JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – September 2021
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My first-ever pro wrestling year in review series on Josh Nason’s Punch-Out continues with a look at September 2021, a month that saw AEW come out strong with a newsworthy All Out followed by the Grand Slam stadium show, Big E winning the WWE Championship, an NXT relaunch and more.
Helping me out is returning guest Rich Kraetsch of Voices of Wrestling.
A few of the topics we delve into:
- AEW putting on one of the biggest PPVs of the year in All Out which saw great in-ring action and the back-to-back debuts of Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson
- AEW running their first-ever stadium show in Queens, NY, featuring Kenny Omega vs. Danielson in a 30-minute draw
- Big E winning the WWE title after saying he was cashing in his MITB briefcase the day before
- The relaunch of NXT which included a new look, a litany of new debuts and Samoa Joe relinquishing the title
- ROH, Impact, Japan…and more!
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.