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When Bobby Lashley made the jump from WWE to AEW, he made one thing clear: he preferred to work under Vince McMahon over Paul “Triple H” Levesque. Now granted, some of this could be personal beef, or a difference in communication styles, or even just an acknowledgment that McMahon always viewed the “All Mighty” as […]

When news broke that Ricky Starks, fresh off an attention-grabbing promo at GCW Dream On just hours before AEW Full Gear, was being pulled from all appearances for the promotion by Tony Khan and company, it generated all sorts of headlines from fans and haters alike. Some applauded TK for standing on business, accusing Effy […]

It sounds like AEW superstar Adam Copeland, better known as Edge in WWE, will return from injury after filming Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2. According to PWInsider Elite (via Wrestling Inc.), Copeland has been cleared to return to AEW. However, he will not be back on TV regularly until after Disney+’s Percy Jackson […]

Though it’s already been over a month since Bryan Danielson’s final match as a full-time professional wrestler, getting choked out with a plastic bag by Jon Moxley and the Death Riders at the end of AEW WrestleDream, the “American Dragon” is still dealing with his new reality. How is it going? Well, considering he still […]

When the Costco Guys took the ring during the final match of Full Gear Zero Hour, it earned a massive pop from AEW fans in the arena and watching along from home. Sure, this was the textbook definition of a gimmick match, with QT Marshall making it his mission to make his former New Jersey […]

After six weeks of buildup and anticipation, Jon Moxley wrestled his first title defense of his fourth reign with the AEW World Championship in the main event of Full Gear, taking on Orange Cassidy in their third-ever singles match. Widely billed as a match for the “soul” of AEW, OC fought tooth and nail to […]

LA Knight is in sort of a weird spot at the moment. Yes, he’s the United States Champion, which is the second-greatest honor one can secure on SmackDown, and he’s been able to successfully defend his belt more times than his predecessor, Logan Paul, by a healthy margin, but his hype? Being one of the […]

When Tony Khan announced that the Costco Guys would go from being ringside guys at AEW All Out to featured performers on Full Gear Zero Hour, it divided the internet. On one hand, the opportunity was set up perfectly; “Big Boom” AJ has a history of wrestling on the New Jersey independent wrestling scene, and […]

As AEW prepares for its final “OG 4” Pay-Per-View of the year, Full Gear, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the eyes of the professional wrestling world, at least for a moment, turned their eyes a few miles northeast to East Rutherford, where, in a venue incredibly called the American Dream Mall, long […]

Jon Moxley has been the AEW World Champion for approximately six weeks. Ever since dethroning Bryan Danielson in a clear example of intra-Blackpool Combat Club politicking, icing out the “American Dragon’s” full-time career with a plastic bag over his head, Moxley and his reconfigured faction, the Death Riders, have taken the promotion by storm, icing […]

On the go-home edition of AEW Dynamite before Full Gear, Bobby Lashley treated fans to his first professional wrestling match since leaving WWE back in May, working a quick two-on-one match against Joe Keys and Cheeseburger that got fans in Reading, Pennsylvania, excited about what he can do in the ring, and Swerve Strickland all […]

After almost a year on the shelf, Kenny Omega is set to make his professional wrestling return in a match against Gabe Kidd at AEW x NJPW’s Wrestle Dynasty at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. But why there? Why for New Japan, where he’s been appearing in person and via vignettes instead of AEW, and […]

At this point, CM Punk has almost been back in WWE for as long as he was in AEW. Yes, AEW still technically gets the nod, but Punk was on and off of the active roster for much of his run with the promotion, as he just couldn’t seem to stay healthy after his initial […]

While Ricochet’s run in WWE has officially come to an end, that doesn’t mean the “One and Only” didn’t leave an impact on the company that will live on well past his tenure, as at the Royal Rumble, he effectively put Logan Paul on the map as a legitimate wrestler, instead of just a celebrity […]

While Cody Rhodes is sitting pretty as the WWE Champion, the top guy in the top wrestling promotion in the world, there’s a segment of the IWC that remains viciously interested in the “American Nightmare’s” run in AEW. How could someone take so many shots at WWE, challenge them head-on for years, and literally make […]

Though it’s been almost a month since Samantha Irvin made her last announcement in WWE, fans around the world are still trying to understand why the most popular ring announcer in the promotion would follow Ricochet out the door despite being at the height of her presumed powers. Goodness, how could you go from announcing […]

When Kenny Omega made his big babyface return to New Japan Pro Wrestling to effectively announce his first match back after a year and a half on the shelf, it felt like a big deal. Sure, it was going to be in a title match against Zack Sabre Jr., a tag team match against the […]

After almost a year on the shelf, it looks like Kenny Omega is finally returning to the wrestling ring. That’s right, in a special appearance for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Omega took the ring of the promotion that made him a star and laid out the trials and tribulations of his extended absence from the […]

When Bobby Lashley made his much-anticipated debut for AEW at the end of Fright Night Dynamite, it set the internet by storm. His debut video has over a million views on YouTube, wrestlers like Max Caster are reconsidering joining the Hurt Syndicate, and fans are already hypothesizing over which matches they would like to see […]

As the professional wrestling world deals with the disappointment of the latest round of WWE releases, another dominant television wrestler from the 2020s has announced a major change to their career moving forward in Marko Stunt, the AEW original and one-time Jurassic Express member who has officially announced his retirement from the sport at just […]

