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After taking it on the chin from Darby Allin during Blood & Guts, and by taking it on the chin, I mean being coerced into a TNT Championship match at All In via fear of being burned alive, Jack Perry attempted to get back at Sting’s former tag team partner via a special video package […]

When Bryan Danielson took a loss to Roman Reigns in a Universal Championship versus Career match on the May 30th, 2021 edition of SmackDown, it effectively marked the end of the “American Dragon’s” run in WWE. Sure, Danielson was still technically under contract for a few more days after the match and theoretically could have […]

When news broke that the Lucha Brothers, Rey Fenix and Pena El Zero Miedo, were strongly entertaining a move to WWE this fall once their respective contracts come to an end in AEW, it hit the IWC by storm. Why would one of the greatest tag teams in the world leave the best tag team […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few performers are as widely respected as AEW’s Bryan Danielson. A 28-time champion who has held gold (almost) everywhere he’s wrestled in his professional career, Danielson has become a top guy in WWE, a top guy in AEW, arguably the top guy ever in Ring of Honor, and through […]

WWE legend John Cena announced he will be retiring from in-ring action in 2025. Cena is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time, but what exactly makes a wrestler legendary in professional wrestling? Competitors in wrestling companies like the WWE/WWF, AEW, ECW, TNA, WCW, New-Japan and much more need to do […]

After making all sorts of headlines for having a meeting with Tony Khan in the lead-up to the final AEW Dynamite of July, Shane McMahon released a statement to Bully Ray on Busted Open Radio on the situation to hopefully clear things up regarding his relationship with the promotion. *spoiler alert* Shane-O-Mac said nothing to […]

*drama alert* MJF and Britt Baker have beef, AEW fans That’s right, in the feud basically no one saw coming, Baker and MJF have found themselves in the midst of the latest round of locker room drama for Tony Khan’s company, with the former actually getting suspended due to the disparaging comments she made regarding […]

After weeks of rumors, fantasy bookings, and “What If” scenarios, Tony Khan officially took the first step toward getting a McMahon back in a professional wrestling ring by meeting with Shane McMahon ahead of the July 31st edition of Dynamite. Now obviously, this picture, initially posted by WrestleTalk, quickly took the internet by storm, with […]

On the final episode of AEW Dynamite in the month of July, Bryan Danielson marched down to the ring to cut a massive promo about his past, present, and future within the squared circle, the latter of which is rapidly coming to a close in the not-too-distant future. That’s right, while he has already declared […]

When MJF decided to beat the absolute bricks off of Daniel Garcia after he failed to dethrone Will Ospreay as the International Champion, it seemed like AEW was building up to something huge. After being gassed up as one of AEW’s new stars, Garcia was finally set to work a program with one of the […]

When news broke that Bobby Lashley and MVP were on their way out of WWE when their contracts expire in the not-too-distant future, fans immediately took to social media to discuss the promotion’s decision to let the duo walk, especially when a Hurt Business reunion was right there for the taking. Discussing the decision to […]

After watching the professional wrestling world dazzle at Pac versus Lio Rush, at Toni Storm throwing down with Taya Valkyrie, and Hologram dazzle once more as Tony Khan’s first-ever homegrown gimmick, fans were afforded the final AEW match of the night in Arlington, Texas, with Dustin Rhodes and the Von Erich brothers, Marshall and Ross […]

When news broke that Beth Phoenix’s Legends contract had officially come to an end with WWE, fans almost immediately began to ask the same question: will she join Adam Copeland in AEW? On paper, the concept is a borderline no-brainer; Copeland, despite being out with an injury, is one of the top talents in AEW, […]

While AEW gears up for their biggest show of the year in All In, with Swerve Strickland set to wrestle Bryan Danielson for the World Championship, there’s a spector hanging over the entire promotion that could radically change it forever: the expected debut of former WWE Speed Champion Ricochet. Now granted, Ricochet isn’t technically under […]

During Disney’s panel for Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Adam Copeland surprised the cast. Copeland showed up to confront Walker Scobell, who stars as Percy in the series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Jackson (@percyseries) “I’m at the panel. Walker is supposed to be talking about me, but he’s not,” […]

While AEW’s annual running of Blood & Guts featured some of the more brutal spots fans of the promotion have come to expect, from Coffen Drops off the top of the cage, to staple gun tag, and even Darby Allin threatening to set Jack Perry on fire if he didn’t get a shot at the […]

After hinting at a singles program between Mercedes Mone and Britt Baker since the latter officially returned to the promotion at Forbidden Door, AEW decided to shake things up in a major way at Blood & Guts, having former NWA World Women’s Champion Kamille destroy the DMD after her win over Hikaru Shida, before officially […]

When news broke that the NBA was officially leaving TNT Sports for Prime Video in 2025 – even if the exact details of the situation have become somewhat murky – fans of professional wrestling were left with one major question: what does this mean for AEW? Would the promotion suddenly become more of a priority […]

It has officially been three months since Swerve Strickland became the new and defending AEW World Champion at Dynasty, icing out Samoa Joe in a Missouri main event to officially become the first-ever African American World Champion in AEW history. Since then, he’s defended the belt on four occasions, twice on television and twice on […]

After being one of the true focal points of the final Vine McMahon era, rumor has it that Bobby Lashley and his former manager, MVP, are set to exit the WWE Universe later this year. Now to some, the idea of Lashley leaving WWE feels borderline unthinkable, as he’s a lock for the Hall of […]

