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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (4/21)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

AEW Dynamite followed a very successful episode last week. They hit 1.2 million viewers in the ratings, which was the second highest since they debuted. This week’s card was unique in that it was all single’s matches, despite having the strongest Tag Team division in the world. It also had two title matches, The Women’s Championship and the TNT Championship.

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from April 21st, 2021***

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The Pinnacle members were interviewed by AEW Commentator, Jim Ross. MJF commented on Chris Jericho’s “Immortal” promo and showed off his new silk scarf that their manager, Tully Blanchard gave him. He also said that Jericho had outsmarted and defeated all his previous opponents but hadn’t outsmarted him, he had actually defeated Jericho before. MJF hangs out with all the “Top Guys,” everyone is a winner. The interview was ended with MJF calling out the Inner Circle by saying that he better bring his whole family to Blood and Guts because MJF will be.

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Next was the AEW Women’s World Title, Hikaru Shida defending against Tay Conti, the number one contender for the title. Conti was accompanied by the Dark Order. Both women are strikers and skilled in various martial arts, allowing each to land devastating offense onto each other. Tay tried hard to land her DDTay finisher onto Shida, but Shida was able to dodge it. Shida was finally able to hit her knee strike onto Tay’s head, knocking her out. Shida retains her title.

Dr. Britt Baker then walked out and pointed the screen with the women’s rankings. Since Tay lost, Dr. Baker has finally moved up to the number one spot. Dr. Baker has been the “face of the women’s division” and fans have been waiting for her to take the belt from Shida. Shida has been a champion for almost a year now. Will these two face off at Double or Nothing at the end of May? Will Dr. Britt Baker finally become the new AEW Women’s Champion?

Inner Circle came out to respond to MJF’s interview. All the members took turns making fun of The Pinnacle. Chris Jericho said that MJF claimed to be the best at promos, but he felt they had no substance and he didn’t “feel” what MJF was saying. It was like he was rehearsing a high school play. Jericho wrote a song about MJF and proceeded to sing it, then he said it was fun to make jokes about The Pinnacle, but at Blood and Guts they will get a lesson in violence. Jericho proposed that next week they sit down with their groups on each side and discuss the battle plans for the event.

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The Elite walked outside to their new luxury bus. Brandon Cutler (Young Bucks’ assistant) and Michael Nakazawa (Kenny Omega’s assistant) accompanied them to record. Inside the bus, Don Callis bragged about all the belts Kenny Omega has won, and how he will win the Impact Championship title at Rebellion. The Young Bucks spoke next. Matt Jackson told the world why they are best. They were the reason wrestling became popular in Japan and that a “certain shirt” (Bullet Club) from Japan was highest-selling in America. Kenny wanted to talk next, but someone was honking loudly outside. Kenny told Doc Gallows to look outside to see who. It was Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston in a big truck which they drove into the bus, then got out with bats and started breaking the windows. Moxley was screaming out for the Young Bucks. He entered the trailer, but found the Elite had disappeared. Moxley and Kingston said they were cowards, then walked away.

During the commercial break, Impact had their first ad on the TNT channel about the upcoming PPV Rebellion. Despite the fact that Don Callis and the Good Brothers are from Impact Wrestling, AEW never cross-promoted that brand. Will Impact Wrestling’s roster be more involved after Rebellion? It seems that AEW is setting up a new feud between Jon Moxley/Eddie Kingston and the Young Bucks. Will this rivalry lead up to both teams going head-to-head for the AEW Tag Team Titles? It is a month from Double or Nothing, we will see what develops.

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The Main Event was the TNT Championship between Darby Allin and Jungle Boy. Darby Allin had Sting in his corner and Jungle Boy had Luchasaurus. This was an anticipated match because both are evenly matched in size, age, and style. Both are projected to be the future stars of AEW to carry the brand when the veterans retire. Darby was able to outmaneuver Jungle Boy by using mat-based wrestling. Jungle Boy used his submission techniques to get an edge over the champion, getting his Bow and Arrow lock submission onto Darby several times. No one has ever escaped that lock, but Darby used both his high resilience and mat sense to break the hold. Darby won the match by hitting his Last Supper pin onto Jungle Boy and retained his championship.

Darby barely had time to celebrate when Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page entered the ring to beat him up. Both want a TNT title shot and believe they should be the face of TNT. Lance Archer ran out and attacked Sky and Page. Even though Lance is stronger, he could not take both men down. They beat on Lance until Sting came out with his bat, then ran away as Lance Archer and Sting starred each other down.

Other Events that Happened During Dynamite:

  • Adam Page defeats Ricky Starks with a submission victory.
  • Penta El Zero Em defeats Trent with an assist by his translator Alex Abrahantes.
  • Miro was ready to go after the AEW World Title or the TNT Title.
  • Jade Cargil hints she may have a manager.
  • QT Marshall beats Billy Gunn with the assist by Anthony Ogogo. Dustin Rhodes, QT;s former tag team partner, attacks QT with the Bull Rope (hinting maybe future Bull Rope stipulation match).
  • Christian defeats Will Hobbs with the Kill Switch.

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (4/14)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

 

AEW Dynamite aired on Wednesday, April 14th. This is the first Wednesday where they did not air against NXT.

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from April 14th, 2021***

The Young Bucks started off the show with a promo explaining their actions last week. They chose friendship. They thanked Jon Moxley for pushing them over the edge and agreed with Don Callis that they needed to change. They were too nice and too content, it’s time to bring the Old Young Bucks back, and become the better versions of themselves.

The Young Bucks and the Death Triangle were first up, and was for the Tag Team Titles. Death Triangle made their entrance, then The Young Bucks came through the heel tunnel with Don Callis behind them. They had a totally new look, they were dressed in fur and silver without tassels. The Young Bucks were obnoxiously showing off their Dior Jordans. Throughout the match the camera panned to the crowd showing the faces of some of the big tag teams in the division, all were watching the “new” Young Bucks. Pac hit his Black Arrow onto Matt Jackson, which would normally finish the match. Fenix was blocking Nick Jackson from helping his brother so he pushed Fenix onto Pac, breaking the pin. The Death Triangle put up a hard fight, and the Young Bucks had to dig deep to beat them. Nick ripped the mask off Fenix (in Luchador culture, the wrestler never reveals his face) and Fenix tried to cover up his face, blinding himself as The Young Bucks superkicked him. Nick then pinned him for the win. The Young Bucks retain their championship.

