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Though the build-up may have been muddied by yet another backstage fight, with Andrade vs. Sammy Guevara the latest backstage battle to garner headlines across the greater sporting world, AEW: Battle of the Belts IV is officially here, and this time, it’s going to be a little different the previous runnings of the show. For […]

After just getting over a feud with Eddie Kingston that saw the “Mad King” get suspended for a backstage altercation, Sammy Guevara is back at it again in the AEW Galaxy, this time for his feud with Andrade El Idolo spurned on by an interview with Mas Lucha. When asked if he had any issues […]

After successfully winning the World Tag Team Championship belts at AEW’s Grand Slam, The Acclaimed duo of Anthony Bowens and Max Caster are riding high. They have a fantastic manager in “Daddy A–” himself, Billy Gunn, have already defended their straps once in a fun Rampage match against Private Party, and look primed for a […]

What is the status of Saraya in AEW? Sure, she’s reportedly signed to a long-term deal and will be a fixture of AEW television for the foreseeable future, but is her presence going to be in a sort of “general manager” way, or will the former Paige be mixing it up in the ring like […]

“Andrade is a terrible guy,” Tony Khan told Robbie Fox on the My Mom’s Basement show. “So if Andrade loses this match (with Pres10 Vance of the Dark Order) he will leave AEW forever and frankly, you know, the way things have been gone with Andrade and the ways things have carried on, I don’t […]

When Brian Cage lost a Philadelphia Streetfight to Ricky Starks on October 6th, 2021 in a match for the FTW Championship, it felt like a mildly consequential contest. Sure, Cage had just been turned on by Team Taz earlier in the year, and had his FTW Championship stripped by Starks thanks to an assist by […]

When Sting debuted in AEW at Winter Is Coming in December of 2020, it felt like a massive deal. Sure, that particular show was always going to be a big one, as more than a few fans had a feeling that Kenny Omega was going to take the strap off of Jon Moxley to begin […]

FTR haven’t wrestled on AEW television since Dynamite episode 152, when they wrestled alongside former Pinnacle member Wardlow in a trios match against Ren Jones, Vic Capri, and ex-Ring of Honor stalwart Silas Young. Now granted, they have been on AEW programming once since then, as the very same trio wrestled another long-time ROH member, […]

The AEW Tag Team Championship run of The Acclaimed has been off to a pretty incredible start. The duo of Max Caster and Anthony Bowens, with “Daddy Ass” himself, Billy Gunn in their corner, secured a massive win over Swerve in our Glory on national television at Grand Slam, they followed it up with a […]

When Bandido made his way to AEW for a main event bout with Chris Jericho for the Ring of Honor World Championship, it felt like a big deal for professional wrestling’s “Most Wanted Luchador.” If the former Ring of Honor Champion was able to overcome the odds, not to mention “The Ocho,” Chris Jericho, and […]

There isn’t a more contentious paring in AEW than Matt Hardy and Private Party. After a strong early showing in AEW that notoriously saw the young team defeat the Young Bucks in the inaugural AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament, the duo of Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy rapidly fell out of prominence in Tony […]

“I’m back!” – with these two words, Saraya reintroduced herself to the professional wrestling world, and officially spoke on her position in the AEW Galaxy. That’s right, after making her surprise debut on the first night of Grand Slam to a massive pop from the assembled crowd and a ner-universally glowing response from fans online, […]

For the second time since Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor, AEW returned to the City of Brotherly Love for a very hot show. Though the show was held at The Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University instead of in the 2400 Arena – which used to famously be known as the ECW […]

Bobby Fish hasn’t been a member of AEW in almost a month; he hasn’t wrestled in a match since defeating Blake Li on AEW Dark Elevation, hasn’t been in a televised match since he lost to Darby Allin on Rampage in June, and hasn’t been a part of a relevant storyline since Kyle O’Reilly and […]

Though they haven’t been on AEW programming since they won the AEW World Trios Championships with Kenny Omega at All Out, the Young Bucks kept on keeping on in their time away from the promotion they founded. The duo have been staying in shape, been spending time with their families, even more so now that […]

After watching two titles change hands at Grand Slam – three if you count the vacant World Championship – AEW is immediately putting the straps on the line once more with not one but two championship matches scheduled for the fallout edition of Dynamite coming to fans live from the “Home of Extreme,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. […]

After being the topic of heavy speculation about his current contract status, his future, and his past few weeks in AEW, Malakai Black took to Instagram Live to set the record straight in his own words in order to “debunk” some of the rumors floating around. “Alright guys, good evening,” Black began. “You know there’s […]

Wardlow has been AEW’s TNT Champion for 82 days and counting. He took the belt off of Scorpio Sky on his second try in a Rochester Street Fight on the July 6th edition of Dynamite, defended the belt on four occasions, including versus Orange Cassidy at Fyter Fest and Jay Lethal at Battle of the […]

While discussing the House of Black on the August 30th edition of Drinks with Johnny, the podcast of Avenged Sevenfold bassist Johnny Christ, straight-edge AEW Superstar Brody King lauded his group for being the best “full product” in professional wrestling, as transcribed by Post Wrestling. “The fans can definitely guarantee that the House of Black […]

After a half-decade away from the ring, Saraya, who was known as Paige in WWE, has returned to the professional wrestling world as a member of AEW. Though her exact role in the promotion is rather unclear, as some have suggested that she was not cleared to wrestle very recently, Saraya has shot those reports […]

