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Though he continues to promote Night 2 of Fyter Fest for AEW, Tony Khan took a little time out of his afternoon to drop an absolute bombshell ahead of Ring of Honor’s forthcoming Pay-Per-View Death Before Dishonor: FTR-Briscoes II has a stipulation. Yup, you read that correctly; after putting on the best tag team match […]

After a few months away from a wrestling ring, some wondered what would come next for Claudio “don’t-call-him-Cesaro” Castagnoli following his decision not to re-sign with WWE. Would he go to AEW, what about NJPW? Goodness, could it have all been a charade, with the Swiss Superman returning to SmackDown as a Maximum Male Model? […]

When Roxanne Perez was stabbed – or should I say skateboarded – in the back by her NXT Tag Team Championship-winning partner Cora Jade, it sent the WWE Universe into a bit of a tizzy. The team just won the belts the week before, had been buddies for months, and felt like they could have […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when it looked like Swerve Scott and Keith Lee were going to be two of the biggest stars in the WWE. On paper, the two had everything going for them; Scott was the leader of a white-hot faction with the potential for real world entertainment tie-ins in […]

Fresh off of watching their archrivals, the Young Bucks, lose their AEW Tag Team Championships without either Jackson eating a pin – making their FTYB hashtag totally invalid – FTR have officially landed another choice match in their wrestling careers, taking on the trio of Aussie Open and TJP alongside NJPW standout Alex Zayne at […]

The Young Bucks were never supposed to be AEW‘s first-ever two-time Tag Team Champions, at least not as of the summer of 2022. It has all but been confirmed that The Hardy Brothers, Matt, and Jeff were supposed to win the belts over The Bucks and the Jurassic Express, and considering the Christian Cage story […]

After teasing a major announcement about All Out 2022 on social media all week, Tony Khan made it official midway through this week’s edition of Dynamite: AEW is returning to the Now Arena in Chicago for their end-of-summer Pay-Per-View extravaganza. Now, for fans out of the know, the Now Arena holds a particularly important place […]

In quite possibly the weirdest story you will read all day, a largely forgotten WWE team from the mid-2010s has re-emerged in AEW. No, not The Nexus, the Hype Bros, or even the Edgeheads – now called something like the Christian Chads – but the Real Americans, Cesaro and Jack Swagger, now wrestling against each […]

When it was announced that Orange Cassidy was going to wrestle Wardlow on the first night of AEW‘s Fyter Fest, it raised a few eyebrows across the internet. Both men were coming off of impressive showings in their more recent contests, including big-time bouts on Pay-Per-View, and the prospects of potentially slowing one of their […]

FTR have been the number one contenders for the AEW Tag Team Champions for months now… literally. They were the number one contenders throughout the majority of Jurassic Express’s title run – despite never actually earning a championship match – and while they did have a few big-time bouts over that tenure, most notably their […]

Three years ago, AEW was a very different place. They weren’t yet on television, the promotion was Pay-Per-View only, and many of their biggest stars, from CM Punk to FTR, Thunder Rosa, Jade Cargill, and even Wardlow, weren’t yet on the roster. And yet, when one looks back at that weird, weird time in the […]

When Keith Lee sent out the following tweet a day before his three-way AEW Tag Team Championship match alongside Swerve Strickland versus the Young Bucks and Team Taz, it sent some serious confusion throughout the greater wrestling universe. Got some very much less than stellar news today…. No matter the results, tomorrow's match belongs to […]

What happens when a pair of tag team champions start a feud with each other? Well, the WWE Universe is about to find out, as the lone Women’s Tag Team Champions in the company, Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez of NXT, just saw their union foiled by the former turning a totally not gimmicked skateboard […]

The build to WWE‘s SummerSlam has been interesting. Riding high off of the momentum of a very successful Money in the Bank, folks were excited to see how the card would shake out and which new, fun, or exciting matches would be booked for the big-time show in Nashville, Tennessee. The Usos will wrestle The […]

After weeks of anticipation, Mercedes Varnado, the artist formerly known as Sasha Banks, has announced her first big move outside of the WWE… sort of. That’s right, though she hasn’t officially been released from the company in a public way and has reportedly sought out a lawyer to get out of her contract in order […]

When news broke that Tommaso Ciampa’s long-time DIY tag team partner, Johnny Gargano, wasn’t going to re-sign with NXT, it felt like one of the final vestiges of a fantastically underrated in wrestling era was exiting the WWE Universe for good. The Undisputed Era? Gone. The Diamond Mine? Gutted. Marina Shafir released – and that’s […]

AEW Dark and Dark: Elevation is a unique experience for the various seasoned commentators of the promotion. With the benefit of quicker, less consequential matches and the magic of editing, the commentators often get to let loose a little more and have some fun while working the various matches. This has especially been true for […]

“Go away heat” is a funny thing in the WWE Universe. If a wrestler is undeservedly pushed, does a terrible job in the ring, or somehow embarrasses his or herself on WWE Programming, many a fan will not forget and ensure that their reputation is forever stained by their poor performance. While there have been […]

Other than a brief interview segment with his fellow Dirty Dawg Robert Roode and a blink-and-you’d-miss-it appearance in the Last Chance Money in the Bank Qualifying Battle Royal, Dolph Ziggler has largely been absent from WWE‘s RAW in 2022, instead spending most of his time in NXT feuding with the likes of Bron Breakker and […]

