Major League Wrestling and AAA Lucha Libre’s collaboration continues on March 13 with a historic co-promoted card in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The MLW x AAA event will emanate from the historic Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez. Information on the card and on-sale date for tickets will be revealed soon.
The card will feature top-ranked MLW wrestlers and represents the first-time MLW has united with AAA to present a co-promoted event. This collaboration between the two organizations continues Major League Wrestling’s strategic alliances with international federations to create a unified global system to help introduce the sport to new markets, exchange talent, collaborate on content and develop opportunities for fans, athletes and the sport. It is MLW’s mission that these efforts present dream matches, easily accessible high-quality content and advancements in the sport.
As reported by @JustinBarrasso from @SInow, #AEW DOUBLE or NOTHING will return to the @MGMGrand Garden Arena on Saturday, May 23rd. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14th at https://t.co/UN1cNiJJrQ and https://t.co/eg2PabwikF pic.twitter.com/ELK2uKMoRS
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEWrestling) February 5, 2020
AEW Double Or Nothing 2020 has been officially announced for Saturday, May 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 14. The news was first announced by Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated today. Double Or Nothing 2019 was the first-ever pay-per-view event held by AEW, on May 25, 2019, at the same venue. That event was headlined by current AEW World Champion Chris Jericho defeating current AEW World Tag Team Champion Kenny Omega.
Barrasso spoke to AEW President & CEO Tony Khan, who touted the success the company has had since the first Double Or Nothing pay-per-view. “Last May, we sparked a revolution with our inaugural Double or Nothing pay-per-view event in Las Vegas,” Khan said. “Double or Nothing rocked the wrestling industry and led to Wednesday Night Dynamite, a top-rated weekly show on TNT reaching millions of viewers worldwide, and over 140,000 live event tickets sold to date.” He added, “It’s been an incredible run, and only fitting that we return to Las Vegas to celebrate our one year anniversary with AEW’s marquee event. On Saturday, May 23, Double or Nothing is back for round two at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Last year’s event changed the world of wrestling, and this year the stakes will be even higher.”
AEW has released the fifth set of Top 5 Rankings for 2020, for the week of February 5, 2020. Most of the rankings stayed the same this week. Cody Rhodes took PAC’s spot in the men’s rankings, and there were no changes for the women’s division this week. The Lucha Bros dropped off the tag team rankings this week, being replaced by the Best Friends.
WWE today announced referee Aja Smith has signed with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center, becoming the first African-American full-time female referee signed to WWE. Smith competed across the United States, Japan and Mexico under the name Aja Perera, and has held the SHINE Nova and Tag Team Championship. She will now don the stripes and join the crew of referees who enforce the rules for NXT every week on USA Network.
Perera is a native of Brazil, who currently resides outside Atlanta, GA. She made her in-ring debut in 2013. She has previously worked for SHINE, SHIMMER and Queens of Combat, among others. She has also worked with the LLF promotion in Mexico and has toured Japan with Marvelous. Aja worked a WWE tryout at the Performance Center last December. She held the SHINE Tag Team Championship with current All Elite Wrestling wrestler Big Swole.
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