AEW Collision live tonight at 8/7c on TNT and HBO Max from the Chris Jericho Rock n’ Wrestling Rager At Sea on the Norwegian Jewel in Miami, Florida.
AEW Dynamite Blood And Guts airs live tonight at 8pm ET on TBS and HBO Max from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
One cage, two rings, three words – Blood and Guts
The Men’s Blood And Guts Match: Will Opsreay, Adam Copeland, Steven Borden, Young Bucks and Darby Allin vs. Don Callis family (Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher, Wardlow, Mark Davis, Kevin Knight and Jake Doyle)
The Women’s Blood And Guts Match: Alex Windsor, Jamie Hayter, Harley Cameron, Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale and Queen Aminata vs. Thekla, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Megan Bayne, Lena Kross and Persephone
After more than three years with All Elite Wrestling, Taya Valkyrie is officially moving on and exploring her options as a free agent.
Valkyrie announced her departure on X at noon Wednesday, posting “Thank you AEW” alongside a lengthy statement confirming that her contract had concluded. She also revealed that she turned down an extension offer from AEW.
Despite her decision to leave, Valkyrie had nothing but positive things to say about her time with the promotion.
“I am incredibly grateful for my time with AEW and the opportunity to be part of the organization,” Valkyrie said. “While there, I wrestled and worked alongside exceptional talent, and built lasting relationships with the AEW family and deepened my relationships in the wrestling community.
“I am beyond thankful to the fans for their continued support of me, not only in my time with AEW but also as I step into this new chapter as a free agent. I can’t wait for what’s to come and have a lot more to leave in the ring. With my contract now concluded, I’m excited to explore new opportunities and possibilities as a wrestler, TV personality, and creative.”
Valkyrie is a 16-year veteran who has competed for many of the major wrestling promotions around the world, including AAA, CMLL, Lucha Underground, Ring of Honor, TNA, and WWE.
During her brief WWE run, she competed under the name Franky Monet. However, some of her most significant accomplishments came in AAA and TNA.
In AAA, Valkyrie tied Faby Apache for the most reigns as Reina de Reinas Champion in the promotion’s history.
She also enjoyed considerable success in TNA, capturing the Knockouts Championship and winning the Knockouts Tag Team Championship twice, once alongside Rosemary and later with Jessicka Havoc.
Valkyrie made her AEW debut in March 2023, initially arriving as a rival for then-TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
In the years that followed, she became more closely associated with Ring of Honor, where she teamed up with her real-life husband, Johnny TV. The pair also became known for their YouTube series, “Johnny Loves Taya.”
Valkyrie had been largely absent from both AEW and ROH throughout 2026 after taking time away to participate in the reality competition series The Traitors: Canada.
Now officially a free agent, Valkyrie will have the opportunity to pursue her next chapter in wrestling, television, and creative work. Given her extensive experience across the industry, her next destination will be worth watching.
The long-awaited merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery has raised questions about what the new media landscape could mean for All Elite Wrestling. However, AEW’s current television deal reportedly isn’t in danger of being cut, at least for now.
According to Dave Meltzer on last week’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Skydance does not classify AEW as a sport, which could help keep the promotion out of any potential cuts to the company’s sports programming portfolio.
“I think I even asked and was told that they are considered entertainment,” Meltzer said. “But they were listed as sports in this article, and they were talking about how cuts are going to have to be made. They did not…put it this way, they had talked to people who were inside over where they expected cuts, and AEW was not on that list on where they expected cuts.”
Meltzer noted that AEW was not among the programming expected to be affected by anticipated cuts. That said, the situation could change as Skydance continues to evaluate its business and programming priorities.
AEW is currently in the second year of a three-year media rights agreement announced in October 2024. The deal kept AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision on TBS and TNT while also bringing both shows to HBO Max through simulcasts.
The agreement also included AEW’s video library being added to the streaming platform, expanding the promotion’s presence across Warner Bros. Discovery’s television and streaming offerings.
The current deal is expected to run through late 2027. However, it reportedly includes an option that would allow Skydance to extend the agreement for an additional year, potentially keeping AEW under contract through 2028.
At this point, it is unclear whether Skydance intends to exercise the extension option or pursue a longer-term agreement with AEW once the current deal expires.
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan has remained optimistic about the promotion’s relationship with Skydance, particularly following a recent meeting with company executives.
For now, AEW appears to be in a relatively secure position under its existing agreement. Whether Skydance ultimately wants to continue its partnership with the promotion beyond the current contract remains to be seen.
Chris Jericho has offered a promising update on a planned television series based on his first autobiography, A Lion’s Tale: Around the World in Spandex, revealing that the project is getting closer to the pilot stage.
The AEW star discussed the adaptation during an appearance on Skratch N’ Sniff, where he was promoting Fozzy’s new single, “I Know Evil.” During the conversation, Jericho explained that the project has been in development for some time and is now approaching a major milestone.
According to Jericho, the team behind the series is getting close to filming a pilot episode, with an actor from the Canadian comedy series Letterkenny reportedly being considered for the role of a younger version of the wrestling star.
Published in 2007, A Lion’s Tale: Around the World in Spandex chronicles Jericho’s early journey through the professional wrestling business, covering his career before his 1999 WWE debut.
The book details his experiences working around the world as he developed into one of wrestling’s most recognizable performers. A television adaptation would give viewers an opportunity to revisit those formative years in a different format.
Jericho confirmed that the project has progressed beyond the early stages of development, explaining that it has moved further along the production process.
