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AEW Collision: November 4, 2023  Season 1, Ep 21

The Acclaimed celebrate their 69th day as AEW champs (nice), while Darby Allin practices for his 2024 trek to Everest by attempting to climb "The Murderhawk" Lance Archer. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 4, 2023 - 2 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 11/1/23 and Rampage 11/3/23  Season 5, Ep 5

MJF has assembled a brute squad to regain his actual Championship belt from Jay White... but who's bruting who? Two title matches, plus "an important announcement" from AEW owner Tony Khan will take place on tonight's Dynamite. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Nov 1, 2023 - 7 comments

AEW Collision: October 28, 2023  Season 1, Ep 20

Yours truly was out and about yesterday, so this week's Collision post will borrow some write-up from The Wrestling Observer. This episode, MJF fights Kenny Omega to break his record for longest World Championship reign, and it must be Halloween because Abadon's got a TV match for the women's championship! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 29, 2023 - 0 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 10/25/23 and Rampage 10/27/23  Season 5, Ep 4

AEW comes to the hometown of Extreme to host two title matches, one ECW-pandering match, and-- what's this? A wild Okada has appeared!! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 25, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: October 21, 2023 & Battle of the Belts VIII  Season 1, Ep 19

Eat a hearty dinner, because AEW goes long tonight. Emnating from Memphis this evening, Collision will be immediately followed by Battle of the Belts VIII, for a grand total of 8 announced matches including four title defenses. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 21, 2023 - 8 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 10/18/23 and Rampage 10/20/23  Season 5, Ep 3

Dynamite celebrates returning to it's regular slot by hosting a battle royale, a joshi queen, and featuring Kenny Omega and Jay White in two separate matches. But it might be words that hurt worst this time, as a few talking segments have potential to turn on the melodrama this week. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 18, 2023 - 7 comments

AEW Collision: October 14, 2023  Season 1, Ep 18

All the main feuds on Collision get rolled into a big spicy goulash this week, also three title defenses, the return of some faces that haven't gotten much TV time in a while, and CJ and Miro flirt in the weirdest way. (This post is going up late because of NY Comic Con, so some commentary borrowed from Wrestling Observer.) [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 14, 2023 - 0 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 10/10 and Rampage 10/13: TITLE TUESDAY  Season 5, Ep 2

Your eyes do not deceive you, although your TV channel guide might, as TNT did a piss-poor job of noting the schedule change due to sport. Dynamite is once again going head-to-head with NXT tonight. Since HHH decided to throw down hard and fill the Performance Center with top names, Tony Khan has gone on his own offensive (and has been playing hard on Twitter this week) and booked a free 730PM (EST) Buy-In on YouTube plus gotten clearance to run 10 extra minutes with an exciting 6-match card. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 10, 2023 - 12 comments

AEW Collision: October 7, 2023  Season 1, Ep 17

Things AEW is not afraid to do repeatedly: (1) Make tag-team wrestling important. (2) Give someone signed away from WWE some good runway time to build to their first official match. (3) Hurt Darby Allin very badly. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 8, 2023 - 1 comment

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 10/4 and Rampage 10/6  Season 5, Ep 1

It seems like yesterday that Year 4 of Dynamite began and here we are at the beginning of Year 5. Dynamite heads into choppy waters as WWE plans counter-programming and sports schedules begin to play havoc with airdates, so Tony Khan is keeping some cards closer than usual. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 4, 2023 - 8 comments

Special Event: All Elite Wrestling presents WrestleDream (2023)

Following the extremely successful All In at Wembley Stadium, AEW President Tony Khan announced WrestleDream, to be held on the anniversary of the death of Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena. Tonight the card is STACKED with title defenses, hometown heroes, and a dream-match main event several years in the making. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 1, 2023 - 5 comments

AEW Collision: September 30, 2023  Season 1, Ep 16

The AEW roster settles into Seattle to get the PNW ready for WrestleDream, and that means: (1) an all-star 8-man tag match, (2) Jericho and Omega teaming up, and (3) several guest spots for local DEFY Wrestling talent. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Oct 1, 2023 - 0 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 9/27 and Rampage 9/29  Season 4, Ep 52

