans Too” and the video stream will premiere on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm (GMT-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).

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eigoMANGA is a production and publishing company that specializes in creating original comic books, animation, and digital media.

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (4/21)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

AEW Dynamite followed a very successful episode last week. They hit 1.2 million viewers in the ratings, which was the second highest since they debuted. This week’s card was unique in that it was all single’s matches, despite having the strongest Tag Team division in the world. It also had two title matches, The Women’s Championship and the TNT Championship.

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from April 21st, 2021***

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The Pinnacle members were interviewed by AEW Commentator, Jim Ross. MJF commented on Chris Jericho’s “Immortal” promo and showed off his new silk scarf that their manager, Tully Blanchard gave him. He also said that Jericho had outsmarted and defeated all his previous opponents but hadn’t outsmarted him, he had actually defeated Jericho before. MJF hangs out with all the “Top Guys,” everyone is a winner. The interview was ended with MJF calling out the Inner Circle by saying that he better bring his whole family to Blood and Guts because MJF will be.

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Next was the AEW Women’s World Title, Hikaru Shida defending against Tay Conti, the number one contender for the title. Conti was accompanied by the Dark Order. Both women are strikers and skilled in various martial arts, allowing each to land devastating offense onto each other. Tay tried hard to land her DDTay finisher onto Shida, but Shida was able to dodge it. Shida was finally able to hit her knee strike onto Tay’s head, knocking her out. Shida retains her title.

Dr. Britt Baker then walked out and pointed the screen with the women’s rankings. Since Tay lost, Dr. Baker has finally moved up to the number one spot. Dr. Baker has been the “face of the women’s division” and fans have been waiting for her to take the belt from Shida. Shida has been a champion for almost a year now. Will these two face off at Double or Nothing at the end of May? Will Dr. Britt Baker finally become the new AEW Women’s Champion?

Inner Circle came out to respond to MJF’s interview. All the members took turns making fun of The Pinnacle. Chris Jericho said that MJF claimed to be the best at promos, but he felt they had no substance and he didn’t “feel” what MJF was saying. It was like he was rehearsing a high school play. Jericho wrote a song about MJF and proceeded to sing it, then he said it was fun to make jokes about The Pinnacle, but at Blood and Guts they will get a lesson in violence. Jericho proposed that next week they sit down with their groups on each side and discuss the battle plans for the event.

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The Elite walked outside to their new luxury bus. Brandon Cutler (Young Bucks’ assistant) and Michael Nakazawa (Kenny Omega’s assistant) accompanied them to record. Inside the bus, Don Callis bragged about all the belts Kenny Omega has won, and how he will win the Impact Championship title at Rebellion. The Young Bucks spoke next. Matt Jackson told the world why they are best. They were the reason wrestling became popular in Japan and that a “certain shirt” (Bullet Club) from Japan was highest-selling in America. Kenny wanted to talk next, but someone was honking loudly outside. Kenny told Doc Gallows to look outside to see who. It was Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston in a big truck which they drove into the bus, then got out with bats and started breaking the windows. Moxley was screaming out for the Young Bucks. He entered the trailer, but found the Elite had disappeared. Moxley and Kingston said they were cowards, then walked away.

During the commercial break, Impact had their first ad on the TNT channel about the upcoming PPV Rebellion. Despite the fact that Don Callis and the Good Brothers are from Impact Wrestling, AEW never cross-promoted that brand. Will Impact Wrestling’s roster be more involved after Rebellion? It seems that AEW is setting up a new feud between Jon Moxley/Eddie Kingston and the Young Bucks. Will this rivalry lead up to both teams going head-to-head for the AEW Tag Team Titles? It is a month from Double or Nothing, we will see what develops.

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The Main Event was the TNT Championship between Darby Allin and Jungle Boy. Darby Allin had Sting in his corner and Jungle Boy had Luchasaurus. This was an anticipated match because both are evenly matched in size, age, and style. Both are projected to be the future stars of AEW to carry the brand when the veterans retire. Darby was able to outmaneuver Jungle Boy by using mat-based wrestling. Jungle Boy used his submission techniques to get an edge over the champion, getting his Bow and Arrow lock submission onto Darby several times. No one has ever escaped that lock, but Darby used both his high resilience and mat sense to break the hold. Darby won the match by hitting his Last Supper pin onto Jungle Boy and retained his championship.

Darby barely had time to celebrate when Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page entered the ring to beat him up. Both want a TNT title shot and believe they should be the face of TNT. Lance Archer ran out and attacked Sky and Page. Even though Lance is stronger, he could not take both men down. They beat on Lance until Sting came out with his bat, then ran away as Lance Archer and Sting starred each other down.

Other Events that Happened During Dynamite:

  • Adam Page defeats Ricky Starks with a submission victory.
  • Penta El Zero Em defeats Trent with an assist by his translator Alex Abrahantes.
  • Miro was ready to go after the AEW World Title or the TNT Title.
  • Jade Cargil hints she may have a manager.
  • QT Marshall beats Billy Gunn with the assist by Anthony Ogogo. Dustin Rhodes, QT;s former tag team partner, attacks QT with the Bull Rope (hinting maybe future Bull Rope stipulation match).
  • Christian defeats Will Hobbs with the Kill Switch.

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[Recap] Impact Wrestling’s Thursday Night Event (4/15)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

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It is about a week from Impact Wrestling’s much anticipated PPV, Rebellion. Last night’s episode focused on creating more matches for the card with a press conference between Kenny Omega and Rich Swann as the main event.

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the
Impact Wrestling show from April 15th, 2021***

Karl Anderson vs. Crazy Steve was the second match on this week’s episode. The Good Brothers had not forgotten that Decay was laughing after they were kicked out of the locker room. Doc Gallows previously defeated Black Taurus at Hardcore Justice, now it was time to take out the other member, Crazy Steve. Both men had allies in their corners watching their backs. Decay doesn’t look like typical wrestlers, which makes it easy to underestimate them, which Anderson did. The Good Brothers should have been more focused on their tag team title match at Rebellion, instead they got caught up on maintaining their “cool” image. Decay had humiliated them in the locker room, so the Good Brothers felt their brand had been diminished. The commentators wondered if they had too much on their mind. Could they lose their title match? Crazy Steve attempted to put Anderson into a few submission moves and each time they were successful, Doc Gallows distracted the referee. The last time was enough to distract Crazy Steve right into Anderson’s Gun Stun allowing him to pin Crazy Steve for the win. 

