Wrestling Roundup: October 22, 2020

The Wrestling Roundup is here to bring you all the news and rumors you need to know in one place.

WWE NXT Results

We are just over a week away from NXT bringing back Halloween Havoc. On the card for Wednesday was an NXT Tag Team Championship match and more build-up to their big Halloween show. What else went down on NXT this week? Here are the full results:

• KUSHIDA def. Tommaso Ciampa & Velveteen Dream
• Ember Moon def. Jessi Kamea
• Bronson Reed def. Austin Theory twice in a row
• Legado del Fantasma def. Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, Ashante “Thee” Adonis, & Jake Atlas
• Ever-Rise def. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain
• Kacy Catanzaro def. Xia Li
• Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch def. Breezango (c) to win the NXT Tag Team Championships

A mysterious masked man was a pain in the side of Undisputed Era all evening. Roderick Strong was taken out, so they were unable to compete for the tag titles. Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch were able to take the spot, and then the masked man assisted them in winning the tag titles. That masked man: Pat McAfee. He is not done messing with the Undisputed Era.

And that my friends..

is UNDISPUTED pic.twitter.com/iQvX4bljDO

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 22, 2020

AEW Dynamite Results

This week’s Dynamite was based around the first round of the tournament to crown a new #1 Contender for the AEW Championship. All four first round matches were on the show. Plus Chris Jericho & MJF had a wacky dinner and more. What else happened on the card? Here are the full results:

• Wardlow def. Jungle Boy in an AEW World Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Kenny Omega def. Sonny Kiss in an AEW World Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Rey Fenix def. Penta el Zero M in an AEW World Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Hangman Adam Page def. Colt Cabana in an AEW World Championship #1 Contenders Tournament Quarterfinal match
• Dr. Britt Baker def. KiLynn King
• Young Bucks def. Private Party, Dark Order, and Butcher & The Blade to become #1 Contenders for the AEW Tag Team Championships

Want to see the weirdest three minutes of your week? Here’s the musical that MJF and Jericho turned their dinner into.

Hey @TheTonyAwards we have your newest submission 👀 PURE EXCELLENCE #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/XXr8u8URLh

— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) October 22, 2020

AEW started to also fill out the Full Gear card. It was announced that Jon Moxley will defend his AEW Championship against Eddie Kingston on the show. Sammy Guevara will also battle Matt Hardy in an Elite Deletion match. It is truly looking like an excellent card.

Matt Hardy is bringing the Elite Deletion to Full Gear https://t.co/FnwGa7O79Q pic.twitter.com/XBzNyKVCBp

— Cageside Seats (@cagesideseats) October 22, 2020

AJ Gray Tests Positive for COVID-19

Independent wrestler AJ Gray announced on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 (h/t WrestlingInc). Gray is experiencing no symptoms at this time. He wrestled multiple times at The Collective a few weeks ago, but says that he knows where he contracted it and tested negative three times after The Collective. Here’s to a speedy recovery for Gray.

Impact Releases Daga

Daga has been released from his Impact Wrestling contract (h/t Fightful). He had asked for his release a while ago, but Impact had continued to try and negotiate with him. Daga recently married Tessa Blanchard, who herself was released from Impact this past June. A talented wrestler, Daga will surely find a new home in a new company sometime soon. 

One for the Road:

Hey look, Sami Zayn is right about stuff again:

Military flyovers during sporting events are indeed expensive, taxpayer-funded propaganda that have nothing to do with sports, you’re just not allowed to point that out. https://t.co/BUa9HxipLd

— Sami Zayn (@SamiZayn) October 21, 2020