Speaking to VICE, MJF talks about AEW having the best talent for Forbidden Door: “Look to me, I think the reason why All Elite Wrestling is so exciting right now — while it’s predominantly me if we’re being honest, besides the fact that my back hurts from carrying it, you got me, you got the cowboy, you got Swerve, you got Ospreay, you got Kenny, you got Moxley, and Kyle Fletcher. There’s an insane hodgepodge of present-day, all-time generational talents. And the product’s never been hotter. I think it’s never been hotter because it’s never been more competitive, more young, more fresh. I think that – how does it feel? It feels right to me. I feel like this is the reason God put me on this earth. It was to prove that I’m the greatest wrestler on God’s green earth and what better place to do it than the place where the best wrestle?”
In another interview ahead of Forbidden Door, Swerve Strickland talks about the work ethic in AEW: “I feel like we’re putting it to the test and we’re pushing it every single day, every single week, every single opportunity, because now is a chance to win. Something I always tell to the guys and girls that are going out for their match, I whisper in the ear – I give them a pat, motivation, but like, ‘Tonight is a chance to win new fans. Tonight is another chance to win a new fan. Go out there and win a new fan for you.'”
Last night Pete Dunne made a surprise appearance at Riot Cabaret Pro Wrestling for a confrontation with Mark Andrews.
WWE has announced a new live event for Melbourne, Australia on October 15th.
Here’s the early lineup for SmackDown next week in Lyons, France. (WWE)
- WWE United States Championship Match: Solo Sikoa vs. Sami Zayn
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. The Secret Hervice
- WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match: Carmelo Hayes & The Miz vs. The Street Profits
Kevin Owens is stepping in to replace Rey Mysterio as the Grand Marshall at the Daytona 400.
Sheamus beat Kit Wilson of Pretty Deadly in an off-air match from Dublin, which was a legit sellout for SmackDown last night. (PWI)
RevPro Global Wars UK results are below. (FF)
- Leon Slater def. Francesco Akira
- Persephone def. Alexxis Falcon by DQ
- RevPro Undisputed British Tag Team Championship Match: Young Guns def. Grizzled Young Veterans
- Chris Ridgeway def. Blue Panther
- Yuya Uemura def. Connor Mills
- RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship | Discovery Wrestling Scottish Women’s Championship Match: Mercedes Mone def. Emersyn Jayne
- Athena def. Mercedez Blaze. Athena & Billie Starkz attacked post-match but Mina Shirakawa made the save.
- Tomohiro Ishii def. Jay Joshua
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata, Michael Oku, Mike Bailey & Zozaya def. 1 Called Manders, Thomas Shire, Hechicero, Kyle Fletcher & Robbie X
Killer Kross is appearing for House of Glory on October 10th.
Here’s the advertised card for Collision tonight. (AEW)
- Open Challenge: Max Caster vs. TBA
- The Young Bucks vs. Paragon
- Hiromu Takahashi, Scorpio Sky, Dante Martin & Darius Martin vs. Hechicero, Josh Alexander, Rocky Romero & Lance Archer
- Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- Megan Bayne vs. Isla Dawn
- Big Bill vs. TBA
Will Ospreay talks about his injury issues: “I am compromised. I’ve got a few herniated discs pushing against my spinal cord, which is affecting a couple of my nerves. But, I can do stuff and I can perform one last time before I need to go get it all corrected. I got told after All In that I was gonna need to rest and take some time off to see how this is gonna go, and then the MRI’s came back and I got told this is worse than what we thought it was gonna be, but that it’s manageable. It’s absolutely fine. The surgeon even told me that it’s not going to get any worse. It just it needs to be corrected.”
Roman Reigns has been announced for the opening segment of Raw on Monday. (WWE)
- Roman Reigns opens the show
- Rhea Ripley vs. Roxanne Perez
- Kofi Kingston vs. Penta
Nick Wayne “will be out a while” with his broken foot injury. (WO)
Kip Sabian talks about competing at Forbidden Door: “I feel like now my time is starting to come. I have put in the work. People refer to it as paying your dues. I think I have paid a lot of dues.”
Mike Mondo has signed a multi-year deal with NWA.
Konosuke Takeshita may have worked the G1 Climax Finals with a concussion. (WO)
