Category: AEW

Backstage Details On AEW’s Arlington Residency

All Elite Wrestling recently announced that they have partnered with the city of Arlington, Texas to host the Path to All In Series at the Esports Stadium beginning on July 20. The series of events will include four live episodes of “AEW Collision,” one taped episode of “AEW Collision,” and the ROH Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view, which takes place on July 26.

Wrestlenomics have been able to discover a few more details about the residency, with one financial note being that AEW is paying a half-price rate of $232,000 to use the venue across a six week span, with the local tourism organization potentially granting the company money or incentives to offset these costs as the events are set to bring in a healthy amount of revenue for the city. The figure of $232,000 breaks down as $112,000 going to the Arlington Expo Center, which will be paid in two instalments before the company moves in, while the rest will go to the Esports Venues, LLC company for the use of the building’s broadcast suite that is located on site.

AEW is also set to make that money back and more based on ticket sales alone. The report from Wrestlenomics suggests that the Esports Stadium will be scaled to a total of 1,290 seats. This means selling just over 5,000 tickets (or selling out four of the events) at an average ticket price of $45 will cover the rate that AEW is paying to use the building. While this residency takes place, episodes of “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Rampage” are still set to take place in locations around the United States, but no dates or locations have been announced at the time of writing as the July 17 edition of “AEW Dynamite” in Little Rock, Arkansas is the latest event announcement the company has made.

The schedule also noted that there will be two exclusive Ring of Honor taping days taking place on July 28, two days after the Death Before Dishonor pay-per-view, and August 16, two days before the company loads out their equipment. However, these dates have remained unannounced and weren’t included in the official press release AEW presented on May 16, signalling that these dates could change at some point. Wrestlenomics did reach out to AEW’s public relations team for an update on the schedule but weren’t given a comment.

AEW and ROH might not be the only companies using the Esports Stadium over the summer. Wrestlenomics also received email records between AEW and government staff where the idea of potentially subletting the venue to CMLL or New Japan Pro Wrestling was floated around between staff members. However, AEW’s Vice President of Global Touring Ryan Seddon stated that the focus has been to get AEW’s ‘ducks in a row’ and that discussions regarding such things could happen. However, it seems as if it has just been nothing more than an idea at the time of writing.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 6/5/2024

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live on TBS from the Blue Arena in Loveland, Colorado.

  • MJF makes his return to Dynamite
  • Wheeler Yuta is medically cleared to return and will be in action with Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley, as the BCC take on CMLL stars Volador Jr, Magnus, Rugido and Esfinge
  • AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Roderick Strong
  • Mariah May vs. Saraya
  • TV Time with Chris Jericho
  • TBS Champion Mercedes Mone’s took to social media to say she will be at tonight’s show.

AEW Star Adam Copeland Provides Update On Injury Following Surgery

After a strong first seven months in AEW, Adam Copeland now finds himself on the shelf after suffering a broken tibia when attempting a diving elbow drop off a steel cage in his match with Malakai Black at Double or Nothing. The move isn’t just costing Copeland precious time in the ring, but it also put a halt to his two month reign as AEW TNT Champion. Even still, the “Rated R Superstar” isn’t looking at the negatives as he attempts to work his way back.

Late Tuesday morning, Copeland posted a video on Instagram at his home, revealing that he had successful surgery on his tibia twelve hours earlier. Showing off the cast on his left foot, Copeland proceeded to walk through the door to his gym, which featured a sign up front saying “Forbidden Door.” Copeland stated that if he couldn’t compete at the actual Forbidden Door PPV against a New Japan talent, he would instead go through the door to his gym to show fans what he could do so soon after surgery.

Accompanied by his dog, Copeland did just that, doing single leg plank workouts, with his surgically repaired foot raised in the air. Copeland credited handles he was using that kept him from sliding for helping him with the exercises, and by the end of the video, admitted he was already starting to “lose my breath and feel shaky” from holding his balance.

Aside from revealing he had surgery, Copeland provided no details as to when fans could expect to see him in the ring again. Depending on the severity, a broken tibia can take up to 4 to 6 months to recover from, which would put Copeland’s return between October and December, meaning he would miss AEW All In at Wembley Stadium.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW’s Young Bucks Are Giving Away A Pair Of Their Reebok Pump Superkicks

The Young Bucks may not be the most popular fellows in AEW these days, what with their attacks on AEW owner Tony Khan and fellow EVP Kenny Omega, as well as their continued appearance that their EVP power has gone to their head. But the current AEW World Tag Team Champions have shown a softer side when it comes to their Reebok Pump Superkicks sneakers, a trend that continued on Monday morning.

