{"id":46418,"date":"2019-05-20T15:19:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T19:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=46418"},"modified":"2019-05-22T18:42:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T22:42:13","slug":"alleliteweek-casino-battle-royale-the-buy-in-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/05\/20\/alleliteweek-casino-battle-royale-the-buy-in-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"#AllEliteWeek: AEW Casino Battle Royale &#038; The Buy In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Much like WWE has its Kick-Off Show, <strong>All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<\/strong> is holding its own free Kick-Off show on YouTube and other platforms prior to <em><strong>Double or Nothing<\/strong><\/em>, called <em><strong>The Buy In<\/strong><\/em>. <em>The Buy In<\/em> will air free on AEW&#8217;s YouTube Channel, starting at 7pm EST.<\/p>\n<h2>AEW Casino Battle Royale &amp; The Buy In<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch AEW&#039;s Double or Nothing Pre show: The Buy In LIVE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZzQajguP774?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kip Sabian vs. Sammy Guevara<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46427\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6NdQqtW4AA89-U-e1558375302235.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lone singles match on\u00a0<em>The Buy In<\/em> features two of the hottest young stars in the business with a showcase match of the future of AEW. <strong>Kip Sabian<\/strong> is 27-years old and one of the emerging stars of the UK indie scene, where he&#8217;s been a regular since his debut in 2010 as a 16-year old. A student of the fabled <strong>Knight Family<\/strong> (Ricky &amp; Saraya Knight), Sabian is a former 2x <strong>World Association of Wrestling (WAW)<\/strong> Open Light Heavyweight Champion, before breaking out in <strong>International Pro Wrestling (IPW)<\/strong> in 2017. He&#8217;s a 2x IPW Zero-G Champion and in 2018 finally won World Championship gold as the IPW World Champion. He also blossomed as part of last year&#8217;s <strong>World of Sport<\/strong> revival, winning WOS Tag Team titles with <strong>Iestyn Rees<\/strong> as <strong>Alpha Bad<\/strong>. <strong>Sammy Guevara<\/strong> is a product of the vibrant Texas indies and the 25-year old exploded as a member of <strong>WrestleCircus<\/strong> and <strong>Inspire Pro<\/strong> early on. He&#8217;s gone on to steal shows with <strong>Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Major League Wrestling (MLW), EVOLVE, The Crash Luch<\/strong>a, and multiple other top indies, including a reign as the <strong>AAA<\/strong> World Cruiserweight Champion last year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>AEW: The Casino Battle Royal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46424\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6iDnr_W0AIfIDH-e1558375344240.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Much like the spiritual predecessor\u00a0<em><strong>All In<\/strong><\/em><em>, Double or Nothing\u00a0<\/em>will feature a battle royal to open the event. While\u00a0<em>All In<\/em> featured an Over Budget Battle Royal with the winner getting a shot at the Ring of Honor World Championship later on that night,\u00a0<em>The Buy In\u00a0<\/em>features a Casino Battle Royale, with the winner getting a future title shot for the AEW World Championship. With the casino theme, every entrant will select a card from the deck. The five men who draw a Hearts will be one group, all the Spades another, etc., until there are four teams of five men (Hearts, Spades, Clubs &amp; Diamonds). The person who draws the &#8220;Lucky 21&#8221; (Joker) Card, will enter the Battle Royal last, for a total of 21 entrants into the Battle Royal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46431\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D55-NDQUcAAPShg-e1558376103679.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While they haven&#8217;t announced all 21-people who will be in the Casino Battle Royale, they have announced a good portion of the entrants. Here&#8217;s a look at the fourteen names confirmed so far for Saturday&#8217;s Casino Battle Royale on\u00a0<em>The Buy In<\/em>, vying for an AEW World title shot at a later date.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ACE ROMERO<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46420\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46420 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D5q6fIXW0AEgEvp-e1558376341986.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ace Romero<\/strong> was trained by <a href=\"http:\/\/wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE<\/a>&#8216;s <strong>Oney Lorcan<\/strong> and cut his teeth in the New England indies, starting with Maine&#8217;s <strong>Independent Wrestling Entertainment (IWE)<\/strong>. Over the past few years, &#8220;Acey Baby&#8221; has branched out with MLW, <strong>Beyond Wrestling, All American Wrestling (AAW), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)<\/strong> and much more, becoming one of the indie&#8217;s most dominant Super Heavyweights.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>BRANDON CUTLER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46434\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46434\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6OsmOMU0AAlJob-e1558376678626.