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Of all of the teams who wrestled The Briscoes over their 20-plus year run in professional wrestling, few have as much history with the Ring of Honor legends than the Young Bucks, AEW’s EVP duo who currently hold the World Trios Championship belt alongside Kenny Omega. Since first taking part in an Honor Rumble for […]

Over the past week, the wrestling community has come together to celebrate the life and memory of Jay Briscoe, who passed away tragically in a car accident. Ring of Honor released a tribute shirt with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Briscoe family, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been donated to his […]

“Switchblade” Jay White is one of the pillars of New Japan Pro Wrestling. He’s a five-time world champion with the promotion, with his most recent title reign, with the IWGP World Championship, coming to an end at Wrestle Kingdom 17, the leader of Bullet Club, and the self-proclaimed “Catalyst of Professional Wrestling” for having his […]

After over six months away following a brutal combination concussion/head injury suffered at Forbidden Door, Adam Cole is officially back in AEW, and fans of the promotion couldn’t be more excited. Gone are the days of comparing his initial AEW run to his NXT prime, or worse, folks throwing around the “Fatam Cole” nickname, and […]

Heading into his match against Action Andretti on AEW Rampage, Daniel Garcia was confident as all heck. He was awarded new black leather pants from Sammy Guevara, had the whole JAS hyping him up, and was even given a chance to form a tag team with Chris Jericho on Dynamite in a match against Andretti […]

Dax Harwood has an issue he’d like to address. Now granted, this isn’t a new or particularly rare thing, as, since the FTR member launched his FTR Podcast in place of William Regal’s The Gentleman Villian when he left for WWE, the 10-time champion has made it his mission to discuss seemingly everything he has […]

Though The Briscoes never actually wrestled in any capacity for WWE, not even as local job guys when the promotion rolled through Delaware, that didn’t stop multiple wrestlers – and Michael Cole – from paying their respects to Jay, who passed away in a car accident earlier in the week. The Viking Raiders wore “Dem […]

Ah, Willie Mack vs. Brian Cage: a match so nice AEW opted to run it twice. That’s right, after drawing rave reviews on the Los Angeles edition of Dark Elevation for a big hoss bout between Ring of Honor Six Man Champion “The Machine” and Mack, a local fan favorite billed from the City of […]

Jade Cargill has never lost a singles, tag team, or trios match in AEW or otherwise. Sure, technically, she isn’t truly undefeated, as AEW strangely decided to place “Girlberg” in the Women’s Casino Battle Royal at All Out 2021, which was ultimately won by Ruby Soho, marking the lone blemish on her otherwise perfect resume, […]

Though he never wrestled a match for the promotion – not even a local jobber squash – WWE SmackDown did not go off the air without multiple shoutouts to former Ring of Honor Triple Crown Champion Jay Briscoe, who tragically passed away on Tuesday in a car accident. Much like on NXT and AEW before […]

Though he’s only worked 13 matches in an AEW ring since debuting for the company at Winter is Coming 2020, there are few wrestlers in either of Tony Khan’s companies who have as much inert star power as “The Icon” Sting. A big, bruising performer who has been working professionally for every mainstream wrestling company […]

Though Vince McMahon hasn’t technically taken back the book from his son-in-law, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, just yet, his return to the Board of Directors has already shaken things up to a degree within the WWE Universe, with fans worried about the future, wrestlers worried that the company will sell to the Saudi Arabia Public […]

Though it’s only been two days since news broke that Jamin Pugh, known to fans as Jay Briscoe of the Ring of Honor Tag Team Championship-holding The Briscoes tag team, had passed away in a car accident in his native Delaware, the entire professional wrestling community is still reeling with the loss of one of […]

Professional wrestling star Jay Briscoe tragically passed away in a car accident at the age of 38 this week, and Warner Bros. Discovery has reportedly not allowed AEW to do a full tribute show for the late wrestler. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that the company did not allow a tribute show to […]

Jay Briscoe’s two daughters are reportedly in critical condition as a result of the Delaware car crash that killed the Ring of Honor legend. On  Tuesday, news of Briscoe’s death surfaced. AEW and ROH president Tony Kahn made the announcement, though details surrounding the death were not initially revealed. Later reports indicated that Briscoe–whose real […]

The whole wrestling world is mourning after news of the death of Ring of Honor legend Jay Briscoe surfaced. AEW and ROH president Tony Khan made the painful announcement on social media on Tuesday, noting that Jamin Pugh–Briscoe’s real name–has passed away. Khan then proceeded to pay tribute to The Briscoes for the decades of […]

Jamin Pugh, more popularly known as Jay Briscoe of the Ring of Honor, has passed away at the age of 38. According to reports, he was involved in a fatal car crash in Delaware. AEW and Ring of Honor president Tony Khan confirmed the tragic news on Tuesday and shared a tribute for Jamin and […]

On this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite, Adam Cole made his surprise return to AEW. Cole has been out of action for over six months because of a shoulder injury and two major head injuries. Although fans were ecstatic to see Adam Cole back in AEW, there was concern about what exactly he was there […]

Talk about a wild start to the year for the wrestling world! Earlier this week, it was revealed that Vince McMahon has placed himself onto the WWE’s Board of Directors again. The move was immediately followed by the announcement that the company was up for sale. Now, one of the WWE’s biggest rivals, Tony Khan’s […]

After making her return to independent wrestling and debuting under her Mercedes Monè gimmick at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 17, AEW fans patiently waited for the performer formerly known as Sasha Banks in WWE to make her long-awaited return to American television on the January 11 edition of Dynamite. On paper, the idea was pretty self-explanatory; […]

