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After surprise betrayals, reverse betrayals, reverse-reverse betrayals, and a surprise babyface turn, Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne were finally booked for a match at NXT Roadblock to air out their grievances in a more official capacity and awarded fans with the first battle in what is expected to be a Toxic Attraction Civil War. Now […]

After weeks of anticipation, Shawn Michaels and Grayson Waller were finally afforded a chance to sit across from each other on a very special edition of The Grayson Waller Effect at NXT Stand and Deliver, and needless to say, the duo did not disappoint. Coming out to the ring to an incredible chorus of cheers […]

When Bron Breakker bested Jinder Mahal on free NXT for the WWE Universe to see, it didn’t quite feel like as big of a deal as it probably should have. Sure, Mahal is a former WWE Champion and has been featured on some of the biggest stages in the world, but Mahal hasn’t been regarded […]

After officially announcing his decision to leave the indie world behind in pursuit of becoming the biggest luchador in the WWE Universe since Rey Mysterio, things have been quiet for Dragon Lee. Sure, he’s officially signed to the company, having reportedly agreed to a three-year contract that will balloon up to $250,ooo when he joins […]

Tony D’Angelo and Dijak do not like each other. Ever since the former T-Bar returned to NXT to serve as a sort of mid-boss for the developmental brand, the former indie darling has been giving Tony D fits, as the “Don of NXT” likes to run things a certain way that doesn’t exist harmoniously with […]

After officially throwing in her lot with The Outsiders, Saraya and Toni Storm, at the end of her match at Revolution – even if it would have made more sense to turn on Jamie Hayter during the match to better her championship-winning odds – Ruby Soho is out for blood in AEW. She doesn’t seem […]

When Cody Rhodes made his way from RAW to SmackDown to have his first-ever face-to-face encounter with Roman Reigns since returning to WWE at WrestleMania 38, it felt like a big deal. Sure, Rhodes had spoken ad nauseum about the prospects of wrestling “The Tribal Chief” at WrestleMania 39 to pretty much any and every […]

WWE’s Chad Gable does not like Baron Corbin. Though it feels like distant history now, the leader of the Alpha Academy was initially given the horrible “Shorty G” moniker by the now-friendless former king, and that moniker weighed down his career for literally years, with the Olympic athlete still attempting to recover to this very […]

After sitting through question-asking sessions with MJF, Ricky Starks, and Wardlow, Tony Khan finally opened himself up for questions with the assembled media at the end of Revolution and was asked one of the most pressing quandaries on the minds of AEW fans around the world: what is going on with Kenny Omega? “I think […]

After months of anticipation, Austin Theory was finally afforded a chance to talk to John Cena and offer him a spot at WrestleMania 39. The trash-talking was worth it, the one-way feud would finally go both ways, and Theory would have a chance to finally become a top guy at wrestling’s highest level, but would […]

When Sami Zayn took the ring against Jimmy Uso in the main event of Monday Night RAW, he did so alone. Sure, he attempted to persuade Kevin Owens to join his side, a pretty consistent undertaking for Zayn over the past few weeks, but after his long-time friend rejected his advances once more, “The Underdog […]

After winning the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships on the previous edition of RAW, Becky Lynch, her new tag team partner, Lita, and their Hall of Fame buddy Trish Stratus returned to the Monday night show to discuss just how good it feels to be a champion once more… at least for a bit. That’s […]

After a week of anticipation, Seth Rollins and Logan Paul – and The Miz – finally got in a WWE ring to air out their differences. Would it be a peaceful heart-to-heart between two of the top talents in their chosen field? Or would Rollins keep up his confrontational approach? “We don’t like you because […]

After watching Wardlow submit “The Samoan Submission Machine,” Samoa Joe, with his own move at Revolution, reporters were eager to as a few questions to “Mr. Mayhem” about what his second run with the AEW belt would look like. Did he have any wrestlers in mind that he would like to wrestle? Or any other […]

When David Finlay emerged from the back at the end of Jay White’s match with Eddie Kingston at Battle in the Valley, it put the rest of the New Japan Pro Wrestling world on notice. While most expected something to happen at the end of the match, as “King Switch” lost a loser-leaves-NJPW match to […]

After going the distance against Chris Jericho at Revolution and securing his first-ever win on an AEW Pay-Per-View, Ricky Starks was riding high. Moseying on back to the media scrum for a little back-and-forth action with the assembled reporters, Starks took a seat next to Tony Khan and did his darn thing, with his suave […]

After securing a massive win over “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson in 60 minutes and change at Revolution, MJF was riding high. He got the accolades, he got the glory, and he got to keep his prized possession, The Triple B, the only thing keeping him from “calling it a day.” So naturally, when the […]

When AEW announced that Bryan Danielson and MJF were going to take part in a 60 Minute Iron Man match at Revolution, it drew quite the reaction from professional wrestling fans the world over. Who would secure the win, the best in-ring wrestler in the entire world, a man so good he quite literally has […]

When the make-shift tag team of Orange Cassidy and Danhausen, technically wrestling under the Best Friends flag, were named as the final team for the Tag Team Fatal Fourway at Revolution alongside The Gunns, Triple J, and The Acclaimed, it came as a minor disappointment for fans desperate to see FTR make another run at […]

When Wardlow got in the ring with Samoa Joe, he wasn’t exclusively looking to retain the AEW TNT Championship belt he held during the final days of 2022. Sure, becoming a two-time TNT Champion certainly was on Wardlow’s to-do list, as he was never technically pinned for the strap and instead watched Powerhouse Hobbs eat […]

