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Injury Report: Good & Bad AEW Updates (Updated)

From the socials and news sites comes a mixed bag of injury new from AEW:
First the good-Serena Deeb, who has been out of action since October 2022, announced on Instagram today she has finally been cleared to return effective today. She also explained her absence. Seizures. See her video below:

So glad to see her back, she was being a very effective heel in AEW.

On the bad side, Bandido, who has been out about 6 months so far, will not be back anytime soon. Wrist. Had surgery before but is not recovering as well as hoped for and will need more surgery. He seemed set to return anytime now, but no longer.

UPDATE: Bandido posted an update on the socials, he was given 3 options for treatment and 2 involve surgery. The third appears to involve PRP injections. Another news site rumor is that this setback means he’ll probably be out at least another 6 months.

In other news, Sammy Guevara reportedly has been cleared to return already (concussion) but remained out due to his wife Tay Melo about to give birth to their first child, which happened earlier this week. Guevara could now be back anytime.

All-Japan News: February Schedule, Another Old-Timer Anniversary

Some All-Japan news:
The February 2024 schedule has been announced. The Excite Series 2024 will consist of 4 events as follows (all dates/start times are JST):
2/20-Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
2/23-Okayama Convention Center, Okayama
2/24-Acros Fukuoka, Fukuoka
2/25-Kyoto KBS Hall, Kyoto
Broadcast plans for AJPW.TV will be announced at the end of January. I expect Korakuen will be live, any that are not live broadcasts will be available on demand the next day or later that day in the US. Note that if 2/23 & 2/24 air live they will start the night before in the US (8 PM PT & 9 PM PT respectively).

On the heels of fellow septuagenerian and Golden Anniversary celebrant Tatsumi Fujinami (who retired but really didn’t retire last year, he is still gping in his Dradition promotion and occadional matches elsewhere including New Japan), All-Japan will hold a 70th Burthday & 50th Anniversary event for Masanobu Fuchi in January. It will be on 1/14-his 70th birthday-at Korakuen Hall. His debut was on April 22, 1974. Let’s see if they bring in his first opponent for that, although that would mean Atsushi Onita so…

AEW Rampage 12/1/23 Results (SPOILERS!)

Here are the quick results for tomorrow’s AEW Rampage in Minneapolis, MN (SPOILERS!):

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Impact Wrestling 11/30/23 Results (Updated)

Here are the quick results from tonight’s Impact Wrestling in Toronto, Canada:

This episode was taped on 11/11 and is a special called “IPWF (Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation) Throwback Throwdown 4”, a fictional earlier version of Impact with current wrestlers taking on old-school themed and low-flying personas from before the 1990s. I’m guessing as to who some of the wrestlers really are.

The YouTube pre-show appears to have been cancelled as there hasn’t been one for a while. None again this week. May not be back until the TNA re-branding in January. Tonight only your hosts area fake glasses & mustachioed Thom Hannifan & current Impact World Champion Alex Shelley as “Giuseppe Scovelli Jr.” and “Professor Ignatius Quigley” respectively. Your host tonight in the ring is Doug Stevenson.

Match 1: Rapid Delivery Pete (Rich Swann as a pizza deliveryman) beat Kamikazi (Mike Bailey as a masked ninja) .

Scott D’Amore promo backstage with blond hair and a flannel shirt

George The Iceman (ring announcer Dave Penzer?) interviews DJ 2 Large (Moose showing off his comedy chops and dancing skills) who is the International Commonwealth TV Champion. The $361,000 Man interrupts…oh wait, he’s actually the $369,000 Man! Based on the accent of his voice, I think that’s Heath. He’s even got the 90s-era Paul Heyman cellphone! They do a comedy title match challenge segment.

Walter Chestnut with Shera looking like a perfect dead-ringer for Aquaman as Neptune. Complete with trident! Then we see Frank The Butcher (Rhino) with D’Amore.

Footage from “last week” when Red Letter (either Jody Threat or KiLynn King) beating an alter-ego Jessicka. (Red Letter was Jody Threat)

Match 2: Frank The Butcher (Rhino) beat Neptune (Shera). Walter Chestnut them is made to become a jobber-aka janitor!

