AEW Match Blasted As The “Worst Match Of The Year”; August 17th Live Wrestling News Round-Up

On tomorrow night’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, WWE Hall of Famer Edge is set to clash with Sheamus in what looks to be ‘The Rated R Superstar’s’ final match in the WWE.

Speaking to ET Canada, Edge would confirm that his match tomorrow is the final on his current WWE contract and due to previous that Edge was looking to end his in-ring career in Canada it is very possible that this may be his final match period.

Edge wold comment:

“Here’s what I can honestly say, and this isn’t the answer everyone wants.

I truly don’t know. I really really, with 100% truth can say I don’t know. That’s strange for me, but I don’t. I really don’t. I’ve put some thought into it, but not a lot.

This is the last match on my current contract. I don’t know. I honestly don’t know. I probably won’t know until I get to the locker room that night and decompress, let all the anxiety and tension that I never used to have before I performed, I have now. That’s strange for me and makes it that much harder to do this. I’m going to be 50 in October. It’s not easy anymore. Before, what I used to take for granted to be able to do, now, there is a process and a fallout.

There’s a lot. It’s the dream gig, but it’s getting really hard,” [h/t Fightful]

Cash Wheeler has commented on FTR’s upcoming clash with The Young Bucks at AEW All In, noting the history between the two teams and commenting that a crowd of 80,000 strong is what these two teams deserve.

Writing on Twitter, Wheeler would state:

“Fuck The Revival.

FTR.

FTR vs Young Bucks.2014 to 2023, it always comes back to “us or them?”

Whether we like each other or not, we’re linked together forever.Wembley. All In. There was never any other option. From the pandemic to 80,000+. This is the stage it deserves.”

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Orange Cassidy is set for Stadium Stampede action at AEW All In next week but assuming he survives that spectacle then he could be set for a history milestone in AEW.

Cassidy is currently on 29 successful championship defences as AEW International Champion (a record in its own right) but should he defeat his next challenger (yet to be confirmed) then he will become the first person in AEW history to reach 30 successful championship defences.

Cassidy’s latest defence came again Wheeler Yuta on the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite and with AEW All Out only weeks away it is possible Cassidy could achieve the major milestone on that show!

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During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Shelton Benjamin has revealed what ‘The Beast’ is really like behind-the-scences.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Benjamin would state:

“Something that you will be shocked to learn. Well, yes, everyone knows the Brock Lesnar persona.

Now, if Brock is your friend he will give you the shirt off his back nice guy in the world fun and cool to hang around with.

That might surprise people how actually cool Brock can be if he likes you, keywords if he likes you. But if he doesn’t like you he’s just he’s what you what you’re seeing on TV that’s not an act.

Like you’re not seeing a different version of Brock. You know, I spoke on this earlier Brock is not acting Brock is not playing a role. Brock is Brock. What you’re seeing that’s real. Brock does not. He’s not social. He doesn’t give a blip.

Like Brock is Brock so don’t get it twisted. And yes, he’s a world destroyer. I call them a juggernaut like Brock is, he’s a bad boy.”

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AEW could make history in the next week.

At the time of writing AEW All In sits at 80,056 tickets sold out of a potential 84,048 (current capacity) which leaves the show just 653 tickets shy of WWE’s record attendance of 80,709 at WrestleMania 32.

This 80,709 reflects the true attendance of WrestleMania 32 and not the inflated 101,763 number that WWE themselves reported.

Should AEW All In surpass WrestleMania 32 it would become officially the largest paid wrestling event in history.

WCW & NJPW’s Collision in Korea is currently the highest attended event of all time with well over 150,000, however, this was a mandatory event for North Korean residents to attend at the time and therefore not a true and fair reflection of WCW or NJPW’s popularity at the time.

You can check out the full ticket details for AEW All In currently via the ever reliable WrestleTix.

Following the news that Sami Zayn was the latest superstar to join WWE’s growing injury list, ‘The Underdog from the Underground’ has given fans an update on his status.

Speaking on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, Zayn was asked about his current injury (traumatic olecranon bursitis to the elbow) and the current WWE Unified Tag Team Champion would respond ensuring fans that although the injury looks gruesome, he will be fine.

“So [my elbow] is part of a nagging injury that’s just kind of gotten a little bit worse after this past week’s heinous attacks by JD McDonagh, for which there will be revenge.

But yeah, there have been some little injuries, but knock on wood, thank god, I’m pretty healthy overall. You start to think about this stuff a little bit more as you get older, and you’ve been doing it for 21 years, and you’re like, ‘Oh, there’s definitely not another 21 on the backside of this.’

So you’re definitely closer to the end than the beginning. So maintaining your health and addressing those nagging injuries, I think that’ll become more important. But I still managed to give you a long-winded answer to a very easy question. My elbow’s alright, it’ll be okay. It’s not great, but it will be okay” [h/t Fightful]

Jim Ross has revealed that Vince McMahon “didn’t see anything” in Christopher Daniels during The Fallen Angel’s brief WWE run.