Finjuice had a short video message for the Good Brothers summarizing their success in Japan. They understood that the Good Brothers had won many titles in Japan, but Finjuice took the Impact titles off them. At Rebellion they are going to prove that they are the best tag team by beating the Good Brothers again. 

The Good Brothers both have a singles win under their belt. Is this enough momentum to carry through to Rebellion and win back their Tag Team Titles? The Good Brothers could win their titles back due to their years of worldly experience over Finjuice, but they could also easily lose because they have too much on their mind. One big advantage that the Good Brothers has is their allies. Interesting note is that the commentators mentioned the Young Bucks. Is it possible they could show up at Rebellion to give the Good Brothers a hand? 

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Impact’s main event was the press conference with AEW’s World Champion Kenny Omega and Impact’s Unified Champion Rich Swann. Swann and Scott D’Amore, VP of Impact, were there and Jerry Lynn and Tony Khan, CEO of AEW were present. Kenny Omega and Don Callis were not to be seen. Tony Khan said this is typical of them and to proceed with the conference anyway. One of the questions asked was if there would be a definitive winner. In the past when two promotions put their titles on the line, the matches were typically cancelled because the champion would have to endure a grueling schedule representing more than one promotion. Tony Khan answered first saying he believed Kenny would win, but whoever wins make the commitments. If Swann wins, he will appear on AEW Dynamite to defend the belt. If Kenny wins, he will make more appearances on Impact. Scott D’Amore added that Tony Khan was a visionary and that he put fans and talent first. Tony Khan said on AEW there has never been a non-finish, and he will ensure there is a winner in this AEW-sanctioned match.

Kenny Omega and Don Callis finally made it to the press conference and the next question was for Don Callis asking which side was he on. Is he Impact’s Vice President or is he Kenny’s manager? Don stood up to answer the question and instead promoted Kenny Omega as the greatest wrestler in the world. He handed the stage to Kenny, who stated that normally at press conferences he just lists why he should win. But he feels he has done this too many times, this is just another day for him. Rich Swann has never been in these high-stake situations and should be nervous and scared. Kenny was put on this earth to make a change, while Swann was here simply because he liked wrestling. He respected him for even trying to be in the ring with him, but he didn’t belong in this history-making event. When people watch this match that opened the “forbidden door,” they won’t remember Swann. Kenny hopes Swann brings his “A” game to the match. Kenny held his hand out to shake Swann’s hand. Swann glared angrily and Kenny slapped him in the face.

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After this. Impact announced Mauro Ranello will be calling the main event at Rebellion. He was a long time WWE commentator who moved to NXT as their main announcer, but left a few months ago to focus on other projects. This will be Ranello’s first major gig after leaving NXT.

Other events that happened on Impact:

  • Josh Alexander defeated TJP.
  • Eddie Edwards and Willie Mack called out VBD, they want a rematch at Rebellion. To make the odds even, James Storm and Chris Sabin joined them to face VBD.
  • Tenille Dashwood debuted her talk show “It’s All About Me.”
  • Jazz officially announced her retirement in the ring. Fire N’ Flavor tried to interrupt the ceremony, which resulted in them having an impromptu match. Jazz and Jordynne Grace defeated Fire N’ Flava. Scott D’Amore thought it was a distasteful act by Fire N’ Flava. As punishment, he made them put their titles on the line at Rebellion against Jazz and Jordynne. Jazz was set on retiring, but she promised she will find Jordynne a new tag team partner.
  • Brian Meyers defeated Jake Something and he then chose Sami Callihan to wrestle against Matt Cardona. Sami Callihan wins.
  • Sami Callihan brought out Trey Miguel to tell him he was happy they won their match at Hardcore Justice. He asked Miguel if he wanted to be his tag team partner. Miguel said no and Sami beat him up.

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (4/14)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

 

AEW Dynamite aired on Wednesday, April 14th. This is the first Wednesday where they did not air against NXT.

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from April 14th, 2021***

The Young Bucks started off the show with a promo explaining their actions last week. They chose friendship. They thanked Jon Moxley for pushing them over the edge and agreed with Don Callis that they needed to change. They were too nice and too content, it’s time to bring the Old Young Bucks back, and become the better versions of themselves.

The Young Bucks and the Death Triangle were first up, and was for the Tag Team Titles. Death Triangle made their entrance, then The Young Bucks came through the heel tunnel with Don Callis behind them. They had a totally new look, they were dressed in fur and silver without tassels. The Young Bucks were obnoxiously showing off their Dior Jordans. Throughout the match the camera panned to the crowd showing the faces of some of the big tag teams in the division, all were watching the “new” Young Bucks. Pac hit his Black Arrow onto Matt Jackson, which would normally finish the match. Fenix was blocking Nick Jackson from helping his brother so he pushed Fenix onto Pac, breaking the pin. The Death Triangle put up a hard fight, and the Young Bucks had to dig deep to beat them. Nick ripped the mask off Fenix (in Luchador culture, the wrestler never reveals his face) and Fenix tried to cover up his face, blinding himself as The Young Bucks superkicked him. Nick then pinned him for the win. The Young Bucks retain their championship.

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Alex Marvez was backstage asking Adam Page about the Elite. Adam Page is currently the top contender for the AEW World Championship. He used to be part of the Bullet Club/Elite until he lost the tag team titles and started drinking heavily, forcing The Young Bucks to kick him out of the club. Page found friendship in the Dark Order and has never mentioned the Elite. He ignored Marvez’s questions about Kenny Omega reuniting the Elite and spoke about John Silver’s recovery progress instead. He left the interview asking the Dark Order if they want to grab food.

This was an interesting segment because ever since Adam Page left the Elite, neither has mentioned the other. The fact he ignored the question entirely hints he may never want to return. It could also be the set-up for his journey to the title. He had an amazing match with Kenny Omega at Full Gear and fans are ready to see a rematch. He is also the favorite to eventually beat Kenny for the title. The big question is would this unite The Elite or break Page off from them forever?