Ric Flair hasn’t been on AEW television since all the way back in March, when he played a small part in Sting’s final match at Full Gear. Now to some fans, this is probably new, as out of sight out of mind, but there is a section of wrestling fans who are excited to see […]

When Jinder Mahal, now known as the “Maharaja” Raj Dhesi, formally announced that his 90-day non-compete clause with WWE had officially expired on July 18th via his social media, it garnered plenty of positive interactions on social media. Call it the meme-ification of his character, with his “Don’t Hinder Hinder” catchphrase taking the internet by […]

When the Dynamite 250 opening match between Will Ospreay and MJF passed the 30, then the 40, then the 50, and ultimately the 55-minute mark, AEW fans the world over knew they were in for a special finish, but what would it be? Would Tony Khan book another draw, setting the two men up for […]

After watching WWE try to poach some of his under-contract wrestlers in the past, with Swerve Strickland noting that he was asked about his contract status while working for AEW, Tony Khan has an unofficial policy that he doesn’t comment on signing wrestlers who are still under contract with another promotion. But what happens when […]

When Cody Rhodes left WWE, it was to reject the big machine that rejected him and ultimately prove that he was the sort of performer worthy of a strong main-event push. Now granted, Rhodes did have quite a bit of success in WWE before he was ultimately granted his release, including a runs with the […]

When Cody Rhodes left AEW in January of 2022 for what would eventually become his shining return to WWE at WrestleMania 38, it changed his perception among professional wrestling fans forever. Sure, Rhodes will forever go down as a multi-time TNT Champion and a face of early AEW, but he only wrestled for the big […]

When Mariah May signed with AEW last November, Tony Khan announced her addition to the roster on social media, with the relatively by-the-numbers statement ending with a simple phrase: AEW is All About Mariah. Now at the time, this was a tad unusual, but few fans took it too seriously, as they were either excited […]

When news broke that not only was Ricochet’s contract set to expire with WWE but that he was likely leaving RAW and his partner, Sam Irvin, behind for AEW, it drew all sorts of different reactions from fans across the professional wrestling world. Some celebrated the news, as reuniting Ricochet with his indie rival, Will […]

When it comes to Forbidden Door 2024, no performer earned more flowers for their efforts than Stephanie Vaquer, the then-CMLL World Women’s Champion who lost the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship to Mercedes Mone near the end of the show. That’s right, after working her first-ever televised match for a major American wrestling promotion less than […]

While Rhea Ripley hasn’t been on weekly WWE television in almost three months, suffering an arm injury at the hand of Liv Morgan that required surgery, that hasn’t stopped plenty of performers from around the professional wrestling world from stepping up on her spot, from the current RAW Women’s Championship to the new Ms. Money […]

Ethan Page has been a member of the WWE Universe for about a month and a half, officially making his debut for the promotion on May 28th in a surprising attack on NXT Champion Trick Williams. Since that fateful day at the end of May, Page has wrested in three matches, lost his first title […]

When Dijak officially announced to the professional wrestling world that he was not going to return to WWE after spending the last seven-and-a-half years with the promotion, fans wondered where he would land next. Would he sign with AEW and continue the trend of Black and Gold NXT guys jumping from one promotion to the […]

While still working for WWE as Sasha Banks, Mercedes Mone found one of her biggest successes outside of the squared circle via her casting as Koska Reeves on The Mandalorian. Originally cast in the role by Jon Favreau after the director enjoyed her appearance on Hot Ones, Reeves was a role that transcended wrestling and brought […]

With Forbidden Door officially in the rear-view, Tony Khan sat down with reporters to discuss the state of the promotion, their future media rights contracts, and All In, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows of the year for any wrestling company. And yet, while TK and company have already sold […]

Heading into Forbidden Door 2024, Swerve Strickland had arguably the toughest task of his professional wrestling career in a one-on-one match with the undefeated AEW International Champion, Will Ospreay. Win the match, and Strickland would remain the AEW World Champion and maintain all of the perks that come with it, from the guaranteed TV time […]

At Forbidden Door, Mercedes Mone had everything to gain and everything to lose in her match against CMLL’s Stephanie Vaquer. Sure, the “CEO” is one of the greatest wrestlers in the world and has proven herself as advertised in AEW, maintaining a perfect record since debuting for the company at Double or Nothing last month […]

In the lead-up to his much-anticipated match with Anthony Bowens and Hiroshi Tanahashi against The Elite, Kazuchika Okada, and the Young Bucks at Forbidden Door, fans had a feeling hometown hero Max Caster would cut a big-time promo in his return to Long Island, but what would he say? After taking Ls from the “Rainmaker” […]

With Forbidden Door rapidly approaching, fans of professional wrestling the world over are grabbing their grub, loading up on drinks, and gearing up for one of the true highlights of the AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Stardom, and CMLL calendar. That’s right, for the third time since 2022, some of the best wrestlers in the […]

It’s here, it’s finally here, AEW fans: Forbidden Door 3. Soon, fans will get to see who will fill the vacant TNT Champion, which current champions will be dethroned, and most importantly of all, what sort of surprises Tony Khan has up his sleeve for one of the premier Pay-Per-Views not just in AEW but […]