Friday, January 11, 2019

Innovate Wrestling- Chase Owens & Jason Kincaid | The Journey Ep. 1

Innovate Wrestling promoter Tony Givens takes a look at the rivalry between Chase Owens and Jason Kincaid leading to their final confrontation at the Kingsport Civic Auditorium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRndFGFAbGc

Indy Wrestling Upcoming Dates



Dynamo Pro Wrestling Returns to DeSoto, Missouri

                Dynamo Pro Wrestling is proud to announce an all-ages professional wrestling event on Saturday, January 19th, 2019. This professional wrestling event, sponsored by Shanks Auto and Truck Repair, Coyol Mexican Bar and Grill, Slackers, and Aries Screen Printing, will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, located at 13225 State Road E in DeSoto, Missouri. Doors open at 7:00 P.M. with a bell time of 8:00 P.M. Adult tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the event. Tickets for children from five to twelve years old are $5. Tickets for children under five years old are free. Advanced tickets can be purchased at dynamoprowrestling.bigcartel.com.

This event will feature three Dynamo Pro Wrestling championship matches. The brand-new Dynamo Pro Wrestling tag team champions, “The Arch City Mercenaries” will make their first defense of their championships against the former champions Jackal and “Mr. Moustache” Ricky Rodriguez, “The Unlikely Heroes”. Dynamo Pro Wrestling D-1 champion Mike Outlaw has informed Dynamo Pro Wrestling management that he wants to defend his championship against the best competition around the United States. He will be defending his championship at this event. At our last event in DeSoto, “The Wind of Destruction” Makaze used his destructive brand of manipulation and intimidation to regain the Dynamo Pro Wrestling heavyweight championship for a second time. Dynamo Pro Wrestling management quickly informed Makaze that he will be defending his newly won championship in front of all of the great professional wrestling fans of DeSoto, Missouri. Come out and see such Dynamo Pro Wrestling favorites as C.J. Shine, “The Heartthrob” Jaden Roller, “The Valedictorian” Keon Option, Viktor von Stein, Xavier Shadowz, OuTtKaSt, “Mr. Excitement” Christopher Adams, and many more. Come out and experience the best in professional wrestling as Dynamo Pro Wrestling brings professional wrestling back to DeSoto, Missouri!

Since 2007, Dynamo Pro Wrestling has strived to bring professional wrestling fans of all ages with hard hitting, fast paced, edge of your seat professional wrestling action. For additional information on Dynamo Pro Wrestling, you can check out our website at www.dynamoprowrestling.com, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dynamopro, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DynamoPro.

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Dynamo Pro Wrestling Set to Return to Concordia Turners Gymnasium

            Dynamo Pro Wrestling is proud to announce an all-ages professional wrestling event on Saturday, January 26th, 2019. This professional wrestling event, sponsored by Slackers and Aries Screen Printing, will be held at the Concordia Turners Gymnasium, located at 6432 Gravois Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Doors open at 7:00 P.M. with a bell time of 8:00 P.M. Adult tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the event. Tickets for children from five to twelve years old are $5. Tickets for children under five years old are free. Advanced tickets can be purchased at dynamoprowrestling.bigcartel.com. Come out and see such Dynamo Pro Wrestling favorites as Dynamo Pro Wrestling D-1 champion Mike Outlaw, Dynamo Pro Wrestling tag team champions “The Arch City Mercenaries”, C.J. Shine, “The Heartthrob” Jaden Roller, “The Valedictorian” Keon Option, Viktor von Stein, Xavier Shadowz, OuTtKaSt, Jackal, “Mr. Moustache” Ricky Rodriguez, “Mr. Excitement” Christopher Adams, and many more. Come out and experience the best in professional wrestling as Dynamo Pro Wrestling returns to the Concordia Turners Gymnasium!


WBW WARFARE: A NIGHT OF LEGENDS

World Bigtime Wrestling returns on January 12 with Mick Foley at 525 Earlwood Ave, Oregon, OH (7:00 pm bell time)

WBW returns with an action-packed night of LIVE Professional Wrestling featuring WWE ICON & Hall of Famer, MICK FOLEY!!