Alex Marvez was outside trying to get a word with the Elite when Don Callis grabbed the mic and pushed him out of the way. Don let the viewers know they hadn’t seen anything yet, it was only the beginning of their story. The group has changed since they arrived to AEW and according to Omega, they changed because they were sick of the fans telling them how to act and wanted to be their real selves. “Wherever they go, the gold will follow.” Matt Jackson said The Young Bucks are back and the tag team division has been put on notice. Don Callis ended the segment by saying “be prepared to be surprised again.”

Don gave another great promo, and hinted again of more things to come, leaving fans wondering what the surprise is. Some of Japan’s Bullet Club are currently in the states and there is speculation about Kota Ibushi, since he lost the IWGP Heavyweight title. With the Impact Wrestling PPV Rebellion airing next weekend, we may have answers. After Kenny Omega’s predicted win over Rich Swann, who will he feud with next?

Chris Jericho was with the Inner Circle before his match and Alex Marvez asked about his rivalry against Mike Tyson. Jericho said he called Tyson because he owed him an apology, Tyson was in the industry for 30 years, the same as Jericho, and they had a lot in common. Tyson accepted the apology and said to Jericho if you need anything, he will be there.

Chris Jericho was with his Inner Circle while Dax Hardwood was with Cash Wheeler and Tully Blanchard. The referee only allowed one person per side; Jericho chose Sammy Guevara and Dax choose Cash. Mike Tyson was the special enforcer of the night and roamed outside the ring to make sure both sides kept it clean. Jericho hit Dax with his Lion Tamer Submission and Dax looked ready to tap out, but Cash hit Jericho in the head, breaking the hold. Sammy attacked Cash outside. Dax did his Brain Buster onto Jericho, pinning him, but Jericho kicked out and used his last ounce of energy to hit the Code Breaker onto Dax, but failed the pin. The Pinnacle came out and attacked the Inner Circle. During the confusion, Cash grabbed Jericho’s bat to hit him, but Tyson stopped him with a face punch, knocking Cash out. Dax tried to attack Jericho again, but Sammy distracted him, leaving an opening for Jericho to land his Judas Effect on Dax, winning the match. Inner Circle won their first match against The Pinnacle. They were celebrating in the ring as Wardlow carried the knocked-out Cash on his shoulders.

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Darby Allin vs. Matt Hardy was the main event and was for the TNT Championship. This was a No Disqualification and Fall Counts Anywhere stipulation. Darby Allin, the lone wolf, had no one in his corner. Matt Hardy, the leader of the HFO, had Private Party and the Butcher and the Blade on his side. It wasn’t long before HFO tried to interfere, then the match was all over the place. HFO tried to attack Darby outside of the ring, so The Dark Order ran outside to help Darby. Sting calmly walked out with his bat and attacked both members of Private Party. Shortly after, Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page came out. They wanted to attack Darby Allin, but Lance Archer came out and got in the way. Archer wanted to face-off against Sting, trying to intimidate Sting by putting Isaiah Kassidy through the Black Out.

Back in the ring, Matt was screaming at Sting, who threw his bat to Darby. Matt begged Darby to not hit him, then as Darby approached, Matt hit a low blow. Matt placed Darby’s head into a chair and hit his Twist of Fate finisher, but Darby kicked out of it. Matt, frustrated, grabbed a ladder, picked Darby up, climbed the ladder, and tossed him through the table below. Matt then pinned Darby and Darby kicked out again and managed to grab Sting’s bat, which he used on his opponent. He cleared the announcer desk, placed Matt on top of it, then climbed the rafter. At about 20 feet above the ground, he landed his Coffin Drop onto Matt and pinned Matt for the win. Darby retains his TNT Championship.

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Other Events that Happened During Dynamite:

  • Jade Cargil defeats Red Velvet.
  • Anthony Ogogo won his first match and The Factory debuted.
  • Team Taz was angry that Christian Cage did not answer them on whether or not he want to join them. Christian said no. Taz sent Will Hobbs to beat up Christian.
  • Dr. Britt Baker announcing her rise up the ranks, and she soon will be the next AEW Women’s Champion.
  • Miro was not happy that Kip Sabian left him after the Arcade Anarchy match and never spoke to him since.
  • Kris Statlander won her match after a year-long absence against Amber Nova.

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[Recap] WWE’s Wrestlemania 37 – Part 2 Results

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

Last night, April 11th, was the conclusion of the biggest wrestling weekend of the year, Wrestlemania 37. Unlike the previous night, the show started on time and had no rain delays. Titus O’Neil and Hulk Hogan started off the show wearing funny pirate costumes while they hyped up the crowd and got everyone excited.

***WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the
second night of Wrestlemania 37 from April 11th, 2021***

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The first match started out with one of the longest build feuds of the year, The Fiend vs. Randy Orton. This was the first official match between them since Randy “killed” the Fiend at TLC. Fans were excited to see how the Fiend would enter the match. The charred zombie-looking Fiend walked through a tunnel where he was engulfed with flames, the fire slowly disappearing and revealing the original Fiend emerging from the ashes. Alexa Bliss, looking sweet and innocent, hopped down the ramp to her Firefly Funhouse music, then started turning the crank on a huge jack-in-the-box at ringside. The toy opened slowly as the Fiend emerged. (Fans may notice that the Fiend/Bray Wyatt paid a small tribute to his good friend AEW’s Brodie Lee who passed away last year.) The Fiend tried to land his mandible claw onto Randy, but he managed to escape and land some devastating blows onto the Fiend, which barely affected him. Randy attempted to hit the Fiend with the RKO, but was countered with a successful Mandible Claw. As the Fiend was choking out Randy and setting up his finisher, Sister Abigail, the ring started burning. The jack-in-the-box opened and Evil Alexa Bliss was there with a crown of thorns and was bleeding black blood. She held her hand out to the Fiend who reached toward her. Randy hit his RKO onto the distracted Fiend and won the match then quickly left. The Field got up, looked at Bliss, then they angrily stared at each other as the lights slowly turned off.