In a video posted on TikTok, Matthew and Nicholas Jackson revealed that, due to the ongoing success of their sneakers, they have decided to give away a free pair of shoes to a lucky fan, signed by the duo. Not only that, but the Bucks are also giving fans the opportunity to customize the shoes. The caption below the video provided further details, saying that fans could enter to win by following the Bucks or AEW on TikTok, and tag two friends in the comment section. The contest winner will be revealed this Friday.

First announced in the middle of May, the Bucks Reebok shoes have proven to be a big mover, reportedly selling nearly 2,600 pairs out of 3,000 available when they were made available last week. Those within Reebok have noted that this was the fastest selling shoe the footwear company has produced in some time, and discussions are already ongoing about further collaboration between the Bucks and Reebok for next year.

The Bucks’ work with Reebok is the second time the AEW EVPs have ventured into the sneaker business. The brothers had previously collaborated with Diadora back in 2022 for a sneaker sold through Champ Sports, while they were suspended from AEW following their backstage altercation with CM Punk at AEW All Out.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Collision Preview 6/1/2024

Tonight’s AEW Collision on TNT at 8:00 pm EST. Taped show from Palm Springs, California.

  • AEW International Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • Daniel Garcia & Katsuyori Shibata vs. The Workhorsemen
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Johnny TV
  • Roderick Strong vs. Lio Rush
  • Thunder Rosa vs. Reina Dorada
  • Cage of Agony vs. TBA
  • Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty vs. West Coast Wrecking Crew
  • We’ll hear from FTR

AEW Rampage Preview 5/31/2024

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at a special time 6:30pm ET.

  • TNT Championship qualifying match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Women’s World title eliminator: Toni Storm vs. Viva Van
  • Satnam Singh in action
  • Kyle O’Reilly in action

Injury Update On Athena

Athena appeared to have suffered an injury to her lower leg after facing Viva Van in an ROH television match on May 16.

Witnesses noted that she was unable to put weight on her ankle and needed help leaving the ring. Dave Meltzer reported the following in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 

“Athena’s injury, which was to her ankle, isn’t as bad as feared, and is expected back in a few weeks.”

Source: eWn

Matt Hardy Says Jeff Hardy’s AEW Contract Is Up In Mid-June

While speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy was asked to provide an update on Jeff Hardy’s status with AEW.

Jeff suffered a broken nose in a match on an episode of AEW Rampage in March when he worked a No DQ match against Sammy Guevara, who went over. A knee accidentally hit Hardy in the head while Sammy executed a Shooting Star Press.

“He’s been cleared, he’s just sitting at home, waiting on the call. Unlike me, he’s not someone who really gets out and makes things happen. He just kind of waits on someone to call him. He’s sitting at home, just waiting on that phone call, jumping on the trampoline, up and down with dumbbells. But yeah, he’s got til like mid-June or so, I think, and then his deal’s up, so I guess we’ll see if he ends up re-signing or not re-signing. Who knows?” Matt Hardy said.

Tony Khan Donating $100K To St Jude’s For Neck Brace He Wore During NFL Draft

AEW President Tony Khan recently appeared on an episode of the Rich Eisen Show, where he talked about a number of topics including how he should keep the neck brace he wore during the NFL Draft, which he had on due to the attack by the Young Bucks on AEW television. Khan also talked about how he will be donating a total of $100,000 to St Jude’s Hospital for the neck brace.

Source: PWMania

AEW Dynamite Preview 5/29/2024

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite live on TBS from the KIA Forum in Los Angeles, California.

  • Fallout from Double or Nothing
  • A new segment will debut on tonight’s show – TV Time with The Learning Tree Chris Jericho.
  • Casino Gauntlet Match for AEW World Title opportunity at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door III
  • Don Callis to present a contract
  • Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway will explain why they turned on Willow Nightingale at Double or Nothing
  • Mercedes Mone’s TBS Championship celebration
  • World Heavyweight Champion Swerve Strickland vs. Killswitch in a non-title bout
  • IWGP World Heavyweight title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Rocky Romero