Category: AEW News
Backstage News On AEW Viewership Woes
AEW have evidence that viewers of Dynamite on TNT switch to WWE NXT on the USA Network during the commercial break, which is the reason they’re doing more insets. The interesting note about the head-to-head data is that NXT viewers aren’t switching to AEW, with the belief being that NXT fans are not AEW fans…
The Young Bucks Leave Twitter Over Negativity From Fans
Matt and Nick Jackson, known collectively as The Young Bucks, disabled their Twitter accounts due to negativity from fans. Their father, Matthew, tweeted the following: https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208238453894217731 https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208416009847070722 https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208415111750152192 https://twitter.com/MATTLEEMASSIE/status/1208250219105681409 Follow @wrestlepages
WWE Stars Comment On Blown Spot From AEW Dynamite
Randy Orton, Mark Henry and Tama Tonga all weighed in on a video from AEW Dynamite that shows one of the members of Dark Order throwing some punches that would rival those of Shane McMahon. First the spot, then the reactions below: Those punches tho ???? pic.twitter.com/iWgD1udQTT — Richard Gray (@grayinternet) December 21, 2019 Fire…
AEW & NWA Sell Out Upcoming Pay-Per-Views
– Tickets for AEW Revolution went on sale today and sold out in less than hour. That event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 29th from the Wintrust Arena in downtown Chicago, IL. #AEWRevolution is SOLD OUT!You did it! You actually did!In less than an hour – #AEWRevolution is sold out!However! – keeping checking https://t.co/rFcIFUPD6k…
WWE NXT Wins The Week In Viewership & Key Demographics Over AEW Dynamite
For the first time ever, WWE NXT swept the week in both overall viewership and the 18-49 demographic with a .27 to .25 advantage. Both faced big opposition due to the coverage of the US House Impeachment vote. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 683,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 778,000 viewers the…
AEW Women’s Title Match Set For New Year’s, AEW Dark Matches & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Kris Statlander defeated Britt Baker to become number one contender to the AEW Women’s Championship. As a result, Statlander will challenge Riho on the New Year’s Day edition of Dynamite. – Also confirmed for the 1/1 show is Cody vs. Darby Allin in a…
Former WWE Star Interested In Working For AEW?
Former WWE talent Alex Riley wrote on Instagram that he’s interested in possibly working with All Elite Wrestling. A fan wrote to Riley that maybe he should return to the ring for another run, not in WWE or NXT but maybe AEW. Riley responded, “I agree, thank you.” Generation Championship Wrestling has booked Riley for…
AEW Announces Dynamite Opening Match Will Also Be Commercial-Free
Hot off the heels of WWE announcing NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Finn Balor will open this week’s NXT with a commercial-free title match, AEW has revealed that The Lucha Bros vs. Kenny Omega & Adam Page will open Dynamite and will also be commercial-free. Kicking off #AEW Dynamite this Wednesday, it’s a dream tag…
Two More AEW Locations Announced; 100,000 Tickets Sold This Year
AEW thanked its fans today for helping reach 100,000 live event tickets sold in 2019. This includes all TNT TV tapings and PPVS. AEW has also announced it’s next two locations for Wednesday Night Dynamite. The first show on February 19th will take place from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. Tickets for this…
Sunday, Dec. 15th, 2019 News
Former WWF and WCW wrestler Moondog Rex (Randy Colley) passed away at his home last night at the age of 69. He held several championships and was known for being the original Smash on Demolition. NWA announced during their broadcast last night that their next PPV event will take place on January 24th, 2020. The…
Top AEW Star Calls Backstage Meeting Over Tag Team Matches In Promotion
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho was recently a guest on Konnan’s podcast. During the appearance, Jericho told a story about how the lack of tag team psychology in AEW was driving him nuts so he held a backstage meeting about it. “I called a team meeting — I’ll tell you right now. The lack of…
JR On Regular Medical Exams For AEW Talent, Legalizing Marijuana
Jim Ross recently commented on regular medical exams for AEW talent, legalizing marijuana and more during a recent episode of his podcast. Below is a quote: “I believe that talents, all talents should get on-going medical exams. In other words, the things that are important to know: more regular blood work than normal perhaps, but…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – December 13th, 2019
AEW has released its weekly Top 5 Rankings for each division. You can see each ranking in the Twitter posts below. Top 5 Rankings History Tracker Men’s Division: Jon Moxley (same) Kenny Omega (same) PAC (same) Cody (same) MJF (same) #AEW Men's Singles RankingsAs of Friday, December 13th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/akFwGpBWH1 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW)…