The Women Tag Team Championship Match was next, Natalya and Tamina versus the champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. Natalya tried to hit the sharpshooter submission onto Nia Jax. As she almost got it locked in, Shayna Baszler grabbed her from behind and put Natalya to sleep. Natalya faded out and the champions retained their title.

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Former friends now turned into enemies were next on the bill. Sami Zayne entered first screaming that WWE had a conspiracy against him and he introduced his “new friend” and someone that will help him with his documentary, YouTuber Logan Paul, who sat with the commentators watching the match. Kevin Owens entered the ring, the bell rang, and the match began. Both of these wrestlers were long-time friends and were very familiar with each other’s styles, meaning both were able to dodge and counter the other. Sami hit Owens with his Helluva Kick, which almost had him pinned for the win but Owens kicked out. Owens landed his stunner and won the match. Logan Paul entered the ring to help Sami up and tried to talk it out with Kevin. Sami was having none of that. He screamed at Logan to stop talking to Owens, and Logan shoved him to the ground. Sami stormed off screaming to Hell with them and Logan held Kevin’s arm up in victory, which was not appreciated. He hit Logan Paul with the stunner and the crowd cheered.

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The USA Championship match featured Riddle vs. Sheamus. Both men were laying it all in the ring. Riddle, with his MMA background, and Sheamus using his power and strength, this match was extremely physical. Sheamus did a surprise Bro Kick and tried to pin his opponent, but he kicked out. Sheamus landed his White Noise and pinned Riddle, who escaped. He had underestimated the resilience of Riddle. Riddle tried to knee Sheamus. He then flipped from the second rope onto him, but Sheamus Bro Kicked Riddle in midair. That devastating move knocked out Riddle and Sheamus pined him for the win. Sheamus is the new USA Champion.

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During the Nigerian Drum Fight match for the Intercontinental Championship, Big E entered first with live entrance music as he danced down the ramp. The ring was surrounded by drums and weapons and was a no disqualification match. Immediately, both men slid out of the ring and grabbed kendo sticks to beat the other with. The match was violent and both men gave it their all. Big E landed some brutal offense onto Crews and it looked like Big E was about to win when a large man dressed in similar gear to Crews came out and chokeslammed Big E to the ground. This was the main stage debut of Dabba Kato (from Raw Underground). Apollo Crews took advantage and pinned Big E for the win and the title.

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The Raw Women’s Championship was up next. Rhea Ripley, a newcomer to the main roster, came out to a grand entrance with live music, amazing lights, and pyrotechnics. Once Asuka came out, the match began. Asuka was the veteran and submission specialist who came out hot and fast putting a lot of offense on Rhea. Asuka attempted various arm submission holds that were countered when Rhea picked her up and threw her. Anytime Asuka tried to pin Rhea, she kicked out. Rhea was finally able to hit her Rip Tide onto Asuka and pinned her for the win. Rhea Ripley is your new Raw Women’s Champion.

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Titus O’Neil and Hulk Hogan were entertaining the crowds when they were interrupted by Bayley. She was complaining that she didn’t have time to shine and never got the praise she deserved. She felt that the Hall of Famers were taking away her spotlight. The Bella Twins, who were inducted to the Hall of Fame, entered. Bayley immediately told them to shut up because it’s her turn to speak, so the Bella Twins beat her down and she ran away. The segment ended with Titus O’Neil, Hulk Hogan, and the Bella Twins dancing on stage.

The main event of Wrestlemania was finally here. This was a triple threat match for the WWE Universal Championship between Daniel Bryan, Edge, and Roman Reigns. After Bryan and Edge had their entrance, the current WWE Champion entered. Roman was accompanied by his manager Paul Heyman and his cousin Jay Uso. In a triple threat match, the champion does not need to be pinned to lose their title. The moment the bell rang, Roman knew he was at a disadvantage and immediately attacked Edge and Bryan. It didn’t take long before Jay was helping his cousin on the outside, he put a beatdown onto Bryan, then superkicked Edge. Roman cleared out the announcers’ table. As he was setting the table up, Bryan dove onto Roman. Jay tried to kick Bryan, but was thrown onto the steel steps. Edge was able to whip Roman onto the corner of the ring several times. Jay tried to interfere, but Edge planted a hard DDT onto him and the medical team carried an unconscious Jay away. When Roman finally powerbombed Bryan onto the announcers’ table, it was the beginning of the end. Roman was celebrated as Edge landed his spear from the top steps, then grabbed a bunch of chairs he threw into the ring. He locked Roman in a crossface submission and, to add to the injury, put a piece of the chair into Roman’s mouth. Bryan also grabbed Roman’s face and did his Yes Lock onto him. Both men wrenched back on Roman’s face as he screamed in pain. Bryan and Edge then started on each other, releasing Roman. Edge speared Bryan, turned around and speared Roman, and then pinned Roman. As the referee was about to count 3, Bryan pulled the referee out of the ring and Edge lost it. He had a crazed look on his face as he placed both men heads into the chairs. He lifted a chair above his head and swung it down at Bryan’s head, neutralizing him. Edge does it again, ready to end Roman, but Jay surprised Edge from behind. Roman speared Edge and placed Edge’s head into the chair and knocked him out. Roman dragged Edge and tossed him on top of Bryan, then got on top of both men and pinned them. He retained his championship and looked to be unstoppable.

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[Wrestling] WWE’s Wrestlemania 37 Predictions – Day 2

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

Wrestlemania Night 2 airs on Sunda,y April 11th and can be watched on the Peacock App. The pre-show will start at 8:00 PM EDT.  This article will have the card line-up and my personal predictions.

Here are my second day predictions and not in any order:

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Women’s Tag Team Championship:
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya & Tamina

The WWE Tag Team division have not been great. They have been breaking up established teams and putting women together randomly. The Tag Team Turmoil match on night one was a set-up to this match. Natalya and Tamina won the Turmoil match and now earned their shot at the tag team titles. This match had no build and Jax and Baszler seem to have lost direction as champions, so my prediction is the belts will change hands.

Prediction: The new WWE Tag Team champions will be Natalya and Tamina.

