Here's more wrestling news for October 12th, 2022, and
we're starting off with AEW, which has had its fair share of
problems in recent months, including huge backstage fights,
suspensions, and injuries, but not everything is bad news.
Tonight's edition of Dynamite will take place in Toronto marking AEW's
debut in Canada, and that's a fact that Tony Khan takes great pride.
Speaking to the Toronto Star Khan.
Spoke about AEWs impending arrival north of the border
and said how WWE finally has some competition in Canada.
For a W and for wrestling fans, this
debut in Toronto is a huge milestone.
WWE has run shows in Toronto and through Canada for decades,
but there has not been a challenge or a promotion with the
level of international TV penetration that AEW has With our
great roster of wrestlers are unmatched financial resources
and our international television partnerships in two decades.
If you don't include impact wrestlings work in Canada, The last
big non WWE event in the great White North would be the WCW Mayhem
1999 Pay Perview, which saw Canadians, Brett Hart and Chris Benoit
face off for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship with the
AEW All Atlantic Title and roh world titles to be defended Tonight,
Khan is putting on a huge show for the company's Canadian debut
in what many expect to be a historic night for the promotion.
Last week AEW announced that John Moxley had
signed a new five year deal with the company.
Some much needed good news for Tony Khan.
Moxley has been with AEW since 2019 and
has become arguably their biggest star.
And after the CM punk controversy has
proven to be someone Khan can rely on.
Now, Moxley is with AEW for the long
haul, but that wasn't always the plan.
Speaking on wrestling Observer Radio.
Dave melzter reported that the restrictions on Moxley
as part of his new deal left the wrestler contemplating
not resigning, but instead just working as a free agent.
Moxley's new deal with AEW means his appearances outside
the company will be severely limited and will be on a
surprise basis, presumably, meaning other promotions.
Can't advertise him for shows.
In the end, Moxley chose to resign with AEW.
But there was a time when Tony Khan nearly lost
out on his own reigning world champion a few months
ago before Vince McMohan's Retirement, there were
reports of Monday Night Raw becoming a TV 14 show.
The July 18th Raw, which was the final show of the McMohan era, was
supposed to kick off the TV 14 rating, but that never transpired.
Instead, Raw has remained a PG rated show,
and now we're learning more about what.
On Wrestling Observer Radio, Brian Alvarez explained how one reason
WWE wants to go TV 14 is so that they can stop editing chance.
Honestly, one of the reasons that they wanted to go TV 14 was
because they were sick of having to edit out these chants.
Chance like holy and you Fucked up our comment
in wrestling and got so loud during the NXT heat
wave event in August, the WWE had to edit them.
Speaking recently about a possible ratings change, Eric Bishoff
made it clear he's all for it, saying, You bore the shit outta
me with your backstage promos and your standup mic segments.
There's just nothing happening in those segments.
There's no narrative most of the time in those
segments that do anything other than disengage me.
That's true in wwe.
It's true in AEW.
Some of the people that are doing
standup promos should not be doing them.
I would use that.
I'd make my non wrestling segments.
I'd find a way to make them more interestng.
Bishoff isn't alone in this view.
As the undertaker has said, it would take the handcuffs
off many superstars who would benefit from edgier content.
The TV 14 change didn't take place this July, but the latest
reports confirmed that the move will happen in January, 2023.
Andrew Zarian reports that the advertisers for RAW were
very worried about how things were going to change after
McMohan announced his retirement, and WWE decided the
last thing they needed at the time was a change in rating.
Now the things have settled down.
A ratings change is far less of a gambit, so expect
the change to finally come into effect next January.
When Aliyah joined WWE'S main roster, it didn't take her long to
win Championship Gold, as she and Raquel Rodriguez captured the
WWE Women's Tag team titles just a few weeks ago After a two week
long rain though their rain ended at the hands of damage control,
and Rodriguez has since been teaming with Shotsy Black Heart.
It was previously rumored that Aliyah was
out with an injury and on social media.
She confirmed that this is the case on Instagram.
Aliyah posted the bruising in her shoulder, adding that.
She did get injured during her most recent match against
damage control, but found the will to keep going.
Not only is Aliyah dealing with an injured
shoulder, but she added that she's suffering from
an elevated first rib and an ACL sprain as well.
With multiple injuries to her name.
There's no word on when Aliyah will be back in the
ring, but we're wishing her a very speedy recovery.
Now.
Alexa Bliss has been a fixture of WWE programming for
years, but recently the Goddess showed off her skills
in a completely different way in the most recent
video from the popular dude, Perfect YouTube channel.
Bliss makes an appearance appearing as a
Bridezilla for their video about wedding cliches.