Former MLW Star Spotted At This Week’s AEW Dynamite
Teddy Hart, who recently parted ways with Major League Wrestling, was spotted in the crowd at this week’s AEW Dynamite in Garland, Texas. Uhhhh…Teddy Hart just showed up with his girlfriend and two cats. #AEWDallas #AEWDark #AEW #mlw pic.twitter.com/m1e9V8pKFm — Brandon Finch (@IntestinalFort) December 12, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
Top AEW Star Worked Through Illness Before Main Event Match
Nick Jackson was dealing with an illness at this week’s AEW television tapings before The Young Bucks faced Santana and Ortiz in the Texas Street Fight. Matt put him over for it on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1205027421415788545 Follow @wrestlepages
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Tie; AEW Holds The Tiebreaker
For the first time in the Wednesday night war, we have a tie. Both shows had the same amount of viewers, but AEW Dynamite had the tie breaker in the 18-49 demographic. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 778,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 851,000 viewers the show did the week prior. The…
AEW Announces Next PPV, Next Week’s Matches, Vickie Guerrero Works Commentary
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – AEW has announced “Revolution” will be their next pay-per-view on Saturday, Feb. 29th. The event will be part of the C2E2 weekend at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. Our next PPV is around the corner!AEW Revolution!Saturday, Feb 29thChicago, ILWintrust Arena Tickets go on…
Two AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite Locations Announced
AEW has announced it’s next two locations for Wednesday Night Dynamite. The first show on February 5th will take place from the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL. Tickets for this show will go on sale Friday, Dec. 13th. The second show on February 12th will take place from the H.E.B Center at Cedar Park…
Jon Moxley Match Added To Wrestle Kingdom 14
Wrestle Kingdom 14 is slated to take place on January 4th and 5th, 2020 from the Tokyo Dome. A huge match was just broken by Dave Meltzer via Twitter as Jon Moxley will challenge Lance Archer in a Texas Death Match: Moxley vs. Archer U.S. title Texas death match at Tokyo Dome — Dave Meltzer…
Chris Jericho Explains Original Plans For Inner Circle Faction
Chris Jericho explained the original plans for his Inner Circle faction in All Elite Wrestling. “Tony [Khan]’s original name, I can’t remember what it was, I didn’t like it as much,” Jericho said h/t WrestlingINC.com. “Then I came up with the idea of a fist, which would be five fingers forms a fist, and I…
Cody Rhodes On AEW Talent Only Having To Work One Day A Week
Cody Rhodes explained why AEW isn’t doing house shows in a new interview with DallasNews.com: “One of the benefits of working for All Elite Wrestling – if you’re a competitor – you’re really only working one day a week. The really die-hard, committed, kind of golden circle of our company is always working, and that…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – December 6th, 2019
AEW has released its weekly Top 5 Rankings for each division. You can see each ranking in the Twitter posts below. Top 5 Rankings History Tracker Men’s Division: Jon Moxley (same) Kenny Omega (up) PAC (down) Cody (same) MJF (same) #AEW Men’s Singles RankingsAs of December 6th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/oyhTFcfwJ7 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December…
Latest On AEW Dynamite Audio Issues
While the cause of the audio issues on this week’s AEW Dynamite aren’t known, they were limited to the TNT feed. The Dynamite feed on FITE TV and TSN in Canada had no reported issues. Follow @wrestlepages
Backstage News On Awesome Kong Being Limited In The Ring
Awesome Kong hasn’t been actively wrestling in AEW because she’s beat up and there is not a lot she can really do in the ring at this point. However, AEW sees her as a big draw for their female division so they book her in situations where she is hidden and used minimally. This is…
AEW Dynamite & WWE NXT Viewership Rises
After two weeks of WWE NXT coming out on top of overall viewership, AEW Dynamite pulled ahead this week. This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 851,000 viewers on TNT, up from the record-low 663,000 viewers the show did the week prior. The show ranked No. 8 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list.…
AEW Pokes Fun At Britt Baker Crowd Shot From TakeOver: WarGames
Britt Baker was shown on camera during NXT TakeOver: WarGames a few weeks ago when watching real-life boyfriend NXT Champion Adam Cole take a big bump inside WarGames. The spot was a hot topic on social media, though Triple H said he felt bad and noted the director had no idea who she was. AEW…
AEW World Title Match Announced, Street Fight Next Week, Dark Results & More
