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With 2024 now officially a month old, the professional wrestling free agent landscape is slowly coming into focus, with some talents officially free to sign wherever they’d like as of January 1st, while others are slowing trickling into the open market from the likes of New Japan, Stardom, WWE, and even AEW over the next […]

When news broke that Andrade El Idolo was not going to re-sign with AEW when his contract came to an end at the end of December, it felt like only a matter of time before the former Los Ingobernables de Japon member would make his way over to WWE to rejoin his wife Charlotte Flair […]

When Tony Schiavone and company broke the news on AEW Collision that the “Rated-R Superstar” Adam Copeland was going to wrestle Minoru Suzuki as part of his Cope Open, it turned heads around the online wrestling community. Suddenly, one of the most popular wrestlers of the 2000s was going to go face-to-face with the most […]

When Tony Khan decided to pit HOOK against Jinder Mahal in a hypothetical debate over who is more worthy of a World Championship shot on their respective show, it created the wrong kind of hype for the now 29-1 singles star. To some, the feud was pretty straightforward, with fans taking sides as they often […]

After taking care of business against Team Filthy in the opening match of New Japan Pro Wrestling Battle in the Valley, “Shooter” Shota Umino was ready to go to the back to celebrate alongside his teammates Jacob Fatu and Fred Rosser but was cruelly interrupted when out of nowhere, the man formerly known as Jungle […]

When Tony Khan took to social media to slander Jinder Mahal’s win-loss record in an unusual attempt to justify booking Hook against Samoa Joe for a televised AEW World Championship match, it turned heads around the wrestling world. To some, the decision was simply a young, social media savvy SEO having some fun online, garnering […]

Eddie Kingston is an AEW homer. After spending the better part of 20 years bouncing around the indie world looking for a long-term home, working for everyone from Chikara to Impact, PWG, and CZW, Kingston finally found a home on a nationally televised wrestling promotion, turning a tryout match versus Cody Rhodes for the TNT […]

Are you familiar with the name DJ Whoo Kid? Well if not, you will be soon, as the musician might have just provided fans with one of the most important pieces of insight regarding professional wrestling in 2023 – insight that, to this point, had exclusively been hearsay. Appearing on the Jim Norton & Sam […]

When Jinder Mahal talked his way into a match with Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the second RAW of 2024, it didn’t rub too many fans the right way. Sure, Mahal had a big moment the week prior with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, landing his name on Google Trends for the […]

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque publically acknowledged the rumors that a former WWE Champion would make an appearance on the first RAW of 2024, Day 1, it led fans to key in on one name and one name alone: Andrade El Idolo. On paper, it made sense, right? It was widely reported that Andrade was […]

MJF has been a member of AEW since the beginning. An OG who appeared in the very first official match on the first-ever All In, taking a loss to Matt Cross after a pair of pre-show buy-in matches, MJF has slowly risen up the card from Cody Rhodes’ friend to faction leader, all the way […]

As MJF prepares for the “bidding war of 2024,” fans of AEW and WWE have been debating where the “Best in the World” should wrestle next and what the future of Tony Khan’s company could look like if they lose yet another marquee performer to Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s newly revamped creative department. With WWE […]

When Chris Jericho decided to enter a Twitter flame war with wrestling lawyer Steven P New over AEW’s usage of NDAs after the Brawl Out, an interaction made all the more bizarre because it was spurned on by a post from “The Ocho’s” own website, it surved as an unexpected Christmas present for fans across […]

When news, or at least rumors, broke that Warner Brothers Discovery was interested in negotiating with WWE about the media rights for RAW, a decision potentially related to CEO David Zaslav’s relationship with former AEW favorite CM Punk, it set the internet wrestling community on fire. Was Nick Khan and company looking to run their […]

As the release of The Iron Claw rapidly approaches, fans of the first family of Texas wrestling were treated to not one, not two, but three appearances by The Von Erichs, Marshall, Ross, and their father Kevin – played in the movie by Zac Efron – on AEW television, with the trio debuting on Dynamite […]

It has officially been three months, give or take a few days, since Matt Riddle was released from WWE. While his period away from the promotion hasn’t been completely silent, as he did comment on the return of CM Punk on social media and earned a pretty massive shoutout from Randy Orton for effectively keeping […]

When Tony Khan announced the field for the 2023 Continental Classic, there was one match above all others that fans circled on the golden bracket: Swerve Strickland versus Jon Moxley. Suddenly, the hottest performer in AEW, fresh off one of the most incredible death matches you will see at Full Gear, was destined for a […]

When AEW does something wrong, weird, or questionable, you can bet your bottom dollar that WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff will have something to say about it. CM Punk’s firing? He hated it. The promotion’s declining viewership numbers? He has a million fixes for that, too. And the acquisition of Ring of Honor? Well, […]

After watching SmackDown and NXT secure expensive, expansive media rights deals with the USA Network and The CW, respectively, with a new deal for the CM Punk-headlined RAW soon to follow, all eyes are on AEW and just how much money Tony Khan can secure for a portfolio that includes Dynamite, Rampage, Collision, and Ring […]

Over the past month and change, all but one of Ring of Honor‘s championship belts, from the Television to the Pure, the World Championship, the Six-Man Championship, and the Tag Team Titles, have been defended on AEW programming, with belts being wrestled for on television, on Pay-Per-View, and as part of the Continental Classic, where […]