Match 3: The Sunday Morning Express (Chris Sabin & Moose I think) beat The Hard Workers Harry Hall & Otis Oates (looks like either Deaner or Alan Angels & Jake Something). (Update: Deaner & Jake Something. Sabin’s partner was Jack Price)

Match 4: Colt McCoy & Georgia Cobb (Eddie Edwards & Jordynne Grace) beat Rip Rayzor & Rusty Iron (Ace Austin & Mickie James[?]) (Update: Rusty Iron was Gia Miller).

Match 5:The Masked Brother (Steve Maclin?). beat IPWF International Commonwealth TV Champion DJ 2 Large (Moose) to win the title. (Update: Masked Brother was Frankie Kazarian)

Main Event: Tim Burr (Josh Alexander) beat Boris Alexiev (Oleg Prudius?). (Update: Alwxiev apparently was Santino Marella)

While the pro-WWE internet trolls absolutely hated on this, I actually enjoyed this a lot. A fun parody of 1980s old-school WWF. Check it out and leave your expectations at the door, just enjoy the ridiculous comedy for what it is meant to be!

Next week: TBA. May be various pre-packaged stuff to get to Final Resolution next Saturday. That event will be LIVE on Impact+ for subscribers and YouTube for Ulrimate Insider subscribers and also as a PPV on FITE ($9.99).

AEW Dynamite 11/29/23 Results

Here are the quick results from tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Minneapolis, MN:

Bryan Danielson is a guest on commentary tonight.

Match 1: Continental Classic: Jon Moxley vs. Jay Lethal
Result: Jon Moxley beat Jay Lethal by submission
Moxley is 2-0, 6 points. Lethal is 0-2, 0 points.

Revolution 2024 is announced for 3/3 in Greensboro, NC. Tickets on sale 12/15, Sting & Ric Flair interviewed to promote it as it will be Sting’s last match.

Match 2: Continental Classic: Mark Briscoe vs. Rush
Result: Rush beat Mark Briscoe
Rush is 1-1, 3 points. Briscoe is 0-2, 0 pts.

Toni Storm interviewed. She will be defending the AEW Women’s Championship next week.

MJF comes out. He puts over Samoa Joe before throwing down for their PPV match then the lights go out and he gets ambushed by the masked men, one wearing a shirt with the devil logo on the back. That one has a baseball bat but Samoa Joe makes the save. This seems to set up a tag team match for next week, so we might find out who it (The Devil) is.

After commercial, commentary spins what happened as it being an internal job and that IT security is on the case. The match for next week is official.

Match 3: Wardlow vs. AR Fox
Reslut: Wardlow beat AR Fox. Squash.

Match 4: The Hardys & Brother Zay vs. Top Flight & Action Andretti
Match 4: Top Flight & Action Andretti beat The Hardys & Brother Zay. Dante Martin pinned Zay.

Match 5: AEW TBS Champion Julia Hart vs. Emi Sakura for the title. House Rules. Sakura chose No Submissions as her stip
Result: AEW TBS Champion Julia Hart beat Emi Sakura to retain the title.

Mariah May interviewed backstage before stepping into Tony Khan’s area.

Christian Cage comes out. He called out Adam Copeland and got him. Long drawn-out promo leads to Cage suggesting they team once more for Copeland’s mom then goes for the cheap shot but clearly gets caught.

Main Event: Continental Classic: Jay White vs. Swerve Strickland
Result: Swerve Strickland beat Jay White
Strickland is 2-0, 6 points. White is 1-1, 3 points

A solid top-to-bottom episode overall, the non-wrestling stuff ran too long (Christian-Copeland and Sting-Flair interview) but all the matches were good. The tournament is making a slightly positive difference so far.

Friday on Rampage: TBA. They didn’t announce anything during the show or I missed it.

AEW News: It’s A Girl!

Sammy Guevara may be, in my book, a Faux Spanish GAWD in the ring, but outside the ring he is now a proud father. Guevara posted on the socials, shared by AEW’s official account and others, wife Tay Melo gave birth to their first child yesterday-a girl named Luna Melo Guevara.

I join AEW and many others in sending congratulations and best wishes to the new happy family.