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"509\" height=\"287\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Brandon Cutler<\/strong> has been a longtime mainstay on the West Coast indie scene, where he was trained by the Young Bucks themselves back in 2005. He worked notable West Coast indies like PWG, <strong>Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, Alternative Wrestling Show (AWS)<\/strong> and <strong>Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF)<\/strong> before taking a seven year hiatus from the sport. He returned last year and has been busting his butt off to get back into the game and this week on\u00a0<em><strong>Being The Elite<\/strong><\/em><em>,\u00a0<\/em>he was surprised early in the episode by his former mentors with not only a spot in the Casino Battle Royale, but with a full-time AEW contract.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cUpfront\u201d - Being The Elite Ep. 152\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBr6_1wTpqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>BRIAN PILLMAN JR.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46422\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D5q6fJxWkAA-oY1-e1558376356847.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another MLW star entering the Battle Royale, the second generation grappler has been a huge part of the MLW product as one third of the new <strong>Hart Foundation<\/strong> alongside <strong>Teddy Hart<\/strong> and <strong>Davey Boy Smith Jr. Brian Pillman Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>has developed a strong character over the last few years, incorporating elements of his infamous father, &#8220;Loose Cannon&#8221; Brian Pillman, while still creating something fresh and thoroughly modern.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DUSTIN THOMAS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46432\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-46432\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D64V1YlUIAAX_Nl-e1558376376336.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"287\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bilateral amputee\u00a0<strong>Dustin Thomas\u00a0<\/strong>has been a viral sensation since debuting last fall, but his appearance at\u00a0<em><strong>Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break 3<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>shot him to new heights, and his hard work has paid off, being <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/04\/bilateral-amputee-wrestler-dustin-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently announced as one of the entrants<\/a> into the Battle Royale.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GLACIER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46428\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46428\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6tKSMkWsAAetnU-e1558376419530.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"517\" height=\"291\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Dustin Rhodes<\/strong> and <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong> aren&#8217;t the only soldiers from the Monday Night Wars making their way to AEW&#8217;s inaugural PPV. Former WCW Superstar <strong>Glacier<\/strong> has been on a comeback the past few years &#8211; he appeared at the first\u00a0<em><strong>Joey Janela&#8217;s Spring Break<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>back in 2017 &#8211; and on Saturday he&#8217;ll be fighting for a World title shot in the Battle Royale.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JIMMY HAVOC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46429\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46429\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6xbYCtXYAAl1Xz-e1558376451104.jpg\" alt=\"AEW\" width=\"508\" height=\"286\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the legends of the UK boom the past decade and England&#8217;s most dangerous man, <strong>Jimmy Havoc<\/strong> is a former <strong>PROGRESS<\/strong> World Champion who is relocating to the US this year, where he&#8217;s already made a name as a member of the MLW roster. <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/02\/05\/is-jimmy-havoc-going-to-be-all-elite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He signed with AEW earlier this year<\/a> and will be hoping to fast track his success in the company with a huge win in the Battle Royale.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JOEY JANELA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34667\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34667\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/01\/joey-janela-penelope-ford-1-e1546986984974.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Chris Grasso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The Bad Boy&#8221;<strong> Joey Janela<\/strong> was one of the first announcements for AEW&#8217;s roster and he&#8217;ll get his first shot at glory on Saturday when he attempts to secure a shot at the AEW World Championship with a big win in the Battle Royale. Janela has been &#8220;The King of the Indies&#8221; for years now, with CZW, <strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong>, Beyond Wrestling, and many more.