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Maxwell formed the Pinnacle with FTR, Shawn Spears, Wardlow, and Tully Blanchard in 2021, in opposition to Chris Jericho’s Inner Circle. At the time, the former Tye Dillinger was floundering in AEW, and being part of arguably the biggest faction in the company helped him get some direction. Since then, he has been a trusted stooge for the stable leader. While preparing for his upcoming match against CM Punk, Shawn Spears faced off against debuting Andrew Everett on AEW Rampage....

The former WWE star has now taken to Twitter to give his honest opinion of the show. He said that that the AEW talent and production was stellar and also claimed that it was amazing to work with Jim Ross and Excalibur. Taz also praised the fans in the arena and said it was electric in JAX for 2 straight hours. He also thanked the fans for all the supportive messages, tweeting:...

The Parking Lot Fight is the first television wrestling match to receive five stars from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter since Undisputed Era against Moustache Mountain on NXT TV in July of 2018. This is also the first AEW Dynamite match to receive this honor as well. The September 16th edition of AEW Dynamite has been called one of the best episodes in the history of the program. A lot of this is accredited to the high quality of its main event....

What happened between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega? It’s an understatement to say that Omega and Moxley tore the house down. They used barbed wire bats and brooms, iron chains, broken glass and a barbed wire spider web. The only thing missing from the match was the kitchen sink. Wrestling fans have been split over whether the match elevated or did nothing for both men. Others are of the opinion that this match actually elevated Kenny Omega a great deal while also establishing Jon Moxley as a legit tough guy....

Yes, there is a sense of pressure, admits Marshall, but he thrives on the same. You can check out Marshall’s comments about Paul Wight and a lot more in the clip shared below. QT Marshall was a Paul Wight fan growing up Paul Wight’s larger-than-life presence and persona are what drew QT Marshall in as a fan: QT Marshall admits that there’s a sense of pressure going into the match with Paul Wight, but then, he’s a ‘red-light-kinda-guy’:...

Cargill is a model, trainer, and child psychologist. She also grew up as a wrestling fan and eventually decided to try her hand at the sport. Her first taste of the industry was at the WWE Performance Center, where she managed to secure a contract offer. Speaking on Talk Is Jericho, the TBS Champion revealed what WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW backstage personality Mark Henry told her prior to her first entry into the squared circle....

UAE will face Bahrain in the opening tie of the mega event on January 5, 2019, while the Indian team will face the likes of Thailand in their first appearance at the Asian meet since 2011. The ‘Blue Tigers’ qualified for the final rounds after they piped Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Macau to top the group. Stephen Constantine’s men have shown a steep rise in form in the past few years and have transformed the team into a better unit than his predecessor....

Goal’s obituary: Shibaji Banerjee It took the away side all of five minutes to open the scoring. Prabir Das made one of his typical darting runs down the right and whipped in a cross that caught all the Valencia defenders napping, leaving Duffy to execute a simple poke into the net. Prabir was instrumental in most of Bagan’s forward forays with yet another cross in the 15th minute reaching Balwant but he was crowded out quickly by the defenders....

South Korea defeated Jordan with a controversial goal in the quarter-final while Iraq turned the game around after conceding an own goal, beating the United Arab Emirates with 3-1, Xinhua reported on Sunday. Earlier this week, Japan booked their place in the semi-final by beating Iran with 3-0. The host team Qatar defeated DPR Korea with a precious goal in overtime. In the semi-finals, Japan will play Iraq, and Qatar will face the challenge from South Korea....

The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, raised concerns about the fate of women’s rights, as the Taliban kept the door open to reimplementing Sharia law. Appointed by President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country after the Taliban took over, Ghafari has had three attempts on her life, which she’s attributed to the Taliban. “I’m sitting here waiting for them to come. There is no one to help me or my family....

However, there were several reports of violence as Taliban leaders fired shots at protestors for raising the Aghanistan national flag in Jalalabad. Despite claims from U.S. department leaders that Taliban forces are allowing safe passage to the Kabul airport, journalists on the ground report Taliban soldiers firing into crowds to prevent civilians from leaving the country. The U.S. says it evacuated 2,000 people over the last 24 hours and looks to increase the flow of people and aircraft out of Kabul, Defense Secretary Llyod Austin told reports at a press briefing Wednesday....

