Thursday s Dark Side of the Ring season 3B premiere episode on WWE s infamous Plane Ride from Hell drew 153,000 viewers on Vice TV, according to…
The #MagicalGirl@YukaSakazaki dances her way to the ring for the next match on #AEWDarkElevation.
Elevation may have the most predictable results of any program, and I don’t consider that a bad thing. Wrestlers who are moving up the rankings stack up wins here when there’s not enough time to do it on the regular editions of Dark or Dynamite. It’s also one of the easiest shows to watch. This particular edition of the show only took 48 minutes bell to bell.
Paul Wight, Tony Schiavone and Eddie Kingston were your commentary team this week. After Kingston stepped on everyone’s toes and Wight showed off an embarrassing shirt he had to wear for losing a bet (“Waxxed and Vaxxed”), the action moved down to the ring.
Major League Battle Riot III special
Taped in July 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 2300 Arena
Aired July 24, 2021 on beIN Sports and streamed via MLW’s YouTube Page
The show opened with a video package that listed the rules for Battle Riot with new entrants every sixty seconds, and eliminations occurring via pinfall, submission, or by going over the top rope to the floor. The winner gets an MLW Heavyweight Championship shot anytime, anywhere… A video listed some of the Battle Riot entrants… The broadcast team was Rich Bocchini and Saint Laurent…
Cesar Duran (f/k/a Dario Cueto) made his entrance while a “lucha” chant broke out. Duran entered the ring with a microphone and said he’s been told that the venue is historic and the people of Philadelphia understand lucha libre. The “lucha” chant grew louder. Duran said he’s been told that the city could be a good place to build a lucha temple.
Also in this issue:
Ticket sales for WWE and AEW shows including the four shows that will top 10,000 tickets sold, hottest wrestling tickets on the secondary market as well as this week s UFC show, ticket sales for all AEW events on sale, every major WWE show including Madison Square Garden and every event this month, details on all shows and capacity of the buildings.
Schedule and some early details on the 2021 G1 Climax tournament.
The arrest of Jonathan Fatu (Jimmy Uso), his track record of arrests from the past and more reaction.
Grappl s list of the best matches of 2021 so far as well as sleeper matches from small promotions worth checking out.
Also in this issue:
Ticket sales for WWE and AEW shows including the four shows that will top 10,000 tickets sold, hottest wrestling tickets on the secondary market as well as this week s UFC show, ticket sales for all AEW events on sale, every major WWE show including Madison Square Garden and every event this month, details on all shows and capacity of the buildings.
Schedule and some early details on the 2021 G1 Climax tournament.
The arrest of Jonathan Fatu (Jimmy Uso), his track record of arrests from the past and more reaction.
Grappl s list of the best matches of 2021 so far as well as sleeper matches from small promotions worth checking out.