Shane McMahon Has Expressed Interest In Joining AEW; June 20th Live Wrestling News Round-Up

Following last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite, a taping took place for this Friday’s edition of AEW Rampage. Below are the spoilers of every match that took place on the taping, courtesy of PWInsider:

• Private Party defeated Metalik & Komander
• Shingo Takagi defeated AR Fox
• Rey Fenix defeated Turbo Floyd
• Lio Rush defeated Action Andretti to qualify for the TNT Championship Ladder Match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
• Willow Nightingale defeated Serena Deeb to advance to the Semi-Finals of The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament

One particular WWE Hall of Famer believes in Joe Hendry following his surprise WWE NXT debut!

WWE Hall of Famer JBL has taken to X to shower TNA’s Joe Hendry with praise after his NXT appearance this past Tuesday, even going as far as to claim that he’ll be getting Hendry to write his entrance theme when he makes a return to the ring!

I never thought anything would equal “Rap is Crap” by the West Texas Rednecks, but @joehendry has done it. This is the greatest thing I’ve seen in years, I have spent the morning watching his videos and can’t love them enough. I have to have Joe write my comeback music.… https://t.co/zf0aNSW45b

— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) June 20, 2024

Jerry ‘The King Lawler has provided an update on his health after recently undergoing knee replacement surgery.

In a recent interview with Going Ringside, Lawler discussed how he’s feeling after his recent knee replacement surgery as well as the major stroke he suffered back in early 2023.

“I’m doing a lot of conventions. I’m sort of hobbling around right now. I just had a knee replacement on my right knee. But it’s doing good, but it’s a little bit hobbling here and there.

Well, I seem to be doing pretty well. People just see me like this. But at home, I live by myself, and it’s a little tough there right now. But it’s seemed to get better.”

h/t to F4WOnline

Last night’s AEW Dynamite emanated from the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. The next AEW pay-per-view is AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door next week!

The full results from Dynamite were as follows:

• MJF defeated Rush
• Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Dante Martin & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Roderick Strong, Zack Sabre Jr, Kyle Fletcher & Konosuke Takeshita
• The Acclaimed defeated The Young Bucks in an AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator match
• Kris Statlander defeated Nyla Rose to advance to the Semi-Finals of The Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament
• Daniel Garcia defeated Rhett Titus
• PAC defeated Claudio Castagnoli to advance to the Semi-Finals of The Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament

What was your favourite moment of last night’s show? Let us know your thoughts here!

TNA star Joe Hendry is expected to make multiple WWE NXT appearances following his surprise debut earlier this week!

Fightful Select reports that WWE sources are “very happy” with the reaction to Hendry’s surprise appearance this past Tuesday and sources within the black and gold brand believe he will likely make more appearances in the future.

TNA sources, meanwhile, are happy that Hendry’s storyline with Frankie Kazarian was built upon in NXT, though some wish Hendry’s appearance wasn’t so short.

Both AEW Dynamite and Collision are set to make their overseas debut in the United Kingdom later this year!

During last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite, it was announced that the company will host a television taping in Cardiff, Wales just days before AEW All In. The taping, taking place on August 21st, will emanate from the Utilita Arena Cardiff and will feature that week’s edition of both Dynamite and Collision.

The announcement marks several historic firsts for AEW: On top of this marking the first time AEW television has been taped outside of North America, it also marks the first-ever AEW shows to take place in Wales.

It’s currently unknown how the company will handle the typically live taping of Dynamite in Cardiff, given the show will likely begin in the early afternoon throughout the United States.

Shane McMahon is said to have expressed interest in the idea of him joining AEW!

Last week, AEW commentator Jim Ross discussed how the idea of Shane McMahon joining AEW, believing it to be “so crazy that it might work.” McMahon hasn’t been seen in WWE since suffering an injury just moments into his return to the company at WrestleMania 39.

However, it appears the possibility may not be so far-fetched after all. During the latest edition of Grilling JR, co-host Conrad Thompson brought up the idea once more and revealed that McMahon has actually expressed interest in becoming All Elite to several AEW talents!

“There was a friend of ours. He went out of his way to text me, ‘Hey, that’s not as crazy as you think. I know for sure that Shane McMahon has reached out to wrestlers on the AEW roster to at least hypothetically discuss the idea.”

h/t to Cultaholic

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Today’s top stories are:

• Shane McMahon Has Expressed Interest In Joining AEW
• AEW Dynamite & Collision Coming To The United Kingdom
• Joe Hendry Expected To Make Several NXT Appearances