After cutting a fun promo with his good buddy Sting after Tony Schiavone announced the location of Revolution 2024, the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, Ric Flair found himself in hot water when, while filming a segment for Rampage, he delivered a line that needless to say, didn’t go over too well with fans at […]

After a massively successful All In London in August 2023, AEW is poised to return to Wembley Stadium in London, England, for the next edition of All In for 2024 and has already made a massive splash after just one day of ticket sales. General sales for All In London 2024 opened up on Friday […]

When news broke that Bryan Danielson was not only part of the AEW disciplinary committee but was part of the decision-making process that recommended CM Punk’s firing after his physical altercation with Jack Perry and Tony Khan at All In, it drew a variety of different reactions from around the online wrestling community. Some made […]

When news broke that CM Punk was being afforded a live microphone and the final segment of RAW to do with it as he pleased, fans, pundits, and AEW wrestlers braced themselves for what many assumed would be a Pipe Bomb 2.0 decimating Tony Khan, the Young Bucks, and everyone else who has “wronged him” […]

After watching Paul “Triple H” Levesque perfectly orchestrate the return of CM Punk to the WWE Universe, with “The Game” hitting play on a 2023 remix of “Cult of Personality” after the legal advisory flashed across the screen, more than a few professional wrestling fans from around the internet came to a remarkably similar conclusion: […]

When Will Ospreay exploded onto the entrance ramp to the thundering tune of “Elevated” at Full Gear, it got AEW fans hyped. Sure, technically Ospreay remains a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling, at least for now, but Tony Khan won out one of the hottest free agents in the game today, secured the rights […]

At some point in the next six or so months, give or take, Will Ospreay will be making his debut for a new promotion as a contracted performer. It could happen tomorrow – literally- at AEW Full Gear, it could happen when Impact Wrestling officially becomes TNA once more in January at Hard To Kill, […]

When Chris Hero, known to the WWE Universe as Kassius Ohno, was released from his NXT contract during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans assumed he’d be back in the ring sooner than later. Sure, at 40, Hero was no spring chicken, especially for someone who was working exclusively in WWE’s developmental system, but […]

What does Ric Flair bring to AEW? Well, for one, he certainly brings the promotion extra publicity, even if it isn’t always for the right reasons. He also brings the promotion additional revenue as part of his Woooo! Energy drink, a deal Eric Bischoff has suggested could pay part of, if not all of the […]

When WWE decided to unceremoniously take the title off of Mandy Rose after an incredible 413-day reign in NXT, announcing her release from the company shortly thereafter due to her use of the adult content platform Fantime, it felt like only a matter of time before the leader of Toxic Attraction popped up somewhere else. […]

Ric Flair hasn’t even been a member of AEW for a month, at least officially, and yet, not even the addition of Adam Copeland has earned as many headlines not just among hardcore professional wrestling websites and industry periodicals but in the mainstream culture too, with the “Nature Boy” stopping by everywhere from ESPN to […]

When news broke that Ric Flair wasn’t just coming to AEW for a few months to celebrate his buddy Sting’s final run as an active professional wrestler but was instead going to be with the company on a two-year deal thanks to an endorsement deal signed with his Woooo! Energy, it turned heads around the […]

Back when he was still in power as the do-it-all CEO/booker/creative lead of the WWE Universe, going up against Tony Khan and AEW weekly for ratings supremacy, Vince McMahon had a bad habit of changing his plans on the fly, with the promotion’s weekly plans being ripped up routinely in favor of on-the-fly ideas that […]

When Tony Schiavone broke the news that none other than Ric Flair was his special gift to Sting following the announcement of his impending retirement at Revolution 2024, it drew incredible reactions from around the professional wrestling world. From fans celebrating the “Nature Boy” being afforded a spot shotgun for his protege’s final half-year in […]

Jim Cornette is not the biggest fan of The Elite, Tony Khan, or AEW as a whole. Sure, there are some acts he enjoys, even if he often suggests that they would be better off presented in another promotion like MJF or Toni Storm, but as a whole, Cornette isn’t the biggest fan of what […]

On paper, there are a multitude of reasons why WWE would pull the trigger on re-signing CM Punk. From his initial impact on the ratings, to the message it would send to AEW and the big-time matches that could be added to future cards against the likes of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, there are […]

After taking a big loss to NXT in the ratings battle, 921,000 to 609,000, fans wondered how Tony Khan would handle the situation. Would the AEW CEO, who talked a lot of smack heading into the show, address the situation with grace, thanking fans for watching and vowing to get ’em next time? Or would […]

When Tony Khan announced that the 10/11 edition of Dynamite would actually be coming to fans on 10/10 in order to celebrate his 40th birthday – plus, you know, sports – it created the rare revival of the “Tuesday Night Wars,” aka an offshoot of the “Wednesday Night Wars,” when AEW and NXT ran head-to-head […]

When new broke that Adam Copeland was going to make his way down to the ring on AEW Dynamite to address his fans new and old regarding his past, present, and hopefully future, it got fans hyped. Finally, after officially jumping ship in a WrestleDream main event segment worth the price of admission alone, fans […]