AEW: Jeff Jarrett on AEW Launching House Shows, Fight Forever Update, Dark Elevation Results

Feb 13, 2023

Jeff Jarrett Comments on AEW Launching House Show Events

A recent episode of the Under The Ring podcast had AEW Director of Business Development Jeff Jarrett as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Jarrett’s thoughts on AEW’s current plans for the launch of their house show events tours.

“It’s gonna be a crawl, walk, run process. I believe the strategic mindset is [to] absorb as much information as we can, as quick as we can, to truly make.. there’s no plan perfect. We’re gonna have our ups and downs, we’re gonna have our hits and our misses. But coming out of the gate, there was a report online about how many shows WWE has reduced their non-televised live events, and we haven’t been in the market since the launch of AEW. So I think the timing’s real good, I think the day that our television show airs, live on Wednesday, and kind of dovetails into Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I think we’re gonna start slow and start picking up the pace and kind of figure out [how to] eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive, and keep progressing.
I could not be more excited because it is a real growth opportunity, I think. That’s what the business, the real essence of it is. I was born and raised here in Nashville, and there’s artists who come to town, that move to town and literally spend their life savings to move here, write songs, try to be an artist, but their goal is to get out on that road and play their music. In the wrestling industry, obviously the TV is the utmost importance, and our pay-per-view weekends, but at the end of the day, getting out, and yes, it’s a private center. It’s also a marketing initiative. It is also how you hone your craft, but there’s so much upside to it. For me, to be blessed to have a part of it, I’m pumped in so many ways. At this stage of my career, when I look back on it, what an opportunity that’s in front of all of us. The Khan family launched AEW, it’s up and running, and wildly successful, and now here come the live events, right up my alley.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

AEW Fight Forever Release Date Status Update

As noted before, AEW and developer Yukes were rumored to be in a dispute with the Entertainment Ratings and Software Board (ESRB) over the content rating for their upcoming Fight Forever video game. The game’s release date was rumored to be in limbo due to this dispute. This rumored dispute was recently resolved following the ESRB’s official rating of T for Teen for the game.

The Mat Men Pro Wrestling’s Andrew Zarian reported on Twitter that one source spoken to close to the situation stated that AEW is currently planning a new release date somewhere in the second quarter of this year for their upcoming video game.

Spoke to an old colleague who is deep in the gaming world.

They mentioned to me that AEW Fight Forever is slated for a Q2 release at this moment. #AEW #videogame #AEWFightForever pic.twitter.com/sVc4D6tWkY
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) February 10, 2023

AEW Dark Elevation Results – Feb. 13, 2023

February 13, 2023
El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum
Commentary: Paul Wight and “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard

AEW Dark Elevation Quick Match Results:

The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, & Evil Uno) defeated El Dragon, El Combarde, & Vary Morales via Jackknife Pin (pinfall)
Big Bill defeated Gino via Chokeslam (pinfall)
Jade Cargill & Leila Grey defeated Dulce Tormenta & DD Doom via Jaded (pinfall)
Brian Cage defeated Jastin Taylor via Drill Claw (pinfall)
Nyla Rose & Emi Sakura defeated Skye Blue & Madison Rayne via Torture Rack Neckbreaker (pinfall)
Yuka Sakazaki defeated Vertvixen via Magical Dream Girl Splash (pinfall)
Josh Woods defeated Man Scout via Chaos Theory (pinfall)
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) defeated Aydan Colt & Frank Stone via Awful Waffle (pinfall)