While much of the professional sports-watching world was engrossed in an incredibly dramatic Game 5 of the World Series, Tony Khan delivered an absolute heater of a “Fright Night” edition of Dynamite. Do you want to see title changes? Well, say hello to your new AEW World Tag Team Champions, Private Party. How about drama? […]

While Cody Rhodes has been a member of the WWE Univers for years now, holding the elite honor of being WWE Champion in his first reign, fans still have one question above all others: what the heck happened at the end of his run in AEW? Did he have a falling out with Kenny Omega, […]

When Bobby Lashley officially left WWE to test the open market of wrestling free agency, most fans had more or less the same assumption: the “All Mighty” was AEW bound. On paper, it made sense, right? Lashley could stay in WWE and continue to work a limited schedule or return to TNA and go on […]

When Adam Cole made his triumphant return at WrestleDream, it felt like a long time coming for the AEW star. After headlining Webley Stadium at the first running of AEW All In, Cole’s career took an ugly turn when he destroyed his ankle jumping off the ramp at Grand Slam 2023, leading to multiple surgeries […]

When news broke that Daniel Garcia was considering a move from AEW to WWE amid his first major crack at professional wrestling free agency, fans across the IWC more or less made the same joke: DG is going to be incredibly popular with the ladies of NXT. Now, for the uninitiated, it’s become somewhat of […]

Earlier this year, Sting had what many consider the perfect retirement match in AEW. He went on a three-year win streak, winning the AEW Tag Team Championship along the way, and at Revolution, Sting went out on top, defeating the Young Bucks with Darby Allin and his sons in front of a packed crowd in […]

When Samantha Irvin shocked the professional wrestling world by announcing her exit from WWE as Monday Night RAW‘s ring announcer, one narrative immediately came into focus: she should follow her finance Ricochet to AEW. On paper, it makes sense, right? Irvin is one of the very best ring announcers in the game, her betrothed looks […]

As crazy as it may sound now, what with being one of the premier professional wrestlers in the world today, there was a time when Swerve Strickland just couldn’t seem to find his footing as a member of the WWE Universe. Initially starting things off as a singles guy, Strickland worked on his character, worked […]

While “The Learning Tree” Chris Jericho didn’t become the new Ring of Honor World Champion at AEW WrestleDream, he earned a pretty incredible consolation prize: being a featured player in the number one film in America, Terrifier 3. But how did it happen? How did Jericho go from full-time Learning Tree and part-time Fozzy rocker […]

With their massive media right deal officially on the books, the biggest piece of intrigue surrounding AEW isn’t what the Blackpool Combat Club has planned for the promotion, if fans will get to see Bryan Danielson again, or who will dethrone John Moxley but instead, whether fans will get to see Shane McMahon in Tony […]

WWE fans are trolling after AEW changed Lance Archer’s look to resemble Drew McIntyre, calling him the Scottish Warrior’s lookalike. On the latest episode of AEW Dynamite, Archer wore a leather vest. He already was a stone’s throw away from being a Drew McIntyre lookalike given his long hair and beard. But the wet hair […]

Between making his big return at AEW All In, then having his first singles match in a decade with Bryan Danielson at Grand Slam, and his commentary work on Collision, Nigel McGuinness is having a major resurgence in the professional wrestling world since being released from WWE last year. Fans love his efforts, the unique […]

Edge was a huge part of WWE after winning several world championships and tag-team titles. Nowadays, Edge continues to wrestle for rival company, All Elite Wrestling. Given Edge’s significance in wrestling, have you ever wondered what kind of cars the Rated R Superstar drives? Well, wonder no more. Here’s Edge’s incredible $316K car collection, with […]

In what was widely expected to be his final professional wrestling match as a full-time competitor, Bryan Danielson took the ring at his hometown arena, the Tacoma Dome, to the “Final Countdown,” a fitting one-hit wonder from the 1980s that has been the unofficial theme of his AEW World Championship reign. After boldly declaring that […]

On a night that Tony Khan promised to make fans “fall in love with wrestling all over again” at AEW WrestleDream, the CEO of the second-most profitable wrestling company of all time pulled out all the spots early on at the end of Jack Perry’s TNT Championship win over Katsuyori Shibata. After watching the “Scapegoat” […]

When Bryan Danielson takes the ring at WrestleDream, it might just be the final time as a full-time professional wrestler. Now, sure, some of that is to tell a compelling storyline; fans want to see a true babyface hero fight like his life and career depend on it, and adding that sort of stipulation to […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, WrestleDream has officially arrived, with AEW fans the world over ready to watch their favorite wrestlers take the ring at the Tacoma Dome in Washington to duke it for pride, glory, and sweet, sweet championship gold. Swerve Strickland will be returning in front of his hometown crowd, titles will […]

After spending months watching “experts” like Eric Bischoff boldly declare that AEW couldn’t possibly earn a nine-figure-per-year extension from Warner Brothers Discovery due to their declining ratings, members of the promotion, from Tony Khan to Chris Jericho, have taken a victory lap following a massive new deal with $185 million a year. Discussing the promotion’s […]

After committing multiple segments on the go-home edition of Dynamite to the arrival, return, and fallout of Daniel Garcia officially spurning WWE for a long-term contract with AEW, Tony Khan did a victory lap of sorts during the WrestleDream media call. Discussing the process of keeping Garcia on the roster despite heavy interest from WWE […]