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Ever since news broke that Cash Wheeler, one-half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR, had been arrested in Orlando, Florida for third-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for a late July road rage incident, fans the world over – literally – have wanted to know what Tony Khan had to say on […]

When Excalibur announced on AEW Rampage that fans would be hearing from the members of FTR, Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, on Collision, it left more than a few fans rushing to their DVRs to guarantee they wouldn’t miss the segment. Now granted, few, if any, fans were expecting to see Wheeler address his recent […]

When Edge took the ring against Sheamus on his special 25th Anniversary Edition of his SmackDown, fans had a pretty good idea that it might be his final full-time match as a member of the WWE Universe, especially when news broke that his current contract was rapidly coming to an end. WWE produced a touching […]

After working a maximum effort match against Sheamus in the main event of a special SmackDown broadcasted live from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, fans watched with bated breath to see if Edge would unlace his boots as the crowd watched on in horror before leaving them in the ring as the time-honored sign […]

When news broke that Cash Wheeler had surrendered himself to the Orlando police following an aggravated assault arrest warrant that was issued for a late July road rage incident, it left many AEW fans with more questions than answers. How did this happen? Why did this happen? And what about All In, where FTR are […]

When Edge takes the ring on SmackDown, he will be celebrating 25 years in WWE. Originally debuting for the promotion under the Edge moniker in 1998, two years after he worked his first house show under the very 1996 moniker Sexton Hardcastle, the “Rated-R Superstar” was an Intercontinental Champion by 1999, a seven-time World Tag […]

Cash Wheeler, one half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions and one of wrestling’s most beloved tag teams, has been arrested on a count of aggravated assault with a firearm, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Jay Reddick. The alleged incident transpired on July 27 and a warrant for Wheeler’s arrest was issued the following […]

When AEW Director of Business Development Jeff Jarrett announced that Tony Khan had booked a Texas Chainsaw Death match to help promote the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game, it was met with a healthy dose of skepticism from fans across the professional wrestling world, especially when Double J noted that “Leatherface may make an […]

On Thursday, August 3rd, 2023, ESPN attempted to dip their toes into the professional wrestling world like they tend to do from time to time and name the 30 best professional wrestlers under the age of 30. On paper, the concept is pretty standard stuff, with plenty of obvious names, like MJF and Rhea Ripley […]

Are AEW and WWE at war? Are the two promotions actively comparing notes each week to really try to get one over on their foe? Or are each promotion simply happy to do their own things and excel at what they do best? Well, one fan decided to ask Mark Henry that very question on […]

On paper, Logan Paul and Dominik Mysterio have a lot in common; they both have famous family members, they both make their money in the entertainment industry, and, when it comes to WWE specifically, they both get booed borderline out of the building by fans from London to Cleveland and everywhere in between. Discussing his […]

You know CM Punk drama is getting big when Booker T discusses it on his Hall of Fame podcast. After cutting a maybe work, maybe shoot, maybe in jest promo on “Hangman” Adam Page after Collision went off the air, a matter made all the more difficult when coupled with the reports that the “Anxious […]

When Rob Van Dam made his debut appearance and then debut match on AEW Dynamite, it sent more than a few fans of WWE up in arms. Sure, RVD has been wrestling all over the world since his run in Impact Wrestling came to an end, wrestling for Frontline Pro, BCW, OTT, NOAH, 1PW, and […]

Brock Lesnar isn’t just a wrestler; he’s a force. When he shows up in WWE for the few matches he wrestles a year, he rolls through, collects his million-or-so dollars, and runs through the hits – the F5s, the trips to Suplex City, the Kimuras – before doing his job one way or another. Though […]

When Roderick Strong made his surprise debut on the April 26th edition of AEW Dynamite, it turned a lot of heads in professional wrestling because, well, basically everyone assumed he was still under contract with WWE. After being sidelined with a Kayfabe neck injury that sent him to the hospital by former Diamond Mine member […]

Since becoming increasingly receptive to the advances of the Don Calis Family – which, as of now, is seemingly just Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita – Chris Jericho and his Jericho Appreciation Society took part in a special meeting in the opening segment of AEW Dynamite where each member of the group was allowed to […]

AEW Fight Forever may be getting more new fighters outside the DLC and season pass. AEW Stable The Acclaimed confirmed they’re coming to the game, with Anthony Bowens announcing they just finished recording voice effects via Twitter. Bowens held a Q&A on his twitter, where user Shame Monster asked if he, alongside Caster, would be […]

Theoretically, when Cody Rhodes returned to WWE from AEW, he would have had less control over his character, right? Like, as an EVP in WWE’s first true challenger since WCW, Rhodes had a ton of say over what he did and didn’t want to do, with this creative disconnect with Tony Khan likely playing into […]

For the eighth time in his professional wrestling career, CM Punk will be wrestling a match of note on SummerSlam weekend. The biggest difference? When Punk steps into the ring against Ricky Starks with the “true” World Championship on the line, it will be as a member of AEW, not WWE. Now, as fans most […]

AEW Fight Forever entered the wrestling video game scene earlier this summer. Yuke’s also returns to the wring after not developing a wrestling game since 2018. While AEW Fight Forever received generally mixed reviews, it did well enough in terms of sales. Whether or not we’ll get another AEW game remains to be seen, but […]