Do you know how ex-AEW World Champion “Hangman” Adam Page got his moniker? Well, back in his Ring of Honor days, Page famously wrapped a noose around Chris Sabin of the Motor City Machine Guns’ neck and hung him outside the ring, quite literally becoming a “hangman.” Though Page has largely abandoned bringing a rope […]

Some matches tell a story. The bout between “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry and Christian Cage at Revolution certainly falls into that category, as does the bout between Chris Jericho and Ricky Starks, and even the AEW World Trios Championship match between The House of Black and The Elite served as 15-minute vignette so entertaining that […]

All rise to acknowledge the new AEW World Champions, The House of Black. Though their match with The Elite had basically no build-up whatsoever, with a few moments on AEW television to set up a pretty consequential title match an, um, interesting choice, you’d think the two teams has been working matches forever, as the […]

Jack Perry has been one of the most promising babyfaces in AEW since the promotion came into being in 2019. He’s wrestled for championships early on against Chris Jericho, won tag team gold with Luchasaurus, and went on to have multiple marquee matches on Pay-Per-Views, including a win over his former partner in a steel […]

Ricky Starks has Chris Jericho’s number in AEW. Since the duo became opponents in 2023, “Stroke Daddy” has consistently found ways to get one over on the leader of The Jericho Appreciation Society, even if the JAS has largely been the difference maker in their feud. Still, after tricking “The Ocho” into accepting a match […]

Mark Briscoe is really over. Since officially signing with AEW in February and making his in-ring debut for the promotion a few weeks prior, Sussex County Chicken has been capturing the hearts of new fans and revitalizing the passions of old fans alike and even found some new, old friends in the Lucha Brothers, whom […]

It’s here, it’s finally here: Revolution is upon us, AEW fans. Soon, fans will find out if Bryan Danielson will add the AEW World Championship to his already impressive resume, if The Gunns will go down as the shortest World Tag Team Champions in the promotion’s history, and which side Ruby Soho will ultimately fall […]

Though he hasn’t come face to face with Logan Paul since the former hit him with a buckshot lariat in the Elimination Chamber – that’s coming on Monday’s edition of RAW – Seth Rollins hasn’t exactly been keeping his feelings close to his vest on “The Impaulsive One” heading into their long-rumored match at WrestleMania […]

A lot of great AEW World Tag Team Championship matches have been wrestled at Revolution since the Pay-Per-View ran its maiden voyage in February of 2020. From The Elite Civil War between Kenny Omega and “Hangman” Adam Page versus the Young Bucks in 2020, to Young Bucks-Inner Circle – Chris Jericho and MJF – in […]

As Bryan Danielson prepares for the most important match of his AEW career in a 60-Minute Ironman match versus MJF at Revolution, “The American Dragon” has been keeping busy on the media circuit, discussing his goals for the match, his disdain for MJF, and even a few non-AEW opportunities, namely his desire to wrestle in […]

With 2022 officially in the rearview window, and all of the votes counted, the Wrestling Observer has officially released the results of The Wrestling Observer Awards, the long-running year-in-review that Dave Meltzer has been handing out since 1980. Though many of the awards were fairly predictable – Bryan Danielson won the Bryan Danielson Award, Tony […]

After making a surprise appearance in the Casino Tag Team Battle Royal on AEW Dynamite, running around the ring like a wild man before chasing “Smart” Mark Sterling back up the ramp, Mark Briscoe decided to address the fans on Rampage to explain where his head has been at since officially becoming All Elite back […]

When Cody Rhodes boldly declared that he would be making his way to Washington D.C. to step into Roman Reigns’ house on SmackDown, fans knew they were in for a show. Though Rhodes has been on a pretty darn impressive media run hyping up his match with “The Tribal Chief” just about anywhere there’s a […]

Santos Escobar is a big Rey Mysterio guy. He grew up watching his matches in Mexico, dreamed of having a career of his caliber, and even gave the Hall of Fame-bound luchador one of his El Hijo del Fantasma masks during a criminally non-broadcasted segment for WWE social media. Sure, eventually, Escobar would like to […]

When Paul Heyman boldly declared that Roman Reigns was the son Dusty Rhodes always wanted in a masterclass of a promo against “The American Nightmare,” Cody Rhodes on WWE RAW, it felt like your standard, run-of-the-mill insult. Sure, the elder Rhodes trained Reigns before he became an international Superstar during his time in developmental, but […]

Though it’s almost been two weeks since Sami Zayn came up short at the 2023 running of the Elimination Chamber, the hype surrounding “The Underdog from the Underground” has remained sky-high within the WWE Universe. Appearing on both RAW and SmackDown in the weeks proceeding, Zayn has kept up his feud with The Bloodline, feuding […]

As AEW prepares for Revolution, the company’s first Pay-Per-View of the 2023 calendar year, and the launch of AEW: All Access, a new reality show set to replace Power Slap: Road to the Title immediately following Dynamite on TBS, Britt Baker has been doing the rounds to drum up interest for the show. Joining Barstool […]

Though it’s almost been a year since Cody Rhodes made his re-debut in WWE at WrestleMania 38, stories continue to come out about his time in AEW, some of them good, some of them bad, some of them representing “what if” scenarios that fans will unfortunately never get a definitive answer to one way or […]

After watching multiple segments on a jam-packed edition of Dynamite run long, Bryan Danielson was afforded just under seven minutes for the main event of the final Wednesday night show before Revolution, where he will wrestle MJF in a 60-Minute Ironman match for the AEW World Championship. Fortunately, Danielson didn’t have to work another qualifying […]