While the AEW superstars will be there to entertain the attendees and everyone watching at home, the proceeds will go towards victims of gun violence. The event partnered with Jacksonville’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council, which helps “coordinate cooperative efforts among social service, criminal justice, mental health and other agencies to provide assistance to crime victims and their families.” It’s a worthy cause, and a first for AEW. The show isn’t just a fundraiser, it’s also there to set up AEW stories heading into August’s All Out event and, beyond that, the weekly programming coming to TNT in the fall....

The former NXT Champion confronted The Elite on his debut night at All Out pay-per-view this year. Initially, everyone thought that the intense staredown between the two former arch-rivals would lead to an instant high-profile feud. However, Adam Cole stunned wrestling fans by aligning himself with Kenny Omega and Young Bucks. While speaking on the #DORK podcast, Cole said any match with Omega seems far-fetched right now. However, The Panama City Playboy didn’t completely rule out the possibility, mentioning the typical pro wrestling term ’never say never....

Having joined the promotion in 2019, Proud N Powerful have rarely been in the spotlight, except for multi-man matches where they teamed up with their Inner Circle stablemates. As such, many fans of the duo are disappointed with their run in AEW so far, one of them being Jim Cornette. Speaking on the latest edition of his podcast, Jim Cornette Experience, Cornette first criticized the tag team division of Tony Khan’s promotion....

Jon Moxley’s post-WWE departure run Jon Moxley departed from WWE following WrestleMania 35. At All Elite Wrestling’s debut show Double or Nothing in May, Moxley shocked the entire world when he made his debut for AEW and attacked both Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega in the closing stages of the show. The very next day, Moxley was revealed as New Japan Pro Wrestling’s ‘Death Rider’, the man who had been tormenting former IWGP US Champion Juice Robinson for weeks....

It seems All Elite Wrestling is quite serious about its Executive Vice President being away from the World title picture. Dave Meltzer revealed in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that people backstage in AEW have insisted that the company will not steer away from the promise of Cody never getting another opportunity to win the AEW World Championship. The reason why the company is firm on its stand is to convey the importance of stipulations to the fans....

When the subject of the AEW owner’s tweets in recent weeks when it pertained to the “shift in the balance of power” of pro wrestling came up, Khan didn’t shy away from his comments, thinking his tweets were good for the AEW brand. Tony Khan says people will understand his tweets after this week’s AEW Dynamite When AEW CEO Tony Khan was questioned if he was worried about getting heat for AEW when it came to putting out tweets like that, Khan saw things quite differently....

This was confirmed by All Elite Wrestling president and CEO Tony Khan, who made the announcement on social media. With Moxley’s permission, Khan revealed that the former AEW World Champion is entering an inpatient alcohol treatment program. “Jon is making a very brave choice to get help, and we’re embracing his choice and supporting him however we can,” Khan said. Prior to this announcement, Moxley was scheduled to face Orange Cassidy on AEW Dynamite tonight in the semi-finals of a tournament to determine the next #1 contender for the AEW World Championship....

Cutler shared his detailed Captain Falcon cosplay (sewn by his wife) with the caption “Falcon PUNCH!” - a clear reference to the F-Zero character’s most famous Super Smash Bros. attack. Cutler donned his Captain Falcon cosplay while at the CEO gaming tournament, which took place in Florida and actually hosted AEW’s Fyter Fest event. AEW Fyter Fest itself was full of video game references. For example, Kenny Omega once again dressed up as a video game character, this time paying homage to Akuma of Street Fighter fame....

The Barcelona superstar scored the only goal from the penalty spot as Edgardo Bauza’s men beat Chile 1-0 in Buenos Aires last Thursday but he was seen angrily gesticulating and shouting towards the referee’s assistant Marcelo Van Gasse during the closing stages. Messi then refused to shake the official’s hand and was still visibly displeased at full-time. The incidents were not included in the referee’s initial match report but FIFA contacted the AFA on Monday to seek clarification over the 29-year-old’s remarks....