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United States Championship: 
Riddle vs. Sheamus

This feud was made a few weeks ago. Sheamus had a lot of momentum and has been looking like a star since his feud against Drew McIntyre. At first, my pick (and hope) is Sheamus will win the title because he deserves it, but recently Riddle have been given a “new” entrance. It seems that WWE may have more plans for Riddle and it doesn’t feel that WWE is setting him up to lose. Riddle also recently won this title.

Prediction: Riddle will retain his belt.

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Intercontinental Championship:
Big E vs. Apollo Crews

Big E has been a great champion. Since he split from The New Day and became a singles wrestler, he has been a star. Apollo Crews, with his new Nigerian Gimmick, looks unstoppable. He has had several losses to Big E already and has picked his own stipulation for this match (Nigerian Drums Match). Big E is the crowd favorite but because this is Crews’ type of match and that he lost to Big E in the past (if he loses again, his momentum will be stopped for good), the win will go to Crews and he will be the new Intercontinental Champion.

Prediction: Crews will be the new Intercontinental Champion.

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Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn w/ Logan Paul

This is another match where a celebrity is involved. Logan Paul appeared on Smackdown a week ago. He is a huge YouTube star and was brought to WWE to bring younger and new viewers to the program. This short feud has been entertaining and no doubt Sami and Kevin (long time friends) will put on a great match. Kevin has been losing against Roman Reigns a lot. If Kevin wins this match, his momentum will end. While Sami’s gimmick is that WWE is working against him, Sami can lose with hilarious consequences. 

Prediction: Kevin Owens will defeat Sami Zayn.

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The Fiend w/ Alexa Bliss vs. Randy Orton

This feud has a lot of mixed feelings and a lot of criticism. This matchup was more “supernatural” than what most fans were use to involving fire, resurrection from the dead, teleportation, and more. Despite all of that, this has been one of the longest storylines of the year. The Fiend just came back on WWE television after being “burnt alive” a few months ago and The Fiend and Alexa Bliss have new looks. If Randy Orton beats The Fiend, this will bury his character for good. 

Prediction: The Fiend wins by using some sort of magic or with Alexa Bliss’ help with Randy Orton.

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Raw Women’s Championship: Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley recently debuted after leaving NXT and has been pushed very hard to be WWE’s new rising star. Asuka has not been booked well despite being the Raw champion and struggled to find a decent feud. It is time to have a new champion. Ripley needs this to cement her stardom and it will give the belt a fresh new start.  Rhea also have several dream matches lined up for her in the near future. 

Prediction: Rhea Ripley will be your new Raw Women’s Champion.

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Universal Championship:
Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan

At first, many fans thought the main event was going to be Roman Reigns vs. Edge. Edge had an amazing win at the Royal Rumble, fans cheered hard when he returned to WWE after almost a decade out due to injury. Edge was the huge favorite. Then Daniel Bryan challenged for the title. Fans have been wanting Bryan to win ever since his comeback from forced retirement due to injury a few years ago. Bryan had a difficult journey back, which made fans root for him more. Edge recently turned heel despite being very loved by fans, so it would not feel right for a heel to win. Roman Reigns has been a great WWE champion and his new heel persona has been red hot. It would make sense for Roman to keep winning and continue to be the “head of the table.” But if WWE wants to make fans happy and leave Wrestlemania on a high note, they should give it to the babyface Daniel Bryan. This may be Bryan’s last full-time run in the WWE.

Prediction: Daniel Bryan will pin Edge for the win
(Roman Reigns can look strong in defeat and go after the title again claiming he never actually lost).

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[Recap] WWE’s Wrestlemania 37 – Part 1 Results

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

The long-anticipated and biggest wrestling show of the year happened on April 10th in Tampa, Florida. Wrestlemania 37 was the first WWE event with a live crowd (though limited) in a long time. The show had a rocky start with a half hour rain delay, but to fill the time, most of the wrestlers were interviewed or were able to give a promo. Titus O’Neil and Hulk Hogan were hosting.

Part 2 can be watched tonight, April 11th, on the Peacock App. The pre-show will start at 7PM ET, and the main show at 8:00 PM.

***WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the
first night of Wrestlemania 37 from April 10th, 2021***

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The first match started off very strong with the WWE Championship on the line. It was Bobby Lashley defending his title against Drew McIntyre. Lashley was accompanied by his manger MVP, who also stood ringside. Both heavyweight wrestlers put on a hard-hitting match. Drew was able pull off some great offense with his Claymore kick. MVP made the save by pulling Lashley out of the way. He also distracted Drew a few times, giving Lashley an opportunity to apply the Hurt Lock. Drew tried to get out of it by rolling around, but it was too much for Drew and he passed out.

Bobby Lashley retains his WWE Championship by submission.

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The next match was the Women’s Tag Team Turmoil Match. Unfortunately, this was the lowest point of the show. WWE has been criticized before about teaming random wrestlers and this match had no build. The winner of this match will go onto night 2 and face the Women’s Tag Team champions of Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. The women that participated in this match were Billie Kay/Carmela, Naomi/Lana, Mandy Rose/Dana Brook, Riot Squad, and Natalya/Tamina.

At the end the team that survived was Natalya and Tamina.

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Before the Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro match, there was an entertaining segment in a campaign-style video that made by Rollins poking fun at Cesaro on why he should not win this match. Rollins entered accompanied by new music and gear. Cesaro had his signature spinning move and broke his spinning record with Rollins. He did over 23 spins. He also landed his UFO move, spinning Rollins over his shoulders with no hands.

The match ended with Cesaro hitting Rollins with the Neutralizer. The crowd cheered loudly for Cesaro, as this was his first time ever wrestling in a singles match at Wrestlemania and the biggest win in his career.

The Raw Tag Team Titles were up for grabs. It was the tag team champions The New Day vs. the brand-new tag team of AJ Styles and Omos. The New Day isolated Styles for most of the match, making it almost a handicap match, since Omos could not be tagged in. Styles finally made the hot tag as Xavier Woods was climbing to the top rope, then Omos dominated The New Day. Omos did a backbreaker to both members of The New Day. AJ jumped off Omos’ shoulders to land the Phenomenal Forearm onto Woods. This knocked him out, leaving Omos and Kofi Kingston alone in the ring. Omos simply picked Kingston up and powerslammed him, then put his foot over Kingston for an arrogant pin.

