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Heading into Dynamite, AEW fans had one question and one question alone: how would the Chicago crowd react to The Elite, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks? Would the local crowd choose to side with CM Punk, their favorite local son who is currently on the outs with the promotion? Or would they instead stay […]

While George Carlin asserts that there are seven dirty words that you can’t say on television – look them up, if you dare – to fans of AEW, there is only one: interim. That’s right, AEW fans have no issue with belt, wrestler, or any of the other wild verbiage that would make Vince McMahon’s […]

Though Halloween was almost a month ago, AEW has decided to ride #SpookySZN into the holidays by bringing back none other than The House of Black, arguably the freakiest fellas in the promotion, to Chicago for the Full Gear fallout edition of Dynamite. It all started off nondescript enough, with Orange Cassidy taking care of […]

When William Regal slid a pair of brass knuckles to MJF during the pivotal moment of his main event match with Jon Moxley during Full Gear, it changed the tenor of AEW forever. Suddenly, the Blackpool Combat Club was forever changed, as was the relationship fans had with MJF, who was in the middle of […]

Though Marina Shafir has technically been a member of the AEW Galaxy for almost a year now, making her debut on AEW Dark on December 14th, 2021, to many, her biggest contribution to the professional wrestling world remains her run in NXT from 2018-21, when she and fellow MMA fighter Jessamyn Duke signed with the […]

As AEW prepares to return to Chicago for the first show since Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks, made their triumphant return at Full Gear, one question hangs above the entire event: will fans boo The Elite? Recall, if you will, that Chicago is CM Punk country, and after making his triumphant return to professional […]

WWE fans, it’s official: Mia Yim is back… again. That’s right, after initially returning to WWE with a shockingly similar presentation to her schtick on the indies and from Impact Wrestling, WWE made the, um, unusual decision to change her name from Yim to Michin – literally “crazy” in Korean – in order to… sell […]

After securing a huge win over Indianapolis in the name of Frank Reich, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has decided to pick the bones of the pre-Jeff Saturday Colts by hiring one of the franchise’s recently fired coaches. Super Bowl LII champion Frank Reich come one down… wait, it isn’t Reich? Then who did […]

Mia Yim has only been back in WWE for a few weeks, and yet, her current run has featured far more visibility than her last one. No longer hidden behind a mask or tasked with trying to get over in Retribution, Yim landed a choice spot in The OC alongside A.J. Styles, Luke Gallows, and […]

Jim Cornette has, um, complicated feelings about AEW. While he will occasionally like something the promotion does, occasionally for the most random of reasons, and has noted “guys” in the promotion like MJF and FTR, for the most part, the long-time wrestling multi-hyphenate has loathed the remaining founding executive vice presidents of the company, since […]

After having to suffer through surprise attacks from Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory in subsequent weeks, the WWE United States Champion, Seth Rollins, was afforded a chance to talk to Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick about how things have been going on RAW and why he agreed to defend his title in a three-way match […]

When The Elite emerged from the back at Full Gear for their first appearance in AEW in two and a half months, little pomp and circumstance were spared. The lights went black, the Prudential Center’s video screens filled up with a message, “We are the gears of creation, that turned outside of a machine. The […]

Though she’s only been a member of the AEW broadcast team for a little over a month, it’s safe to say the addition of Renee Paquette, who went by the name Renee Young in WWE, has been a resounding success. Working largely as a backstage interviewer who has expanded out to some sitdown interviews in […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is a huge fan of Penta El Zero M, one-third of AEW World Trios Champions Death Triangle, and the older Lucha Brother of Rey Fenix. He’s met the former two-time Lucha Underground champion on multiple occasions, uses his signature “Cero Miedo” hand gesture frequently after hauling in a […]

While fans of AEW would love to see Bryan Danielson “fight forever” in Tony Khan’s promotion, the hard-hitting former Ring of Honor Champion is preparing for life after wrestling, at least as a full-time performer. Disappointing? You bet; according to CageMatch, Danielson is only 41 and theoretically wrestle for another decade before he’s even as […]

Washington Commanders fans, it’s official: Chase Young will be a member of the 53-man roster on Sunday versus the Atlanta Falcons. That’s right, after beginning the season on the PUP list and missing the first 11 weeks of the 2022 NFL season while still recovering from a 2021 torn ACL, Young has officially been activated, […]

After dropping a stunner to the Washington Commanders on their home turf in Week 10, the Philadelphia Eagles are no longer the NFL’s lone undefeated team. I know, talk about a bummer, right? Fortunately, at 8-1, the Eagles still had the best record in football, and that honor remains heading into Week 12, as Nick […]

Jim Ross never liked Jungle Boy. Now granted, he seemed to have no problem at all with Jack Perry, the young man who used the moniker on the indies and in AEW, but for one reason or another, the nickname never seemed to stick with the “Voice of Wrestling,” as he basically refused to use […]

As crazy as it may sound, Saraya has only been a member of AEW since September, when the former WWE Superstar made her surprise debut at Night 1 of Grand Slam. Since then, she’s helped book a lumberjack match, put over stars like Willow Nightengale, and began a war of words with Britt Baker that […]

