Preview: AEW Dynamite (10/8/24) – Title Tuesday
This week’s special Tuesday edition of Dynamite will revive the Wednesday Night War between AEW and WWE’s NXT for one…
James Staynings
James is an English teacher and passionate wrestling fan turned writer/analyst with a love of exploring big, small, controversial, and complex with wrestling from different perspectives. I dissect prevailing narratives to uncover different truths. I write about half-naked men fighting in tights through a philosophical, sociological, psychological, and/or literary lens.
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AEW is Not Perfect and That’s Fine
Earlier this year, James wrote a deep dive of AEW’s first five years. Months later, this epilogue, written the day before…
Preview: AEW Dynamite (10/2/24) – Dynamite’s Five-Year Anniversary
On Wednesday, AEW Dynamite hits the historic milestone of five years and we can look forward to more euphoria. Following…
Darby Allin: The Chase to the AEW World Championship
It Doesn’t Matter What Came Before From Darby Allin’s first appearance, fans were told to watch closely. That Darby is…
Preview: AEW Dynamite (9/25/24) – Grand Slam
AEW seems fittingly in the zone. The place was made famous by the man who gave his name to the…
The Realities of War: The Inherent Risks of Going From WWE to AEW
The breaking news that Miro (fka Rusev in WWE) has requested his release from AEW comes as no surprise. The rumors have…
Next 2 Champions for Each AEW Title
AEW’s pursuit of “the feeling” continues. Strong PPVs. Tonnes of match of the year candidates. Emotive, multilayered long-term storylines. Regarding…
Preview: AEW Dynamite (9/18/24) – All-Star Trios with The Elite and Will Ospreay
So, the expectations heading into Grand Slam have been drastically changed after last week’s Dynamite. Just when thousands of people…
AEW: Violent Storytelling and Its Disturbing Splendour
AEW’s All Out involved multiple (fictional) attempts of murder. For years, the idea that the hatred and heat between rivals…
Preview: AEW Dynamite (9/11/24) – Jon Moxley Speaks
Following AEW All Out, the response to the extreme violence polarized some. Jon Moxley starved Bryan Danielson of air using…
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