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Shots Fired

All Elite Wrestling recently announced that it will air a two hour television show every Wednesday on TNT. While not the start of a new Monday Night War, it is definitely the beginning of a new battle for wrestling viewership. 

World Wrestling Entertainment has long dominated the wrestling indusrtry ever since World Championship Wrestling closed its doors in 2001. Total Nonstop

Action Wrestling was once seen as a potential competitor but has since fallen into near obscurity and airs on Twitch. Ring of Honor is on television via syndication, and New Japan Pro Wrestling is on tape delay on Axs TV. What has truly halted these promotions from becoming legitimate WWE competitors is exposure. That is what separates AEW from the rest of the pack.

The promotion made headlines with its signings and first ever pay-per-view, and has seemingly shaken the wrestling industry to its core with it newly announced television deal. Starting on October 2, 2019, AEW will air love on TNT from 8-10pm from the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. This is massive. AEW's roster depth, which features stats such as the Young Bucks, Cody, Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, and Jon Moxley, was already considered to be a massive strength of the new Wrestling promotion. A live weekly television deal on a nationally broadcasted cable network will only bolster its popularity and attract more fans.

For the first time since 2001, WWE has real competition and that is fantastic for wrestling fans. Competition brings out the best in people. The Monday Night Wars featured the highest ratings for wrestling television shows in history. With AEW set to make its television debut in October, WWE will be forced to step up their game. A few shots have been fired by AEW in this new wrestling television war. Let's see how WWE responds.

Mox on the Move

Jon Moxley has seemingly made more news in a few weeks than he had during his entire time with World Wrestling Entertainment. After his contract with WWE expired, a cryptic video appeared on his usually inactive Twitter account. That sent the wrestling world into a frenzy and for good reason.

Only May 25, 2019, All Elite Wrestling had their first official show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speculation was running wild on whether or not Moxley would make an appearance. After the main event between Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega concluded, Moxley appeared came through the crowd, hopped the ringside barricade and proceeded to take out Jericho and the referee before battling Omega up the entrance ramp. He would Omega off a stack of poker chips on the main stage of the set and end the show standing tall as chants of Moxley echoed throughout the arena. It was revealed after that Moxley had signed a full time contract with AEW and will be part of their roster.

So how do you capitalize on an unbelievable debut in a company perceived to be a real threat to WWE? You go to New Japan Pro Wrestling. About a Week after Moxley's AEW debut, another video appeared on his twitter account. This one revealed that he would be heading to NJPW to face Juice Robinson at Best of the Super Juniors Finals in what would be Moxley's first match since leaving WWE. Robinson's IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. After a brutal bout which saw the use of a few weapons, Moxley emerged victorious and captured the belt from Robinson after hitting a modified version of his Dirty Deeds finisher which is being called the Death Rider. With the win, Moxley became the first man in history to have held both the WWE United States Championship and the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

Needless to say that Moxley has been on the move ever since he left WWE. He's booked a few indie shows and has signed contracts with both NJPW and AEW. The number of dream matches this can create are endless. A match with Omega in AEW seems inevitable as does a rematch with Robinson in NJPW. Bouts against Kota Ibushi and Kazuchika Okada among others are also in the realm of possibility. The current IWGP United States Heavyweight Champ is creating a ton of buzz in the wrestling world, and it would appear that he is not finished yet.

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