Modern Marks

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Takes celebrating the art, beauty, and oddity of modern pro wrestling.

Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer says that Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland was AEW's most-watched Dynamite match in "a long time," beating Will Ospreay vs. Blake Christian which was AEW's highest-watched match in months.
AEW wrestler Riho in the video game Fight Forever holding up multiple championship belts.
WrestleTix ticket-counting spreadsheets shows AEW All In has crossed 25,000 tickets distributed.
AEW wrestler Brody King wearing an Abolish ICE shirt during the live recording of AEW Grand Slam Mexico in Mexico City.
Panoramic photo of AEW Double or Nothing 2025 from the suite level, taken during the FTR vs. Daniel Garcia and Nigel McGuinness match.
In a post to Twitter from 2019, Sabu tells a fan that he sometimes feels 100 years old but uses THC/CBD, Kratom, and oranges sometimes 4 times a day to "feel good."
Wrestling fan talking about wrestling says, "Don't bless your heart to me lil buster. Everything you just typed looks fucking embarassing to anyone who watches this shit and is smart enough to know how it works without having to tun in to a fucking podcast to tell them. Learn to breathe through your nose and just enjoy the show."
Rated FTR are announced for the February 5 Dynamite.
Chart visualizing an average of the best-rated matches from each episode of AEW Dynamite, as polled from Cagematch, for each January from 2020 to 2025. The chart also notes AEW's peak and lowest months to provide a better comparison. The averages notably increase year-to-year from 2020 to 2023, where it peaks at a score of 8.47, only to drop dramatically first to 7.74 in 2024 and 7.15 in 2025. This final score makes it AEW's lowest-rating month since August 2021 and one of only 4 months outside of the pandemic to average below 7.25.
Following the publication of Janel Grant's updated accusations against Vince McMahon and WWE for sex abuse and trafficking, Sports Illustrated rushes out a positive WWE story that shuffles the Grand story down the page and out of focus.
Pretty Peter Avalon AEW World Champion graphic.
Evil Uno vs. Blake Christian match graphic for an upcoming Ring of Honor show.
Jeff Jarrett AEW World Champion graphic.
AEW Phoenix Dynamite/Collision ticket seating map for the Financial Theater with prices posted next to available seating. Prices range from $1,155 for ringside seats, $417 for front row in the stands, or over $100 for the second section back.
AEW advertises a misogynistic promo from MJF and Jeff Jarrett on Facebook by saying, "MJF triggered Jeff Jarrett during #AEWDynamite Maximum Carnage!"
WrestleNomics data for AEW ticket sales year-to-year showing a steep decline in average sales in 2024 across all AEW products.
Will Ospreay responds to a Matt Cardona Twitter post wherein somebody named "Will" asks to smell Cardona's flatulence.
A screen capture of a Twitter post from Kenny Omega saying, "A year to rebuild. Less to reclaim. Let's take this as far as we can go." An accompanying photo shows Omega in his NJPW Wrestle Dynasty match gear.
Fake Twitter showing a Tony Schiavone statement to Tony Khan saying that Kenny Omega should be booked like a god, satiring his tweet saying that NJPW English commentator Chris Charlton should take a shower.
Screen capture of Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa, and Toshiaji Kawada, three legendary Japanese pro wrestlers, wearing orange, green, and yellow suits respectively, taken from a Japanese dancing show.
Clearer photo of Kota Ibushi's back injury, which has a small bandaid covering it.
Jon Moxley holds a flare in the desert, Yuta and Marina standing in a truckbed behind him, the two moons of Tatooine from Star Wars set in the background.
All Elite Wrestling advertising a contract signing between Ring of Honor champion Chris Jericho and Tomohrio Ishii for Wednesday, November 20.
Cards for the debut Maple Pro Wrestling shows.
A translation of AEW wrestler Riho's blog, wherein she details craving McDonalds, healing from her broken arm, and dealing with VISA issues preventing her from returning the USA for the time being.
"Today, in a press conference, Tony Khan clarified that All In will move to Texas for the 2025 show but will once again go to Wembley in 2026."
Pro wrestling company AEW announces a major stadium show, All In: Texas, to be hosted in Arlington's Globe Life Field on July 12.
Pro wrestler Michael Oku has a teaser video hinting he may be involved in AEW's upcoming All In event in London.