AEW have their eyes on the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. On January 8th, New Japan Pro Wrestling made the shocking announcement that Kazuchika Okada would be leaving the company at the expiration of his contract at the end of the month. Okada is still set to compete for NJPW until February 24th, but with…
It’s Wednesday and you know what that means. Dynamite is headlined by a match-up that not many would have predicted five years ago. It’s the battle of the grizzled vets as Adam Copeland faces off with Minoru Suzuki. Speaking of veterans, Jeff Hardy is in singles action as he goes one on one with Swerve…
Daniel Garcia compares his 2023 to AEW’s as a whole. For the most part, All Elite Wrestling had somewhat of a down year in 2023. The company didn’t seem to have as much momentum as previous years, and, as a result, there appeared to be a general negative feeling around the product for a large…
America’s top two promotions look set to do battle over Okada’s signature. On January 19th, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada will be leaving the promotion after the conclusion of his contract on January 31st, with adjustments having been made the the upcoming New Beginning tour that will…
Welcome to this week’s Wrestlepurists coverage of AEW Collision, as tonight promises an exciting show. Tonight will feature the return of Bryan Danielson in a tag match with Claudio Castagnoli against Triple Crown Continental champion Eddie Kingston teaming with Ortiz, we also have the return of Jon Moxley against Shayne Taylor, The Adam Copeland Open…
More has emerged on Kazuchika Okada’s NJPW exit. Earlier today, the wrestling world was stunned by the announcement that Kazuchika Okada would be leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling at the end of his current contract. It was Sports Illustrated who had first reported that The Rainmaker was set to become a free agent in 2024,…
It’s Wednesday and you know what that means. Dynamite is on quite the streak so far in the new year and it’s set to continue it’s current trajectory as AEW World Champion Samoa Joe is defending his title against HOOK in the main event. The TNT title will also be up for grabs as Christian…
A major AEW name looks set to jump ship back to WWE. On the 30th of December last year, we reported that Andrade el Idolo was expected by many within AEW to be finishing up with the company at Worlds End, with some believing him to be WWE-bound. It now appears that that is indeed…
Welcome to this week’s Wrestlepurists coverage of AEW Collision, because Saturday is alright for fighting! this week on Collision we have the in-ring debut of Deonna Purrazzo, the open challenge by Adam Copeland that continues, The Gates of Agony that will defend their ROH trio championships against The Righteous with the Murderhawk Lance Archer, FTR…
The Icon’s final opponents were selected by the WWE Hall of Famer himself. This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite saw Sting and Darby Allin defeat the Don Callis Family’s Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs, after which, Tony Schiavone entered the ring to ask Sting about who his final opponents would be at Revolution in…