NEWS (9/7/24–9/11/24)

· Cody Rhodes tops the 34th Annual PWI 500 List

10. Mistico, 9. GUNTHER, 8. Jon Moxley, 7. MJF, 6. Damian Priest, 5. Tetsuya Naito, 4. Seth Rollins, 3. Will Ospreay, 2. Swerve Strickland, 1. Cody Rhodes

· WWE filed to trademark “Saturday Night’s Main Event” - plans for a December airing are in the works; including rumor of Jesse Ventura being involved.

· AEW files to trademark “AEW: Shockwave”

· Kiana James Updates (from Monday)

· RAW switching to 2 hours from 10/7 - 12/30 (USA call, back to 3 on Netflix)

WWE Thoughts

- SD era on FOX is officially over (2019-2024)

- Main Event for SD debut on USA (Cody vs Solo / steel cage) - kicks off the show

- NXT ramping up for CW debut

- Bad Blood matches thus far

AEW Thoughts

- TK and the TV Deal; more announcements that it’s close than actually announcing a deal

- All Out Fall Out

- Still rushing some things; but more long-term storytelling

News

* Odyssey Jones has been quietly fired by WWE after 2 years of mostly being "stuck in catering".

* Victoria has signed a legends/nostalgia deal with WWE

AEW All In Recap

WWE Bash in Berlin Recap

Bash in Berlin Predictions

Undisputed WWE Title Match

Cody Rhodes [c] vs. Kevin Owens [+5 points]

Mixed Tag Team Match

The Terror Twins vs. The Judgment Day [+2 points]

Strap Match - Four Corners variety

CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre [+2 points]

Women’s Tag Team Title Match

Unholy Union [c] vs. Jade Cargill + Bianca Belair [+3 points]

WWE World Title Match

GUNTHER [c] vs. Randy Orton [+5 points]

NEWS (8/26/24–8/28/24)

· Sid Eudy has passed away at the age of 63 after a battle with Cancer.

· Weird story about the WWE Performance Center on Tuesday

· WWE RAW from Saudi Arabia in November.

WWE Smackdown (8/23/24) - Washington D.C.

Top 5 Moments:

5. Continued teases of KO turning heel

4. Santos Escobar vs. L.A. Knight

3. B-Fab, Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell tends to DIY and The Street Profits in the trainer’s room. (Huh?)

2. Michin vignette

1. Solo Sikoa’s Promo

WWE RAW (8/26/24) - Providence, RI

Top 5 Moments:

5. Uncle Howdy v. Chad Gable

4. IC Tournament: The Miz v Xavier Woods v Pete Dunne ++

Kofi Kingston v Karrion Kross v Jey Uso

3. Bron v. Braun

2. Terror Twins / Judgment Day

1. CM Punk / Drew McIntyre

All in - Zero Hour

Willow Nightingale + T.Ishii vs. Kris Statlander + Stokely Hathaway

Winner Picks Stip for All OUT (Willow vs. Kris)

ALL IN - PROPER

CASINO GAUNTLET MATCH {2 points}

ORANGE CASSIDY is #1 - the rest is TBD

AEW TAG TITLE THREE-WAY MATCH {3 points}

Young Bucks vs. The Acclaimed vs. FTR

AEW TRIOS TAG TITLE FOUR-WAY MATCH {3 points}

The Patriarchy vs. House of Black vs. Bullet Club Gold vs. BCC + PAC

FTW TITLE MATCH {1 - 1.5 points}

Chris Jericho vs. HOOK

AEW AMERICAN TITLE MATCH {3 points}

MJF vs. Will Ospreay

AEW TBS TITLE MATCH {4 points}

Mercedes Moné vs. Britt Baker, DMD

AEW TNT TITLE - COFFIN MATCH {4 points}

Jack Perry vs. Darby Allin

AEW WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH {5 points}

Toni Storm vs. Mariah May

AEW WORLD TITLE MATCH {5 points}

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TITLE vs. CAREER

Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson

(recorded Aug 18)

NEWS (8/14/24–8/18/24)

• Josh’s Declaration to Tony Khan

• AEW Announces Future Stadium Shows

• Bobby Lashley and MVP moved to Alumni section of WWE.com

In a related topic, a trademark has been file for “The Hurt Syndicate”

• Tony Khan still believes WWE is active in “Contract Tampering”

Dynamite 8/14

* Match #1. AEW TBS Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) w/ Kamille vs. Hikaru Shida

* Match #2. Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal

* Segment: Pac is here and he wants the International Champion at All Out.

