AEW
‘AEW WORLDS END’ 2025: MFJ Wins World Championship, Jon Moxley Takes Continental Classic
AEW closed out strong in 2025, with giving perhaps its two biggest stars massive victories and redemption at its Worlds End pay-per-view emanating from the NOW Arena in Chicago on Saturday night.
The overall card showcased what All Elite Wrestling is really about – the greatest wrestling in the world – and that it did indeed with three Continental Classic matches; the semifinals and the finals. However, before we get to that, in the main event, AEW did the right thing and strapped the World Championship on the returning MFJ.
In the fatal four-way at the end of the night, MJF defeated the top babyfaces in the company and former champs, Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland, while getting retribution on Samoa Joe by pinning him exactly two years after Joe beat him for the AEW Men’s World championship at Worlds End back in 2023.
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MJF’s BETTER THAN YOU AND YOU KNOW IT
It should be noted that MJF is red-hot right now, and he and AEW are playing him neither heel nor face as being evident from how his dramatic and splashy entrance (the best on the card), had him smack dab in the middle of the entrance ramp. Of note: At just under 30-years old, MJF becomes a two-time world champion at his age, where only a few other men the likes of The Rock, John Cena and Randy Orton have been able to do in their legendary careers.
GOING CONTINENTAL
Now back to the Continental Classic: In the match of the night, The Death Riders, Jon Moxley faced The Don Callis family’s Kyle Fletcher. It was an extraordinary match with the crowd in attenan knowing who would win with multiple reversals, chokeholds, kicks outs galore.
In the end Moxley won it. Setting him up to meet the current ‘Classic’ titleholder, Kazuchika Okada who used Callis’ patented actual screwdriver to defeat stablemate, Konosuke Takeshita. For sure, Takeshita will soon be exiting the “family” either by choice or they are going to be beat him up and throw him out, setting up a Takeshita face turn. It should be noted that apparently Okada was supposed to leave the screwdriver behind in the turnbuckle pads to help Kyle Fletcher in his match vs Mox, but it wasn’t there when he needed it! Fletcher will also have an axe to grind with Okada.
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In the “Classic” finals, Moxley defeated Okada. But it was what happened after the match that was most stunning. Moxley, who has been the most feared and hated heel in AEW along with his Death Riders cronies, gets up to celebrate his victory and launches into a full babyface promo complimenting all the stars who participated in the Continental Classic, and how great AEW is, as the rest of the Death Riders just looked on. Clearly, Mox is going full babyface and the Death Riders are going to turn on him ASAP.
GIRLS AND BOYS
The most-entertaining match of the night was the eight-person inter-gender tag affair featuring Toni Storm & The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe, Roderick Strong) against The Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta, & Marina Shafir). Unlike the WWE, where men never lay a hand or execute a move on their female counterparts, in this battle, Storm was hitting plenty of moves on the guys and they on her and the same for Shafir. In the end, Toni and the Conglomeration s the win.
In other notable wins, in the women’s tag team match up, Willow Nightingale pinned Mercedes Mone and she along with Harley Cameron retained the titles over the CEO and Athena. Afterwards, Mone went into her dressing room and pitched a fit, screaming while she dismembered the place. Next week, Mone goes up against Nightingale with Willow’s shot to win back her TBS Championship at New Year’s Smash on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite. Mone has been on an unprecedented losing streak of late. Will 2026 be the year she loses all of her titles and falls from glory? Stay tuned.
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AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander retained her title against Jamie Hayter, and so too did FTR who walked away with the AEW men’s tag team belts once again after besting the Bang Bang Gang team of Juice Robinson and Austin Gunn.
Later, during the AEW Worlds End Post-Show Media Scrum on You Tube, the most entertaining moment came from Harley Cameron who has a new theme song she has written about she and her tag partner, Nightingale who are known as the “Babes of Wrath.” We enjoyed, but it didn’t look like anyone else did who were seated around Cameron, which was kind of an uncomfortable optic.
AEW WORLDS END OVERALL GRADE: B+
Now below, check out some of the key highlights featuring MJF and Jon Moxley’s victories in the final two bouts on the card during AEW Worlds End.
Then let us know, are you glad tha. MJF is back at the World Champ, or would have preferred Page, Strickland or Joe? Do you think the Death Riders will turn on Jon Moxley in short order? 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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