This isn't the first time Bliss has shown off
her acting chops as she appeared for the show.
Punky Brewster in 2021 is herself, so we can't count out
the former women's champion being the next superstar to
join John Cena, The Rock and Batista on the Silver Screen.
Bonson Reed was released by WWE last year
in a move that certainly shocked fans.
His release was unexpected because he was promoted to a
regular in NXT and worked dark matches on the main roster
in hopes that he would be called up before Leaving.
Reed was let go because the company believed
he simply didn't fit the new vision of nxt.
During his WWE tenure, he was NXTs North
American champion, but not for a long time.
Reid previously revealed the wwe told him to smile more.
Following his WWE release, Bronson Reed changed his name to
Jonah and has been tearing it up in the independent circuit
and has been a bonafide star in New Japan pro wrestling,
tearing through the ranks and facing the biggest talent.
Recently Okada defeated Jonah and a
rematch at NJ P W Declaration of Power.
In the Co main event of the show, they did a handshake
at the end amidst Romers that Jonah was leaving NJ P w.
This could eventually be a reality as well.
Speaking on wrestling Observer radio, Dave Meltzer noted that
Jonah and Triple H met a month ago, and that a deal was eventually.
The report suggests that Jonah wanted
some time off before joining wwe.
And as of this writing, Jonah's tentative
first day back in WWE is December 14th.
Are you looking forward to read's WWE Comeback?
Let us know in the comments.
For weeks, the Judgment Day has been a thorn in the side of AJ
Styles giving him Beatdowns while trying to recruit the phenomenal.
On RAW, it looked like Styles had given in and joined the group,
but this was just a ruse, and instead styles brought back.
Luke Gallos and Carl Anderson decide with him.
Styles.
Gallos Anderson and Finn Ballor were all once part of the bullet club.
And when speaking to the New York Post, Finn said
how there's an unspoken rivalry between them.
I feel like me and AJ have a big story to
tell and a lot to prove to each other as well.
I feel like we have an unspoken competitive rivalry,
and I feel like that needs to be addressed in the ring.
I respect everything that AJ's done in his career.
I'm very excited that the opportunity of the next couple of months
could lead Styles in ballor have faced off before at the TLC
2017 event, but that match only came about because AJ replaced
bray, Wyatt Fin's original opponent who came down with an.
That match was great but did not
happen under the best of circumstances.
And all these years later, Baller is ready to get
the match he wants from the former WWE Champion.
On this week's raw, the Good Brothers made their return to wwe.
Coming to the aid of AJ Styles in his war with
the Judgment Day fans at Raw, were thrilled to
see the return of Luke Gallows and Carl Anderson.
But in the Latter's case, WWE won't be the only place to see him.
Right now, Carl Anderson is the reigning never open weight
champion, and before his return, New Japan promoted that
he will be on the Battle Autumn event On November 5th,
speaking on wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported
that Anderson's title defense against Hikuleo is still on.
Later on, New Japan updated ther match card for battle Autumn and
despite Anderson's return, he is still set to appear in November.
In the old era of wwe, the idea of any superstar
appearing for another company was unheard of.
But perhaps Anderson will be a sign
of things to come for future talent.
Carl Anderson and Luke Gallos are just the latest names to appear on
WWE tv, but they're not the only impact Wrestling alum on Triple H's
radar last week, it was reported that several impact wrestling stars
have finished with the company, and Matt Taven could be WWE bound.
On his show, Meltzer explained how WWE is interested
in Taven, and given the fact that he's a former
ROH world champion, it's not hard to see why.
While WWE is interested in Taven, Meltzer added that he's
not heard anything from AEW, but Tony Khan could make a play
for he Mike Bennett and Maria Canellaes Bennett to join roh.
Whatever the case, the future is looking bright.
For Matt Taven and Time will tell if Triple H can score a deal to
bring him to WWE . And we're ending today with Mark Carrano, who
worked as wwe, Senior Director of Talent Relations for years until
his own release from the company in April last year, Carrano was
fired for his role in the Mickey James trash bag incident, where the
former Superstars effects post release were sent in a garbage bag.
But there may be more to Carrano's release speaking on the House of
Hardcore podcast, Tommy Dreamer were called getting a late night phone
call to ask about the roster that Mark was supposed to know all about.
I didn't even work at WWE and Mark Carrano called me up.
It was this whole, Who the fuck is Bobby Fish?
I was like, Bobby's a great guy.
I know him well.
Shout out to the stooge, Mark Carrano top stooge.
Since his firing from wwe, Carrano hasn't appeared for any
other promotion, which at least means he's had plenty of time
to learn about the wrestlers working both in and out of wwe.