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JAKE HAGER RETURNS TO MMA TONIGHT, DEEB VS. HIRSCH, AEW DVD EXTRAS AND MORE ALL ELITE WRESTLING NEWS

All Elite Wrestling's Jake Hager will step into the cage for BELLATOR MMA at BELLATOR 250 tonight in Uncasville, CT.  This will be Hager's fourth battle for BELLATOR.  He will be facing Brandon Calton.  Hager holds a 2-0-0 record.  Calton is also undefeated with a record of 2-0-0 record.  The show will air on the CBS Sports Network.

The Serena Deeb vs. Leyla Hirsh bout that aired on AEW Dynamite wasn't originally slated for the broadcast, or even slated to take place.  Initially, the episode was slated to feature Taynara Conti vs. Abadon but just a few minutes into that match, Abadon caught by accident with a hard strike to the throat, leading to the match being stopped and her being taken to the hospital as a precaution to make sure there was no serious injury.   Deeb and Hirsch were then tapped to put together a match and then hit the ring 15-20 minutes later, tearing down the house with a great bout.  The performance pretty much guaranteed you'll be seeing a lot more of Hirsch in AEW going forward we are told.  Hirsch, 23, has been wrestling for several years and has a great back story.  She and her twin sister were adopted from Russia at a young age, which is why she was billed from Moscow last night.  Hirsch was a standout amateur wrestler in New Jersey and has shown a great aptitude for the business from her earliest matches in 2017.  She initially broke in with CZW and has toured Japan for STARDOM.

We are told Abadon was OK.

Anthony Bowens and Max Caster will be teaming regularly for AEW.  There had been rumblings of WWE offering Bowens a NXT developmental deal after his last appearance on AEW Dark, but he has continued to appear on Dark.

AEW will be live weekly through the night before Thanksgiving, which as of this week, is slated to be taped.

AEW has released official t-shirts for Serena Deeb, Vickie Guerrero and Tully Blanchard (!) at www.ShopAEW.com.

As we noted last night, AEW is now selling official DVDs of their PPV events.  The DVDs feature the following additional content.

Double or Nothing 2019:

-The Buy In Pre Show.
-Kip Sabian vs Sammy Guevara.
-Casino Battle Royal.
-Adam Page Post Match Interview.
-SCU - Post Match Interview.
-Double or Nothing After Show.
-Jon Moxley Paradigm Shift Interview.
-Mox meets the Bad Boy.

All Out 2019:

-The Buy In Pre Show.
-Women’s Casino Battle Royale.
-Private Party vs Angelico and Evans.
-AEW All Out After Show.

Revolution 2020:

The complete Buy In broadcast.

Double or Nothing 2020:

-The Buy In.
-The Best Friends vs. Private Party.
-The Road to Double or Nothing

Paul Jordan sent the following...Mr. Brodie Lee is on the latest "AEW Unrestricted" podcast.  The Exalted One discusses The Dog Collar Match with Cody, meeting Greg Valentine and losing the TNT championship.  Lee also talks about the initial plans for his AEW TV debut in Rochester, wearing suits, Vince McMahon, his relationship with Arn Anderson, his backyard wrestling beginnings, the story behind his WWE tryout, Bray Wyatt, The Bludgeon Brothers and the decision to leave the company.  Plus, you'll hear his thoughts on whether Terry Funk would make a good member of Dark Order, how members get their numbers, hockey and more.

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