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As Sting prepares for his final professional match at AEW Revolution, it’s hard for some fans not to think about the one that got away, “The Icon” versus The Undertaker at the biggest show on the WWE calendar, WrestleMania. On paper, the story sort of wrote itself; in January of 2014, when Sting’s TNA contract […]

With AEW Revolution rapidly approaching, the Young Bucks, Nicholas and Matthew Jackson, find themselves with a very interesting task at hand: retiring Sting. On paper, the process is simple enough, the two-time AEW Tag Team Champions are set to face off against the current AEW Tag Team Champions in a winner-takes-all challenge for the straps […]

When Cody Rhodes left AEW behind for a second run with WWE, the reactions on the All Elite side were mixed. Sure, Rhodes was an AEW original, maybe the AEW original, considering he was the most front-facing member of the founders but over the course of his run, he went from the top babyface in […]

Who was the mystery Superstar who was advertising their debut on NXT over the past few weeks? Was it Kazuchika Okada, the former Ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling, who made headlines within WWE circles for saying he didn’t plan to return to NJPW after his contract expires? Or how about Tama Tonga, a founding […]

When it comes to telling the story of Sting, it’s hard to get too deep into it without mentioning the name Booker T. A fellow standout of WCW who found themselves working very closely together in TNA, Sting, and Booker T have shared the ring on 42 occasions over their careers, including multiple title matches […]

When Darby Allin and Sting officially linked up in early 2021, few could have predicted just how incredible the path the duo would travel together through the AEW Galaxy. Initially debuted as an ominous figure capable of breaking down a would-be challenger with a simple stare, the dynamic duo of Allin and Stinger went on […]

When news broke that Mercedes Mone was very likely coming to AEW with a special show at the TD Garden in Boston, dubbed Big Business, specially booked to celebrate the arrival of the “CEO,” it generated more questions than answers. Sure, Mone has long been considered the sort of talent who could completely transform the […]

When it comes to having massive wins over the biggest and the best performers in AEW history, few have as many as Wardlow, the MJF heater-turned-TNT Champion who now finds himself as the biggest performer in the Undisputed Kingdom alongside Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Mike Bennett, and Matt Taven. And yet, despite his resume, Wardlow […]

When Tony Khan gave Sting the special gift of having Ric Flair join him for the final act of his professional wrestling career, it always felt like a weird fit to a large chunk of the AEW audience. Sure, Flair and Sting have a ton of history together, working matches together during the formative years […]

After watching the professional wrestling world react very kindly to almost everything in A24’s The Iron Claw, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions have decided to right the film’s biggest wrong and produce a right proper biopic for “The Nature Boy” himself, Ric Flair. Announcing the production in a special story for […]

When Darby Allin decided to put over Cody Rhodes in a promo designed to trash his future AEW Revolution opponents, the Young Bucks, it drew a myriad of different reactions from around the professional wrestling world. Some fans liked the promo, celebrating Allin for being real and giving credit where credit is due, while others, […]

As a general rule, Dave Meltzer is a big fan of AEW. A crucial part of the promotion’s proto-founding Pay-Per-View, All In, due to a social media interaction with Cody Rhodes, he’s chronicled every step of the company’s history and has handed out the dozens of five-star matches to prove just how good a job […]

AEW Fight Forever Season Pass 3 brings Jamie Hayter, Swerve Strickland, and Claudio Castagnoli. Furthermore, the third season pass adds new day and evening beach maps, brand new moves, music tracks, and customization options. Additionally, the developers released yet another edition of AEW Fight Forever, which includes all previously released content in one bundle. Without […]

With AEW Big Bu$iness rapidly approaching, giving fans at the TD Garden a chance to see the *spoiler alert* AEW debut of Mercedes Mone as a contracted wrestler, fans from around the professional wrestling world weigh in on what the “CEO” will look like in Tony Khan’s company. Some believe the move is a certified […]

As the professional wrestling world grapples with one of the biggest shoot stories of all time in the resignation of Vince McMahon mere hours before the opening bell of the 2024 Royal Rumble, seemingly every wrestling personality, from podcast hosts to red carpet wrestlers and even multi-hyphenate business owners like Tony Khan have been asked […]

After almost two years away from American television, Mercedes Mone is rapidly approaching her debut at AEW Big Business, a special television event in March coming to fans live from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. For Tony Khan, this is a pretty massive get, as he’s been after Mone for over a year, soft […]

One of the names that has been synonymous with New Japan Pro-Wrestling in recent years has been Will Ospreay, who has gone from being one of the promotions top junior heavyweights to, arguably, one of the best professional wrestlers in the world today. However, his eight-year journey in New Japan is coming to an end, […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over creative in 2022 and began rehiring many of the performers he helped to cultivate during his time running NXT, some felt as though it was only a matter of time before Swerve Strickland rejoined the rest of his Hit Row members in WWE. On paper, it made sense, […]

After urging fans to tune into AEW Dynamite for a very special announcement, Tony Khan did not disappoint, letting fans know about a brand new show booked for Boston that should put the business on notice, even if he didn’t say the name of any of the top free agents on the open market – […]

With 2024 now officially a month old, the professional wrestling free agent landscape is slowly coming into focus, with some talents officially free to sign wherever they’d like as of January 1st, while others are slowing trickling into the open market from the likes of New Japan, Stardom, WWE, and even AEW over the next […]