AJ Styles and Omos are WWE’s new Raw Tag Team champions. Omos looked like an unbeatable monster and hopefully this will be his start for a push. Styles winning the tag team titles made him the Grand Slam Champion (he has held the Universal, United States, Intercontinental, and Tag Team Championship).

Shane McMahon and Braun Strowman had their cage match. To win, the wrestler has to pin his opponent, get his opponent to submit, or escape the cage. Shane entered first and kept it shut, barring Strowman’s entry. While Strowman tried to pry the door open, Elias and Ryker came from behind and beat him with chairs. When Strowman finally entered the cage, Shane continued to beat him with a chair. Then, using his MMA background, he kicked Strowman around. He found a piece of metal from the top of cage and hit Strowman on the head. Shane tried to escape the cage, but Strowman continually pulled him back. Shane hit Strowman with the Coast-to-Coast and failed to knock down Strowman. Shane climbed to the top of the cage to escape, while Elias and Ryker tried to pull him out. Both fell when Strowman rammed himself into the side. Shane almost got out, but Strowman ripped the side of the cage out and he carried Shane to the top of the cage and threw him down.

That knocked Shane out and Strowman pinned Shane for the win.

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Bad Bunny/Damian Priest Vs. The Miz/Morrison was another highly anticipated match. The Miz and Morrison had an entertaining entrance accompanied by dancers in bunny costumes and singing live. This was nothing compared to the grand entrance Bad Bunny had. He rolled into the arena riding on top of a huge, lighted-up semi truck. This match really showcased Bad Bunny’s wrestling skills, impressing wrestlers and commentators. He even landed the Canadian Destroyer onto Morrison. Damian Priest lifted The Miz onto his shoulders.

Bad Bunny climbed the top rope, and he landed a cross-body onto the former WWE Champion, pinning The Miz for the win.

The Main Event was the Smackdown Women’s Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair. It was a very emotional start with the announcer introducing both women and informing the viewers how monumental this match was. This is the first female and the first African American woman main events at Wrestlemania. As the announcer was stating both women’s achievements, the emotion on Bianca’s face was genuine and heartfelt. The match was brutal with both women giving their all. Banks took advantage of Bianca’s long hair and pulled it when she could. She also attempted to apply her Bank Statement submission hold by tying her hair around her arm for leverage. Bianca was able to escape and land a 450-splash onto Banks for an almost near-pin fall. When Banks got her shoulders up, Bianca was screaming and crying in frustration, as she couldn’t believe Banks kicked out of that move. In a last effort to try to knock Bianca down again, Banks grabbed her hair and tried to yank it. Bianca pulled her hair back and used it against Banks, swinging it like a whip onto Banks stomach. The pain was too much.

Bianca hit her KOD onto Banks and pinned her for the win. Bianca Belair cried with joy and celebrated with her family at ringside. The show ended with Bianca holding the belt up high, finally realizing her lifelong dream had come true.

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[Wrestling] WWE’s Wrestlemania 37 Predictions – Day 1

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

Wrestlemania is the biggest wrestling event of the year. This will be a two-night event taking place on April 10th and 11th in Tampa, Florida. Wrestlemania 37 will be the first time since the pandemic that the show will have limited crowds in attendance. Viewers can watch on the Peacock App. The pre-show will start at 7PM ET, and the main show at 8:00 PM. This article will have the card lineup and my personal predictions. All the titles will be up for grabs over this two-day extravaganza.

Here are my first day predictions and not in any order:

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Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon

There is no doubt that this is one of the worst feuds in WWE. The assumption is this is aimed at the kids (from the report card segment, to the Nickelodeon-esq slime, Strowman was accompanied by train “choo-choo” noises, etc.) This is all based on McMahon thinking that Strowman is stupid. The segments they had on Raw have been unbearable to watch and fans want it to end. McMahon is one of the most annoying characters on WWE and hopefully Strowman will look strong in this and beat him.

Prediction: Brawn Strowman for the win.

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Raw Tag Team titles: The New Day vs. AJ Styles/Omos

The New Day are a very popular tag team and have been one of the most dominant tag teams in WWE. On the other hand, AJ Styles and Omos have never tag teamed. Omos was more of Style’s bodyguard than a wrestler. This match could be a way to put Omos over or as a start for them to eventually split up in the future. This will be a very entertaining match no matter the goal, since both teams are fun and silly.

Prediction: The New Day will retain their championships.

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Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro

It is common knowledge that Cesaro is a talented wrestler but has not been booked well or seen much on WWE. His contract was recently up and fans were surprised that he stayed. Hopefully WWE recognized their almost missed opportunity and start pushing him for the better. Seth Rollins is a mega-star. He has been very entertaining as a flamboyant heel ever since he came back from paternity leave. He has such momentum now that a loss will not hurt him much. Assuming that this will be the match where Cesaro can begin his babyface push.

Prediction: Cesaro will win over Rollins.

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Smackdown Women’s Championship:
Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair

These two women are some of the top female wrestlers, but disappointingly the build to this has not been great. Instead of setting them up to look unbeatable, they have been pinned several times and involved in a silly fight involving Reginald, the butler. Bianca Belair had a huge win during the Royal Rumble and deserves to be the top star. The match, without a doubt, will be great since both women can put on a show. Sasha Banks, unfortunately, did not have the greatest run as champion. If Belair wins, it can be a start to reestablish the importance of that title and turn Belair into the mega-star that she is. With that reasoning...

Prediction: Bianca Belair for the win.

Bad Bunny/Damian Priest vs. The Miz & Morrison

Bad Bunny, an award-winning Latin pop artist, made his debut on WWE at the Royal Rumble as a musical guest and has been appearing on Raw weekly alongside Damian Priest. At first, WWE was criticized for having a non-wrestler appear often on their shows. Regardless of your opinions of Bad Bunny, he brought a new audience and helped put over the newcomer Damian Priest (who debuted on Raw after leaving NXT). The Miz and Morrison have also been very entertaining during the feud. Recently, they made a silly music video mocking Bad Bunny. Miz and Morrison are veterans and hopefully in this match they will take good bumps to put the rising star, Priest, over.

