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Since signing with AEW as one of the true success stories of Cody Rhodes’ original TNT Championship Open Challenge, Ricky Starks has gone up and down the card for Tony Khan’s company. He’s challenged for multiple titles – including CM Punk’s “Real” AEW World Championship – been part of factions, and now, he’s… well, no […]

For a time, Ricky Starks and Big Bill were one of the hottest acts going in AEW, with a perfect blend of size and charisma to take on darn near any tag team, enough ability on the mic to get over in promos, and most importantly of all, enough belief from Tony Khan to actually […]

Adam Copeland has accomplished a ton in his professional wrestling career. He’s appeared in 1,710 matches, won 37 championships, and even had one of the greatest comebacks in professional wrestling history when he came back at Royal Rumble after a decade-long retirement. And yet, when Renee Paquette asked the “Rated-R Superstar” about the prospects of […]

Matt Hardy is one of the rare wrestlers who’s been a featured member of AEW, WWE, and TNA, and as a result, has the inside scoop on what it’s like to work under the two most important promoters over the last 20 years of professional wrestling: Tony Khan and Vince McMahon. Discussing his experience working […]

From an outside perspective, it looks like Konosuke Takeshita is doing pretty well in AEW; he’s in a stable that, while divisive, is featured on television regularly, has worked massive matches against Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay over the last year, and is set to challenge Jon Moxley in an elimination match for the Jon […]

When Ricky Starks appeared in Cody Rhodes‘ party at WrestleMania 40, it made waves on social media. Sure, it’s the worst kept secret imaginable that Starks and Rhodes are good friends, as their relationship was featured prominently on the latter’s Rhodes to the Top show on TNT, but in the eyes of some fans, having […]

After watching Darby Allin make his triumphant return to Dynamite to provide some much-needed support for Team AEW ahead of their match with The Elite at Double or Nothing, Bryan Danielson decided to address the crowd at the Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington, running through how his home state has impacted his […]

After taking a loss to the Young Bucks, Nicholas and Matthew Jackson, in a tag team match with Matt Sydal on AEW Dynamite, Christopher Daniels had his insult turned to “financial” injury when his oldest friends, a pair of performers he’d known since their Ring of Honor days, decided to use their EVP powers to […]

When news broke that Eddie Kingston had suffered an apparent leg injury on the guard rails at New Japan Pro Wrestling Resurgence in Ontario, California, that could leave him out of action for an undisclosed amount of time, it left fans wondering if he would be able to work his scheduled match against The Elite, […]

When Swerve Strickland debuted for AEW a few months after his exit from WWE, few expected to eventually see the former cruiserweight Hit Row leader bulk up to become a legit heavyweight contender, officially securing the AEW World Championship in a win over Samoa Joe in the main event of Dynasty. From the ups of […]

When Bryan Danielson announced at the end of 2023 that 2024 was going to be his final year as a full-time professional wrestler, it left more than a few fans wondering who the “American Dragon” would choose as his final opponent and where he would like to have his final match as a member of […]

When Chris Jericho took the ring on February 28th for a match on AEW Dynamite, it was just another day at the office. The 2,653rd match of his illustrious career, according to Cagematch, babyface Jericho just sort of did his thing, working a 12-minute match in the middle of the Dynamite card and securing the […]

Since leaving Impact Wrestling as a full-time wrestler, Rob Van Dam has become one of the premier spectacle performers on the indies, working matches all over the professional wrestling world – and AEW – while getting to appear on shows alongside stars who have blown up considerably over the past few years, including Dante Martin, […]

As Kenny Omega gears up for diverticulitis surgery, the “Best Bout Machine” decided to give fans one final Twitch stream to celebrate the occasion, and was willing to answer the questions his fans sent along in the chat on all things professional wrestling, from his favorite AEW matches, to Will Ospreay, and even Paul “Triple […]

When news broke that Gable Steveson was released from WWE a few months removed from his final match on an NXT live show, it got folks around the professional wrestling space talking about what went wrong for the former Olympic gold medalist, including Booker T, the man who called his efforts in Orlando. Did Booker […]

When Adam Copeland “stole” Lita from Matt Hardy back during their glory days of WWE, it created one of the great work/shoot feuds of the last decade, with the latter getting fired in no small part because of the dispute and the duo ultimately duking it out in a steel cage match and later a […]

When “Speedball” Mike Bailey let it be known in an interview with Sports Illustrated that he was in a contract year with TNA Wrestling, fans around the world imagined a world where the French Canadian Moonsault specialist would eventually join Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Kazuchika Okada as a cruiserweight specialist in AEW. On […]

As New Japan Pro Wrestling gears up for a massive show in Ontario, California, Resurgence, the promotion decided to send out one of its most, um, loud charismatic talkers, Gabe Kidd, on the promotional tour to get a few more eyes on the product and a few more butts in the seats of the Toyota […]

After months and months of questions surrounding his eventual return to the AEW ring, Kenny Omega has finally updated fans on the progress of his diverticulitis and how he plans to correct the illness moving forward. Good news: Omega is getting surgery. Bad news: he might be out of action for a while. “I did […]

