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Manik Aftab serves as a news writer at Ringside News. He has covered pro wrestling and sports entertainment for a variety of publications, including Sportskeeda Wrestling, The Sportster, and WrestleZone. Outside of his professional duties, Manik likes to indulge in fiction, thrillers, comics, manga, and anime.

Keith Lee Walks Out On Swerve Strickland During AEW Full Gear - Page 49

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Swerve Strickland destroyed Billy Gunn’s fingers with a pair of pliers and that didn’t sit well with Keith Lee. Tonight, the big man finally had enough of his partner’s extremely sadistic behavior and left him in the middle of the ring.

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Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) took on The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) in a rematch for the AEW World Tag Team Championship during Full Gear tonight.

At one point during the match, Swerve got his hands on a pair of pliers and attempted to destroy Caster’s fingers with it, prompting a huge save from Billy Gunn. Strickland then got inside the ring and handed the pliers to Keith Lee.

Swerve asked Lee to use the pliers on Bowens. The big man responded by throwing the pliers away. He even helped Bowens stand on his feet, to the shock of Strickland. Lee then walked out on his partner.

The Acclaimed got the win on the challengers. Check out the closing moments of the match here:

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Kenny Omega Reacts To The Elite’s Return At AEW Full Gear

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Kenny Omega Reacts To The Elite's Return At AEW Full Gear

The Elite returned after months of absence during AEW Full Gear tonight. Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks took on Death Triangle (PAC and The Lucha Brothers) for the AEW World Trios Tag Team Championship during the pay-per-view event. Click here for our full coverage of AEW Full Gear. The Elite put up a fight … Read more

Jamie Hayter Wins AEW Interim Women’s World Title During Full Gear

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Jamie Hayter failed to beat Toni Storm for the AEW Interim Women’s World Championship in a fatal four-way match that also involved Dr. Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida at All Out. Tonight, she finally got the biggest win of her career.

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Toni Storm put her AEW Interim Women’s World Championship on the line against Jamie Hayter during the Full Gear pay-per-view event tonight. The crowd in attendance was pro-Hayter and she got a huge pop during her entrance.

Both the champion and the challenger put up a great fight. The match contained plenty of false finishes and near falls. Storm showed incredible resilience as she kicked out of multiple moves.

The closing moments of the match saw Toni Storm throw Hayter into the turnbuckle. Hayter reversed Storm’s momentum by throwing her into the exposed part of the turnbuckle. Hayter won the match with a huge lariat.

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Samoa Joe Wins TNT Title During AEW Full Gear

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Samoa Joe Wins TNT Title During AEW Full Gear

Samoa Joe is one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the business. Joe has won titles around the world. Tonight, he added another title to an already-impressive catalog. Click here for our full coverage of AEW Full Gear Samoa Joe squared off against Powerhouse Hobbs and Wardlow for Mr. Mayhem’s TNT Champion in a triple-threat … Read more

Jade Cargill Pulls Off Insane ThunderCats Cosplay For AEW Full Gear

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Jade Cargill is one of the top stars in AEW and there’s no arguing that. The undefeated TBS Champion knows how to walk the talk. Tonight, she showed off an insane custom gear for her huge title defense.

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Jade Cargill put her TBS Championship on the line against Nyla Rose during Full Gear tonight. The AEW star pulled on an insane ThunderCats cosplay for her match against Nyla Rose.

Undefeated TBS Champion @Jade_cargill!

Nyla Rose got her custom entrance as well. The challenger arrived in style alongside Marina Shafir and Vickie Guerrero, who paid tribute to Eddie Guerrero with an “I’m Your Papi” shirt.

Cargill ended up retaining her title against Nyla Rose. We’ll have to wait to see what’s next in store for the undefeated TBS Champion. Check out here gear in the clip here:

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Jim Ross Takes Dig At All Out Brawl During AEW Full Gear

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Jim Ross Posts New Photo & Update On The Aftermath Of His Skin Cancer Treatment

All Out 2022 will forever be remembered for the chaos the ensued backstage after the pay-per-view event. CM Punk went on a scathing rant against Adam Page, Colt Cabana, and The Elite and found himself in a comprising position as a result of his outburst. Tonight, AEW once again referenced the All Out brawl. Click … Read more

Vickie Guerrero Pays Tribute To Eddie Guerrero During AEW Full Gear

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Eddie Guerrero won the hearts of millions of people around the world with his incredible talent and amazing personality. Tonight, Latino Heat got a huge tribute from his wife.

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AEW paid tribute to Guerrero in a major way ahead of Jade Cargill’s TBS Championship defense against Nyla Rose. The challenger entered the ring sat in a low-rider, with Vickie Guerrero beside her, clad in an “I’m Your Papi” shirt.

Making her entrance in style, it’s the #NativeBeast, and self-proclaimed TBS Champion @NylaRoseBeast, accompanied by @VickieGuerrero and @MarinaShafir!

The entrance was a huge tribute to Eddie Guerrero, who used to arrive to the ring in a custom low-rider. Eddie also used to wear I’m Your Papi shirt during his time in the WWE.

This isn’t the first time AEW had paid tribute to Eddie Guerrero. Stars such as Santana and Ortiz regularly pay tribute to the pro wrestling great, who inspired so many to take up pro wrestling.

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Former AEW Star In Town For Full Gear

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Marko Stunt was one of the AEW originals, and made his debut at the promotion’s inaugural Double or Nothing pay-per-view event. The 26-year-old formed a trio with Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus in the months that followed AEW’s arrival on the wrestling map. Marko Stunt competed for AEW from 2019 to 2022. Tony Khan had no … Read more

Danhausen Debuts New Gimmick During AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour

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The Best Friends, Orange Cassidy and Rocky Romero had promised to bring a mysterious tag partner to AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour, and they fulfilled their promise by revealing their fifth pick, Danhausen, who debuted a new gimmick during the pre-show tonight.

