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Adam Cole’s first full calendar year in AEW hasn’t gone quite as planned. After making an incredible surprise debut at All Out 2021 sandwiched between Kenny Omega’s win over Christian Cage and the even more surprising debut of Bryan Danielson, Cole began the year with all signs pointing north, as he entered into a feud […]

While Paul “Triple H” Levesque may be the new EVP of Talent Relations for the WWE, at his heart, “The Game” is a showman. In the ring, Levesque was a big game hunter always looking to get himself over, and in his 24-year in-ring tenure with The Fed, he accomplished that feat a ton. He […]

When Tony Schiavone hit the locker room to discuss the injury Pres10 Vance suffered at the hands of the House of Black during the first round of the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament, fans had to know that something wasn’t quite right. Sure, this was an episode of Dynamite that saw The Wingmen storm the […]

AEW seems to be building towards a major storyline between The OG Elite and The Undisputed Elite. However, this storyline may not include Bobby Fish. Fightful Select (subscription required) is reporting that several people within the company have been told Fish’s contract will not be renewed. His contract is up soon, and he’s expected to […]

When Tony Khan announced that the match between CM Punk and Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship was going to take place on AEW Dynamite instead of at All Out in the former’s hometown of Chicago, it shook the fibers of the AEW Galaxy, nay, the professional wrestling world to its core. Granted, it’s […]

Just when AEW fans didn’t think the excitement for All Out couldn’t get any bigger, Tony Khan pulled a legit 7-footer out of his hat to shake things up significantly. It all began with an unannounced segment of Dynamite, where The Wingmen took the ring over a commercial break to demand that they get more […]

FTR are CM Punk’s boys in AEW. The trio teamed together in Punk’s first match post-Double or Nothing and were reportedly going to work together once more at Forbidden Door had the then-newly minted AEW World Heavyweight Champion not suffered an injury that required him to temporarily vacate his spot. So naturally, when the greater […]

Is everything going well in AEW? Is the promotion in a good place, or are all of the rumors of discontent, dissatisfaction with booking, and mandatory talent meetings worthy of worry among fans of Tony Khan’s company? Well, if Christopher Daniels is to be believed – which he is – everything is going just fine, […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Wardlow wasn’t one of the biggest babyfaces in AEW. I know, I know, for more recent fans who just got into Tony Khan’s company in 2022, that statement sounds crazy, as the “Wardog” receives some of the biggest pops of any performer in AEW, but it’s […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when The Good Brothers were one of the hottest teams in professional wrestling. They were competing for championships in Impact Wrestling, serving as Kenny Omega‘s heavies on his cross-promotional “Belt Collector” tour, and were preparing for a return to NJPW whenever the conditions were right. And yet, […]

When Brian Pillman Jr. made his AEW Dark debut versus Shawn Spears back in July of 2020, it felt like a big deal. While this match wasn’t the first time Pillman appeared in an AEW ring, as he was one of the 21 entrants in the Casino Battle Royal at Double or Nothing 2019 – […]

On the penultimate edition of Dynamite before All Out, the fate of the AEW World Championship was officially decided. There would be no more “interim” labels, no more dueling profiles under the champions headline on the AEW roster page, and no more discussion over who deserved the proper label, Jon Moxley or CM Punk. No, […]

Unfortunately, Will Ospreay is not a member of AEW. Sure, he’s wrestled in the promotion on four occasions – five if you count Forbidden Door – and has appeared on the promotion’s programming a few more times, but alas, Ospreay remains contracted to New Japan Pro Wrestling, and unless Gedo and company opt to relieve […]

When William Regal was let go from NXT and WWE, it was a certified shocker. Though he hadn’t wrestled in years – nine years to be exact – and likely will never do more than a vanity spot in the ring again, Regal was a fixture of WWE’s developmental system both on the screen and […]

After four months in America wrestling for AEW, PWG, and a number of other independent wrestling promotions across the country, Konosuke Takeshita said goodbye to his adoptive home and returned to Japan. Was it a bummer? For his rapidly expanding collection of fans, you bet, but Takeshita had business to attend to in DDT, his […]

AEW is a wrestling company. Sure, they sell merch too and have an agreement to make action figures with Jazwares, but at its core, Tony Khan’s company is meant to be about producing the best possible in-ring action the world has to offer and produce live events that play well both to the fans in […]

When Cody Rhodes and AEW officially announced that they had parted ways, it immediately led fans to one conclusion and one conclusion alone: Cody Rhodes was coming home to WWE. That’s right, while Rhodes initially said goodbye to the first real wrestling promotion he worked for coming out of high school all the way back […]

As AEW fans may or may not know, Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay do not like each other. Their shared tenure in New Japan Pro Wrestling ended on bad terms, with Ospreay “blowing out Kota Ibushi’s brain” ahead of Omega’s final match, and even now that Omega is a member of AEW, the love between […]

If recent rumors are to be believed, MJF is due to return to AEW “somewhat soon.” It is a very interesting time for the company, who are in the news for reasons outside of the squared circle. Fans have long-awaited the return of the Salt of the Earth. His last appearance come on the June […]

