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AEW Dynamite & Collision May 20th, 2026 Preview: Darby Allin Defends the AEW World Title, Swerve Strickland Returns, and AEW Makes Its Final Stop Before Double or Nothing

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AEW is putting a lot on the table tonight with a special three-hour Dynamite and Collision go-home show before Double or Nothing this Sunday. On paper, this is a loaded lineup. Darby Allin defends the AEW World Championship against “Speedball” Mike Bailey, FTR put the AEW World Tag Team Titles on the line against Orange … Read more

Lio Rush, CRU and the Blackheart Takeover: How the Voice Got Louder, the Friendship Fell Apart and the Monster Started Feeling at Home

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Lio Rush used to move faster than the story around him. That was the beauty of him and, for a long time, the limitation too. He was burst, arrogance, rhythm, speed in a flash. You saw the talent immediately. You saw the snap in the movement, the swagger in the body language, the sense that … Read more

Wrestling’s Tournament Problem Isn’t the Tournament — It’s That Promotions Have Made Them Feel Too Ordinary

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There is a real conversation to be had right now about tournament fatigue in professional wrestling, and it is not some made-up complaint from fans looking for a new thing to be mad about. It is a legitimate issue, especially in WWE’s current ecosystem, where brackets, qualifying matches, contender eliminators and “win this so you … Read more

Women’s History Month Finale: Women’s Wrestling, Uncut — From Burke’s Carnivals to Today’s Global Main Events

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March is Women’s History Month, and the biggest lie wrestling ever told was that women’s wrestling “arrived” when a major promotion finally decided it was convenient. Women’s wrestling didn’t arrive. It endured. It innovated. It drew money. It got watered down. It got revived. It got re-invented — again and again — across countries, styles, … Read more

Brawl Fatigue Is Real, and Wrestling Keeps Using Chaos Like a Shortcut

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There was a time when a good wrestling brawl actually felt like something had gone wrong. Not “wrong” in the sense that the segment missed. Wrong in the sense that the hatred finally got too big for the format. The promo was over. The match could not wait. Security was useless. The ring was no … Read more

Deonna Purrazzo: The Virtuosa, the Pure Standard, and the Career Built on Making Wrestling Look Easy

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March is Women’s History Month, and Deonna Purrazzo is one of the cleanest “you either respect this or you don’t like wrestling” careers going today. Because her whole brand isn’t volume. It’s precision. The Virtuosa gimmick works because it isn’t a costume — it’s a mission statement. She’s built a decade-plus career on the idea … Read more

Mercedes Martinez: The Gatekeeper, the Blueprint, and the Women’s History Month Case for a Career That Never Needed Hype

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March is Women’s History Month, and Mercedes Martinez is one of those wrestlers whose legacy makes the point of the month feel simple: some women didn’t just “benefit” from the modern boom — they built the floor it stands on. Mercedes is a career-long standard bearer. The wrestler other wrestlers mention when they talk about … Read more

Athena: The Forever Champion, the Builder, and ROH’s Defining Women’s Reign

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March is Women’s History Month, and Athena is one of the clearest examples of why this month matters beyond nostalgia. Some careers are “great matches and big moments.” Athena’s is that plus something rarer: she’s built a legacy as a champion and as a builder—someone who didn’t just thrive in the system, but helped create … Read more

AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage Jan. 14th, 2026 Preview: MJF vs. Bandido World Title Defense, Kenny Omega Returns, Four‑Way Tag Team Contenders, Women’s Trios Warfare & Darby Allin vs. PAC

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Tonight’s AEW Dynamite: Maximum Carnage broadcasts live from the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, delivering AEW’s first major themed television special of the calendar year. After weeks of escalating tensions on weekly Dynamite and Collision, AEW stacks the card with high‑stakes competition that advances ongoing stories across the men’s, women’s, and tag team divisions. … Read more

AEW Dynamite Jan. 7th, 2026 Preview: MJF and Bandido Set the Stage for Maximum Carnage, New Year’s Smash Fallout, and a New Era Begins

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AEW Dynamite opens its 2026 calendar tonight with a loaded, emotionally charged, and direction-defining broadcast that serves as both a fresh start and a high-stakes launching pad toward next week’s AEW Maximum Carnage. Live on TBS, the first Dynamite of the year carries enormous narrative weight, headlined by the looming collision between newly crowned AEW … Read more