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22-05-2025
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All Star Trios Match Added To AEW Dynamite, Updated Card
A huge trios match has been added to AEW Dynamite just days before Double or Nothing. Ahead of Anarchy in the Arena this weekend, teams will go to war this Wednesday in an All Star Trios matchup. All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan took to social media to announce the match this evening, tweeting out: Advertisement 'This Wednesday, 5/21 #AEWDynamite 8pm ET/7pm CT, TBS + Max World Champion @JonMoxley + @youngbucks vs @swerveconfident + World Trios Champions @SamoaJoe + @TrueWillieHobbs After Death Riders injured The Opps' Shibata, Swerve joins Hobbs/Samoa Joe vs Young Bucks + Mox WEDNESDAY,' Tony Khan said in a post. The updated card for the May 21 episode of AEW Dynamite is as follows: All Star Trios Match: Jon Moxley and the Young Bucks vs. Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Swerve Strickland Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart Will Ospreay and Hangman Page go face-to-face MJF signs his contract to join The Hurt Syndicate Mercedes Moné and Jamie Hayter go face-to-face WrestleZone has live coverage of AEW Dynamite every Wednesday evening. READ MORE: Darby Allin Comments On Reaching Summit Of Mount Everest What do you make of this All Star Trios match? Who do you think will win? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post All Star Trios Match Added To AEW Dynamite, Updated Card appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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09-05-2025
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Ric Flair's AEW Return Appearance Announced
'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair will return to AEW programming next week for a very special reason. Despite having a contract with the company, Ric Flair hasn't been seen in AEW since Revolution 2024 when he got physically involved in Sting's last match against the Young Bucks. But an important segment next week will require The Nature Boy's presence. Advertisement Last night on AEW Collision, Tony Schiavone announced that the company will host a tribute to former WCW star and NFL Hall of Famer, Steve 'Mongo' McMichael, who sadly passed away last month. Schiavone confirmed that both Ric Flair and McMichael's family will be in attendance for the tribute in Chicago. This will air on Saturday's episode of Collision. You can check out a graphic of the official announcement for Steve 'Mongo' McMichael in the embedded post below: WrestleZone will have live coverage of AEW Collision as it airs next weekend. READ MORE: Ric Flair Wants You To Join His Video Game League Team Advertisement What do you make of this announcement? Do you think this is an appropriate use of Ric Flair on AEW programming next week? What are some of your favorite memories of Steve 'Mongo' McMichael? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post Ric Flair's AEW Return Appearance Announced appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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08-05-2025
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The Good Brothers Return To NJPW Confirmed
The Good Brothers are back. Tomorrow night, The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) are slated to take on the Bullet Club War Dogs (Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, Clark Connors and Gedo) at NJPW Resurgence, which emanates from Ontario, California. Alongside The Young Bucks will be a familiar duo now confirmed by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Advertisement Per NJPW's Twitter/X, The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) will join forces with The Young Bucks at the Resurgence event, marking the former pair's first match following their recent release from WWE. In general, Resurgence signals the quartet's first encounter since September 2021, when they took on Jurassic Express and the Lucha Brothers on AEW Dynamite. The Good Brothers aren't coming back for a 're-debut' According to The Good Brothers, their return to NJPW isn't just a return, but rather, an entire takeover. 'New Japan Pro-Wrestling fans, you are not just witnessing history,' said Anderson in an ominous video package. Advertisement 'What you're witnessing here today, my friends, it is not a re-debut,' Gallows continued. 'It is not an arrival shot, it is a resurrection. It is the resurgence of the Good Brothers.' 'And May 9th is day one at Resurgence. You are witnessing a total takeover,' Anderson finished. Fightful Select reports that Gallows and Anderson struck a deal with NJPW a while ago, though it couldn't be promoted due to the non-compete clause attached to their WWE release. Anderson had previously been sidelined with a torn rotator cuff and a torn labrum. RELATED: Karl Anderson Says He Is Out For Six Or Seven More Months Following Surgery The post The Good Brothers Return To NJPW Confirmed appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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08-05-2025
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AEW Dynamite Debuts New Licensed Theme Song
During Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, the company unveiled a new theme song for the show, provided by popular Canadian rock band Sum 41. Tonight's show opened with the song 'You Wanted War' from the band, providing the new sound for the show. The song itself comes from Sum 41's Heaven :x: Hell, its eighth and final studio album, released in March 2024. Prior to turning to Sum 41, the previous theme song for AEW Dynamite was The Pointer Sisters' 'I'm So Excited.' In a post on social media, Tony Khan confirmed the news, saying the show would be kicking off with the new opening theme. He also thanked Sum 41 in the post. Advertisement Tonight's episode of Dynamite featured two eliminator matches, Ricochet and the Young Bucks taking on Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe, and Speedball Mike Bailey, and Samoa Joe goes one-on-one with Claudio Castagnoli. What do you think? Are you a fan of the new AEW Dynamite theme song? Do you like Sum 41, or think another song should be used? If so, what song do you think should have been chosen? Let us know in the comments below. READ MORE: AEW Dynamite Results: Review, Grades, Card For May 7 The post AEW Dynamite Debuts New Licensed Theme Song appeared first on Wrestlezone.
