El Phantasmo is the final participant of the TNT title match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. ELP defeated AR Fox during a qualifying match on Friday’s AEW Rampage episode. This earned ELP the sixth and final place in the match that will crown a new TNT champion at Sunday’s Forbidden Door Pay-per-View. Phantasmo will • Read More »
Jim Ross will be traveling to New York City for AEW x NJPW’s Forbidden Door. Ross’ eligibility for the pay-per view was questioned earlier this week when he had to visit the ER after experiencing difficulty breathing. The announcing icon has had health issues on and off and was forced to miss AEW Double or • Read More »
A Ticketmaster listing could have revealed the date of AEW Grand Slam in 2024. The listing has since been removed, but stated that AEW will be returning to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday, 25th September. The show would feature a live Dynamite as well as a taped episode of Collision that week. The listing did • Read More »
Mercedes Mone joined AEW because she wanted more freedom to work on outside projects. Mone will face Stephanie Vaquer at Forbidden Doors this Sunday in a title-vs.-title match. Mone’s AEW Strong Women’s Championship and Vaquer’s NJPW TBS Championship are both on the line. Mone, while doing press for the pay-per view, stopped by WFAN Radio • Read More »
AEW’s Tony Khan spoke for an hour to the media on Thursday to promote Forbidden Door. He answered questions about potential free-agents, the status Britt Baker and a positive note regarding Sunday’s live gate. Khan joked about not negotiating on a media conference call when asked about his interest in Dijak, a free agent who • Read More »
Forbidden Door now includes two new matches. Hiroshi Takanahashi will be teaming up with The Acclaimed (The Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada) to take on The Elite. Billy Gunn, after The Elite challenged The Acclaimed in a trios match said that he would like to team up The Acclaimed but he knew a president. Tanahashi • Read More »
The final Collision prior to Forbidden Doors will feature stars from NJPW. The Saturday, June 29, AEW Collision, was taped on Wednesday, June 26, in Buffalo, New York, and featured talent from AEW, NJPW, and CMLL’s Stephanie Vaquer & Hechicero. NJPW TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Shane Haste), AEW Orange Cassidy & Tomohiro Ishii, and NJPW • Read More »
Minoru Suzuki wants Chris Jericho. Jericho showed on Dynamite a video in which he expected Minoru Suzuki to agree to team up with him and Big Bill to play at Forbidden Doors after Bryan Keith was injured. Suzuki revealed, however, that he did not want to team up with Jericho and smashed his Learning Tree • Read More »
Tony Schiavone missed a part of AEW Dynamite. Schiavone was not on the show when it began, despite the fact that he started with Taz and Excalibur. Schiavone explained that he lost his voice after struggling with it since the weekend when asked about his whereabouts. Schiavone announces all three AEW shows and was on-call • Read More »
On July 3, AEW Dynamite Beach Break will feature an International title match plus three Owen Hart Foundation Tournament bouts. Will Ospreay and Daniel Garcia will defend the AEW International Championship at Beach Break. The match was agreed upon during the Dynamite segment this week. The bout will also be for the AEW World Title • Read More »