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Alex Marvez was backstage asking Adam Page about the Elite. Adam Page is currently the top contender for the AEW World Championship. He used to be part of the Bullet Club/Elite until he lost the tag team titles and started drinking heavily, forcing The Young Bucks to kick him out of the club. Page found friendship in the Dark Order and has never mentioned the Elite. He ignored Marvez’s questions about Kenny Omega reuniting the Elite and spoke about John Silver’s recovery progress instead. He left the interview asking the Dark Order if they want to grab food.

This was an interesting segment because ever since Adam Page left the Elite, neither has mentioned the other. The fact he ignored the question entirely hints he may never want to return. It could also be the set-up for his journey to the title. He had an amazing match with Kenny Omega at Full Gear and fans are ready to see a rematch. He is also the favorite to eventually beat Kenny for the title. The big question is would this unite The Elite or break Page off from them forever?

Alex Marvez was outside trying to get a word with the Elite when Don Callis grabbed the mic and pushed him out of the way. Don let the viewers know they hadn’t seen anything yet, it was only the beginning of their story. The group has changed since they arrived to AEW and according to Omega, they changed because they were sick of the fans telling them how to act and wanted to be their real selves. “Wherever they go, the gold will follow.” Matt Jackson said The Young Bucks are back and the tag team division has been put on notice. Don Callis ended the segment by saying “be prepared to be surprised again.”

Don gave another great promo, and hinted again of more things to come, leaving fans wondering what the surprise is. Some of Japan’s Bullet Club are currently in the states and there is speculation about Kota Ibushi, since he lost the IWGP Heavyweight title. With the Impact Wrestling PPV Rebellion airing next weekend, we may have answers. After Kenny Omega’s predicted win over Rich Swann, who will he feud with next?

Chris Jericho was with the Inner Circle before his match and Alex Marvez asked about his rivalry against Mike Tyson. Jericho said he called Tyson because he owed him an apology, Tyson was in the industry for 30 years, the same as Jericho, and they had a lot in common. Tyson accepted the apology and said to Jericho if you need anything, he will be there.

Chris Jericho was with his Inner Circle while Dax Hardwood was with Cash Wheeler and Tully Blanchard. The referee only allowed one person per side; Jericho chose Sammy Guevara and Dax choose Cash. Mike Tyson was the special enforcer of the night and roamed outside the ring to make sure both sides kept it clean. Jericho hit Dax with his Lion Tamer Submission and Dax looked ready to tap out, but Cash hit Jericho in the head, breaking the hold. Sammy attacked Cash outside. Dax did his Brain Buster onto Jericho, pinning him, but Jericho kicked out and used his last ounce of energy to hit the Code Breaker onto Dax, but failed the pin. The Pinnacle came out and attacked the Inner Circle. During the confusion, Cash grabbed Jericho’s bat to hit him, but Tyson stopped him with a face punch, knocking Cash out. Dax tried to attack Jericho again, but Sammy distracted him, leaving an opening for Jericho to land his Judas Effect on Dax, winning the match. Inner Circle won their first match against The Pinnacle. They were celebrating in the ring as Wardlow carried the knocked-out Cash on his shoulders.

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Darby Allin vs. Matt Hardy was the main event and was for the TNT Championship. This was a No Disqualification and Fall Counts Anywhere stipulation. Darby Allin, the lone wolf, had no one in his corner. Matt Hardy, the leader of the HFO, had Private Party and the Butcher and the Blade on his side. It wasn’t long before HFO tried to interfere, then the match was all over the place. HFO tried to attack Darby outside of the ring, so The Dark Order ran outside to help Darby. Sting calmly walked out with his bat and attacked both members of Private Party. Shortly after, Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page came out. They wanted to attack Darby Allin, but Lance Archer came out and got in the way. Archer wanted to face-off against Sting, trying to intimidate Sting by putting Isaiah Kassidy through the Black Out.

Back in the ring, Matt was screaming at Sting, who threw his bat to Darby. Matt begged Darby to not hit him, then as Darby approached, Matt hit a low blow. Matt placed Darby’s head into a chair and hit his Twist of Fate finisher, but Darby kicked out of it. Matt, frustrated, grabbed a ladder, picked Darby up, climbed the ladder, and tossed him through the table below. Matt then pinned Darby and Darby kicked out again and managed to grab Sting’s bat, which he used on his opponent. He cleared the announcer desk, placed Matt on top of it, then climbed the rafter. At about 20 feet above the ground, he landed his Coffin Drop onto Matt and pinned Matt for the win. Darby retains his TNT Championship.

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Other Events that Happened During Dynamite:

  • Jade Cargil defeats Red Velvet.
  • Anthony Ogogo won his first match and The Factory debuted.
  • Team Taz was angry that Christian Cage did not answer them on whether or not he want to join them. Christian said no. Taz sent Will Hobbs to beat up Christian.
  • Dr. Britt Baker announcing her rise up the ranks, and she soon will be the next AEW Women’s Champion.
  • Miro was not happy that Kip Sabian left him after the Arcade Anarchy match and never spoke to him since.
  • Kris Statlander won her match after a year-long absence against Amber Nova.

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (4/7)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from April 7th, 2021***

AEW Dynamite aired on April 7th, during Wrestlemania weekend, and they were putting on a big show.

The first big segment was commentator Tony Schiavone in the ring, who introduced the Death Triangle. Pac made a return with his partners, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero M, after a short absence due to injury. Schiavone asked how they felt since they earned a shot at the tag team titles at Revolution. Death Triangle was about to speak when Orange Cassidy’s music hit and he came out with his team. Best Friends. He reminded Death Triangle of the attack a year ago.

The real reason they were there is because they want to challenge for the tag team titles, but Best Friends can’t because they are currently not ranked, due to Trent’s injury, and know they have to start from the bottom. They want to remind everyone they won the most tag team matches in AEW and that they are also back together with Kris Statlander as a new member.

Orange Cassidy made his in ring debut against Pac at Revolution in 2020, which started a feud between Best Friends and Death Triangle, that was cut short due to the pandemic. Pac, who lives in the UK, and the Lucha Bros, who live in Mexico, could not travel to the USA, so that whole feud was dropped and almost forgotten. During this segment, it was hinted that there may be a new title belt for the Trios Tag Team championship. The two teams that could be the inaugural champs are Best Friends and Death Triangle. It will be very interesting to see how this feud continues, and if this leads to the new belt.

