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When Stokely Hathaway and a collection of masked men invaded the AEW Casino Ladder Match at All Out to secure the championship-granting poker chip for a man in a devil mask, it generated quite a bit of confusion among fans of Tony Khan’s promotion. Who was this masked man? Why were the likes of Ethan […]

Bryan Danielson didn’t just come to AEW to be average. He didn’t forgo a healthy paycheck and a chance to work for the company where his wife is a Hall of Famer just to coast on his name recognition, wrestle the occasional match, and fade off into the sunset with a new collection of fans […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega really don’t like each other. Though the duo have seldom crossed paths over the past three years, as Omega has been stateside in AEW while Ospreay has thrived in New Japan Pro Wrestling as one of the promotion’s top gaijin stars, […]

NXT 2.0, to a large degree, was defined by Carmelo Hayes. A two-time North American Champion who spent a combined 273 days with the title around his waist, Hayes wrestled in some of the most consequential matches in the Jackson Pollock-era of NXT history, including his five-way ladder match to decide on the NXT North […]

Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks are suspended from AEW. They may return in a week, they may be back in a month, they may never again be allowed to return to AEW at all; only time will tell what the future holds for The Elite. Since All Out, the Young Bucks have been largely […]

One of the most interesting developments of the Paul “Triple H” Levesque era has been how WWE has handled Austin Theory. Once the handpicked heir to Vince McMahon, who had a rocket strapped to his back on the way to one of the most meteoric six-month runs in recent WWE memory that included a run […]

While Top Dolla is a member of the WWE Universe and flies from show to show to entertain thousands of fans across the country, when Monday nights roll around, he’s a lot like many of The Fed – he gets dinner, takes a seat on his couch, and eagerly anticipates what Paul “Triple H” Levesque […]

After maybe breaking down a locker room door to confront CM Punk in what turned into a full-on backstage brawl at AEW’s All Out, the ramifications hit The Elite trio of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson, swiftly. The trio were suspended until further review, their AEW World Trios Championship belts […]

Watching the main roster debut of Solo Sikoa in the middle of a WWE ring, especially with The Usos on either side of him, must have been a special moment for Superstar-turned-Hall of Famer Rikishi. Though his other sons, Jimmy and Jay, have been crushing it in WWE for over a decade now, with the […]

Do you recall how WWE’s Clash at the Castle ended? No, not when Roman Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; after that, when Tyson Fury took to the ring, congratulated McIntyre for working hard in front of his home crowd, and then began singing acapella classic rock karaoke songs in the […]

Have you ever watched a WWE Championship match and thought to yourself, ‘I could book a better match than this?’ Ever witness a confusing stipulation or a bizarre disqualification and wish that someone, anyone, would book something better? Well, wrestling fans, you are in luck, as in honor of the one-year anniversary of NXT 2.0, […]

When Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez shocked the professional wrestling world by securing the World Tag Team Championship in a match against Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, it left many a fan of WWE scratching their heads. Sure, the finish was hokey, as Aliyah hid ringside before popping up and pinning Kai, who wasn’t the legal […]

Dolph Ziggler is one of the most tenured performers in WWE today. Initially debuting as an up-and-coming young gun looking to take the industry by storm, Ziggler has accomplished more or less everything a performer could hope for within The Fed, having won the World Heavyweight Championship twice, the World Tag Team Championship, the NXT […]

WWE’s Johnny Gargano is known for three things above all else: for being very good at wrestling, for his run in NXT, and for being from Cleveland. Whenever a wrestling promotion would schedule a show in Cleveland, be it RAW, SmackDown, AEW, or even a random indie show from January through early August of 2022, […]

Though the Philadelphia Eagles ultimately flew out of Detroit with a win over a surprisingly pesky Lions team, the team is not headed back to South Philly unscathed. No, after having to be helped off of the field and tended to on the sideline, Derek Barnett’s 2022 NFL season is officially over, as the former […]

Everyone has an opinion on the situation currently overshadowing AEW between CM Punk, Ace Steel, and The Elite trio of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks. KENTA has an opinion on it, Bobby Fish has spoken on the matter, and a number of performers from across the wrestling industry from Colt Cabana to Kevin Owens, […]

Karrion Kross never wanted to leave WWE. He left Impact on bad terms to pursue a chance to wrestle for the promotion, wrestled exactly one match in MLW before being offered his return contract, and fully embraced everything that comes with being a WWE superstar, from moving to Orlando to join NXT to forgo his […]

Before there was Will Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Good Brothers, and even Kazuchika Okada, there was KENTA, the first man to officially walk through the Forbidden Door between AEW and NJPW. That’s right, though it feels like a generation ago, as Cody Rhodes was still a member of the company and folks like CM Punk, […]

Coming into Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, few national personalities expected the Minnesota Vikings to be a legitimate contender for the NFC North, let alone secure a win over the Green Bay Packers in their home opener. The team completely overhauled their front office, hired a young head coach with experience sharing a […]

Despite being the heavy favorites to come out of Week 1 with a 1-0 record, the Green Bay Packers delivered quite possibly the most surprising performance of the weekend in a 23-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Their offense looked lost, the defense looked lost-er, and folks online started wondering if the loss of Davante […]

