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Komander is believed to be hurt. As of writing, Komander hasn’t wrestled for AEW on the September 5 episode of Collision, while he’s been absent from the ring altogether since he competed in CMLL on September 20. While fans are used to his appearances on Dynamite and Collision being relatively sporadic, questions have been raised…
More has emerged on The Hurt Syndicate’s initial AEW run. Of late, there has been talk online regarding the status of The Hurt Syndicate in AEW. Since losing the World Tag Team Championships, the group’s appearances have been inconsistent, with speculation persisting around the faction not wanting to lose certain matches during their first year…
An update has emerged on WWE’s original Crown Jewel card. Next weekend, November 7, WWE will travel to Riyadh for Crown Jewel. In what has become tradition for the event, viewers will see two champion vs. champion contests as Roman Reigns takes on Sami Zayn, while Chelsea Green faces Liv Morgan. Alongside that, Austin Theory…
WWE talent opting out of going to Saudi Arabia is “not being encouraged”. On Wednesday, it was announced that WWE’s next Premium Live Event, Crown Jewel would be moved. However, it was then noted that, despite the attacks in the region, the venue swap be to a different spot in Riyadh, with the show’s ticketing…
Orange Cassidy cherishes the rivalry he had with PAC. Around a month on from the untimely death of Benjamin Satterley, AKA PAC, is still being felt across the world of wrestling. After a heavy couple of weeks, the All Elite Wrestling locker room is still grieving after recent events, particularly given the legacy “The Bastard”…
The feud between the Death Riders and The Cut will escalate to new levels of violence at Full Gear. On AEW Dynamite, Jay White and David Finlay got the win over Jon Moxley and Daniel Garcia, which led to The Cut orchestrating a beatdown on the Death Riders. However, after the rest of the group…
AEW Dynamite will be live on Friday, January 1, but WWE SmackDown will reportedly remain pre-taped. Over the last several years, fans have been used to clashes between WWE and AEW. Whether it’s the Wednesday Night War between Dynamite and NXT which ran until 2021, or WWE’s continued counterprogramming efforts against AEW pay-per-views, opportunities to…
There’s a new Queen of TBS! Queen Aminata defeated Persephone to become the new TBS Champion in the main event of AEW Dynamite on Wednesday. Aminata hit Persephone with her patented Queen’s Crown followed by an Off With Her Head to end the CMLL luchadora’s reign at 60 days. After she clinched the victory, the…
Toni Storm reportedly isn’t wrestling soon, though she may be factored in in other ways. Back in March, Toni Storm was seen laid out backstage during Dynamite, with reports at the time indicated she was believed to be out through the rest of 2026. Then, at AEW WrestleDream, certain people revealed that cassette tapes were…
A huge AEW World Title match is set for Full Gear. AEW announced that Will Ospreay will defend his AEW World Championship against Kyle Fletcher on November 14 at AEW Full Gear. This will be the first time the two have locked up in a singles match since their steel cage match at AEW Revolution…