I decided a while ago to partition Dynamite's "seasons" to begin the first week of October (since that's the week Dynamite first premiered), and that means tonight is the season finale and this Sunday's WrestleDream is like the bonus content. This week, AEW (and their co-brand partner NJPW) will do their best to whet your appetite for the PPV. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 27, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: September 23, 2023  Season 1, Ep 15

This week on Collision: the past and future of the FTW title meet as Hook and Rob Van Dam team up, Julia Hart makes the next moves in her mind game on the women's division, two title defenses, plus an honest-to-gosh Texas Death Match! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 24, 2023 - 1 comment

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 9/20 and Rampage 9/22: GRAND SLAM 2023  Season 4, Ep 51

New York City welcomes back it's hometown scumbag MJF as AEW returns to Arthur Ashe Stadium. Four title defenses tonight, and more planned for Rampage. There won't be commentary from me until afterwards, because your humble poster will be there live! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 20, 2023 - 3 comments

AEW Collision: September 16, 2023  Season 1, Ep 14

Since Punk's exit, the roster boundaries between Dynamite and Collision have gone by the wayside, and tonight will feature yet another big Collision debut, as Matt and Jeff Hardy head to Saturdays to take on "The Righteous," Vincent and Dutch, also making their Collision debut. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 16, 2023 - 4 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 9/13 and Rampage 9/15  Season 4, Ep 50

Moxley returns to his hometown of Cincinnati to fight seven-odd foot of Bill! Also, stop me if you've heard this one before, it's a women's 4-way match! Don Callis reveals the next part of his eeeeevil portrait gallery, Le Sex Gods stop by to chat, and Page vs. Cage III. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 13, 2023 - 11 comments

AEW Collision: September 9, 2023  Season 1, Ep 13

If tonight's episode of Collision seems a bit heavy on the promos, it's because Tony has AEW Grand Slam in two weeks and is down one Zaslav-approved headliner. Not to worry, he's going to fill the gap with tournament semi-finals, title defenses and a quartet of luchadors! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 9, 2023 - 8 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 9/6 and Rampage 9/8  Season 4, Ep 49

It's the first episode of Dynamite since you-know-who was fired, and you know what that means... let's showcase the rest of the talent with a tournament to see who will face MJF at Grand Slam in two weeks! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 9, 2023 - 1 comment

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: AEW All Out (2023)  Season 4, Ep 10000

Well folks, I said that this would be a big week for pro wrestling, and I was even more right than I realized. Tonight AEW will try to end the week on a high note in front of an arena full of Chicagoans who are primed to be very vocal. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 3, 2023 - 20 comments

AEW Collision: September 2, 2023  Season 1, Ep 12

And so it has come to pass: Sightly more than two years after CM Punk became All Elite, Tony Khan announced his immediate termination, with cause, for starting a backstage fight with Jack Perry at ALL IN last week. Inexcusably, inarguably, in full view of security cameras, other talent, and Papa Tony himself. Expect crowd reactions like no other in Chicago for Collision tonight and All Out tomorrow! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Sep 2, 2023 - 5 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 8/30 and Rampage 9/1  Season 4, Ep 48

London's ALL IN broke records, and Tony Khan has already announced that they'll return to Wembley in almost exactly a year and probably break some more. But the promotion has another PPV special this weekend and so it's time to draw eyeballs to the product. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 30, 2023 - 10 comments

Special Event: All Elite Wrestling presents ALL IN (2023)

Five years ago, Cody Rhodes made a bet with Dave Meltzer that an indie wrestling show could sell 10,000 tickets, and then he and the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega changed the business. This year, All Elite Wrestling shipped 81,000 tickets for a single night at Wembley Stadium, breaking the paid attendance world record for a pro-wrestling event to stage "The Biggest Event in Wrestling History". [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 27, 2023 - 21 comments

AEW Collision: August 26, 2023: Fyter Fest 2023  Season 1, Ep 11

Go-Home Show Week concludes, as AEW is one sleep away from "The Biggest Event of Wrestling History". We've already seen half of London's competitors on this week's Dynamite, so here comes Collision to introduce you to the other half (and a few people who, alas, won't be there.) [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 26, 2023 - 4 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 8/23 and Rampage 8/25: Fyter Fest 2023   Season 4, Ep 47

