News, results & more from Japanese Pro Wrestling & Sumo
Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Rampage:
Jon Moxley beat Dante Martin by submission.
Gunn Club & Max Caster beat Bear Country & Leon Ruff. Caster pinned Ruff after Mic Drop. Squash.
AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill beat Willow Nightingale to retain the title.
Darby Allin beat Bobby Fish. Sting returned after the match.
Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite (5/16/22)-this contains SPOILERS if you haven’t watched yet!
Chris Jericho beat Ortiz in a Hair vs. Hair Match. As a result< Ortiz loses his hair.
Will Ospreay beat Dax Harwood.
In a 20-on-1 Handicap Match, Wardlow beat all 20 of Smart Mark Sterling’s Plaintiffs.
AEW All-Atlantic Tournament: Miro beat Ethan Page. As a result, Miro advances to face Pac.
Toni Storm beat Britt Baker.
In a Ladder Match, The Young Bucks beat AEW World Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express to become THE NEW AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! They also are now the first 2-time champions. Afterwards, Christian Cage turned on Jungle Boy to end the show.
Here are the updated AEW Rankings for 6/15/22 going into this week’s Dynamite & Rampage:
BREAKING: AEW star Jeff Hardy has been arrested yet again. Felony DUI, a third drug- or alcohol-related DUI offense within 10 years, driving with a suspended, canceled or revoked license and violation of restrictions placed on a driver’s license. Those non-DUI charges are misdemeanors. Hardy should appear before a judge in Florida tomorrow. This could change Dynamite plans this week because The Hardys are scheduled to face AEW Tag Team Champions Jurassic Express and The Young Bucks in a 3-way ladder match for the titles.
More as it becomes available.
6/14 UPDATE: Jeff Hardy has now been suspended without pay by AEW. He must complete rehab before he can return. He was released from jail on $3500 bond.
Here are the quick results from tonight’s (6/10/22) TAPED episode of AEW Rampage, which contains SPOILERS if you are waiting to watch the west feed replay on TNT:
Eddie Kingston beat Jake Hager.
Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh beat two jobbers. Squash.
Kris Statlander beat Red Velvet.
FTR & Trent Beretta beat Will Ospreay (New Japan Pro Wrestling) & Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher). Beretta pinned Fletcher after Strong Zero.
Strong episode overall, every match got lots of time and filler was kept to a minimum. They could have cut out a pointless Danhausen & Hook skit but that was about it. All the matches except the squash were great.
In case you missed AEW Dynamite last night, below is the new All-Atlantic Championship belt, billed by AEW as their way of showing appreciation for their fans in 130+ countries outside the US. The inaugural champion will be crowned at the AEW/New Japan Pro Wrestling Forbidden Door PPV at the end of the month.
Here are the quick results from last night’s AEW Dynamite from Independence, MO:
Kyle O’Reilly won a 21-man Casino Battle Royal, last eliminating Wheeler Yuta. O’Reilly earned a spot in the main event against Jon Moxley.
FTR & Trent Beretta promo. Interrupted by Will Ospreay & Aussie Open.
Adam Page beat David Finlay.
A new singles title, the AEW All-Atlantic Championship was announced. Still no trios title. 8-man tournament to crown inaugural champion started now, finals at Forbidden Door. One quarterfinal will involve New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Tournament match: Pac beat Buddy Matthews.
Other quarterfinals are Miro vs. Ethan Page and Malakai Black vs. Penta Oscuro and TBA in New Japan. Miro/Page winner faces Pac. Black/Penta winner faces NJPW.
Wardlow promo. He demands a TNT Title shot. Smart Mark Sterling then challenges Wardlow via backstage promo to either a lawsuit in court or a TWENTY vs. 1 handicap match against the security Wardlow beat up every week in the MJF build-up. The latter is next week.
AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa beat Marina Shafir to retain the title.
Main Event: Jon Moxley beat Kyle O’Reilly. As a result, Moxley will face Hiroshi Tanahashi or Hirooki Goto at Forbidden Door for the Interim AEW World Championship. Tanahashi-Goto is Sunday in New Japan.
Friday on Rampage: Red Velvet vs. Kris Statlander, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh vs. TBA, FTR & Trent Beretta vs. Will Ospreay & Aussie Open, Jake Hager vs. Eddie Kingston, Hook & Danhausen appearance. Rampage returns to regular time this week (10 PM ET/PT) now that sports pre-emptions on TNT are done until at least October (and maybe next year unless there are pre-emptions for NBA or NHL season openers)
Here are the updated AEW Rankings for the week going into Dynamite tonight:
Here is next wee’s (6/5/22-6/11/22) events schedule, which is subject to change (all times PT):
6/5;
1 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH SUNNY VOYAGE 2022, Aore Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. Available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE beginning 6/8 at 2 AM
4/7:
2:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH STAR NAVIGATION 2022, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live in Japan only on ABEMA. On demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.
3 AM-Ganbare Pro Wrestling “Pumping Iron 2022”, Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, Tokyo, Japan. Live on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
6/8:
2:30 AM-Pro Wrestling NOAH STAR NAVIGATION 2022, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Live in Japan only on ABEMA. On demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date.
5 PM-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Dynamite”, Independence, MO. LIVE on TBS in US, New Japan World in Japan and FITE elsewhere.
6/10:
TBA-All Elite Wrestling “AEW Rampage”, Independence, MO. TAPED on TNT in US and FITE elsewhere. Start time dependent on NHL Western Conference Playoffs schedule.
6/11:
5 PM-NWA Alwayz Ready, Knoxville, TN. LIVE on FITE
9 PM-CyberFight Festival ’22, Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan. LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE
10 PM-New Japan Pro Wrestling DOMINION, Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan. LIVE on New Japan World
Here are the results from tonight’s AEW Rampage, which aired LIVE:
The Young Bucks beat Lucha Bros. Matt Jackson pinned Rey Fenix after BTE Trigger. MUST SEE.
Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks beat two unnamed jobbers. Squash.
CM Punk promo. He’s injured and needs surgery so he will be out a while but WILL NOT vacate the AEW World Championship. An interim title will be created with a battle royal kicking off Dynamite next week. The winner faces Jon Moxley for the interim title at Forbidden Door.
Athena beat Kiera Hogan.
AEW TNT Champion Scorpio Sky beat Dante Martin to retain the title.
End Show.