Folks, it’s official: after rumors circulated that AEW could be interested in booking a certain WWE Hall of Famer for a match at All In, Rob Van Dam has officially brought “The Whole F’n Show” to Dynamite to help his old friend Jerry Lynn settle a score with don’t-call-him-“Jungle Boy” Jack Perry. Taking the ring […]

When American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes officially hit Peacock, fans from around the professional wrestling world, from Tony Khan and The Elite all the way down to egg accounts on Twitter tuned in to see what the former AEW EVP would have to say about his former employer. For the most part, Rhodes was kind […]

If you’ve been keeping up with AEW over the past few months, you may have noticed that there is a steady controversy building around Tony Khan’s booking of the women’s division. To some, the division has fallen off in a major way ever since Jamie Hayter suffered an injury in April that had kept her […]

Though he refused to acknowledge it at the time, except, of course, in the most subtle, meta way possible, Cody Rhodes has slowly but surely trickled out information about what brought him from AEW to WWE back in 2022 and what his heel run could have been had he stuck it out in the promotion […]

If you’ve seen a commercial advertising for the new Peacock documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, you might recall seeing Kevin Owens declare, “Vince McMahon flew to his house to get him back, not many people can say they did that.” Now, for savvy wrestling fans, this conversation was common knowledge, as let’s just say […]

When Cody Rhodes came up short versus Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39, the 80,000-plus fans at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, were at a loss for words. Now sure, some fans were stoked on the continued dominance of the “Tribal Chief,” with more than a few shouting out “We the 1s” as they exited the […]

When did Cody Rhodes know he was leaving AEW to return to the WWE Universe? Did he go through the flaming table versus Andrade in Georgia? Or how about when he won the TNT Championship at the 2021 Holiday Bash? When he suited up as Fuego II to wrestle a dark match as Too Fast […]

AEW Fight Forever contains lots of secrets and collectibles in the game. Whether it’s the easter egg from Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch, or the unlockable wrestlers, there’s no shortage of content to collect while playing. But did you know you could dress your favorite wrestler in a golden outfit? And the best part? Every wrestler […]

Jim Ross has called more wrestling moves than most fans will ever remember. In his extensive career in the professional wrestling business, which now spans six decades, Ross has watched something as simple as a bodyslam going from a finisher that could headline WrestleMania to a maneuver deployed by any greased-up muscle man – or […]

The Bunny & Keith Lee make their #AEWFightForever debut in the Limitless Bunny Bundle! Annihilate the competition in the ring or reign terror with them in Stadium Stampede! 2 new mini-games are also included, MJF's Car Thrash & Sloth Sling! Get the Limitless Bunny Bundle today! pic.twitter.com/2bfrRpOgiX — AEW Games (@AEWGames) August 31, 2023 The […]

When AEW introduced a Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament to decide on FTR’s next challengers for the AEW World Tag Team Championship belts, it felt like an odd decision, especially when MJF and Adam Cole were picked as the first team almost immediately after the duo came to a 30-minute draw on Dynamite. Sure, someone […]

When Nick Khan and company started cutting talent due to “budget cuts” during the COVID-19 pandemic, it left more than a few fan favorites looking for a new home outside of the WWE Universe. Some performers signed with AEW, with Toni Storm, Adam Cole, and Malakai Black all holding one title or another in for […]

Just under five years after she retired from in-ring action as a member of WWE, Paige made her triumphant return to professional wrestling at AEW’s Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, under her given name, Saraya. For fans who grew up watching, idealizing, or being inspired to enter the industry by […]

After 14 reigns with a world title, Charlotte Flair has pretty much faced off against any performer one can think of within the WWE Universe. Becky Lynch? Been there, done that over 300 times if you count tag team matches. Rhea Ripley? That’s happened, too, most recently at WrestleMania 39. Heck, outside of NXT stars […]

Malakai Black has filled basically every possible role one could have in professional wrestling. He’s been a main eventer, he’s been a heater, he’s been a tag team and even trios specialist, and during his brief time on the WWE main roster, he experienced what it was like to be stuck in the mid-card having […]

AEW Fight Forever just came out less than two weeks ago, but Yuke’s is already releasing new content for the game in the form of a battle royale mode. Stadium Stampede, as it’s called, pins 30 wrestlers together in one arena. Players can use weapons, vehicles, and finishers to wipe their opponent out of the […]

In the opinion of future WWE Hall of Famer Matt Hardy, before there was the Blackpool Combat Club, Jon Moxley’s collection of violent gentlemen that also features Bryan Danielson, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli, there was the BAR, a fighting faction back in The Fed that featured Sheamus and the current Ring of Honor World […]

After punching their tickets to the semi-finals of the Owen Hart Cup Tournament, CM Punk and Samoa Joe found themselves booked for a match once more on the fourth edition of AEW Collision, marking the first time the long-time Ring of Honor rivals shared the ring in a non-tag team match since all the way […]

Though Matt Hardy no longer works for WWE, as he’s been a happy member of the AEW roster since March fo 2020, he still keeps up with the goings-on of his former employer for his podcast, The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, and has absolutely no issue putting over his former co-workers when the situation […]