Edge Shoots Down AEW Rumours, Has Contract Offer From WWE; August 24th Live Wrestling News Round-Up

As first reported by Jinder Mahal in an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn will defend their Unified WWE Tag Team Championships at WWE’s Superstar Spectacle event in India.

There opponents will be none other than India and NXT’s own Indus Sher!

The event is set to take place on September 8th 2023 live from the  G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

It was also recently revealed that John Cena will be competing on the show, his first WWE match since losing to Austin Theory at WrestleMania 39.

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Adam Cole has nothing but nice things to say about Edge.

Speaking with Josh Martinez of the Superstar Crossover podcast, Cole was asked if he has ever interacted with Edge, to which Cole would describe how Edge would take time to help those in developmental.

“I did [have some interactions with Edge], and every single one of them [was] wonderful. So when I worked for NXT, there were some times where he would come down and talk to a group of us, give his input, give his mindset on things. He was just, again, aside from being one of the greatest to ever do it, just incredibly generous and giving. [He is] such a smart individual who really, really did want to pass along his knowledge. So yeah, he’s a wonderful, wonderful guy, and every experience I had with him was very positive.” [H/t to Fightful]

Chris Jericho believes the AEW locker room is stronger than ever.

It was recently revealed that Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, and Jon Moxley had led meetings behind the scenes in AEW following the now infamous All Out Brawl to try and steady the ship.

Speaking in a new interview with the Daily Mail, Jericho discussed the aftermath of the incident and how the three veterans tried to unite the locker room.

Jericho added that backstage fights were nothing new, but it was important to get everyone pushing in the right direction before things got out of control.

You can read a full breakdown of the interview, here.

Relive Sami Zayn’s incredible Quebec heroes welcome from Monday Night Raw earlier this week!

Will Ospreay has taken to social media to send a message to AEW’s production team ahead of All In.

On the August 23rd edition of AEW Dynamite Will Ospreay and Chris Jericho came face-to-face ahead of their highly anticipated clash at AEW All In.

During the confrontation Ospreay came out to the sound of his United Empire theme Zenith of God.

However, following the return of the Aerial Assassin at WrestleKingdom earlier this year Ospreay has begun using his now iconic Elevated theme once again.

Taking to Twitter, Ospreay would implore the AEW production team to make sure they play the correct theme at All In.

“Oi no heat @AEW production office, once again I don’t work there so I’m not mad, but same sense I don’t know who to talk to about this. But guys played the wrong music last night. Please ensure “Elevated” is played for Wembley.”

AI has done it again… the AI revolution has treated us to Plankton singing Cody Rhodes’ WWE theme and now… Eric Cartman performing Metalingus?!

Check out this incredible, if bizarre, video below!

Here’s everything that went down on the latest episode of AEW Collision.

AEW Collision Results

• Jack Perry attempted to retire the FTW Championship. However, Hook made his return and put Perry through a table. He made the match for him against Perry at All In.
• Samoa Joe cut a promo ahead of his match against CM Punk at All In.
• CM Punk, Darby Allin, Sting, and Hook defeated Jay White, Swerve Strickland, Brian Cage, and Luchasaurus in an eight-man tag team match. After the match, Joe and Punk brawled in the ring as others brawled around them. After the segment ended CM Punk paid tribute to Terry Funk in a post-show promo.
• Big Bill (with Ricky Starks) defeated Vary Morales
• John Silver & Alex Reynolds of Dark Order defeated Darius Martin and Action Andretti
• Willow Nightingale defeated Robyn Renegade
• Keith Lee defeated Zicky Dice
• Eddie Kingston, Orange Cassidy, and Penta El 0 M defeated The Butcher, The Blade, and Kip Sabian

All spoilers come courtesy of ITN WWE

On tour with Inside The Ropes Live back in 2019, Mick Foley reveals the sinister reason he was hired by Jim Ross and Vince McMahon.

Check out this never before seen video clip below!

WWE’s expansion of their NXT brand appears to be facing some setbacks.

Following the closure of NXT: UK, it was announced by Triple H that the opening of NXT: Europe would follow shortly after. However, nothing has materialised despite plans to open the brand by early 2023.

On an episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer was asked about NXT: Europe, as well as the rumoured NXT: India.

“They would want to do it. I don’t expect that to happen. One of the issues is they can’t really run shows there. That’s why the Indian talent, they brought to Orlando.”

