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Will Ospreay will face Adam Copeland as part of Clockwork Carnage, but he still wants a singles match before Copeland retires. Tonight, at WrestleDream, Will Ospreay will bring the Clockwork Carnage match to AEW for the first time. Among his seven challengers is Adam Copeland, who announced his plans to retire in 2027 during this…
Shotzi Blackheart’s replacement in the CMLL Women’s Grand Prix has been announced. AEW’s Marina Shafir has joined Team International for the upcoming CMLL Women’s Grand Prix, replacing TNA’s Shotzi Blackheart who has been forced to miss following a loss in the family. Shafir will join a stacked international squad made up of wrestlers from all…
The last pay-per-view of ROH’s year has gotten its date and location. Since Tony Khan took over Ring Of Honor in 2022, the promotion’s most recognisable pay-per-views have remained part of its yearly cycle. Regardless of what the brand has going on, many fans will tune in for the likes of Death Before Dishonor, Supercard…
If KAIRI is coming to AEW, it may not be at WrestleDream like some hoped. Ever since WWE laid off certain wrestlers throughout 2026, fans have been wondering where some would end up, and there have been some surprising debuts in other promotions all over the board. On the women’s side of things, KAIRI has…
Two injured AEW wrestlers might be close to coming back. Like any wrestling promotion, injuries happen, and that means you have to adapt when a wrestler suddenly goes out for a stretch of time. In the case of Steven Borden and Penelope Ford, they were both injured in matches. Borden was hurt during a tag…
Jay White was reportedly originally part of the Clockwork Carnage lineup. On this past week’s combined three-hour broadcast of Dynamite and Collision, a major focus was put on completing the field for tomorrow night’s Clockwork Carnage. As a result, the seven men challenging for Will Ospreay’s AEW World Championship are Samoa Joe, Darby Allin, Konosuke…
Kevin Knight appreciates being seen for all his work in AEW by the head of the company. There have been many acquisitions within All Elite Wrestling over the last few years that have made a serious impact on the company or even raised it to new heights. Speedball Mike Bailey, Thekla, The New Level, Divine…
AZM has a big title opportunity this Sunday. CMLL unveiled the card for their upcoming Domingo Familiar event for October 18. The main event of the show will see one half of the Goddesses of STARDOM champions, AZM, challenge Persephone for the CMLL World Women’s Championship. AZM is one of multiple STARDOM wrestlers who have…
This year’s NOAH Jr. Grand Prix has another entrant. Hiroya Namiki stunned the Pro Wrestling NOAH landscape during the Legacy Rise event on Thursday when he defeated Yuto Koyanagi to earn the final spot in the upcoming Jr. Grand Prix 2026 tournament after he caught his contemporary with a victory roll after 9:05. Namiki has…
AEW has been through a lot recently, and Jon Moxley has been praised for getting many through it. While All Elite Wrestling is about to hit up its next major PPV via WrestleDream, it’s hard not to look at the last two months and think about the loss of life that’s happened between Andy Williams…