Prediction: Bad Bunny and Damian Priest for the win.

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WWE Championship: Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre

Last year during the pandemic, Drew McIntyre won the WWE championship for the first time. It was also done in front of an empty arena. Even though he had a decent reign, Bobby Lashley was the crowd favorite. He has the look of a champion and he has been dominating the WWE roster. Lashley has been wrestling for over 15 years and never won the championship. When Bobby finally won the WWE Championship (even if it was off Miz who only carried it for about a week), fans were overjoyed. It would not be right to take the championship off Lashley. Even though Drew McIntyre is a huge star and draw, he already had his time.

Prediction: Bob Lashley will retain his title.

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[Recap] Impact Wrestling’s Thursday Night Event (4/8)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

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Impact Wrestling had their first Thursday show on April 8th. This was also the take home show before their mini PPV, Hardcore Justice, on Saturday April 10th, which will air 3:00PM ET, before Wrestlemania. This episode gave us a small preview of what Hardcore Justice will offer and set up the rest of the card for the show. Tommy Dreamer, who is a legend in the hardcore wrestling scene, had the task of setting up matches for Hardcore Justice.

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers for the
Impact Wrestling show from April 8th, 2021***

Matt Cardona had his match against Jake Something. The match had no winners since Brian Myers interfered to beat both of them. He threw Jake face first onto the steel steps, damaging his eye. Cardona and Myers are longtime friends and podcast partners, however Myers felt that Cardona was copying and following him by joining Impact. Myers walked up to Tommy Dreamer and bragged that he could be the next “innovator of violence,” and Dreamer shot that idea down. Tommy doesn’t like how Myers has been in a bad mood lately and making everyone angry, so he let him know that Jake Something wanted a match with him. Myers reminded Dreamer that he already had a match at Rebellion against Matt and Dreamer said it was for Hardcore Justice. To make it a special match, he made it a “blindfold” match, as Myers had injured Jake’s eye, causing him to wear an eyepatch. Myers screamed that the match was stupid and walked off.

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James Storm and his friends Chris Sabin and Chris Harris were gambling at Swinger’s Palace. James left Harris at the casino and accompanied Sabin for his match against Deaner from VBD. Deaner had been brainwashed by VBD’s leader, Eric Young, that he had been losing too many matches and had to prove his worth to the group. Chris Sabin is a veteran and staple of Impact/TNA wrestling so it took no time for him to pin Deaner for the win. Sabin and Storm were celebrating when Eric Young appeared on-screen and told them it was a trap. Eric was upset that he lost to Storm on Storm’s 1000th match so, in revenge, VBD had taken Harris from the casino and were beating him up. As Storm and Sabin watched in horror, Rhyno, VBD’s newest member, attacked them from behind and Deaner finished the job by choking Sabin. Eric shouted “his blood is on your hands” and the screen turned black.

The next scene has Eric Young in Tommy Dreamer’s office. Dreamer doesn’t like what Eric was doing to the roster. He was by running amok with VBD beating everyone up and telling them that they were “sick with the disease.” Young responded by telling Dreamer that he was the sickest of them all. They were staring each other down when Dreamer announced they would have a match at Hardcore Justice. Eric can bring his team and Dreamer will bring his friends.

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Josh Alexander and TJP are still upset they lost to Ace Austin, the current X-Division Champion. Tommy Dreamer let them know they can settle their differences at Hardcore Justice in a 3-way Tag Team match. Josh and TJP can pick whichever tag team partner they want for this match.

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The main event was a 6-Man Tag Team match, the first match Rich Swann had as the unified Impact World Champion. It was Rich Swann and his two friends, Willie Mack and Eddie Edwards, versus Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers. Don Callis accompanied his team and stood ringside with them. During this match, Impact’s commentary team stated how different these two team were – Rich Swann’s team are fighting for Impact’s honor and have heart while Kenny’s team, though they are great wrestlers, are arrogant and all about representing their Japanese brand. They mentioned that Rich Swann had been planning a counter for the One Winged Angel and wondered whether he will do it in this match. Kenny Omega set Swann for the One Winged Angel and Swann slipped out and kicked Kenny down. Rich ran up the turnbuckle to his 450 Splash, hit Omega and pinned him. Swann would have won the match, but Don Callis grabbed Swann’s leg causing Karl Anderson to tag himself in to save Kenny. Swann and Edwards attacked Anderson and it wasn’t long before Swann did his Phoenix Splash onto Anderson pinning him for the win. Kenny was surprised they lost. He picked Anderson up and trash-talked Swann as they walked to the back. Swann held both of his titles high before the show ended.

Other Events that happened during Impact

  • In the 6–woman tag match, Rosemary won.
  • Segment teasing their newest woman wrestler to the roster – “Let’s Get Wilde.”
  • Jazz segment about her wrestling history. She will face Deonna Purrazzo. If Jazz loses, she will retire from wrestling.
  • XXXL vs Trey Miguel/Sami Callihan – Trey made XXXL tap out for the win and left Sami alone without celebrating.

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  • 3-Way Tag Team Match:  Ace Austin/Madman Fulton Vs. TJP/Partner Vs. Josh Alexander/Partner
  • Knockouts Weapons Match (Winner becomes #1 contender for the championship): Jordynne Grace/Susan/Tanille Dashwood/Jessica Havoc/Rosemary/Alisha Edwards
  • Shera Vs. Hernandez
  • Doc Gallows Vs. Black Taurus
  • Knockouts Title Match:  Deonna Purrazzo Vs Jazz
  • Main Event – Hardcore War:  VBD Vs. Tommy Dreamer and Friends (He will announce his partners on Twitter on Friday April 9)

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (4/7)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from April 7th, 2021***

AEW Dynamite aired on April 7th, during Wrestlemania weekend, and they were putting on a big show.

