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Continental Classic (2023)
The 2023 Continental Classic (C2) was a professional wrestling round-robin tournament hosted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The inaugural edition of the AEW Continental Classic began on the November 22, 2023, episode of ''AEW Dynamite, Wednesday Night Dynamite'' and culminated at the Worlds End (2023), Worlds End pay-per-view (PPV) on December 30, 2023. Tournament matches were held under "Continental Rules", which feature a 20-minute time limit, no one is allowed at ringside, and strictly prohibit outside interference. Eddie Kingston—who also defended the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship in the tournament—won the tournament by defeating Jon Moxley in the final, and was crowned the first-ever AEW Continental Champion, as well as the first-ever AEW American Triple Crown Champion for holding all three titles, also referred to as the Continental Crown Champion. History On November 11, 2023, the American professional wrestling pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real-life wrestling combat. is a form of athletic theaterEero Laine (2017). "Stadium-sized theatre: WWE and the world of professional wrestling". In #refChowEtAl2017, Chow et al. (2017). ''Performance and Professional Wrestling'', p. 39: "The business of professional wrestling is the business of theatre. Even if on the surface professional wrestling seems anathema to theatrical sensibilities, it is hard to deny the formal similarities. After all, professional wrestling is scripted entertainment performed live in front of an audience by actors portraying characters." centered around mock combat with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestlers. In the United States, the term "professional wrestling" does not refer to authentic wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Khan
Antony Rafiq Khan (born October 10, 1982) is an American businessman, sports executive, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the founder, co-owner, president, CEO, executive producer, and head booker of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also the owner of Ring of Honor (ROH), which he purchased and turned into AEW's sister promotion. Khan is the son of businessman Shahid Khan, the owner of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars and English Premier League team Fulham FC. He holds executive roles at both organizations, being chief football strategy officer with the Jaguars and vice-chairman and director of football operations with Fulham. His other business ventures include TruMedia Networks and Activist Artists Management. Early life Antony Rafiq Khan was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, on October 10, 1982, the son of white American mother Ann Carlson and Pakistani businessman father Shahid Khan. His father became a billionaire in the automotive industry throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEW Full Gear
AEW Full Gear is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established in 2019, it is held annually in November, generally around the week of Veterans Day. The name of the event is a reference to a segment from the YouTube series '' Being The Elite'' involving AEW wrestler "Hangman" Adam Page. It is considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs for AEW, alongside Double or Nothing, All In, All Out, and Revolution. Unlike the others that have been held on Saturdays or Sundays, Full Gear is the only one to traditionally be held on a Saturday. History Shortly after the formation of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in January 2019, a recurring segment of The Young Bucks' (AEW Executive Vice Presidents Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) YouTube series '' Being The Elite'' began. The segments revolved around AEW wrestler "Hangman" Adam Page, who was always in his full ring gear. The 135th episode of ''Being The Elite'', which was uploaded on January 31, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toys For Tots
Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. It was founded in 1947 by reservist Major Bill Hendricks. The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity located in Triangle, Virginia, funds, raise funds for, and supports the program. A Canadian branch of Toys for Tots is based in London, Ontario, and is run by veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces. History Toys for Tots began as a Los Angeles charitable effort in 1947. Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR, was inspired by his wife Diane when she tried to donate a homemade Raggedy Ann doll to a needy child but could not find any organization to do so. At her suggestion, he gathered a group of local Marine reservists, including Lieutenant Colonel John Hampton, who coordinated and collected some 5,000 toys for local children that year from collection bins pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazwares
Jazwares, LLC is an American company headquartered in Plantation, Florida that designs and manufactures toys and other consumer products. As of 2022, the company is owned by investment holding company Berkshire Hathaway. The company is best known for its Squishmallows plush toy line. History Jazwares was founded in Sunrise, Florida in 1997 by Judd Zebersky, who left his practicing Lawyer, law career to start the company. Zebersky spent six months visiting factories in China and learning the toy manufacturing process before starting Jazwares, after his wife told him to pursue his dream of "making toys." His wife, Laura Zebersky, also a lawyer, joined in 2005 after selling her practice and, as of September 2023, serves as the company's president and chief commercial officer. The two met in University of Miami School of Law in 1990. The company launched its first product, oversized Plastic cup, plastic cups called Big Sippers, in 1998. The novelty cups were molded to resemble WWE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year's Smash