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>JUNGLE BOY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46758\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-46758\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D7DkJNHWsAYULOa-e1558564884911.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\">Jungle Boy<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\"> has been one of the West Coast&#8217;s rising stars and<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/01\/24\/jungle-boy-signs-with-all-elite-wrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> was announced as joining AEW<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\"> just prior to the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/03\/04\/wrestling-community-pays-tribute-to-wrestling-fan-father-luke-perry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tragic death of his father,<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\"> Hollywood actor Luke Perry. On this week&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\">Being The Elite<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\">, he was announced as entering this Saturday&#8217;s Battle Royale.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>LUCHASAURUS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46759\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-46759\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D7DVgbMX4AAXILb-e1558564921578.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"291\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another Battle Royale entrant reveal from this Monday&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Being The Elite<\/em>, Luchasaurus is another West Coast star. Originally known as\u00a0<strong>Judas Devlin<\/strong> in NXT, he was released and returned to the West Coast. He joined\u00a0<strong>Lucha Underground<\/strong>, as\u00a0<strong>Vibora\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0<strong>The Reptile Tribe<\/strong><em>,\u00a0<\/em>but with his character being killed off, he remains on the indies like PWG, <strong>Bar Wrestling<\/strong>, CWFH as well as stints with Ring of Honor.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MJF<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46425\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-46425\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6Im6BBV4AAVCQj-e1558376474210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"291\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the past two years, <strong>Maxwell Jacob Friedman<\/strong> &#8211; more commonly known as the <strong>MJF<\/strong> &#8211; has become one of the wrestling world&#8217;s most unlikable heels. The leader of The Dynasty in MLW, he&#8217;s also a regular thorn in the side for multiple indie promotions like GCW, Beyond Wrestling, AAW, CZW, and dozens more. And at only 23 years old, he has a long and bright future ahead of him, especially with a new company like AEW.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PRIVATE PARTY (Marq Quen &amp; Isiah Kennedy)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46462\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46462\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D7CdgnLW0AA2yuv-e1558389795557.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From New York City, the tandem of\u00a0<strong>Marq Quen<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Isiah Kassidy<\/strong>, known as Private Party, have been a huge part of the New York indie scene, most notably as regulars with\u00a0<strong>Amazing Red<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0<strong>House of Glory<\/strong>\u00a0in NYC since their debut together in 2015. Former HOG Tag Team Champions, Private Party has also worked for\u00a0<strong>Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Northeast Wrestling (NEW), New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC)<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)<\/strong>. Private Party will have a strong future in AEW&#8217;s tag team division, but on Saturday, they&#8217;ll get to showcase their stuff on\u00a0<em>The Buy In.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>SONNY KISS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46423\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-46423\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D6aRVQuXkAAHKBi-e1558376504831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New Jersey&#8217;s <strong>Sonny Kiss<\/strong> has been a regular in the NY\/NJ scene the past five years, primarily with New York City&#8217;s <strong>Warriors of Wrestling<\/strong>, where he&#8217;s the reigning WOW Heavyweight Champion. He&#8217;s also worked multiple other promotions, including<strong> Pro Wrestling Magic<\/strong>, Beyond Wrestling, <strong>Alpha-1<\/strong> and <strong>Matter of Pride Wrestling<\/strong>, and was one of the first announcements for AEW&#8217;s roster.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SUNNY DAZE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46421\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46421\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/05\/D5q6fJ9X4AQ9W6W-e1558376592729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AEW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sunny Daze<\/strong> is an 11-year veteran of the Pennsylvania indie wrestling scene and has been working behind the scenes as a video editor for AEW and the\u00a0<em>Road to Double or Nothing\u00a0<\/em>series. 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