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When Keith Lee sent out the following tweet a day before his three-way AEW Tag Team Championship match alongside Swerve Strickland versus the Young Bucks and Team Taz, it sent some serious confusion throughout the greater wrestling universe. Got some very much less than stellar news today…. No matter the results, tomorrow's match belongs to […]

AEW Dark and Dark: Elevation is a unique experience for the various seasoned commentators of the promotion. With the benefit of quicker, less consequential matches and the magic of editing, the commentators often get to let loose a little more and have some fun while working the various matches. This has especially been true for […]

Wardlow is on a roll in AEW. Since being released from the clutches of MJF, the newly signed big man has become a babyface, a fan favorite, and… oh yeah, the TNT Champion, having dethroned Scorpio Sky in a Rochester Streetfight despite the best efforts of the American Top Team faction. Surely things are looking […]

For around a half month now, PAC has been the inaugural All-Atlantic Champion of AEW. Now, to a more casual fan of the promotion, the All-Atlantic title might have been forgotten since that excellent four-way title match at Forbidden Door, as it has not really been mentioned, nor has PAC really been featured on AEW […]

How does one determine who is the best modern tag team in wrestling right now? Is it the top team in the top wrestling promotion in world, which would thus be The Usos of the WWE? Or maybe it’s the team who has the most overall, unique title wins, a feat The Young Bucks have […]

On an unsuspecting Sunday afternoon, a Twitter user who goes by the name Niccolo decided to post a series of pictures of Eddie Kingston during his match with Konosuke Takeshita on AEW Rampage with a not-so-kind caption that you can read here. Commenting on Kingston’s, shall we say, unconventional body type for a sport typically […]

When Darby Allin extended a hand to Brody King following his unsuccessful challenge for the Interim AEW World Championship once Dynamite went off of the air on Wednesday night, it generated more than a few thoughts about a potential team-up between the two parties. On paper, putting King with Allin and Sting made a ton […]

When news broke that Marko Stunt‘s contract with AEW wasn’t being renewed, it felt as inevitable as it was surprising. Sure, the perennial underdog performer was seldom used on any AEW media – his final match was all the way back on AEW Dark Elevation in September of 2021 – and he was purposefully absent […]

Chris Jericho is a big fan of being on television. He consistently finds ways to get himself over on both AEW Dynamite and Rampage – even as a commentator – appeared on shows like Dancing with the Stars, The Eric Andre Show, and Hot Ones during his time in WWE, and has even found a […]

Since officially becoming a member of AEW by way of Ring of Honor, Jonathan Gresham has been nothing but a babyface. Now granted, it’s hard to tell if you only watch AEW television, as Gresh had rarely appeared on either Dynamite or Rampage until very recently, but over those fleeting appearances, his spot on Supercard […]

Danhausen has worn a lot of hats in AEW. He’s served as an honorary member of the Best Friends, secured a new song for The Ass Boys The Gunn Club just in time for their Forbidden Door pre-show bout versus the NJPW LA Dojo, and even formed an unlikely yet unstoppable tag team with Hook […]

In case you haven’t heard, AEW‘s newest stable, La Faccion Ingobernable is on a bit of a roll. Since the arrival of Rush in the promotion, the duo are undefeated in singles action, with Andrade picking up a fantastic win over Rey Fenix and the man formerly known as “Toro Blanco” going 1-0 with a […]

CM Punk shocked many wrestling fans when he revealed that he suffered an injury a few days after winning the AEW World Championship. Because of his injury, he was forced out of action for the foreseeable future. Fans were hoping that the Straight-Edge Star would return at the soonest possible time. As it turns out, […]

A lot happens at an AEW show when the live Dynamite cameras stop rolling. For one thing, the promotion has to film AEW Dark Elevation and Ramage – unless it’s a week where Rampage happens live – with some other recorded segments being put together before or after the show kicks off too for good […]

When MJF put together The Pinnacle, hand-selecting the duo of FTR to team up with himself, Sean Spears, and Wardlow, it was a shot to the bow of AEW‘s hierarchy. With The Elite in disarray and The Inner Circle running court as the unquestioned top faction in the promotion, MJF’s decision to turn on his […]

When Brody King outlasted the competition in AEW’s inaugural post-Blood and Guts Rampage Royal to become the first challenger for Jon Moxley’s Interim World Championship, it created a very intriguing matchup for the two-time title holder. Though fans of Tony Khan’s promotion mostly know King for his efforts in tag team action, having wrestled just […]

Heading into the post-Blood and Guts edition of AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan had a decision to make in regards to his promotion’s TNT Championship belt. On one hand, he could keep the belt on Scorpio Sky, the talented former tag team performer who signed with AEW well before they had a television contract, and give […]

The best place to key in on long-term storytelling in AEW isn’t actually on an AEW-branded production, but instead on Being The Elite, the YouTube show produced weekly for years now by The Young Bucks. BTE set the stage for the launch of AEW, set up the falling out between The Elite and “Hangman” Adam […]

2022 has not been a particularly good year for The Dark Order in AEW. Sure, they’ve recorded a 26-17 record since the calendar turned over, with matches in AEW, Create A Pro, Prestige, and NJPW, and have watched on proudly as their good pal “Hangman” Adam Page held the top honor in Tony Khan’s promotion, […]

