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Seemingly any time WWE announces a new set of releases, be it developmental guys like Von Wagner or top-end talent like Matt Riddle and Bobby Lashley, fans will declare some version of the following statement: AEW bound. Now granted, there is some truth to this statement, as Tony Khan has been willing to sign wrestlers […]

Normally, when an AEW Pay-Per-View comes to an end, the real show begins, as the promotion kicks into media scrum time, which has grown from a quick opportunity to ask talent questions to a certified Tony Khan tour de force that can run half as long as the actual show. Typically, the media personalities who […]

When WWE fans look to discredit more than a member of the AEW roster, the first line they’ll throw around to discredit the promotion is that it’s full of ex-WWE guys. Jon Moxley? Sure, he’s a massive star in AEW with one of the best resumes in the promotion’s history, but he was also Dean […]

While AEW All In didn’t have the debut of Becky Lynch, Bobby Lashley, or any other former WWE World Champion, with the biggest fresh face being the “Highlight of the Night,” Ricochet, there was one big-time return Tony Khan booked that impacted the show more than the Grizzled Young Veterans, Jamie Hayter, or even Nigel […]

After forming one of the most entertaining storylines in all of AEW alongside the likes of Luther, Mina Shirakawa, RJ City, and, occasionally, Ben Mankowitz from Turner Classic Movies, Mariah May and Toni Storm finally took the ring in the second match of All In to not only decide who can call themselves the Women’s […]

Before AEW was recording huge gates at Wembley Stadium, partnering up with the Texas Rangers for an American Stadium show – All In: Texas – and finding unique ways to build their brand, like partnering up with Warner Brothers Discovery to present TNT Overdrive, the biggest shot Tony Khan cooked up to get his show […]

As AEW prepares for its biggest show of the year, All In, at Wembley Stadium, the biggest storyline surrounding the promotion isn’t the retirement of Bryan Danielson, the past sins of Swerve Strickland, the confusing booking of the Young Bucks, or even the Revolutionary War between MJF and Will Ospreay but instead the contract status […]

When Warner Brothers Discovery announced that it was debuting a new show, TNT Overdrive, that, while not technically an AEW-branded show, would heavily feature members of the promotion, it got fans intrigued. How, they wondered, would the show work? Would it be Ridiculousness but with Will Ospreay and Willow Nightingale hosting shows? Or was there […]

When news broke that Shane McMahon had met with Tony Khan about AEW, it garnered some pretty incredible reactions from around the professional world. Some wondered if McMahon would formally sign with the promotion, while others asked if this was nothing more than a way to juice up the hype cycle, but the prevailing thought […]

After taking it on the chin from Darby Allin during Blood & Guts, and by taking it on the chin, I mean being coerced into a TNT Championship match at All In via fear of being burned alive, Jack Perry attempted to get back at Sting’s former tag team partner via a special video package […]

When it comes to professional wrestling, few performers are as widely respected as AEW’s Bryan Danielson. A 28-time champion who has held gold (almost) everywhere he’s wrestled in his professional career, Danielson has become a top guy in WWE, a top guy in AEW, arguably the top guy ever in Ring of Honor, and through […]

After making all sorts of headlines for having a meeting with Tony Khan in the lead-up to the final AEW Dynamite of July, Shane McMahon released a statement to Bully Ray on Busted Open Radio on the situation to hopefully clear things up regarding his relationship with the promotion. *spoiler alert* Shane-O-Mac said nothing to […]

After weeks of rumors, fantasy bookings, and “What If” scenarios, Tony Khan officially took the first step toward getting a McMahon back in a professional wrestling ring by meeting with Shane McMahon ahead of the July 31st edition of Dynamite. Now obviously, this picture, initially posted by WrestleTalk, quickly took the internet by storm, with […]

When news broke that the NBA was officially leaving TNT Sports for Prime Video in 2025 – even if the exact details of the situation have become somewhat murky – fans of professional wrestling were left with one major question: what does this mean for AEW? Would the promotion suddenly become more of a priority […]

When Jinder Mahal, now known as the “Maharaja” Raj Dhesi, formally announced that his 90-day non-compete clause with WWE had officially expired on July 18th via his social media, it garnered plenty of positive interactions on social media. Call it the meme-ification of his character, with his “Don’t Hinder Hinder” catchphrase taking the internet by […]

When Mariah May signed with AEW last November, Tony Khan announced her addition to the roster on social media, with the relatively by-the-numbers statement ending with a simple phrase: AEW is All About Mariah. Now at the time, this was a tad unusual, but few fans took it too seriously, as they were either excited […]

When Dijak officially announced to the professional wrestling world that he was not going to return to WWE after spending the last seven-and-a-half years with the promotion, fans wondered where he would land next. Would he sign with AEW and continue the trend of Black and Gold NXT guys jumping from one promotion to the […]

With Forbidden Door officially in the rear-view, Tony Khan sat down with reporters to discuss the state of the promotion, their future media rights contracts, and All In, which is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows of the year for any wrestling company. And yet, while TK and company have already sold […]