When Adam Copeland returned to WWE in 2020, it felt like a massive deal. After almost a decade away from the squared circle, the “Rated-R” Superstar was back, and even if his massive comeback was almost immediately halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he still produced very good work as a babyface hero, a member of […]

When news broke that WWE wasn’t renewing the contract of Jerry Lawler, the long-time broadcasting partner of Jim Ross during the Attitude Era, it hit more than a few fans right in their feelings. Now sure, “The King” hasn’t called a match for WWE since 2020 and suffered a stroke last year that left him […]

AEW Fight Forever Season Pass 4 has arrived, adding three new wrestlers and a new tournament mode. Furthermore, the latest Season Pass aims to add two new maps, over 50 new skin and attire options, new music tracks, and brand new moves. Additionally, yet another edition of AEW Fight Forever released, which includes content from […]

While stranded at an airport on the way to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia fight in Las Vegas, Booker T decided to use his Hall of Fame podcast to discuss one of the grandest feuds in all of professional wrestling right now: Tony Khan versus The Elite. Now for Booker, the storyline really comes […]

After advertising for their in-ring showdown for the entire first hour of Dynamite, AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland marched down to the ring at the top of the second hour to address the crowd, and believe you me, he was mad. Trashing on Christian Cage for how he landed a world title shot at Double […]

After securing their first official win together as a tag team against a few local Canadian enhancement talents, Chris Jericho and Big Bill decided to stick around in the ring for “The Learning Tree” to address his home country crowd in Edmonton, Alberta. “Thanks, guys, thanks; I just wanted to say it’s always a pleasure […]

When Matt Cardona was released from WWE in 2020, few fans expected him to become a multi-time champion, a world traveler, and a performer so prolific on the indies that he became an unofficial “Indy God” for his hardcore efforts with the Major Players, The Cardona Family, and paired up with Steph De Lander. When […]

If there’s one person Eric Bischoff likes even less than AEW, The Elite, and Tony Khan, it’s got to be Dax Harwood, the former AEW Tag Team Champion who has practically made a second career out of feuding with the former WCW Vice President on social media. While the duo have talked a lot of […]

After watching free agency shake things up in a massive way earlier this year, with AEW landing the Big 3 of Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone, and Kazuchika Okada, and WWE securing the rights to Jade Cargill – yes, she signed in 2023 but didn’t properly debut until 2024 – and Solo Sikoa further consolidates power […]

When Swerve Strickland shouted out Kofi Kingston during his AEW Dynasty media scrum, noting that KofiMania was a big influence on his professional wrestling career, it was a very nice moment. Sure, Strickland worked hard to get where he wanted to be, forgoing opportunities at other belts for his shot at the AEW World Championship, but […]

After lobbying hard for their release from WWE for months last fall, the Grizzled Young Veterans have officially left their spooky days in the Schism behind in order to return to their traditional wrestling ways on the indies, where “gritting their teeth” is far more than just a catchphrase. And with their time in TNA […]

After watching Drew McIntyre leave Monday Night RAW after being deemed medically ineligible to wrestle in the King of the Ring Tournament, CM Punk decided that wasn’t acceptable and entered the ring with a microphone in hand to demand a face-to-face confrontation with the “Scottish Warrior.” But why? What did Punker have to say, and […]

When news broke that Will Ospreay was heading to free agency and open to signing a huge money deal with an American promotion, be that AEW or WWE, fans the world over, from his hometown of Rainham, Essex, England, to Japan and beyond had a pretty good feeling that the former has the favorite to […]

At WWE Backlash, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton took the ring against The Bloodline in the show’s lone non-title match, going to war against Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and eventually, Tanga Loa, who debuted in the match and aligned with his fellow Gurilla of Destiny to help secure the win. And yet, in the hours […]

When it comes to professional wrestling in 2024, a pretty easy way to see which side of the proverbial fence a fan falls on is to ask one simple question: The Elite or CM Punk… unless you’re Shane Helms, the “Hurricane” who has experience with both sides during his career in the ring. That’s right, […]

After over a decade away from the professional wrestling ring, Ric Flair decided to have his third and final retirement match in the summer of 2022, taking on the tag team of Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal with his son-in-law, Andrade El Idolo, by his side. Was the match good? Eh, not really; outside of […]

While there might not be a bigger babyface in professional wrestling right now than Kenny Omega, as his return to Dynamite promo has widely been considered the best of his career, there’s one “good guy” in AEW who is decidedly out on the “Best Bout Machine,” even if the day may eventually come when they […]

With the former NXT North American Champion heavily favored to win the AEW World Championship at Dynasty, fans knew Swerve Strickland would make a serious impression with his debut on the show, but when he emerged from the babyface tunnel wearing a full Killmonger bodysuit from Black Panther, it made an already special moment into […]

After forcing fans to wait through the entirety of AEW Dynamite for his big return in front of his hometown fans, Kenny Omega, wearing a suit and jacket instead of wrestling trunks, made his triumphant return to the ring in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, following four full months away from the promotion. But what would he […]

After watching Tony Khan take a microphone blow from Jack Perry and a Tony Khan Driver from the Young Bucks in the Daily’s Place ring on AEW Dynamite the week prior, forcing the CEO to wear a neck brace to all three days of the 2024 NFL Draft, fans around the professional wrestling world tuned […]