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The Lucha Brothers fell to the Bucks at Double or Nothing, but at AAA’s Verano de Escandalo, Penta El Zero M and Fenix successfully recaptured the AAA Tag Team Titles. While the belts are not on the line this time, the feud continues and the match should be an exciting affair. This will also be a match featuring three of the company’s Executive Vice Presidents. Since they are know to have a role in the company and actively promote that fact, it would be feasible that someone interferes in order to ‘stick it’ to the members of the Elite now that they have power in the company....

Ethan Page said he’d love a singles match against WWE legend and current AEW star Christian Cage. He added that he already faced two of his dream opponents, Sting and Chris Jericho, in AEW. Page named two other dream opponents, including The Rock: Ethan Page on his time in AEW so far Ethan Page signed with AEW after a successful run in IMPACT Wrestling. Speaking about the transition to AEW, Page revealed that although he was a little nervous at first, it ended up being seamless....

On this week’s episode of Rampage, Nese was being interviewed by Tony Schiavone in a backstage segment. He stated he was scouting the competition All Elite Wrestling has to offer for the last few weeks. Tony Nese then made his intentions known about making his TNT debut by challenging for the TNT Championship. The former WWE star took a dig at The Spanish God, saying that he’s “unimpressed” with his work and title reign so far....

While it was revealed yesterday that Jericho had held talks with WWE before signing with AEW, more information on his new contract has now been revealed - including length and exclusivity. In case you didn’t know… While PAC, formerly known as Neville, appearing at the Rally had been teased and leaked beforehand, the shock of Jericho appearing at the end of the Double or Nothing Rally sent the wrestling world into meltdown, with the pyro behind Y2J signifying how explosive the signing was for AEW....

Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Radio is now stating that the recent exchange between Punk and AEW is not a work and that he simply doesn’t want to wrestle. In case you didn’t know… Ever since All Elite Wrestling came into being, rumors have been floating around regarding CM Punk signing with the company. Punk not only made fun of fans who were speculating on his potential AEW debut but also took a shot at the promotion recently on Twitter....

Currently, there are four titles in Tony Khan’s company: the men’s world title, the women’s world title, the tag team titles, and the TNT Championship. AEW has a stacked roster, bolstered by the latest additions of top-tier talent like Ruby Soho, Adam Cole, and Bryan Danielson, so it was always likely that a new belt would be added. Zarian recently revealed that he is hearing murmurs about a new title being introduced to the promotion soon, and it will be a secondary Women’s Championship....

The details of the contracts from WWE revealed that The Elite turned down million-dollar deals that included a six-month exit if they were unsatisfied. In case you didn’t know… AEW is a new promotion that was announced on New Year’s Day and is owned by Shadid and Tony Khan, owners of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cody, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, former WWE superstar Chris Jericho and other wrestlers have signed with the promotion thus far....

Having surrendered the advantage of an opening round win by falling to a surprise defeat at the hands of Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, the Michael Laudrup-coached team had no option but to win against Persepolis who were undefeated coming into this game. A strong start was paramount for the team and the players needed to step up. One man who certainly did that was Al Rayyan’s Qatari attacking midfielder Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata....

East Bengal’s James Moga came off the bench to cancel out Padang’s Edward Junior Wilson’s first half strike to edge past the Indonesian outfit 2-1 on aggregate, courtesy the red and gold brigade’s 1-0 win at home last Tuesday. AIFF President Mr. Praful Patel lauded the Kolkata outfit for their achievement. “I congratulate East Bengal Club for their historic triumph. I wish them luck for the semifinals,” Mr. Patel said....

GROUP D (Central Zone) Altyn Asyr (TKM) v FC Istiklol (TJK): Turkmenistan’s Altyn Asyr welcome FC Istiklol for their second Group D game on Tuesday, looking to capitalise on their opening match victory (2-1) against Alay FC. But their opponents themselves won their opening game too, a 2-0 win over Dordoi Bishkek FC. As such, a win on the day will put either side in a comfortable position in the group....

