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When CM Punk came out of retirement to join AEW in August of 2021, it felt like a paradigm shift for the professional wrestling business. After over half a decade away from the ring following his incredibly firey burnout with WWE, Punk was propositioned by seemingly every professional wrestling promotion in the world to lace […]

If you plan on watching just one episode of AEW Dynamite in 2022, the Wednesday, September 7th edition of the show would very much be the episode to tune into, as this two-hour block of television could very much change the direction of Tony Khan’s company for the foreseeable future. According to Justin Barrasso of […]

After 296 days, Kenny Omega has recaptured a championship belt in AEW, becoming the inaugural World Trios Champion alongside the Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson. Over that tenure, another new belt, the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, was christened, two more belts, the World Championship and the AEW Women’s Championship, had interim editions minted, and every […]

WWE is holding their latest episode of Monday Night RAW as we speak. However, they are very aware of the explosive situation regarding CM Punk and AEW. Following Sunday night’s All Out pay-per-view, the new AEW World Champion went off on recent reports surrounding him. Among those Punk went after were former friend Colt Cabana, […]

AEW’s All Out had a ton of interesting action and a slew of big-time bouts to keep the 10,000-plus fans in attendance plus the hundreds of thousands more watching from home entertained. There were title changes – though not the one many an Acclaimed fan wanted to see – titles christened, and more than a […]

After taking a face full of black mist from Sting at the end of the penultimate match of AEW’s All Out, Malakai Black was pinned cleanly in the corner of the ring by Darby Allen following his signature Coffin Drop. On paper, this wasn’t a particularly unusual way to end the match. Sure, it would […]

AEW All Out concluded with hometown hero CM Punk holding the World Championship high above his head. And while the massive return of MJF had everyone else talking, Punk did a lot of talking of his own. AEW held a post-show media scrum following the conclusion of All Out. The media scrum is not a […]

AEW All Out had one of the more anticipated main events in company history. Jon Moxley defended his World Championship against hometown hero CM Punk in Chicago. At the end of the night, Punk reigned supreme. He defeated Moxley to win the AEW World Championship for the second time. His first victory came against “Hangman” […]

Welp, there you go; after months of anticipation and a weird swerve where Jon Moxley secured the rights to call himself the World Champion for a little less than two weeks, CM Punk has officially been afforded an opportunity to hold AEW’s top strap above his head in the middle of the ring while thousands […]

Malakai Black and AEW reportedly have issues. Rumor has it the proprietor of the House of Black has asked for his release for a litany of reasons, including for how he’s been booked, and after almost having to retire due to a long-standing back injury, the prospects of Black’s time in AEW potentially coming to […]

AEW All Out featured another battle in the long war between professional wrestling and sports entertainment. On Sunday, Chris Jericho scored one for sports entertainment. Jericho defeated the American Dragon Bryan Danielson at the pay-per-view. After the match, most members of the Jericho Appreciation Society came out to celebrate. “Red Death” Daniel Garcia did not […]

And just when AEW fans thought masked men couldn’t ruin the integrity of another match, they were met with the interesting development of Luchasaurus, the typical friend of the newly re-minted “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry, turning on the second-generation entertainer and absolutely demolishing him before the bell even rang. It all started normally enough, with […]

AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa announced he would miss the All Out pay-per-view with an injury. At Sunday’s pay-per-view, Rosa’s friend and former number one contender Toni Storm reached the ultimate prize. Storm defeated Jamie Hayter, Dr. Britt Baker DMD, and Hikaru Shida in a four-way match to win the AEW interim Women’s Women […]

Sometimes, a booker gets it wrong. They decide Brock Lesnar should break The Undertaker’s streak, that John Cena should beat Wade Barrett and the Nexus, and that Shawn Michaels should defeat Bret Hart with a sharpshooter even if the “Best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be” didn’t actually […]

When discussing the best modern champions in professional wrestling, a few teams routinely come to mind. There’s the Young Bucks and FTR of AEW, The Usos of WWE, and even the Briscoe Brothers, who have wrestled for Impact and GCW in addition to their prolific run in Ring of Honor But one team who doesn’t […]

AEW kicked off their All Out pay-per-view with a very intriguing Casino Ladder Match. The winner of this match earned themselves a future AEW World Championship match. Each of the match’s previously announced competitors entered the match, as we all expected. However, right before the Joker, who some expected to win, entered the ring, the […]

AEW spent months building up Athena as the perfect person to defeat Jade Cargill and secure the TBS Championship. They did it all; they gave her a babyface faction that all got injured, they played up her prowess in the ring with an impressive string of wins against Cargill’s Baddies, and had the reigning TBS […]

The Casino Ladder Match is a time tradition in AEW that affords its winner a chance to challenge for a championship in exchange for the oversized poker chip hung from atop the middle of the ring. A sort of Money in the Bank without the intrigue of a whenever cashing, so far, no performer in […]

Anytime Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and “Hangman” Adam Page wrestle in an AEW ring together, you just know it’s going to be a five-star affair at minimum. The quartet have wrestled together and against each other in some of the most consequential matches in AEW history, from their match for the AEW tag team […]

After exclusively defending his All-Atlantic Championship abroad, PAC finally earned an opportunity to defend his strap in an AEW ring, taking on the long-absent Kip Sabian during All Out Zero Hour. The results, unfortunately for Sabian, went about as people expected. Though Sabian gave it his all, wrestling against his fellow countryman in a spirited […]

Kip Sabian hasn’t been in an AEW ring in over 500 days. Granted, he’s been to countless Dynamites, Rampages, and even down to Orlando for Dark tapings with a suit on his back and a box on his head, but ever since he was taken out of action by Miro after the duo lost Arcade […]

After watching Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo secure a win for the Lucha Libre AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion despite being run over by an ATV and getting hit by a trashcan, AEW fans waited eagerly to see Hook, “The Cold Hearted Handsome Devil” make quick work over the less magical half of 2point0, […]

After months of anticipation, AEW’s All Out is officially here; soon, fans will find out who will become the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship, who will become the interim AEW Women’s Championship, and who will leave Chicago with the ultimate prize, the World Heavyweight Championship. There will be up and down, triumph and tragedy, and, […]

After months of anticipation, the wait is finally over: AEW’s All Out is officially here, and the fans both at home and assembled in Chicago are in for an all-timer. The show has already eclipsed a $1 million gate, marking the third-straight AEW Pay-Per-View to accomplish the feat, according to Tony Khan, and with 11 […]

AEW has wrapped up the September 2nd edition of Rampage, meaning their next show is their biggest of the year. All Out 2022 is just around the corner! The build for the pay-per-view truly came together this past Wednesday on Dynamite. Five matches were announced for the show. On Rampage, we saw who advanced in […]

The Acclaimed are heading towards arguably the biggest match of their collective career in AEW at All Out, when they’ll be taking the ring against Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland in Swerve in out Glory for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. While the duo have challenged for the belts in the past – on […]

Ever since Hit Row returned to WWE, one question has been at the front of more than a few fans’ minds: when is Swerve Strickland going to leave AEW to reunite with Ashante “Thee” Adonis, Top Dolla, and B-Fab? Now, for fans in the know, this scenario is a lot easier said than done, as […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque gave AEW the most backhanded compliment of all time by congratulating Tony Khan’s company for “beating our developmental system” in a sitdown interview with Ariel Helwani for BT Sports, it drew a massive response from both sides of the proverbial aisle. WWE stans loved it, AEW die-hards took to social […]

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 – […]