The Fourth of July is celebrated a little bit differently in Brooklyn, New York than anywhere else in the United States of America. Sure, people still have cookouts, shoot off fireworks, and celebrate the land of the free as they so see fit but they also do so by having a hot dog eating contest […]

When Alan Angels joined AEW, it was a very different time in the promotion’s history. The pandemic was in full swing, shows had been relegated to either Daily’s Place or, for a time, The Nightmare Factory in Georgia, and many of the promotion’s top wrestlers, from Riho to PAC, were stuck in their home countries […]

When Orange Cassidy made his way down to the ring at Forbidden Door, his presentation was… weirdly typical. That’s right, despite taking part in an upper mid-card bout versus one of the best wrestlers in the world, on one of the biggest shows on the AEW and NJPW calendar no less, OC walked down to […]

When it comes to AEW, one of the more confusing creative decisions in recent memory was the introduction of the All-Atlantic Championship. The inaugural champion, who eventually turned out to be PAC, was to be decided in a tournament featuring wrestlers that were not located anywhere near the Atlantic Ocean, the concept of the belt […]

Booker T has been known as one of the most outspoken figures in pro wrestling today. King Booker has never been shy in speaking his mind before. However, many fans felt he went too far when he commented on AEW star Adam Cole’s physique. A few days before AEW’s momentous Forbidden Door pay-per-view, Booker T […]

Though he doesn’t have a card on the official AEW roster page, Jonathan Gresham has reportedly held a contract also signed by Tony Khan since April, when he defeated Bandido at Supercard of Honor in a unification match for the ROH World Championship. And yet, you wouldn’t know it if you only watch AEW television, […]

When you think of a cross-promotional Pay-Per-View where the top wrestlers in AEW take on the best of the best NJPW has to offer, who is the one tag-team that comes to mind that has to be on the card. Drum roll……. The Young Bucks FTR. Wait, what? FTR? I mean yeah, they are by […]

When Brody King pulled out the win in the inaugural AEW Royal Rampage, it turned more than a few heads across the greater wrestling world. In a match that featured some incredibly wholesome spots between John Silver and “Hangman” Adam Page, more incredible moves by Konosuke Takeshita, and the in-ring debut of Rush – who […]

AEW put a ton of work into the buildup to Forbidden Door, their co-promotional Pay-Per-View with NJPW. They produced digital hype packages, committed serious television time to contextualizing every angle, and even compiled it all on YouTube, where fans could catch up on anything they missed, or simply watch it again to familiarize themselves with […]

After almost a week of anticipation, The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer finally released his ratings for AEW x NJPW’s Forbidden Door, and needless to say, they were relatively predictable in the best possible way. Sure, some fans wibble with a rating one way or another, but for the most part, the information matched the eye […]

In the almost week since Jon Moxley triumphantly held the Interim World Championship above his head before being viciously attacked by Chris Jericho, a lot has been said about AEW x NJPW’s Forbidden Door. Some have called it the Pay-Per-View of the year, Tony Khan called it the second-most profitable event in AEW history, and […]

The 2022 NBA free agency period started off with a bombshell from Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. After weeks of speculation, the former MVP has announced his intentions to be traded from the team. The news comes at the heels of Kyrie Irving’s decision to stay with the team by picking up his player option. […]

One of the biggest draws of AEW in it’s early years was Kenny Omega. The star wrestler has been part of the up-and-coming brand since it’s inception, and for good reason. He’s one of the best in-ring workers in the business, and he’s got the attitude and the charisma to go along with his talent. […]

In a match filled with interesting storylines, backstage intrigue, and very real implications for AEW‘s future booking plans, one storyline rose above the rest and felt so potentially contentious that Draftkings even ran a prop bet on whether or not teammates would fight during the match: Would Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli work together on […]

Eddie Kingston wanted violence when he enter caged double rings during the main event of AEW‘s Blood and Guts. He took the door with a Tommy Dreamer-style Kendo Stick in his hands and kept swinging it, mostly against Christ Jericho’s head, until it literally shattered in his hands like a sword in Breath of the […]

For a time, it looked like Cesaro was going to be the face of Max Dupri’s Maximum Male Models on WWE‘s SmackDown. It looked like the “Swiss Superman” would finally return to the company that made him a mainstream darling, and be afforded the sort of A+ talker that had largely eluded him in Vince […]

AEW is notorious for continuously adding talent despite its loaded and crowded roster. Tony Khan’s relentless recruiting has paid off this past month, however. Many AEW stars have been forced out of action because of injury. The company was forced to crown an interim AEW World Champion in the wake of CM Punk’s injury after […]

Danhausen is a rascal. Though he’s clearly coded as a babyface both via his presentation, the tunnel he comes out of, and the reactions of his adoring fanbase, Danhausen has consistently found ways to get into other people’s business during his time in AEW, whether that’s interjecting into the Beach Break match between Adam Cole […]

When news broke that Christian Cage was going to address the fans assembled in the Little Ceasers Arena, not to mention those watching from home, on AEW Dynamite, it didn’t seem like things were going to go particularly well for Jungle Boy, who has been absent for two weeks with an injury. As it turns […]

After having “97.5 percent” of its rights at Forbidden Door, Tony Khan pulled through and Orange Cassidy finally debuted his new theme at AEW‘s Blood and Guts, with “Where is my Mind” by Pixies being officially replaced by “Jane” the song by Jefferson Starship known most notably for being featured in the film Wet Hot […]