“Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments” Rose Kennedy Professional wrestling is built on the foundation of storytelling and creating lasting moments that will be talked about for generations to come. The moments are that lasting legacy for promotions and performers that can define them not only today, but for years to come. Storytelling and moments go hand and hand, in building a lasting impression and legacy. As I prepare for WrestleMania week, I wanted to try to find the time to talk about three incredible moments from this month that I’ve wanted to write about, but finding…
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The AEW International title will be on the as Orange Cassidy go one on one against the butcher on Dynamite. On Dynamite last week, Cassidy and Darby Allin defeated Butcher, Blade, and Kip Sabian in a trios match. In recent weeks, Cassidy has retained the International championship against contestants like Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, and Big Bill. In addition, The Blackpool Combat Clubs Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli will compete in a Trios match against Dalton Castle and The Boys for the first time ever. Former pals now bitter rivals Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale will square off…
After his first match on AEW, El Hijo del Vikingo of AAA is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for March 23rd. El Hijo del Vikingo Biography: Birth Name: Emmanuel Roman Morales Age: 25 (April 29th, 1997) Height: 5’6 Weight: 161 pounds Debut: 2012 Place of Birth: Puebla, Mexico Accolades: 1x AAA Mega Champion (current), 2x AAA World Trios Champion, 1x Impact World Cup, #42 on PWI 500 in 2021, #8 on PWI 500 in 2022, #7 in Sports Illustrated’s Top Wrestlers in 2022 Last night on AEW Dynamite, Kenny Omega defeated El Hijo del Vikingo in an international…
It turned out that Taya Valkyrie would not be Jade Cargill’s opponent in her TBS Championship Open Challenge battle on the Dynamite episode airing on March 15. Instead, after Cargill’s contest with Nicole Matthews, Valkyrie arrived and confronted the TBS Champion and Leila Grey.Cargill and Valkyrie exchanged words before Cargill ducked out of the ring, allowing Valkyrie to strike Grey with a Jaded. Tony Khan declared that Valkyrie is All Elite shortly after the episode. Taya Valkyrie is presently the MLW Women’s World Featherweight Champion, the AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, and one-half of the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions.…
All Elite Wrestling is planning a six-show tour of Canada this summer, as was first announced in a news release on March 15 through their social media. Notably, the tour will kick off on Sunday, June 25 from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, with the second installment of the joint Forbidden Door pay-per-view with New Japan Pro Wrestling. The first interaction, which was held in 2022, was on June 26 in Chicago, Illinois at the United Center. Forbidden Door 2 was reportedly listed for Saturday, June 24, on Spectrum Cable’s pay-per-view event listings website. The performance is now set…
Malakai Black, Brody King, and Buddy Matthews, the AEW World Trios Champions, will first defend their championships against The Elite (Kenny Omega & the Young Bucks) and the Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, & Daniel Garcia). This week’s program featured a trios match in which Jericho, Guevara, and Garcia defeated AR Fox and Top Flight. Jericho then called out House of Black and proclaimed his team the new top contenders. Instead of House of Black coming out it was The Elite who showed up. Later, The House of Black showed up and threw the gauntlet at both trios…
On March 8, there will be a rematch between Jay Lethal and Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship. In spite of their participation in the AEW Tag Team Title match at AEW Revolution, Jay Lethal and Orange Cassidy still believe they have unfinished business. During the latest episode of AEW Road To, Cassidy agreed because, as of right now, both men have one pinfall victory over each other, and Lethal challenged the sluggish one to a match for Cassidy’s prized All-Atlantic Title on the March 8 episode of AEW Dynamite. Lethal claimed he was looking to write a wrong and…
One of the most important skills all the greats in the history of this business have in common is the ability to promote and motivate fans to want to see a match. This past week on AEW Dynamite, Bryan Danielson once again proved that he is one of the best of all time. We all know how technically sound Bryan Danielson is in the ring, but sometimes people forget just how good he is on the mic. Bryan has something that can never be taught, he has a connection with the audience because he is the forever underdog. He is…
AEW: All Access’s debut date has been made public. In a press release issued on Friday, AEW and TBS revealed that the new show would premiere on TBS on March 29 at 10 p.m. Eastern time, directly following Dynamite. The press statement also states that All Access’s first season will consist of six episodes. The program will last an hour. The release named featured cast members for the series as Adam Cole, Britt Baker, Sammy Guevara, Tay Melo, Ruby Soho, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Saraya, Wardlow, Eddie Kingston, and AEW CEO Tony Khan. On All Access, Khan is also…
Christian Cage challenged Jungle Boy to a no-holds-barred fight for Sunday’s pay-per-view on Dynamite this past Wednesday. Cage claimed during an in-ring promo that Jungle Boy’s wish to win an AEW singles championship would come true over his “dead body.” Then came a film from Jungle Boy in which he was seen excavating a grave with Cage’s name on the headstone and scenes from their feud interspersed. Since then, AEW has announced the fight on its social media pages. On Thursday morning, Jungle Boy and Cage will compete against one another for the second time. At All Out 2022, Cage…