Category: AEW

Backstage Update On Saraya’s AEW Contract & Future

Saraya’s current contract with AEW reportedly runs through at least September.

Fightful Select is reporting that the former Women’s World Champion’s deal with AEW will expire at some point later this year. It is said that there were option years on the deal but the exact nature of those option years is uncertain.

Additionally, it is said that Saraya and AEW have been in talks about extending the deal for one year. It’s unknown if that will be a new contract or the option being exercised.

Finally, it was added that while Saraya does not officially have a match announced for All In 2024, she is factored into the show.

Source: eWn

Update On The Status Of AEW Star Jay White

According to Fightful Select, AEW star Jay White is now healthy again and the company has plans to bring him back to television programming soon.

White suffered a minor foot injury during his match with Hangman Adam Page in the semifinals of the Owen Hart Tournament, back on the July 6 episode of Collision.

Due to White’s injury, the Bang Bang Gang was forced to vacate the AEW World Trios Championships, which are now held by Christian Cage’s Patriarchy faction.

Source: WrestleView

AEW Collision Preview 8/17/2024

AEW will present a new episode of Collision tonight from the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The show will air live on TNT starting at 8:00 PM EST. 

  • ROH World Tag Team Championship: Undisputed Kingdom (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Match: FTR vs. The Acclaimed
  • Britt Baker vs. Harley Cameron
  • Jack Perry vs. TBA
  • Eddie Kingston addresses AEW All In 2024
  • A Film by Toni Storm

WWE And AEW To Run Orlando Shows Directly Opposite Each Other In December

WWE has announced a new live event in Orlando for December 28, the same day as AEW Worlds End 2024. Tony Khan’s promotion will be running its final pay-per-view event of the year from the Addition Financial Arena on December 28, meanwhile, WWE has announced a “WWE Live Holiday Tour” show on the same date just 15 miles away at the Kia Center.

This isn’t the first nor most significant instance of WWE and AEW booking shows on the same date as one another, with “AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday” running head-to-head with “WWE NXT” on October 8. And fans will remember that “NXT” used to go head-to-head with “Dynamite” on Wednesdays every week from October 2019 until April 2021, in what came to be known as the “Wednesday Night War” in reference to WWE’s former rivalry with WCW. But it is a rare instance for the promotions to run the same city and date. Later this month, both companies will be running major events from Europe. AEW will present the second iteration of what’s seemingly becoming its WrestleMania, All In, from Wembley Stadium in London, England on August 25. Then, on August 31 WWE will present Bash In Berlin from the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, its first Premium Live Event in the country.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW All In 2025 Date And Venue Announced

Shortly before AEW began its residency for “AEW Collision” and Ring of Honor in Arlington, Texas’ Esports Stadium, rumors began to swirl that AEW could be holding an even bigger event in the area sometime in 2025. Now, with only one show remaining in the residency before “Collision” and “ROH” head out on the road again, that rumor has become reality.

At a press conference held in Arlington, it was announced that AEW All In would next year be held in Texas, taking place at Globe Life Field, home to Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers. The show will be held on July 12, and will be the first ever wrestling event held in the baseball stadium, which officially opened only four years ago.

All In being held in Texas next year will end AEW’s two year run of holding the promotion in London, England’s Wembley Stadium, which will host the second All In just a week and a half from now. It will not be the last, however, as AEW owner Tony Khan confirmed at the press conference that AEW would return to London for 2026.

Should All In fill up Globe Life Field, it would give AEW their highest attended event ever in the US, as the baseball stadium can hold up to over 40,000 people, with its record so far being 43,598 people for a Morgan Waller concert in October 2022. It’s also another sign of AEW’s vast ambitions for 2025, as the promotion is also rumored to be holding a stadium sized show in Australia, which would mark AEW’s first foray into the country.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Rampage Preview 8/16/2024

Scheduled for tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) & Butch
  • Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor)
  • Kip Sabian vs. Nick Wayne
  • Nyla Rose in action
  • RUSH & Kyle Fletcher in action
  • We will hear from Saraya

Report – AEW May Extend Contract Of Star With WWE interest

Previous reports suggest The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) are expected to leave AEW for WWE when their contracts expire.

Penta’s AEW contract expires between August and September, while Fenix’s contract expires later this year.

Fightful previously reported that the Lucha Brothers may be interested in joining WWE as a tag team despite being offered a new deal by AEW. The terms AEW offers are similar to what Penta has conveyed that WWE is willing to provide.

According to sources within AEW, there were concerns that the Lucha Brothers did not adhere to proper business practices, which resulted in their departure from the company. Penta’s rejection of the reports is believed to have been a strategic move to facilitate Fenix’s departure from AEW without contractual impediments.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter shared an update on the concern within AEW regarding their right to extend Fenix’s contract for an additional year due to his time off for injuries.

There was speculation about Penta heading to Orlando, FL, leading fans to speculate that he might be heading to the WWE Performance Center despite still being contracted to AEW.

Source: eWn

AEW Dynamite Preview 8/14/2024

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live on TBS from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, VA.

  • Kazuchika Okada and Claudio Castagnoli come face-to-face
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • Hangman Page vs. Jay Lethal
  • TBS Championship: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Hikaru Shida
  • Winner enters Casino Gauntlet first at AEW All In: Orange Cassidy vs. Roderick Strong vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • AEW Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)
  • HOOK to appear
  • A film by Mariah May
  • Bryan Danielson career showreel

Tony Khan – ‘The Arrival Of The Most Important Announcements In AEW History Is Imminent’

AEW All In: London 2024 takes place on August 25, and fans have begun speculating that AEW President Tony Khan could be saving some major announcements for the Wembley event.

In a recent interview with “TV Insider,” Khan teased that the announcements are imminent.

He said, “It is a very exciting time in AEW for many reasons…We’re days away from AEW All In on August 25. This is the most important and exciting time in AEW’s history. In addition to what is happening in the ring, there are so many exciting things happening behind the scenes at AEW right now. We’re on the verge of the most important announcements in the history of AEW. There are multiple aspects. The arrival of these announcements is imminent. We’ll have big news that could come at any time. Isn’t that the best kind of wrestling surprise when you know something is coming and you want it and it’s exciting, but you’re not sure when it’s going to happen? You have that feeling it’s going to happen. In this case, I have more than a feeling to paraphrase Boston. I have been working on this for a long time. We have a great team here. The future of AEW is very bright.”

Khan also noted that he wishes to run more shows and major events at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, TX.

He continued, “I think we found something very special around Arlington’s Esports Stadium in Texas. There is magic in the building and magic in those fans. I would love to keep doing more shows there and having major events there. And if there are other great wrestling markets, legendary wrestling markets that could sustain that kind of excitement week after week, I would love that. We found something very special there in Texas.”

AEW’s residency in Arlington will conclude with a Collision/Rampage taping on Saturday, August 17.

Source: eWn

Report – Tay Melo’s AEW Return Imminent

Tay Melo took a hiatus due to a back injury and then went on maternity leave after having her first child with her husband, Sammy Guevara, last November.

In a recent social media post, Melo shared that she is getting back into training for her return to the ring. Meanwhile, Guevara made his return to television on the ROH brand, where he has embraced a babyface character and aligned with Dustin Rhodes.

Pwinsider is reporting that there is talk at AEW’s tapings in Arlington, Texas, that Melo’s return is imminent. Some individuals within the company believe that she could return as early as this Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite.

AEW’s plans for Melo upon her return remain unknown at this time.

Source: eWn