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Full Gear Official Match Ratings:

11/26/25 - Logan Rogers (photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling)

OVERALL GRADE: B+ (88%)

FTR defeats Brodido A

Kyle O'Reilly defeats Jon Moxley A-

El Sky Team defeats Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita, and Hechicero A-

Mark Briscoe defeats Kyle Fletcher A-

Ricochet wins the Casino Gauntlet Match A-

Kris Statlander defeats Mercedes Mone B+

Samoa Joe defeats Adam Page B+

Josh Alexander and The Young Bucks defeat Kenny Omega and Jurassic Express B+

Timeless Love Bombs defeat the Sisters of Sin, Babes of Wrath, and Megan Bayne and Marina Shafir B+

Pac defeats Darby Allin B

Hook and Eddy Kingston defeat The Workhorsemen D

*Boom and Doom defeat RPG Vice B- (for a comedy match)

All-Time Favorite AEW Tag Team Tournament

11/26/25 - The Arial Assassin

72 teams enter, but only one will win! Celebrating the history of the tag team division in All Elite Wrestling! Voting exclusively on Facebook.

The teams, by pool:

POOL A-FTR, Men of the Year, Murder Machines

POOL B-Better Than You Bay Bay (Adam Cole/MJF), Paragon, The Workhorsemen

POOL C-Kings of the Black Throne, Big Bill and Ricky Starks,Marshall and Ross Von Erich

POOL D-Sisters of Sin, Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal, The Hardys,

POOL E-Team Taz (Starks and Hobbs), JetSpeed, Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley

POOL F-TayJay, Joey Janela and Sonny Kiss, The Outrunners

POOL G-Swerve in our Glory, Hounds of Hell (Matthews and King), Protoshida

POOL H-Le Sex Gods, Jay White and Juice Robinson, Big Bill and Bryan Keith

POOL I-Darby Allin and Sting, Alan Angels and Preston Vance, Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli

POOL J-The Acclaimed, Cru, Penelope Ford and The Bunny

POOL K-Alex Reynolds and John Silver, The Righteous, Babes of Wrath

POOL L-2point0, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin, The Hybrid Two

POOL M-The Iron Savages, Aussie Open, SCU (Sky and Kazarian)

POOL N-Best Friends, Chris Jericho and Jake Hagar, Brodido

POOL O-Adam Page and Kenny Omega, Butcher and the Blade, Eddie Kingston and Ortiz

POOL P-Proud-n-Powerful, Varsity Athletes, Jurassic Express

POOL Q-Private Party, The Factory (Aaron Solo and QT Marshal), The Kingdom

POOL R-Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne, Kip Sabian and Miro, Cope and Christian

POOL S-Lucha Brothers, The Varsity Blonds, Evil Uno and Stu Grayson

POOL T-Top Flight, RPG Vice, MXM Collection

POOL U-Ari Davairi and Tony Nese, Chaos Project, The Golden Lovers

POOL V-The Gunns, The Infantry, The Brotherhood (Cody and Dustin Rhodes)

POOL W-The Gates of Agony, ReDRagon, Diamante and Ivelisse

POOL X-The Young Bucks, Beast of Burdens (Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir), Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter

WrestleDream Official Match Ratings:

10/29/25 - Logan Rogers (photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling)

OVERALL GRADE: A- (90%)

Jurassic Express defeats The Young Bucks A+

Kyle Fletcher defeats Mark Briscoe A

Kris Statlander defeats Toni Storm A

FTR defeats Jet Speed A-

Brodido defeats Okada/Takeshita A-

Jamie Hayter defeats Thekla A-

Adam Page defeats Samoa Joe B+

Darby Allin defeats Jon Moxley B+

The Hurt Syndicate defeat The Demand B+

Mercedes Mone defeats Mina Shirakawa for the interim ROH Women's Television Title B+

The Death Riders defeat The Conglomeration B

Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron defeat Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford B

Eddie Kingston and HOOK defeat The Frat House (Garrison and Karter) D

Predicting the inaugural AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions

10/27/25 - Kaye Fabe (photo courtesy of All Elite Wrestling)

Well, let's start with the obvious: we only predicted five of the eight teams that made the bracket.

-TayJay

-Timeless Love Bomb

-Sisters of Sin

-MegaBad

-Mone & Anyone She Chooses (ok, this one is a stretch).

We had Hayter and Aminata on separate teams and Harley with Statlander. C'est la vie.

What is important is that the long-overdue AEW Women's World Tag Team Titles are moving forward.

In today's column, we examine the likelihood of each team winning. For all the pages and sites out there that I keep seeing saying this is very predictable tournament, I have to ask if we are watching the same product. There are seven teams that could win this whole thing. Let's examine all eight teams from least likely to most likely.

