Category: AEW

AEW Dynamite Preview 4/10/2024

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS and emanate from the Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia.

  • AEW World Championship Eliminator Match: Samoa Joe (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes
  • TNT Championship: Adam Copeland (c) vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
  • Mariah May vs. Anna Jay
  • Chris Jericho, HOOK, & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Anthony Ogogo, Shane Taylor, & Lee Moriarty)
  • Matthew & Nicholas Jackson will reveal backstage footage from AEW All In at Wembley Stadium
  • Toni Storm to toast Thunder Rosa
  • Mercedes Mone expected to appear

AEW Rampage Preview 4/5/2024

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • Malakai Black vs. Christopher Daniels 
  • AEW International Champion Roderick Strong vs. London Lightning
  • Serena Deeb vs. Trish Adora 
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Bryan Keith vs. Komander vs. Action Andretti in an Elimination match

AEW Dynamite Preview 4/3/2024

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the DCU Center in Worcester, MA.

  • Will Ospreay vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
  • AEW Women’s Title Eliminator: Thunder Rosa vs. Mariah May
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Semifinal: Young Bucks vs. Best Friends
  • Billy Gunn vs. Jay White
  • Contract Signing for AEW World Title Match at Dynasty with Samoa Joe and Swerve Strickland
  • Chris Jericho calls out Hook

AEW’s Matt Hardy Offers Health Update For Brother Jeff

The beginning of 2024 seemed like a clean slate for former WWE Champion Jeff Hardy in AEW. After a stop/start career up until the end of 2023, matches with the likes of Darby Allin, Swerve Strickland, and Jon Moxley might not have gotten “The Charismatic Enigma” out of the loss column, but he seemed to be hitting on something of a career resurgence. Then he faced Sammy Guevara on an episode of “AEW Rampage,” which resulted in Hardy sustaining a broken nose, keeping him out of action for a number of weeks.

Speaking with WrestleZone, Jeff’s brother Matt Hardy was asked about Jeff’s health, and when AEW fans could expect to see him back in the ring, to which Matt said that he’s not far from a return. “His vision issues are good,” Hardy said. “He had to have surgery on his nose, he had some issues with his sinuses so he had surgery. I got three or four more weeks before he will be cleared to return.” Guevara was suspended from AEW following the match, as he did not follow concussion protocol, with doctors wanting him to go to the finish of his match with Hardy to check if Hardy had a serious head injury. Instead, Guevara hit his GTH finishing move (a knee to the head), resulting in his suspension.

Jeff joined his brother in AEW in March 2022 after walking out of a WWE house show in late 2021, but after a promising start that included a victory over The Young Bucks at Double or Nothing 2022, Jeff was suspended from AEW indefinitely following his DUI arrest in June 2022. He returned in March 2023, and will be hoping to keep his run of momentum going when he returns from injury in the near future.

Sources: Wrestling Inc. and WrestleZone

AEW’s Ortiz Slated To Undergo Surgery

During his appearance on Isiah Kassidy’s vlog, Ortiz disclosed that he is currently dealing with a torn pec.

At the time of filming, he mentioned that he is scheduled to undergo surgery in two weeks and anticipates being sidelined for four months.

Ortiz last wrestled on the January 20th episode of AEW Collision.

Source: eWn

Ricky Starks Provides Health Update Following AEW Collision Injury Scare

The March 30 episode of “AEW Collision” featured a reported change to Ricky Starks and Big Bill’s tag team match after the former appeared to suffer an injury. However, “Absolute” has since taken to his Instagram stories and revealed that it’s nothing to worry about. “I’m all good; everything checked out fine. Was being precautions,” he wrote.

The moment occurred when Starks didn’t kick out of a pinfall attempt that wasn’t supposed to be a three-count. This prompted the referee to stop counting, and the star was subsequently DDT’d and pinned by Darius Martin to finish the match. Worse yet, Starks and Bill were reportedly scheduled to win the match, and this loss means that they are now out of the AEW World Tag Team Tournament.

The match in question was Starks and Bill’s first on-screen appearance since they lost the AEW World Tag Titles to Darby Allin and Sting in February. Now that Starks is okay, however, it remains to be seen how he and Bill will be booked moving forward. New champs will be crowned at the upcoming AEW Dynasty pay-per-view, and Top Flight and FTR have already cemented their places in the semi-finals.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Collision Preview 3/30/2024

AEW Collision live on TNT from the Budweiser Gardens in London,  Ontario, CA.

  • Adam Copeland TNT Championship Open Challenge
  • Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli & Katsuyori Shibata vs. The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) & Lance Archer
  • AEW Tag Team title tournament quarterfinal: Top Flight (Darius & Dante Martin) vs. Ricky Starks & Big Bill
  • AEW Tag Team title tournament quarterfinal: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) 
  • Kyle O’Reilly in action

AEW Rampage Preview 3/29/2024

Lineup for tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT.

  • AEW International Title Eliminator Match: Roderick Strong (c) vs. “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard
  • Mariah May vs. Nikita
  • Deonna Purrazzo vs. Rose
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. The Butcher

Backstage Report Offers Health Update For AEW Star Kenny Omega

Kenny Omega has been absent from AEW since December, reportedly dealing with a case of diverticulitis that, at one time, threatened his life. According to an update from Dave Meltzer in today’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it’s becoming increasingly likely that Omega will require surgery to return to AEW in the best condition possible.

Meltzer reported that Omega has gone through “ups and downs” over the last few months, with his condition said to be causing him pain. Two doctors are said to have recommended surgery for Omega, with a procedure that would require repairing damaged sections of his intestines and colon. Meltzer noted that both Brock Lesnar and Davey Boy Smith Jr. dealt with diverticulitis in the past, but Omega’s case looks to be more severe.

As has been made obvious by recent developments on “AEW Dynamite,” the promotion is hoping for a feud between Kazuchika Okada and Omega upon his return. The two faced off numerous times in high-profile New Japan Pro-Wrestling matches in 2017 and 2018, with each man currently tied at two wins each. Okada debuted on the AEW roster earlier this month with the Young Bucks by his side, declaring that they were kicking Omega out of The Elite and suspending “Hangman” Adam Page in favor of adding the former NJPW star.

Omega’s most recent match was on December 5, 2023, when he faced Ethan Page during a pre-taped “AEW Collision.” Though he didn’t know it, Omega was already dealing with diverticulitis at the time. After filming a promo segment at the “Dynamite” taping the following week, it was determined that Omega was very ill and he was taken to a hospital, where he learned the severity of what he was facing.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite Preview 3/27/2024

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

  • Will Ospreay vs. Katsuyori Shibata
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Konosuke Takeshita – The winner will be ranked #1 as the updated rankings will also be released
  • AEW Tag Team Championships Tournament Quarterfinals: The Young Bucks vs. Private Party
  • AEW Tag Team Championships Tournament Quarterfinals: Best Friends vs. Undisputed Kingdom
  • TBS Championship Number One Contender Match: Anna Jay vs. Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue vs. Kris Statlander. Mercedes Mone’ will be on Commentary – The winner will earn a title opportunity at Dynasty on April 21 in St. Louis, MO.