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When referee Stephon Smith tapped the 1-2-3 on the mat in the main event of Dynasty, AEW officially had a new World Champion in Swerve Strickland… or was it Kofi Kingston, the man R-Truth thought lifted up the belt in the culmination of his life-long dream? Confusing? If anyone else said it yes, yes, it […]

With AEW Dynasty officially in the rear-view mirror, the former Bellas, Nikki and Brie, decided to discuss the most surprising Pay-Per-View of the year on their The Nicole & Brie Show, including the condition of the latter’s husband, the “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson. While Danielson notoriously sold a neck injury at the end of the […]

With one of the biggest lead-ins in AEW Collision history coming off of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat NBA Playoff game, “Neck brace” Tony Khan booked his AEW World Champion, Swerve Strickland, to cut his first promo with the belt in the opening segment of the show. Needless to say, it was a doozy. “Man, oh […]

While the vast majority of wrestling fans are still in aw over how impressive Will Ospreay’s match was against Bryan Danielson at AEW Dynasty, with Dave Meltzer giving the bout a 6.5-star rating – the second-highest graded match ever on  the Wrestling Observer scale – others remain focused on his comments regarding Paul “Triple H” […]

After being largely relegated to background roles over his final few months in AEW, Matt Hardy rapidly made himself into an incredibly in-demand wrestling free agent due to a potent mixture of social media savvy and decidedly vague comments on his The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast. Would he return to AEW alongside his […]

Tony Khan has been through a lot over the last few days, from being assaulted by Jack Perry and the Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite, to going viral not once but twice for appearing on the NFL Draft with a neck brace – first during the official broadcast and then for an appearance on the […]

When Adam Copeland announced that he was going to officially debut an open challenge to help rack up wins to once again challenge Christian Cage for the TNT Championship, it felt like a perfect way to get a bunch of different opponents in the ring with the “Rated-R Superstar” during his final run around the […]

After Jack Perry and the Young Bucks turned a feel-good segment with Tony Khan into one of the most interesting interactions in AEW history, with the new Elite hitting the AEW CEO with a gut punch and a Tony Khan Driver to lay him out in the middle of the ring – an attack so […]

When Chris Jericho defeated Hook at Dynasty, he was booed pretty hard by the crowd in St. Louis, some of it good-natured – as what is wrestling without booing the heel? – some of it very, very, very personal, with chants of “Please retire!” and “Go home, Jericho!” examples of the audience wanting “The Ocho” […]

After Matthew Jackson confidently announced to Alex Marvez and all of the AEW fans watching Dynamite from Daily’s Place or the comforts of their home that Jack Perry was going to meet with Tony Khan in the middle of the ring at the end of the show to ask for his reinstatement, it instantly became […]

While Eric Bischoff has absolutely no issue with talking trash on Tony Khan and his promotion, he isn’t exclusively a hater hoping the promotion goes out of business entirely, he just wants to see some changes to the product to make it “better,” even if his definition of “better” doesn’t always line up with many, […]

When it comes to AEW haters, few seemingly have as much contempt for Tony Khan‘s company as Eric Bischoff, the former WCW Executive Producer turned 83 Weeks podcaster. But why? AEW has welcomed Bischoff onto their programming on multiple occasions, and he’s even worked alongside multiple AEW performers over the years in one way or […]

When Grayson Waller commented to Going Ringside on SmackDown’s return to Jacksonville for an upcoming show, letting fans know that he was excited by declaring “Finally, some good wrestling in Jacksonville. I feel like it’s been years since we’ve seen some really good wrestling in Jacksonville. That’s what we’re bringing back,” it rubbed plenty of […]

When The Shield’s music hit at WrestleMania 40, fans around the world thought one thing and one thing only: holy crap, Jon Moxley was back in WWE to help Cody Rhodes defeat Roman Reigns? Now sure, Moxley is one of the top performers in AEW right now and was gearing up for a massive match […]

After securing a massive win in the main event of AEW Dynasty, the fourth title change on the card after Willow Nightingale beat Julia Hart, Chris Jericho beat Hook, and the Young Bucks beat FTR, Swerve Strickland was on top of the world in St. Louis and eager to celebrate his accomplishment at the media […]

When Triple H effectively declared that he was happy WWE didn’t land Will Ospreay in free agency because he wasn’t “in it for the grind” in an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, it created a massive story, a Cold War-style feud, and a debate only over which side was “right,” be it “The Game” […]

When news broke that Jinder Mahal was going to be on Insight with Chris Van Vliet just a few days after his release from WWE – unfortunately, it was recorded before his exit – it got fans very excited to have one question answered above all others: what did it feel like to have Tony […]

Welp folks, it’s official: Swerve Strickland has accomplished his dream and become the first-ever African American AEW World Champion. That’s right, after pushing for this goal for years now, opting by his own admission against pursuing any mid-card titles in the pursuit of the top belt in AEW, Strickland can now bask in the glory […]

After watching her past two reigns with the Woman’s World Championship come to an end after only three successful title defenses, Toni Storm finally broke her streak at AEW Dynasty, besting fellow former champion Thunder Rosa in a rousing effort in St. Louis to go 4-0 as the champion. So, with that monkey off her […]

