Here's more wrestling news for October 13th, 2022, and
we're starting off with AEW Dynamite as Renee Paquette
made her debut this week in Toronto, but she wasn't
the only Canadian who has a presence on the show.
During dynamite, the embassy confronted wardrobe, the team
of AEW TNT Champion, Wardlow and roh World TV champion.
Samoa Joe, after the latter team got a win against the factories.
Aaron Solo and Nick Camrado.
FTR then came to the ring saying they were looking
for a fight and had a Canadian in mind to help them.
That marked the return of Sean Spears, who earned a massive
response from his fellow Canadians in the crowd, but it was
Spear's new gimmick that has had people talking spears down
a new shirt featuring the words perfect 10, and a graphic
with the same phrase appeared on the screen behind him.
This is of course, in reference to Spear's WWE gimmick, and it
appears that he will be working as a baby face moving forward.
Match pitting spears and FTR against Brian Cage and Gates.
of agony has been confirmed for this Friday's rampage and we'll
have to see what the chairman of AEW does under his new role.
In June, Jeff Hardy was arrested and charged with
driving under the influence his third DUI arrest.
In under a decade, Hardy had been suspended without pay and
won't be allowed to compete until he can prove his sobriety.
And we have an update on the charismatic enigma.
Speaking on busted Open Radio.
Matt Hardy gave an update saying his
younger brother is in a much better place.
He seems to be doing really well.
The conversations I've had with him have been really,
really good and the most important barometer I think
of all these things is that his wife Beth, is super
happy with his progress and where he is at in life.
There have been rumors that Jeff's time with AEW
may already be over as Hardy's actions have broken
the trust of many people in and out of the company.
Whatever the future holds.
Jeff remains off AEW for the time being, as this will hopefully
be the last DUI arrest for the popular but problematic wrestler.
During this week's raw, WWE added two former members
of the Bullet Club back to their roster as Luke
Gallos and Carl Anderson return to the company.
The pair will align with fellow bullet club alum AJ
styles against the judgment day led by the club's very
own Finn Ballor, but could another member be on their way?
On Twitter fans speculated on whether
Kenny Omega could be on his way to wwe.
With some saying the chaos to the wrestling fan base would be epic.
One fan said that WWE could never afford Omega a
doubtful claim given the vast fortune the promotion has.
While another fan said that the cleaner
will regret never having a run with wwe.
Others even went as far as to suggest that the young
Bucks could be looking at a WWE debut as like Omega.
They too have been suspended from AEW due to the
fallout from all out at the start of this year.
The idea of any top names leaving AEW for WWE seemed
ridiculous, but that was before Cody Rhodes did just that.
So who knows what the future will bring for both companies.
For over two years, Roman Reigns’ has dominated as WWE'S top
champion and has defeated some of the greatest of all time.
While Reigns’ has always been prominently booked on WWE'S main
roster, much to the chagrin of fans during his big dog days.
His booking since becoming the tribal chief has been fantastic.
According to PW Insider Rain's, fantastic.
Booking is thanks in part to having a say
alongside his special counsel Paul Haymen.
Since we have been asked a lot about this as of late,
Roman Reigns’ has a great deal of say in his current
storylines, including the current one with Logan Paul.
We are told that he and Paul Hayman worked together on the
creative for Reigns in conjunction with Triple H, just as they did
previously with Vince McMohan during previous WWE management regime.
It's a collaborative effort.
Very few superstars are able to have such a large say in
their own booking, but this strategy is paid off for wwe
with Reigns’ earning the admiration of even his most arduent
critics Reigns.
Next Match will come at Crown Jewel when he takes on Logan Paul in a
Fuade that the head of the table will have a great deal of say in now.
Paige Van Zant hasn't been seen in AEW for quite some
time despite making an impression when she arrived.
When the UFC fighter switched to AEW, she seemed to be doing
an excellent job transitioning from one industry to another,
but now she's all but vanished from Tony Khan's Company.
After appearing in just one match, many have
wondered what's next for Vanzant and her trainer.
Gangrel spoke about her during a recent
appearance for K & S Wrestle Fest.
Yes, I did train Vanzant for a little while there.
She did well.
She didn't trade as much as I would've liked for her
to train, but I haven't seen her since that match.
She did that match.
She wrote me and said, Hey, I'd like to go
over the match with you in some critique.
And I said, Sure.
And that's the last I heard from her.
She's an athlete.
She could have been really, really good at it.
Actually, it was rumored that Paige Vanzant was away training for
an August fight with Sigala as part of the bare Knuckle Fighting
Championship promotion, but that match was pulled at the last minute.
After that rumor was that the fight had been rescheduled, but
instead it has been 100% canceled and Van Zant has clarified that
she didn't pull out from the bout, but was pulled out by others.
Whether Van Zant wrestles for AEW again is unclear right
now as despite the many fighters who have found success in
wrestling, including Brock, Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, Matt Riddle,
and others, it appears Paige won't be joining that list.
Paige VanZant’s AEW career may have already come to an end,
but she's not the only star who may have had their last match.
Dustin Rhodes has been wrestling for decades and is
perhaps best known for his work as the enigmatic gold
dust, but his career may be wrapping up on Twitter.