Daniels wrestled as an enhancement worker for the WWE between 1998 and 2001.

Despite going on to be one of the most iconic names in TNA  and ROH history, Daniels never made a splash in the larger pond of the WWE and Jim Ross has now revealed why.

Speaking on the latest episode of Grilling JR, Jim Ross would recall Vince McMahon’s perceptions of Daniels during his time with the company.

“Just Vince didn’t see it. He didn’t feel it. You know, Chris is not the biggest dude in the fight, but he’s a tremendous talent.

Very skilled. It’s just that one guy. And I also don’t know. I don’t know what Russo thought of Christopher Daniels. If it had been brought to me, and they said, We want you to hire Christopher Daniels because we have an idea created for him, I’d have no problem with that because he’s a good guy.

He’s a soldier. And he’s a good worker could work a lot of different styles. But that never came across my purview.

I know we brought him in for a tryout and I don’t recall it being bad. He’s kind of a who’s known as kind of a high spot guy. But he could work as well. So just didn’t work out for him. I guess there’s all I can say there. If it had come across my desk and hey, Jr. get a hold of Christopher Daniels we want you to sign him, I would have done it in a heartbeat.”

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Cody Rhodes explained to Kenny McIntosh back in 2021 the untold details on what Tony Khan’s AEW EVP’s actually do!

Check out this never before seen video clip below!

At AEW All In Kota Ibushi will team with his Golden Lover Kenny Omega and long time friend Adam Page to take on the trio of Bullet Club Gold and Takeshita.

The match was announced as part of the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite (full results for AEW Dynamite can be found here) and since then Ibushi has taken to Twitter to comment on the match.

Ibushi would reveal how excited he is to be in front of a crowd larger than the Tokyo Dome with his friends Page and Omega and against some old foes in the form of Jay White and Juice Robinson.

Writing on Twitter, Ibushi would state:

“I’m always ready to go. I’ll put my body on the line for Kenny no matter what happens to him. It doesn’t matter how hurt I am.

Jay, Juice. Opponents I haven’t seen in a while. And a partner in Page.

My first time in an arena bigger than Tokyo Dome. 80k? 90? Full house? To think it took me 19 years to make my dream of going from a crowd of 0 to something this huge. Let’s make it happen.”

[Thanks to @ash_mann1021 for the translation.]

At AEW All In on August 27th ‘The Aerial Assassin’ Will Ospreay takes on ‘The Demo God’ Chris Jericho in a first time ever singles match.

The match was announced as part of the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite (full results for AEW Dynamite can be found here) and since then Ospreay has taken to Twitter to comment on the match.

The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion would note that the prior to this match he will be taking on one of his greatest rivals Shingo Takagi for RevPro wrestling and then to culminate his decades long journey in the UK independent scene he will be defeating Chris Jericho in front of 80,000 fans in Wembley Stadium.

Ospreay would comment on just how much this means to him and also why fans should make sure to check out his match against Shingo the night before.

Check out Ospreay’s comments below!

26th Aug: @RevProUK
Copperbox Arena/ Vs @Takagi__Shingo
🎟️ https://t.co/8vX3drYUgO

27th Aug: @AEW
Wembley Stadium #ALLIN/ Vs @IAmJericho
🎟️ https://t.co/BvC6QmLV9Q

To British wrestling, NJPW, AEW, my family & friends.
Thank you for being on this incredible journey with me. pic.twitter.com/UCG91x3K3B

— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) August 17, 2023

Over on their YouTube channel WWE has counted down the ten most disrespectful moves ever performed inside the squared circle.

The list includes the likes of WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi and rising NXT star Nikkita Lyons.

Check it out below!

Tammy Lynn Sytch, better known as Sunny in her WWE days, has pleaded “no contest” to multiple charges related to a fatal car crash and faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.

On August 16th, Sytch changed her plea from “not guilty” to “no contest” for a felony charge of DUI causing death and a felony charge of driving with a suspended license causing death.

She also pleaded “no contest” to four misdemeanour counts of DUI with damage to a person and two misdemeanour charges of DUI with damage to property.

You can read a full breakdown of the charges faced by Sunny, here.

It’s that time of the week again.

Here are the known spoilers for the upcoming August 18th episode of AEW Rampage, courtesy of F4wonline.com.

AEW Rampage Spoilers

• Rey Fenix defeated Komander
• ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated Ethan Page and Brother Zay to retain the titles
• Sammy Guevara defeated Jon Cruz
• AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida & Skye Blue defeated Ruby Soho and Toni Storm. After the match, the heels attacked Shida which brought out Britt Baker which led to a pull-apart brawl between the four women in the title match at All In.
• ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defeated Ryan Nemeth

Every day during the ITR live blogs over the past week we have been giving you a new banger of a wrestling theme to add to your playlist.

Today’s is a throwback tune as Alex Riley demands we say it to his face.

Check out this belter of a theme below!