And just like that, AEW has new World Trios Championships, as Kenny Omega, and the Youg Bucks, collectively known as The Elite, have bested their deepest-seeded AEW rivals, Death Triangle, to become champions once more. That’s right, though they technically never lost the belts the first time, as Tony Khan stripped the strap after the […]

Boom, Adam Cole is back in AEW after eight months away, but, to paraphrase his own words, it was really more of a good news, bad news sort of situation. On one hand, the former leader of The Undisputed Era was back on a televised wrestling show, which is a pretty incredible thing considering he’s […]

It’s (almost) here, it’s (almost) here; after weeks of anticipation, fans of AEW will finally find out whether or not Saraya, the former two-time WWE Divas Champion, is able to pull some Monè out of her hat and bank on adding another marketable star to the women’s division. While the excitement surrounding the match has […]

Before Ethan Page was all about “never letting go of his ego” in AEW, the co-owner of The Firm was a member of The North, one of the most dominant tag teams in the history of Impact Wrestling and of this current generation, period, alongside Josh Alexander. Initially dubbed the Monster Mafia – a name […]

2022 was supposed to be the year of “The Great Elite Civil War” in AEW. In an immaculate twist of fate that seemed borderline impossible until it happened, Nick Khan somehow allowed Bobby Fish, Adam Cole, and Kyle O’Reilly to all hit the open market without having their contracts extended, and Tony Khan quickly capitalized […]

CM Punk is popular. Now granted, some members of the AEW locker room aren’t particularly fond of “The Best of in the World” for his brash attitude, willingness to call out other wrestlers when they aren’t even in the building to defend themselves, and for… oh yeah, getting into a literal fight with three of […]

Folks, it’s official: “Hangman” Adam Page versus Jon Moxley is happening. The doctors have signed off on the deal, both performers have agreed to the bout, and when the lights go up in the “Fabulous” Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on Wednesday, January 11, Page and Mox will go toe-to-toe in the ring, or maybe […]

Though it’s officially been announced that Mercedes Moné isn’t going to be Saraya’s mystery partner on Dynamite, fans of AEW, NJPW, and beyond are still holding out hope that “The Boss” will be in Los Angeles on January 11th either in the ring with Hikaru Shida or someone else or as a guest sitting ringside […]

There was a time when Shaquille O’Neal was the hottest name in AEW. … yes, you read that correctly; it may seem crazy for fans who are relatively new to the second-biggest wrestling brand in America, but before Jade Cargill was the undefeated wonder with a Goldberg-esque TNT Championship reign, she was known simply as […]

When Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay were duking it out in a 35-minute match for the ages at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, fans online had one not-so-surprising name trending on Twitter: Dave Meltzer. That’s right, the Roger Ebert of Pro Wrestling himself has been one of the biggest champions of both “The Best Bout Machine” […]

The Young Bucks and FTR are AEW’s oil and water; the former are fun, flashy, and frantic in the ring, with occasionally over-choreographed maneuvers, high-flying antics, and enough Superkicks to garner a cease and desist from HBK himself, whereas their formerly WWE foils represent tradition, legacy, and the old-school way of doing things. They like […]

Folks, it’s official: Mercedes Moné is not going to be Saraya’s tag team partner when AEW takes Dynamite to the “Fabulous” Kia Forum in Los Angeles for a tag match with current AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter and former AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker. I know, Moné made her surprise NJPW debut at […]

There was a time when FTR’s number one contendership for the AEW Tag Team Championship was one of the biggest in-jokes among smart marks of professional wrestling. FTR outlasted The Lucha Brothers, Jurassic Express, The Young Bucks – who took the belts off of them in the first place – and Swerve in our Glory […]

The era of Mercedes Moné has officially begun. Mercedes Moné, formerly known as Sasha Banks, made her arrival at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. This was one of wrestling’s worst-kept secrets considering everybody knew she’d be at the event for weeks. But still, the moment she showed up was incredible. After making her way to the […]

Wrestle Kingdom 17‘s first 10 matches were all good to very good – with one lone expectation – but when Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay made their way into the ring – scored to “One Winged Angel” and “Elevated,” respectively – fans in the Tokyo Dome were treated to nothing short of a legendary bout, […]

After losing the Ring of Honor Tag Team Championship belts to The Briscoes at Final Battle and then dropping the Lucha Libre AAA belts to Hermanos Lee in their final match before Dragon Lee jumped ship to WWE as part of the NXT Brand, AEW’s FTR duo of Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood entered NJPW […]

Folks, it’s official: Sasha Banks is no more, as the performer now known as Mercedes Moné officially made her New Japan Pro Wrestling debut at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 just after her old WWE rival Kairi (Sane) successfully defended her IWGP Women’s Title for the first time against Stardom’s Tam Nakano. Walking down to the […]

FTR, the podcast, has been the gift that keeps on giving for fans of AEW, WWE, and professional wrestling, period. Though the show only began during the penultimate week of 2022, with Dax Harwood taking over The Gentleman Villian podcast when William Regal jumped ship from AEW to WWE, the balder half of FTR the […]

With New Japan Pro Wrestling’s marquee card of the year, Wrestle Kingdom 17, just over the horizon, fans will finally be afforded the biggest treat of the year: WWE’s Karl Anderson back in a “King of Sports” wrestling ring. … okay, maybe seeing “Bright Lights” back in an NJPW ring in a singles match against […]