AEW
‘AEW Dynamite’: Five Takeaways from March 4 Episode
Last night’s March 4 episode of AEW Dynamite, felt much like a shortened AEW pay-per-view than a weekly program. It featured three world title matches, including one that wasn’t announced ahead of the show before it went live from El Paso, Texas.
The tension between MJF and ‘Hangman’ Adam Page ahead of their AEW World Championship match scheduled on March 15 at AEW Revolution was amped up even more, after Kevin Knight challenged MJF for the title, ultimately losing. Then, ‘Hangman’ quickly defeating Marty Snow by pinfall, which opened it to members of the Don Callis family attacking Page, as MJF watched in delight on the ring ramp.
This led to the main event of the night for the AEW Trios Championship where Jet Set Rodeo (‘Hangman’ Adam Page, Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight) defended their belts against The Don Callis family (Mark Davis, Kazuchika Okada and Kyle Fletcher). In addition, Thekla defended the AEW Women’s World Championship against Texas own’s Thunder Rosa.
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After the dust settled, here were the five top takeaways from an intriguing AEW Dynamite below.
MJF costs ‘Hangman’ Adam Page’s Jet Set Rodeo, the AEW Trios Championship
At the end of the night, MJF comes out of nowhere at ringside and hits Hangman Adam Page with his Dynamite Diamond Ring, costing Jet Set Rodeo the trios championship. Mark Davis pins Kevin Knight, and the Don Callis family celebrates with another title. However, let’s look at why Page dropped the trios championship! It’s got to be because he needs to be the solo World Heavyweight Championship coming out of AEW Revolution in just a little over one week’s time. If he had been relegated to the Trios Championship, it might make his potential win as the kingpin of the Men’s division less important. However, never underestimate MJF, even though thus far, Page has outsmarted the current champ into a Texas Death match for the title.
David Finlay arrives
This was actually the biggest and best moment of the night! As had been rumored David Finlay (the son of former pro wrestler Fit Finlay) came out of nowhere and attacked Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin with a shillelag reuniting with New Japan co-horts Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd, assisting them in their post-match beat down of Allin and Cassidy. It’s a huge statement that Finlay chose AEW over WWE with his contract ending at New Japan. It will be probably a minute, before Connors, Kidd and Finlay become Trios champs, and Finlay ends up going for the Continental Championship or more.
Swerve Strickland in full heel-mode
My have the times changed! Swerve Strickland once the most popular star in AEW and its first Black champion has suddenly gone full heel once again, and nowhere was that more obvious and how he attacked Brody King, along with Prince Nana. Attacking King from behind with a steel chain he tried to choke Brody out using the ring ropes and the chain. Strickland says he’s all about action when it comes to being AEW’s most dangerous man. Suddenly, Bandido runs out to make the save for his tag partner. Meanwhile Swerve and is not heated rivalry with Kenny Omega is up next!
The IInspiration was far less than that.
This was far more less inspirational than inspirational, when Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay made their ‘Dynamite’ debut against the Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter andAlex Windsor). Hayter got the pin quickly. Match was over and it’s hard to understand if AEW has any plans to up their game or just have them be also-rans in the AEW Women’s tag team division.
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Thekla is the real deal
When we first saw Thekla, we thought she would remain this over the top spider woman. However, she has shown herself to be a fighting champion after taking the belt from Kris Statlander. She also has the the in-ring ability and persona to carry the belt as a heel for awhile, if AEW choose to go this way. Sadly, on this night, Thunder Rosa at home in Texas, and who has been recovering from injuries including her on-going back troubles did not have enough in the tank to defeat Thekla.
Now below, check out the the ending of the night where MJF takes ‘Hangman’ Page out of his Trios title match allowing the Don Callis family to secure the win below.
So, given what happened this week on ‘Dynamite,’ do you think ‘Hangman’ Adam Page will win the title back from MJF? What did you think of the arrival of David Finlay? Weigh-in via the comment section.
After month of rumors and reports, Chris Jericho is home on AEW. The moment occurred on last night’s April 1 episode of AEW Dynamite live from Winnipeg, Canada.
Jericho, the pro wrestler/actor/musician has been off AEW programming since a year ago in April, amid speculation he would be returning for one final run in the WWE.
However, last night was a homecoming for Chris, who has been with AEW from the very beginning in 2019. His signing with the company made him one of its top stars out of the gate and he became the inaugural AEW world champion.
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In the set-up on ‘Dynamite’ Jericho kicked-off the show as he interrupted Tony Schiavone, who was in the ring getting ready to bring out MJF and Kenny Omega for their AEW World Championship Match contract signing ahead of AEW’s Dynasty pay-per-view next weekend
As Jericho came out to his theme song from his band Fozzy, “Judas” the chants of the chorus got louder. Once he was in the ring, Jericho simply addressed the crows by saying,“Winnipeg … AEW … I’m home.” Then, he dropped the mic and made his exit.
After the show, Jericho took to his Instagram account and showed how he was in the parking garage at the MTs Centre in Winnipeg and how in 50 minutes he was going to shock the world with his return on ‘Dynamite’
Chris was last his ‘The Learning Tree’ faction, but it disbanded soon after he lost the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship to Bandido at last year’s AEW Dynasty pay-per-view.