In the lead-up to his much-anticipated match with Anthony Bowens and Hiroshi Tanahashi against The Elite, Kazuchika Okada, and the Young Bucks at Forbidden Door, fans had a feeling hometown hero Max Caster would cut a big-time promo in his return to Long Island, but what would he say? After taking Ls from the “Rainmaker” […]

When commentator Jim Ross put it out into the ether that he would like to see Shane McMahon sign with AEW, calling the deal just crazy enough to work, it sent the professional wrestling universe into an absolute tailspin and earned major attention for Tony Khan’s company. Would AEW actually sign the son of Vince […]

After beginning AEW with an emphasis on a sports-based presentation, one of the most popular wrestlers in Tony Khan‘s company now has a truly fantastical presentation in “Timeless” Toni Storm, the AEW Women’s World Champion, whose gimmick is straight out of Turner Classic Movies. Discussing how he’s built such a unique storyline up in an […]

After watching Ricochet take an absolute beating at the hands of Bron Breakker, being thrown through the real glass windshield of a rental car in a move that must have had CM Punk clutching his pearls, the vast majority of the greater wrestling fandom – minus Pat McAfee – assumed that the “Highlight of the […]

A few days removed from a fantastic time-limit draw against the Blackpool Combat Club that saw FTR come mere moments away from a statement victory against Claudio Castagnoli and a returning Wheeler Yuta, Dax Harwood took to social media to issue an apology to AEW, Tony Khan, and all of his fans, but for what […]

When Kevin Kelly was relieved of his duty as the play-by-play announcer on AEW Collision, rumors swirled about why it happened and, frankly, why it took Tony Khan so long to pull the proverbial trigger. Initially announced for the show as part of a two-man booth with Ring of Honor legend Nigel McGuinness, Kelly quickly […]

After hinting at a special Mercedes Mone-related QR code on AEW Dynamite earlier in the day, Tony Khan released the first hint into this new project at the bottom of the show’s first hour, a pseudo commercial on the podcast asking fans to scan the code to follow the “CEO” along on her journey. Did […]

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 […]

When news broke that WWE was releasing Nic Nemeth from his contract after nearly 20 years with the promotion, it felt like only a matter of time before the former Dolph Ziggler would be making his way to AEW. On paper, it made sense, right? Nemeth is a respected veteran with a brother who worked […]

When AEW started in 2019, it was supposed to be a clear alternative to the way WWE did things, from the booking decisions to the focus on wrestling, and how wrestlers were treated backstage, with weekly segments built around the performers’ long-term storylines instead of being thrown together by a billionaire sometimes two or three […]

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 fans watched in horror as Adam Copeland dropped feet first in a botched flying elbow attempt during his don’t-call-it-Hell-in-a-Cell cage match against Malakai Black at AEW Double or Nothing, most had a pretty good idea that he didn’t survive the spot in one piece, as the “Rated-R Superstar” was limping around pretty severely in […]

When Bryan Danielson announced that 2024 was going to be his last year as a full-time in-ring wrestler, the person who seemingly took it the hardest was Tony Khan, his boss in AEW and seemingly fast friend. Discussing Danielson’s future in AEW in an interview with CBS Sports, TK noted that while he loves working […]

After months of anticipation, Mercedes Mone officially made her in-ring debut as a member of AEW and turned in one of the top matches on the card against the then-TBS Champion Willow Nightingale, taking her to task for 18 minutes on the way to a massive MGM Grand victory in the third-to-last match at Double […]

With AEW Double or Nothing officially here, the fine folks at Busted Open Radio decided to stir up a little intrigue to ask Cody Rhodes, the former TNT Champion, about his relationship with his former company now that he’s established himself as the top guy in WWE. While Rhodes didn’t mention the promotion by name, […]

While All In is often described as the first-ever AEW show, technically speaking, the show almost predated the promotion by a full year, with Tony Khan, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks not officially coming together under the All Elite Wrestling moniker until 2019, when they opted to go Double or Nothing in […]

For a time, Ricky Starks and Big Bill were one of the hottest acts going in AEW, with a perfect blend of size and charisma to take on darn near any tag team, enough ability on the mic to get over in promos, and most importantly of all, enough belief from Tony Khan to actually […]

Matt Hardy is one of the rare wrestlers who’s been a featured member of AEW, WWE, and TNA, and as a result, has the inside scoop on what it’s like to work under the two most important promoters over the last 20 years of professional wrestling: Tony Khan and Vince McMahon. Discussing his experience working […]

After months and months of questions surrounding his eventual return to the AEW ring, Kenny Omega has finally updated fans on the progress of his diverticulitis and how he plans to correct the illness moving forward. Good news: Omega is getting surgery. Bad news: he might be out of action for a while. “I did […]

While stranded at an airport on the way to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia fight in Las Vegas, Booker T decided to use his Hall of Fame podcast to discuss one of the grandest feuds in all of professional wrestling right now: Tony Khan versus The Elite. Now for Booker, the storyline really comes […]

After watching free agency shake things up in a massive way earlier this year, with AEW landing the Big 3 of Will Ospreay, Mercedes Mone, and Kazuchika Okada, and WWE securing the rights to Jade Cargill – yes, she signed in 2023 but didn’t properly debut until 2024 – and Solo Sikoa further consolidates power […]