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As AEW enters into its fifth year of operation, one of the big questions surrounding the promotion regards the absence of one of its biggest “homegrown” stars: Ricky Starks. That’s right, Starks, the former FTW Champion and one-half of the former AEW World Tag Team Champions, has been MIA from television since March when he […]

After watching Mercedes Mone get into it with Sky Blue and a fired-up promo from Jon Moxley regarding his future with the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, AEW fans in Los Angeles and beyond were treated to the debut of TV Time, a brand new talkshow-ish segment staring the “Redwood” Big Bill and his “Learning Tree” […]

When news broke that Becky Lynch was mere days away from becoming a free agent, it got fans buzzing all over the professional wrestling world. Could “The Man” actually leave the promotion that made her into one of the biggest stars in the world today, a truly transcendent performer who has parlayed her wrestling abilities […]

When Chris Jericho took the ring on February 28th for a match on AEW Dynamite, it was just another day at the office. The 2,653rd match of his illustrious career, according to Cagematch, babyface Jericho just sort of did his thing, working a 12-minute match in the middle of the Dynamite card and securing the […]

After securing their first official win together as a tag team against a few local Canadian enhancement talents, Chris Jericho and Big Bill decided to stick around in the ring for “The Learning Tree” to address his home country crowd in Edmonton, Alberta. “Thanks, guys, thanks; I just wanted to say it’s always a pleasure […]

After being the butt of more than a few jokes over the past six or so months, Chris Jericho did something rather unusual ahead of his AEW Dynasty feud with Hook: he turned heel. Now granted, Jericho has probably spent more of his professional wrestling career as a heel than a babyface, as he knows […]

When Chris Jericho defeated Hook at Dynasty, he was booed pretty hard by the crowd in St. Louis, some of it good-natured – as what is wrestling without booing the heel? – some of it very, very, very personal, with chants of “Please retire!” and “Go home, Jericho!” examples of the audience wanting “The Ocho” […]

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 […]

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 […]

When Tony Khan officially debuted Mercedes Mone at Big Business in Boston, it felt like a major addition to the AEW roster. Suddenly, AEW had found the focal point of a division that had long been looking for a public face, and if booked correctly, could help to really round out the promotion as a […]

When certified first ballot WWE Hall of Famer Chris Jericho signed with AEW after a very successful stint in New Japan Pro Wrestling, it felt like a big deal. Sure, at the time, Jericho was in his late 40s and wasn’t exactly coming off of a particularly hot streak in WWE, but his name unquestionably […]

Though he has since become one of the true pillars of the promotion, when AEW started, Bryan Danielson was widely known as Daniel Bryan, the former Universal Champion who had just returned to action for WWE after a two-year forced retirement. Discussing what it was like to see the promotion transform from a single event […]

Chris Jericho has been a major part of WWE’s history. From winning several championships to electrifying the WWE Universe, Jericho was one of the best wrestlers in WWE history before taking his talents to All Elite Wrestling. Even in AEW, Jericho continues to make his presence felt with his wrestling and microphone skills. Given Jericho’s […]

When Chris Jericho decided to enter a Twitter flame war with wrestling lawyer Steven P New over AEW’s usage of NDAs after the Brawl Out, an interaction made all the more bizarre because it was spurned on by a post from “The Ocho’s” own website, it surved as an unexpected Christmas present for fans across […]

Ah Christmas, a day to second with friends and family, enjoy some professional sports, and, if you’re Chris Jericho, go to war with Jim Cornette and his lawyer buddy Stephen P New over CM Punk’s involvement in the “Brawl Out” after AEW All Out in 2022. What? You didn’t have an all-out smackdown between two […]

When Kenny Omega announced to the professional wrestling community that he was going to be out of action indefinitely in AEW after suffering a medical emergency that was later reported to be diverticulitis, it called the very future of the Golden Jets, his tag team with Chris Jericho, into question. Sure, Tony Khan could simply […]

Two days removed from setting up a huge angle with AEW Tag Team Champions Ricky Starks and Big Bill, one-half of the number one contending team of the Golden Jets, Kenny Omega, has been placed on ice indefinitely, as “The Best Bout Machine” has suffered a medical emergency that will place him on the shelf […]

Chris Jericho has wrestled hundreds and hundreds of different wrestlers over his professional wrestling career. From Ultimo Dragon in CMLL, to Rob Van Dam in ECW, Hiroshi Tanahashi in New Japan, Cody Rhodes in AEW, and about a dozen major names from Shawn Michaels to Kevin Owens in WWE, “The Ocho” has worked against some […]

Chris Jericho has pretty much seen and done everything one can do in professional wrestling. He’s wrestled for ECW, WCW, internationally for promotions in Canada, Japan, Mexico, and beyond, and even made the jump from WWE to NJPW and then AEW in the pursuit of a new new challenges and exciting new opportunities. And yet, […]

While the return of CM Punk to WWE has been a borderline revelation for Paul “Triple H” Levesque and the rest of the WWE Universe, the decision has been far from universally appreciated, as there are more than a few fans, pundits, and even wrestlers alike who are less than excited about the signing. Seth […]