SEEMS OBVIOUS

8. Alex Windsor and Riho

You see sometimes AEW gets criticized for "throwing people together" and this is why those people say that (usually erroneously). I don't think these two have even teamed that I can recall. I would still have much rather have seen Windsor and Hayter as a dynamite (no pun intended) British tag team and Riho with Shida for the same reason as country sisters. It would be a complete shock if this team wins or, frankly, even gets out of the first round.

A BIT MORE OF A QUESTION

7. Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron

And this is where I immediately shake my head. The other seven teams could all win this thing. Going through the list time and time again, I find myself seeing why each could win the whole thing. And also why they could lose. I could see Willow and Harley being fed up to Mercedes Mone and Athena, who maybe barely work together enough to win. Of the teams in the tournament, these two haven't tagged long and also are some of the most over women in the division, meaning they don't need a title to get over in matches or moments. Depending on how Kris Statlander's title run goes, this team could dissolve or last a while and make a run at whoever wins.

6. Mercedes Mone and Athena

Those who get all over Mercedes case online will automatically believe she is there to win this belt as well. I don't see that happening at all. She is legitimizing the tournament and also will have StatDaddy to face coming up. I think round two is where the uneasy truce ends and these two turn on each other. Could we see Billie Starkz turn on Athena and join Mone? After all, Athena didn't go to her long-time BFF for this tournament as we all figured she would. It would be a short reign for these two if they did win.

A LOT HARDER

5. TayJay

This tournament can go one of two ways. Either they reward the two teams that have been at this for the longest--TayJay and the Sisters of Sin--or they go for the biggest name power. As fitting as it would be to see the women who have been tagging for the longest get the inaugural honors, something tells me TayJay may be chasing the titles for a while. They haven't strung together a series of believable victories and honestly don't feel like either Tay Melo or Anna Jay have had the most luck in the ring for the last couple years. A shock win could change all that, but here we are.

4. Jamie Hayter & Queen Aminata

In some ways the left side of the bracket is easier to predict than the right, but in other ways the opposite is true. Hayter and Aminata could easily spell trouble for Athena and Mone, but I suppose the Sisters of Sin could cheat the cheaters to win also. On the other hand if Willow and Harley win, you'd think only the Sisters of Sin would be the match they would want to go with. So for that reason, we give the edge of likelihood to the Sisters of Sin the edge here. Hayter and Aminata looks absolutely brutal in the match where they won the right to pick their opponent in round one. That headbutt/Hayterade combo was crushing. Holy cow.

THE FINAL CALL

3. Timeless Love Bombs

Listen: there is no team in the tournament that has Timeless Toni Storm's drawing power except her own team. This would be the safest bet from a marketability standpoint. The fans--rightfully so--love Toni. And they also love Mina. But they were both just champions. They need to share the spotlight a little, right, Toni? Right? Maybe?

2. MegaBad

I'm actually switching at the last second who I think will win this tournament. Megan Bayne needs gold. While they have other women who are technically as strong (Hayter, Willow, Statlander, etc.), Bayne has been presented as being beyond all of them. But she has nothing to show for it, falling short to Toni Storm in her lone AEW Women's World title match. That's not good enough for Bayne who is THE force in the AEW Women's Division. She needs gold. And if she isn't going to win the World or TBS Championship anytime soon, this will have to be it. I've seen criticism online that Penelope Ford is just a sidekick, and that's somewhat true, but that isn't a bad thing for a tag team with a dominant wrestler, plus there are automatically stories to tell there. Does Bayne lose faith in Ford? Does Ford finally resent being just a retainer to the goddess? These two have miles ahead of them yet, and I'm not going to complain about Ford being rewarded for being in AEW since the early days.

1. The Sisters of Sin

First, I'm going to state the obvious: these two have been doing the job left and right. They have been getting tons of TV time, which is great, but they have lost a lot. The Triangle of Madness need something to gain some credibility. Thekla just lost her bid at the AEW Women's World Championship, so The Sisters of Sin make a lot of sense. One problem. Can you be menacing and chickenshit at the same time? They talk a big game, but can they back it up?

The tournament kicks off this Wednesday when we see a few teams go down already! Who will advance? I'm certainly excited to find out and get some women's representation on the AEW champions page.

The Case for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Titles - Kaye Fabe

Well, Tony Khan has finally done it. Just a week shy of the sixth anniversary show of AEW Dynamite, he has introduced the AEW Women's World Tag Team Titles. The division has never been stronger and he commented something to that effect when he was asked why now was the correct time to launch them. The women's roster is deep. Very deep. It is too deep for just the TBS and Women's World Championships alone. There are far too many women with nothing to fight for, often being cycled through as a challenger to Mercedes Mone or--for a long time--Toni Storm.

