AS I SEE IT
Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com
On Saturday evening, Tony Khan tweeted the following:
"...Thank you all who watch AEW as we approach indelible
times in our history with #AEWAllIn London @wembleystadium
weeks away, + the most important announcements in AEW
history looming large now.
Fans have been expecting substantial updates (beyond the
usual pleasantries) from Tony Khan and Warner Brothers
Discovery on the status of AEW's next TV rights deal. Last
official word was that AEW is still in talks with Warner
Brothers Discovery, as well as other reports that the
exclusive negotiating window is up, and that theoretically
AEW could negotiate with other networks.
Khan also revealed on Twitter that he took a trip last
weekend to Paris to meet with David Zaslav, the head of
Warner Brothers Discovery, as well as other WBD officials,
and gushed about the trip.
By all signs, a deal has been completed between AEW and
Warner Brother Discovery and agreed upon, and it's only a
matter of announcing it. The only remaining questions are:
* How much money is the deal is for, and will it allow AEW
to become profitable?
* How long the deal is for?
* How will MAX be a part of it?
* How will PPVs be handled?
The period between now and ALL IN should provide answers to
those questions, and hopefully shut the mouths of online
trolls, bots and engagement whores who've spent the last
year or so aggressively attacking AEW on social media.
Now...the comment DID say "announcements" plural.
Fightful Select reports that Globe Life Field is the
likely venue for an AEW stadium show in the Dallas-Ft. Worth
area. Tony Khan had previously noted while he's very
friendly with the {Jerry) Jones family through his Jaguars
ownership (and mentioned AT&T Stadium), he ALSO notably
mentioned that his analytics company, TruMedia Networks,
does business with the Texas Rangers who have Globe Life
Field, a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, TX, with a
40,300 capacity. It's adjacent to Choctaw Stadium (formerly
Globe Life Field, which has a similar capacity, but no
roof).
The question seem to be whether or not this show is the 2025
Forbidden Door...or ALL IN 2025.
Speaking of ALL IN...with two weeks to go until ALL IN 2024,
as of August 8, WrestleTix indicated 45,158 tickets have
been distributed.
The lineup for ALL IN, as it stands now:
* AEW Women's World Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm defends against "The Glamour" Mariah
May
* AEW "American" (International) Championship
MJF defends against Will Ospreay
* TNT Championship
Jack Perry defends against Darby Allin
* AEW TBS Championship
Mercedes Moné (with Kamille) defends against Dr. Britt
Baker, D.M.D.
* Casino Gauntlet match for a future AEW World Championship
match
* Trios match for the AEW World Trios Championship
The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch and Nick Wayne)
(with Mother Wayne) defend against The Bang Bang Gang (Juice
Robinson, Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) or House of Black
(Malakai Black, Brody King and Buddy Matthews) (or
potentially both, if you've seen the finish to the main
event of Collision this past Saturday)
* Title vs. Career match for the AEW World Championship
Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) defends against Bryan
Danielson
If Danielson loses, he will retire from in-ring competition
* Zero Hour: Willow Nightingale & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kris
Statlander and Stokely Hathaway
Viewing options for ALL In include:
Traditional cable/satellite carriers - North America
* AEW: All In London will air on traditional cable and
satellite providers in the United States and Canada
* B/R app - US/Canada
AEW: All In London will air on Bleacher Report via their
website or the Bleacher Report app.
* YouTube - North America/international
AEW: All In London will air on YouTube for our fans in the
United States, Canada, and select international markets
* Trillertv (FiteTV)- North America/international
AEW: All In London will air on TrillerTV for our fans in the
United States, Canada, and select international markets
Triller TV is offering an AEW All In and All Out pay-per-
view pack for those in the United States and
internationally, or those in the U.S., the combo pack will
cost $84.99, while those residing internationally will have
a much better price of $34.99 if you have the AEW Plus
subscription. An AEW Plus subscription is $7.99 per month.,
or those in the U.S., All In will have the regular $49.99
price as a standalone pay-per-view while those outside the
U.S. will have to pay $24.99 or else $19.99 if you have an
AEW Plus subscription. AEW Plus subscriptions are not
available in the United States (unless you have a VPN, such
as NordVPN). For more information go to TrillerTV.com.
* PPV.com - North America/international
AEW: All In London will air on PPV.com for our fans in the
United States, Canada, and select international markets
* DAZN PPV- - North America/international
AEW: All In London will air on DAZN PPV for our fans in the
United States, Canada, and select international markets
* Bars/restaurants
AEW: All In London will air in select Dave & Busters, and
Tom's Watch Bar locations in the US
Now....after talking about Christmas in July this past
month... indies are slowly beginning the season of giving
with 38 charity shows/events announced already, beginning
the process of helping their communities for the Holidays.
