Here's more wrestling news for August 25th, 2022.
And we're starting off this afternoon with
WWE and a lot has changed over the past month.
Ever since Vince McMahon retired, Stephanie
McMohan and Nick Khan became Co CEOs and triple
H became head of creative and talent relations.
PW insider reports that after a month, those working
within the company are ecstatic at the changes made
thus far, and everyone feels better with McMahon gone.
The report said how people had felt like they'd been walking
on eggshells under the previous regime with a source in WWE's
production team, calling the change of atmosphere, post Vince
McMohan night and day, a different source from WWE went one step
further saying that it is allowed to feel like it's fun to work here.
Something the crew hadn't felt for a very long time.
It's noted that Mondays and Fridays are no
longer seen as the worst days of the week.
And that employees are leaving backstage meetings without
a sense of PTSD, which was apparently common before this
positive atmosphere has reportedly led to better ideas being
pitched and has in turn made people even more positive.
And it certainly appears that those in the
company have already moved on from McMohan.
In the run up to this week's dynamite.
A lot of been said about cm, punk and his apparent issues with
hangman Adam Page last week, punk reportedly went off script,
calling Paige out for a title match well aware that he wasn't
scheduled to appear and called him at coward when he didn't show up.
It wasn't long after that, that it was reported.
That punk has issues with Paige stemming from their
feud earlier this year, and UN busted open radio.
Tony Khan admitted that there is heat between the.
It's unresolved anger, I think from the
world title match at double or nothing.
And we had not really tied up all of those issues.
Cm punk made one appearance to wrestle after double or nothing.
And then it was immediately after that, that
he got injured and was forced to step away.
So there was clearly some stuff that never got resolved
at double or nothing prior to this week's dynamite.
There had been concerned by someone, AEW that punk
would not show up, but not only did he appear, but
he lost the world title in minutes to John Mox.
Punk was a huge signing for AEW perhaps the
biggest name Tony con has ever had under contract.
But now the Chicago made wrestler is proving to be a
controversial name within the company video game news.
Now, as fans are eager to get their hands on AEW
fight forever, the first console game from the
company, so far details about the game have been slow.
But this week fans got a ton of new information about fight forever.
Appearing at games con in cologne, Germany, evil, UNO, and Colt
cabana revealed a ton about the new game, which is rated 16.
Plus it was said that the game will have a deep career mode and
that kick outs and escaping submissions will be done through
button mashing instead of mini games for the more violent
gamers, there will be 40 different weapons under the ring.
And it was said that online play will be a big part of fight forever.
Unlike WWE games fight forever will include mixed gender
matches where male and female wrestlers can face off.
And there will be a focus on customization
of entrances, ring, attires and arenas.
Max castor will have an extra special role in the game.
As the acclaimed star will be providing
original music used in the game.
When asked about a release date, both cabana and UNO were co
saying in the future sometime, but AEW fight forever will have
a lot in store for fans when it eventually hits the market.
Next week AEW will host their all out event, but the show
won't just feature the best talent in Tony Khan's company.
On this week's dynamite, it was confirmed that FTR and
Wardlow will be facing members of Sanjay, dud, stable, which
apparently includes two names from impact wrestling all out.
We'll see Wardlow and FTR take on Jay
lethal and classic impact tag team.
The motor city machine guns.
The announcement came just after lethal
had picked up the win over D hardwood.
And we'll have to see if he, Alex Sheey and Chris Saban can
keep the groups winning ways going next weekend at all out
since triple H took over his head of WWE's talent relations.
The game has been busy bringing back release talent, who he believes,
never got the opportunity they deserved working under his father in.
Johnny Gargano Dexter Loomis hit Roe carrying cross
and Dakota, Kai have already made their WWE returns.
And now another XXT star could be on his way back on
the most recent episode of the, we live pal podcast.
Andrew Zian said that many N WWE are considering trying
to bring back Bronson Reed who was cut in August, 2021.
It said that Reed's performance of the G1 climax has
certainly impressed people behind the scenes, which
in itself is news that WWE are willing to watch.
Other shows to scout talent Reed's release last year
was unexpected as he'd only recently been north American
champion and had been working dark matches on the main
roster in hopes that he would be called up before leaving.
At this time, there's no confirmation as to whether WWE has approached
Reed or what his current contract situation is elsewhere, but
don't be surprised to see the powerhouse back on WWE programming.
Soon more from AEW now, and for the past couple of months, jungle
boy has been feuding with Christian cage in a deeply personal
feud after betraying jungle boy at the road, rage dynamite cage.
Hasn't just taken shots at jungle boy himself, but has
insulted his mother and late father after Luke Perry.
Speaking on his podcast this week, Jim Cornett addressed
the feud and why he's not buying what jungle boy has to say.
Does jungle boy have it?
Is it going to come out if it was, would it have come out
by now verbally speaking on television, having any kind
of passion or emotion are all people of his age bracket.
This boring cage is stoop to an all time low
with his comments about jungle boy's family.
But so far there's not been that spark in
the former AEW world tag team champion.
On last week's dynamite, jungle boy, challenged cage to a
match at next week's all out, but we'll have to see if the
former can find his voice in this deeply personal feud.
Now Eddie Kingston is no stranger to running his
mouth on AEW programming and is held his own against
great talkers, including cm, punk, and Chris Jericho.
As of late, Kingston has been feuding with Sammy
Gora who cost Kingston is barbed wire everywhere.
Match with Jericho back on the July 20th edition of dynamite.
However fans may have noticed that they've
seen less of the mad king in recent weeks.
And there's a reason for that.
Dave Meltzer is reporting that Kingston was secretly suspended
from AEW a few weeks ago, after getting into a verbal
dispute with Gora, but that his suspension is already over.
It's unclear.
What exactly was said that earns Kingston is suspension from AEW
and if it was something he said on screen or behind the scenes,
Whatever the case Kingston's suspension is a thing of the past.
And it'll be interesting to see if the mad king takes a moment to
think about what he says the next time we see him on TV and we're
ending today with John Moxley, the new undisputed, AEW world champion.
Cool appear on this Friday's rampage tapings.
This is your official spoiler warning for this week's rampage.
So if you want to go into the show completely
fresh, we recommend skipping this part of the video.
On rampage, Moxley addressed his world title win
as expected, but also took some major shots at WWE.
The AEW undisputed world champion implored fans who asked
their friends to check out AEW programming on Wednesday nights.
If they were already watching that Monday and Friday night,
crap, a not so subtle reference to raw and SmackDown.
Not content taking aim at WWE's programming Moxley also addressed
Claudia Castek Neely who never reached the proverbial brass
ring in WWE as czar and commended, the Roh world champion
for ignoring some old crazy man, a dig at Ex WWE, CEO Vince
McMohan, AEW stars taking shots at WWE is nothing new.
And while his comments, after the rampage taping,
won't make it to air the crowd in Cleveland.
Certainly got a kick out of what he had to say.