Date: 08/26	3:00 PM
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Thurs. #1 is HERE. To help out the site subscribe to Mistah MegaManFan or support us on Patreon. Don't miss all of today's news updates! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Thursday's latest wrestling news.

Chris Jericho's upcoming wrestling cruise on October 21st-25th will likely have some All Elite Wrestling stars involved, but that number may be limited by the fact there's an AEW Dynamite in Orlando on the 23rd. Some could be transported back and forth between the cruise ship and the TV taping, but they obviously can't be in both places at once. Britt Baker, Orange Cassidy, Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels and Colt Cabana have already been announced. (WO)

Jericho's AEW deal expires in a year and a half, with a one-year option available to both parties. (WO)

2.0 (formerly Ever-Rise) were scheduled for Dynamite last night, but both Jeff Parker and Matt Lee missed the show because Lee's wife gave birth. (WO) Congratulations to Lee on his growing family!

Speaking of AEW, highlights from Dynamite last night can be found below.

New WWE related videos are available below.

Via social media Satoshi Kojima reacted to Jon Moxley calling him out for AEW All Out: "I'm not famous to wrestling fans around the world. I understand that. But Moxley said my name. That's enough. I want to get a great experience."

After Dynamite went off the air yesterday CM Punk (Phil Brooks) cut another promo for the live audience: "I just had to come back out here and say it's just so cool being here. It's cool that you all came here and you stayed. I know it's late, I know sometimes these shows can be long, but you sit in your seats, and you're enthusiastic, and you give everybody here everything you've got. Because everybody here, at least from what I've seen so far, gives you everything that they have. I just want to say I'm super grateful. And I know eventually, the luster will kinda wear off from the shiny CM Punk. You're just gonna have a good time listening to Cult of Personality, it's gonna wear off, but just know that until it does wear off, I'm gonna keep doing this and soak it in as much as possible."

Gangrel claims he was booked for Dynamite until Edge did the Brood entrance: "I was supposed to be on a plane to Milwaukee. Monday, I get a return phone call saying, 'Oh man, we're so sorry, we're going in a different direction because WWE media stuff.' That entrance, everything Edge did was fucking great. The reason I wasn't so excited about it is because I knew, I was offered another great opportunity and the timing sucked. AEW contacted me and they wanted me to come in and do Dynamite. They were putting the entrance together, they were going to do the fire, they were putting the music together and getting it all together. The same time I was trending and really happy for Edge on the inside, I was super worried like, 'Please don't let this ruin things.' I called people and they were like, 'I wouldn't worry about it.' When SummerSlam hit, I knew it was the final nail in the coffin. It was cool because I never knew what the Gangrel-Brood entrance would look like in 2021. It was tremendously done. When I got the phone call that they were going to go in a different direction, it's not their fault, it's just timing. I think it was Tony's idea to bring me in. Yesterday, I call Adam. He was like, 'Did you see it? I was so happy and honored to pay tribute. You work so hard and the Brood was a cool time in my life. I hope this helps you get more money out of bookings and move some merch.' He was so happy, I didn't know what to say. I go, 'Yeah, it kinda cost me.' 'What do you mean buddy?' 'That other company over there, AEW, they were getting ready to do a thing.' I was getting ready to do my entrance again, not Edge, me. I didn't tell him that. He got so quiet for what felt like an enternity. He goes, 'Man, I'm so sorry. If you had told me.' I didn't know, I just got booked. It felt like he was gonna cry. I did tell him how pumped I was he was doing the entrance. He felt so bad. He sent me pictures of his daughter with the jacket. I was like, 'It's cool man. It was fucking awesome. I loved seeing you do that.' It was a weird timing thing. He told me he was working on it for two and a a half months. He said, 'You don't know how hard it was to get the blood bath thing because of the PG situation.' He wanted the red and the blood. It really came down to, if it wasn't black, it wasn't happening. It wasn't an idea overnight for him. He planned it. It was a big deal for him."

1:00 PM ET. Giannis Antetokounmpo posed for photos with AEW stars last night.

Four matches have been announced for Autumn Attack. (NJPW)

September 25:
* Minoru Suzuki vs. Fred Rosser
* Will Ospreay vs. Karl Fredericks

September 26:
* Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer vs. Tom Lawlor & Royce Isaacs
* Lio Rush vs. Taiji Ishimori

4:00 PM ET. Nicole Savoy will debut for MLW on October 2nd.

Phil Brooks knew he'd return to pro wrestling while filming Heels: "It wasn't 100%, but I knew that's what I was doing, if that makes sense. It was just fortuitous, I guess. Here I am in a wrestling ring for this acting gig and I know, in the back of my head, I'm getting back into the ring in a few months anyway, so I figured it was two birds one stone. I got a little out of camp training."

Drew McIntyre on his advice to the recently released: "Yeah, I mean, just to get my thoughts. I'll reach out to them, sometimes, just to let them know it's not the end of the line, especially if it's somebody that I know that's got the talent, got the passion, who will keep pushing forward, and keep bettering themselves and start working on maybe some negative areas that they weren't willing to face before, like myself. There were some negative areas I had to improve upon before I returned to WWE."

Bound For Glory will likely be at Sam's Town Live in Las Vegas. (FF)

Here's another Stephanie McMahon interview and one with John Skyler.

Ilja Dragunov says he has to carry NXT UK now: "I have the responsibility to carry NXT UK as a brand, which I think is a standout brand. This is my main priority now. I have big footsteps to step into and I will do it in the future. It is important to carry this brand on my shoulders and I will carry it with pride. I would love to carry this brand on my shoulders because I'm proud of this brand and proud of the hard-working people there. Just when I step into the locker room, I see the people, day by day getting better. The work mentality inspires me and makes me proud to be the champion of this brand and represent. I see so much talent on this brand that people will pay attention to as soon as they get a chance. One chance can change the world. I'm sure the people who sleep on NXT UK will not sleep on NXT UK in the future because the talent is rising."