* Segment: A video package of Darby Allin talking to Scapegoat Jack Perry

* Backstage: Renee is with Mina Shirakawa. Mina is caught in the middle of Mariah May and Toni Storm, and she just hopes that nobody gets hurt.

* Match #3. Kyle O’Reilly vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong - winner gets #1 spot in Casino Gauntlet at All In

* Backstage: Renee is with Claudio Castagnoli and Kazuchika Okada.

* Backstage: The Patriarchy are with Renee.

* Segment In-Ring: HOOK and Learning Tree

* Match #4. AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. The Acclaimed

* Segment: A career retrospective of Bryan Danielson is shown to the tune of Green Day’s “Time of Your Life.”

* Match #5. Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta

Collision 8/17

* New ROH Tag Champs

* Jack Perry unveils yet another new TNT Title

* Main Event ends in a time limit draw; making the title match at All In a Three-Way!

NEWS

* Randy Orton signs a 5-year deal to stay with WWE

WWE Smackdown (8/9/24) - Tulsa, OK

* Solo, The Bloodline call out Roman Reigns; doesn't work out well.

* L.A. Knight's segment with Santos Escobar

* Most of the Roster being used.

WWE RAW (8/12/24) - Austin, TX

* Rhea BLOODY Ripley's promo (and confidence) with / against Liv, Dom; including Damien Priest.

* Bronson Reed strikes again - this time: Awesome Truth

* Randy/GUNTHER/Drew/Punk segment

* The slow ascent for Maxxine Dupri

* Long-term storytelling + call backs

NEWS (8/7/24–8/10/24)

• Kevin Sullivan Passes Away at age 74

• Tony Khan in a new tweet states that the ‘most important announcements in AEW history is looming large now’.

• Roman Reigns dates

Not only appearing Friday night, but next Friday, as well as the SD debut on 9/13.

• Dakota Kai + Seth Rollins both dealing with injury recoveries

• Bobby Lashley Update

• Mustafa Ali Update

• Daniel Garcia Update

• Jacob Henry Update

• Ricky Starks is expected to sign with WWE, once his contract with AEW is up. (via WON)

• LA Knight Contract Update

• WWE is expected to hold a PPV in Italy in 2025. (via PW Nexus)

• WWE has announced a WWE Speed Women's Championship Tournament

• Recent trend of female trios is “no accident” (per SRS)

Not sure yet what it means, but it is being done on purpose.

• Cody Rhodes is now the only surviving champion from WM XL

• Bryan Danielson reveals that odds are he’s going to have to get neck surgery by the end of 2024. (via an interview w/JR on AEW Collision)

AEW Analysis

• Minor moment on Rampage that popped me:

Saraya v. Nyla Rose; Saraya hits the Knight Cap (frm Paige Turner), and Harley Cameron screams from ringside: HIT THE RAMPAIGE! And Saraya yells back THAT’S NOT WHAT IT’S CALLED ANYMORE! IT’S THE GOOD KNIGHT, HARLEY! IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS!

• Nigel McGuiness is a nuisance and a menace as heel color commentator

• Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa have had a great “unseen feud” on Collision, maximized by last night’s Texas Bullrope Match.

• Feuds heading into All In

- Bryan Danielson vs Swerve Strickland

BD will never wrestle again if he can’t win the AEW World Title

Dynamite featured a sit-down between Swerve + JR / most important he’s felt

- Trios Titles

House of Black

Bullet Club Gold

The Patriarchy - still working on that Killswitch face turn

- Mariah May vs Toni Storm

This is probably the best thing AEW has done in a long time

On Dynamite Mariah hits a running knee strike, May Day, and Storm Zero

- Will Ospreay vs. MJF

Not a fan of the Heel American Hero MJF

History shows us Kyle Fletcher will turn on Ospreay

- Moné vs. DMD

Not feeling Mercedes… Kamille doesn’t help… this act is dry

Britt “via satellite” like The Rock back in the day… has a good line:

“You can trust me… I’m a doctor.”

NEWS (8/5/24–8/6/24)

· NXT’s first two shows on the CW will be in Chicago (Punk) + St. Louis (Orton)

· Reports have the Lucha Bros. leaving AEW when their contracts expire this year.

→ They were originally planned for a Trios Title match at Wembley but now plans have changed.

→ Some sources speculated they were heading to WWE; some claimed it was a formality

WWE RAW (8/5/24) - Baltimore, MD

Top 5 Moments:

5. GUNTHER’s First Challenger is Revealed

4. Bron Breakker’s Promo

3. Star Making Night for Bronson Reed and Odyssey Jones

2. Wyatt Sick6 debut match w/Bray’s Entrance

1. Judgment Day vs The Terror Twins

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