Chris Jericho and his Inner Circle came to Daily’s Place in style, all were wearing black leather and arrived in Lamborghinis. They entered the ring and Jericho gave an amazing 10+ minute promo destroying MFJ, then proceeded to roast each member of the Pinnacle. It was funny and intense. After this promo, Jericho announced that on May 5th, AEW will have their Blood and Guts show, which will be the Inner Circle vs the Pinnacle.

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A few segments later, Chris Jericho was backstage trying to be interviewed by Alex Marvez when he was attacked by the Pinnacle, all while the rest of the Inner Circle were locked in their dressing room. The Pinnacle took Jericho to the ring where FTR was the first to hit their finisher onto him. Wardlow was about to do a powerbomb onto Jericho when Mike Tyson came out. He and the rest of the Inner Circle (who broke down the door to their room to escape) attacked The Pinnacle. The Pinnacle had a little bit of a temper tantrum outside of the ring, then ran away. Chris Jericho and Mike Tyson briefly faced-off then shook hands.

Two huge events came out of these Inner Circle segments. First, was the announcement of the Blood and Guts show, which will be a Wednesday, meaning it is not a PPV and is free on TV. This is huge news, as last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic. Fans were waiting to see if this event could happen again. Last year was supposed to be the Inner Circle vs The Elite, but that feud ended in a Stadium Stampede match at Double or Nothing. The second big event was that Mike Tyson returned, his last time on AEW was in May during Double or Nothing. Tyson and Jericho had a falling out, and it was highly teased that those two were going to have a match together at All Out. Plans changed because Mike Tyson was preparing for his fight against Roy Jones last November. These announcements combined with Blood and Guts next month will make it exciting to see how events will build. Everyone in the Inner Circle and the Pinnacle are huge stars, so fans are expecting a great match.

The big question is will Mike Tyson be part of this feud too?

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The Main Event was a Trios Tag Team match: Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers vs. Jon Moxley and the Young Bucks. Kenny and the Young Bucks had a falling out a few weeks ago which was exasperated by Don Callis trying to get into the Young Bucks’ heads. The match started off strangely with all of the Elite in the ring together, with Jon Moxley being the odd man out. Kenny pleaded with the Young Bucks, but the match went on. It was a hard-hitting event, but you could see that the Young Bucks were conflicted, especially Matt Jackson, Kenny’s best friend. When they faced-off in the ring, Kenny again pleaded for Matt to stop and think about their friendship. Matt wanted to hit Kenny, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it, so a frustrated Moxley had to interfere to keep the match going. Nick Jackson was not as forgiving as his brother, and initially had no problem attacking Omega, but he started feeling guilty as well. The Young Bucks set Kenny up for their BTE trigger, but when Kenny didn’t move out of the way, they found they couldn’t do it, despite Moxley at the ringside screaming at the Young Bucks to end it. In frustration, Moxley tagged himself in and gave Kenny two devastating Paradigm Shifts and then he put him into a choke hold for the win. The Young Bucks superkicked Moxley in the face taking him down. Eddie Kingston, still with a broken leg, staggered to the ring to save Moxley. The Good Brothers hit their Magic Killer on Kingston, then hit their finisher on Moxley. Kenny Omega, who is still the legal man, could not move after Moxley’s beat down so The Good Brothers picked Kenny up and dropped him on top of Moxley for the pin.

In the meantime, The Young Buck had turned their backs on the Good Brothers letting them continue their beatdown. When they were finished, the Good Brothers held Moxley up for the Young Bucks. Don Callis whispered something into the Young Bucks ears and a second later they superkicked Moxley. The show ended with all men hugging as the commentators exclaimed that the Bullet Club was back together again.

Some fans are not happy with this ending because it was too “predictable.” Bullet Club’s fans know that Young Bucks and Kenny have fallen out before but always get back together. Bullet Club is also a heel faction and ever since the Young Bucks joined AEW, they have been a babyface tag team. They were truly at their best as the bad guys during their run in NJPW and ROH. The Elite will continue to feud with both Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston, but fans are waiting for the ultimate rivalry which is against Japan’s Bullet Club. Jay White and some of the NJPW Bullet Club are currently back in the states. Will they be involved soon? Both factions have been on Twitter. regularly taking shots at each other. Also, Kota Ibushi recently lost his IWGP title at Sakura Genesis, could that mean he could be reuniting with his former tag team partner, Kenny Omega? It has been difficult to bring some of the NJPW wrestlers to AEW due to the pandemic, but as the world slowly gets back to normal these dream matches might come to fruition.

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Other events that happened on Dynamite:

  • Adam Page defeated Max Castor.
  • Team Taz tried to recruit Christian Cage. He did not give an official answer, but his body language suggested it is hard no.
  • Jurassic Express beat Bear Country in the Godzilla vs. Kong promotional match for the movie.
  • QT Marshall want his Nightmare Factory back and names his group the Factory.
  • Sting tried to give Lance Archer some advice. Lance can be a main event-level wrestler, but he needs to go after it instead of disappearing.
  • Darby Allin retains his TNT Championship against JD Drake.
  • Tay Conti defeats Allie with help from the AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida.

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (3/31)

by April Carvelli
written by April Carvelli

Written by Shining Polaris

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from March 31st, 2021***

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Dynamite started off with the highly-anticipated debut match of Christian Cage against Frankie Kazarian. Both are 20+ year veterans and both were staples of the TNA/Impact promotion in the early 2000’s. This was a hard-hitting, PPV-quality match as both men were showing of their full skillset. At the end, it was Christian that emerged victorious and took his first step toward the World Championship.

In an an unsanctioned match, with special guest referee “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson, it was “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes (with Dustin Rhodes & Billy) against his best friend QT Marshall. As friends, they had run the Nightmare Factory Wrestling School, but QT had gotten fed up with Cody not treating him as an equal. The ring was surrounded by members of the Nightmare Factory who had trained under Cody and QT. Rhodes entered the ring with a grand entrance and an entourage, while Marshall didn’t even get an entrance. QT was getting frustrated with Cody, as he was out wrestled with every move. Sudenly, QT hits Arn, he briefly looked shocked at what he did and climbed out of the ring, Suddenly, the Nightmare Factory students attacked everyone in the ring. After brutally beating down Dustin Rhodes, QT ordered the students to bring Cody up the steps on the ramp, where he put his boot on Cody’s neck and prepared to swing a chair to finish him. Then Red Velvet, Brandi Rhodes’ friend and Cody’s tag team partner, ran to save Cody and begged QT to stop. QT and his newly formed group walked away from the chaos.

