AEW: Ace Steel on All Out Backstage Fight, GCW Owner on Moxley’s GCW Future, Dark Elevation Results

Oct 24, 2022

Ace Steel Comments on All Out 2022 Backstage Fight Incident

As noted before, AEW producer Ace Steel was released from the company earlier this week over his involvement in the backstage fight incident at AEW’s All Out 2022 event this past September. Besides Steel, this backstage fight also involved CM Punk, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks, who are all still serving suspensions following this incident.

Steel recently commented on Instagram posting an image of the Mega Powers with the caption of “False Accusations Running Wild.” While Steel didn’t not clarify what he meant, it is currently assumed to be his official response to the reports and rumors over his involvement in the backstage fight incident that led to his release from AEW.

Ace Steel posted this on Instagram Stories. pic.twitter.com/1GYIpXrdUb
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) October 22, 2022

GCW Owner Brett Lauderdale Comments on Jon Moxley’s Future in GCW

As noted before, Jon Moxley recently signed a new five-year contract extension with AEW. Among the terms of the new deal includes Moxley working exclusively for AEW and their partner companies going forward.

A recent episode of The Business of the Business podcast had Game Changer Wrestling owner Brett Lauderdale as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Lauderdale’s thoughts on Moxley’s recent contract extension with AEW and future in GCW.

“I’ve had very little interaction with AEW itself over the years. Booking Moxley, I never spoke to AEW, it always was just Mox, talking to him and him handling I guess whatever needed to be handled with AEW. But I’m sure things are gonna change now. I don’t think we’ll see him as frequently. But I do think we’ll see him again. I think if there comes a time where there’s somebody he wants to wrestle or a show he wants to be a part of, I think he’ll be there. I think he’ll let me know in much the same way he’s let me know over the last, whatever it was, 399 days. He’ll shoot me a text and say, ‘What do you got coming up in this month?’ Or ‘When are you gonna be in this place?’ That’s how it would often come together. So I wouldn’t be surprised if I hear from him again in a few months or six months or whatever, sometime in the next year, I wouldn’t be surprised if he comes back again and stops in for another event. But again, he does have priorities, and I don’t expect it. I don’t know what the word is. I wouldn’t be surprised. I’ll continue to look at it as a bonus any time he comes around.
Again, he’s not doing it for the money. This guy does not need money from indie wrestling companies, and I can’t pay him anything close to what he probably gets paid on a weekly basis from AEW, nor would he ever expect that or ask for that. He’s just here because there’s a side of him that still loves indie wrestling. That’s where he came from and it’s part of his personality. I think that there’s a reason why he has done so many shows for us and was cool with being our champion for over a year. I think that’s because he respects us and what we do and what we stand for. So again, Mox is a guy who, even with this new contract, I still think he has the ability to call a lot of his own shots, and if he were to ever ask for a favor or ask for permission for something, I can’t see Tony Khan saying no forever. I think there’s always a time and a place or a reason that could make sense. So we’ll see.”

Lauderdale also gave his thoughts about the status of GCW’s working relationship with AEW.

“I don’t know, I’ll be honest. The real honest answer is I don’t know what our relationship is with AEW, and I don’t mean that in a bad way or a good way. Again, I have very little direct interaction with AEW. So I don’t know. In terms of there being AEW people being banned or barred from wrestling for GCW, I’m not sure that such an edict exists. I would think that if that was a rule, I would think I would know. But again, they don’t send me a weekly email or an update. So I’m not sure. Everything’s just on a case-by-case basis. So we’ll see. I think that we’re very fortunate and I’m very grateful for all the times that they have been gracious to allow their talent to come and work for us. Even if it is the end, even if we’re not gonna be seeing their people around anymore, it’s been good while it lasted, and it’s helped our company a lot and I’m thankful for grateful for that.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

AEW Dark Elevation Results – Oct. 24, 2022

October 24, 2022
Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard, and Jose The Assistant

AEW Dark Elevation Quick Match Results:

10 defeated Baron Black via Discus Lariat (pinfall)
Eddie Kingston defeated Ortiz vs. Russ Myers & T-Money via Fisherman Buster (pinfall)
Serena Deeb defeated Haley J via Serenity Lock (pinfall)
The Blonds (Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr.) defeated The Workhorseman (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) via Double Team Dropkick Slam (pinfall)
Emi Sakura & Mei Suruga defeated Nikki Victory & Jaylee via Moonsault (pinfall)
Matt Hardy defeated Lord Crewe via Twist of Fate (pinfall)
Claudio Castagnoli defeated QT Marshall via Ricola Bomb (pinfall)