* Big Time Wrestling returned to Newark, CA on August 2,
school backpack drive benefiting Family Giving Tree
featuring an appearance by Rikishi and their second annual
Back-To-School Backpack Drive with Family Giving Tree, for
new, unused backpacks and school supplies for local kids in
need, grades K-12 at the show. The promotion was able to
donate a total of 250 backpacks and "tons of school
supplies" in support of our Back to School Drive.
* Capital City Championship Combat returns to Ottawa, ON at
the Preston Event Center on August 16 for Fighting Back:
Wrestling with Cancer with DIJAK vs. Speedball Mike Bailey,
Josh Alexander, and more. Since 2011, as a community, nearly
$600,000 has been raised for the Canadian Cancer Society,
through annual Fighting Back: Wrestling with Cancer events.
Tickets are on sale at Vertigo Records and The ODDs & SODs
Shoppe, as well as the C4Wrestling site. 100% of profits
will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.
* Supreme Pro Wrestling teams up once again with Alex's
Lemonade Stand Foundation to lay the smackdown for its
annual fundraiser against childhood cancer on August 18 at
the Soccer World Indoor Arena in Elk Grove, CA. ticket
information available soon.
* Come join Empire State Wrestling for a family filled day
for a great cause! We are hosting a Chiavetta's Chicken BBQ
Party in conjunction with P.U.N.T. - a foundation associated
with Dawson Knox of the Buffalo Bills that supports families
coping with pediatric cancer. Along with the barbecue
chicken, there will also be a basket raffle, 50/50, bounce
house, face painting, vendors, and more. It will take place
at the Rapids Fire Hall in Lockport on Saturday, September 7
from 1- 6 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $15 and enter you into a
chance at winning a door prize. They can be purchased at
ESWTIX.com (where service fees apply), Venmo, Cashapp or
emailing eswpuntbbq@gmail.com. Tickets will be available at
the door, but only pre-sale tickets will enter you in for
door prizes.
* IWF Media LLC and North Arlington Board of Education
present: IWF Wrestling: Unstoppable on Saturday, September
21, with a 7:00 pm bell time at North Arlington High School,
222 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ to benefit Michael
Robert Cammett Jr. Memorial Foundation. Tickets & VIP on
sale now for IWF UNSTOPPABLE September 21 in North Arlington
with Dark Oracle Sage, Kevin Knight, Hellraiser Dracko,
Atkins Brothers, Justin Adams, East Side Dave, KC Bonilla,
Glenn Burgess, Ken Reedy, Aaron Hobbs, Patrick Sanchez,
Janko Sons, Rico Gold, Prince Naj and Michele Dee.
* United Wrestling Coalition holds its second annual
Scholarship Fund Benefit Show at the New Egypt American
Legion, New Egypt, NJ for the 2nd Annual Scholarship Fund
Benefit Event. This is the second of five planned annual
events to help raise scholarship money for New Egypt
resident and UWC member Shelby, who collects toys for the
annual scholarship money for New Egypt resident and UWC
member Shelby Begley. Promoter Lois Thomas said “I made a
promise to Shelby’s dad before he passed away to do
everything in our power to ensure Shelby would have the
means to open doors to her future, and in honor and memory
of our dear friend John Begley, we are very excited to
announce this second annual event.” Please join the entire
UWC Family, including Shelby and her mom Barbara as we come
together to show our continued support for this beautiful
family.
* Journey Independent Championship Wrestling returns on
September 22 in Martinsville, IN for the Austin Fury
Memorial Tournament to benefit Suicide Awareness.
* Crossfire Wrestling returns to The Merritton Lions Club 7
Park Avenue St Catharines, ON. SUNDAY September 29, 2024 for
FIRED UP 2024! 4pm bell time. Partial proceeds will go to
The Niagara Peninsula Foundation for Children. Tickets are
available at https://www.ticketscene.ca/events/48825/?
