Welcome to a new feature we’re running here at SEScoops, the Daily Drop – a rundown of the top news and rumors in wrestling. It’s Wednesday, February 21, 2024 and we’ve got AEW Dynamite tonight from Tulsa, Oklahoma (Preview below).
The big item on our radar is Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 premium live event from Perth, Australia.
Here are the special Elimination Chamber 2024 start times:
- WrestleMania Countdown: 45 days away
WWE
– Carlito turns 25 years old today. He was born February 21, 1979.
– We’ve added exclusive interviews with Bianca Belair and Omos to the SEScoops YouTube channel. These interviews were conducted at the WWE 2K24 media event that was held over Royal Rumble weekend.
– I exclusively reported WWE’s current booking plan for Omos. Now, fans will have to wait to see him on television again.
– Here’s footage of WWE talent arriving in Perth, Australia for Saturday’s Elimination Chamber 2024 premium live event:
Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, Undertaker, Triple H and more arrived in Perth, Australia for Elimination Chamber.
Hyped ?#WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/4NHpiFpHLM
— Rajput Ankit (Wrestling is cool again? ) (@ankit_wfn) February 21, 2024
– Shotzi Blackheart headed for surgery for a torn ACL. She will be back for a while, and WWE aired the episode of NXT where she was injured last night. She announced on Instagram that she’ll be out for around 9 months.
– The Rock is back wearing those ‘$500 shirts’ that he made famous during the Attitude Era. We wanted to know how much they’d cost in 2024. calculated the value of The Rock’s $500 shirts in today’s dollars, adjusted for inflation.
– Vanilla Ice (yes, THAT Vanilla Ice) bought Eddie Guerrero’s low rider car. He also got it for a steal.
– Natalya posted this incredible throwback photo on social media looking back at the first time she met Becky Lynch 20 years ago.
My very first time meeting @BeckyLynchWWE… 20 years ago. We’ve truly come such a long way. ?
(Thank you @smacwrestling for sharing with me!) pic.twitter.com/7MNufMy8H6
— Nattie (@NatbyNature) February 21, 2024
AEW News
– Here’s what’s on tap for tonight ‘s AEW Dynamite from Tulsa, Oklahoma:
- Samoa Joe & Swerve Strickland & Brian Cage vs. Hook & “Hangman” Adam Page & RVD – Trios match
- Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli) vs. FTR
- “Timeless” Toni Storm in singles match
- Deonna Purrazzo in singles action
– Cash Wheeler’s gun charge is coming back to haunt him. Now, he will go to court and the charge against him is classified as a third-degree felony in Florida.
– Jim Ross said that his broken hip is responding well to treatment. We’ll have to see how long it takes him to make a return to AEW television.
Upcoming Events
- WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth is scheduled for next Saturday, February 24.
- AEW Dynamite: Big Business will be hosted at Boston’s TD Garden on March 13th.
- AEW Revolution is planned for the following weekend, on Sunday, March 3.
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver is slated for the afternoon of April 6th, just before the start of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia.
- WrestleMania XL is set to take place on April 6th and 7th at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a two-part event.
- Backlash France is scheduled for May 4th at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France.
- WWE NXT Battleground is booked for May 26th at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, exclusively available on the WWE Network and Peacock.
- WWE Money in the Bank will be held on July 6th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, followed by WWE NXT Heatwave on July 7th at the same venue.
- WWE Bash In Berlin is marked for August 31st at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.