The Pinnacle had recently stolen the Inner Circle’s dressing room, so MJF was gifting his group an interior designer and stylist. He opened the door and behind it was Chris Jericho and the Inner Circle. MJF screamed at them to leave, but the Inner Circle surrounded The Pinnacle. The Pinnacle and the Inner Circle were evenly matched, each Inner Circle member took down their Pinnacle counterparts. It ended with Jericho fighting MJF. Jericho shoved MJF’s head into the toilet, then threw MJF into the vending machine, which knocked him out. Jericho took back his dressing room as he poured the “bubbly” all over MJF as the Inner Circle celebrated their win.

Jon Moxley, still angry at the Good Brothers for breaking Eddie Kingston leg, was also mad at the Young Bucks because he do not know what their stand is. They need to make a decision soon.

The Young Bucks were being interviewed by Alex Marvez when Don Callis shoved Marvez to the side. He wanted to talk to Matt Jackson one-on-one. Don is frustrated with the Young Bucks for not choosing Kenny Omega and told him that Kenny had chosen the Young Bucks over a good career in Japan. He chose them because they are family. Callis asked Jackson if he is dead inside and if he could he even feel love anymore? He didn’t care if the Young Bucks don’t like him, but they broke Kenny’s heart. Matt continue to stand there in silence and Don, seeing that he wasn’t getting through, slapped him. Matt grabbed him by the throat, about to choke him but stopped. Don chuckled in disappointment and called Matt pathetic as he walked off.

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Right after that was the big six-man tag team match. This was Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers vs Laredo Kid and the Lucha Bros. Don Callis followed behind his team carrying the AEW and the AAA Belt from Mexico.  In this match were several of the AAA Mexicans champions. Kenny is their Mega Champion, Laredo Kid is their Cruiserweight Champion, and the Lucha Bros. are their Tag Team Champions. The match was extremely fast-paced as the Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid used their high-flying offense against The Elite’s mostly grounded style. Laredo Kid and Kenny Omega faced off at the end. Laredo Kid hit Kenny with a Michinoku Driver and almost pinned him for the win, but Omega kicked out. He immediately hit him back with his V trigger and One Winged Angel for the win. The Elite couldn’t celebrate immediately, as Jon Moxley and his new teammates, the Young Bucks, slowly walked into the ring and tried to jump their former teammates, but the Elite ran off.

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Arcade Anarchy Match was the main event. This is a no disqualification tag team match between the Best Friends of Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor Vs. Miro and Kip Sabian. This feud started back in the September PPV of All Out where Best Friends faced the former Tag Team Champions of FTR. They were thrown into an arcade machine sitting outside of the ring by FTR, which was Miro’s wedding gift to Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford. From that point, each side had been trying to get back the other. Miro made Chuck Taylor his butler and tortured him for a month, and Orange Cassidy ruined Kip and Penelope’s wedding. Everyone had been interfering with each other’s matches. Finally, this was put to an end in the feud.

AEW Dynamite 3-31aThe outside of the ring was decorated with arcades and toys/weapons. The match started immediately as Cassidy and Chuck attacked their opponents as they were entering the ring. The match was brutal with everyone thrown into the machines and tables. Penelope was outside watching. She pulled the referee off the ring as Cassidy pinned her husband Kip. She then tried to give Cassidy cheap shots with her belt. The toy claw machine burst open and Kris Statlander jumped out. She had been injured (legit) by Penelope and Kip back in May and hadn’t wrestled since. Statlander, an ally of the Best Friends, took Penelope out by powerbombing her through the air hockey table. Miro was beating down both Cassidy and Chuck on the outside of the ring, who started crawling away from Miro heading towards the parking lot. Car headlights were shown and a white minivan entered. It was Trent and his mom Sue coming to save the day. The Best Friends were finally reunited and whole as they beat up on Miro, who was finally neutralized when Trent speared him through a table. Kip, watching from the top of stage, was distracted when Chuck powerslammed him off the stage and pinned. The Best Friends won and all three members plus Statlander did their signature hug.

Other events of this evening:

  • Darby Allin calling out Matt Hardy
  • Jade Cargil calling out, and then beating up. Red Velvet
  • Jon Moxley beats up Cesar Bononi
  • Team Taz wants to reassure everyone they are fine, but Ricky Starks have some words to say to Brian Cage
  • Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page both feel like they are not treated right in AEW
  • Jurassic Express makes a challenge to Bear Country

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[Schedule] Wrestlemania Month is Here!

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

It is April 1st! You know what that means! No, not April Fools. This is what most in the wrestling community call “Wrestlemania Month.” WWE’s Wrestlemania is the largest annual wrestling pay-per-view.

WWE used to be the only major promotion to watch, but not anymore. With so many options today, wrestling fans can literally watch wrestling every day of the week. All promotions are taking advantage of Wrestlemania’s momentum and offering at least one PPV in the month, which means there is at least one per week.

Here is a list of shows wrestling has to offer this month. If you are a fan of independent wrestling, most indie promotions are also running special shows in April, most of which can be watched on FiteTV.

Regular Programming Schedule

Monday:

RAW

AEW Dark elevation

Tuesday:

NWA Powerrr
AEW Dark

Wednesday:

NXT

AEW Dynamite

Thursday:

NXT UK
Impact Wrestling

Friday:

Smackdown

205 live

NJPW

Pay-Per-Views in April

April 4 – NJPW: Sakura Genesis

April 7 and 8 – NXT Takeover: Stand and Deliver

NXT Stand and Deliver

April 10 – Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice

Hardcore Justice

April 10 and 11 – WWE: Wrestlemania 37

Wrestlmania

April 25 – Impact Wrestling: Rebellion

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[Recap] AEW Dynamite (3/24)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

*** WARNING: This article contains spoilers
for AEW’s Dynamite from March 24th, 2021***

The show began with a huge match. Kenny Omega, the AEW World Champion, vs. Matt Sydal in a non-title match. This match had been created because on AEW Elevation (Youtube show), Kenny challenged that if Matt could beat him in a single’s match, he would get a title shot without moving up the ranking system. Omega underestimated Sydal, who has a unique, high-flying offense and is great in submissions. Matt almost pinned Kenny for the win, but after a close near fall, the One Winged Angel knocked Sydal out.