Several interesting results were witnessed in a round that saw seasoned campaigners AL Muharraq shocked by Saham SC in a five-goal thriller while Johor Darul Ta’zim started off with an easy victory. Here are the results from Tuesday: SOUTH ZONE PLAYOFF FIRST LEG Club Valencia (MAL) 1-1 Mohun Bagan (IND) [G Omodu 71’ - D Duffy 5’] Indian side Mohun Bagan grabbed a vital away goal advantage in the first leg of their South Zone playoff against Maldives FA Cup winners Club Valencia after a 1-1 draw at Male....

Sure, it’s possible to overreact to how the Colts, Broncos, Ravens and Steelers looked in Week 1. It’s not smart, though, to brush it off and ignore all the warning signs that came out of their games — and then to pretend that they don’t work in favor of the defending Super Bowl champs. MORE: Week 1 overreactions | Week 2 opening lines | Will someone in the AFC South please stand up?...

Najma Sadeqi, 20, was in her last semester in journalism school and had been attempting to flee the country in an attempt to continue her journalism career somewhere safer. Najma had gotten her start in journalism through a YouTube channel she started a few years ago and eventually went on to work for private broadcasters, said her older sister, Freshta. Freshta said her sister had received threatening phone calls and text messages from unknown men, and Najma had taken the messages to the airport in an attempt to convince Americans to allow her to evacuate....

The report in the British newspaper on Friday cited senior figures associated with the team as saying the abuse took place at the federation’s headquarters in Kabul and at a training camp in Jordan last February. The Guardian also cited Khalida Popal, a former head of women’s soccer in the Afghanistan Football Federation who was forced to flee the country in 2016 and seek asylum in Denmark, as saying that her own investigation uncovered physical and sexual abuse, death threats and rape....

We have a big show in store for us tonight which will see Jon Moxley in action, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks teaming up to face PAC and The Lucha Bros, as well as a Fatal-4-Way match for the AEW Women’s Championship. Change in plans sees the AEW Women’s title being defended in a Fatal-4-Way match Kris Statlander was originally supposed to challenge Riho for the AEW Women’s Championship but will not be on tonight’s show due to a previous booking from before she had signed with All Elite Wrestling....

Ever since making their AEW debuts, fans have been clamoring to see Punk and Bryan face the top-notch stars of the company. The latter instantly delivered a dream bout against Omega back in September, but The Straight Edge Superstar has been inclined towards working with underutilized stars for the most part. There’s no doubt that a feud between Punk and Omega has money written all over it. However, Cornette has now suggested The Best Bout Machine’s lack of initiative into the program....

Who is Tony Schiavone? For those who are unaware, Schiavone was the lead voice of WCW Monday Nitro for many years. He earlier worked with Jim Crockett Promotions and even had a one-year stint with WWE. It’s fair to say that Schiavone is synonymous with WCW as Ross was with the WWE. When WCW closed its doors in 2001, he was not retained by WWE. Tony Schiavone made a move into Baseball, becoming a commentator on radio for local stations....

In case you didn’t know… It has been known for a while that TNT is going to be the destination for AEW’s weekly TV show. Details regarding the show were, that production cost was being covered by TNT with a guaranteed Advertisement revenue split. Moreover, the weekly show would be a live 2-hour show. At this time, it’s still not confirmed what timeslot they will be in. Most wrestling fans would be aware that TNT was the home of WCW Monday Nitro for several years before its demise in 2001....

Martinez has been feuding Rosa since her return, costing the former NWA women’s champion a place in the final of the TBS tournament and continuing to angle for an in-ring collision with La Mera Mera. When all was said and done, however, Martinez was unconcerned with the result of the match as he struck Rosa with a lead pipe. The use of the foreign object meant a disqualification loss for Martinez, but all would be explained in a backstage segment with Britt Baker....

MMA Fighting reports that Punk made his intentions to step back from Mixed Martial Arts clear to UFC officials as he would be working a full-time schedule with AEW going forward. MMA Fighting later revealed that Ultimate Fighting Championship confirmed the news of Punk’s retirement with them. CM Punk’s decision to quit UFC hasn’t surprised many as it seemed inevitable the moment he made his debut for Tony Khan’s promotion....