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When Renee Paquette let it be known that Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta were unable to compete in the Casino Battle Royal on the final AEW Dynamite before Revolution, it left the match down one team with barely any time to find another entrant. Fortunately, Tony Khan didn’t have to look very long to find […]

On Wednesday, AEW Dynamite cracked one million viewers. The show had its most viewers since October 5th of 2022, and its highest rating, 0.35, since September 21, according to 411 Mania. For a show with a big announcement regarding even more AEW television, with AEW: All Access coming to TBS in March, this was very […]

Taking the ring after completing MJF’s gauntlet of would-be challengers on the penultimate edition of AEW Dynamite before Revolution, “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson has a simple question for the fans in Phoenix, Arizona: why does MJF hate him? “Boy, is it great to be back in Phoenix, Arizona?” Danielson asked the crowd, who replied […]

After weeks of reintroducing Powerhouse Hobbs through his “The Book of Hobbs” video packages, AEW has firmly established the former Team Taz member as a legit main event-caliber star, with his choice of title shots at either the TNT, All-Atlantic, or World Championship. … actually, that’s not true. The first part is, AEW ran a […]

After eight months away from the ring, Adam Cole is (almost) back in AEW. Though he hasn’t worked a match for Tony Khan’s company since Forbidden Door and doesn’t yet have a match booked moving forward, Cole knows as well as anyone that Revolution is just around the corner and that the fans who will […]

When Mark Briscoe booked his first match on AEW Dynamite, it was a beautiful, borderline-unthinkable occurrence. After he and his brother, Jay Briscoe, were effectively blackballed from television by Warner Bros. Discovery for past offensive tweets, landing a tribute match dedicated to the older Briscoe’s memory was universally viewed as a win by fans of […]

When AEW announced that “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry was scheduled to face off against Brian Cage on AEW Dynamite, fans knew they were in for a good match, as every time the duo have wrestled before in AEW or otherwise, it was a very good “David vs. Goliath”-style showdown but few expected the bout to […]

Though Jon Moxley isn’t currently sitting pretty as the AEW World Champion, you wouldn’t know it by his workload, as the three-time champion has maintained a steady workload in Tony Khan’s company and beyond with his “Night at the Moxbury” event a resounding success for Wrestling Revolver. Speaking on The Justin Kinner Show, Moxley explained […]

Chris Jericho isn’t just “The Ocho,” “The Demo God,” “Le Champion,” and about 100 other nicknames he’s been afforded by himself and others over his 32-year wrestling career. No, for all of the accolades Jericho has earned in the ring, he’s just as known for his knowledge of the industry, as he’s a certified student […]

Ah another week, another opponent placed in the way of Bryan Danielson in order to slow him down ahead of AEW Revolution by MJF; at this point, what else is new? After besting Brian Cage on the previous edition of Dynamite, “The American Dragon” was tasked with taking on the man with a wicked Fujiwara […]

Jon Moxley and “Hangman” Adam Page don’t like each other. Two of the first four AEW World Champions, an exclusive fraternity years in the making that was ultimately sullied by the back-and-forth booking of CM Punk and Mox in 2022, the duo have been feuding ever since the Blackpool Combat Club veteran knocked Page so […]

After having his arm Pillman-ized by Brian Cage and MJF after securing his latest win on AEW Dynamite, Bryan Danielson’s shoulder was in bad shape. Posted up in Doc Sampson’s office, Renee Paquette made her way to the back to get a status update on Danielson, and after hearing that he has a “partially subluxated […]

While Tony Khan went out of his way to fill out the final Dynamite episode in the month of January with an absolute ton of interesting angles and meaningful matches, every fan watching both in the arena and from the confines of their home waited with bated breath to see the match folks will be […]

While Ric Flair has officially ended his feud with Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins, he isn’t going to completely avoid criticism of professional wrestling if he sees something he doesn’t like. On his To Be The Man podcast, Flair was discussing in-ring work that he feels doesn’t cut the mustard and explicitly called out Konosuke […]

And just like that, AEW has new World Trios Championships, as Kenny Omega, and the Youg Bucks, collectively known as The Elite, have bested their deepest-seeded AEW rivals, Death Triangle, to become champions once more. That’s right, though they technically never lost the belts the first time, as Tony Khan stripped the strap after the […]

Boom, Adam Cole is back in AEW after eight months away, but, to paraphrase his own words, it was really more of a good news, bad news sort of situation. On one hand, the former leader of The Undisputed Era was back on a televised wrestling show, which is a pretty incredible thing considering he’s […]

Folks, it’s official: “Hangman” Adam Page versus Jon Moxley is happening. The doctors have signed off on the deal, both performers have agreed to the bout, and when the lights go up in the “Fabulous” Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on Wednesday, January 11, Page and Mox will go toe-to-toe in the ring, or maybe […]