Plus the WBW Undisputed Ohio Heavyweight title is on the line as NEW Champion, The Tokyo Monster Kahagas clashes with the Suplex Shogun Jackson Stone!!

Also scheduled in action, WBW Champion Marcus Knight,Lightweight Champion Gary Dawson & Joseline Navarro!

Join us at the D'Amato Fieldhouse for a great night of the best Pro Wrestling action around!

HEADBANGER MOSH APPEARING FOR THE MONSTER FACTORY TOMORROW IN PAULSBORO, NJ
By Mike Johnson on 1/11/2019 7:53 AM
This Saturday! Headbanger Mosh Returns! Tickets only $10 & 5!

Front Row seats only $10
General Admission seats only $5

*Primal Fear vs Headbanger Mosh & Wrecking Ball Legursky!

*Bear Country vs South South Philly's Finest!

*Geddy Cahoon vs Max Sterling!

*Twitch vs Royal Money!

*Tyga Watson vs Francis Kip Stevens for the Middleweight Medallion!

*Travis Jacobs vs Michelle!

*Mimi vs Lana Croft!

*Huge announcement concerning the Supersonic Championship!

Soriano defends the Heavyweight Championship against Hyena Hexx!

Pro Wrestling in Tampa at the Cuban Club

IPW Hardcore Wrestling: What's Old Is New Again
Saturday, January 12, 2019
8:00 PM (Doors 6 PM for VIP and 7 PM for GA)

Cuban Civic Club
10905 Memorial Highway
Tampa, FL 33615



Rage in the Cage
20 Man Bring Your Owen Weapons Battle Royal inside the Steel Cage featuring:
The Southern Posse, The Vandalz, Irish Jack/CJ O'Doyle, Barrio Brothers w/ Fantasy, Dagon Briggs/David Mercury w/ Wiley Gene, Inner Aggression, Metro Brothers, Hollywood Law, Matt Delray and Nick Fame, The Dirty Blondes

Cage Match
Steve "Moose" Madison vs Mike "Freedom Ryder" Mike Sullivan

Tag Team Challenge Match
The Shane Brothers w/ "Hardcore Giant" Ron Niemi vs The Precipice w/ Skinny Vinny

Fatal 4 Way
Romeo Quevedo vs Eddie Taurus vs Sideshow vs Damien Angel

Southern Strong Style
Billy Fives vs Francisco Ciatso

Falls Count Anywhere Tag Team Match
Logan Creed and "The Marquee" Bruce Santee vs "Outlaw" Mitch Mitchell and Lex Lovett

Special Challenge Match
Maxx Stardom w/ Salina de la Renta vs Snoop Strikes

Plus Much More including Special Guest former WWF Superstar Barry Horowitz!



Tickets available at eventbrite.com

For More Info Call 912-220-2885

RISE is having an event with Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling on Jan. 19 in Texas City, Texas at 7pm called “ROW on The RISE”:

*RISE Champion Mercedes Martinez vs. Kylie Rae (a three time former ROW Diamonds Division Champion and current AAW Pro Women’s Champion)

*Tag Team Champions Dust and Raven’s Ash (with manager Rosemary) vs. Jessicka Havok and Nevaeh

*Su Yung vs. Delilah Doom

*Rachael Ellering vs. Shotzi Blackheart

*The Killer Baes (Heather Monroe and Laura James) and Saraya Knight are also set to be on the show.

RISE also has a huge show on March 29 in Berwyn, Illinois called “Rise 13- Legendary” at 8pm. There will be a RISE of The Contender match (Rumble rules) with 30 women. The RISE Title and RISE Tag Titles will also be defended on the show.

They will also have a “mini convention” at 3pm on March 29.

Sabotage Wrestling’s next event is March 2 with Blackheart, Kyle Rae, Robyn Reid, Rok-C, and the company debut of Penelope Ford announced so far.

  • Eli Drake  comes to Australia for the FWA show in Sydney on 2/2. (thanks to Kevin Chiat)
  • Jonah Rock, who starts next month with WWE, is being billed as having his last match in Australia on 2/2 in Adelaide for Wrestle Rampage.
  • MCW on 1/18 in Joppa, MD at the MCW Arena has Jimmy Hart and Scott Steiner appearing, plus Scarlett Bordeaux will wrestle. Dante Caballero vs. Brandon Scott for the MCW title headlines.
  • IPW Hardcore Wrestling tomorrow night in Tampa at the Cuban Civic Club headlined by a 20 man weapons Battle Royal and Steve Madison vs. Mike Sullivan in a cage match.