Whilst discussing his sit down interview with former AEW Champion Kenny Omega, Jim Ross would recall working with Omega’s former advisor ‘The Jackal’ Don Callis, praising Callis for his genius but noting that he is also a “miserable pr*ck.”

Speaking on the latest episode of Grilling JR, Jim Ross would recalls his previous interactions with Callis noting that the current AEW talent is a hell of a talker and posses a real skill for maximising his minutes on screen.

“I did some commentary with him [Don Callis] on some shows, and realised right away, he’s a hell of a talker.

Now, he may be a miserable prick in real life, and some people would agree with that assessment of Don.

But nobody can disagree with the fact that Don is very intelligent and he thinks for Don. So, you know, old school, how do I get over brother type deal, so that he could talk man from the get go, one of the best talkers. And I thought that would be his calling as a broadcaster, and not as a manager. Not that he couldn’t be a manager, not that he couldn’t do a good job.”

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At AEW All In it will be ‘The Demo God’ Chris Jericho one on one against the United Kingdom’s own Will Ospreay.

It is official on August 27th at Wembley Stadium, Chris Jericho and Will Ospreay will face off in a first time ever singles match.

The match was made official during the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite (full results for that show are available here) following a reunion between Chris Jericho and former friend Don Callis.

Jericho would attempt to reform a friendship with ‘The Jackal’ following the separation of The Jericho Appreciation society last week but instead was greeted with a gift Kevin Owens would be proud of and an assault at the hands of The Arial Assassin himself.

Check out the full segment below!

At AEW All In on August 27th at Wembley Stadium AEW’s iconic Stadium Stampede match will be making its highly anticipated return.

Eddie Kingston, Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo will team to take on the Blackpool Combat Club and three mystery partners still TBA.

The match was made official during the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite, full results of which can be found, here.

Two Stadium Stampede matches have taken place in AEW history – the first took place in 2020 between The Elite and The Inner Circle and the second took place in 2021 and once again featured The Inner Circle but this time facing off against The Pinnacle.

Following a match between Orange Cassidy and Wheeler Yuta, Eddie Kingston would make his AEW return following the G1 Climax tournament in NJPW and would save The Best Friends and Lucha Bros from a beat down at the hands of the BCC.

He would then make the announcement that when AEW All In comes to Wembley Stadium it will the return of the Stadium Stampede match.

Check out the full segment below!

Although fans in the UK are not being treated to a highly anticipated rematch between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay next week at All In, ‘The Cleaner’ will be in action and his opponent, well opponents, have been confirmed.

On Sunday August 27th at Wembley Stadium in London, England, Kenny Omega will team with Kota Ibushi and Adam Page to take on the trio of Konosuke Takeshita, Juice Robinson and Jay White.

The match will see the Golden Lovers reunite in AEW and Kenny Omega stand across the ring from former friend Takeshite and two of CM Punk’s current rivals in the form of Bullet Club Gold.

The match was made official during the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite, you can read a full breakdown of that show here.

The match is the 6th multi-man match announced for the show and the fifth tag team match overall.

Currently there are just two singles matches announced for AEW All In, MJF vs Adam Cole and Will Ospreay vs Chris Jericho.

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During the August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett clashed in the bizarrely branded “Texas Chainsaw Massacre Deathmatch” and fans were not keen on the affair.

The match, sponsored by the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game, featured weapons, fake blood, chainsaws and Leatherface themselves.

The match would end with Leatherface chasing a blood soaked Karen Jarrett backstage providing the distraction needed for Jay Lethal and Santam Singh to take out Jeff Hardy via a hammer strike and chokeslam combination and presenting Jeff Jarrett with the win.

In the hours after the match fans have taken to Twitter in their thousands to blast the match with many going as far to dub the bout the “worst match of the year” an award seemingly awarded to WWE’s own bizarre sponsored match the Mountain Dew Pitch Black match between LA Knight and Bray Wyatt.

“Unironically contender for worst match of the year” – @Seur101

“Dynamite tonight was alright, but that Texas Chainsaw Massacre match.

If there was ever a contender from AEW that could rival the Pitch Black match from WWE as the worst match of the year, that could be it. Lots of talent there, but yeesh.” – @GameShowGumbo

“The LA Knight Mountain Dew match is no longer of the worst match of the year thanks to this” – @AustinLavigne

“Worst Match of the Year award winner is all locked up for 2023. Others need not apply.” – @BlueDevil102077

You can read more fan reviews of the AEW Texas Chainsaw Massacre match (the good and the bad) here.

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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:

• Fans brand AEW’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre match the “worst match of the year.”
• Kenny Omega‘s opponent at AEW All In has been confirmed.
• Stadium Stampede set to return at AEW All In.
• Will Ospreay and Chris Jericho set to clash at AEW All In.
• Jim Ross calls top AEW talent a “miserable pr*ck.”
• Former WWE Superstar Sunny facing up to 25 years imprisonment following DUI.

As always if you have anything you want to ask us or any stories you would like us to try to provide an update on, let us know by using the ‘get involved’ feature at the top of the page!