While it hasn't been announced yet just how these titles will be handed out--a tournament seems likely, but a four-way could also work--the inaugural champions will be forever enshrined in AEW and wrestling history.

Who should be first champions? Here are ten possible choices and the rationale for each being the first AEW Women's World Tag Team Champions.

Honorable Mention: Taya Valkyrie & Deonna Purrazzo

Who knows if The Vendetta is still a faction? Taya has been chumming with Johnny TV and the MXM Collection on AEW and ROH as of recent, while I haven't seen Deonna anywhere near AEW TV in a long time. Additionally, these two haven't won many matches to consider their inclusion in the top ten. Still, they should be featured as a team the eventually champions go against, if they are still a team.

Honorable Mention: Mercedes Mone & Anyone She Chooses

You know Mercedes is going to mention those tag straps pretty quickly. Her only true alliance in AEW that she hasn't broken has been a loose affiliation with the enhancement talent the Renegade Twins, but I'm not sure either of them are true tag partners as much as lackeys for Mercedes. But if Mone wanted, I'm sure she could get a tag partner from somewhere. Emi Sakura? A returning heel Britt Baker? Someone new? Nyla Rose? Ruby Soho? Bueller? Anyone?

10: Riho & Hikaru Shida

A few of these are going to be fantasy booking, but AEW can't deny that they have a large number of Japanese women signed, including Riho, Shida, Emi Sakura, and Yuka Sakazaki to name a few. I chose the two most interesting to put together as a team. Riho as a total babyface and Shida as a total badass would be a fun team to create and maintain. Their interactions could be good also. If they don't want to use Riho, there is another certain Pittsburgh dentist who has a past history with Shida as well...

9: Marina Shafir & Serena Deeb

This one also doesn't exist, but with the increased presence of the women's division, the Death Riders could use a second female, and no one on the roster fits as logically as Serena Deeb. A ruthless submission specialist who is unmatched in terms of technical wrestling, the Woman of 1,000 Holds would fit in quite nice with her scowl. Her and Marina Shafir would have the babyfaces running scared.

8: Willow Nightingale & Queen Aminata

This isn't a regular tag team, though they have been in multi-women matches together recently. The appeal here would purely be that both are extremely over as babyfaces with the fans and project positivity, even if the Queen's sometimes comes with a violent streak. Still, this would be a great way to reward two of the ladies who have been workhorses over the last year.

7: Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron

Some might be surprised to see me rank this tandem so low on the rankings, but that's really a testament to how good and deep the division is. This is a very entertaining duo and appear to be entering a feud with the Death Riders. The only reason they are ranked so low is because Statlander is freshly the AEW Women's World Champion and Cameron is over no matter what she does, so she is fine staying with Kris for a while.

6: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa

Toni Storm remains the most over women in the ladies' division, but her and Mina Shirakawa are united in their "We both lost Mariah May" sweepstakes. Together they are all sorts of titillating, but both know how to work both in the ring and as an over character. We haven't gone through the plots these two could work out yet. There would be a lot of life for them in the tag division should they pivot as such.

5: Anna Jay & Tay Melo

I've seen many people comment that this would be their pick for new women's tag champions. I'm not opposed to it. Both are long-time AEW stars and are homegrown talent, for whatever that matters. However, Anna hasn't won many matches in the last two years and Tay was gone almost as long, so their credibility isn't at its peak at the moment. The true days of TayJay are long in the mirror, but perhaps they could rise again? The division is much deeper than before Tay Melo left to become a mom. They will have to prove themselves all over again.

4: Athena & Billie Starkz

If we're looking for long-term storytelling, it is hard to say any other duo on this list has done it as long and as consistently as the Forever Champion the Fallen Goddess and her minion, Billie Starkz. Endlessly entertaining, AEW was given a shot in the arm when the ROH duo pursued Toni Storm and her title this summer. Athena is one of the very few females in AEW who can actually measure up to Toni Storm on the microphone. These two could be called for day one contenders to whoever ends up being champion.

3: Alex Windsor & Jamie Hayter

If there is anyone who could use a little boost in terms of storylines, championships, and feuds, it's the Brit. Which one, you ask? Yes. Both Windsor and Hayter remain popular with the crowd, but this is a natural team we need to make yesterday. Two badass Brits who are known for being strong, heavy hitters. Please, Tony. At least let us hear them overemphasize each other's last names. But in all seriousness, this is a match made in heaven.

