MJF is ready for his AEW American Championship defense at Arena Mexico. As noted, the AEW star is scheduled to defend his title against the winner of a CMLL tournament, which ended up being Templario, at the upcoming CMLL Viernes Espectacular event on August 2. Ahead of the title defense...

MJF Appears On CMLL On 7/26, Sends Message To Templario Ahead Of AEW American Title Defense On 8/2

Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T recently took to an episode of his “Hall Of Fame” podcast, where he talked about a number of topics including how he believes Tony Khan needs help with AEW and how AEW does not have any long-term plans. Booker T said,...

Booker T Believes Tony Khan Needs To Hire Someone To Help Him With AEW

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MJF likes going to Mexico. As previously announced, AEW International Champion MJF will defend the title at the CMLL Viernes Espectacular event on August 2nd. MJF then unveiled the AEW American Championship, and Templario won a tournament to earn a title shot. MJF appeared in a video message at the...

MJF Appears In Taped Message At 7/26 CMLL Viernes Espectacular, Says Facing Luchadores Is 'Easy Pickings'

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A new report provides an update on Jon Moxley‘s absence from AEW. Jon Moxley has not wrestled since AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on June 30th. There, he lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Tetsuya Naito. Dave Meltzer addressed Moxley’s absence in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, as he wrote that AEW granted him […]
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Report: Jon Moxley Given Time Off From AEW

AEW American Champion MJF is headed to Revolution Pro Wrestling. Earlier today, RevPro took to Twitter to announce that MJF will be defending his title against Michael Oku on Sunday, August 11. In the video, MJF noted that since Oku earned Will Ospreay’s respect, he now has MJF’s “undying hatred.”...

MJF Headed To RevPro, Scorpio Sky Praises His & Ethan Page’s Chemistry

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Over the past year, Athena has only appeared for AEW three times, instead working for their sister promotion, ROH, where she is currently the promotions Women’s World Champion. And now, ahead of her match with Queen Aminata at Death Before Honor, she has spoken to Stephanie Chase, with the former WWE talent revealing her absence from AEW is by design, as she doesn’t want to get lost in the shuffle with the company already having such a notable women’s roster. Athena had a six-year run in WWE as Ember Moon, which saw her win the NXT Women’s Championship and NXT Women’s Tag Team Championship with Shotzi Blackheart. Yet, the company would release her in November 2021 due to budgetary cuts. Still considering her talent, it was always assumed she’d eventually sign with AEW, and thus, while her debut at Double or Nothing in 2022 delighted fans, it didn’t come as a huge surprise.

Athena Comments On Being Used In ROH Instead Of AEW

Two WWE stars have tied the knot. Blair Davenport and Riley Osborne announced on social media that they were married today, Friday July 26th. They were initially engaged back in 2023. Wrestling Headlines would like to wish the happy couple a congratulations.

WWE’s Riley Osborne and Blair Davenport Get Married

Another wrestler is dealing with an injury. On tonight’s AEW Collision Tony Schiavone announced on commentary that Shane Taylor was injured at last night’s ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view. Taylor was set to team with new ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty on Collision, but was instead replaced by Brian Cage.

AEW Announces That Shane Taylor Is Injured

Giulia will be making an announcement next week. The popular women’s wrestling star surfaced on social media to confirm the news on Sunday morning. “We have an announcement to make to everyone at Korakuen Hall,” Giulia wrote via X. “Let me say it with my own mouth and look into your faces.”

Giulia Hypes Announcement Coming On July 30 At Korakuen Hall

Well, he tried. The rise of AEW has change the way the wrestling world works, as there is now a new, well funded wrestling promotion which can offer wrestlers another place to go. That is more than we have seen in a very long time and it is opening up a variety of new possibilities. We are seeing it again now, as a wrestler is getting more money to stay away from WWE.

Stick Around: AEW Star Reportedly Attempted To Return To WWE, Received “Lucrative” New Contract To Stay

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A new singles match has been announced for this week’s episode of AEW Collision. Tony Khan revealed on social media that The Beast Mortos will battle Hologram in singles-action. Hologram debuted one week ago and was victorious over Gringo Loco. Previously announced for the 7/27 episode of AEW Collision,...