When MJF walked into the back of the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, at the end of Full Gear, he officially added a qualifier to his expansive list of titles. That’s right, joining “The Salt of the Earth,” “I’m Better than you and you know it,” and “Pete Lightning” – when he’s feeling nostalgic […]

Though his career from this point forward will forever be defined by his tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles, Nick Sirianni would never have caught Jeffrey Lurie’s eye if it wasn’t for his time in Indianapolis, when he served as Frank Reich’s offensive coordinator with the Colts. A college receiver at Division III Mount Union, Sirianni […]

When Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson, made their return in AEW in a World Trios Championship Match against Death Triangle, fans were over the moon. Finally, after almost three months away from an AEW ring following their suspensions for taking part in the “Brawl Out” with CM Punk and […]

Welp, it’s official: AEW has a new World Champion. That’s right, after having Jon Moxley work his behind off in place of CM Punk on not one but two separate occasions, forgoing his planned vacation each time, AEW has a new sheriff in town, and he’s “Better than you, and you know it.” Taking the […]

Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee haven’t been on the same page in AEW since all the way back in June, when the former seemingly turned on the latter in the Interim World Title #2 Contendership Casino Battle Royale. Fans wondered why Strickland, who had seemingly found his perfect partner in the AEW Galaxy, would turn […]

When Jamie Hayter worked herself into the Women’s World Championship picture based largely off of the love and admiration she received from fans of AEW, it felt like a big deal. Sure, Tony Khan has proven a bit more receptive of what his audience wants, as he hasn’t pulled a Vince McMahon and purposefully burrying […]

When AEW announced a match of Sting and Darby Allin versus Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett with Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh on the outside for Full Gear, it wasn’t exactly the most anticipated match on the card. Sure, any time Sting enters the ring, its a treat, as he has way fewer matches left […]

For the second time on the AEW Full Gear card, Tony Khan booked a championship match with more than two performers in the ring. That’s right, after seemingly building towards a singles bout at Full Gear between Wardlow and Powerhouse Hobbs for weeks, things got interesting when Samoa Joe, the former’s tag team partner in […]

A lot has happened since the last time Saraya wrested a professional wrestling match; America has a new president, England has a new Monarch, and cryptocurrency went from a one-liner in the movie Dope, to something worthy of Super Bowls ads, to, well, sort of useless once more. The last time Saraya wrestled, she was […]

Any time faction mates take the ring in a four-way match for a championship, it’s going to be interesting, but what happens when a four-way championship match features two members of one faction and two members of another? Well, fans of AEW found out, as Tony Khan booked a four-way match for the Ring of […]

Jade Cargill had wrestled 42 AEW matches before she took the ring at Full Gear. All but two of those matches were of the singles variety – with her lone other appearances coming in the Casino Battle Royale at All Out 2021 and her debut match with Shaq– and yet, no matter who Tony Khan […]

“Carry on, my wayward son. There’ll be peace when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest. Don’t you cry no more,” – these words, originally sung by the band Kansas, now for all intents and purposes, belong to The Elite, as, after claiming and then abandoning the trademark “Wayward Sons” before AEW Full […]

There was a time when Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus were one of the biggest babyface tag teams in AEW. Two-thirds of the now-defunct Jurassic Express alongside Marko Stunt, JB, and Luchasaurus, won dozens of matches, beat many of the top tag teams in AEW, and even won the tag team championships after securing the W […]

Before Eddie Kingston and Ortiz took the ring against Team DDT, Konosuke Takeshita, and Jun Akiyama on the final Rampage before AEW Full Gear, the “Mad King” was asked what it was like to face off against one of his wrestling influences – one of the men who spurned on his in-ring interest in the […]

When news broke that the final match of the Full Gear AEW World Championship Eliminators Tournament would not, in fact, take place at Full Gear, it left many a fan scratching their heads. Sure, getting the match, which would have featured either Brian Cage, Lance Archer, or Ricky Starks facing off against Ethan Page, onto […]

When the teams of The Factory and Best Friends emerged from the back in time for the first match of AEW Full Gear‘s pre-show, something wasn’t quite right. The members of The Factory came out first, with QT Marshall, Aaron Solo, Nick Comoroto, Cole Karter, and Lee Johnson all walking down to the ring before […]

When videos emerged online of 57-year-old “Stone Cold” Steve Austin working out, fans assumed it meant one thing and one thing only: WWE had struck up a deal to bring “The Texas Rattlesnake” back for a second final match. The minds of fans began to race, “who would be the next opponent? Would it be […]

After three months(ish) away, Konosuke Takeshita officially returned to AEW for the go-home edition of Rampage before Full Gear, taking part in a tag team match against Eddie Kingston and Ortiz with Jun Akiyama in the show’s main event. Now, for most non-Japanese wrestling fans, this wasn’t all that important of a match, certainly not […]

Folks, it’s here, it’s finally here: AEW Full Gear. Soon, Tony Khan will deliver 10 hard-hitting matches loaded with drama, suspense, and intrigue and may even turn over a championship or two for good measure. Fans will see the return of The Elite, who hasn’t graced AEW television outside of the vanishing video package, the […]

“It’s so progressive for our division,” Britt Baker said of her forthcoming match with Saraya at AEW Full Gear. “It’s a story-driven match. It’s a very compelling story, and the match is going to be even more exciting. She’s been out of the game for five years. That’s a long time. For all our differences, […]