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On a week where AEW should have just given up and let WWE soak in all the attention for bringing back John Cena, Tony Khan insisted on going ahead with Fyter Fest Night 2 on AEW Dynamite this week The Chadster will now review the entire show in his completely unbiased manner. Chavo Guerrero debuts on[...]

AEW Games announced today that they have officially launched AEW Elite General Manager for iOS and Android devices It's been a long road since the game was announced late last year, but now, you can take on the role of being GM for a weekly wrestling show trying to book the best matches possible If[...]

As a raucous Texas crowd welcomed this week's episode of AEW Dynamite, Fyter Fest Night 1, The Chadster was filled with a deep rage How dare Tony Khan steal this moment from WWE? But that wasn't the only thing The Chadster hated about AEW Dynamite this week It was only the beginning. We're LIVE! We're in[...]

With AEW Dymamite: Road Rager in the record books and AEW's post-pandemic tour officially underway, Dynamite comes to the H-E-B Center in Austin, Texas for Fyter Fest Night 1 next week The show features a loaded card with Jon Moxley defending the IWGP United States Championship against Machine Karl Anderson, a coffin match between Darby[...]

The Chadster here, still assigned to cover AEW Dynamite by Bleeding Cool in what The Chadster can only assume is some kind of punishment This week's episode of Dynamite was a special event called Road Rager and took place in Miami, as AEW has officially left their pandemic home, Daily's Place in Jacksonville, to kick[...]

Dan Lambert, Jorge Masvidal, and Amanda Nunes of American Top Team appeared at AEW Dynamite: Road Rager in Miami this week Coach Lambert and the two MMA fighters were seated in the crowd throughout the show, but business really picked up when Tony Schiavone tried to interview the team in the middle of the second[...]

This week's episode of AEW Dynamite contained many special moments for AEW fans It was the first show back on the road after AEW spent the entirety of the coronavirus pandemic at Daily's Place in Jacksonville It featured the surprise debut of Malachi Black, the former Aleister Black It featured the in-ring debut of Andrade[...]

Tommy End, the wrestler formerly known as Aleister Black, and now apparently known as Malachi Black, made his mostly surprise debut at AEW Dynamite: Road Rager End, or Black, or Black, appeared after the lights went out during an interview with Nightmare Family Head Coach Arn Anderson Black attacked Anderson, knocking him out with Black[...]

After over a year at Daily's Place, AEW Dynamite is back on the road for the start of AEW's post-pandemic tour The first stop is in Miami for a special episode titled AEW Dynamite Road Rager, and the card features a tag team title street fight, a strap match, a mixed tag match, one star's[...]

AEW has released 70 photos from last night's episode of AEW Dynamite, the final show to emanate from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida, where AEW spent the bulk of the coronavirus pandemic The Chadster already reviewed this show earlier, and to be honest, it pains The Chadster to have to relive his pain by looking[...]

Since more or less the start of the pandemic, AEW has broadcast episodes of AEW Dynamite from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, first in front of wrestlers pretending to be a crowd, and then in front of an actual crowd The Chadster has found the whole thing to be quite unfair to WWE, who put on[...]

Following an action-packed episode of AEW Dynamite airing from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida, AEW goes back on the road for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic The tour kicks off next week with a live episode of AEW Dynamite emanating from Miami, dubbed Road Rager That show will not, as[...]

AEW star Joey Janela debuted a new gimmick this week, but it didn't happen on AEW Dynamite, Dark, or Dark Elevation Instead, the Bad Boy debuted his new persona at the Seminole County school board meeting, armed with a flyer from a local anti-mask group You might be familiar with the location as a favorite[...]

But thanks to the NBA Playoffs, along with the cruelty of Bleeding Cool's editorial department, who force The Chadster to write these AEW Dynamite reports, The Chadster has had to stay up and watch Friday Night AEW Dynamite these past few weeks So The Chadster was not in the best of moods last night, but[...]

We know that you could use… the BCTV Daily Dispatch! Today's round of newbies includes a Spidey trifecta, a HouseBroken review, Disney+ goes Wednesdays, the Oz cast looks back, and Sir Patrick Stewart's Jean-Luc Picard looks to fix the future. Night court/Star Trek: Picard/AEW (Images: NBCU/Screencap/AEW) Following that, we have the "BCTV Rewind" with a selection of[...]

