Five Years: How AEW Changed Wrestling for Everyone
In this series, James Staynings takes a deep dive into AEW’s short but impactful history, its present, and its future.…
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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Five Years: How AEW Changed The Wrestling Industry
In this series, James Staynings takes a deep dive into AEW’s short but impactful history, its present, and its future.…
Preview: AEW Dynamite (5/29/24) – Double or Nothing Fallout
AEW celebrated its fifth anniversary this past weekend. There were big returns. Barbwire. Championship changes. A vampire! A man was…
#AndNew: Will Ospreay and Mercedes Moné Take Gold at AEW Double or Nothing – What’s Next?
At Double or Nothing, two of the biggest signings of the real “bidding war of 2024” have claimed their first…
#AndNew: Liv Morgan Becomes the Women’s World Champion, But Needs More Than Revenge
Liv Morgan claimed her second Women’s World Championship on Saturday at King and Queen of the Ring 2024. Although it…
Preview: AEW Double or Nothing (5/26/24) – Full Card, Start Time, How To Watch
AEW celebrates five years of existence live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. AEW returns to…
Preview: AEW Dynamite (5/22/24) – Double or Nothing Go-Home Show
With Double or Nothing days away, this final AEW Dynamite card is loaded with potential banger matches. Airing live from…
How AEW’s “Timeless” Toni Storm Achieved What WWE’s Fiend Could Not
Needing Time Stewing, the concept of this appraisal has been on the backburner for months now. The reason: the gimmick could have gone…
Ashley Massaro: The Overlooked Influence of an Alternative Diva
My Introduction to the Divas I got into wrestling as a teenager during the Ruthless Aggression Era, specifically Smackdown. My heroes were…
Divas and Discrimination: Misogyny from Attitude to Ruthless Aggression
Already this year, there have been multiple public cases of misogyny, sexism, and discrimination towards female wrestlers. The most recent…
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