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

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

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

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

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

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

A Love Letter to The Killer Queen

To the woman who wore the crown with fire in her eyes and steel in her soul… Ashley Nichole Simmons — known to the wrestling world as Madison Rayne — was never just another competitor. She was a foundation. A pillar. A standard-bearer. For nearly two decades, she helped define what women’s wrestling could be … Read more

AEW Dynamite New Year’s Smash Dec. 31st, 2025 Results and Recap: Willow Nightingale Wins TBS Title, MJF Unveils New “Triple B,” Ricochet and Moxley Retain

The final AEW television broadcast of 2025, AEW Dynamite: New Year’s Smash, delivered a statement episode from Omaha, Nebraska, closing the year with major championship consequences, layered storytelling, and clear direction heading into 2026. The night was capped off by a massive title change as Willow Nightingale dethroned Mercedes Moné to capture the TBS Championship, … Read more

AEW Dynamite & Collision Nov. 19th, 2025 Results and Recap: Mercedes Moné Unifies ROH TV Title, Okada Wins Double Jeopardy, Moxley & Castagnoli Dominate, Lashley & Benjamin Claim Casino Gauntlet Spots

Boston’s Agganis Arena hosted a high-stakes, three-hour AEW Dynamite + Collision special, serving as the final go-home show before Full Gear 2025. The night delivered pivotal matches, major announcements, and storyline developments, including Mercedes Moné unifying the ROH Women’s World TV Championship, Kazuchika Okada defeating Máscara Dorada in a Double Jeopardy match, and Jon Moxley … Read more

AEW Dynamite and Collision Nov. 19th, 2025 Preview — Go-Home for Full Gear: Mercedes Moné vs. Red Velvet Unification, Okada Double-Jeopardy, Hangman vs. Shibata & Kenny Omega’s Return

AEW goes big for tonight’s special three-hour Dynamite + Collision broadcast from the Agganis Arena in Boston — the final televised stop before Full Gear. This go-home show is stacked with high-stakes mini-stories that will either sharpen or upend Saturday’s pay-per-view narrative: a Women’s World / ROH Women’s TV Title unification (Mercedes Moné vs. Red … Read more

AEW Dynamite July 30, 2025 Results: Hangman Outlasts Moxley in Brutal Title War, Young Bucks Advance in Tag Tournament, Athena Pins Toni Storm, and MJF Blindsides Mark Briscoe to Close the Show

AEW returned to Chicago’s Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom with a red‑hot July 30 Dynamite that delivered a violent world‑title war, a statement win in the Tag Title Eliminator, and multiple angles that blew the road to next week wide open: “Hangman” Adam Page outlasted Jon Moxley in their “everyone banned from ringside” rematch—surviving a slipped‑in … Read more