Folks, it’s official: Mercedes Moné is not going to be Saraya’s tag team partner when AEW takes Dynamite to the “Fabulous” Kia Forum in Los Angeles for a tag match with current AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter and former AEW Women’s World Champion Britt Baker. I know, Moné made her surprise NJPW debut at […]

It’s officially 2023, which means one thing and one thing only: AEW fans will soon find out the identity of Saraya’s mystery partner for the January 11th edition of AEW Dynamite. That’s right, soon fans will see if Sasha Banks will be back in a professional wrestling ring, learn what moniker she’ll be using moving […]

In the ring, Samoa Joe is a killer; dubbed the “Samoan Submission Machine” for a reason, Joe has won 23 different titles over his 23-year professional wrestling career, with runs as one of the top dudes in Ring of Honor, Impact, and now AEW, where he currently reigns as the “King of Television,” thanks to […]

After dropping a stunner – and his eighth World Championship belt – to Claudio Castagnoli at Ring of Honor Final Battle, Chris Jericho was asked by Tony Schiavone had he had planned next on AEW Dynamite. Would he turn his attention to MJF’s AEW World Championship? Or maybe one of the two belts held by […]

After AEW Dynamite went off the air, MJF took the ring alongside Tony Khan and cut one heck of a babyface promo after his in-ring interaction with Jon Moxley but before their match at Full Gear for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship. “A lot of bullsh*t has gone on.” MJF said to the crowd after […]

While the vast majority of the AEW fanbase is currently enamored with Luigi Primo, the pizza pie-making pro wrestler who had his backstage interview spot tragically interrupted by The Firm‘s Ethan Page, one member of the roster isn’t too keen on the internet phenomenon: Anthony Ogogo. Call it a continued loyalty to Subway, the company […]

Folks, it’s officially official: CM Punk has been removed as AEW World Champion. Now, as you may or may not know, this has been a long time coming, as Punk has been on a tear since he returned to AEW in August and the tension surrounding the situation reached a fever pitch during the media […]

Is everything going well in AEW? Is the promotion in a good place, or are all of the rumors of discontent, dissatisfaction with booking, and mandatory talent meetings worthy of worry among fans of Tony Khan’s company? Well, if Christopher Daniels is to be believed – which he is – everything is going just fine, […]

When CM Punk dropped a stunner and his AEW World Championship to Jon Moxley in a matter of minutes – single-digit minutes, to be more specific – it was an absolute stunner. Excalibur, JR, and company were all shocked on commentary, Mox talked his talk backstage about how it’s his time to shine, and wrestling […]

It should go without saying at this point that the injury bug has hit AEW hard as of late. From losing their world champion, CM Punk, to a leg injury earlier this year – a situation that was saved from absolute disaster thanks to Jon Moxley’s incredible run as interim champion – to two-thirds of […]

Welp, that didn’t take long; after officially making his first post-NXT appearance in a wrestling ring as part of the AEW Dark tapings in Orlando, Florida, Cole Karter, aka Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan, has officially been bumped up to the “main roster” to wrestle Ricky Starks on the Week 2 edition of Fyter Fest as […]

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 […]

AEW put a ton of work into the buildup to Forbidden Door, their co-promotional Pay-Per-View with NJPW. They produced digital hype packages, committed serious television time to contextualizing every angle, and even compiled it all on YouTube, where fans could catch up on anything they missed, or simply watch it again to familiarize themselves with […]

In a match filled with interesting storylines, backstage intrigue, and very real implications for AEW‘s future booking plans, one storyline rose above the rest and felt so potentially contentious that Draftkings even ran a prop bet on whether or not teammates would fight during the match: Would Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli work together on […]

Eddie Kingston wanted violence when he enter caged double rings during the main event of AEW‘s Blood and Guts. He took the door with a Tommy Dreamer-style Kendo Stick in his hands and kept swinging it, mostly against Christ Jericho’s head, until it literally shattered in his hands like a sword in Breath of the […]

After turning a legitimate Match of the Year candidate with Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door – seriously, it was that good – Orange Cassidy isn’t about to rest on his laurels and take another extended break from AEW action. No, now that OC is back to full strength, Tony Khan has booked the promotion’s (basically) […]

Adam Cole wasn’t 100 percent healthy heading into AEW x NJPW’s Forbidden Door. He reportedly suffered a labrum injury which kept him out of much of the lead-up to Forbidden Door and in the Co-Main Event of the biggest co-promotional effort of the year, the native son of Lancaster, Pennsylvania suffered what looked like a […]

AEW Dynamite is a very good show. Sure, it has its detractors, some more vocal than others, but the promotion’s flagship program consistently racks in a ton of viewers each week and often ranks near the top of the 18-49 key demo. The show has a little bit of everything; high flying matches, hard-hitting bouts, […]

As Chris Jericho’s match versus former Inner Circle member Ortz started to divulge into an utterly chaotic bout between the Jericho Appreciation Society, the Blackpool Combat Club, and Eddie Kington in the open match of AEW Dynamite, it looked like the match could be anyone’s game and thus, could have resulted in either competitor losing […]