Here's your wrestling news for August 22nd, 2022.
And we're kicking off today with WWE who just the other
day released over two dozen names from their NXT UK brand.
And another star is reportedly gone.
According to Brad Shepherd's unleashed Patreon.
Jeff Jarrett has been let go by the company not long after
being appointed vice president of running WWE live event.
It's unclear why the decision was made to cut double J
from his role, especially as he'd recently been on WWE TV,
serving as the special guest referee for the USOs versus
the street prophets at summer slam 2022 outside of WWE.
Jared competed as part of Rick flare's last match and
always has his, my world podcast to fall back on PW insider
later confirmed the news, adding that it's believed that he
finished his official duties with the company last Friday.
This isn't the first time Jarret has left WWE as he infamously held
Vince McMan for money at the no mercy, 1999 pay view, but we'll
just have to see what the WWE hall of Famer and TNA founder does.
Next.
Speaking of releases, we've got news from impact wrestling
as tenal Dashwood is seemingly done with the company.
Dashwood AKA Emma in WWE signed with impact in 2019, but the former
knockouts tag team champion has been removed from the roster.
Well, impact has not publicly confirmed anything the
Australian has as after reports of her departure.
She tweeted the definition of free agent that
wasn't the only interesting social media post.
However, as bad cap Moss tweeted three eyeball emojis, which
fans took as him implying the dashboard could return to WWE
it was only a few weeks ago that the 2022 Andre the giant
Memorial battle Royal winner confirmed he is dating dash would.
So he'd of course be hoping to be on the road together.
Time will tell whether Dashwood returns to a role as Emma in WWE,
but with triple H rehiring stars who were previously released
now could be the perfect time for the Australian to come back.
Since triple H took over as WWE's head of creative
and talent relations, the game has implemented
several changes to the product under triple H's.
Watch several release superstars have returned and
bands on words like wrestler and hospital have become
a thing of the past, but there's an even bigger change.
Fans may not have noticed.
As data from Brandon Thurston of wrestle, Nomics shows, WWE has
seen a notable increase in wrestling on both raw and SmackDown
since triple H began running both shows the data shows that the
most action packed episode of raw was the August 1st episode,
which saw 26 minutes of each hour of the three hour show
dedicated to in ring action, totally one hour and 18 minutes.
As for SmackDown, the go home show for summer slam
totaled 50 minutes of wrestling across the two hours.
A fire cry from the first SmackDown after money in the bank,
where just 14 minutes were dedicated to wrestling for years,
WWE has been criticized for putting too much focus on drama
and not enough focus on INR work, but triple H is committed to
putting the wrestling back in world wrestling entertainment.
Over to AEW now as cm, punk has been on a roll since
joining the company last year, including winning the AEW
world title at double or nothing on last week's dynamite.
However, punk went off script and chose to bury hangman Adam Page and
has reportedly been difficult to be around backstage punk's attitude.
Backstage has had some people within AEW fearing.
He could quit, but this isn't too surprising to book or.
Speaking on his hall of fame podcast, Booker
discussed punk's comments about Paige.
And isn't exactly shocked by the reigning AEW world champion.
I'm not surprised I've been in the locker room with cm, punk,
everything that we're hearing in the news right now on social media.
I'm not surprised one bit.
He comes back and now we see that it's not about the wrestling.
Let's just say that it's not about wrestling at.
Despite knowing Paige wasn't scheduled to appear punk called
him out anyway and branded him a coward for no reason.
So we'll just have to see how Tony con retaliates
to his champion going into business for himself.
It's not just Booker T who has taken
issue with punk's words and actions.
During last week's dynamite as the AEW world
champion has certainly been controversial.
The keeping it 100 podcast disco Inferno spoke about punk and said
that he buried Paige calling in a receipt for a previous promo page.
Cut about him.
Of course, the difference being is that Paige's
promo was approved by AEW well, last week's comments
were reportedly not part of the plan for the show.
It'll be interesting to see what measures Tony Kahn takes as well.
The AEW president has always had a soft spot for punk,
allowing a star to go off script to bury another wrestler.
Doesn't sound like a good idea.
In April WWE cut a lot of names from NXT 2.0, including Drake,
Anthony, but now the former superstar is back in the ring.
Now going by the name of Blake Cortez, the young wrestler made
a surprise return to the promotion where it all started for him.
Booker Ts reality of wrestling.
Cortez certainly looked impressive in his first match back in R O w
and we'll have to see what the future holds for the former us Marine.
When Ruby riot was released from WWE in June, 2021, the
former superstar didn't wait around to debut for AEW at all
out almost immediately after her 90 day non-compete clause
expired Soho has certainly been busy since joining AEW even
making it to the finals of the AEW TBS championship tournament.
But fans should enjoy her in the ring while they can.
While speaking during a Q and a session at galaxy con, Ruby said how
her body isn't healing as fast as it used to and believes that she has
more years behind her than ahead everything that I'm doing right now.
And I love it more than anything, and I'm going to keep
doing it as long as my body will allow me, but I'm held
together with toothpicks and bubble gum at this point.
I think I have more years behind me than ahead of me.
Ruby didn't give any timeline of when she feels she'll be finished
in the ring, but it's clearly something she's been thinking about.
In addition to AEW and w w E Soho has worked in Chiara
shine and stardom, but like everyone there'll be a time
possibly soon that she laces up her boots for the last time.
We've got some concerning news.
Now, as WWE alum, Sao Vega has been hospitalized and is undergoing
testing, IWA, prayer to Rico announced that the E WWE alumnus
had a medical emergency and had to be hospitalized, though.
It's unclear what the cause is.
The most recent update at the time of this video's recording is
from Vegas's brother, who says that Savio is in a stable condition,
but is in need of rest working with WWE from 1994 to 1999.
Savio debuted is Quang before later becoming part
of the nation of domination and Los born Equa.
And we wish the wrestling veteran, a speedy recovery.
More from AEW next, his dynamite has proven to be a hit
with fans since launching in 2019, but recently, a rumor
spread that the show could be changed on social media.
It was circulated that dynamite would soon be cut down
to one hour, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
When Dave Meltzer was asked, he declared the
rumor untrue and question why a network would cut
back on one of the highest rated shows on cable.
AEW dynamite doesn't get close to what the likes
of WWE raw or SmackDown do in terms of viewership.
But the show is immensely popular and will remain at two hours long.
Despite what some fans have claimed.
And we're ending today with AEW as a former WWE superstar
will be appearing for the show at the most recent round
of AEW dark tapings, Weston Blake, formerly Wesley Blake
made his AEW 18 months after being released from WWE.
Blake a former NXT tag team champion with buddy Murphy was
used on WWE's main roster as part of the forgotten sons.
And later as one of the nights of the lone Wolf
with king Corbin, Blake's old tag partner has
gone on to success in AEW is buddy Matthews.
And depending on how his match on dark grows, a reunion could
be on the horizon for the former NXT tag team champions.