When Tony Schiavone helped to announce that Will Ospreay was set to leave New Japan Pro Wrestling to become a full-time member of AEW in February of 2024 at Full Gear, it got fans hyped. Suddenly, after adding plenty of new talent to the roster in 2023 but no unquestioned superstars, Tony Khan secured a […]

Where oh where will CM Punk appear next? Will he roll through Survivor Series, getting in the face of anyone from Seth Rollins to Roman Reigns, or even just walking out at the end of the show as Cult of Personality plays over the PA? Or will he return at, say, AEW Full Gear or […]

Chris Jericho is a man very familiar with the concept of Mount Rushmores. One of the most prolific performers of the past 30 years, Jericho deserves consideration for more than a few top four lists based on the famous landmark in South Dakota – or the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla faction featuring Kevin Steen, Adam Cole, […]

When Edge, aka the “Rated-R Superstar,” aka Adam Copeland, returned to WWE in 2020 after nearly a decade on the shelf, it created a golden opportunity for the WWE Hall of Famer to check a few more items off of his wrestling wish list. At the top of Copeland’s list? Wrestle the “Greatest Wrestling Match […]

Though Adam Copeland has officially left WWE behind, leaving his Edge moniker in the past in favor of wrestling under his given name as a member of AEW, there’s been a lot of talk about his final faction in The Fed, Judgment Day, the spooky black-and-purple-clad conglomerate that both the “Rated-R Superstar” and his long-time […]

After spending 25 years in the WWE Universe, it’s understandable that Adam Copeland views the professional wrestling business through the lens of Sports Entertainment. Sure, Copeland clearly keeps up with professional wrestling as a whole, as he knew plenty of names on the AEW roster and has even suggested that he would love to wrestle […]

After announcing at the WrestleDream media scrum and again on Twitter that Adam Copeland would address the AEW audience with a big interview with Tony Schiavone on Dynamite, Renee Paquette decided to open up the show with an interview featuring Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho, a pair of Canadians who came up short in Seattle. […]

When news broke that Edge would become a free agent after failing to agree to a long-term contract with WWE, fans the world over hoped to see the “Rated-R Superstar” make his way to AEW if for no other reason than to reunite for one last ride with his long-time tag team partner, Christian Cage. […]

By working his way out of not just WWE but also AEW, CM Punk finds himself at a very interesting crossroads in his professional wrestling career. Though there’s still a chance that he could latch on… somewhere and continue his in-ring professional wrestling career if he so chooses, heading to Impact, Japan, or maybe even […]

When news broke that former two-time New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Aussie Open had signed with AEW, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world. Sure, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis had wrestled in the promotion in the past, working alongside Will Ospreay around Forbidden Door I, […]

Why did Will Ospreay wrestle Chris Jericho at All In? Was it because he wanted to finally check the “dream match” off of his checklist after their previously booked bout in New Japan Professional Wrestling was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Was it because he took issue with Jericho using his match to perform […]

Since becoming increasingly receptive to the advances of the Don Calis Family – which, as of now, is seemingly just Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita – Chris Jericho and his Jericho Appreciation Society took part in a special meeting in the opening segment of AEW Dynamite where each member of the group was allowed to […]

As crazy as it may sound, The Miz is one of the most veteran active in-ring performers on the WWE roster right now. Initially signing up with the company all the way back in 2004, The Miz has wrestled in over 2,000 matches for WWE, according to Cagematch, and has a lengthy list of championship […]

Though he’s still going strong, having wrestled four matches in 2023 alone between AEW and Pro Wrestling Noah, the day will soon come when Sting rides off into the sunset and says goodbye to one of the most storied careers in the history of professional wrestling. But who, fans have long wondered, should be the […]

WWE wrestlers often go through a rigorous schedule of traveling before taking their acts to the squared circle or putting in the work at the gym. But despite a demanding schedule, wrestlers still find some free time for themselves. While some wrestlers spend time at a beach or do some part-time acting, others use their […]

After weeks of back-and-forth fights, the time for talking was over, with Chris Jericho and Adam Cole finally getting to settle things in the ring in an unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing. Beginning the match with a chair duel Star Wars-style between Sabu and Jericho – a throwback to ECW – the match rapidly […]

As AEW prepares for Double or Nothing, arguably the WrestleMania of the brand’s Big 4 Pay-Per-Views, Chris Jericho stopped by Spotf for an interview with Joe Baiamonte to discuss everything from his match with Adam Cole, to the show’s Four Pillars main event match, and even the acquisitions that he “buries” talent when he works […]

After weeks of feuding back and forth, Adam Cole and Chris Jericho officially signed their contracts for an Unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing, with the stage now set for an all-out war under the bright lights of Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend. Finally, after weeks of back and forths, from Jercho orchestrating a […]

To some, one of the biggest question marks of the last decade of WWE history regards what a main roster Adam Cole run would have looked like. The former standout and leader of The Undisputed Era, Cole held the NXT World Champion and North American Championship for a combined 529 days and is responsible for […]