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The Pinnacle had their debut match. This was a trio tag team with FTR and Shawn Spears vs. Varsity Blondes and Top Flight. It wasn’t long before Shawn pinned Top Flight’s Darius Martin for the win. FTR and MJF got on the mic to brag and called out and mocked the Inner Circle. MJF accused the Inner Circle of cowardice for not facing them and then announced that Pinnacle will soon be on the top.

QT Marshall, one of Cody Rhodes best friends, came out to state that he is frustrated with the Nightmare Family. He feels he doesn’t get a lot of recognition for the work he does. Cody goes home to his family everyday while QT works overtime. Cody came out and said he was surprised QT felt that way and offered him a match with Nightmare Family’s manager/coach, Arn Anderson refereeing, in the hopes that things will return to normal afterwards.

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The Young Bucks and their childhood friend, Brandon Cutler, had a trios match again the Lucha Bros and Laredo Kid. This match was supposed to be against Death Triangle, but Pac was injured. Laredo Kid had previously partnered with the Lucha Bros and all three have been a huge part of Lucha Libra AAA Promotion. This match was fast and explosive as all participants are high flyers and big strikers. After an intense match, Brandon Cutler was hit with the Spanish Fly and pinned by Laredo Kid for the win. Just as Laredo Kid was about to get his hand raised in victory, Kenny Omega hit him in the head with the microphone. The Young Bucks appeared confused as to why Kenny was there. Omega ranted about remembering Laredo Kid from AAA and Fyter Fest years ago, then asked the Young Bucks if they remembered the choice they all made together. Kenny could have stayed “back home” with his family and fans, but instead he chose …not AEW… but his best friends, the Young Bucks. Kenny is hurt because he had chosen them and they chose Brandon Cutler, their “cameraman.” Kenny held up the “Too Sweet” sign and asked them to stand by him. The Young Bucks turned their backs on Omega and he screamed at them that it was over. Suddenly, Penta El Zero M kicks Kenny in the face and the Lucha Bros knock him out then everyone walks away. The Good Brothers come out to help up the now bleeding Kenny and they carry him out of the ring.

Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston are sitting in their dressing room. Kingston is upset that the Good Brothers broke his leg. He ranted against the Good Brothers, then stated that he was going to make them pay. Moxley then asked, how far were they willing to go? He doesn’t know the Young Bucks too well and doesn’t like them, but he feels he owes for saving him last week from injury. He isn’t sure where they stand, but if they want to be involved in this “war” they have to get their hands dirty. It’s now confirmed that the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega have split. Will they continue to watch out for themselves or join another group? It almost appears that Jon Moxley is asking the Young Bucks to join him in taking down Kenny. The Good Brothers are loyal to their leader, but they are no longer champions. But is that good enough for Kenny? All three will be in a trios match next week against the team of Rey Fenix, Penta El Zero M, and Laredo Kid. We will have to see if they can work together.

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What also happened on Dynamite:

  • Adam Page defeated Ceazar Bononi.
  • Frankie Kazarian confronted Christian Cage and demanded a match next week and to watch him on AEW Elevation.
  • Orange Cassidy/Chuck Taylor and Miro/Kip Sabian will finally put their feud to rest next week in an Arcade Anarchy Match.
  • Team FTW says everything is fine but Brian Cage seem a bit hesitant.
  • Tay Conti defeats Nyla Rose, the former AEW Women’s Champion.
  • Matt Hardy and his group (newly named HFO) are starting trouble with multiple factions.
  • Darby Allin, the TNT Champion, defeats John Silver of the Dark Order.

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[Recap] AEW St. Patrick’s Day Slam (3/17)

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

AEW Dynamite aired the St. Patrick’s Day Slam on March 17, 2021.

The episode started off with a fast-paced, hard-hitting match between “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and Penta El Zero M (from the Death Triangle). Cody Rhodes won this match, but Penta beat Cody afterwards. Then the Nightmare Family came out to chase Penta away and help Cody. Things settled a bit when Q.T. Marshall, Cody’s friend, came out to check what happened, but he didn’t seem too concerned or have any urgency. Q.T. has been getting frustrated with some of the members of the Nightmare Family and it is heavily hinted that Q.T. Marshall may have had enough of this faction.

Afterwards, they interviewed the Young Bucks on their thoughts about facing the Death Triangle in the future for the Tag Team Titles. The Young Bucks admit that they have been defeated by the Death Triangle, but only in single matches, but the Young Bucks are the best tag team in the world and will face them. Don Callis walks into the middle of their interview and asks the Young Bucks if they truly believe they are the best or if it’s a joke. He reminds them of what they were before coming into AEW. The Young Bucks were the meanest tag team in Japan, now they are killing their careers by being too soft. The Young Bucks don’t like how Don is influencing Kenny Omega and Don admits he changed Kenny for the better. Kenny is God and the Young Bucks are at the bottom. They aren’t “Elite” anymore. Before Don walks off, he ask the Young Bucks to look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are the same tag team that they were in NJPW.

Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston were backstage before their match and Moxley was not in a good mood. He is burnt up and bloody after Revolution. He feels he should be relaxing, but now he has to go to war and fix the real problem, the Good Brothers. He hates them (even more since he bought some of their merchandise). No matter where he turns, he sees Gallows and Anderson. Moxley described Doc Gallows as looking like a kid’s wiggly eye art project and Kingston poked fun at Karl Anderson saying that Anderson pretends to be a gangster because he is part of the Bullet Club. Moxley ended the segment by stating that the Good Brothers are cowards and cowards die 1000 deaths. Moxley and Kingston are soldiers and soldiers die once.