2. Skye Blue & Julia Hart

Besides Anna Jay and Tay Melo, this is the other duo I'm seeing the most online as the pick to be the first champions. I totally agree. The Sisters of Sin are young, talented, beautiful, and wholly evil. Julia is a day one performer, and we remember being in the audience in Chicago when Tony Khan offered Skye Blue an AEW contract. They are similar, but different, with Julia doing acrobatic moves from her cheerleading past, and Skye Blue preferring a harder hitting, death match style. These two do deserve the belts, but I would like to see them pick up a few wins first. Maybe if they are chickenshit heels it might work, but you can't be spooky and chickenshit.

1: Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne

The AEW Booking Committee hasn't called me yet, but if they did, my vote would go to the Olympic Warriors or whatever full-time name they come up with. Megan Bayne is one of three women in the division--and the only one not named Toni Storm or Mercedes Mone--that has been protected. She wins far more than she loses, and she remains a dominant goddess when she's in the ring. The look and the act serve both Bayne and her underling, Penelope Ford, well. Ford, a capable wrestler with a good look, but not so great personality has really shined as Bayne's admirer in their partnership. This would be a great heel team to begin as champions or be the first to take the straps off some babyfaces. Bayne is too much of a presence to not get some gold eventually.

So there we have it. 12 teams that could potentially enter the tag division, and that's not even including other ladies such as Thekla, Emi Sakura, Yuka Sakazaki, Nyla Rose, Ruby Soho, Leila Gray, Britt Baker, Rachel Ellering, Vertvixen, Trish Adora, or any number of Mexican or Japanese wrestlers that could come in from Stardom, CMLL, New Japan, and more.

The division's future is bright, and the tag belts help put a little more shine on the ladies.

The women's division has probably changed the most since our last rankings. Toni Storm vanquished Mercedes Mone, though Mone recently returned. Athena has created a very entertaining program with Toni Storm on AEW programming. Meanwhile, Queen Aminata and Thekla have elevated the optics of each other on TV. Alex Windsor has impressed, being thrown into a friendship with Toni Storm. There are so many great women in this division. We NEED THE TAG BELTS, TONY. -The Arial Assassin

There hasn't been a ton of change in the overall team rankings, since we left off, but we do have a few new teams in Brodido and the Triangle of Madness. Athena and Billie Starkz have moved their brand of madness over to AEW in full now. Can we get some trios challenges? Will The Hurt Syndicate have a feud at some point? The Death Riders and The Young Bucks continue to impress despite some recent losses. -The Arial Assassin

And the crew is back after a long series of summer trips! The men's rankings returns with a new World Champion in Adam Page. Kazuchika Okada vanquished old rival Kenny Omega to become the first ever AEW Unified Champion. Jon Moxley continues to be featured nonstop despite losing the title. Many thought he'd take time off and retool, but that doesn't seem to be the case. And we have Kyle Fletcher as the new TNT champion. Dustin Rhodes, the former champion, is honored with the ten spot, as he was never ranked due to our absence. We wish him the best in his recovery from double knee surgery. -The Arial Assassin

Our final women's ranking before All In Texas has another controversial shakeup at the top. Mercedes Mone has (prematurely?) taken over the top spot in our rankings. She had a grueling match with Mina Shirakawa. Say what you will about Storm and Mone, they are workhorses who aren't afraid to wrestle.

Elsewhere, the women's division continues to shine, but I guess we're not getting those women's tag belts before or at All In Texas.

Tony...what are we doing? Forbidden Door? All Out? We have the teams and can make a few more if need be. Let's gooooo!

-The Arial Assassin

Our last ranking before All In Texas! Do we take the controversial result of putting a team above the champions? I think we finally do. FTR have been featured heavily in rotation and picked a win in a huge match. They have been the fighting champions as opposed to the Hurt Syndicate who are featured in promos and segments. The Young Bucks worked with Takeshita for a win this week. The Outrunners delivered what may have been their finest match in AEW, despite the losing effort to FTR. And it seems that The Gates of Agony have finally aligned with Ricochet, which I, personally, am excited about.

-The Arial Assassin

Our last ranking going into All In Texas! Not a ton of change in the men's division as we await the payoff of some of these stories. Okada picked up a huge win over Ibushi. Fletcher beat Garcia in a big match. and Briscoe continues his winning streak.

But I smell a shark in the water...MJF returns to the top ten for the first time in a long time!

-The Arial Assassin

While Dynamite is going on, check out our play by play, but in the meantime, check out our Women's Wednesday rankings as we watch Mina v. Mone!

GET THE TAG BELTS IN, TONY!

-The Arial Assassin

Team Tuesday is here! The ONLY rankings that matter!

