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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 being largely left off of television for months after returning to the main roster following a decent run as Indus Sheer’s manager in NXT, Jinder Mahal shocked the world when he walked through the curtains on RAW Day 1 and addressed a crowd hoping to see The Rock in their city. Now granted, The […]

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 Ilja Dragunov and Trick Williams took the ring in the main event of Night 1 of Spring Breakin’, more than just the NXT Championship was on the line. If the “Mad Dragon” secured the victory, he would retain his title, sure, keeping the reign of the Unbesiegbar alive and well on WWE’s developmental brand, […]

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 […]

After having an Undisputed WWE Universal Champion who appeared on television about once a month, give or take, Cody Rhodes has been working his tail off as the new top performer in the WWE Universe, with the “American Nightmare” appearing on both RAW and SmackDown – even if it’s only been to cut promos and […]

After watching a number of Superstar get released over the past week, from big-time former champions like Jinder Mahal to underutilized performers like Xyon Quinn, Xia Li, Indus Sheer, and most shockingly of all, Von Wagner, WWE fans were met with yet another release less than a week before the WWE Draft, with last year’s […]

After officially turning on Sami Zayn in Montreal and watching him take a pretty serious beating from Bronson Reed backstage, Chad Gable assembled the Alpha Academy in the middle of the ring to explain why he decided to upset Charles Barkley and turn heel on the “Underdog from the Underground.” Would Gable reveal that there […]

After watching Drew McIntyre take a seat in the middle of the ring to cut another brutal, anti-CM Punk promo on Monday Night RAW, one of the “Scottish Warrior’s” best friends in the WWE locker room, Sheamus, marched down to the ring to get his good friend to take a deep breath, acknowledge his shortcomings […]

After winning a number one contendership match to become the first-ever challenger for Damian Priest’s World Heavyweight Championship, Jey Uso opened up Monday Night RAW with a message for the “Archer of Infamy,” letting the Judgement Day, the audience in Columbus, Ohio, and the millions more watching from home know that he’s going to turn […]

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 […]

When news broke that Matt Hardy’s contract with AEW had officially expired, fans around the professional wrestling world wondered where the “Broken” Superstar would end up next. Would he return to AEW for a final run with his brother Jeff? Or would he return to WWE, where he could become part of the new Uncle […]

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 […]

Becky Lynch has the rare distinction among WWE Superstars by having worked for Paul “Triple H” Levesque twice in her wrestling career, first in NXT during the golden age of the promotion from 2013-15 and again since the summer of 2022, when Hunter Hurst Helmsley took over creative as the brands CCO, with more and […]

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 […]

After failing to appear in a match in 2023 and only hinting at things to come in an abbreviated appearance in the 2024 Royal Rumble, Jade Cargill has been as hot as any member of the WWE Universe in the month of April, ripping off a 3-0 record with wins over Damage CTRL, Chelsea Green, […]

Though Cody Rhodes may be the new and reigning Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, the specter of the previous belt holder, Roman Reigns, still hangs heavy over the WWE Universe. From fans chanting his name on both RAW and SmackDown, to the new developments between Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Paul Heyman within The Bloodline, and […]

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 […]

And just like that, with three little letters, Solo Sikoa pulled fans even further into The Bloodline’s story without so much as having to mention The Rock, Roman Reigns, or The Usos by name. After watching AJ Styles punch his ticket to Backlash in France on the first Saturday in May, Sikoa arrived at the […]

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 […]

Heading into WrestleMania 39, it felt like the universe had perfectly aligned for Cody Rhodes to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. On paper, it all made perfect sense, Rhodes returned from his torn pec with an incredible come-from-behind Royal Rumble win, had the fans at his back, and cut the sort of promos fans […]

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 […]

Cody Rhodes is the biggest babyface in the WWE Universe. A natural hero for leaving AEW behind to return to the Fed – plus, you know, his red, white, and blue presentation – Rhodes has battled beasts, put down foreign foes, and ultimately unseated the “Tribal Chief” in the pursuit of finishing the story his […]

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 […]