Though he’s never appeared in the promotion’s ring and is largely unknown to fans of Tony Khan’s company, Nick Wayne is very much a member of AEW. After wrestling a stunner with Christopher Daniels for the DEFY Interim World Championship back in February, Wayne was surprised in the ring by none other than Darby Allin, […]

Sasha Banks hasn’t been missing in action since May of 2022, when the then-WWE tag team champion walked out of an episode of RAW alongside her partner, Naomi. Now granted, Mercedes Varnado has been around, taking pictures with fans from multiple feet away at C2E2, showing up at the She-Hulk premiere, and taking part in […]

Bobby Fish has been in a weird place since his contract with AEW expired in August. After having his “Undisputed Elite” run shattered by injuries to Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly in the second quarter of 2022, Fish appeared in just five AEW matches after Double or Nothing, taking a part in an Undisputed Elite […]

When he’s not working on film projects and maybe running for governor of Texas, Matthew McConaughey is a true, blue – or should I say Orange – fan of the Texas Football Longhorns. He’s been a visible fixture of the team’s games since before Vince Young was under center competing in some of the best […]

Colt Cabana hasn’t been on AEW programming, be that television, Pay-Per-View, or even broadcast on YouTube, since AEW Dark #133, when he wrestled in a losing effort alongside Alan Angels as “Dark Order” in a loss to The Butcher and The Blade. His last match on television came in November of 2021 when Bryan Danielson […]

After securing a 31-0 win over Sam Houston in Week 1, Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M squad was dished an absolutely heartbreaking loss at the hands of Appalachian State in front of their home crowd. Some fans went overboard declaring that the season is over, others joked that the school paid App State $1.5 million to […]

Folks, according to Wrestling News via a post from Ryan Frederick of The Wrestling Observer on the company’s board, “The Young Bucks reportedly sent feelers out about interest in WWE after AEW deals expire.” Oh snap, the fight after All Out must have been a whole lot worse than fans initially thought. If the Young […]

For the longest time, the first few weeks of the college football season were effectively looked at as a tune-up, where powerhouse programs would go toe-to-toe against non-Power-5 Conference foes in order to get ready for their conference schedule. Sure, there would be the occasional marquee contest in order to drum up national attention for […]

For a six-year period from 1999-2005, the Dudley Boyz were among the most entertaining performers in WWE. The brothers, D-Von and Bubba Ray, took part in some of the most important/entertaining matches in the promotion’s history, from tables matches, to ladders matches, and even the infamous TLC Match, and through it all, the duo consistently […]

After an ugly start to the 2022 MLB season, the Chicago White Sox have really turned things around heading into the month of September, currently sitting with a 71-68 record. But why? How did the team get back on track and position themselves to take a real shot at making the American League playoffs? Well, […]

In football, there are winners and losers in every game. Sure, a game can end in a tie, and a player can have a star-making performance in a losing effort, but as a general rule, the term “moral victory” is about as memorable as being the fourth-place finisher in the Olympics who will eventually fade […]

Welp, after taking part in the brawl of the century after All Out, a regular Chicago locker room fight, if you will, ex-AEW World Champion CM Punk has officially begun the rehab process… on his triceps. That’s right, while fans are still in the dark as to whether or not CM Punk is still suspended, […]

As Johnny Gargano prepares for his first match back in a WWE-owned ring since WarGames 2021 and his first televised match on RAW since, well, ever, the hairier member of #DIY is about to embark on the next chapter of his professional wrestling career. He’s taken his time off, spent valuable time with his wife […]

The Maximum Male Models are on a bit of a losing streak in WWE, having dropped both of their matches since making their on-screen debut as members of the SmackDown brand. The not-so-dynamic duo of ma.ce and man.soor have struggled against Hit Row in tag team action, performed equally poorly in a losing effort to […]

Once upon a time, when an NXT star would jump to the main roster, on even RAW or SmackDown, it was far from a guarantee that the WWE Universe would welcome their addition. No, not because they were too small, or because fans wouldn’t “believe them” as a professional wrestler as Vince McMahon would often […]

It’s almost been a week since AEW’s All Out, which can only mean one thing: Dave Meltzer has officially dropped his Wrestling Observer star ratings. That’s right, though the medium has changed ever so slightly, as few fans actually get the Observer in the mail anymore, fans still eagerly comb through the newsletter to see […]

When Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser walked out to the ring at Clash at the Castle with Giovanni Vinci by their side, it meant one thing and one thing only: Imperium had officially arrived in the WWE Universe. Now granted, the name Imperium had been mentioned on multiple occasions during Gunther and Kaiser’s run on SmackDown, […]

When news broke that Pat McAfee was going to be away from the WWE Universe for the entirety of the 2022 college football season to focus on his new gig with ESPN’s College GameDay, it left a massive hole at the SmackDown commentary desk. Sure, some dislike McAfee for his brashness or for his general […]

While Claudio Castagnoli is currently in the middle of a fantastic run in AEW, where he’s the current Ring of Honor champion and a member of the hottest faction in the company, the Blackpool Combat Club, the man formerly known as Cesaro still has a soft spot in his heart for his time in WWE, […]