Biggest gain this week goes to Jet Speed for a quality showing this week. FTR has gained so much screentime, they move ahead of The Opps this ranking. Even though they didn't win matches, we continue to get screentime for The Learning Tree and The Gates of Agony, which is great! And the Patriarchy is back!

But, Pinfalls and Submissions, we want the ONLY ratings that matter! I got you!

Men's Monday rankings for 6/30/25

Moxley and Page continues to heat up! Swerve, Cole, and Ospreay continue their pushes. I greatly enjoy that Ricochet is featured weekly as well, even if he suffered a loss this week. Okada and Kenny has not been featured directly with Kenny out selling the injury, but Ibushi's return is pretty great to see. Briscoe won a huge four-way match for the Casino Gauntlet match. And Fletcher won the "Battle of the Kyles" on Collision. We are continuing to see a real push on tag/trios matches on programming lately, leading to less singles matches for the men.

There are really two stories in the women's division this week: Toni v. Mercedes and the rumored women's tag team titles! I can't wait! We have four or five teams ready to challenge for them right out of the gate! Let's go!

Pinfalls and Submissions Tag/Trio Tuesday is back! The only ratings that matter! A lot of teams being featured, but very little shakeup this week. Good to see some new teams crack the top ten. And how hard is this going to get when the ladies get their own tag belts soon, as rumored?! Who off the list have you been enjoying lately?

We're back and what a week for AEW! Coming live from Arena Mexico this week for Dynamite. What a gracious host and respectful visit by our wrestlers in AEW! Moxley and Okada both picked up some victories this week to keep moving up the rankings and make their respective feuds fire! Swerve and Ospreay are hanging around the title picture still. And Adam Cole has been betting some good TV time as well. Hologram with a couple victories this week, and he has been featured in some higher profile matches as well. Nice to see Bandido getting some love as well.

All In's Main Event

-by Kaye Fabe, 15 June 2025

No matter what happens between now and All In, these are the only three matches that have a legitimate chance to be the main event. Which should be the main event?

The Case for the World Heavyweight Championship Main Eventing:

Most of the year has been figuring out who Moxley would face: Ospreay, Darby, Swerve, or Hangman. We know now, and this is entirely about Hangman's story far more than Moxley's story at this point. Does it deserve the main event? If they put it in the main event, Hangman has to win, right? This one has the most intrigue in terms of angles that could close the show. Does Danielson show up? Does Darby? Does Swerve make Hangman the champ? How does Ospreay fit in? The Young Bucks? This would be the most traditional show closer for All In.

The Case for the Women's World Heavyweight Championship Main Eventing:

No matter which match you're looking forward to the most at All In, there is no match that has had a laser-scoped outcome like this one. We knew Toni v Mone was going to happen eventually. And as much as I liked the possible swerve of Jamie Hayter winning the Owen, this is the biggest money match in the AEW Women's Division since Toni and Mariah. Would they let the women have the main event? They have on TV, and on very rare occasions on PPV, let the women close the show. Would they let it happen here? Is Mone guaranteed to win? There has been a slow-burn to a head to head confrontation for two women whose characters are entirely dependent on the titles in the division. What happens after will be almost as interesting as the outcome.

The Case for the Unified Championship Main Eventing:

When the rumor popped up early this year that Okada and Omega would be fighting in a possible unification match, people began to salivate for another chapter in the long-storied rivalry between these two. The story has only recently been built, so in terms of on-screen time, this one is the newest, but in terms of rumors, this one has the most steam. Plus, isn't AEW basically giving us recaps to say to us directly: this is the best match we will feature at All In. Can you advertise that that is the case and then not have it be the main event? I have genuinely no idea who wins this one as either will be fine with or without the titles. This is more of a grudge match between the two. Side note: I dislike the "Unified" name. It makes it confusing with a World title in the men's division as well. I wish they would have just kept the International title name if they are (and they better) keep the C2 tournament.

Who gets the main event, fans?

Not a ton of change this week in the women's division. Toni and Mercedes seem to be the main storyline going into July. Beyond that we have the Megasus and Penelope beating down Harley and Anna. Thekla debuted and is set to wrestle for the first time tonight. A feud with Jamie Hayter could be fun with Thekla pursuing and ambushing Jamie. In other news, Thunder Rosa challenged Britt Baker on social media!? Will something come of that? What does Mina Shirakawa do now that Mariah May debuted in the WWE--a reveal that broke our hearts.

-The Arial Assassin

AEW continues to push the most with the tag and trios divisions. Dynamite and Collision saw SIX matches of tag/trios action. Additionally, FTR continues to do great work outside of matches. I'm still not sure why we need Stokely Hathaway in the group, but that's my opinion. The Hurt Syndicate and The Opps have brewing stories as well, with MJF and Hook respectively. Nice to see the Gates of Agony continue to get a push/tv time. Can we finally see a real push of La Faccion Ingobernable? It seems like one of the three always have visa/work issues and they can't get together for a real run.