The first big segment was commentator Tony Schiavone in the ring, who introduced the Death Triangle. Pac made a return with his partners, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero M, after a short absence due to injury. Schiavone asked how they felt since they earned a shot at the tag team titles at Revolution. Death Triangle was about to speak when Orange Cassidy’s music hit and he came out with his team. Best Friends. He reminded Death Triangle of the attack a year ago.

The real reason they were there is because they want to challenge for the tag team titles, but Best Friends can’t because they are currently not ranked, due to Trent’s injury, and know they have to start from the bottom. They want to remind everyone they won the most tag team matches in AEW and that they are also back together with Kris Statlander as a new member.

Orange Cassidy made his in ring debut against Pac at Revolution in 2020, which started a feud between Best Friends and Death Triangle, that was cut short due to the pandemic. Pac, who lives in the UK, and the Lucha Bros, who live in Mexico, could not travel to the USA, so that whole feud was dropped and almost forgotten. During this segment, it was hinted that there may be a new title belt for the Trios Tag Team championship. The two teams that could be the inaugural champs are Best Friends and Death Triangle. It will be very interesting to see how this feud continues, and if this leads to the new belt.

Chris Jericho and his Inner Circle came to Daily’s Place in style, all were wearing black leather and arrived in Lamborghinis. They entered the ring and Jericho gave an amazing 10+ minute promo destroying MFJ, then proceeded to roast each member of the Pinnacle. It was funny and intense. After this promo, Jericho announced that on May 5th, AEW will have their Blood and Guts show, which will be the Inner Circle vs the Pinnacle.

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A few segments later, Chris Jericho was backstage trying to be interviewed by Alex Marvez when he was attacked by the Pinnacle, all while the rest of the Inner Circle were locked in their dressing room. The Pinnacle took Jericho to the ring where FTR was the first to hit their finisher onto him. Wardlow was about to do a powerbomb onto Jericho when Mike Tyson came out. He and the rest of the Inner Circle (who broke down the door to their room to escape) attacked The Pinnacle. The Pinnacle had a little bit of a temper tantrum outside of the ring, then ran away. Chris Jericho and Mike Tyson briefly faced-off then shook hands.

Two huge events came out of these Inner Circle segments. First, was the announcement of the Blood and Guts show, which will be a Wednesday, meaning it is not a PPV and is free on TV. This is huge news, as last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic. Fans were waiting to see if this event could happen again. Last year was supposed to be the Inner Circle vs The Elite, but that feud ended in a Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing. The second big event was that Mike Tyson returned, his last time on AEW was in May during Double or Nothing. Tyson and Jericho had a falling out, and it was highly teased that those two were going to have a match together at All Out. Plans changed because Mike Tyson was preparing for his fight against Roy Jones last November. These announcements combined with Blood and Guts next month will make it exciting to see how events will build. Everyone in the Inner Circle and the Pinnacle are huge stars, so fans are expecting a great match.

The big question is will Mike Tyson be part of this feud too?

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The Main Event was a Trios Tag Team match: Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers vs. Jon Moxley and the Young Bucks. Kenny and the Young Bucks had a falling out a few weeks ago which was exasperated by Don Callis trying to get into the Young Bucks’ heads. The match started off strangely with all of the Elite in the ring together, with Jon Moxley being the odd man out. Kenny pleaded with the Young Bucks, but the match went on. It was a hard-hitting event, but you could see that the Young Bucks were conflicted, especially Matt Jackson, Kenny’s best friend. When they faced-off in the ring, Kenny again pleaded for Matt to stop and think about their friendship. Matt wanted to hit Kenny, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it, so a frustrated Moxley had to interfere to keep the match going. Nick Jackson was not as forgiving as his brother, and initially had no problem attacking Omega, but he started feeling guilty as well. The Young Bucks set Kenny up for their BTE trigger, but when Kenny didn’t move out of the way, they found they couldn’t do it, despite Moxley at the ringside screaming at the Young Bucks to end it. In frustration, Moxley tagged himself in and gave Kenny two devastating Paradigm Shifts and then he put him into a choke hold for the win. The Young Bucks superkicked Moxley in the face taking him down. Eddie Kingston, still with a broken leg, staggered to the ring to save Moxley. The Good Brothers hit their Magic Killer on Kingston, then hit their finisher on Moxley. Kenny Omega, who is still the legal man, could not move after Moxley’s beat down so The Good Brothers picked Kenny up and dropped him on top of Moxley for the pin.

In the meantime, The Young Buck had turned their backs on the Good Brothers letting them continue their beatdown. When they were finished, the Good Brothers held Moxley up for the Young Bucks. Don Callis whispered something into the Young Bucks ears and a second later they superkicked Moxley. The show ended with all men hugging as the commentators exclaimed that the Bullet Club was back together again.

Some fans are not happy with this ending because it was too “predictable.” Bullet Club’s fans know that Young Bucks and Kenny have fallen out before but always get back together. Bullet Club is also a heel faction and ever since the Young Bucks joined AEW, they have been a babyface tag team. They were truly at their best as the bad guys during their run in NJPW and ROH. The Elite will continue to feud with both Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston, but fans are waiting for the ultimate rivalry which is against Japan’s Bullet Club. Jay White and some of the NJPW Bullet Club are currently back in the states. Will they be involved soon? Both factions have been on Twitter. regularly taking shots at each other. Also, Kota Ibushi recently lost his IWGP title at Sakura Genesis, could that mean he could be reuniting with his former tag team partner, Kenny Omega? It has been difficult to bring some of the NJPW wrestlers to AEW due to the pandemic, but as the world slowly gets back to normal these dream matches might come to fruition.

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Other events that happened on Dynamite:

  • Adam Page defeated Max Castor.
  • Team Taz tried to recruit Christian Cage. He did not give an official answer, but his body language suggested it is hard no.
  • Jurassic Express beat Bear Country in the Godzilla vs. Kong promotional match for the movie.
  • QT Marshall want his Nightmare Factory back and names his group the Factory.
  • Sting tried to give Lance Archer some advice. Lance can be a main event-level wrestler, but he needs to go after it instead of disappearing.
  • Darby Allin retains his TNT Championship against JD Drake.
  • Tay Conti defeats Allie with help from the AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida.

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