Hologam vs. The Beast Mortos Announced For July 27th AEW Collision

Bryan Danielson is set to challenge for the AEW World Championship at All In. However, the American Dragon recently stated in an interview that his contract with the promotion expires on August 1st. Today, a new report has provided more details. According to Fightful Select, Danielson is scheduled to wrestle...

Backstage News On Bryan Danielson’s Future With AEW

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All Elite Wrestling held their “Battle For The Booty” show in conjunction with Adult Swim at the Fifth Landing in San Diego, California on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Featured below, courtesy of CageMatch.net, are complete results of the show. AEW x ADULT SWIM: BATTLE FOR THE BOOTY RESULTS...

AEW x Adult Swim: Battle For The Booty Results 7/25/24

Jon Moxley has been pushed as a top star in AEW since joining the company in 2019. He has helped them a few times when they needed a credible World Champion. Since 2020, he has not had a losing percentage greater than 23%, as the promotion has kept him strong throughout the majority of his programs. So far, through 2024, he has a 23-6-1 record. He is not only pushed hard in AEW, but also in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he has achieved success.

Backstage News On Jon Moxley’s Absence From AEW

Ring of Honor World TV Championship: Atlantis Jr. vs. Johnny TV vs. Shane Taylor vs. Brian Cage vs. Lio Rush vs. Lee Johnson. Ring of Honor Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta (c) vs. Lee Moriarty. Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship: The Kingdom (c) vs. The Conglomeration. Ring of Honor...

Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor 2024 Results

Over the last few months AEW has signed a number of talents to new contracts, and it was recently reported that Buddy Matthews has signed a new deal with All Elite Wrestling. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the deal was agreed to months ago. It’s also being reported that at one point Buddy Matthews tried to give his notice to All Elite Wrestling, but the company wasn’t going to release anyone to go to WWE. Since then Tony Khan offered him a very lucrative deal and Matthews agreed to it.

AEW Star Reportedly Tried To Leave The Company Before Signing A New Deal

– AEW American Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) is proving that he’s a defending champion. In a video released by Revolution Pro Wrestling earlier today, MJF announced that he will defend his title against Michael Oku next month at RevPro on Sunday, August 11. MJF noted in the video...

MJF Heading to RevPro to Defend AEW American Title Against Michael Oku Next Month

Meiko Satomura confirms reports that she will be retiring. In a press conference in Japan on Saturday, Satomura revealed that her final match will be in April 2025, marking her 30th year in professional wrestling. Tokyo Sports initially broke the news on Friday that she had been contemplating retirement. Satomura...

Meiko Satomura Confirms Retirement, Will Wrestle Final Match In April 2025

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The Young Bucks are villains in AEW. But even if you are a bad guy in pro wrestling, it doesn’t mean you are lacking a heart. Last night was a particularly emotional one for Matt and Nick–ahem, Matthew and Nicholas–Jackson. They were overcome with memories of a friend, one taken far too soon–Jay Briscoe. There was a plethora of highlights to this year’s Blood & Guts match, which took place on Dynamite this Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. Yet only one pierced the heart. An indelible link to the past, present, and future of AEW occurred when Mark Briscoe blitzed through…

Young Bucks Villain Role and Emotional Blood & Guts Match Recap in AEW

As previously reported, last Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite was down in both viewership and the key 18-49 demographic. The show had 786,000 viewers with an 0.26 (347,000) in 18-49 and an 0.14 in 18-34. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has more details on the numbers including a look at each individual quarter-hour.

Ratings Breakdown For This Week’s AEW Dynamite

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MJF Details Injuries He Suffered Back At AEW Full Gear: “Hands Down, The Most Pain I’ve Ever Been In”

AEW Full Gear 2023 was the night Maxwell Jacob Friedman suffered injuries that were the most painful he’s ever experienced. And that’s coming straight from your...

MJF Details Injuries He Suffered Back At AEW Full Gear: “Hands Down, The Most Pain I’ve Ever Been In”

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