WWE’s Liv Morgan loves professional wrestling. SmackDown‘s commentary team of Corey Graves and Michael Cole that she was in attendance at the East Rutherford, New Jersey running of Extreme Rules as a fan in 2014, has tweeted out her praise for dozens of wrestlers over the years, and even posted a picture with Minoru Suzuki […]

Just when it seemed like Bobby Fish-mania had reached its peak, what with the former NXT performer reportedly trying to convince fellow Undisputed Era members Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly to quit AEW and jump ship back to Triple H WWE, the “The Infamous” fighter turned up in Impact Wrestling and cut an extended promo […]

It looks like Jon Moxley won’t be taking it easy as AEW World Champion any time soon. That’s right, after defeating fellow Blackpool Combat Club member Bryan Danielson in a barn burner of a match on Wednesday at Grand Slam for the belt, Mox already had his next two opponents in line by the end […]

On a show defined by setup and payoffs, with Chris Jericho’s underhanded win over Claudio Castagnoli spurning on a rare disqualification victory for Sammy Guevara following Eddie Kingston’s refusal to release a choke on the passed-out star, the main event – excluding the lights out match – of Rampage Grand Slam was the “Grand Slam […]

When Darby Allin and Sting’s match against the newly Malakai Black-less House of Black duo of Brody King and Buddy Matthews came to an end, things weren’t looking too good for Tony Schiavone’s favorite male wrestler. After being seemingly taken out of the match by a pair of Julia Hart handcuffs, Sting had to watch […]

Though AEW is trying their darndest to keep attention on their in-ring product, with Grand Slam pulling out all of the stops fans would expect from a Pay-Per-View on four hours of free television, to some, the most compelling aspect of the company remains the backstage intrigue of a near-month-old brawl and the ramifications that […]

Tony Khan is not too pleased about WWE trying to poach away his AEW talent. Speaking on the matter publically during his pre-All Out press tour, the multi-hyphenate publically addressed the tampering rumors that were reportedly also discussed at the company’s backstage meeting, as passed along by TJR Wrestling. “There was one issue, that had […]

In case you haven’t heard, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks are unofficially suspended, and that decision has had serious, wide-spreading ramifications across the AEW Galaxy. From forbidding Omega from wrestling at Lucha Libre AAA’s TripleMania, to the suspension of Being the Elite, to “The Cleaner” being taken off of the AEW team at Tokyo […]

When Tony Khan made the decision to debut Saraya mere moments before the main event of AEW’s Grand Slam, he was putting a ton of pressure on Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson to put on a show worthy of standing alongside the roster’s addition, instead of falling into its shadow. Fortunately, Mox and BD are […]

Just when it looked like Tony Khan was happy with the performers he already had under contract, the AEW founder pulled a rabbit out of his hat and changed the landscape of the promotion forever with the addition of Saraya, aka the wrestler formerly known as WWE’s Paige. That’s right, though Saraya officially retired the […]

At AEW’s Grand Slam, PAC lived up to his nickname in a major way. Wrestling against one of his deepest seated rivals in Tony Khan’s company for the All-Atlantic Championship, PAC and Orange Cassidy started things off normally enough, with OC running his usual “Kicks of Doom” routine before rapidly transitioning into a forceful series […]

When Tony Khan booked The Acclaimed to wrestle the Swerve in our Glory duo of Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland at AEW’s All Out, it felt like a compelling yet otherwise mildly predictable bout for a championship team still relatively early in their championship run. The Acclaimed had wrestled for the AEW World Tag Team […]

Chris Jericho has accomplished a lot in his professional wrestling career. He’s won 22 individual championships over more than a half-dozen companies, became the first-ever Undisputed WWF Champion in the company’s history, and followed that feat up by becoming the inaugural AEW World Champion. And yet, the one belt that has eluded “The Wizard” over […]

Swerve Strickland is about to wrestle the most important match of his AEW career. When Grand Slam comes to an end both on television and for the thousands of fans in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the team of Swerve in our Glory, Strickland and Keith Lee, will either remain AEW World Champions or will […]

At his heart, AEW’s Max Caster is an NYC guy. His father played for the New York Jets, he, much like MJF, is billed from Long Island, New York, and before he came to AEW, Caster learned the ropes – literally – at Create-A-Pro Wrestling, the school owned by Impact’s Bryan Meyers and AEW producer […]

Since returning to AEW from his extended absence, MJF has taken up the practice of speaking about himself in the third person. ‘What MJF wants, MJF gets,’ ‘MJF always does what’s best to MJF;’ you know how things thing tends to go. But why? Is Friedman fully embracing the WWE way of doing things before […]

Wardlow is having himself a run in AEW. He’s the current TNT Champion in his first reign, in the middle of a 15-man win streak that includes victories over W. Morrissey, MJF, Scorpio Sky, Orange Cassidy, and Jay Lethal, and has even rekindled his friendship with FTR, who were once his faction-mates in The Pinnacle. […]

“Please allow me a few weeks or months to recalibrate myself. This is not goodbye, and we will see each other very soon.” These words, spoken on the mic by Malakai Black after his final scheduled match at Prestige Wrestling versus Kid Bandit on Saturday night per 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧, marked the first time Black had spoken […]

When Malakai Black made his debut at AEW’s Road Rager in July of 2021, it felt like an inflection point in the promotion’s history. Sure, Tony Khan had signed ex-WWE guys in the past, with three of the top guys on the first televised edition of Dynamite, Jon Moxley, Cody Rhodes, and Chris Jericho, having […]