AEW has announced their first show in New York City, taking place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens this September The show marks the first pro wrestling event at the venue in addition to AEW's first foray into the city The special episode of Dynamite, titled[...]

Howdy, folks! The Chadster is here again to share his thoughts on AEW Dynamite, the show that has plagued The Chadster's beloved WWE But things are starting to turn around, as an off-brand timeslot has pushed AEW into a holding pattern that's causing them to deliver wrestling the way The Chadster likes it: like WWE[...]

The future is shaping up for the crossover between Impact Wrestling and AEW, and it looks to be getting even better during the "return of the crowds" era Moose is set to challenge Kenny Omega for the Impact Wrestling Championship this Saturday at the Against All Odds Impact Plus special, and the winner of that[...]

Days after making his debut for All Elite Wrestling at AEW Double or Nothing, Lio Rush has announced he will retire from wrestling for good… except to return to NJPW and fulfill his contractual obligations after healing from an arm injury suffered in the Casino Battle Royale at Double or Nothing This retirement comes a[...]

Former WWE star Andrade made his surprise AEW Dynamite debut this week, joining new manager Vicki Guererro to interrupt a segment featuring new AEW coach and analyst Mark Henry Henry was in the middle of telling Tony Schiavone he still has a lot in the tank when it comes to stepping in the ring when[...]

Was WWE premature in moving NXT off Wednesday nights after they were bullied by AEW Dynamite? The Chadster is thinking they probably were, if the latest ratings numbers are any indication NXT defeated Dynamite last week in an epic ratings battle that saw more viewers tune into the A-show. Don't be upset, Darby Allin There's nothing[...]

At AEW Double or Nothing last weekend, Mark Henry made his debut, introduced by Tony Schiavone as the new commentator for the upcoming TNT show AEW Rampage as well as a backstage coach In a press release, AEW has elaborated on their deal with the WWE Hall-of-Famer, revealing it is a multi-year deal Henry will[...]

Should we start the CM Punk rumors now, or wait until August? AEW spent the pandemic quarantining in Jacksonville, Florida, but the company has its sights set on the Midwest for its next two PPV events On September 5th, AEW All Out will take place in Chicago, and on November 6th, AEW Full Gear will[...]

AEW Double or Nothing was a success because it relied on foundational aspects of pro wrestling to deliver a show that took AEW back to its roots, in no way more obvious than with the return of the AEW live crowd But the company still had a few surprises to unveil last night, the most[...]

Last night at AEW Double or Nothing, the one ingredient that's been missing from pro wrestling returned in full force: the full-capacity, packed wrestling crowd And even if AEW Double or Nothing was the worst PPV in wrestling history, it would still have brought incredible catharsis to fans after a year-and-a-half of COVID Even better:[...]

AEW Spanish commentary team member Willie Urbina has been released by AEW after being caught mocking the accent of AEW Women's Champion Hikaru Shida on a hot mic during a commercial break on AEW Dynamite last night, according to a report from PW Insider Though the incident occurred during a commercial break, AEW is broadcast[...]

Something closely resembling a tightly-packed, pre-pandemic wrestling crowd pushed a late-night, sometimes messy episode of AEW Dynamite to an emotional and memorable experience that signals the start, as Britt Baker pointed out, of a new era for pro wrestling: the post-pandemic era The tone of the night was set before the show even began, with[...]

But on a media call for this weekend's AEW Double or Nothing, the former TNT Champion and AEW EVP discussed his "American Dream" promo from AEW Dynamite that's proven polarizing for wrestling fans Rhodes responded to a question about the promo during a media conference call for Double or Nothing, clarifying that he does see[...]

There is no AEW focus group to evaluate Cody Rhodes promos, said Cody Rhodes, responding to a rumor started by Cody Rhodes Once again, Rhodes took aim at butthurt WWE fans (Hi Chad), just as he did in the case of rumors he is not on speaking terms with the Young Bucks Rhodes said that[...]

Cody Rhodes knows exactly who to blame for those rumors floating around that he and fellow AEW EVPs The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega are no longer on speaking terms: WWE fans butthurt that NXT lost the Wednesday Night Wars to AEW Dynamite Rhodes addressed the rumors during a media conference call promoting this weekend's[...]