Elite Heat

This is not a normal episode of Elite Heat. Following an emotional edition of AEW Dynamite honoring the life of PAC, Tim and Dug reflect on a night that was heartbreaking, beautiful, and at times almost impossible to process. They discuss the remarkable composure of Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Renee Paquette, Jon Moxley, Bryce Remsburg, Orange Cassidy and the rest of the AEW roster as they paid tri...

Dug picked a hell of a night to go out of town, so Mike steps in alongside Tim for a full review of AEW All Out 2026 . They start with the Heat Check before breaking down a show that lands somewhere in the B/B-plus range by AEW’s ridiculously high pay-per-view standards. Will Ospreay retains the AEW World Championship against Jon Moxley, but the aftermath has Tim and Mike wondering if AEW is final...

AEW packed Dynamite and Collision into one massive three hour All Out go home show, and Tim and Dug have a LOT to unpack. The night started hot with Swerve Strickland and New Level defending the AEW World Trios Championships against The Demand in the match of the night. Plus, “Speedball” Mike Bailey officially joins Will Ospreay’s United Empire, Ospreay and Jon Moxley have their final confrontatio...

AEW Dynamite from Norfolk gave Tim and Dug plenty to like, and plenty to question. They break down Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne and why the match worked better than expected, while wondering why AEW needed to make Nick’s necklace such a major part of the story. They also look at Thekla’s continued rise, Mercedes Moné being ruled out of All Out, and why Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla may actually be...

AEW’s Rebel Heart special delivered one of the most emotional Dynamites in recent memory, and Tim and Dug are breaking down a night that had them reaching for the tissues more than once. They discuss AEW’s tribute to Andy “The Butcher” Williams, Rebel’s emotional appearance during the women’s trios match, and why AEW continues to handle these deeply personal shows so well. Plus: Swerve Strickland...

AEW had a lot of questions to answer coming out of All In and this week’s Dynamite wasted very little time answering them. Tim and Dug break down a loaded post-All In show as new AEW World Champion Will Ospreay teases building his own version of United Empire and suddenly learns that Jon Moxley will be his first challenger at All Out. They also dig into MJF’s fantastic post-All In promo and what h...

AEW All In: London 2026 is in the books, and Tim and Dug are calling it one of the best nights of professional wrestling they’ve ever seen. They break down the entire show from Wembley Stadium, including Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega delivering an emotional classic for the AEW World Championship, the AEW debut of Kofi and Austin Creed as The New Level alongside Swerve Strickland, and Britt Baker’s...

Four days before AEW All In: London, Dynamite delivered plenty of good wrestling, but did the go-home show actually create enough heat for Wembley? Tim and Dug break down the final Dynamite before All In, including Will Ospreay’s last words for Kenny Omega, Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli in the Continental Challenge Cup, and Nigel McGuinness continuing his unlikely run toward a championship mat...

AEW All In: London is less than two weeks away, and Dynamite delivered a show that was good…but also weird. Tim and Dug break down Kenny Omega going full heel on Will Ospreay, including their tense sit-down interview and Omega’s brutal attack to close the show. Plus, Jon Moxley and Jay White deliver a Match of the Night contender, but was AEW wrong to have Mox advance in the Continental Challenge...

AEW Dynamite delivered another strong show, and with All In rapidly approaching, the rest of the card is starting to feel as hot as the main event story. Tim and Dug break down Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega’s INCREDIBLE start to the show, another fantastic night for an unhinged MJF, Swerve Strickland’s return and sudden involvement in the Trios Championship picture, Chris Jericho doing exactly what...

AEW Grand Slam Mexico delivered a loaded, nearly three-hour edition of Dynamite from Arena México, and Tim and Dug have plenty to praise, along with several booking decisions that left them baffled. They break down MJF’s surprise return and his claim that he remains AEW’s rightful world champion, Andrade El Ídolo’s outstanding match with Tommaso Ciampa and Komander, and why Ciampa’s increasingly w...

AEW Dynamite delivered a strong first step on the road from Redemption to All In. Tim and Dug break down Will Ospreay’s split from the Death Riders, Hangman Adam Page’s return and Kenny Omega’s fiery closing confrontation with Ospreay. They also discuss Andrade’s excellent National Title defense against Nick Wayne and Jack Perry, The Demand winning the AEW World Trios Titles, Willow Nightingale’s...

