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Articles by Maki Itoh
"He Left a Whole Lot of Money on the Table"
Booker T is the latest wrestling personality to chip in on the CM Punk controversy. On this “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T gave his thoughts on how AEW handled Punk’s departure. Firstly, Booker commented on Tony Khan‘s decision to walk out in front of a pro-Punk Chicago crowd following the news of their local hero’s release from All Elite Wrestling. “I must give Tony a lot of credit.
Minoru Suzuki To Make MLW Debut Next Month
Minoru Suzuki continues to kick down the forbidden door in pro wrestling. Suzuki is going to debuting for Major League Wrestling next month as the promotion launches a new PPV titled MLW Slaughterhouse on October 14. The event, which will be available to watch on Fite Plus, is appropriately named for the Halloween season and Suzuki will be sure to frighten whoever he steps in the ring with as an opponent has yet to be announced.
Nick Wayne Opens Up About AEW Debut
Eighteen-year-old Nick Wayne, now established as a regular name on AEW programming, has opened up about the “wave of emotions” surrounding his debut match. Wayne’s AEW debut came a couple of months ago on Dynamite’s 12th of July edition. On this show, he battled Swerve Strickland in a ten-minute losing effort, but impressed the AEW bigwigs enough to become a staple of their televised product.
Dakota Kai Will Be Out Of Action Until 2024
Dakota Kai is down with injury, but her optimism is not out. Kai was busy doing a live Twitch stream on Monday when a fan asked when she may return to the ring after suffering an ACL tear. The Damage CTRL star let everyone knows that she’s going to be not wrestling for the rest of 2023, predicting that she’ll likely be cleared in early 2024. She said an ACL tear is a lot more severe than what people think.
Jon Moxley Called Out By Maki Itoh
If push came to shove, could Jon Moxley survive a match with “the cutest wrestler in the world?” It’s a question that is on the lips of wrestling fans today after deathmatch legend Maki Itoh (don’t @ me) appeared on Colt Cabana’s Art of Wrestling podcast. The episode was recorded live in Chicago over All Out weekend, and also featured appearances from Nick Wayne, Taya Valkyrie, Shawn Spears, Jake Hager & Lash LaRoux.
Eric Bischoff Says AEW Firing CM Punk Before All Out Was The 'Smart' Decision
Eric Bischoff thinks that firing CM Punk was not just the right decision, but the only decision for Tony Khan to make. The former WCW President and co-host Conrad Thompson covered the release of CM Punk on the latest episode of 83 Weeks. On it, Bischoff said that Tony Khan taking the bullet at AEW Collison after firing CM Punk will help the company in the long-term, despite how difficult the move was in making.
Bad Bunny return set for next week's WWE Raw
Bad Bunny will return to WWE Raw next week. The Grammy Award-winning artist and host of next month's WWE Backlash event will return to WWE programming on the April 24 edition of Raw, as announced during this week's episode. After appearing at WrestleMania 39 as a guest commentator and aiding Rey Mysterio in his victory over Dominik Mysterio, Bunny made another appearance on the Raw after WrestleMania, where he was attacked and put through a table by Damian Priest of The Judgment Day.
AEW Dark Elevation results: Emi Sakura, Maki Itoh in action
It's Monday and you know what that means: an four-match episode of AEW Dark Elevation from Long Island, New York, with Paul Wight and Matt Menard on the call. Maki Itoh defeated Ashley D'Amboise Itoh made her way to the ring singing as she always does. I think she might have showed the most charisma out of anyone tonight. She flicked off D'Amboise and started driving her right hand into her head. The whole match was just Itoh going for her headbutt off the ropes and D'Amboise avoiding it.
Maki Itoh Vows To Return To AEW And Defeat Thunder Rosa; Rosa Responds
Photo Credit: All Elite Wrestling / BR Live Is Maki Itoh on her way back to All Elite Wrestling? In the post-match media scrum for TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro ’22 following winning the International Princess Championship, Maki Itoh stated that she would return to All Elite Wrestling with this title and defeat Thunder Rosa while she’s there: “With this belt, Itoh will definitely go to AEW! And fight Thunder Rosa again,” Maki Itoh said.
Maki Itoh vs. Riho Announced For The Premier Of AEW Dark: Elevation, Updated Card
Photo Credit: All Elite Wrestling AEW President Tony Khan has revealed the card for the first episode of AEW Dark: Elevation. The show, which will premiere on Monday, March 15, will feature a main event match between Riho and Maki Itoh. Otherwise, the card includes several noteworthy contests: Jungle Boy vs. Danny Limelight Dante Martin vs. Max Caster Tay Conti vs. Ashley Vox Brandon Cutler vs. Powerhouse Hobbs In addition to the huge main event @Riho_gtmv v.
Oney Lorcan Challenges Drew Gulak To Title Match, Maki Itoh Learns Some Peculiar English Words
Oney Lorcan Challenges Drew Gulak To Title Match Oney Lorcan has been impressive on both 205 Live and NXT, and now he’s looking to gain his first belt inside the WWE. Earlier today, Lorcan challenged WWE Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak to a match at SummerSlam. Whether or not he’ll accept, or even respond, remains to be seen.
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