AEW New Year's Smash is a professional wrestling television special produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established by the promotion in 2021, the event is held annually around New Year's. The original January 2021 event aired as two back-to-back special episodes of AEW's flagship program, '' Wednesday Night Dynamite'', while the second event, which aired in December 2021, occurred during the same week, first as an episode of ''Dynamite'', then as a special episode of '' Friday Night Rampage'', with the events in 2022 and 2023 retaining this format. The 2024 event reduced it to ''Rampage'' due to ''Dynamite'' airing as a different special that week. The ''Dynamite'' broadcast for the second event was notable for being the final ''Dynamite'' to air on TNT before the show moved to TNT's sister channel TBS; ''Rampage'' remained on TNT. The 2024 event was notable as it was the final episode of ''Rampage'' due to the program's cancellation. History On the December 9, 2020, epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEW Collision
''AEW Collision'', also known as ''Saturday Night Collision'' or simply ''Collision'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It airs live every Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), with some exceptions, and is simulcast on TNT and the streaming service Max. The show premiered on June 17, 2023, and is positioned as AEW's second main program behind '' Wednesday Night Dynamite''. The show is AEW's third overall program to air on TNT after ''Dynamite'', which aired on TNT from October 2019 to December 2021 before moving to TBS in January 2022, and '' Friday Night Rampage'', which aired on TNT from August 2021 until its cancelation in December 2024. This subsequently makes it the fourth overall wrestling show in general to air on TNT, after ''Dynamite'', ''Rampage'', and the former World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) '' Monday Nitro'' (1995–2001), as well as the first Saturday night program on a Ted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEW Rampage
''AEW Rampage'', also known as ''Friday Night Rampage'' or simply ''Rampage'', is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), running from August 13, 2021, to December 27, 2024. It aired every Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on TNT in the United States, although major sporting events occasionally moved it to an earlier or later time slot the same day or the next day (as a special ''Saturday Night Rampage''). ''Rampage'' was AEW's second weekly television show, following the premiere of ''Dynamite'', and the second professional wrestling program to air on TNT since the final episode of ''WCW Monday Nitro'' on March 26, 2001. With the premiere of ''Collision'' in June 2023 (which subsequently became AEW's secondary flagship program), and the cancellation of AEW's YouTube shows (''Dark'' and ''Elevation''), ''Rampage'' essentially succeeded the YouTube shows by focusing on younger and mid-to-low c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEW Continental Championship
The AEW Continental Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on November 18, 2023, the title has a special attribute in that it is defended under Continental Rules in which no one is allowed at ringside and outside interference is strictly prohibited. Matches also have a 20-minute time limit. The reigning champion is Kazuchika Okada, who is in his first reign, which is the longest reign for the title. He won the title by defeating Eddie Kingston on the March 20, 2024, episode of ''Dynamite''. The title is also the prize of the promotion's Continental Classic (C2), an annual round-robin tournament that begins at the end of November and culminates at the Worlds End pay-per-view event in late December. The incumbent champion at the time of the tournament is automatically entered and defends the title in the C2. Eddie Kingston became the first-ever Continental Champion after win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online
The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Weekly'' website in 2008, becoming ''Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online''. The newsletter is often considered the first "dirt sheet", which is a wrestling publication covering the art from a real-life perspective. History The beginnings of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' date back to 1980, when Meltzer began an annual poll amongst those with whom he corresponded regarding professional wrestling. According to Meltzer, he was just a fan at first. A short time later, he began maintaining a tape-trading list, and would occasionally send match results and news updates along with tape updates. Meltzer stated that he wanted to keep his friends in college "in the loop" for his tape trading as well as the happenings in the business, as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Briscoe
Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he made a name teaming with his brother Jay as the Briscoe Brothers. In ROH, he is a former ROH World Champion, a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with his brother Jay Briscoe a record 13 times, and was one third of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions with Jay and Bully Ray. In January 2022, the Briscoe Brothers were honored as inaugural inductees into the ROH Hall of Fame. He and Jay are also former Impact (now TNA) World Tag Team Champions, and have wrestled in Japan, working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where they held the IWGP Tag Team Championship once, and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship twice (along with Toru Yano), and Pro Wrestling Noah, where they were GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. All totaled between ROH, TNA, NJPW and Noah, Mark Briscoe has h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
