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Frankie Kazarian hasn’t been on AEW television – either Rampage or Dynamite – since all the way back in June, when he took part in the Royal Rampage on the show following Blood and Guts – a match he obviously lost. While Kaz did wrestle a few matches on AEW Dark Elevation, with wins over […]

Just when it seemed like Bobby Fish-mania had reached its peak, what with the former NXT performer reportedly trying to convince fellow Undisputed Era members Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly to quit AEW and jump ship back to Triple H WWE, the “The Infamous” fighter turned up in Impact Wrestling and cut an extended promo […]

Just when AEW fans didn’t think the excitement for All Out couldn’t get any bigger, Tony Khan pulled a legit 7-footer out of his hat to shake things up significantly. It all began with an unannounced segment of Dynamite, where The Wingmen took the ring over a commercial break to demand that they get more […]

When Ring of Honor officially announced its hiatus back in 2021, it left the company’s contract performers scrambling to find new, long-term homes. For some, this was easier said than done; Vincent, PCO, Maria Kanellis-Bennett, Kevin King, and the OGK duo of Matt Taven and Chris Bennett all signed with Impact as Honor No More, […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when The Good Brothers were one of the hottest teams in professional wrestling. They were competing for championships in Impact Wrestling, serving as Kenny Omega‘s heavies on his cross-promotional “Belt Collector” tour, and were preparing for a return to NJPW whenever the conditions were right. And yet, […]

Babyface Wardlow has been a fantastic thing for the AEW Galaxy. After spending literally years relegated to the role of MJF’s hired gun, and then months going through various trials to get out of his deal and become a free man in AEW, Wardlow captured the hearts of wrestling fans the world over with his […]

There was a time when WWE’s decision to release Emma back in October of 2017 was very controversial. One of the top female performers on the roster at the time, Emma was handed her papers due to consistent clashes with the creative team that occasionally made their way onto Twitter 10 days after shepherding Asuka […]

It’s hard to look at Forbidden Door, the AEW x NJPW Pay-Per-View as anything other than a resounding success for all parties involved. AEW did another massive gate in Chicago, a city so good to the Khan company that some have even linked a potential Jaguars move from Jacksonville to the soon-to-be-vacant Soldier Field, NJPW […]

Welp, AEW fans, the women’s division just got a whole lot more experienced. On Wednesday afternoon, mere hours before AEW Dynamite hit the tubes from Columbus, Ohio, Tony Khan and company announced a slew of new back-of-house changes coming to the promotion, with QT Marshall, Sanjay Dutt, Tony Schiavone, and Pat Buck all elevated to […]

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 […]

After being rumored to wrestle everyone from A.J. Styles to Chris Jericho, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, and even Ricky Morton – which actually almost happened – Ric Flair‘s final opponents, plural, have officially been announced for his Final Match: Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. That’s… a choice. Now granted, Flair won’t be alone in his […]

For much of the afternoon of Monday, July 18th, 2022, WWE fans were abuzz with a rumor that maybe, just maybe, A.J. Styles would be announced as the final opponent of Ric Flair at his end-of-the-month event being advertised as his “Final Match.” Would it actually happen? Would Vince McMahon actually allow one of his […]

Though he hasn’t been a member of the WWE Universe on a full-time basis since he was released from his contract in the spring of 2020, Kurt Angle will forever be linked to the promotion he wrestled from 1998 to 2006. He’s been back in The Fed on multiple occasions, including reportedly being offered a […]

When Alan Angels joined AEW, it was a very different time in the promotion’s history. The pandemic was in full swing, shows had been relegated to either Daily’s Place or, for a time, The Nightmare Factory in Georgia, and many of the promotion’s top wrestlers, from Riho to PAC, were stuck in their home countries […]

Impact Wrestling’s 2022 edition of Slammiversary was all about honoring the past and giving fans of the promotion a few Easter Eggs from the first 20 years of the promotion. Performers from every other major American promotion, from AEW to Ring of Honor and even WWE, made an appearance, with old-school favorites like Shakboy, Davey […]

Earl Hebner has been a professional referee since 1977. He’s had stints in WWF/WWE, TNA/Impact, and even in AEW, though that final run wasn’t particularly long. He’s officiated thousand of matches, called almost as many victories, and become one of the most well-known wrestling personalities in the sport’s history without ever hitting a foe with […]

Despite the event officially being one week away, the entire AEW x NJPW card for Forbidden Door still hasn’t been fully released. The Young Bucks, fresh off of their tag team championship win over Jurassic Express, still don’t have an opponent, neither does Bryan Danielson and after spurning both Adam Page and Adam Cole in […]

Ace Austin is not an announced performer for the AEW/New Japan Pro Wrestling co-promotional event Forbidden Door. He isn’t officially a member of either promotion, and unless he signs a deal in the next dozen or so days, it’s generally assumed that he won’t be wrestling on what could be one of the biggest independent […]

Before he was a member of the AEW roster, Darby Allin’s tag team partner, or even had a proper WWE match on his resume, the Man called Sting was a fixture of Impact Wrestling, or as it was called then, TNA, where he wrestled from 2006 through 2014. Over his time in the promotion, Sting […]

After being announced as a participant in the Ultimate X Match at Impact’s Slammiversary Pay-Per-View, Jack Evans, one half of the former AEW tag team The Hybrid2, has been removed from the contest “out of an abundance of caution” and will instead be replaced by Andrew “The Giant” Everett, who some fans might recall from […]

The AEW mid-card is absolutely loaded. It has former champions, promising young upstarts, and a performer by the name of Wardlow who has openly declared his desire to run through whoever gets in his way in the relentless pursuit of the TNT Championship. And yet, just because AEW has more performers than spots doesn’t mean […]

One of the best things about AEW is that most of their wrestlers can feely wrestle in other promotions without many restrictions. FTR can take on Brian Pillman Jr. and Brock Anderson with Bret Hart in their corner despite the latter team not tagging together in AEW, Brody King can continue to work NJPW Strong […]

Impact Wrestling landed a big signing when they signed former NWA World Television champion, Zicky Dice. There were many options going forward in his promising career. Zicky Dice spoke about the decision, to sign with Impact, with Fightful. He admits the offer came out of nowhere. “[The IMPACT Wrestling offer] came out of nowhere. Right […]

Moose is no stranger to making bold claims. The Impact world champion thinks very highly of himself and he’s not afraid to say it. Recently he claimed he was the best world champion in pro wrestling. Something the Impact Champion takes very seriously. “I think [Hard To Kill] is just another opportunity for me to […]

Eddie Edwards has been with IMPACT Wrestling for a long time and serves as the perfect person to grade new signings by the promotion. Recently they signed ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey to the organization. Eddie Edwards is excited about the new signing for IMPACT, he believes Mike Bailey has a ton of potential. It’s all about […]

Evil Geniuses is allegedly making major movements following rumors of the departure of their current Top Laner Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon. The loss of Huni is a big hit for EG but their rumored Top replacement may turn things in their favor. Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong is a former world champion and a repeat local championship winner […]