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* Great Canadian Wrestling will hold their fall and winter
series of shows and Comic-Cons, collecting food for the
local community food banks in each locality in which they
run events; collecting non-perishable and food items
including kids school snacks, juice (boxes and large),
canned veggies and fruit, canned pasta, cereal,
toothpaste/soap/toiletries, pet foods, diapers and baby
supplies. Shows scheduled thus far are: Kinmount Fair,
Kinmount, ON /August 31, Barrie ON/September 7, Belleville,
ON/September 8, Aurora, ON/September 14, Peterborough,
ON/September 21, Kingston, ON/September 22 and Cobourg,
ON/September 28, Fenelon Falls, ON/October 5 , Whitby,
ON/October 20, Batawa, ON/October 26, Bowmanville,
ON/October 27, Peterborough, ON/November 9 , Lindsay,
ON/November 10, Belleville, ON/November 17, Aurora,
ON/November 23. Angus, ON November 24, Newmarket,
ON/December 7
* It's that time once again... as One Fall Entertainment and
Pink Heals in Sheboygan return to Seton Catholic School for
PINK HEALS 2024 on October 5 !! In the last 3 years, we have
already raised nearly $33,000 for those that have been
affected by cancer in the Sheboygan County area, and we are
looking to continue to kick things up a notch. This event
could NOT be possible without the help of our sponsors, our
fans, our roster including our special guests, and so many
more people!! Who knows which special guests will be here to
help us out this year? Who would you like to see? More
information to come in the near future. Don't miss out on
this EPIC event
Tickets available at https://www.ticketsource.us/onefall?
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* Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations presented Steelstacks
Smackdown II at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA on October 5 as
a benefit to raise money for New Bethany. Money raised will
go toward supporting Southside Bethlehem-based New Bethany’s
mission to get resources and housing to local people
experiencing poverty, hunger and homelessness. Please bring
a non-perishable food item as well to help Bethany's work.
* Wheelchairs are thrown to the side, walkers forgotten, and
abilities highlighted as each wrestler steals the spotlight
in an event that often brings laughs, tears, and a whole lot
of fun.
* The 23rd annual Timmy Takedown is a free, annual event,
and this year we are hosting 2 Timmy Takedowns. The first
one will be on Saturday, October 5th in Kirklin, Indiana.
The second one will be on Saturday, October 12th in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Cheer local kids on as they show
their abilities in the ring and raise funds for the families
and communities that Timmy Global Health supports around the
world.
* Midwest All-Star Wrestling presents Women of Nations Grand
Slam 6 on Saturday October 26 bell time of 4:00 PM at North
St Paul Senior High, North St. Paul, MN for our biggest
event of the year! Last year's event raised $73,100. Help us
beat that goal this year! Tickets available now at
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/womenofnations/1255489?
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* IWA Productions presents its 12th annual Wrestling for a
Cause show in Mount Vernon, IL on October 26, raising funds
for the mammogram department at Crossroads Hospital.
* Independent Pro Wrestling presents Hammering Cancer 5 on
November 3 at 869 King St E, Hamilton, ON. Mark your
calendars now to join us for our annual event to raise money
and awareness for the Juravinski Cancer Centre with the goal
to raise $5000! Already confirmed to be part of this great
event: IPW Grand Champion Jon Jon Tavious, The Superstar of
David Tomer Shalom, Igor Sonovavich, The Asian Nightmare
Kwan Chang, KC Andrews, Matt Burns, Big X, IPW Openweight
Champion 1star Cayden Felix, and the Co-Host Toster! More
names to be announced soon!
* United Wrestling Coalition holds its Holiday Food Drive
show November 2 at the New Egypt American Legion, New Egypt,
NJ
* Journey Independent Championship Wrestling returns on
November 30 to Martinsville, IN for its annual Toys for Tots
show.
* KSWA Wrestling presents its annual Toy Drive/Fan Fest 2024
at 6:00pm on Saturday, December 7, at the American Legion
Langley Post 496, 2863 Chartiers Avenue, Pittsburgh PA
* United Wrestling Coalition holds its 28th annual Toys for
Tots Pro Wrestling Toy Drive show on December 7 at the New
Egypt American Legion, New Egypt, NJ
So it's time to ask if those reading this blog can send me
any information on holiday themed charity shows scheduled
from now through the New Year at my bobmagee1@hotmail.com
account or to message me through my Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/bob.magee.180 or direct message me
at https://twitter.com/BobMage70323520
Speaking of doing as much good as we can...well-known East
coast wrestling photographer Christine Coons recently
suffered a major stroke; and Tanya Christine Coons has
organized a GoFundMe for her. Here are the particulars:
"Christine Coons is going through it right now! She has
suffered a stroke. She has very limited movement from her
right side. She is currently in the hospital awaiting news
of where she will go for rehabilitation for the stroke. On
top of the stroke, her heart issues have also come back. So
she is fighting the fight. Frustrated but day by day she's
fighting.
She will be in the hospital/rehabilitation for some time. No
one is sure when she will be able to go back to work. And
she already has hospital bills piling up. Anything anyone
can donate is appreciated. Just reading this is
appreciated!!
Please continue to share and donate. We have to do a lot of
repairs and updates at Christine's house in order for her to
go back home and continue to get better. Every dollar
counts. We will continue to update her process.
To donate, please go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-
christine-overcome-her-health-battles?
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