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It was time for the tag team match. Eddie Kingston walks out first and the Good Brothers surprised him by attacking from behind. Jon Moxley, with his arm and back taped up, came out quickly to help Kingston. The bell hadn’t even rung yet. The Good Brothers continue to beat up the two outside the ring. They hit their finisher, the Magic Killer, onto Moxley on the floor and knocked him out. They threw Kingston into the ring and the bell finally rang to start the match. The Good Brothers had worn down Kingston. and he could not defend himself against the Good Brothers. Kingston had no one to tag out since Moxley was still on the floor. Moxley slowly pulled himself up onto the ring, and Doc Gallows kicked him back down. Kingston manage to hit the Exploder onto Karl Anderson which gave Kingston enough time to tag in Moxley who finally got back onto the apron. An angry Moxley started to beat down Anderson and the tables turned. Anytime Gallows tried to save his brother, Moxley knocked him out of the ring. The Good Brothers tried to hit their Magic Killer onto Moxley, but Kingston managed to interfere. Kingston and Gallows knocked each other out of the ring and Anderson tried to finish off Moxley by himself, but Moxley rolled Anderson up and won the match.

The Good Brothers immediately attacked Moxley. Kenny Omega and Don Callis came into the ring, both dancing with glee. Kenny has a chair in his hand which he set down, sat in, and mocked Moxley. Kingston, with his last bit of energy, knocked Kenny over. The Good Brothers hit the Magic Killer on Kingston knocking him out for good. Kenny then ordered the Brothers to put the chair on Kingston’s leg to break it and Anderson perches on the top rope and jumps off to break it. Now their attention is on Moxley. They put the chair over his neck and Gallows climbed to the top rope, but The Young Bucks run in to stop everything.

The Elite are now in the middle of the ring arguing with each other. Kenny is angry at the Young Bucks because they won’t follows his orders. He raised his hand in their “Too Sweet” sign to see if the Young Bucks would do it too, and they said “no” while angrily stepping back from Kenny. Kenny screams at them that they are no longer part of the Elite.

While all of this is going down, they have forgotten Moxley is still in the ring. Moxley took the chair from around his neck and wildly swung at the Elite, who scattered in all directions. Moxley, still dazed by the attack, looks at the Young Bucks, who are standing on the ramp looking at him. The Young Bucks walk off and Moxley looks at them wondering what just happened. 

Surprisingly, during this segment, they have not mentioned that the Good Brothers lost their Impact Championship belts. What did happen was it seemed the Young Bucks are finally fed up with Kenny and have now left the group. The Bullet Club/Elite are known to feud with each other. Since the Good Brothers made their debut onto AEW a few months ago, viewers have been waiting to see when the “dream match” will happen between them and the Young Bucks. There have been hints that the Young Bucks are unhappy with the attitude change in their best friend, Kenny Omega. Ever since he aligned himself with Don Callis, Kenny has turned into an evil villain. The Young Bucks versus the Good Brothers is the obvious choice, but the wrestling community also suggests maybe the Young Bucks can convince all the Elite to go after Don Callis instead. Several things could very happen and all could end in a huge blowout at their next PPV – Double or Nothing.

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Christian Cage, the newest wrestler to join AEW, finally got his interview. They simply asked him why he was there, and Christian answered that he was there to make wrestlers look better and level up. He had taken a 7-year break from wrestling, but wanted to come back and make a statement. He acknowledged that people are criticizing him for coming back because because he is a veteran and shouldn’t be wrestling with the new generation. He was angry that Kenny Omega interrupted his interview last week, but is fine with it now because he got to meet the champion face-to-face. Christian knows he has to prove to everyone and himself that he is championship material by working hard and winning matches. He is in AEW to cement his legacy and there to “Out. Work. Everyone.” Christian is one of the best wrestlers ever, and has such knowledge and skill he can teach and pass down to new talent. He will have amazing matches and one day when he faces Kenny Omega, it may be one of the greatest match in AEW. 

Will Christian win the World title? Probably not, but that is not why he is there. He is there to cement his legacy and make the company better with his influence. It is very exciting to see what will Christian do in the near future.

MJF and his new faction debut on Dynamite. MJF introduced each member (and nicely put them over) of his team. Tully Blancard is the greatest mind in wrestling, Wardlow, his “war dog”, is the best “big man” in the business and his insurance policy. If there is a problem with Shawn Spears “the chairman,” he will make you eat a chair shot. FTR is the greatest tag team on earth and the only “Grand Slam” tag team winners. Then MJF talked about himself who, at only 24 years old, is already unstoppable. He addressed Chris Jericho and said they are taking everything from the Inner Circle starting with their dressing room. He introduced the group as the “Pinnacle,” a new faction that one day may hold all the titles. Soon, the Pinnacle and the Inner Circle will go to war. 

No one from the Inner Circle appeared in this episode, but that does not mean they will stay quiet. As the Pinnacle slowly take everything from the Inner Circle, it is only a matter of time before the Inner Circle shows this new faction why they are the first and most dominant group in AEW.

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The last match and main event is a monumental match for AEW. After years of being criticized for having a weak women’s division, AEW finally put two of their top women wrestlers in the main event spotlight. This was a “Light’s Out,” no disqualification match between Dr. Britt Baker and NWA’s Thunder Rosa. The two have had a brutal feud for months and this match was to end it. The feud began when Thunder Rosa first came to AEW representing the National Wrestling Alliance. Dr. Britt Baker believes she is the best woman in AEW and Thunder Rosa shouldn’t even be there. This was also a non-sanctioned match, so whoever wins or loses, it will not count against their record. 

This was a very violent match; the women used everything around them as weapons. They slammed each other onto chairs and ladders and in no time both women were covered in blood. Dr. Baker poured a bag of thumbtacks onto the ring and both women wrestled and pinned each other on top of them. Thunder Rosa set up Dr. Baker for her Thunder Driver; she jumped from the ring onto the table to the floor and pinned the knocked-out Dr. Baker for the win. 

This match had it all – great storytelling, brutal and hard-hitting, and it was well-paced. One of the reasons why this match was unsanctioned is so Thunder Rosa could get a clean win over Dr. Baker without affecting the doctor’s record. No doubt Dr. Baker will be the future Women’s Champion. Thunder Rosa is signed to NWA and will be starting shows soon. Thunder Rosa has been am integral part on why AEW women’s division is improving. To have this unique main match was a proper signoff for her. We will see Thunder Rosa again and hopefully more of NWA’s rosters as well.

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[Recap] AEW’s Dynamite Gears Up for ‘Revolution’ Pay-Per-View

by Stentor
written by Stentor

Written by Shining Polaris

RIP to Legendary Promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. who passed away on March 3.  He was an extremely influential figure to both WWE and AEW.  Condolences to Crockett Jr, family and friends.