-The Arial Assassin

The main in-ring storyline this week was Adam Cole and Kyle Fletcher. Their feud is, dare I say, heating up? Outside the rings, we had a lot going on with the Adam Page/Will Ospreay/Swerve Strickland business. Okada is back defending his title, which is good timing heading into a rumored unification match with Kenny Omega. Ricochet says he is looking for a new stable. Intriguing. Brody and the unranked Claudio advance to the International Title four-way with Mascara Dorada and Kenny Omega.

-The Arial Assassin

The AEW Title Dilemma

-by Kaye Fabe, 28 May 2025

All Elite Wrestling, Where the Best Wrestle, has a problem.

And this problem is what the best are wrestling for.

For too long in AEW we have had a title problem. Many websites complain about the amount of belts AEW has floating around, and this gets compounded more when the ROH titles are routinely shown on AEW television. As I see it, AEW has three problems with their title picture: the men's singles titles, the women's titles, and the tag/trio titles. Each of these can be solved with a simple fix. I humbly suggest those fixes in this column.

The men in AEW currently have four titles to vie for: the World Championship, the International Championship the Continental Championship, and the TNT Title. This does not count additional gains that can be had such as the Dynamite Diamond Ring or the Owen Hart Title/Cup. It seems as though AEW may be taking steps to fix this one already. We obviously need a World Championship, so there's no need to fix anything there. I like the idea of the TNT title as the lower card title that people can first win on their way up the ladder. It's the middle that is the problem. How prestigious is the International Title? Is the International Title higher than the Continental Title? Who is closer to getting a World Championship match? Does it matter? AEW needs to get rid of one of these belts. The rumors are that they are doing just at All In Texas as they have been planting the seeds for an International Champion Kenny Omega v. Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada match. I love this idea. Can we make the Continental Classic tournament have other stakes? It doesn't really make sense that you have to win a tournament to defend your belt. Can they get something else? You don't want to steal the WWE's crown idea or duplicate the Diamond Ring idea in your own company, but the winner needs something other than a title shot to show they are the reigning tournament winner. Even a graphic that is shown next to their name for a year would be something. But yet, this one is an easy fix.

Women in AEW currently have only two belts they can challenge for, the World Championship currently held by "Timeless" Toni Storm and the TBS Championship held by "The CEO" Mercedes Mone. That used to be enough for the women's division as it grew. While the TBS title, theoretically, should be the same prestige as the TNT title, it feels far superior by virtue of it being the second belt in the division while the TNT is probably the fourth most sought-after. We here at Pinfalls and Submissions have clamored for Tony Khan to introduce Women's Tag Team Titles. This problem is magnified with the current storylines involving your World and TBS championship being together. We have a large number of ladies waiting to do something. Ignoring the two in the All In title match, here is who AEW has left on the bench fighting for nothing:

Anna Jay & Harley Cameron

Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne

Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie

Skye Blue & Julia Hart

Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale

Athena & Billie Starkz

Keira Hogan & Diamante

(possibly) Mina Shirakawa & Mariah May

And that's not counting the other women who could be in tag teams: Ruby Soho, Tay Melo, Queen Aminata, Yuka Sakazaki, Thunder Rosa, Serena Deeb, Riho, Nyla Rose, Britt Baker (supposedly), Red Velvet, Leila Gray, Trish Adora, Emi Sakura, Hikaru Shida, Marina Shafir, Jamie Hayter, and more.

That's at least 30 women fighting for nothing for the next month and a half. We need the tag titles, Tony. Give them to us, but more importantly give them to the ladies. Make a four way tag match for the inaugural titles at All In. There are plenty of women in this division with a ton of talent. They can have a bit more screen time from the deleted men's title. And there is one more radical idea coming...

This last idea is the most controversial. At first I thought about eliminating the AEW Trios title because it seems to strain the roster too much to have both Tag Titles and Trios Titles, but I found a solution: World Unified Tag and Trios Titles. Combine the AEW and ROH Tag Titles and the AEW and ROH Trios/Six Man Titles. Make the champions fight across both leagues. You could feature the Tag Titles on AEW programming for a few months and then gradually transition to the Trios Titles coming over from Ring of Honor. If you wanted to take this a step further, you could have the new Women's Tag Titles do the same.

