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While Kenny Omega currently lives it up in Tokyo, having cake with his former Golden Lovers tag team partner Kota Ibushi, playing Turtles in Time with Michael Nakazawa, and buddying it up with the folks at Sega before being scanned into the Yakuza game engine, AEW has been preparing for the Japanese debut of Fight […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega really don’t like each other. Though the duo have seldom crossed paths over the past three years, as Omega has been stateside in AEW while Ospreay has thrived in New Japan Pro Wrestling as one of the promotion’s top gaijin stars, […]

Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks are suspended from AEW. They may return in a week, they may be back in a month, they may never again be allowed to return to AEW at all; only time will tell what the future holds for The Elite. Since All Out, the Young Bucks have been largely […]

After maybe breaking down a locker room door to confront CM Punk in what turned into a full-on backstage brawl at AEW’s All Out, the ramifications hit The Elite trio of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson, swiftly. The trio were suspended until further review, their AEW World Trios Championship belts […]

Everyone has an opinion on the situation currently overshadowing AEW between CM Punk, Ace Steel, and The Elite trio of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks. KENTA has an opinion on it, Bobby Fish has spoken on the matter, and a number of performers from across the wrestling industry from Colt Cabana to Kevin Owens, […]

Folks, according to Wrestling News via a post from Ryan Frederick of The Wrestling Observer on the company’s board, “The Young Bucks reportedly sent feelers out about interest in WWE after AEW deals expire.” Oh snap, the fight after All Out must have been a whole lot worse than fans initially thought. If the Young […]

It’s almost been a week since AEW’s All Out, which can only mean one thing: Dave Meltzer has officially dropped his Wrestling Observer star ratings. That’s right, though the medium has changed ever so slightly, as few fans actually get the Observer in the mail anymore, fans still eagerly comb through the newsletter to see […]

Kenny Omega and PAC have been feuding for almost as long as AEW has been in existence. The duo wrestled on All Out 2019, where PAC won by referee’s decision, on the third-ever episode of Dynamite when the eventual championship-winning duo of “The Cleaner” and the “Hangman” wrestled “The Bastard” and the moniker-less Jon Moxley […]

After overcoming the likes of La Faccion Ingobernable, The United Empire, and the Dark Order plus “Hangman” Adam Page to become the first-ever World Trios Championship winners in AEW history, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks have had their belts vacated by Tony Khan after a backstage brawl with CM Punk and Ace Steel following […]

After 296 days, Kenny Omega has recaptured a championship belt in AEW, becoming the inaugural World Trios Champion alongside the Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson. Over that tenure, another new belt, the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, was christened, two more belts, the World Championship and the AEW Women’s Championship, had interim editions minted, and every […]

AEW’s All Out had a ton of interesting action and a slew of big-time bouts to keep the 10,000-plus fans in attendance plus the hundreds of thousands more watching from home entertained. There were title changes – though not the one many an Acclaimed fan wanted to see – titles christened, and more than a […]

Anytime Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and “Hangman” Adam Page wrestle in an AEW ring together, you just know it’s going to be a five-star affair at minimum. The quartet have wrestled together and against each other in some of the most consequential matches in AEW history, from their match for the AEW tag team […]

After months of anticipation, AEW’s All Out is officially here; soon, fans will find out who will become the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship, who will become the interim AEW Women’s Championship, and who will leave Chicago with the ultimate prize, the World Heavyweight Championship. There will be up and down, triumph and tragedy, and, […]

When Tony Schiavone hit the locker room to discuss the injury Pres10 Vance suffered at the hands of the House of Black during the first round of the AEW World Trios Championship Tournament, fans had to know that something wasn’t quite right. Sure, this was an episode of Dynamite that saw The Wingmen storm the […]

Unfortunately, Will Ospreay is not a member of AEW. Sure, he’s wrestled in the promotion on four occasions – five if you count Forbidden Door – and has appeared on the promotion’s programming a few more times, but alas, Ospreay remains contracted to New Japan Pro Wrestling, and unless Gedo and company opt to relieve […]

After four months in America wrestling for AEW, PWG, and a number of other independent wrestling promotions across the country, Konosuke Takeshita said goodbye to his adoptive home and returned to Japan. Was it a bummer? For his rapidly expanding collection of fans, you bet, but Takeshita had business to attend to in DDT, his […]

AEW is a wrestling company. Sure, they sell merch too and have an agreement to make action figures with Jazwares, but at its core, Tony Khan’s company is meant to be about producing the best possible in-ring action the world has to offer and produce live events that play well both to the fans in […]

As AEW fans may or may not know, Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay do not like each other. Their shared tenure in New Japan Pro Wrestling ended on bad terms, with Ospreay “blowing out Kota Ibushi’s brain” ahead of Omega’s final match, and even now that Omega is a member of AEW, the love between […]

Folks, in case you haven’t heard, Kenny Omega has officially returned to an AEW ring. That’s right, after 277 days away, “The Best Bout Machine” has made his triumphant return to an AEW ring to face off against one of his final pre-injury opponents in Lucha Libra AAA, Andrade El Idolo, as part of the […]