Rhodes said that his old age has caught up to him and
said he is doing some heavy thinking about the next step.
Teasing retirement.
Rhodes added that he is kind of scared about what
comes next, but realizes that there will be a
time likely soon where he doesn't wrestle anymore.
While Rhodes was a mainstay of AEW programming during
the company's first year, this influx of new signings has
seen roads be used less and less with only a handful of
matches to his name this year with decades of experience.
There's plenty of non onscreen roles that roads would be excellent
at, but his time in an AEW ring will be wrapping up in due time
it's been five months since Charlotte Flair last appeared in
a wrestling ring when she lost the SmackDown Women's title to
Rhonda Rousey, but the Queen has been busy in her time away.
Not too long ago it was announced that Flair is
working on a much different kind of ring.
Partnering with the Rockford collection
for a series of designer jewelry rings.
In a statement.
This week the Rockford Collection announced
that Charlotte's Range named Eminence is now on.
As for a return to the wrestling ring, Charlotte was advertised
for the August 12th SmackDown but did not appear so it remains
to be seen when she'll wrestle again back to AEW as MJF has never
been short of confidence and has been able to hold his own both
in the ring and on the mic with several veterans of wrestling.
One name MJF is yet to face in any capacity is Brian Danielson,
but the Saltof the earth is confident if they ever faced off.
Speaking on the Not Sam Wrestling podcast, MJF was complimentary of
Brian's promo skills, calling the five time former WWE world champion.
Incredible, but added that he'd spanked the shit
out of him if they ever engaged in a war of words.
Speaking about a match against Danielson mjf wasn't sure he'd win,
but did say it will be arguably the greatest match of all time.
Brian and MJF haven't faced off yet, but with both men close to
the AEW World Title, picture a match and a war of words between
the two could be a matter of when not if AEW World champion,
John Moxley recently signed a contract extension with the company
that runs through 2027 and the five year deal doesn't just
extend the three time champions time as a wrestler with AEW.
It also expands his role into mentorship in.
And coching an interview with Sports Illustrated,
Moxley explained what makes him a unique figure
for coaching up and coming talents and AEW.
I'm a good gap between the old generation and the new generation.
I come from the less stature system, so I
understand paying your dues and respecting veterans.
I'm also old enough to know what it was like to go to the post
office and stacks of my videotapes, ones I had to make to promoters.
I was also there for the advent of YouTube, and I was
one of the first indie wrestlers to gain a buzz doing.
My friend had a video camera and a laptop, so I would cut promos
every week on my indie shows and used YouTube to my advantage.
Moxley has been seen by his peers at AEW as a
stepping up as a locker room leader in the wake
of the all out media scrum and ensuing backstage.
Brawl Moxley was one of three figures that headed up a backstage
talent meeting prior to the first dynamite following all.
Moxley spoke to the AEW roster at the meeting alongside
Chris Jericho and Brian Danielson in an effort to ease
backstage tensions stemming from the suspensions handed
out to CM Punk Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks and others.
WWE underwent a very public regime change in 2022 when Vince
McMohan stepped down and passed the creative torch to Paul Triple H.
Lavesque.
Not only have the changes affected wwe, but
other companies have taken notice such as AEW.
While speaking on a recent episode of the Ariel Hellani show,
AEW President and ceo, Tony Khan was asked about his thoughts
on Triple H, taking over the creative direction of wwe.
I'm definitely always up for the challenge and I think there
have been elements that have seen a big improvement there.
I've been open to saying that.
I think there's been a lot of improvements there.
I definitely think for us, we've had a
lot of improvements too in recent weeks.
I think we're both very competitive
and have been competitive in the past.
Obviously.
I think in this case now, hopefully
it's going to be good for everybody.
There's probably a bit more similarity in what we're
looking for in the terms of the profile of a free agent,
which I think is already gonna start being a thing.
So we'll see how this goes.
When Helwani asked what he meant by that statement Khan explain that
he believes they are both interested in similar talent that have
become huge stars in AEW Khan went on to reiterate that AEW benefited
from WWE releasing certain talent before the regime change took place.
That being said, fans and wrestling pundits are questioning
con for not utilizing X WWE talent in the right way.
What do you think of Khan's comments in general?
Sound off in the comments below, and we're ending with WWE.
And since Bray Wyatt's returned, fans have speculated on
the possibility of a new Wyatt family due to several of
Wyatt's puppets being brought to life during extreme rules.
Names like Bo Dallas, Grayson Waller, and even Live
Morgan have been suggested as possible members.
And now Rhonda Rousey has given her 2 cents
speaking on her YouTube gaming stream.
Rousey was asked about Morgan possibly joining the group and believes
that if there is a female member, it's more likely to be Alexa Bliss.
Fans will remember Bliss's time working with Wyatt, in which
she became a much darker character than we'd seen before.
Of course the problem with this is that Bliss infamously betrade
Wyatt at WrestleMania 37, costing him a match with Randy Orton in what
is Bray's most recent match as wwe'S camera crew caught backstage.
Morgan was in a bad place after losing the SmackDown
Women's Championship, but that won't result in her
becoming a Wyatt family member according to the new champ.