Jay Lethal - Black Machismo, All In, The Elite Leaving ROH, etc - Notsam Wrestling

Abbott and Elliot vs Cash and Noble Supreme Wrestling (Indiana) 1/5/2019

"Amazing" Aaron Abbott and "The Face of Supreme" Leon Elliot take on "The Beverly Hills Butcher" Tommy Cash and "Pure Evil" Nic Noble w/ "Devious" Darrin O'Neal at Supreme Wrestling 1/5/201 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvudM67IkRI

Madison Eagles VS. Mena Libra - Absolute Intense Wrestling

Lance Storm & Cyrus Talk Nick Bockwinkel & Gene Kiniski

Adrian Street Uncut GNW Podcast Interview 2019!

Exotic Adrian Street Uncut GNW Podcast Interview 2019! Legendary Wrestler "The Exotic" Adrian Street does a detailed Great North Wrestling Podcast Skype interview with The Hannibal TV Lead reporter Devon "Hannibal" Nicholson regarding his friendship with Andre The Giant, how Street developed his toughness and shooter reputation over the years, thoughts on Dynamite Kid, Randy Savage, Goldust, Adrian Adonis, details about a "skinhead manager" gimmick Vince McMahon proposed to him in the 90's, his singing career, last match, being held back by Dusty Rhodes, why he didn't like most of the Hart family & more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzqDSHdjlic

ICW (UK) Fight Club #114 - 11th January 2019

Watch along with other fans! This week's Fight Club features Mark Coffey, BT Gunn, Joe Hendry and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3srn7vV0FdU

Lance Storm - Why WWE's Commentary Absolutely SUCKS!

Lance Storm - The Problem With WWE's Commentary - three-man booths and lack of story telling. lick on Lance Storm's stern head to subscribe to the Lance Storm, Cyrus & Raven Podcast Clips channel! Keep it here for the best wrestling-based clips from Killing the Town and The Raven Effect podcasts as well as any other shows these gentlemen may appear on! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AdUpU-O4vE

FRANK MIR MAKING PRO WRESTLING DEBUT AT JOSH BARNETT'S BLOODSPORT

GCW announced Friday that former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will make his pro wrestling debut at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport, set for April 4th in New Jersey as part of WrestleMania week activities.
No opponent was announced for the 39-year-old Mir who currently still fights for Bellator MMA.
The show will feature Barnett, also a former UFC heavyweight champion, former UFC fighter and Filthy Four Daily co-host Tom Lawlor, Jonathan Gresham, Timothy Thatcher, and the U.S. debut of Hideki Suzuki, a catch wrestler trained by Billy Robinson.
Formerly Matt Riddle's Bloodsport, the show now carries Barnett's name and is promoted as a hybrid wrestling and MMA show with no ring ropes, finishes by knockout or submission, and a look and feel based on the Jean Claude Van Damme movie of the same name. 
Last year's show was headlined by Riddle vs. Minoru Suzuki, Nick Gage vs. Thatcher, WALTER vs. Lawlor, Dan Severn, and more.

Chris Jericho On If Vince McMahon Knew He Was Joining AEW, His Signing Being Like Hulk Hogan To WCW