As an actor, Jericho was seen last week on CBS’ Tracker as villain Virgil Dean and will be seen in the new AppleTV+ series, Margo’s Got Money Troubles which drops on April 15.
So, what did you think of the arrival of Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite, after a year away? Do you think Chris will be a babyface or heel for his new run on AEW? Weigh-in via the comment section. In case you missed it, and what has been all the buzz for the last 24 hours, check it out below.
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‘American Gladiators’ Revival Drops Official Trailer, New Theme Song by Jelly Roll, Names of ‘Gladiators”
The season one trailer of Prime Video’s reboot of the iconic physical competition series, American Gladiators has been released which features a new theme song by Grammy Award-winning superstar, Jelly Roll and the official Gladiator names of the cast which includes plenty of pro wrestlers, finesse experts, and more. Fans can Pre-Save “Rise Up” from Jelly Roll only on Amazon Music now.
As previously reported, WWE’s Mike ‘Miz” Mizanin is the host along with Rosci Diaz. The first three episodes of the series will premiere on Friday, April 17, 2026,, followed by three new episodes releasing Friday April 24, and the final four episodes releasing on Friday May 1. All ten episodes will debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Each episode of the fan-favorite competition features amateur male and female Contenders from across the nation stepping into the Arena to face 16 powerful new American Gladiators.
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From classic events like Joust, Powerball, Hang Tough, and The Wall, to high-impact new events including The Ring and Collision, every showdown demands strength, strategy, and pure grit. Only one man and one woman will conquer the Arena, claim $100,000, and earn the title of American Gladiator Champion.
Season One Official Gladiator Names
Abigail Lay – “Blaze, Ayinde Warren – “Neon”, Dani Means – “Voltage”, Dani Speegle – “Crush”, Drew Aggouras – “Ace, Emily Nelson – “Striker”, Eric Bugenhagen – “The Bull”, Fessy Shafaat – “Mayhem”, Jason Peele – “Eagle,” Jessica Roden – “Supernova”, Jessie Godderz – “Steel”, Joseph Hall – “Lightning”, Kailey Latimer – “Hurricane”, Lu Faustin – “Empire” Michael Wardlow – “Fang” and Sydney Hunter – “Huntress”.
American Gladiators is created and executive produced by Johnny C. Ferraro. Daniel Calin serves as the series Showrunner and Executive Producer, alongside Barry Poznick. Susan Janis-Mashayekhi, Sarah Happel Jackson and Adam Cooper serve as co-executive producers. The series is directed by Ramy Romany. American Gladiators is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
So, what do you think about how the American Gladiators reboot is shaping up? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out the trailer below.
AEW
TUNE-IN ALERT: ‘Tracker’ Starring Justin Hartley to Feature Chris Jericho as Bad Guy Virgil Dean
This Sunday, a very familiar face from both AEW and the WWE will guest-star on Tracker, America’s top primetime broadcast television show with soap opera alum, Justin Hartley (ex-Adam, Y&R and ex-Fox, Passions).
That’s when none other than Chis Jericho, who has been concentrating on acting roles along with his European tour with his rock band Fozzy will appear in the episode as Virgil Dean.
Jericho has currently been off AEW TV having last appeared in April of 2025 on an edition of TBS’ AEW Dynamite. There have been rumors swirling for months, that Chis was headed back to the WWE, but speculation has run high that he remains under contract with AEW and his contract is frozen.
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In the meantime, not only is Chris appearing alongside Justin Hartley in a case of good vs evil on the March 22 episode entitled “Breakaway,” but he will also be seen in the new Apple TV+ series Margo Has Money Troubles which begins streaming on April 15.
In the synopsis for the Sunday, March 22 episode of Tracker, after Baxter (David Ramsey), a veteran stuntman, disappears following a risky stunt, his girlfriend, Laura (Erica Durance), calls Colter (Justin Hartley) to investigate a B-movie set, uncovering shady producers and a trail that leads into a dangerous underground world.
*It should be noted that for the first time, in a few years, Tracker was dethroned as TV’s most-watched show for the ratings the second week of March. That slot was taken over by Marshals, the Taylor Sheridan-backed project featuring the return of Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton. Tracker did come in at #2.
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Taking to his Instagram to announce the news of his appearance on Tracker, Chris Jericho shared, “Stoked to announce I’ll be playing the lead bad guy on this Sunday’s episode of Tracker the NUMBER ONE SHOW on network tv!!! The episode is called #Breakaway also starring Justin Hartley, Fioana Ren, David Paul Ramsey & Erica Durance and was directed by David Barrett ! I play #VirgilDean and let’s just say, he’s not a nice guy. Can’t wait for you all to see it, THIS SUNDAY at 9pm EST on @cbstv & @paramountplus!
Take a look at the Tracker promo for the episode entitled Breakaway below.
Tracker airs (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.
So, intrigued to see Justin Hartley mix it up in scenes with Chris Jericho? Does Tracker remain your favorite primetime TV show? Let us know via the comment section.
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