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Danhausen debuted his latest gimmick tonight at Full Gear: Zero Hour. The AEW star entered the ring to a new entrance. The whole presentation gave a serious vibe to Danhausen’s otherwise jolly gimmick.

Danhausen won the match for his team as well. The AEW star hit The Factory’s Nick with a kick following an Orange Punch from Orange Cassidy. The winning team then celebrated inside the ring.

Danhausen had teased the new gimmick on social media. He had posted a picture of himself with the caption, “Say the word and I will tear the flesh from those who harm you. #AEWFullGear.”

Check out his new gimmick here:

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AEW Books Huge Tag Team Match & More For Full Gear: Zero Hour

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AEW will head to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey this weekend for their fourth annual Full Gear pay-per-view event. The company announced a Zero Hour for the show during Rampage last night. Click here for our full coverage of AEW Rampage. AEW announced that Best Friends, Rocky Romero, Orange Cassidy and a mysterious … Read more

CM Punk Dropped From New AEW ‘Fight Forever’ Video Game Cover Art

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CM Punk went ballistic during the post-All Out press conference and that led to a brawl with The Elite backstage. Tony Khan responded by stripping Punk of the AEW World Championship. It appears that Punk’s days in the company are completely over.

AEW dropped the latest cover art for their upcoming “Fight Forever” video game. The new cover art features both Adam Page and Kenny Omega, who Punk publicly dissed during the scrum. The Second City isn’t on the cover of the video game, leading to speculations that he may be gone from the company.

Punk hasn’t appeared on AEW TV since All Out. The Chicago native has been nursing a triceps injury he suffered during the PPV event as well. That being said, Punk was pulling off commentary for Cage Fury Fighting Championship last night, and referenced his All Out brawl.

Fans will continue to question Punk’s status with AEW until one of them addresses the situation. Tony Khan wishes he could sort out issues with the former AEW World Champion as well. Keep reading Ringside News for more from the world of pro wrestling.

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Eddie Kingston Demands Huge Match From Tony Khan After AEW Rampage Goes Off The Air

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Eddie Kingston Demands Huge Match From Tony Khan After AEW Rampage Goes Off The Air

Eddie Kingston finally got his wish to square off against Jun Akiyama last night on AEW Rampage, but The Mad King didn’t expect the match outcome to end in the fifth pillar and his tag team partner Konosuke Takeshita’s favor.

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Akiyama got the win for his team with an exploder on Ortiz. AEW dropped a clip on their social media after the show went off the air. In the clip, Kingston can be seen calling out Tony Khan and demanding a singles match against the puroresu icon.

The AEW President responded by granting Kingston his singles match against Akiyama. The two will met one-on-one at the AEW Full Gear pre-show live on Saturday night.

Moments ago #AEW GM @TonyKhan, at the request of @MadKing1981, made one more match for #ZeroHour: #AEWFullGear Pre-Show TOMORROW NIGHT Live at 7pm ET / 6pm CT #EddieKingston vs #JunAkiyama (@jun0917start)

AEW Full Gear will emanate from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on November 19, 2022. Keep reading Ringside News for complete coverage of the PPV event and more.

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Japanese Legend Jun Akiyama Makes AEW Debut During Rampage

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Japanese Legend Jun Akiyama Makes AEW Debut During Rampage

Jun Akiyama revolutionized pro wrestling alongside Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada, and Akira Taue during the nineties and 2000s. The legendary “fifth pillar” of puroresu made his AEW during Rampage tonight.

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Jun Akiyama appeared alongside international sensation Konosuke Takeshita for a tag team match against Eddie Kingston and Ortiz on AEW Rampage tonight. Akiyama was at the AEW Dynamite site on Wednesday night as well.

Eddie Kingston had been wanting a dream match with Jun Akiyama for a long time and he finally got his wish tonight on Rampage. The match was booked last week by AEW President Tony Khan.

Per Dave Meltzer, Akiyama agreed to the match immediately after he heard that Kingston wanted to work with him in the states. Keep reading Ringside News for more.

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Mercedes Martinez Returns From Injury During AEW Rampage This Week

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Mercedes Martinez Returns From Injury During AEW Rampage This Week

Mercedes Martinez signed up with AEW following a lackluster stint with WWE. Tony Khan brought her to Ring of Honor and booked her to win the ROH Women’s World Championship. Unfortunately, she got injured several months into her reign as champion.

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Mercedes Martinez made her televised return during AEW Rampage tonight. The ROH Women’s World Champion arrived in time to make the save for Madison Rayne and referee Aubrey Edwards from Athena, who left the ring as soon as she senses a confrontation.

Tony Khan previously revealed that Mercedes Martinez was cleared to compete and that she was eager to compete on the November 16th taping of AEW Dark: Elevation. She’s also likely to defend the ROH Women’s World Championship at the upcoming ROH Final Battle 2022 PPV on December 10th.

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Ricochet Takes Major Dig At Braun Strowman’s ‘Flippy Floppy’ Wrestlers Remarks During WWE SmackDown

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Ricochet Takes Major Dig At Braun Strowman's 'Flippy Floppy' Wrestlers Remarks During WWE SmackDown

Braun Strowman found himself in hot waters following a controversial take on Dave Meltzer’s 5-star ratings system. Tonight, the Monster Among Men got called out to his face by a fellow wrestler live on SmackDown. Click here for our full coverage of WWE SmackDown. Braun Strowman teamed up with The New Day against The Imperium … Read more