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NXT UK TV Streamed April 29, 2021 on WWE Network and Peacock Andy Shepherd and Nigel McGuinness were the broadcast team… Teoman made his entrance to kick off the show. Rohan Raja made his debut entrance whilst a promo aired from earlier in the day in which he discussed his unique upbringing. 1. Teoman vs. Rohan Raja. Raja took Teoman down to the mat straight away, prompting the German to give him a huge slap as a receipt. A few moments later, Raja hit a neckbreaker on Teoman and gave him a ma...

AEW Dynamite (Episode 83) Aired April 28, 2021 on TNT [Hour One] The Dynamite opening video kicked off the show… The broadcast team of Jim Ross, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone checked in while pyro shot off. Justin Roberts was the ring announcer. The broadcast team ran through the previously advertised matches and segments. Taz was on commentary for the opening match… Hangman Page made his entrance and was attacked from behind by his opponent Brian Cage, who was accompanied by other Team Taz...

AEW Dynamite Hits Brian Cage vs. “Hangman” Adam Page: A hot opening match with a surprising outcome. Page has been thoroughly protected as the number one contender, so it was an unexpected development for Cage to pin him. The match was laid out really well with Cage’s pre-match attack softening the blow for Page taking the loss and setting up the need for a rematch. On a side note, did AEW pull the plug on the story of Cage and Ricky Starks having issues or is that still happening? The In...

Jerry Lynn recalls the advice he gave Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa before their unsanctioned match, comments on learning from his fellow AEW coaches April 29, 2021 AEW Unrestricted Podcast with Jerry Lynn Hosts: Tony Schiavone and Aubrey Edwards Interview available at Omny.fm Jerry Lynn on the Dr. Britt Baker DMD vs. Thunder Rosa unsanctioned match: “I had told them, ‘If you’re bleeding, do not let your forehead touch the canvas. Do not let your face touch the canvas because it’ll ...

It really doesn’t. I even had a laugh about it with someone who works in the industry. This person has a better understanding of TV ratings than I ever will, and has zero love for AEW for a variety of reasons. This person said he expected the number to be down and was surprised they didn’t lose even more viewers because of the speech. The idea of pointing out that other shows increased doesn’t mean much. So AEW viewers are less loyal or more political than Real Housewives viewers or NBA f...

NXT Hits Kushida and “MSK” Wes Lee and Nash Carter vs. “Legado del Fantasma” Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, and Raul Mendoza: A strong six-man tag match that did a great job of putting heat on the heel trio. In doing so, they also set up a pair of title matches with Escobar going after the NXT Cruiserweight Title that he lost to Kushida, while Wilde and Mendoza presumably earned an NXT Tag Title shot by giving MSK their first loss. Mercedes Martinez vs. Dakota Kai: I wasn’t sure wheth...

Christian Cage on telling Edge that he was signing with AEW, watching his first AEW Dynamite match with Edge, his Mount Rushmore of Canadian pro wrestlers, his favorite pro wrestler turned actor April 28, 2021 ET Canada interview with Christian Cage Host: ET Canada’s Shakiel Mahjouri Interview available via YouTube Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Canadian pro wrestlers? “OK, so man… Bret Hart has to be up there, obviously, I would put Edge on that. I think we can put Trish Stratus o...

Impact Wrestling Rebellion poll results for best match and overall grade April 28, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) -Sunday’s Impact Wrestling Rebellion pay-per-view event received a majority A grade from 41 percent of the voters in our post show poll. B finished second with 37 percent of the vote. -76 percent of our voters gave best match of the night honors to AEW Champion Kenny Omega vs. Impact World Champion Rich Swann in a title vs. title match. No ot...

NWA Powerrr (Episode 26) Streamed April 27, 2021 on the FITE TV The Powerrr opening video aired… The broadcast team of Joe Galli, Tim Storm, and Velvet Sky checked in and ran through the show’s lineup… Kyle Davis introduced NWA Champion Nick Aldis, who joined him on the interview set. Aldis boasted that he’s an eleven on a scale of one to ten. He boasted that he’s the National Treasure and The Dealer who holds all the cards. Aldis said that there’s been some energy in the air ever s...

NXT TV viewership for the third week of the Tuesday night era April 28, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) Tuesday’s NXT television show produced 744,000 viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The viewership count was down from the 841,000 viewers who watched last week’s show. Powell’s POV: NXT finished eleventh in the cable ratings with a .22 in the 18-49 demographic. Last Wednesday’s NXT show finished 27th in the cable ratings with ...