Below are news & notes from this week’s AEW Dynamite: – Chris Jericho will defend the AEW World Championship against Jungle Boy on the Dec. 18th edition of Dynamite. – Chicagoland independent wrestler Melanie Cruise joined Brandi Rhodes & Awesome Kong’s “Nightmare Collective” stable. #NightmareCollective #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/lMYSGbcEHA — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 5, 2019…
Cody Responds To Fan Criticizing Hikura Shida vs. Kris Statlander
Cody Rhodes tweeted the following at a fan who criticized AEW booking Hikura Shida vs. Kris Statlander for this week’s Dynamite after losing in viewership to NXT two weeks in a row: Why am I tagged in this friend? I’m not Meltzer(he’s been equally critically of me…remember all in and how it started ha?). I’m…
Women’s Match Added To This Week’s AEW Dynamite
AEW has announced Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida for this week’s Dynamite in Champaign, IL. Just signed for THIS WEEK’s #AEWDynamite at the @StateFarmCenter in Champaign@shidahikaru vs @callmekrisstat Get your tickets now at https://t.co/UN1cNj1kQq and join us THIS Wednesday, December 4th or watch LIVE 8/7c on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/Sx8tqLjpw8 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) December 2,…
WWE NXT Wins Second Straight Week Over AEW Dynamite In Viewership
WWE NXT beat AEW Dynamite in overall viewership for the second straight week of head-to-head competition. Last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite did 663,000 viewers on TNT, down from the 893,000 viewers the show did the week prior. The show ranked No. 15 on the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic list. This is the lowest…
Sandman Getting Lots of Heat Regarding Comments
On Saturday, The Sandman was performing a match at Wrestlecade. Prior to the women’s match in the main event, he said the following to Jordynne Grace and 3 other female talents, loud enough for everyone in the locker room to hear: ”Women main eventing is ‘wrong’ and ‘any male wrestler with any sort of experience…
Attendance Numbers For Every Episode Of AEW Dynamite
Wrestlenomics Radio plotted attendance for All Elite Wrestling Dynamite on a graph and posted it on Twitter to show fans the trend since the show’s premiere in October. You can view the graphic below: AEW Dynamite event attendance through first 9 weeks of the program pic.twitter.com/3VHMGPkwNu — Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) December 1, 2019 Follow @wrestlepages
NJPW President Open To Working With All Elite Wrestling
Harold Meij, president of New Japan Pro Wrestling, recently commented to FOX Sports Australia about his promotion working with All Elite Wrestling. “We’re very open to working with anyone, we don’t exclude anyone. But it does take time to create that trust between companies. And right now AEW is still in the exploratory phase; they’re…
Chris Jericho’s Sparkling Wine Sells Over 10,000 Bottles In Two Days
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho revealed on Instagram that his new sparkling wine sold over 10,000 bottles in just over two days. The product, created from his Little bit of the Bubbly catchphrase, is being sold from LittleBitoftheBubbly.com. You can pre-order now with orders being shipped out the second week of this month. The following…
New Matches Announced For 12/4 AEW Dynamite
All Elite Wrestling has announced four matches for Wednesday’s Dynamite in Champaign, IL: Trent vs. Rey Fenix Christopher Daniels vs. Pentagon Jr. Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela Dustin Rhodes & The Young Bucks vs. Sammy Guevara, Santana & Ortiz Tickets are still available for the event at this link. Follow @wrestlepages
Jim Ross On Not Knowing Who The Blade And The Butcher Were On Dynamite
Jim Ross responded to criticism he received during this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite for not knowing who The Blade and The Butcher were during the broadcast. The following is from his Twitter: Getting my Spaulding’s busted for not knowing who The Butcher & The Blade were Wednesday night on @AEWonTNT (Hate to break this…
AEW Under Investigation
AEW is currently under investigation by the Maryland State Athletic Commission regarding the Moxley vs. Omega match at Full Gear. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, former WCW announcer Chris Cruise contacted the Commission regarding blading and matches continuing once blood is introduced into a match, regardless if intended or not, and if a doctor…
AEW Top 5 Rankings – November 29th , 2019
AEW has released its weekly Top 5 Rankings for each division. You can see each ranking in the Twitter posts below. Top 5 Rankings History Tracker Men’s Division: Jon Moxley PAC Kenny Omega Cody MJF #AEW Single’s RankingsAs of Friday, November 29th, 2019 pic.twitter.com/7yPOdiYlry — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 29, 2019 Women’s Division: Hikaru…
NXT Outdraws RAW, SmackDown And AEW Dynamite
While weekly viewership has yet to reflect on the USA Network, NXT is proving itself as a hot brand in WWE. Last weekend in Chicago, NXT TakeOver: WarGames drew 10,500 fans, while RAW drew approximately 7,200 fans. SmackDown had around 7,800 fans. Last week’s AEW Dynamite drew around 6,100 fans.
