Tony Khan was asked who he considers the new pillars of AEW from signings of recent years:
• Thekla
• Kevin Knight
• Kyle Fletcher
• Mercedes Moné
(@joshagodwin | @q93alexandria)
nobody expected me in the Owen, let alone the finals, & surely nobody expects me to beat the Icon Mercedes Monè
but EVERYBODY who knows me knows what this means to me, I’ve been preparing for THIS for 10+ years.
so if there was anytime to expect the unexpected…
#ForbiddenDoor
2026 Facts-
highest ever company revenue.
Improved attendance year over year.
Improved PPV buy rates year over year.
2nd biggest Revolution attendance and buy rate of all time.
#1 Dynasty attendance and buy rate of all time.
#1 Double or nothing attendance and buy rate of all time. 2nd largest domestic gate in company history.
Continued expansion through digital and international initiatives.
Best world champion in the industry.
2026 Feelings-
I don’t care.
Paul Heyman calls WWE’s handling of Cesaro a ‘tremendously wasted opportunity’:
“You look at Cesaro and he checked, specially at that moment in time, he checked every box to become a top star. Everyone who got into the ring with him came back into Gorilla saying, ‘Give me him.’ Everyone. I remember John Cena worked with him on television and came back and looked at Vince [McMahon] and said, ‘I could main event WrestleMania with him.’ And probably could have and should have.
Cesaro was placed in that position the day after Brock Lesnar conquered the streak so that when Brock took his hiatus, I had an excuse to be on television to say, ‘My client Brock Lesnar conquered The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania.’ And you needed an excuse to have me out there on television. If you put me on commentary, I can’t say it for two or three hours. I have to say it with him once a week. Just drill that into your head. Reinforcement, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition. And so Cesaro became the excuse to see me say the line.
— If Cesaro was given the opportunity to answer every question in a different language, you’d have seen a side of his personality because he will put emphasis in the dialect and you will see his mannerisms match the dialect that he’s presenting. So I think Cesaro could have been a fascinating promo if he was given the chance to do that in WWE. He wasn’t. And that’s our fault. That is a major fumble that was a crime that was committed against the career of Cesaro and a crime that was committed against the audience for not allowing this gifted performer to do what at the time, certainly he could do better than most anybody else on the face of the planet.
When you realize what he’s capable of, what an opponent he could have been for Brock Lesnar. Had I turned on Cesaro and we built him up to be a threat to Brock, the matches the two of them could have had are mind boggling. A tremendously wasted opportunity and no one for us to blame but ourselves, including me.”
(@ChrisVanVliet)
Astronomically white hot, up in nearly every single conceivable metric.
Grifters and trolls that do the “AEW bad” schtick are dying a slow and painful death.
As more new viewers fans/pundits are trying out our product for the first time.
You’re welcome.
-Your champion
🚨🤯 CONFIRMED: MEMO OCHOA WILL START AGAINST CZECHIA AT THE ESTADIO AZTECA!
The 40-year-old legendary goalkeeper will get one last game for Mexico at a World Cup. 🧤🏆
Via @espnsutcliffe
Bully Ray believes he could "beat the living sh*t" out of Jon Moxley.
"The Death Riders have not helped AEW in any way, shape, or form. The Death Riders are Jon Moxley playing out his pro wrestling fantasies because he's got Tony [Khan's] ear. Because he wants to be Terry Funk? I would kick the s**t out of Jon Moxley...
"I'd beat the living s**t out of him. Fraud."
(Source: Busted Open Radio)