The final Dynamite before All In is Fyter Fest (because AEW will never forgive Ja Rule)! It couldn't be a go-home show without last minute card changes and possible title surprises, could it? [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 23, 2023 - 4 comments

AEW Collision: August 19  Season 1, Ep 10

Papa Tony is keeping cards close to his chest tonight, as only three matches are confirmed pre-show while the other segments are mostly "A Wrestler you like will... do something!" Let's all shiver with anticipation! (As a reminder, tonight's collision, like Dynamite and Rampage before it, are soliciting donations to the Maui Food Bank.) [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 19, 2023 - 4 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 8/16 and Rampage 8/18: Fight for the Fallen 2023  Season 4, Ep 46

AEW boss Tony Khan announced last week that this week’s shows would be under the Fight for the Fallen banner, with proceeds from Dynamite/Rampage and Collision going to the Maui Food Bank to provide assistance to victims of Maui’s devastating wildfires. Orange Cassidy defends, The Bunny attacks, and Nick Wayne will probably be severely beaten (again). [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 16, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: August 12  Season 1, Ep 9

If you like tag team matches, you're going to like this episode. If you looooove tag matches, you're going to love this episode. Also, if your "Miro Alert" watch went off, this episode is the reason. (Late post b/c I was out yesterday, match results below the cut.) [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 13, 2023 - 1 comment

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 8/9 and Rampage 8/11  Season 4, Ep 45

No, you have not accidentally stumbled into a time portal, nor have you fallen asleep watching your wrestling VHS tapes -- the Hardys are in tag-team competition again, some Ring of Honor guys are fighting luchadors in a parking lot, and Rob Van Dam is fighting for an ECW title! In TWO THOUSAND TWENTY THREE! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 9, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: August 5  Season 1, Ep 8

Just like Dynamite celebrated their 200th episode with great matches for all kinds of wrestling fans, Collision celebrate their 8th episode by... (checks notes)... putting three title matches head-to-head against SummerSlam? Are you serious? [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 5, 2023 - 8 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 8/2 and Rampage 8/4: EPISODE 200  Season 4, Ep 44

On this bicentennial episode of Dynamite, it's good to know that the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page have all re-upped their contracts, keeping the Elite in All Elite Wrestling. How will the company celebrate? Will Tony finally announce the card for All In at Wembley Stadium? [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Aug 2, 2023 - 14 comments

AEW Collision: July 29  Season 1, Ep 7

Several first-time (or at least, first in a long time) matches tonight: Andrade faces Buddy Matthews to reclaim his mask, Samoa Joe feasts upon another luchador, plus: can the unlikely friendship of MJF and Adam Cole claim the tag belts from FTR? [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 29, 2023 - 11 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 7/26 and Rampage 7/28  Season 4, Ep 43

We've had Blood, we've had Guts. We've had Death Before Dishonor. Now the build to All In & All Out begins in earnest! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 26, 2023 - 6 comments

AEW Collision: July 22  Season 1, Ep 6

Yours truly was exhausted yesterday after being live for Ring Of Honor: Death Before Dishonor (hey kids! You can spot me when Chuckie T throws Fenix into the crowd!) and so couldn't make this post pre-Collision, so let me excerpt our recaps from The Wrestling Observer! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 23, 2023 - 0 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 7/19 and Rampage 7/21  Season 4, Ep 42

Golden Lovers reunite. Bastard PAC returns. BLOOD. AND. GUTS. THREE. (cw: folks are definitely bleeding tonight) [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 19, 2023 - 13 comments

AEW Collision: July 15 (& Battle of the Belts VII)  Season 1, Ep 5

Tonight's Collision gets SUPER-SIZED, as the normal 2-hour show gets an additional hour for the newest Battle of the Belts. And to make sure the time is well spent, every match tonight is either a tournament final or a championship match. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 15, 2023 - 6 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 7/12 and Rampage 7/14  Season 4, Ep 41

It is the Advent of Wayne! 18-year-old wrestling prodigy Nick Wayne, son of WWE's Buddy Wayne, makes his AEW debut tonight, the Blind Tag Tournament advances twice, and the women's division re-enacts Red vs. Blue. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 12, 2023 - 12 comments