277 days is a very long time, AEW fans. That’s almost 100 days longer than a K-12 school year, longer than Major League Baseball’s regular season, and long enough for a baby to go from a dream to reality. That figure is also the length of time between Kenny Omega’s loss to “Hangman” Adam Page […]

When Adam Cole turned his back on the Young Bucks on the August third edition of AEW Dynamite, it served as an inflection point in the story of The Elite. After trying to hold strong with their fellow quasi-former Bullet Club member Cole and his Undisputed buddies, the Bucks found themselves bullied, beaten down, and […]

A little over three years ago, Kenny Omega decided to take his talents to a brand new professional wrestling company by the name of AEW and left his long-time, on-again, off-again tag team partner Kota Ibushi back in Japan. At the time, this break-up was sad but expected; Ibushi signed a very long-term contract to […]

Kenny Omega has officially been a contracted member of the AEW Galaxy since February 7th, 2019. He’s wrestled 71 matches for the promotion, has been a part of some of the most exciting makes of the past three years regardless of promotion, and for 346 days, had one of the most consequential championship runs in […]

It’s here, it’s almost, finally here: AEW is about to crown the first ever World Trios Champions. That’s right, after spending literally years teasing the idea of expanding out the championship picture to give an end goal destination for the teams picking up otherwise fruitless wins in trios action, AEW has taken a page out […]

Once upon a time – read: two months ago – Konosuke Takeshita was considered the best-kept secret in AEW. The pride of Osaka, Japan, Takeshita is one of the most decorated performers in the history of DDT Pro Wrestling – the promotion responsible for a guy you may have heard of by the name of […]

Theoretically, AEW has enough performers under contract that they could field an NCAA-style 64-team tournament to decide on the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions. They could field multiple teams from the same factions, call up performers from AEW Dark, and even bring over Ring of Honor performers like The Righteous and current ROH Six-Man Champions, […]

Ever since Paul “Triple H” Levesque took up the reigns as the creative lead of the WWE Universe, the business, as they say, has changed forever. WWE has gone from the place where creative performers go to die, where high-flying big men get grounded, and where performers who commission Tom “Freakin” Savini of Friday the […]

In wrestling, there are very few moral victories. Sure, occasionally, a long-standing feud will end in such a way that both parties are elevated at the end of it, but for the most part, one performer wins, one performer loses – barring a 60-minute time limit draw like the one between “Hangman” Adam Page and […]

In case you haven’t heard, Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay are in the middle of an all-out social media war that supersedes their respective roles in AEW and NJPW. The duo have knocked each other’s in-ring abilities, critiqued the way they handle things backstage, and a host of other issues that you can read about […]

In case you haven’t heard, Fightful Select is reporting that Kenny Omega’s return to AEW is in the not-too-distant future, with Tony Khan and company already readying their roster for the “Best Bout Machine’s” eventual return. All things considered, this is very good news indeed. Though Omega’s absence has been for the right reasons both […]

No wrestler in AEW history has ever kicked out of the One-Winged Angel; the finisher is considered one of the most protected finishing moves in all of wrestling and has become so ubiquitous that even casual fans know the name of the Kenny Omega move, a name he stole from Final Fantasy 7 villain Sephiroth. […]

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 […]

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 […]

One of the biggest draws of AEW in it’s early years was Kenny Omega. The star wrestler has been part of the up-and-coming brand since it’s inception, and for good reason. He’s one of the best in-ring workers in the business, and he’s got the attitude and the charisma to go along with his talent. […]

AEW has a lot of things going for it as a promotion: A deep roster – despite numerous injuries currently plaguing them – generally good to great to incredible in-ring work, and of course, a solid music department. While yes, Chris Jericho’s “Judas” will always get entire arenas singing the verse and chorus, and Tony […]

Forbidden Door is almost upon us and fans of AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and independent wrestling as a whole are hyped. The card is (mostly) set, the vast majority of the stars are booked, and for the price $49.99, fans will get to watch it all from the comforts of their own home – […]

In case you haven’t heard, “Hangman” Adam Page still doesn’t have a match at AEW‘s Forbidden Door. After weeks of openly pining for a spot on the Pay-Per-View in a match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – a belt he has yet to hold in his career up to this point – Page was […]

Who will Jay White, the current IWGP World Champion, wrestle at the AEW/New Japan Pro Wrestling co-promoted Pay-Per-View Forbidden Door? Well, we know who it won’t be, as after being called out on Dynamite, White declared that neither “Hangman” Adam Page nor Adam Cole will be afforded a chance at his championship belt, suggesting that […]

As the biggest Pay-Per-View of the summer, Forbidden Door, rapidly approaches, fans of AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling are frantically fantasy booking their dream matches. Could we finally see FTR versus Aussie Open? Or how about Will Ospreay wrestle someone like Miro, Wardlow, or Orange Cassidy? Will G.OD. make their AEW debut versus the […]