If there’s one person who really doesn’t like Vince McMahon, it’s Bill Goldberg. Now sure, the former Chairman of the Board has made Goldberg a ton of money, booking him for huge matches at WrestleMania and giving him titles on three occasions, but when you consider he was made to fly to Saudi Arabia fresh […]

After working one of the greatest bouts in AEW history in the seventh contest on the Dynasty card, a match that, to paraphrase the old adage, “could headline any show on any night in the world,” you’d think Will Ospreay would be asked about his 32-minute war with Bryan Danielson during the media scrum, right? […]

After watching MJF take a massive loss to Samoa Joe and then Adam Cole in the main event of AEW Worlds End on Long Island, fans of the promotion haven’t seen the “Salt of the Earth” for the entirety of 2024 so far outside of a few posts on social media from himself and his […]

After watching two of the best AEW matches you will see in Will Ospreay versus Bryan Danielson and Young Bucks versus FTR IV, Swerve Strickland was afforded a chance to enter the ring with Samoa Joe for the second time in as many months to take a shot at the AEW World Championship, this time […]

How do you follow up Will Ospreay and Bryan Danielson in a match that is already being considered one of the very best of all time? Do you put a cool-down match to cleanse fans’ pallets, something like the comedy bout between Paul Wight and QT Marshall at All Out 2021? Or do you stack […]

When news broke that Will Ospreay was going to wrestle Bryan Danielson in a Pay-Per-View match at AEW Dynasty, expectations were set very high. After watching Ospreay and Danielson consistently wrestle some of the best matches in AEW over their respective tenures, with the former working fantastic efforts against Konosuke Takeshita, Katsuyori Shibata, and Claudio […]

For the first time in professional wrestling history, AEW will be holding Dynasty, a brand new Pay-Per-View being broadcast live from St. Louis, Missouri, to fans worldwide across multiple providers. In a matter of hours, fans will get to see not one, not two, but six of AEW’s official titles get defended live and on […]

After months and months of feuding with Adam Page, with the duo going to war on multiple occasions, including an absolutely incredibly Pay-Per-View Texas Death match at Full Gear in Los Angeles and a three-way match at Revolution that saw the “Hangman” get suspended for attacking a referee, Swerve Strickland finally gets to test his […]

After having their last AEW World Championship match decided under triple-threat rules, with “Hangman” Adam Page playing a major part in the ultimate finish of the match, Swerve Strickland and Samoa Joe finally get to settle things one-on-one at AEW Dynasty in St. Louis, with the winner truly getting to take all at the culmination […]

When Matt Hardy shared the special QR code that flashed on Monday Night RAW hinting at the return of Uncle Howdy to the WWE Universe on social media, it immediately sent fans into a fever pitch. Did the older Hardy Boy decide to leave his brother Jeff Hardy behind in AEW to pursue a spot […]

When wrestling fans think about CM Punk and The Rock, it often comes down to the differences that made the duo such a compelling program a decade ago. One is a massive legacy performer who had as many aspirations outside of the squared circle than between the ropes, while the other is a snot-nosed son […]

When news broke that former Stardom booker Rossy Ogawa was leaving the promotion and their partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling behind to form a new promotion headlined by eventual WWE signee Gulia, it raised eyes around the professional wrestling industry, especially among western fans who weren’t as familiar with the goings on inside of […]

When the Young Bucks re-debuted in AEW under a brand new gimmick, wearing suits, using their “legal” names, and just generally taking their spots as EVPs way too seriously on Tony Khan‘s weekly show, it drew one comparison above all others: the Roy siblings from HBO’s Succession. Now granted, there have been business-themed gimmicks in […]

While much has been said about AEW’s decision to run the fight between CM Punk and Jack Perry at All In on AEW Dynamite, with anti-AEW folks lambasting it, Tony Khan defending it, and fans of the promotion falling somewhere in between, one party involved in the situation that hasn’t commented on the decision publically […]

As Adam Copeland prepares for a huge match against Malakai Black and his House of Black acolytes at AEW Dynasty – and attempts to sell some planking equipment through a new venture with Christian Cage – the “Rated-R Superstar has been thinking a lot about his future in professional wrestling and how much time he […]

After finally getting the belt he’s been after since he left WWE for a return to the indies last decade, defeating Tetsuya Naito at the Windy City Riot to capture the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Jon Moxley made his triumphant return to AEW on the Dynamite before Dynasty, and you’d best believe he had plenty […]

It has officially been just over a month since Mercedes Mone made her official debut for AEW and so far, her grade has been, shall we say, incomplete. Sure, her initial debut was great, and she’s already found a few potential dance partners to work with in the form of Willow Nightingale, Skye Blue, and […]

When news broke that the Young Bucks, fresh off of their CM Punk All In footage reveal on AEW Dynamite, were going to wrestle FTR in a Ladder match for the Tag Team Championships, it added some much-needed excitement to one of the most can’t-miss matchups in all of professional wrestling. Sure, the Bucks and […]

When news broke that Brie and Nikki Garcia, professionally known as The Bellas, were leaving their WWE Legends contracts behind to go out on their own under their given names, it felt like it was only a matter of time before they landed in AEW. Now granted, it’s not like the twins have been particularly […]

If there’s one winner from AEW’s decision to release the CM Punk backstage tape from All In, it’s Jack Perry, the former Jungle Boy who was momentarily choked by the “Best in the World,” suspended for an unknown number of months, and is now putting in work as a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s […]