Various: AEW Reschedules Rochester Show, FTR Claim “Handshake Deal” with AEW, Indies

Jun 7, 2020

AEW Reschedules Rochester Dynamite Show to This November

AEW recently announced that their planned AEW Dynamite television taping at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York has been rescheduled for a second time due to coronavirus-related issues.

The newly scheduled taping will now be taking place on November 11th and those who purchased tickets for the original March 18th date or rescheduled July 8th date will have their tickets honored at this show. The company also announced that they will accept refund requests from those who choose to do so.

FTR Comments on Their AEW Contract Status

A recent episode of the Jim Cornette Experience podcast had FTR as the guests and they claimed that they are currently working under a handshake deal, though that might be a work.

Cash Wheeler – “We have a short-term, almost handshake deal, because they want to get this match done since it’s been talked about for so many years. We’re not under any long-term obligation to anybody.”
Dax Harwood – “Tony [Khan] has been great to us. He’s got full trust in us, which is probably why he’s allowing us to appear on a handshake deal. He’s a huge fan of the wrestling business, more important to us and our pocketbooks, he’s a fan of ours because he loved the Mid-South stuff. He really believes we’re guys that can get over. During the pandemic, he wants us to get the match with the Bucks and wants to be the guy to get that match. We’re not against signing with Tony but there are so many guys we want to test our skills against. I don’t think he’d be too happy with us if we had signed a contract and then came on your show.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Bushiroad recently announced that they will be holding an online press conference on June 9th to discuss their plans to resume live events for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Stardom in Japan. This press conference will be starting at 11PM EST and will air live for free on New Japan World and YouTube.

Bobby Fulton announced on Twitter this past Friday that he has been medically cleared of cancer. Fulton had been battling throat cancer since December of 2019.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Ring of Honor’s Mark Haskins was recently fined $4,000 by the Maryland State Athletic Commission. Haskins’ fine was due to him violating the rule against the usage of blood during a match he had against Bully Ray at ROH’s Final Battle 2019 event on December 13, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Major League Wrestling is currently expected to have recently signed a new television deal, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s issue that the reason for the lack of an official announcement is due to both sides feeling this past week was not the appropriate time to do so due to outside issues.

MLW is also reportedly currently planning a potential November date for this year’s Opera Cup tournament, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.