On March 3rd, it was AEW‘s take-home episode, Dynamite, leading up to their huge PPV show on Sunday, March 7th. This episode was highly promoted for weeks; Shaq was to wrestle and the newcomer Jade Cargil was to make her debut. This was also AEW’s first intergender tag match. AEW scheduled this match in an attempt to bring new eyes to the product and cross-promote fellow TNT Channel shows like the NBA and Inside the NBA.

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The expectations online were low because wrestling fans usually dislike celebrity matches, however this match absolutely hit it out of the park! 

It was unexpected that the celebrity match was the opener. Cody, The American Nightmare, sold and carried Shaq well. Shaq did many powerful slaps and chops onto Cody’s chest which sounded and looked painful. Shaq also delivered a huge power bomb onto Cody (a small nod to the late Brodie Lee). The match highlighted mostly on the two women, Jade Cargil and Red Velvet (Brandi Rhodes was originally scheduled, but is out due to pregnancy). Jade looked like an absolute beast destroying Red Velvet at every opportunity. Red Velvet also did great, since she is a much smaller opponent. Every time she did any offense against Jade, it made Red Velvet look strong. The match ended with Cody diving onto Shaq, who was standing on the side of the ring, and into two tables. Then Jade ended up pinning Red Velvet for a very strong victory. This match was extremely entertaining and no doubt Jade is getting a massive push very soon. The match ended by showing Shaq carried away in an ambulance.

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The Inner Circle had their press conference to promote their PPV match for the Tag Team Titles against the Young Bucks. Chris Jericho and MJF never fail to entertain; this segment was funny and had a few guest appearances. They had the “audience” ask them questions and the first questioner was Conrad Thompson, who is a wrestling podcast host. MJF took cheap shots at Thompson after barely opening his mouth! Eric Bishoff (former Vice President of WCW, former GM of WWE Raw) was next. After his questions, the factions were riled up. The Young Bucks were still angry after last week’s Dynamite where the Inner Circle beat up their father. The Young Bucks insulted both Jericho and MJF and claimed they made their match personal. 

The Young Bucks then delivered a super-kicked party to all of the Inner Circle. The Young Bucks were quickly out numbered, but then the Good Brothers show up to give their friends a hand. The Good Brothers set up Santana and Ortiz on a table and The Young Bucks climbed over the entrance tunnel and dove onto them.

It was the team of Jurassic Express and FTR for the next match. They’ve been feuding for weeks and this was a great way to end it. Definitely a PPV worthy match. This match was hyped as the return of wrestling Legend Tully Blanchard (who is currently FTR’s manager and former Four Horseman member). Tully came out in his new gear, the NWA USA Belt, and with HIS former manager JJ Dillon. This was a great match because the two teams have very contrasting styles. Jurassic Express used their high-flying and fast-paced style against the very traditional and grounded FTR. 67 year-old Tully Blanchard looked great as he did a few suplexes onto Marko Stunt. Of course, the match mainly focused on the impressive main members of FTR and Jurassic Express. Near the end of the match, Jungle Boy dove out of the ring and onto an AEW cameraman down below! The cameraman used his camera to hit Luchasaurus. In a surprising twist, the veteran Tully pinned the monster Luchasaurus for the win. As the team of FTR stood in the middle of the ring, the cameraman also got into the ring, took off his hood and mask, and revealed hismelf as Shawn Spears! (Spears took a small break from wrestling and Tully is also his manager) 

Everyone stood in the middle of the ring and did the Four Horseman pose. Arn Anderson (also an original Four Horseman member) came out from the tunnel, looked at the group and nodded as he threw up the Four Horseman hand sign. This is no doubt a sign of a new Four Horseman group forming in AEW. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for them.  

AEW Commentator Tony Schiavone came out next to introduce the newest member to the commentator team, Paul Wight, aka The Big Show from WWE Fame. Wight said a few words about how excited he is to be part of AEW and made a huge announcement of his own saying that during Revolution, he will reveal the next big “Hall of Fame worthy wrestler” signee. The internet melted trying to guess who it could be. At the moment, the top names are Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, or CM Punk. Any will be a good addition to the AEW.

The finals to the Women’s Eliminator Tournament featuring Nyla Rose (former AEW Women’s Champion) and relative newcomer Ryo Mizunami was next. This tournament was an innovative way for AEW to introduce new female wrestlers from around the world and showcase the current women. Nyla and Ryo, who are both large and powerful women, brought everything they had to the ring. They were absolutely destroying each other. Nyla has been one of the most protected wrestlers in AEW. Many fans saw her as the favorite to win because she has been on a massive winning streak. Nyla hit her superplex onto Ryo, which should have been the finish of this match. Ryo kicked out of the near fall and came back with a few suplexes onto Nyla and then a massive Guillotine Leg Drop. Ryo won the tournament! Hikaru Shida, the current Women’s Champion, handed Ryo the trophy, then Ryo punched Shida in the face! So now we have the Women’s World Championship match for Revolution which will be Hikaru Shida vs. Ryo Mizunami.

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Preston Vance/10 from the Dark Order vs. Max Caster was next. This was to determine the final entry to the Face of the Revolution Ladder match at the PPV.  Preston Vance was deemed the favorite to win because he is the powerhouse for the Dark Order and he is also Brodie Lee, Jr.’s favorite wrestler. Dark Order has also been a massively popular stable since the end of last year. Max Caster is a sneaky heel and was trying hard to cheat his way throughout the match, but Vance was just too powerful and smart. Vance was about to win, but Jack Evans from TH2 came out from under the ring and hit Vance with Caster’s boombox. Caster pinned Vance for the win. Matt Hardy came out and gave Jack Evans an envelope full of money. This led to the final main event match of the night.

Before the final match, we had a video promo/package from Miro promoting his PPV match against Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor. Sting and Team FTW had an in-ring beatdown to promote their huge street fight. We also got a very neat video package promoting the main event title match of Revolution between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley, a barbwire death match.