These ideas would eliminate six belts and create two. A healthy trade off, I'd say. If the Unified Titles seem too much like merging the companies, then give ROH the Trios Title and AEW the Tag Titles. I would love to see ROH treated as a more separate company that is essentially the feeder to AEW. Take ROH on the road and let the younger wrestlers get reps and mic time. Maybe keep up the residency idea, but do it with ROH and let AEW travel. These are simply changes, Mr. Khan, but ones that would make the company healthier, leaner, and meaner. Think about it!

Enough with all the online social media negativity toward AEW. Let's celebrate the women who are continually pushing this division higher and higher! We now know the big match for Texas, and it is the one we all thought they were working toward: Storm v. Mone. It should be a classic. Does this mean Mone will win? Below them, we have a TON of talent in need of a storyline and goal. If Mercedes isn't going to defend the TBS title for the next month and half, what is everyone else working toward? I know someone will be stopping by today to tell us their thoughts!

-The Arial Assassin

The Hurt Syndicate continue to look dominant atop the tag division. Who wil their next challengers be? Bill and Keith? Many of the other teams listed were involved in the Anarchy in the Arena match. I was a big fan of the Young Bucks in their Founding Father gear! The Don Callis family is making a few good teams within their division.

-The Arial Assassin

The big match this week was Adam Page beating Will Ospreay in the finals of the Owen Hart Tournament. Meanwhile, players in the Anarchy in the Arena match get a boost and Ricochet continues to impress. Kazuchika Okada returns (finally) with a win over "Speedball" Mike Bailey.

-The Arial Assassin

This has been the most improved division in the AEW over the last month. There are now tag teams everywhere! And they are using some mid-card feuds to add some punch to a few of these teams as well. Bringing the Sons of Texas in from Ring of Honor is interesting... Surely they won't dethrone The Hurt Syndicate, especially with MJF onboard now, but where is this going? All In Texas? Elsewhere? The trios division hasn't been stressed, but it may be a good idea to merge some titles with ROH. *cough* keep tag belts in AEW and put trios titles on ROH *cough*

-The Arial Assassin

Less focus on the men's division again this week, but all roads are leading to Double or Nothing and the big match with Page and Ospreay. Can we get some Okada, Omega, and Cole solo matches? Those are three of the most important titles in the company...

-The Arial Assassin

A slower week in terms of straight matches for the tag and trios divisions. Still, many were featured in segments or multi-man matches. I'm happy to see the Gates of Agony stick around more than one week. There is potential here that can be used.

-The Arial Assassin

Men's Monday! Singles men's matches were not in abundance this week, but they are being featured prominently in interviews and multi-man matches! While, I doubt Samoa Joe has a chance at Double or Nothing, they are doing a good job of positioning him as a credible threat. It was good to see Rhino again, but he lost surprisingly quick for someone who is still an active wrestler.

-The Arial Assassin

Tag/Trio Tuesday, people! A good showing for this division this week! The Opps continue to be featured prominently, as do the Hurt Syndicate. FTR won a gem of a match against Paragon. The Cru was sighted as were the Death Riders. Bill and Keith and the Gates of Agony is a fun undercard match.

-The Arial Assassin

Kenny picked up a loss in an eight-man match. Okada scored the pinfall in that match, and he's knocking on the door of the top ten. Adam Cole was featured on commentary for the entirety of Collision, which seemed odd, but was fun. Moxley had some nice featured segments this week, though he was not in action. Adam Page has the biggest move this week, as he passes his longtime rival Swerve Strickland and the man he'll face on the 25th at Double or Nothing, Will Ospreay! Nick Wayne continues to impress against midcard competition. And, though he isn't ranked, a rare Sammy Guevara singles victory!

Happy Dynamite Day, everyone! It's Women's Wednesday! Will we see some progress toward Double or Nothing tonight? Jamie and Mercedes? What will Toni be up to? Will Bayne continue destroying?

Tag/Trio Thursday is here! Love them or hate them, having the Bucks back deepens the division that much more! A heel FTR and a heel Young Bucks? What is the world coming to? Any chance we see Knight and Bailey in an extended program?

There weren't many men's matchups this week on AEW programming. That's fine as it allowed the tag division and women's division to shine a little more. Still, a few people won matches including Swerve Strickland, Marc Briscoe, and Takeshita won in a tag match. At best, many were just featured this week. The argument could be made that MJF is deserving of a spot on the list. He gets featured week in and week out. We are all for appearances to keep up the hotness of a talent, but an actual match and win go pretty far, too, hey?

-Arial Assassin

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Every night is Staturday Night, baby! Kris and Julia with a big win over Harley and Mercedes this week. While Mercedes herself toppled the Forever Champion, Athena in an Owen Hart matchup! Statlander v. Hayter should be a great match this week. Meanwhile, Megan Bayne isn't letting her recent loss to Toni Storm slow her down at all.

