AEW Fyter Fest: Ricky Starks Crowned New FTW Champion Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 14, 2021
Ricky Starks defeated Brian Cage to become the FTW Champion this week on AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest - Night 1.
Starks picked up the victory with a swerve when Powerhouse Hobbs hit Starks with the belt. As Cage was laying in the ring, Taz and the rest of his stable walked to the back. This is the end of Cage s time with the group.
Taz reintroduced the title at last year’s
Fyter Fest and Cage held the title for 377 days.
AND NEW! @starkmanjones is the new #FTW Champion with a little help from @TrueWillieHobbs.
Several Matches Announced For Next Week’s AEW Fyter Fest Night Two Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 14, 2021
AEW has announced a number of new matches for next week’s Fyter Fest- night 2 special of Dynamite.
Check out the card below:
- Jon Moxley versus Lance Archer Texas Deathmatch for the IWGP U.S. championship
- Britt Baker versus Nyla Rose for the AEW women’s champion
- Chris Jericho versus Shawn Spears (Spears can use a chair and Jericho cannot)
- Orange Cassidy versus The Blade
Next week on Night 2 of Fyter Fest!#FyterFest
AEW TNT Championship Has A New Look Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 14, 2021
During tonight’s AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest - Night 1, AEW TNT Champion Miro cut a promo looking back at his journey in AEW thus far.
Toward the end of the segment, Miro referred to himself as The Redeemer and revealed the new TNT which now has a white strap with green on the main title plate.
The previous design featured black and red.
Anybody notice the TNT title has a new look!? - white and green! @ToBeMiro#AEWFyterFest#AEWDynamitepic.twitter.com/GfZWpU2LoD BEN of WrestlingNewsSource.com (@WNS BenKerin) July 15, 2021
Paul Orndorff passed away earlier this week aged 71.
The family of the WWE Hall of Famer has set up a GoFundMe page with donations at around $12,300 of its $18,000 goal.
Here is the description:
“Hi my name is Amayou, my husband is Travis Orndorff. As some of you may know we are preparing for Paul ‘Mr Wonderful’ Orndorff’s final farewell. Travis wants to give everyone, including fans, the opportunity to Donate to Paul’s final expenses. All donations and love gifts are appreciated.”
WWE NXT Viewership Increases To Best Number In Weeks Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jul 14, 2021
This week’s episode of WWE NXT following last week’s Great American Bash saw its best number in a little over a month.
Tuesday night’s episode scored 705,000 viewers according to Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston. The show also drew a 0.19 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. The episode was the most-watched since the May 4 episode.
This was up on last week s 654,000 viewers and 0.18 demo.
Samoa Joe goes hunting for Karrion Kross: WWE NXT Exclusive, July 13, 2021
After NXT went off the air, Samoa Joe staggers to his feet and grabs the steel steps in pursuit of the NXT Champion.