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AEW Rampage was back to its normal start time of 10PM Eastern last night after weeks of shuffling around the schedule for the NBA Playoffs, which, in The Chadster's opinion, was just so unfair to WWE But that was only the beginning of what would be an hour-long affront to everything The Chadster holds sacred[...]

It looks like a second AEW champion has been injured on the job, as TNT Champion Scorpio Sky announced he hurt his leg during last night's episode of AEW Rampage Sky took to Twitter to announce the news: I went into last nights match with my knee bothering me and unfortunately in the opening minutes I[...]

Last night's episode of AEW Rampage didn't exactly make the situation with the AEW World Championship clear It wasn't even immediately clear whether or not CM Punk, who is injured and will require surgery, would even relinquish the championship Eventually, it was revealed that Punk would keep his title, but that an Interim AEW Champion[...]

In what has to be considered one of the most confusing world championship situations in the history of wrestling, AEW Champion CM Punk announced on AEW Rampage last night that he will be out of action due to an injury that requires surgery Punk said he wanted to relinquish the AEW Championship, but Tony Khan[...]

Shortly before the start of AEW Rampage tonight, CM Punk announced that he would appear on the show with an important announcement about the AEW Championship and his career Speculation quickly spread that Punk was injured and would have to relinquish the title and possibly retire. I'll be on #AEWRampage live tonight with an important announcement[...]

The thing is, The Chadster watched AEW Double or Nothing last weekend, and the show has so many great matches, and such a long run time, that it totally RUINED THE CHADSTER'S LIFE! The Chadster fell into a deep depression after the show, and you know what happens when The Chadster is depressed: The Chadster[...]

It looks like Chris Jericho will compete in a second Blood and Guts match on AEW Dynamite later this month… but will he be competing… bald?! In addition to the Blood and Guts match scheduled for the June 29th episode of Dynamite, Jericho will also compete against former Inner Circle teammate Ortiz in a hair[...]

Following last night's episode of AEW Dynamite, the first match for AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door is set NJPW star Hiroshi Tanahashi will take on CM Punk at the event, which is scheduled to take place at the United Center at the end of June Tanahashi answered a challenge from CM Punk following Punk's victory[...]

On AEW Dynamite this week, MJF came to the ring and delivered what may be one of the most tastefully-executed worked shoots in the history of pro wrestling The result was fertile ground for future stories and the potential for MJF to ascend to a level of wrestling stardom rarely achieved in the modern era. MJF[...]

AEW Double or Nothing may have garnered mixed reactions from even die-hard AEW fans, from those who were both able to successfully watch it after purchasing it on the glitch-ridden and barely functional Bleacher Report app and also stay awake through the entire show, which lasted approximately 17 hours But Tony Khan is right back[...]

Since then, fans have speculated Rotunda could show up in AEW or Impact Wrestling, but that hasn't happened yet, with more speculation that Rotunda's incredibly high asking price was the reason But whatever the case, Rotunda seems poised to return… somewhere, at least judging by the cryptic messages he posted on Twitter. Everything good that's ever[...]

Jeff Hardy and Adam Cole may have both scored victories at AEW Double or Nothing, but both were injured in the process and cannot compete on AEW Dynamite tonight News of Hardy's condition, alleged by dirt sheets to have started with his earlier match with Darby Allin, was already circulating when AEW owner Tony Khan[...]

Our line-up of news, reviews, opinions, commentary, and everything in-between for this morning includes The CW's The Flash showrunner Eric Wallace not sure there's room for DC's Legends of Tomorrow in Season 9, HBO Max's Titans star Joseph Morgan updates fans on Season 4, Supernatural star Jared Padalecki talks SPN's future & the prequel drama,[...]

AEW Double or Nothing was a great PPV for people who like to sleep through the last two matches of a PPV For people who prefer to stay awake throughout an entire PPV, it was probably a little too long Yes, it's hard to complain about getting more for your money, but on the other[...]

On Saturday, news broke that MJF no-showed a signing at AEW Fan Fest, sparking rumors he could no-show the Double or Nothing PPV on Sunday Later that day, Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp reported that MJF apparently purchased a ticket out of Las Vegas The shocking developments come after weeks of rumors about MJF being unhappy[...]

