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Kyle Fletcher understands that pro wrestling is all about timing. This Sunday, AEW International Champion Kyle Fletcher will have his hands full at AEW: All In London when he defends the gold against his former best friend Konosuke Takeshita and his stablemate Kazuchika Okada. However, at just 27 years old, “The Protostar” is someone many…
Tony Khan says he would have supported any decision to involve Adam Copeland in John Cena’s Farewell Tour. In 2025, the WWE was preparing their goodbyes for John Cena, who planned a year-long farewell tour after over 20 years of competing in the world of professional wrestling where he left behind one of the greatest…
Will Ospreay’s mum has weighed in on her son’s success. As of writing, Will Ospreay is just days away from the main event of All In: London at Wembley Stadium. However, the star has previously discussed how he didn’t fare well in school, noting that his neurodivergence meant he often didn’t have the support he…
Chris Jericho says AEW’s focus should be on the new generation. When All Elite Wrestling launched in 2019, Chris Jericho was the key star brought in to attract lapsed wrestling fans who recognised his name from his years with WWE. To that point, the company made him the inaugural AEW World Champion, and, despite rumours…
ZERO1 unveiled the field for its upcoming 2026 Tenkaichi Junior Tournament this week, with the single-elimination competition set to kick off on September 21. The tournament will feature wrestlers from across the Japanese wrestling scene. Perhaps the biggest name in the tournament for fans parachuting in is Dragon Gate legend Naruki Doi. The 45-year-old has…
Will Ospreay first learned how serious his neck injury was when he was with his son. This Sunday at All In: London, Will Ospreay will enter what is arguably the biggest match of his career as he battles Kenny Omega under the Wembley arches. A little over three years after signing with All Elite Wrestling,…
Blake Monroe and Giulia could be set to face off at Sunday Night’s Main Event. The August 21 edition of Friday Night SmackDown was originally set to see Blake Monroe make her in-ring main roster debut against Giulia. However, Monroe attacked Giulia before the bell, meaning the match never officially got underway. According to False…
All Elite Wrestling is going to have a lookalike contest at their fan fest event on Friday. The “Welcome to Wembley” Fan Fest event, which you can read more about here, will start on Friday and go into Saturday. The event will include activities like taking pictures with AEW wrestlers, getting exclusive shirts and Upper…
Kyle Fletcher is open to a rematch with Ilja Dragunov in an AEW ring. Since Ilja Dragunov’s surprising exit from WWE last week, many fans have been linking him with a possible move to AEW. Feeding into that, certain AEW wrestlers have recently posted pictures of themselves with Dragunov, as names including Tommaso Ciampa and…
The Young Bucks could already be in the mindset of their last contracts. In 2019, The Young Bucks and their fellow Elite members founded All Elite Wrestling, choosing to forgo signing with WWE and instead launch an alternative. Since then, they’ve been the backbone of the tag team division, re-signing on multiple occasions to continue…