 Chris Jericho has reportedly signed a three-year contract with All Elite Wrestling. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that AEW gave him the best contract he's ever signed in his pro wrestling career. Jericho appeared on Busted Open Radio earlier today and talked about always wanting to try something new and different, leading to him signing with the brand new promotion.
"I think when you're talking about all the stuff that has happened the past few years that led to me signing with AEW, it's always that mindset in my head - I do not want to do the same thing that I've done before," Jericho said. "That could go match style, look, hair style, or even company that I'm working for."
WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray, who is a co-host of the show, asked Jericho how big his involvement is for AEW. Jericho compared it to a much cooler version of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan joining WCW in 1994, two years before Hogan would form the nWo.
"I think it was the piece of the puzzle that they definitely needed at this point in time," Jericho said. "Because what I do for that company is the same thing I did for New Japan last year. I'm not going to say 100% that it's my work that led to New Japan into the Garden [the upcoming ROH/NJPW Madison Square Garden show], but it's a big reason because New Japan has become very hot over the last year with a lot of people that never watched it before, a lot of executives and fans that never watched it before, because they checked it out last year at the Tokyo Dome for Alpha vs. Omega, Jericho vs. Kenny [his match with Kenny Omega]. They might've heard of this New Japan, they might have even known some of the guys that were in it, but they weren't really... and then when Chris Jericho shows up there, they're like, 'Oh my God, Chris Jericho's there. Well, let me check this out.' And then they watch the show and go, 'Oh my gosh, well Jericho's great but look at this Kenny, and they got Okada and Tanahashi, and The Young Bucks, and Cody's there now, and Ibushi's there, etc., etc., etc.'"
Jericho continued, "I think it's the same with AEW and having a legit... you know, let's be honest. I don't know if you said it Dave, I didn't, a legend. If it is a legend, the legendary guy, Chris Jericho's there, that's still super relevant, and people are saying is the hottest free agent in the business. I don't think there's anybody else that could've gone there that had that same kind of affect. If you brought a Hulk Hogan there, for example, then all this is just a re-tread. If you brought Goldbergthere... it's like, well OK we haven't seen him in a while and it's probably a money thing, but with Chris Jericho, everyone was waiting to see where he was going to go. And I think most people say, 'Yeah, he'll talk to other places but he's probably going to end up in WWE.' And when I didn't, it really is a modern day version of Hulk Hogan in 1994, showing up in WCW, but it's a much cooler, more contemporary version of that type of a name, because I've been doing nothing but rebuilding my brand and making people wonder what's Chris Jericho doing to do in 2019. So, when I showed up at the press conference, now everybody knows, and I think people take AEW a whole lot more seriously than they did before I was involved."
Jericho was asked what it felt like to be involved with the AEW rally in Jacksonville, knowing that WWE was nearby preparing for the SmackDown tapings for that night. Despite what other AEW officials have claimed, Jericho said it was not a coincidence that they held the rally in Jacksonville on the same day as WWE SmackDown. Jericho said this was not to start a war with WWE, but it was AEW sending a message to the biggest pro wrestling company in the world.
"I was laughing because that fireworks display at the end of it, it was at the top of the Jacksonville stadium, so it was like the end of a WrestleMania or a beginning of a WrestleMania," Jericho said. "I had no idea it was going to be a huge pyro display that was going on for about two minutes. And I know, I just know that inside that Jacksonville arena, somewhere the old man was in there going, 'Will you shut that pyro off! God damn it! I'm trying to do a meeting here, trying to run a show!' it was very strange, obviously no coincidence it was done the same day SmackDown was in Jacksonville. But it's one of those things, where if you're going to send a message, and if you're going to do things a certain way, do it the right way, and that was making a real statement. Not just to every other company, but to all the fans that are watching. And this is not to start a war, to go to war with WWE, but that doesn't mean you can't co-exist. If you're in the jungle and there's a wild lion, and a wild boar, and a rhino... you don't have to be friends with each other but you can also all exist within the same jungle."
Bully asked if Jericho has had any discussions with Vince McMahon about AEW, or where Jericho thinks Vince's head is at. Bully said he doesn't think Vince is happy that Jericho isn't with WWE, and is with another pro wrestling company in the United States. Jericho said the AEW talks he had with WWE have been amicable. Jericho also revealed that Vince knew about his AEW signing before the rally. Jericho also said the Khan family is really serious about getting into the wrestling business, and they were adamant about having Jericho on the roster.
"A lot of that stuff is private but I did have a very amicable conversation with him and he knew it, he knew what I was doing," Jericho said of Vince. "It was not a surprise. I didn't just show up in Jacksonville and that was it. The bottom line is that the Khan family isn't messing around. They want to make a go of this, and they have a lot of money, and they have a lot of capital, they have a lot of business acumen in sports and entertainment. Not sports entertainment, but the two separate entities. They own the Jacksonville Jaguars and they operate that organization. They own the Fulham football club in London in the Premier League. They know how to run that operation and they understand the pomp and circumstance of what happens when you have a big time sports entity. It's not just a team, it's all of the glitz and glamour surrounding it. They were very adamant that they wanted Chris Jericho on the roster."
Jericho continued, "It took a while for me to really believe that, and believe that it could be something, but once again, over the past year I've done a lot of work with The Young Bucks and Cody Rhodes, with all those guys, both in New Japan and on my cruise, at All In, and you know, once again, no matter how big the offer was, there's also got to be a little bit of belief deep down inside for me... and those guys are all there and motivated, and I love the fact that this day in age, that there are guys, and we're seeing it more and more now, that can make a huge living outside of that system. I did enjoy working over the past year, outside of the WWE system because it's Vince's world and that's great, when you work there you know it, it's just the way it is and you don't argue it, you don't hassle it. But it was a lot of fun to kind of go back and... what do I think is best, and to kind of let the people in charge know that with my 29 years of experience, this is the right way to go. And not have to go through a producer, a cameraman, and a director, and this guy and that guy and this guy, then go sit outside of Vince's office for an hour, waiting to talk to him, to convince them that this is the right way to go. And with all of the matches that I did this year, and there were 4 - 5 in New Japan and 1 on the cruise, were all great matches and they were different, and they all had very smart elements to them. All the build-ups for the matches, you know, that was all me, with some input from the other guys that I was working with, and not having to worry about the corporate side of it. So, I was looking forward to it and when the offer came down from the Khans, and WWE was very amicable in saying congratulations, and go kick ass. So, that's basically what happened. Now once it happened, I don't know what the reaction would be, but the last conversation I had was an amicable one, for sure."