That seems to be the case this evening, with sites such as Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online and Fightful both reporting that AEW star MJF no-showed an AEW Fan Fest autograph & photo session event that was scheduled for Saturday afternoon, with no reason given at this time (with a number of attendees confirming his absence,[...]

Much to the chagrin of the Las Vegas crowd that heavily supported Kris Statlander, Ruby Soho won her semi-final match on AEW Rampage to advance to the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament at Double or Nothing. Photo: All Elite Wrestling Though many AEW fans have supported Soho and even complained that she wasn't getting enough[...]

AEW owner Tony Khan held a media conference call to promote Double or Nothing We will probably follow up with some longer clickbait articles once we get the full audio file and transcribe it, but in the meantime, here are the notes on what Khan discussed during the call. Asked about allowing MJF's contract status to[...]

and Samoa Joe both won their respective Owen Hart Foundation Tournament matches on AEW Dynamite, earning a spot in the finals at Double or Nothing this weekend Baker defeated Toni Storm in her semi-final match following a distraction by Jamie Hayter and using a dirty pin, seemingly setting up a continuation of the feud between[...]

Three years of AEW being celebrated on tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite Three years since Tony Khan began his quest to RUIN THE CHADSTER'S LIFE by launching AEW with the first Double or Nothing PPV, competing with the Chadster's beloved WWE in a way that is just so unfair Three years since The Chadster was[...]

As has become the norm for wrestling PPVs, AEW has announced a partnership with Joe Hand Promotions to bring Double or Nothing to movie theaters nationwide The company announced the latest partnership in a press release. All Elite Wrestling (AEW), in partnership with Joe Hand Promotions, is bringing the highly anticipated DOUBLE OR NOTHING pay-per-view to[...]

AEW Rampage has a reputation as "The B-Show" of AEW, which carries with it connotations of irrelevance, or worse, of a gluttonous overreach of creativity akin to WCW Thunder But last night's AEW Rampage featured some of the finest character development and promo work in recent memory Take the TNT Championship feud that now includes[...]

In the case of Sammy Guevara & Frankie Kazarian destroying Scorpio Sky's AEW TNT Championship belt on TNT's AEW Rampage, we're talking a literal sledgehammer So earlier this week, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) held their first Upfronts presentation for potential advertisers & the media where they basically talk up what shows they have coming up[...]

AEW Rampage is on at a special early start time again tonight, and if The Chadster had his way, he wouldn't even remind you about it Unfortunately, Bleeding Cool TV editor Ray Flook is in cahoots with Tony Khan to RUIN THE CHADSTER'S LIFE and he told The Chadster that if The Chadster doesn't warn[...]

MJF got his free shots at Wardlow on AEW Dynamite this week, but it didn't quite go as MJF planned… at least at first When MJF delivered ten lashes to Cody Rhodes during their pre-pandemic feud, it was Cody's suffering that built tension for their match But it was a different story for Wardlow, who[...]

and Jade Cargill seem to get most of the attention in the AEW Women's Division, but veteran Serena Deeb has been building a solid catalog of heel work in the company On AEW Dynamite this week, Deeb's rise took center stage when she confronted Tony Schiavone and Dustin Rhodes about their comments in a video[...]

An AEW Tag Team Championship match is set for Double or Nothing Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus will defend their titles against both Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland as well as Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs Surprisingly, the triple threat match was a request by the champs themselves, with a triple threat singles match between Jungle[...]

Both "Jokers" were revealed in their respective Owen Hart Foundation Tournament matches on AEW Dynamite last night Former WWE star Johnny Elite, known as John Morrison in WWE, made his AEW debut to face Samoa Joe in a first-round match in the men's tournament Japanese wrestling star and former pop idol Maki Itoh made her[...]

In a week where tragedy has struck the wrestling world, you would think that Tony Khan might show for once that he does have a heart beating somewhere inside his body and call off tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite The Chadster is still trying to process the devastating news we learned on Monday: that Sasha[...]