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Coming up: a major NXT star may be injured, Cody Rhodes shoots on WWEs TV deal and an
update on Hangman Page appearing at Double or Nothing plus we have an exclusive interview
with the man himself that we shot after his surprise match with PAC at the WrestleGate
show in Nottingham last Saturday.
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Right now all of that is out of the way, in with the news.
And while fans in Vegas are packing out Caesar’s Palace to meet The Young Bucks, Jericho, Kenny
Omega and loads more at Starrcast, they may be missing out on the ultimate meet and greet.
Your favourite unconscious acting papi: Mizdad.
The Miz of memes, the eater of Shane’s potatoes and Victorian boxing champion has become an
internet celebrity since his starring role in the feud between his son and Shane McMahon.
And now it’s time to rake in that sweet sweet meet and greet money as he’s apparently
doing a meet and greet in Los Angeles.
The Miz tweeted: “Yes, you read that correctly. Want to meet George Mizanin? The man. The
myth. My dad. He’s doing a meet and greet at a location in Los Angeles! Email this address
for more info! Mail to: Meetgmiz@gmail.com
See you there!!”
I don’t know why but the having to email some random Gmail address makes this feel
like a scam. Like Mizdad is a Nigerian Prince who just needs some help moving some money
overseas.
I’m going to have to email them.
From the greatest shadow boxer alive to one of the best wrestlers in NXT: Johnny Gargano.
It was reported in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Johnny Wrestling has joined
his former DIY teammate Tomasso Ciampa on the old injured list.
The current NXT Champion has reportedly been out of action recently with a knee injury.
The deets surrounding the injury are unknown at the moment but it’s said it may have
happened in March as Gargano’s last house show date was March 8th and in the recent
tapings it appears Gargano was not working the majority of the tag matches he’s been
involved in.
Fear not though fans of Johnny TakeOver because it’s expected that he will be cleared and
ready for his bout with Adam Cole at TakeOver 25 - a runback of the match from TakeOver
New York which wasn’t as good as Walter vs Pete Dunne no matter what Meltzer says.
But it’s what happens after Takeover that will be interesting, as you’d expect Johnny
may need some time off to rehab the knee properly, meaning we could be seeing the title change
hands at this landmark show for the black and yellow brand.
Someone else seemingly taking time off from WWE is Lio Rush who has been conspicuously
absent from RAW after backstage reports surfaced that he was reportedly turning every day into
bring your wife to work day.
Rumour has it that Rush will be heading back to NXT soon, but this next bit of news might
throw a spanner in those works.
Because Maryland Championship Wrestling announced that Lio Rush will be a special guest at Jimmy’s
Slamboree on June 1st, an event set up to help cover medical bills for the Bruiser who
is battling leukemia.
MCW is Rush’s old stomping ground and his very last match with the company in August
2017 was against The Bruiser, so it’s a bittersweet homecoming for Lio.
But perhaps more interestingly is who is also booked on the card: Shawn Spears, aka Tye
Dillinger, aka a man who will be appearing at Double or Nothing this weekend, and Tama
Tonga and Tanga Loa, The Guerillas of Destiny.
Now WWE usually doesn’t like people playing nice with guys signed elsewhere, especially
those involved with AEW, nor, if the heat rumours are to be believed, do they like Lio
all that much.
So could this be a sign that he’s attempting to leave WWE?
As he even posted a now deleted video to his personal Twitter that pondered what his life
would be like had he not picked up the phone - alluding to ghosting WWE’s call and seeing
if he could make it on his own.
The flip side of all this of course is that this MCW event is in aid of charity and a
friend of Lio’s so it’s likely WWE made an exception to their usual attitudes.
Trustworthy trundles on as the buzz for Double or Nothing really starts to hot up, with more
and more talk coming out of The Elite guys in Vegas ahead of AEW’s debut show.
The Bucks were asked by Sports Illustrated about the creative process for the booking
of talent and storylines in the fledgling company, with so many Executive Vice President’s
and Tony Khan at the top of the heap and they basically said it all comes down to a WhatsApp
group.
Matt said: "The creative team is essentially a group chat that goes 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, Some people in the group think a bit more traditionally, while others think
super outside the box. We always come to some sort of agreement, somewhere in the middle.
It’s a recipe that works. The process has been both challenging and incredibly rewarding."
And Nick added "So far, it’s been pretty good. We all are fantastic at separate things
and, when we come together, it all meshes well."
Which doesn’t sounds like a brave new take on the wrestling booking formula and a far
cry from the traditional method of spending a week crafting intricate storylines and then
chucking them all out so Vince can go wildcard baby, wooooo, at the last minute.
The Elite lads have also been revealing even more behind the scenes goss on the production
of AEW, including firming up where us poor souls in the UK can watch the shows.
Now we already know that you can watch Double or Nothing on ITV Box Office if you’re in
the UK. Go To www.itvboxoffice.com For More Details!
Just go to www.itvboxoffice.com for more details, and follow @ITVWRestling on Twitter for all
updates! Make sure you tell them that old Faki a nd
the WrestleTalk lads sent you! But during last night’s "An Evening With
Cody & The Young Bucks" stage show at Starrcast II, Cody Rhodes casually announced that All
Elite Wrestling will air on ITV in the UK beginning this Autumn.
The weekly show will likely air on ITV 4, which will air the Buy-In pre-show ahead of
Double or Nothing on Saturday. Which is the perfect, more mature wrestling
fan balance for ITV's own in house WOS brand. Cody also took a quick dig at WWE’s new
TV deal with this announcement saying "WWE's TV deal in the UK sucks compared to ours.”
And the numbers seem to suggest it is ITV 4 is available in nearly 27 million homes
here while BT Sport, which will be the new home of WWE in the UK, is in 2.19 million
homes. This name drop isn’t the official confirmation
though as that announcement is still forthcoming while ITV is reportedly waiting for TNT to
decide which day AEW’s weekly show will air.
During the show Cody and the Bucks also suggested that AEW would be running UK shows sometime
in the future too!
Which is also something Hangman Page suggested in a post-match promo he cut following his
surprise bout with PAC at the WrestleGate Pro show in Nottingham last weekend.
But he also suggested that he may have been injured during his beat down at the bastard
hands of bastard PAC and that he may not be able to compete at Double or Nothing.
Well, things are looking pretty bleak for old Hangman atm, as the latest Being The Elite
shows Hangman icing his knee and claiming that he can no longer wrestle at the pay per
view - tbh he has no one to wrestle against as PAC said he quit the entire company at
the Nottingham show.
Now whether Hangman won’t actually appear at the event remains to be seen as this could
all be a set-up for a heroes entrance during the Casino Battle Royal match and potentially
a number one contender to the number one contendership spot in the company.
One place Hangman definitely was though was at the show in Nottingham, you remember the
one:
‘SCREAMING’
You know….
‘SCREAMING’
Come on, you member
‘SCREAMING’
Got it. So after Luke seemingly lost his damn mind he gathered it enough to chat to Page
about AEW, Double or Nothing and Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy Funking Havoc.
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