Pete Dunne On What Triple H Promised When He Signed With WWE, Brock Lesnar Being His Dream Match

WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne was recently a guest on E&C's Pod Of Awesomeness. Among many other things, Dunne talked about building the NXT UK brand, whether he was always aware of WWE's plans for NXT UK, dream opponents, and opportunities arising from WWE brands crossing over with each other.
According to Dunne, building the NXT UK brand has given him and other NXT UK talent different priorities than other WWE performers exclusively focused on make it to the main roster as quickly as possible.  
"It's this unique opportunity that we never thought existed," Dunne admitted. "And then, being able to do that, and then being responsible for our own careers and taking the next step with that, but then feeling… pressure's the wrong word because we've enjoyed the experience, but feeling that responsibility to [say], 'okay, let's make a brand for everyone in the UK, for not only the wrestlers that have been doing this for so long,' and ever since it went off TV, five years or however long it has been, there has been a bit of a gap. 'When will British wrestling come back to TV?' To get the opportunity to bring it back and to give us that little bit more of responsibility and a good focus as well. Instead of us thinking we need to get to the main roster as quick as we can, we have a completely different focus, which was 'let's build this from the ground floor and do something completely original.'"
Dunne shared that NXT UK talent were promised from the beginning by William Regal and Triple H that some kind of WWE UK TV show would happen at some point.  
"We were promised from Day One that something would happen," Dunne remembered. "They just said they didn't know when and they just said they didn't know what it was going to be exactly. And it was still a long time after that [Tyler Bate TakeOver] match happened, but I definitely feel like that match helped to cement [NXT UK] a little, especially for a worldwide audience. It made them feel like [NXT UK] is something they would want to see and it legitimized the title a little bit more. But we were told from Day One by Regal and Triple H from even when we were doing the press conference and stuff that there would be a full time show."
On the subject of dream matchups, Dunne said he would like to face current WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, and Matt Riddle.  
"The one that I always say would be sort of a dream match for me would be Brock Lesnar," Dunne divulged. "I think that would be a sort of interesting mix of styles, especially because a lot of guys my size don't wrestle the style that I do, so I think that would be really interesting for people to watch. AJ Styles is a massive one for me. He's someone I always wanted to wrestle. Rey Mysterio, he's up there too. But then, aside from that, even in the NXT brand, there are so many people I haven't had a chance to work with. I got to do one or two matches with Matt Riddle on the independents, but I'd love to work with Matt Riddle in NXT. I think we'd be able to do some really interesting stuff that people haven't seen before."
In Dunne's view, the crossover between WWE brands can lead to interesting possibilities.
"It's getting to the point now where different [WWE] brands can mix with other ones and there are so many different options all under the same banner, which has never happened before and I didn't really think it was possible. It has all happened so fast." Dunne explained, "before you could only really make a name for yourself on the independents or Japan, but Mustafa Ali is someone who has been chipping away since the cruiserweight tournament. He almost had this run on the main roster that someone like AJ Styles or Samoa Joe, someone like that, would have on the independents, but he has been able to do that within this company, which is a really cool idea and it'll be really interesting to see it even more in the next few years."

