Here is your fight-size update for Friday, February 19, 2021:
- This past Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, it was announced that Kenny Omega will defend the AEW World Championship against Jon Moxley at AEW Revolution in an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch.
On Twitter, Terry Funk, who is a master of these kinds of matches, gives his thoughts about a major promotion running this kind of match.
Just talked to Mr. Funk & he’s doing okay. He just wanted to wish @JonMoxley & @KennyOmegamanX the best of luck in their exploding barbed wire match. He says the match is a good way for @aew to wake up Vince with a good kick in his ass. He wants you to know he’s pulling for you!
— Terry Funk (@TheDirtyFunker) February 19, 2021
- Bad Bunny is the current WWE 24/7 Champion and this weekend, he will be the special musical guest on Saturday Night Live. SNL hyped disappearance by referring to Bad Bunny as the 24/7 Champion.
The 24/7 champ himself pic.twitter.com/2Gkv5JqppF
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 19, 2021
- Check out everything you need to know before SmackDown at this link.
- ICYMI: Major League Wrestling will be bringing back MLW Underground this upcoming Wednesday.
MLW today announced that this Wednesday February 24 it will journey back to 2003 as MLW Underground returns by popular demand.
Originally airing from 2003-04, MLW Underground features Terry Funk, CM Punk, Joey Styles, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams, Satoshi Kojima, as well as Steve Corino and the Extreme Horsemen.
“During the pandemic we reintroduced our classic series and a whole new wave of fans were taken by MLW Underground and frankly were disappointed it stopped airing this fall,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “So, we’re bringing it back when possible as interludes in-between some of our tentpole events.”
A preview for the next episode of Underground will be released on Wednesday morning.
Fans can watch MLW Underground this Wednesday at 7pm ET on YouTube, Fubo Sports, DAZN, beIN SPORTS and the Roku Channel
- In MLW News, check out the MLW PWI Top 10
- Speaking with Us Weekly, Cody Rhodes reacted to the news that he and Brandi will be having a baby girl.
“I am having a girl,” Cody, 35, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 17, tearing up. “I’m excited. I had a gut feeling. I’m excited, I’m proud. It’s gonna be really cool. … I’m not crying on camera.”
- Fat Ass Masa of BTE fame has often posted pictures of himself with celebrities in and out of the world of wrestling. His latest post sees him with the Spice Girls.
- On Twitter, Eric Bischoff joked about having previously starred in the Titanic. Of course, the end of WCW has often been made fun of in the years since its demise.
Already did. https://t.co/Q1WrDn2JQp
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) February 19, 2021
- Dixie Carter is a big fan of Matt Cardona.
Have I said what a star I think @TheMattCardona is lately? Who agrees? #ImpactonAXSTV #AlwaysReady #MajorPlayer @IMPACTWRESTLING https://t.co/s2weuJpmYq
— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) February 17, 2021
- Speaking with FOX Sports, Sami Zayn commented on fans who are constantly remarking on his current disheveled appearance.
"It’s really strange. Like, it’s something you would have heard in the 70s. 'Cut your hair, hippy.' But, it’s 2021. How can this bother you? Anyways, whatever. I digress. If it helps get under people’s skin in any way or helps me be any more unlikable, then I like it. And I do think especially now, because of the conspiracy theorist sort of skew on the character, it kinda goes hand in hand with that.
"It looks like someone who's been holed up in his basement a little while, going down a YouTube rabbit hole and now he’s paranoid. Too much coffee. God knows what. That’s kind of the aesthetic I’m going for a little bit."
- Today, WWE stock closed at $46.81 per share.
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