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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 […]

While Jinder Mahal filled a number of roles during his WWE career, from manager to band member and even WWE Champion, one he never got to explore on the grandest stage of professional wrestling was himself, a second-generation professional wrestler from Canada who is incredibly proud of his Punjabi heritage. But why? Why did Mahal […]

While there might not be a bigger babyface in professional wrestling right now than Kenny Omega, as his return to Dynamite promo has widely been considered the best of his career, there’s one “good guy” in AEW who is decidedly out on the “Best Bout Machine,” even if the day may eventually come when they […]

After watching Tony Khan take a microphone blow from Jack Perry and a Tony Khan Driver from the Young Bucks in the Daily’s Place ring on AEW Dynamite the week prior, forcing the CEO to wear a neck brace to all three days of the 2024 NFL Draft, fans around the professional wrestling world tuned […]

After being absent from AEW television for the entirety of 2024 due to a life-threatening diagnosis of diverticulitis, Kenny Omega is officially set to make his Dynamite return in his hometown Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he will address fans officially for the first time since last December. But what will Omega […]

When Bill Goldberg boldly declared in an appearance on 93.7 The Ticket that he had no plans of joining AEW in the foreseeable future, calling the promotion “cheesy,” it got a few laughs and a few eye rolls from around the professional wrestling world. Sure, Goldberg is still a person of note and still has […]

As the new WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes has been doing a ton of media to promote his spot at the promotion’s top star, especially as he gears up for his first Premium Live Event title defense at Backlash this weekend against AJ Styles. In one such interview, with WWE’s Peter Rosenberg on Cheap Heat, the […]

When Jack Perry, the Young Bucks, and the rest of the new Elite decided to turn their fire on Tony Khan in one of the most buzz-worthy moments in AEW history, it effectively changed the face of AEW forever. Suddenly, TK’s neck brace was the talk of the NFL Draft, with the CEO using his […]

With one of the biggest lead-ins in AEW Collision history coming off of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat NBA Playoff game, “Neck brace” Tony Khan booked his AEW World Champion, Swerve Strickland, to cut his first promo with the belt in the opening segment of the show. Needless to say, it was a doozy. “Man, oh […]

Tony Khan has been through a lot over the last few days, from being assaulted by Jack Perry and the Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite, to going viral not once but twice for appearing on the NFL Draft with a neck brace – first during the official broadcast and then for an appearance on the […]

When Tony Khan showed up in the Jacksonville Jaguars war room wearing a neck brace after taking the Tony Khan Driver from the Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite, it generated near-universal praise from fans around the professional wrestling industry. Some applauded the AEW booker for keeping up Kayfabe, maintaining the magic of wrestling in a […]

After Jack Perry and the Young Bucks turned a feel-good segment with Tony Khan into one of the most interesting interactions in AEW history, with the new Elite hitting the AEW CEO with a gut punch and a Tony Khan Driver to lay him out in the middle of the ring – an attack so […]

After Matthew Jackson confidently announced to Alex Marvez and all of the AEW fans watching Dynamite from Daily’s Place or the comforts of their home that Jack Perry was going to meet with Tony Khan in the middle of the ring at the end of the show to ask for his reinstatement, it instantly became […]

While Eric Bischoff has absolutely no issue with talking trash on Tony Khan and his promotion, he isn’t exclusively a hater hoping the promotion goes out of business entirely, he just wants to see some changes to the product to make it “better,” even if his definition of “better” doesn’t always line up with many, […]

When it comes to AEW haters, few seemingly have as much contempt for Tony Khan‘s company as Eric Bischoff, the former WCW Executive Producer turned 83 Weeks podcaster. But why? AEW has welcomed Bischoff onto their programming on multiple occasions, and he’s even worked alongside multiple AEW performers over the years in one way or […]

After being largely left off of television for months after returning to the main roster following a decent run as Indus Sheer’s manager in NXT, Jinder Mahal shocked the world when he walked through the curtains on RAW Day 1 and addressed a crowd hoping to see The Rock in their city. Now granted, The […]

When news broke that Jinder Mahal was going to be on Insight with Chris Van Vliet just a few days after his release from WWE – unfortunately, it was recorded before his exit – it got fans very excited to have one question answered above all others: what did it feel like to have Tony […]

After watching MJF take a massive loss to Samoa Joe and then Adam Cole in the main event of AEW Worlds End on Long Island, fans of the promotion haven’t seen the “Salt of the Earth” for the entirety of 2024 so far outside of a few posts on social media from himself and his […]

After watching two of the best AEW matches you will see in Will Ospreay versus Bryan Danielson and Young Bucks versus FTR IV, Swerve Strickland was afforded a chance to enter the ring with Samoa Joe for the second time in as many months to take a shot at the AEW World Championship, this time […]

When the Young Bucks re-debuted in AEW under a brand new gimmick, wearing suits, using their “legal” names, and just generally taking their spots as EVPs way too seriously on Tony Khan‘s weekly show, it drew one comparison above all others: the Roy siblings from HBO’s Succession. Now granted, there have been business-themed gimmicks in […]

While much has been said about AEW’s decision to run the fight between CM Punk and Jack Perry at All In on AEW Dynamite, with anti-AEW folks lambasting it, Tony Khan defending it, and fans of the promotion falling somewhere in between, one party involved in the situation that hasn’t commented on the decision publically […]

When news broke that Brie and Nikki Garcia, professionally known as The Bellas, were leaving their WWE Legends contracts behind to go out on their own under their given names, it felt like it was only a matter of time before they landed in AEW. Now granted, it’s not like the twins have been particularly […]

If there’s one winner from AEW’s decision to release the CM Punk backstage tape from All In, it’s Jack Perry, the former Jungle Boy who was momentarily choked by the “Best in the World,” suspended for an unknown number of months, and is now putting in work as a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s […]

It hasn’t even been a week since AEW aired the footage of CM Punk and Jack Perry fighting at All In at Wembley Stadium last August, and yet, seemingly everyone had an opinion on the decision, with some condemning Tony Khan for shooting his own promotion in the foot, while others noting just how crazy […]

After weeks and weeks of detailing the finer details of his wrestling future, it’s official: Matt Hardy is a free agent. That’s right, as he detailed on his Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the “Broken One” reflected on why he opted to let his deal expire with AEW and why he isn’t shutting any […]

After watching CM Punk go in on Tony Khan, The Elite, and AEW as a whole in a whirlwind of negativity that continues to make headlines to this day, Adam Copeland decided to open up this week’s edition of Dynamite not with his usual Cope Open with the TNT Championship on the line, but instead […]

When CM Punk signed up to join AEW, he was hoping to become a member of professional wrestling’s first true alternative to WWE in almost 20 years. Instead? Well, he found himself in an “American Nightmare” that he ultimately woke up from by choking out Jack Perry at All In ahead of his return to […]

After watching CM Punk go scorched earth on AEW in an appearance on the MMA Hour, Cody Rhodes, one of the original founders and EVPs of the promotion, was asked by Ariel Helwani for his take on the “Best in the World’s” assessment that the company doesn’t have good leadership, doesn’t care about drawing money, […]