When CM Punk dropped a stunner and his AEW World Championship to Jon Moxley in a matter of minutes – single-digit minutes, to be more specific – it was an absolute stunner. Excalibur, JR, and company were all shocked on commentary, Mox talked his talk backstage about how it’s his time to shine, and wrestling […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when one question rose above all others: When would MJF return to AEW? After no-showing a fan event in Las Vegas ahead of Double or Nothing, maybe buying a plane ticket to leave the weekend early, and then cutting a fiery promo on the LA edition of […]

Though Thunder Rosa hasn’t been on AEW television since all the way back on August 10th, when the trio of Hikaru Shida and ThunderStorm won a trios match on Dark Elevation, her heat in Tony Khan’s company is at an all-time high. While it’s long been known that there is no love lost between Rosa […]

When news broke that Eddie Kingston wasn’t taking a tour around the indies as a sign of goodwill or to “give back” to his roots but instead undertook the endeavor because he was suspended due to a backstage interaction with Sammy Guevara based on an in-ring promo at Quake at the Lake that was ultimately […]

AEW has received a ton of criticism for things happening outside of the squared circle in recent days. On Wednesday night, another story of backstage drama surfaced. AEW quietly suspended Eddie Kingston a few weeks back, according to Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer. Meltzer reports the suspension has already been completed. The suspension arose from […]

Everyone loves The Acclaimed! Anthony Bowens and “Platinum” Max Caster are one of AEW’s most entertaining acts. And they certainly know how to get people riled up. On Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite, The Acclaimed accompanied Billy Gunn to the ring as the wrestling veteran was set to face his son, Colten Gunn. Caster did his […]

As if AEW’s penultimate edition of Dynamite before All Out couldn’t have been more impactful, the main event of the match – which somehow wasn’t Jon Moxley versus CM Punk – was interrupted by the return of none other than Kip Sabian. That’s right, after watching the AEW Galaxy develop from the front row of […]

For the second time in as many Pay-Per-Views, AEW will only be holding one tag team championship match. That’s right, much like at Forbidden Door, where the Young Bucks opted to wrestle alongside El Phantasmo as The Bullet Club in a bout versus the “Dudes with Attitudes,” Sting, Darby Allin, and Shingo Takagi, AEW’s All […]

When Jon Moxley entered the ring to face off against CM Punk in the penultimate match of an otherwise unassuming episode of AEW Dynamite, fans in attendance in Ohio knew they were in for a show. Goodness, this was the first time in the promotion’s history where two AEW World Champions would square off in […]

When AEW announced that Jon Moxley versus CM Punk would take place a few minutes after the one-hour mark of Dynamite, it generated an incredible amount of heat and intrigue around the professional wrestling world. Why wasn’t the match the main event? Would the show go long after 10 pm ET? And what about the […]

While the card for AEW’s All Out is still very much a work in progress, one match that has been set in stone since mid-August was Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm to decide on the next AEW World Women’s Championship. That’s right, despite being one of the more popular tag teams in the women’s division, […]

Wrestling fans have to give it up to Konnan – he’s not one known for holding his tongue. Whether working in WCW, TNA/Impact, AAA, MLW, or even the occasional appearance in AEW, Konnan has always “kept it 100” to the point where his podcast is quite literally named “K100 w/ Konnan & Disco.” While openness […]

When Tony Khan made the decision to “strap a rocket” – in his words – to the back of Daniel Garcia and the 2.0 duo now known as Angelo Parker and Matt Menard, it was far from universally acclaimed by the AEW Galaxy. Sure, Garcia was an indie talent darling “smart marks” on the internet […]

On a show eagerly anticipated for the return of Edge to a Toronto wrestling ring for the first time in a decade, WWE’s RAW show broadcast live from the Scotiabank Arena will forever be remembered as the day Johnny Gargano, “Johnny Wrestling,” returned to the promotion that transformed him from an indie darling to an […]

MJF is expected to make his return to AEW sometime soon. However, there may be opportunities outside of the wrestling ring for the Salt of the Earth. Former WWE writer Brian Gewirtz has been doing a media tour for his new book. Gewirtz nowadays is an executive with Seven Bucks Productions, a production company owned […]

Goodness, the hits keep coming for Jake Atlas, the former NXT/WWE superstar who had a cup of coffee with AEW before he suffered a knee injury and was put on the shelf indefinitely. Back in May, Atlas was arrested for domestic abuse and effectively had his career derailed as a result. While Atlas, born Kenny […]

Babyface Wardlow has been a fantastic thing for the AEW Galaxy. After spending literally years relegated to the role of MJF’s hired gun, and then months going through various trials to get out of his deal and become a free man in AEW, Wardlow captured the hearts of wrestling fans the world over with his […]

When Matt Hardy took it upon himself to manage Private Party, it was supposed to take the team over the top in AEW. One of the highlights of the first year of AEW television who turned heads on the second episode of Dynamite by beating the Young Bucks in the tournament to decide the first-ever […]

Since AEW switched over to filming roughly a month’s worth of Dark matches at Universal Studios Florida instead of sporadically knocking them out whenever possible at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, it created a weirdly compelling amount of hype and intrigue about what the promotion’s lower card will look like for the foreseeable future. Now sure, […]

AEW’s Andrade El Idolo is on a bit of a roll. Though his team, La Faccion Ingobernable, dropped arguably their most important bout in AEW so far when they lost in the first round of the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament to the Elite trio of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks, Andrade was able […]