AEW Collision: July 8  Season 1, Ep 4

Whoops, went to a party on Saturday and completely forgot to make a post for this "quite good, actually" episode of Collision! Powerhouse Hobbs has a new direction, Scorpio Sky makes his return after nearly a year's absence, and CM Punk faces Samoa Joe in singles competition for the first time since (checks notes) 2005?!? [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 10, 2023 - 0 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 7/5 and Rampage 7/7  Season 4, Ep 40

While some of the AEW roster spent their Fourth of July playing hooky in Japan (semi-spoiler alert: someone in AEW now has a shiny NJPW title!), others look forward to (a) the Owen Hart Cup, (b) a Blind Tag Team Eliminator Tournament, (c) setting the stage for Blood & Guts. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 5, 2023 - 7 comments

AEW Collision: July 1  Season 1, Ep 3

(This post going up after the show.) MJF makes his Collision debut and gets a taste of All Ego. Bullet Club gets some brand new members, Kris Statlander defends her title, and some grizzled ROH veterans stare daggers at each other while the Owen Cup Quarterfinals yield results! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jul 2, 2023 - 0 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 6/28 and Rampage 6/30  Season 4, Ep 39

With the second Forbidden Door now in the record books, AEW enters the Owen Hart Cup and prepares for it's rumored selling-out of Wembley Stadium one month away. New matches to be built, some injuries to be reckoned with, and at least one heel turn coming in hot. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 28, 2023 - 10 comments

Special Event: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door (2023)

IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. Almost exactly one year following the first opening of the Forbidden Door, the top stars of All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling (which has some overlap anyway) once again clash, including a few dream matches where both companies have titles on the line. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 25, 2023 - 10 comments

AEW Collision: June 24  Season 1, Ep 2

The second episode of Collision is also the go-home show for Forbidden Door, as Chicago gets a preview of Tanahashi's greatness, the final participants are revealed, and Miro will actually say words! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 24, 2023 - 5 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 6/21 and Rampage 6/23  Season 4, Ep 38

AEW remains in Chicago for the rest of the week, as Dynamite, Rampage and Collision all lead up to Forbidden Door this Sunday. Let the go-home show shenanigans commence! (This post going up post-show because I didn't get home until 11PM, results courtesy of the Wrestling Observer.) [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 21, 2023 - 5 comments

AEW Collision: June 17: PREMIERE  Season 1, Ep 1

You know what this is. After going nearly a year without, Tony Khan is going to find out if CM Punk is still the same draw he was the last time he made his appearance at Chicago's United Center. Papa Tony has assembled a roster of talent who (hopefully) won't have an issue working with him, let's find out how good a show they can put on! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 17, 2023 - 5 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 6/14 and Rampage 6/16  Season 4, Ep 37

"Preparing for a collision": With only days left before the premiere of AEW Collision, the roster refuses to rest, as tonight there will be two championship defenses, two multi-man matches with a lot of promise, and one (hopeful) humbling of MJF in preparation for Forbidden Door. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 14, 2023 - 8 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 6/7 and Rampage 6/9  Season 4, Ep 36

Tonight more names get penciled in on the path to the Forbidden Door, as championships are defended and several NJPW-adjacent talent will be in the ring. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on Jun 7, 2023 - 7 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 5/31 and Rampage 6/2  Season 4, Ep 35

72 hours since Double Or Nothing 2023 and everyone is exhausted. The new TBS champ already has her next match lined up, and some non-title tag matches and three-ways queued to start building anticipation for Forbidden Door next month. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on May 31, 2023 - 12 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: AEW Double Or Nothing 2023  Season 4, Ep 10000

In 2019, Double Or Nothing marked the beginning of AEW, establishing it as the first wrestling promotion to challenge the McMahon supremacy since the fall of WCW. Now, after four years of five-star matches and roster surprises, the company kicks off Year 5 with every title being defended in a variety of stipulations. [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on May 28, 2023 - 11 comments

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 5/24 and Rampage 5/26  Season 4, Ep 34

Sometimes I forget that the WWE method of selling a PPV (that is, to do absolutely nothing of note on the go-home show) is not the method TK uses: Double Or Nothing will be happening in four days, so sure, let's have three championships defended on the go-home show! Also, Collision's first location (with heavy implications for a certain wrestler's return)! [more inside]
posted by The Pluto Gangsta on May 24, 2023 - 8 comments

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