“We are actually working on something based on my first book, A Lion’s Tale, that we’ve been working on for a while, of doing a TV series based on that,” Jericho said. “And so we’ve kind of moved it up the food chain, and it’s getting pretty close to filming a pilot.”
He added that he believes a television series would allow the story to go beyond the autobiography itself, describing the possibility of bringing his early career to the screen as an exciting prospect.
One of the more intriguing details from Jericho’s comments concerned the actor who could portray him during his younger years.
Jericho revealed that the production has an actor in mind who resembles him from the beginning of his wrestling career. The performer is associated with Letterkenny, although Jericho stopped short of revealing the individual’s identity.
“I won’t say who it is in Letterkenny, but there is a real facial similarity,” Jericho explained.
No official casting announcement has been made, so the actor’s identity and involvement remain unconfirmed publicly.
Jericho indicated that the project could reach the pilot stage fairly soon, although he did not provide a specific filming date, network or streaming platform.
A pilot would represent an important step toward bringing the series to television, but it does not necessarily guarantee that a full season will be ordered.
For now, Jericho’s comments suggest that the adaptation of A Lion’s Tale is making progress after spending considerable time in development.
If the project moves forward, fans could eventually see the story of Jericho’s early wrestling journey brought to life, including the experiences that led to his arrival in WWE in 1999.
AEW Dynamite: Fright Night live tonight on TBA and HBO Max from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.
AEW TNT Championship Match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Josh Alexander
AEW TBS Championship Match: Persephone (c) vs. Queen Aminata
Best of Five Series Match Three: FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Series Tied 1 -1)
AEW President Tony Khan reportedly came away from a recent meeting with Skydance executives feeling more optimistic about the company’s future than ever before.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Khan met with Skydance representatives in Los Angeles on Friday. While Meltzer said he did not know the specific details discussed, he noted that Khan was particularly pleased with how the meetings went.
The update comes as AEW’s future under the Skydance merger continues to draw attention, with questions remaining about how the new corporate structure could affect the wrestling promotion.
Meltzer described Khan’s reaction to the meetings as especially positive, despite the fact that the AEW president has consistently expressed enthusiasm about the relationship.
“I don’t know any of the details yet, but I do know that he came out of the meetings extremely happy,” Meltzer said. “Much happier than he’s been about this relationship — he’s always been happy about this relationship, he’s always been beaming about it since Day One — but he definitely came out of these meetings the happiest he’s been.”
Meltzer also noted that Skydance had already made two moves involving wrestling, neither of which he viewed as positive. However, he indicated that the situation surrounding AEW itself did not appear to involve any cutbacks.
The merger has prompted speculation about how Skydance’s involvement could impact AEW, particularly as the company continues to operate under Khan’s leadership.
Khan has previously spoken favorably about Skydance CEO David Ellison, describing him as a supporter of AEW and expressing confidence that the company would benefit from the relationship.
Meltzer’s latest report suggests that Khan’s recent discussions with Skydance have reinforced that optimism. According to the report, there was no indication that AEW had been targeted for reductions following the meetings.
Meltzer also discussed other wrestling-related changes under the broader Skydance landscape.
According to his report, Women of Wrestling will receive another season, although the show will not be syndicated. Additionally, a Roku channel that carried Women of Wrestling and NWA 24/7 has reportedly been canceled.
Those developments were described as two of the wrestling-related moves made by Skydance that Meltzer viewed negatively.
For AEW, however, the reported outcome of Khan’s meetings appears encouraging. While the specific plans discussed remain unknown, Khan’s reportedly positive reaction offers a glimpse into how he views the company’s relationship with Skydance moving forward.
AEW Collision live tonight at 8 ET on TNT and HBO Max from the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Chris Jericho is adding another notable role to his acting résumé, with the AEW star set to portray one of professional wrestling’s most influential figures in an upcoming streaming series about boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Jericho has been cast as Gorgeous George in The Greatest, a limited series coming to Prime Video. The show stars Jaalen Best as Ali and will explore defining moments from the boxer’s life, both inside and outside the ring.
According to Deadline, the series will examine Ali’s well-documented career as well as moments away from the public spotlight, offering a portrait of the athlete as a man, husband, father, brother and son.
Gorgeous George was one of professional wrestling’s earliest mainstream stars, known for his flamboyant personality, extravagant fur coats and dramatic ring entrances set to “Pomp and Circumstance.”
Rising to prominence during the 1940s, George built a larger-than-life persona that helped bring professional wrestling to a wider audience. He was also known by nicknames including “The Beautiful Bicep” and “The Sensation of the Nation.”
A WWE Hall of Famer, George’s influence extended well beyond wrestling. His showmanship and charismatic presentation helped shape the performance styles of numerous entertainers and athletes who followed him, including Muhammad Ali.
Jericho is expected to appear in the fourth episode of The Greatest. The casting offers an opportunity for the longtime wrestler to portray a major figure from the history of his own industry.
The role adds to Jericho’s growing list of television and film appearances. He recently appeared in Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles and an episode of CBS’ Trackers.
Jericho also revealed in April that he would be appearing in Dexter: Resurrection, continuing to pursue acting opportunities alongside his wrestling career.
Meanwhile, AEW Collision is scheduled to air live from his Rock ’N’ Wrestling Rager at Sea cruise for the first time. The broadcast is set for November 7, the same date as WWE Crown Jewel.
With his portrayal of Gorgeous George, Jericho will take on a role tied directly to wrestling history while continuing to build his presence in television and entertainment.
AEW Dynamite airs live tonight at 8 ET on TBS and HBO Max, from the Watsco Center on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
