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Monday, December 9, 2024 Issue #7426
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//->> OPENING WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
It was sad to see all those top AEW stars at the All In launch party this morning trying to hype up a crowd of less than 100. It's baffling that AEW decided to do this on a workday in the morning when pretty much everyone is at work or school. How bad was it? See for yourself:
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ALL IN: TEXAS TICKETS ON SALE TO GENERAL PUBLIC
- Tickets for All In: Texas officially went on sale to the general public this morning at 10AM CT on Ticketmaster.com. Taking place from the 40,000-seater Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on July 12, All In will be the first proper AEW stadium show in the United States. It will return to London's Wembley Stadium in 2026. Tickets for All In start at just $31 and go all the way up to $1,356 for ringside. The pre-sale was nothing spectacular so AEW is really hoping the general sale will kick things into gear. The company has already canceled one stadium show for 2025 as Grand Slam: Australia has moved to an indoor arena in Brisbane from the Suncorp Stadium after dismal sales.
BRYAN DANIELSON AND STING APPEAR AT ALL IN: TEXAS PARTY
- AEW held a launch party for the All In: Texas tickets on sale this morning at Globe Life Field Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Hosting the show were commentator Tony Schiavone and podcaster Conrad Thompson. Joining the two on stage where AEW President and CEO Tony Khan, Big Boom AJ and Big Justice of The Costco Guys, Thunder Rosa, Bobby Lashley, Swerve Strickland, Bryan Danielson, Mercedes Mone, Darby Allin, and Sting. This was Danielson's first appearance with AEW since he lost the AEW World title to Jon Moxley at WrestleDream and Sting's first appearance since All In at Wembley Stadium in August. Conrad Thompson also announced that Starrcast will be returning for another edition to coincide with All In in Arlington that weekend. Unfortunately, very few people showed up for the morning event despite a strong lineup of AEW stars.
ALL IN: TEXAS TO STREAM ON MAX
- AEW's All In: Texas show will be streaming live on Max and will not be a pay-per-view show according to AEW President Tony Khan. Speaking at the ticket launch party this morning outside Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Khan said that pro wrestling has been at the forefront of all kinds of forms of broadcasting, and the future of pro wrestling will be streaming. "AEW All In and all of the AEW TV are gonna be live-streaming going forward on Max," Khan said, while putting over the TV partners TBS and TNT. "You can watch AEW the same great way you’ve been watching it, but you’re gonna be able to livestream the shows on Max too. It’s gonna be the future of pro wrestling," he added.
DWYANE JOHNSON REMAINS KING OF BOX OFFICE FOR SECOND WEEK
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson remained the king of the box office charts this past weekend with the movie Moana 2 still at the top of the chart while his other movie, Red One, ranked at #5. Disney's Moana 2 had a $52 million weekend, sending its domestic gross to $300 million plus an additional $300 million in international sales for a total of just over $600 million worldwide. Domestically, it surpassed Moana's original gross of $248 million and is just $43 million away from surpassing its worldwide total after just two weeks. Red One increased its domestic total to nearly $86 million and an additional $78 million internationally for a total of $163.9 million worldwide, way short of the $250 million budget the movie had for production.
FENIX: "I NEEDED A DOCTOR AND YOU IGNORED ME FOR MONTHS"
- Fenix doubled down on his comments against AEW and his "inhumane treatment" post from X by posting another message this morning on the same social media platform. "I needed a doctor and you ignored me for months," Fenix wrote. He has not wrestled since July 26 and his last appearance for AEW was on the July 17 episode of Rampage. Dr. Chris Featherstone, host of the Pancakes and Powerslams podcast, wrote on X that according to an AEW source, the excuse that Khan prevented Fenix from joining his brother was because he found out that they were dealing with WWE is "fake news" and the real reason will be revealed soon. Dr. Featherstone said that the comments by Fenix on social media against AEW will soon make sense when the real story behind the whole situation is revealed. He added that when both Penta and Fenix are free and able to discuss, things will get ugly. Replying to his series of X posts, Fenix went on record that Dr. Featherstone's statements were "so far the most accurate" comments online. "Unfortunately, due to contractual issues I cannot speak now, but I will have my time," he added.
BIG BILL AND LEXY NAIR GET MARRIED
- AEW's Big Bill and backstage correspondent Lexi Nair got married over the weekend at the Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya in Mexico. The two got engaged during Christmas two years ago. This is the first marriage for both Bill, 38, and Lexi, 28. Nair is the stepdaughter of WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page and has been with AEW since early 2020 while Big Bill arrived over two years later. Congratulations to the newlyweds!
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