“I could see them opening the NXT Europe thing, which by the way, was supposed to have been opened early 2023. When they got rid of NXT UK, it was early 2023 they were going to start Europe.”

“Now it’s not happening and it’s not gonna happen until after the merger. I’ve heard now the target’s 2024. But once they do that, I think it’s gonna be a while.” [h/t WrestlingInc]

You can read a full breakdown of this report, here,

On August 23rd the sad news that Terry Funk had passed away broke in the lead-up to AEW Dynamite. Funk is known as one of the very best to ever step into a ring and became a beloved figure across the world. The Hall of Famer was a multiple-time World Champion and helped shape the industry into what it is today.

Following the latest taping for AEW Collision, CM Punk grabbed a sign paying tribute to Funk and a microphone, before explaining to fans what the legend meant to the industry.

You can check out his full tribute below:

CM Punk’s tribute to Terry Funk after #AEWCollision ❤️
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— Teffo (@Teffo_01) August 24, 2023

WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Sami Zayn has joined partner Kevin Owens in paying tribute to the legend that was Terry Funk.

Last night Owen’s took to Twitter paying tribute to his former mentor in a heart-warming and touching post.

“I don’t really come here ever anymore but I had to today to say that Terry Funk was the absolute best of us and that getting to be in the ring with him 10 years ago is and always will be one of the absolute highlights of my career, bar none.

To this day, I still often think back on that night and shake my head in disbelief at the absolute privilege and incredible luck I had to get to be in there with him.

The energy and aura that Terry Funk carried with him into the ring that night is something I had never experienced before and have not experienced since, and I’ve been in there with some pretty crazy names… I’ll never forget it.

Terry Funk. Forever.”

Sami Zayn has now joined in on the tributes pouring out to Terry Funk.

Taking to Twitter, Zayn would write:

“Terry Funk was a truly unique performer for the ages that inspired and influenced so many, myself included.

There was a passion and a sense of chaos in his work that was so beautiful to watch. My condolences to his friends and family. RIP.”

You can read a compilation of some of the thousands of tributes paid to Terry Funk last night, here.

It has been a busy morning for ‘The Rated R Superstar’.

Taking to social media, Edge would publish a video addressing the reports that circulated last night that WWE couldn’t agree on financial terms to renew his contract.

Edge would rejected these reports, revealing that WWE is and has always been his dream gig and he actually currently has an offer of a contract extension from the company sitting in his inbox.

He would go on to reveal that the reason the decision to re-sign is a difficult one not because of offers elsewhere but because of how perfect, his final match on Friday Night SmackDown in Toronto was.

Check out the video in full below!

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— Adam (Edge) Copeland (@EdgeRatedR) August 24, 2023

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NJPW has taken to social media to pay tribute to WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling icon Terry Funk after his tragic passing last last night.

Taking to Twitter, NJPW would wish their deepest sympathies to ‘The Funkster’s’ family.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Terry Funk.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to Terry's family, friends and fans.#njpw pic.twitter.com/U9mE6H9ogh

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) August 24, 2023

Following last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite came the tapings for this Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision and during the tapings another championship match was announced for AEW All In.

During the tapings for AEW Collision Jack Perry would attempt to retire the FTW Championship only to be confronted and attacked by his former partner HOOK.

Hook would make his return to AEW following his FTW Championship match defeat to HOOK on July 19th and would attack the former Jungle Boy putting him through a table in the process.

The match was then announced for AEW All In – HOOK vs Jack Perry for the FTW Championship.

The match is the 11th announced for All In with rumours of a match between Grado and Jeff Jarrett reportedly untrue (more on this later), it appears this may be the final match announcement for the show.

Does All In have too many matches? Let us know by hitting the thumbs below.

During the August 23rd episode of AEW Dynamite, Christian Cage was inserted into the Coffin Match at AEW All In and he did so in peak Christian Cage fashion.

After AR Fox was kicked out of Mogul Embassy by Swerve Strickland following a defeat to Darby Allin, Nick Wayne and Allin would come to the ring to save Fox from a beatdown at the hands of his former stablemates.

Christian, accompanied to the ring by the current TNT Champion Luchasaurus, would then make his way down to the ring offering to replace Fox at All In and delivering a message to AEW’s youngest star Nick Wayne.