AEW Redemption delivered a strange mix of excellent wrestling, major title changes and a show that felt much longer than it needed to be. Tim and Dug break down Kenny Omega vs. Kevin Knight, Willow Nightingale becoming AEW’s first Women’s Triple Crown Champion, Maya World winning the TBS Championship, Andrade capturing the AEW National Championship, “Speedball” Mike Bailey winning the six-way ladd...

Is Will Ospreay really destined to win the AEW World Championship at All In, or is AEW quietly building toward another Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley war? Tim flies solo to review the AEW Redemption go-home episode of Dynamite from Nashville. He breaks down the growing tension between Omega, Ospreay, and Moxley; Kevin Knight and Darby Allin delivering the match of the night; and why the Willow Nightin...

AEW Dynamite delivered a good night of wrestling in Boston but did the rushed build to Redemption make the show more confusing than it needed to be? Tim and Dug break down Jon Moxley’s fascinating role as Will Ospreay’s “Mr. Moxyagi” and debate whether Ospreay is still destined to defeat Kenny Omega at All In. They also discuss Omega’s AEW World Championship celebration, Kevin Knight’s Redemption...

AEW Dynamite Beach Break delivered two major title changes, one surprise return and a whole lot for Tim and Dug to debate. Kenny Omega defeated MJF to reclaim the AEW World Championship, but what does Will Ospreay’s involvement mean for their All In showdown? Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita produced a brutal match for the International Championship, while Mick Foley found himself in the middl...

Forbidden Door is in the rearview, and AEW Dynamite came to San Diego with a lot of moving pieces around the world title picture. Tim and Dug break down a story-heavy episode centered on MJF, Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, and the Death Riders, including whether Ospreay’s new alliance is finally giving that faction a clearer purpose. They also get into MJF’s bloody title defense against Ma...

AEW Forbidden Door 2026 is in the books, and Tim and Dug are running on fumes after a six-hour night of wrestling that somehow still left them mostly saying: yeah, that ruled. This week on Elite Heat, we break down AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door from San Jose, including Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland in the men’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Final, Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World in the women’s Owe...

Tim and Dug are back to break down AEW Dynamite’s go-home show for Forbidden Door: a show with a lot of strong wrestling, some really useful video packages, and a Forbidden Door build that still feels a little…weird. This week, we talk about Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo, Swerve Strickland vs. Daniel Garcia, Jack Perry vs. Zack Sabre Jr., the Young Bucks vs. TMDK, Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita,...

It’s a solo edition of Elite Heat as Tim breaks down the June 17 episode of AEW Dynamite from Sugar Land, Texas, with only one more Dynamite left before Forbidden Door. This week’s biggest takeaway? Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay took an already huge Owen Hart Foundation Tournament final and made it feel even bigger. Swerve delivered one of the strongest promos of the night...maybe even of the...

AEW Dynamite delivered a strong in-ring show this week, even if not every story clicked. On this episode of Elite Heat, Tim and Dug break down a packed Dynamite featuring Jon Moxley defending the Continental Championship against Shane Taylor, Swerve Strickland battling Brody King in the Owen Hart Tournament, Andrade El Ídolo taking on Orange Cassidy, and a surprising Owen Hart Tournament result wi...

This week on Elite Heat , Tim and Doug debut a new segment: The Heat Check: a quick-hit rundown of what worked, what was mid, and what absolutely did not land on AEW Dynamite. The guys break down a strong in-ring night for AEW, including MJF vs. Rush , “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Kevin Knight , and a main event banger between Will Ospreay and Mark Davis . They also dig into the bigger stories comi...

AEW is coming off one of its strongest pay-per-views ever… so why did the follow-up feel a little weird? On this episode of Elite Heat , Tim and Dug break down the post- Double or Nothing three-hour Dynamite/Collision hybrid, including what worked, what felt rushed, and why AEW’s biggest storylines may be shifting in surprising directions. Kevin Knight steps into the spotlight after turning on Spe...

AEW Double or Nothing delivered one of the strongest pay-per-views we’ve seen...possibly EVER, and we’re breaking down why it worked from top to bottom. Smart pacing, a red-hot New York crowd, strong in-ring storytelling, major post-match angles, and multiple matches that are in the Match of the Year conversation. From Okada vs. Takeshita stealing the show, to MJF and Darby Allin delivering an inc...

AEW packed three hours of wrestling into the final stop before Double or Nothing , but did the go-home show actually make us more excited for the pay-per-view? This week on Elite Heat , Tim and Dug break down the AEW Dynamite/Collision hybrid, including the latest build to Darby Allin vs. MJF , the growing mystery around whether Darby’s body can hold up, and why the World Championship match might...