-Arial Assassin

What a HUGE win for The Opps on Wednesday! The new trios champions. I have to feel a bit bad for HOOK as he was probably scheduled to be part of this win, but was unable to participate. The Hurt Syndicate did nothing wrong to go down a spot, but when another team dethrones The Death Riders it counts for quite a bit. FTR's story continues its slow burn. Bill and Keith continue to look for gold. Happy to see the Gates of Agony back on TV, though it remains to be seen if they will stay.

-Arial Assassin

Kenny Omega falls to the top this week as Moxley suffers a key lost in losing the Trios titles. Will Ospreay gains a key victory to go to the finals of the Owen Hart Tournament. He awaits the winner of Adam Page and Kyle Fletcher. Adam Cole picked up his first defense of the TNT title by defeating Claudio Castagnole. Nick Wayne became the new ROH TV Champion, and while we normally don't recognize ROH accomplishments, the match was featured on AEW programming.

-Arial Assassin

In divisions that AEW still needs to work on, we had some matches this week featuring tag team action. The Hurt Syndicate have an ongoing storyline with MJF, but it is unclear where it is going yet. The Death Riders will have to adjust to losing Pac, and apparently AEW is letting Moxley take his spot, which causes a few problems: why was the Bang Bang Gang forced to vacate the title when they were hurt? How does Jon Moxley lose a trios match if he is the world champion? The Opps continue their push, and as long as Samoa Joe retains the microphone, the group could go far. Hopefully HOOK is fine after puking in the ring this week. It was nice to see The Cru in the eight man $400,000 match. And 2point0 made a--brief--appearance. Are the Gates of Agony a flavor of the week, or actually going to stick around? It was great to see them talking like men and not just grunting. Keep it going, Tony! -Arial Assassin

Almost our entire list was in action this week, which was better for accurate rankings. Moxley defeated Shibata of the Opps, while the Death Riders also took a loss when Swerve Strickland defeated Pac in a shortened match due to injury. Good to see Takeshita get a win in the Owen as well. The Don Callis Family has two absolute studs in Takeshita and Fletcher. We finally get a "Hangman" Adam Page match this week--the Wild Card opponent! -Arial Assassin

The champions both retained at Dynasty and we will be looking for someone to make some noise during the Owen Hart Tournament. Will it be Athena, Mercedes, or someone else as a surprise, such as Jamie Hayter? Lots of women being featured, but we still need more stories for the ladies. Not to mention there are many women we haven't seen in a very long time!

Both our champion teams retained at AEW Dynasty. The Cru continues to impress in tag action. FTR is entering a violent, new phase. And the BUCKS ARE BACK! What is their alignment with the Death Riders? We shall see tomorrow!

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A lot of shakeup near the bottom of our rankings as the Dynasty Pay Per View has come and gone and featured some great performances on the men's side of the bracket. Ricochet, Speedball Mike Bailey, Mark Briscoe, Daniel Garia, and Swerve Strickland all looked like stars, despite losing their respective matches. Congrats go out to Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega on their successful defenses. And a big shout out to Adam Cole BayBay for winning his first singles AEW gold.

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Shall we go three for three? Our first ever women-only ranking for Women's Wednesday! A big shout out to AEW Collision which featured, I believe, 12 women on the broadcast. Awesome representation! WIth the Mone/Starkz/Athena, Storm/Rosa/Bayne/Stat/Ford, and Shafir/Nightingale storylines ongoing, plus a hint as Deeb/Aminata/Hart out there as well, things are looking up in the women's division. I still think we need a women's stable in the company as well. There are 39 women listed on the AEW roster today, and we probably have enough to run a tag team division at this point. Make it happen! Is DMD gone or staying? When are Ruby Soho and Tay Melo coming back?

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Our first even tag and trios ranking highlights the best duos and trios in AEW. As none of these teams were ranked in our final AEW Hot 15 List before we converted over, they are all listed as "New" teams today. On the one hand, listing these out shows how many teams there are in AEW. But on the other hand, many of these teams takes weeks off between appearances. Top Flight, Big Bill & Bryan Keith, and Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford have been the most active recently. And it's great to see a women's team on the list (sorry, Vendetta). MAKE THE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM BELTS, TONY!

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Many of the top male wrestlers were inactive this week, with many favoring interviews, segments, or a much-needed week off. Garcia and Cole continue their rivalry and bring each other up the rankings. With a dedicated men's ranking now, new entries such as Jay White and Kyle Fletcher reenter the rankings after being out a while. Ricochet is off getting married--hurry back! Where is Okada?

3/30/25 Welcome to the Relaunch! -by Logan Rogers

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3/30/25 Tag Team Tournament Incoming! -by the Arial Assassin

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