New Japan 11/29/23 Results

New Japan ran Day 8 of the World Tag League today, the halfway point of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Twin Messe Shizuoka North Building in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 510.

Pre-show Match: Oskar Leube beat Katsuya Murashima.

Match 1: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Yuto Makashima, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. Sho beat Nakashima with Snake Bite. Afterwards, Liona & Kaun apparently joined House Of Torture after doing their Mogul Embassy (AEW/ROH) call.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Ryohei Oiwa & Kaito Kiyomiya beat Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. Kiyomiya pinned Fujita after Transformed Shining Wizard.

Match 3: Taiji Ishimori, Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin beat Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan. Coughlin pinned Newman after a jackhammer.

Match 4: Master Wato, Yoh, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii beat Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita & Shota Umino. Wato beat TM 4 with Vendeval.

World Tag League:
Match 5: Jack Bonza & Bad Luck Fale beat Zandokan Jr. & Yota Tsuji. Bonza pinned Zandokan.
Match 6: El Phantasmo & Hikuleo beat Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nagata. Phantasmo pinned Suzuki after CR 2.
Match 7: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Yuya Uemura & Taichi. Archer pinned Yemura after Blackout Sauce.
Main Event: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

Standings (Block B):
1-Zayne/Archer, 4-0, 8 pts
2-Uenura/Taichi, 3-1, 6 pts
3-Soberano/Atlantis, 2-1-1, 5 pts
4-Hikukeo/Phantasmo, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Tsuji/Zandokan, 2-2, 4 pts
6-YOSHI-HASHI/Goto, 1-2-1, 3 pts
7-Bonza/Fale, 1-3, 2 pts
8-Suzuki/Nagata, 0-4, 0 pts (OUT)
That rare draw was big and will have eventual implications. It might end the Bishamon 3-peat bid. Zayne & Archer are in control while at the bottom Grumpy Old Men Who Can’t Get Along are out of it.

The next event is Friday at Wakayama Prefectural Gym in Wakayama. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

All-Japan 11/29/23 Results

All-Japan ran Day 7 of the Real World Tag League today as the tournament enters the home stretch.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on drmand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1039.

Match 1: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re beat Minoru Tanaka, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato by DQ. Tanaka DQ’d.

Match 2: Real World Tag League: Hayato Tamura & Galeno Del Mal beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a lariat.

Match 3: Real World Tag League: Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani beat Cyrus & Ryan Danielson. Okatani pinned Danielson after Quetzalcoatl. Saki Akai was backstage for this match.

Match 4: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Ryo Inoue beat Hikaru Sato.

Match 5: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Natuki Doi beat Fuminori Abe.

Match 6: Jr. Battle Of Glory: Koji Iwamoto beat Dan Tamura.

Match 7: Real World Tag League: Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori. Ishikawa pinned Omori after Splash Mountain.

Match 8: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai. Suzuki beat Anzai with Legal Stretch.

Main Event: Real World Tag League: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Anzai beat Jun & Rei Saito. Aoyagi pinned Jun Saito after THE FOOL.

Each team has 2 or 3 matches left before the Finals, and it’s now Nakajima/Omori still leading despite their first loss today and Miyahara/Aoyagi in 2nd with the Saitos taking their 2nd straight loss.

With one match left for everyone, Jr. Battle Of Glory is up for grabs with everyone else still having a chance at 5-6 points but it’s Abe in the lead with 7 points.

The next event is Saturday at Item Ehime in Ehime. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. Live results are scheduled.

DEVELOPING: TJPW USA Card Change

In a social media post just made moments ago, Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced a change to their US event on 12/14 in Los Angeles, co-promoted with PRESTIGE: Johnnie Robbie is now off due to an undisclosed injury. She was to have teamed with Janai Kai to face Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta. Shazza McKenzie is the replacement.

Injury Report: Another Sore Stardom Lady

And the injury pileup sadly continues…this time it’s Stardom with another casualty as they announced, during a full week of events last week including at Bushiroad Expo Asia in Singapore, Lady C was injured. Neck. Out at least 2 weeks including all events from today through 12/10 (8 total events). A tag match she was in today was changed to a 3-way, other changes pending.

More as it becomes available.