AEW Fight Forever is now 50% off at “participating stores,” now selling for only $29.99, from its original $59.99 price point when it was first released in June last year. The price drop is effective on all platforms. As of press time, it appears that the price drop is only for physical copies of the […]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians star Aryan Simhadri learned a lot from co-star Adam Copeland. You may know Copeland as a current member of AEW’s roster. He’s better known for his Hall of Fame career in the WWE under the name Edge. For years, Copeland has pushed the boundaries of professional wrestling. From his unlikely […]

Ricky Starks is a pretty popular man in professional wrestling, having made friends with some of the biggest stars in the world today during his time in NWA, AEW, and on the indies. Over the course of his 12-year career, he’s become incredibly close with Cody Rhodes, as fans learned on Rhodes to the Top, […]

When Sting broke the news that he was going to hang up his boots for good in early 2024, wrestling one final match at Revolution before heading off into the great unknown of retirement, it felt like a big deal. While Sting hasn’t wrestled frequently in AEW, working just 26 matches since his debut in […]

CM Punk reportedly suffered a major injury at the Royal Rumble on Saturday night. Punk suffered a torn left triceps and is expected to require surgery, which will make him unavailable to perform at WrestleMania in April. The injury is the second time Punk has torn his triceps, although he tore the triceps in his […]

When news broke that Andrade El Idolo was not going to re-sign with AEW when his contract came to an end at the end of December, it felt like only a matter of time before the former Los Ingobernables de Japon member would make his way over to WWE to rejoin his wife Charlotte Flair […]

The last few years have been some of the most eventful in the history of professional wrestling, from CM Punk’s time at AEW to the unprecedented merger between WWE and UFC into TKO Holdings Group. However, the first month of 2024 already seemingly pales in comparison to everything that occurred beforehand. As of this writing, […]

Chris Jericho has been a major part of WWE’s history. From winning several championships to electrifying the WWE Universe, Jericho was one of the best wrestlers in WWE history before taking his talents to All Elite Wrestling. Even in AEW, Jericho continues to make his presence felt with his wrestling and microphone skills. Given Jericho’s […]

With Sting‘s final match in professional wrestling rapidly approaching, presumably against the Young Bucks in the main event of Revolution, you’d think the “Icon” would set back, make a few appearances on AEW shows, and prepare to ride off into the sunset in March, right? … nope, as it turns out, Darby Allin, Sting’s tag […]

After watching AEW sign up dozens of released WWE Superstars over the past few years, the fine folks over at The Fed are slowly starting to return the favor, with former champions like Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Jade Cargill all earning main roster contracts right out of the gates and other performers like Lexis […]

When Tony Schiavone and company broke the news on AEW Collision that the “Rated-R Superstar” Adam Copeland was going to wrestle Minoru Suzuki as part of his Cope Open, it turned heads around the online wrestling community. Suddenly, one of the most popular wrestlers of the 2000s was going to go face-to-face with the most […]

As Mercedes Mone rapidly approaches… some sort of free agency decision following the end of her affiliation with New Japan Pro Wrestling, public opinion is firmly in the camp that the former WWE Women’s Champion will find herself a member of AEW when the dust settles. On paper, it makes sense, right? AEW fans have […]

When Cody Rhodes left AEW for WWE, it was anything but a clean break. Sure, technically, the “American Nightmare” could do whatever he wanted to once he was let out of his contract by Tony Khan, as, after his option was declined, he could and ultimately did sign wherever he wanted to, but he left […]

If there’s one thing the unofficial ace of AEW, Jon Moxley, isn’t a fan of, its… calendars? Sitting down for an interview with Comicbook.com, Moxley opened up about just that, noting that, in his opinion, there’s nothing gained by measuring one’s accomplishments in terms of individual years, as it can produce misleading results. “Maybe that […]

After taking a few months off of television after being bested inside the ring and tactically by their long-time The Elite friend Kenny Omega alongside his short-lived tag team partner Chris Jericho at Full Gear, the Young Bucks returned in a big way on the second AEW Dynamite of 2024, interrupting the post-match celebration between […]

In a year that featured some pretty incredible returns, debuts, and shocking booking decisions, no story garnered more interest – and was more impactful – across the professional wrestling landscape in 2023 than the “Brawl In” between “Jungle Boy” Jack Pery and CM Punk ahead of the former’s match with Samoa Joe at All In […]

As the professional wrestling community prepares to hear from the Young Bucks for the first time since Full Gear back in November, with Nick and Matt Jackson returning to Dynamite to effectively lay down the challenge for Sting and Darby Allin ahead of the former’s final match, the discourse has again opened up about just […]

After spending his entire professional wrestling career as a member of WWE, Nic Nemeth, the wrestler formerly known as Dolph Ziggler, is ready to spread his wings and really see where he fits into the professional wrestling landscape. Step one in that process? Wrestle a ton of matches all over the professional wrestling world for […]

After running out to the ring in Inglewood, California, to announce himself as the latest member of AEW at Full Gear, Will Ospreay‘s deal with Tony Khan’s company came with a pretty big caveat: he still had New Japan Pro Wrestling obligations left on his contract. On paper, it made sense, right? In November, AEW […]