Christian would comment on Wayne’s father (who tragically passed away in 2015) something that Captain Charisma has done previously during his feud with Jungle Boy Jack Perry.

Check out the incredible segment below!

At Wembley Stadium it will now be Darby Allin & Sting taking on Swerve Strickland and Christian Cage in a Coffin Match.

There is reportedly a sense of “doom and gloom” amongst current WWE employees as they fear for their jobs due to reports that WWE is looking to make cuts around the company following their Endeavour merger with the aim of saving around $50,000,000.

Endeavour’s takeover of WWE is set to be completed before the end of September, and the company will merge with UFC. A new company will be formed with representation from both Endeavor and WWE on the Board of Directors. The majority of the Board was recently confirmed — although it won’t include Triple H.

As the completion of the deal nears, it’s been reported by Mike Johnson of PWInsider that there’s a feeling of some doom and gloom among staff who believe they could soon be made redundant. The report notes that employees who aren’t in the production studios or directly involved with talent could soon be out of a job. One long-time employee noted that UFC and WWE won’t need separate travel offices and accounting departments.

You can read a full breakdown of this report, here.

AEW continues to make headlines as we head towards Wembley Stadium and All In this Sunday.

On the go-home edition of AEW Dynamite The Blackpool Combat Club would find some new allies in the form of the retuning Santana and Ortiz.

This was Santana’s first appearance in AEW in over a year following a major ACL injury sustained during the second annual Blood and Guts match.

It was also the return of Ortiz who hasn’t been seen in AEW since the Face of the Revolution ladder match back in March earlier this year.

The duos return as a pairing is all the more surprising considering recent reports from their mentor Konnan that there had been a major backstage altercation between the two LAX members with them firmly not on speaking terms.

The pair would return to assist Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta in their brutal assault of Rey Fenix – designed to write the former AEW Tag Team Champion off TV ahead of All In after it was revealed he could not travel to the show due to reported Visa issues.

Santana and Ortiz will be teaming with The Blackpool Combat Club to take on former LAX teammate Eddie Kingston, Penta El Zero Miero, Orange Cassidy and Best Friends in the returning Stadium Stampede match at AEW All In.

WWE took to social media last night to share a heart-warming tribute video to the late, great Terry Funk following his tragic passing last night aged just 79.

Taking to Twitter, WWE would share the incredible tribute video showcasing The Funkster’s’ incredible influence on the wrestling business.

Check out the video below.

A look back at the unforgettable career and life of WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk. pic.twitter.com/FdC7gcJReF

— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2023

Throughout today’s live blog we are going to be sharing some of the incredible tributes fans and talent a like have shared for the man once known as Chainsaw Charlie.

When it was announced that Edge would be taking on Sheamus in the final match of his current WWE contract speculation began running wild over ‘The Rated R Superstar’s’ future in wrestling and if he could become All Elite.

A report last week from Fightful Select revealed that those backstage in WWE would not be surprised to see Edge turn up in AEW with some even noting that it was in fact a “real possibility.”

It was then revealed by Edge himself that his WWE contract expires completely in September 2023 which appeared to killed off any rumours/speculation of Edge debuting for AEW all All In.

Speculation around Edge’s move to AEW then spread like wildfire last night when a new report from PWTorch revealed that Edge is “probably heading to AEW.”

The report also revealed that Edge had attempted to re-sign with the WWE however WWE were not prepared to meet Edge’s demands, leaving the two sides to an awkward stalemate.

Combine all this information with the news coming out of last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite that Christian has replaced AR Fox in the Casket Match against Sting and Darby Allin and all signs seem to be pointing to AEW becoming the new home of The Rated R Superstar.

Do you think Edge is going to sign with AEW? Let us know by hitting the thumbs below!

Good Afternoon!

Hope everyone is doing well and has had an awesome week so far!

I will be with you this afternoon from 12:00 pm to 6 pm BST (8 am – 1 pm EST) with all the latest news and rumours from AEW, WWE and NJPW.

This afternoon we will be kicking things off with some of today’s biggest stories, including:

• Edge seems increasingly likely to sign with AEW.
• The wrestling world pays tribute to Terry Funk following his tragic passing.
• Santana and Ortiz make their shock AEW return.
• Employees currently fear for their jobs backstage in WWE.
• Another huge championship match made official for AEW All In.
• Christian set for a major match at AEW All In.