The main event was a tag team match with the crowd favorite of Adam Page and John Silver from the Dark Order Vs. Matt Hardy and Marq Quen from Private Party.  This match was to promote their singles match at the PPV. Big Money Matt Hardy is one of the funniest and biggest heels – he wants to destroy every member of the Dark Order. During this match, you saw a foreshadowing of a possible break-up between Matt Hardy and Private Party because Matt and Marq were arguing a few times. At the end, Adam Page hit his Buck Shot Lariat onto Marq Quen, and as Marq was laying there, Matt did not come to his assistance. Adam looked straight into Matt eyes as he got on top of Marq and pinned him for the win. Matt Hardy then tried to beat up Adam Page, but the Dark Order came out to help their friend. After that, there was a massive pour of wrestlers from the back and we had a free-for-all. This was a promotion for the large Tag Team Battle Royale on the PPV. There was one more entrant for that Royale that hadn’t been named yet, but before the screen cut to black, it was revealed that the Lucha Bros were the last tag team to enter.

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This was one of the best, if not the best, Take Home shows AEW has ever done. If the goal was to get you excited for AEW Revolution this Sunday, then it had done it’s job!

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[From the Editor] PopCultHQ Severs Ties w/ Dynamite, Explains Decision

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

In February of 2015, PopCultHQ was founded by Manny Popoca. Manny wanted a platform to promote talent from various industries: movies, television, comic books, cosplay, conventions, and more. With that, he created this entertainment media company. He assembled a team of writers who had the same desire to put out news and content relating to all of popular culture. In June of 2016, we received the tragic news of Manny’s death. April Widrick and I (Jason Bennett) were left with a weighty decision… what to do about PopCultHQ? April and I had a conversation the evening of the day we got word that we lost our leader. It was in that moment on a Sunday evening that we made the decision to continue with Manny’s dream and what could be seen as his legacy. We wanted to not only continue his vision, but to build upon it in the way we felt Manny would have taken us. We have added a large number of comic book publishers with whom we have working relationships, our cosplay content continues to blossom into more facets of the fandom, and we have heartily expanded our convention coverage, especially as it pertains to on-site coverage by our staff.

At our very core, PopCultHQ is an entertainment media company which invites people to celebrate their fandoms, whatever that might be. We became a site with which people could enjoy the things they love: comics, cosplay, conventions, sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, superheroes, animation, and the list goes on. We have made it a point to continue with Manny’s firm stance on not publishing or promoting any gossip, rumors, or click-bait articles. In addition, we have strived to keep negativity off our site. Fans and readers come to PopCultHQ to enjoy breaking pop culture news, images of cosplays and comic cons from around the world, interviews with individuals doing remarkable things in their respective field, and the weekly roundup of comic book-related press (previews, spoiler-free reviews, interviews, etc.). There is enough negativity in the world already and we choose not to contribute to it.

That being said, PopCultHQ has ended our relationship with Dynamite Entertainment. Recently, Dynamite has made the decision (likely for financial reasons, though I prefer not to speculate) to support and promote individuals associated with the Comicsgate movement. This group of comic book creators has consistently shown to be extemely divisive, hateful, and bigoted. Its members, and followers, harass and intimidate creators and participate in online bullying. Whether it has been from official press releases or their newsletter, Dynamite has incrementally promoted creators and platforms widely known to be associated with Comicsgate. At least 60-65% (conservatively) of their emails highlight CG creators and it is troubling, to say the least.

PopCultHQ will always be a source of inclusion and diversity. We have had the privilege in meeting, interviewing, and promoting incredibly talented individuals from all over the world, including a large number of people/groups traditionally marginalized in the world: women, the LGBTQIA community, all sexual orientations, and races and religions of all types. Talent is talent, creative is creative. That’s what we look for in who we promote.

Racism, bigotry, hatred, and the likes, have no place in the comic book industry, let alone the world as a whole. More importantly, it has no place at PopCultHQ. We will not give these individuals a platform, will not engage in signal boosts for their cause, and do not feel we are obligated to promote any of their work. And when a comic book publisher like Dynamite puts dollars over morals, turns a blind eye to the ugliness being spewed, and placing revenue above a sense of general decency for humankind, it reveals a great deal of the character of those individuals making the decisions for the company. We will not align ourselves with that. The comic book industry deserves better. Comic book fans and readers deserve better.

We do want to extend our sincerest apologies to creators on Dynamite titles (not associated with CG) who are becoming innocent victims to less coverage of their work. Please know that we will continue to support the other positive things you are doing in the comic book industry. To fans and collectors of Dynamite books, we apologize for no longer being a source for you to check out their titles. We realize we could lose some followers or fans because of this decision, but sometimes doing what’s right comes at a price. It is our hope that you understand our decision to not promote hateful and divisive individuals and those who choose to align themselves with them. We just cannot in good conscience continue to work with individuals and organizations who are active with the Comicsgate movement. PopCultHQ is not about the almighty dollar. We do not, and will not, place Views, Hits, or Numbers above our ethics. And we do not accept or tolerate hate in any form. Life is too short and we are all dealing with its madness on the daily. Mahatma Gandhi famously stated, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” It is with his words echoing within our hearts that we have made the decision that we have just made.

Thank you for reading,

Jason Bennett
Chief Editor/Writer – PopCultHQ

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[Preview] Dynamite’s 7/8 Release: DEJAH THORIS (Vol. 3) #6

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

On Wednesday, July 8th, Dynamite Entertainment has the another issue of DEJAH THORIS! From Dan Abnett (Guardians Of The Galaxy, Justice League Odyssey) and rising star Vasco Georgiev (Xena) comes an all-new vision of the Princess Of Mars!

Here’s a look at the covers, the storyline, and preview pages for this week’s new release from Dynamite Entertainment on New Comic Book Day!  #NCBD

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New Release for the week of July 8th, 2020

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Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Vasco Georgiev
Colorist: Dearbhla Kelly
Letterer: Simon Bowland

Cover Artists:
Lucio Parrillo
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Vasco Georgiev
(Cover B + Retailer Incentive B/W Variant)
Joseph Michael Linsner
(Cover C + Retailer Incentive B/W & Virgin B/W Variant)
Juan Gedeon – “Jim Lee Homage” Variant
(Cover D)
Tasha Cosplay UK Cosplay Variant
(Cover E + Retailer Incentive Virgin Variant)

FC | 32 pages | Fantasy/Science-Fiction | $3.99 | Teen+

“It is the face she glimpsed in her nightmare. A KILLER, armored in jewels and precious alloys, brandishing an archaic weapon of the forever days. He was waiting for them… waiting to strike…”

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