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07-04-2025
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Jon Moxley has lost the crowd — and AEW has lost the plot with this baffling run
For better of worse, Jon Moxley is still AEW World Champion. () (Etsuo Hara via Getty Images) Another AEW event ends with the same question: Just how long is that title staying in the briefcase? Yes, less than month after its live audience jeered the decision to have Jon Moxley retain against Cope at AEW Revolution, Sunday night's AEW Dynasty pay-per-view ended in another dirty defense for the champion. Advertisement Should we have expected something different? To state the obvious, Tony Khan's booking has shown just how little he cares about the fan base's disapproval of Moxley. The live crowds can boo the leader of the Death Riders all they like, but the message from the boss is loud and clear: Moxley is the top guy in AEW. It's frustrating because, unlike with Cope, the expert consensus — if such a thing exists in wrestling — seemed to be creeping toward a Swerve Strickland victory this time around. Most of us caught sight of the reports on Sunday that the challenger's family was in the house in Philly and got the sense that maybe — just maybe — the change was finally coming. Even when Moxley and Strickland settled into the match itself, there were signs it might really be happening. Just listen to the roar of the crowd when Wheeler Yuta accidentally collided with Moxley, giving Hangman Adam Page the chance to clear the ring. And then again when Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata came racing down the ramp to ward off the heels. But having teased its own tribute to Cody Rhodes' grand ascension at WrestleMania 40, AEW then veered in the other direction on Sunday, with an ending that recalled another big WWE match: Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre in 2022. Just minutes after the challenger executed a perfect Swerve Stomp, an unexpected return from the Young Bucks delivered another stolen victory for the champ. Advertisement In some ways, this was infinitely worse than Clash at the Castle, given that — at least in that case — the interference came from someone with a plausible reason to get involved (i.e., Solo Sikoa). But having the Young Bucks do the dirty work for the bad guys just had most of us scratching our heads. I can't remember the last time that a main event conclusion drew such a terrible reaction. How much longer will this Moxley reign of terror go on? There's been plenty of speculation that Khan is holding out for All In in July, presumably on the basis that the moment deserves to take place on one of the promotion's flagship shows — like WWE does with WrestleMania and SummerSlam. If that's the case, it would be another odd example of AEW — a promotion literally defined in opposition to WWE — choosing to follow rules set by its much bigger competitor. In any event, it's not like this was some random episode of "AEW Dynamite" — Sunday was one of AEW's biggest gates of the year, with a really hot crowd to boot. Jon Moxley's title reign continued Sunday with a win over Swerve Strickland at AEW Dynasty. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) We also need to contend with the notion that maybe Moxley isn't dropping the belt this year at all. Perhaps it's all wishful thinking and we'll see the Death Riders standing tall again in Texas this summer. Given that Moxley has already crushed two of the most popular guys on the roster, why not let him run riot over Will Ospreay instead? Advertisement I'm being facetious, admittedly, but would it really be such a surprise at this point? Khan either isn't bothered by the boos for his champion or — worse — has fallen into the trap of thinking they are somehow valuable currency for a heel champion. Truth be told, I still maintain a lot of respect for Moxley's work rate in AEW and the circumstances around his return to the promotion three years ago. But even the Moxley advocates need to recognize that this particular run has gone on too long. It isn't just that Moxley has lost the crowd. I've written before about the overrepresentation of former WWE guys in the AEW World Championship scene. The longer the former Shield man holds the ultimate prize in AEW, the worse that record gets. In truth, it's a bit of an indictment that a promotion with such talented wrestlers hasn't elevated more homegrown stars to win its biggest prize. When you have guys like Kevin Knight making huge waves just weeks after signing, there's really no excuse to be so focused on legacy talent. Advertisement Will this be the last time we have to air this particular rant? For the sake of everyone, I really hope so. But to have Ospreay triumph in the Owen Hart Cup only to eventually lose to Moxley — I think I'd struggle to keep this column PG if that were to happen. In the meantime, I'll stick to the gallows humor I received from a friend after I texted him my thoughts about Moxley beating Strickland. 'Yeah, it sucks, but look on the bright side,' he said. 'At least Chris Jericho finally lost the Ring of Honor title.'