Views From The Turbuckle: Glory Days In The UK May Be Coming To An End

I didn't write this, but it is.. A very interesting read so here's the link. Worth checking out.
https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/01/views-from-the-turbuckle-glory-days-in-the-uk-may-be-coming-649704/

Jake "The Snake" Roberts Reveals Which WWE Angle He Wishes He'd Never Done

WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts was a recent guest on the Grind City Wrestlingpodcast to discuss his "Dirty Details" comedy tour. Roberts discussed his ring psychology, helping the career of DDP, and more. Roberts stated that one of the most important parts of wrestling is paying attention to your audience to see what is working and what is not. He also stressed how important is it to have a story behind a match.
"A match is a wonderful thing if you take care of it and have fun with it, and tell it like a story instead of going out and emptying your gun in all different places and not aiming at anything," said Roberts. "What are you doing, man? You're just scatter-shooting. You're just taking a handful of crap and throwing it up against the wall and seeing what sticks. That doesn't work for me. I wanna go out there and take those people for a ride. And, the biggest, the hardest thing about doing that is learning to read your audience.
"You gotta go out and read the audience, because they may not be ready to do what you want to do, so you may have to adjust. You may have to change it and go a different direction. But if you don't go out and read the audience and see what they're asking for, then you're just gonna be taken off on a road that nobody's even watching. So, reading the audience is probably the most important thing."
In 1996, Roberts was involved in a feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler that incorporated his real-life problems with alcohol abuse. In one segment, Lawler even poured liquid down his throat to further mock Roberts' alcohol problems. In an August 2017 episode of Dinner with the King, Lawler stated that Roberts allowed WWE to "talk about his personal demons," but he "didn't pour real alcohol down Jake's throat." Still Roberts felt that, in retrospect, this was one of the worst moments of his career.
"It was ridiculous," said Roberts. "That was one of the things I'd wish I had never done. The whole idea behind that was really cheap, I thought. I thought it was disgusting, actually. After everything that I've been through, then you're gonna go out there and bring it up in the front, and that's gonna be your idea? That's the best the writers can come up with? Come on, give me a break. It was ridiculous, man. Not many times in my career I said no, but that's one time I should have said no."
Roberts was also very disapproving of WWE bringing up Jeff Hardy's alcohol problems during his feud with Samoa Joe, as well as using a recently-deceased Jim Neidhart during Natalya's feud with Ruby Riott. "How ridiculous is that," said Roberts.

WWE's Unique Deals Had In Mind For The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega's Status, Hangman Page In NXT

Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks and Hangman Page turned down WWE offers in order to be a part of the new All Elite Wrestling promotion, headed by Jacksonville Jaguars co-owner Tony Khan.
Triple H reportedly had worked hard and offered unique deals in hopes of signing all four, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. According to Meltzer, Page's deal was to work NXT for main roster money. Page was to have been pushed as one the top stars on the brand.
WWE also had a unique three-year deal for the Bucks, which would have been for the same amount of money as A.J. Styles. The WWE deal included having their Being The Elite show airing weekly on the WWE Network. It also had a unique six-month window that would have allowed them out of their contracts if they weren't happy.
It was noted that The Elite had roughly 12 hours of discussions with Triple H, and they praised him for how things were handled. Apparently Triple H also saw the humor in the Being the Eliteepisode where the Bucks superkicked Kazarian, who was dressed like Triple H, repeatedly as their way of publicly turning down the WWE offer.
As noted, Kenny Omega's contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling expires at the end of the this month and he is expected to sign with AEW after February 1st, when he is a free agent. It was reported in The Observer that the word is that Omega has already turned down WWE's offer.