Tony Khan Expected Moxley vs. Omega Criticism
Tony Khan addressed criticism from the Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega “Lights Out” match at Full Gear in a recent interview with WrestlingINC.com. “I expected it and that’s why we put it on PPV. We would never do anything like this on TV. Our friends at TNT know what we’re trying to do in putting…
Chris Jericho Discusses Evolution Of His Character
AEW World Champion Chris Jericho discussed the evolution of his character during an interview with 101WKQX.com. “You’re constantly evolving, updating and not living in the past. I think that I was never cut out for that. I never wanted to do the same thing twice and I know, I feel it, when the time is…
New AEW Stable Debuts, Diamond Ring Winner, Jericho’s Next Feud & More
Below are news & notes coming out this week’s AEW Dynamite: – The Blade, The Butcher & The Bunny made their debut as a new stable in AEW. The Blade is Braxton Sutter/Pepper Parks from Impact, while The Bunny is Allie. – MJF defeated Adam Page to win the AEW Diamond Ring. – AEW World…
Eli Drake On Turning Down WWE, AEW Deal And Joining NWA
Eli Drake was recently a guest on Steve Austin’s podcast and he talked about turning down WWE. ”There’s been interest from WWE for the last three years, but I kept turning them down because Impact kept giving me raises, so I was just like, which maybe in the long term might not have been the…
Confirmed For Tonight’s WWE NXT & AEW Dynamite
Below is your Wednesday night professional wrestling preview scheduled for primetime on cable TV: Announced for WWE NXT on the USA Network… WWE NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era vs. Keith Lee & Dominik Dijakovic WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Lio Rush vs. Akira Tozawa The fallout of Survivor Series Announced for AEW Dynamite in…
Joey Janela Unhappy With AEW?
Joey Janela tweeted and deleted the following: While it’s certainly possible this could be a work, Janela is referring to Shawn Spears eliminating him from last week’s Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal with a steel chair. We have the tape below: Joey Janela blindsided by Shawn Spears! Watch #AEWDynamite NOW on @TNTDrama 8e/7c #AEWonTNT @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/UOyqRVg0Uc…
Diamond Dallas Page And More Set For This Week’s AEW Dynamite
Diamond Dallas Page will be at this week’s AEW Dynamite in Chicago to present the winner of Adam Page vs. Maxwell Jacob Friedman with the Dynamite Diamond Ring. The following is from Twitter: This Wednesday on #AEWDynamite in Chicago at the @Sears_Centre @RealDDP will be on hand to present the winner of @theAdamPage vs @The_MJF…
AEW Dynamite Coming To Cleveland In January
The 1/29 episode of AEW Dynamite will take place at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Tickets are set to go on sale on Friday at 12 Noon EST at AEWTix.com. Follow @wrestlepages
Kylie Rae Addresses Departure From All Elite Wrestling
Kylie Rae wrote the following on her Instagram, explaining her reasoning for requesting her release from AEW: “I don’t know how to start this and I can’t speak on other’s behalves. I can only speak for myself and what’s in my heart. I don’t know many rumors and honestly try to stay away from everything,…
Steve Austin Shoots On NXT vs. AEW
Steve Austin, who rose to prominence at the pinnacle of WWE competing with WCW, provided an interesting perspective on NXT vs. AEW during new comments made to Sports Illustrated. ”Without competition, who knows what would have happened in my career—who knows what will come out of Wednesday nights, but I believe in competition,” Austin told…
Triple H Reacts To Britt Baker Being Shown On Camera During TakeOver
AEW star Britt Baker was shown on camera in the crowd during the main event of NXT TakeOver: WarGames when her real-life boyfriend Adam Cole had a big bump from the top of the cage. WWE shows and mentions AEW's Britt Baker on screen at NXT Takeover pic.twitter.com/oHwIem8Vye — Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp)…