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https://www.thewrap.com/members/2019/04/11/turner-aew-weekly-pro-wrestling-show/

Turner in Advanced Talks With All Elite Wrestling for Weekly Show


Turner is in advanced talks with upstart professional wrestling league AEW (All Elite Wrestling) for a weekly television show likely on TNT, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told TheWrap.

However, the insider said the deal is “definitely not signed.” Several wrestling blogs reported Wednesday night that the agreement between AEW and Turner, which is now owned by AT&T, is a done deal.

The conversations surrounding the deal are “pretty complex” and “not imminent,” the individual said. While having a pact to announce by Turner’s mid-May upfront — an annual event where TV platforms debut their new programming to potential advertisers — would be ideal, it is not a definite.

Though a weekly episode AEW series would likely be destined for TNT, the Shahid Khan-backed league will probably have a multiplatform existence. Turner’s B/R Live is the most sensible outpost for the sports entertainment overflow.

It is possible that the AEW series would not be year-round. That would likely be a combination of the newness of the league and its desire to be more wrestler-friendly than rival WWE, which has a punishing schedule for talent.

A Turner Sports rep and an AEW spokeswoman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Though AEW has only had one big show to date, its growing roster is impressive. Founded by wrestlers Cody (Rhodes, pictured above) and tag-team The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), the company has signed Chris Jericho, Pac (formerly Neville in WWE) and Kenny Omega to wrestle, among others, and WWE legend Jim Ross on commentary.

AEW’s next big event is May 25’s Double or Nothing in Las Vegas, which takes place after Turner’s upfront. Currently, that show is set to stream on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Though AEW is still unproven, a weekly wrestling show with a hot company would be a solid get for the WarnerMedia cable brand. Its primary competitor, USA Network, currently airs WWE’s “Raw” on Mondays and “SmackDown Live” on Tuesdays. However, “SmackDown” is heading to Fox’s broadcast network this fall, when it will switch to Fridays.
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https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/aew-talks-turner-no-deal-signed-yet-281426

AEW in talks with Turner, no deal signed yet

All Elite Wrestling is in talks with Turner on a broadcast deal that would see pro wrestling return to their airwaves for the first time in 18 years.

However, there is no signed deal as of now, reports our Dave Meltzer.

This verifies a Thursday report in The Wrap that Tony Khan's new wrestling project is talking with the former home of WCW. However, Meltzer says the idea in the piece of going with a season vs. a year-round weekly product is not accurate.

He also could not confirm TNT would be the destination for AEW, but that it is one of the suitors in play. AEW has not commented at this point.

Last week, new AEW hire Jim Ross said a two-hour show will debut this October on a major cable network which was verified by Meltzer Sunday. Meltzer added that two major US broadcast outlets that offer streaming services are interested in AEW.

If this deal was to move forward, Turner has several possible homes for AEW programming in addition to their sports-centric streaming service B/R Live. Turner Sports did dabble in streaming PPV last Thanksigiving with the Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson golf challenge, but it was a technical disaster leading to the stream being made available for everyone free of charge and refunds for those who paid.

For decades, Turner was the home of pro wrestling on TBS and TNT, a relationship that ended when Turner canceled wrestling on both stations in 2001.

There will be more on AEW's search for a broadcast home in the new Wrestling Observer Newsletter, out Thursday.
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https://www.prowrestling.com/impact...interested-in-high-flying-international-star/

Impact Wrestling Reportedly Interested In High-Flying International Star

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there is serious interesting from Impact Wrestling in signing lucha libre sensation Flamita.

Flamita is only 24-years-old and is already considered one of the most innovative and consistently excellent high-flying wrestlers in the world. He is actually a third generation talent, and despite his age already has a full decade of experience in the business.

Flamita was a mainstay for the Dragon Gate promotion in Japan up until last year, but started to gain a reputation in the U.S. after his performances in the 2017 and 2018 PWG Battle of Los Angeles tournaments. Apparently his match with Rich Swann at the United We Stand event during WrestleMania weekend was well-received, and now Impact is looking at bringing him in.
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yall hero showed up and did this at an indie show last night supposedly




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Enzo Amore and Big Cass are already done with Ring Of Honor before they were able to have an actual match. Well, they are done for now unless ROH management changes their mind on them.

The duo made their debut in an angle that was supposed to look like a shoot when they jumped the rail at the G1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden. Only a few people knew about what was going to happen and most of the wrestlers were left in the dark. The decision to bring them in was because the company felt like they needed a spark to reach a wider audience.

As noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Enzo and Cass were not at ROH shows over the weekend and they are not booked for anything going forward.

Dave Meltzer added that they are not factored into any future plans right now. There were key people in the company who were very upset about the segment and there was divisiveness about the whole thing.

The original plan was to do something quick in the corner by the rails at ringside with Enzo grabbing Mark Briscoe and shoving him. Then, security would have taken Enzo away to make it look real and it would have gotten some buzz.

Things ended up getting out of control with several stiff punches thrown. At this point, there are no plans to bring them back but there are people in the company with different viewpoints on Enzo and Cass so we’ll have to see if minds get changed at some point.
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https://www.sescoops.com/impact-wrestling-rebellion-final-card-how-to-stream/

Here is the final card for Impact Wrestling Rebellion:

Impact World Champion Johnny Impact vs. Brian Cage with Lance Storm as the special guest referee

Impact World Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) vs. The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana) in a Full Metal Mayhem Match

Gail Kim vs. Tessa Blanchard

Impact X Division Champion Rich Swann vs. Sami Callihan

Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Jordynne Grace

The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) vs. Moose and ‘The North’ (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page)
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