Logan Paul and The Miz are on very different wavelengths in the WWE. Paul thinks Miz is a snake in the grass, a clout vulture, and public enemy number one when he makes his way to WWE to begin his career in the promotion. And as for The Miz? Well, he thinks Paul is a […]

Becky Lynch wants to be the RAW Women’s Champion. Lynch also believes that she deserves a shot at being the RAW Women’s Champion of the WWE Universe, and on this week’s edition of WWE RAW, she made it clear that she is going to do what she needs to do to get the gold once […]

At 45, Brock Lesnar is nearing the end of his in-ring career in WWE. Sure, plenty of wrestlers continue their careers deep into their 40s, 50s, and even early 60s, with Ric Flair about to wrestle his “final” match at the tender age of 73, but for the most part, that isn’t the direction things […]

Normally, WWE superstar Brock Lesnar isn’t a man of many words. He’s more of an ‘actions do the talking’ sort of guy, and has no problem solving his disputes with his fists, his legs, and a few F5s for good measure over a complex series of negotiations. So, when It was his time to address […]

WWE‘s Natalya, despite having a case for a shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship, will not be facing off against Liv Morgan at SummerSlam. Instead, Morgan will have to once again fight Ronda Rousey, the woman she won the belt from after cashing in her Money in the Bank briefcase, at the next major Premium […]

Wardlow is on a roll in AEW. Since being released from the clutches of MJF, the newly signed big man has become a babyface, a fan favorite, and… oh yeah, the TNT Champion, having dethroned Scorpio Sky in a Rochester Streetfight despite the best efforts of the American Top Team faction. Surely things are looking […]

After a pair of impressive performances that highlighted exactly why he was the Orlando Magic‘s pick atop the 2022 NBA Draft, Palo Banchero’s time in the Las Vegas Summer League is officially over. … no not because he’s injured, playing poorly, or leaving the team for one reason or another; Banchero has largely come as […]

Since leaving WWE back in 2020 and 2021 respectively, EC3 and Braun Strowman – now known by his real name, Adam Scherr – have been looking for a new place in the wrestling world to call home. EC3 wrestled in Impact and Ring of Honor, Scherr made an appearance in Ring of Honor at Final […]

It happened; it finally happened: The NBA Play-In Tournament has officially become a full-time part of the association’s calendar. … what? This is news? Well yes, technically it is; though the Play-In Tournament has been on the books for three years now and has changed the way teams on the fringes approach the trade deadline […]

On a day where Heinz Field was officially re-named Acrisure Stadium, the hits keep coming for the city of Pittsburgh, as Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins‘ long-time center has decided to hit the open market for the first time in his career in order to see what the market bears. That’s right, according to Darren Dreger […]

In case you somehow haven’t heard, Naomi and her tag team partner, Sasha Banks, have been away from the WWE for the better part of two months following their decision to walk out due to creative differences. Are the duo still employed by The Fed? No one really knows – there have been reports that […]

Rhea Ripley is a fantastic talent in a WWE ring. She has a fantastic image, a charismatic presence, and enough talent on the mic to make fans cheer or boo depending on her intentions. From her impressive run in NXT to her early success in WWE and her eventual run as the female member of […]

Triple H did his darndest to make Karrion Kross into a star in NXT. He handpicked the “Killer” indie talent away from promotions like Impact and MLW – stealing him away from AEW in the process – and spent the better part of two years building him up to become an unstoppable force in NXT […]

For around a half month now, PAC has been the inaugural All-Atlantic Champion of AEW. Now, to a more casual fan of the promotion, the All-Atlantic title might have been forgotten since that excellent four-way title match at Forbidden Door, as it has not really been mentioned, nor has PAC really been featured on AEW […]

How does one determine who is the best modern tag team in wrestling right now? Is it the top team in the top wrestling promotion in world, which would thus be The Usos of the WWE? Or maybe it’s the team who has the most overall, unique title wins, a feat The Young Bucks have […]

If you’re a typical WWE-only fan, you probably thought Booker T officially placed his boots in the center of the ring all the way back in 2012, when he took part in a 12-man tag match at WrestleMania XXVIII where his team – Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Santino Marella, The Great Khali, and Zack Ryder – […]

On an unsuspecting Sunday afternoon, a Twitter user who goes by the name Niccolo decided to post a series of pictures of Eddie Kingston during his match with Konosuke Takeshita on AEW Rampage with a not-so-kind caption that you can read here. Commenting on Kingston’s, shall we say, unconventional body type for a sport typically […]

What will happen to Vince McMahon in the not-too-distant future is one of the biggest questions hanging over every member of the entire WWE Universe. Will he have to step down and cede power once and for all to Stephanie, Triple H, or another party like Nick Khan? Will the second-generation company leader continue to […]

As things presently stand, Bobby Lashley is WWE‘s United States Champion. Now granted, that could change as soon as SummerSlam, as he has a rematch booked with Theory for the red, white, and blue belt and may ultimately see his reign capped off at 28 days, for now, “The Almighty One” is the champion, and […]

When Darby Allin extended a hand to Brody King following his unsuccessful challenge for the Interim AEW World Championship once Dynamite went off of the air on Wednesday night, it generated more than a few thoughts about a potential team-up between the two parties. On paper, putting King with Allin and Sting made a ton […]