AEW released the latest edition of Control Center for tonight’s episode of Dynamite in Independence, Missouri. You can check that out below:
Major League Wrestling (MLW) has announced that Jacob Fatu will join the 40-wrestler Battle Riot V match scheduled for April 8 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
You can check out the official announcement below:
“Jacob Fatu enters Battle RIOT V
MLW returns to Philly April 8
(PHILADELPHIA) — Major League Wrestling today announced Jacob Fatu as a participant in the 40-wrestler Battle RIOT V when MLW returns to Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena on Saturday, April 8.
Grab tickets at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office. Tickets start at $15.
The winner of last year’s Battle RIOT has officially entered Battle RIOT V!
Fresh off the greatest World Heavyweight Championship bout in Major League Wrestling history, Fatu looks to get right back in the mix by setting his sights on winning his second consecutive RIOT.
Fatu, the 12th participant to join the 40-wrestler extravaganza, is instantly an odds-on favorite to win the RIOT.
Could a Hammerstone/Fatu trilogy be on the horizon?
40 wrestlers will riot in Philly as one combatant looks to outlast 39 others and earn a world title shot anytime, anywhere against Alex Hammerstone.
Battle RIOT entrants:
Jacob Fatu
John Hennigan
Raven
Willie Mack
Alex Kane
Rickey Shane Page
Shigehiro Irie
Lance Anoa’i
Sam Adonis
Mr. Thomas
1 Called Manders
Jimmy Lloyd
More entrants and matches will be announced in the coming weeks ahead at MLW.com.
The Battle RIOT V will air exclusively on delay on REELZ on Tuesday April 25 at 10e/p.”
During a recent appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, former WWE writer Brian Gewirtz addressed the possibility of WWE being regulated for legalized gambling on match outcomes.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
Brian Gewirtz on the possibility of legalized gambling for WWE: “It wouldn’t seem realistic when I was there, but I have a lot of faith in Nick Khan. I think the structure is just different now. The fact that Dave Meltzer exists is a reason why it might not work, y’know? He’s antithetical to the whole concept of ‘can the wrestlers’ — or whoever the quote-unquote sources are — ‘shut their mouths for a little bit.’”
Gewirtz on how to keep things secret in WWE: “It was possible to do secret stuff back when I was there. John Cena returning in the Royal Rumble, I think it was 2008, that was a secret. Eric Bischoff, when we named him [general manager] in 2002, that was a secret. When Rock returned to host WrestleMania. You really, really need to put in the work to keep it a secret, or you just really truly need to crack down on people. And most people aren’t like this in terms of blabbing.”
On how the betting on matches should be capped: “I left in 2015, and no one on this writing team would dare to consider it for not just moral reasons, but practical reasons.”
