AEW Unrestricted

Get ready to feel the Speedball energy! Canada’s own Speedball Mike Bailey talks about his electrifying road to All Elite Wrestling. From tearing it up in Japan and delivering show-stealers in PWG to the shocking five-year ban that kept him out of the U.S., Mike shares the highs, lows, and everything in between. He dishes on his epic AEW debut in Fresno against Beast Mortos, what it meant to enter...

AEW Dynasty is Sunday, April 6th live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Speedball Mike Bailey issues warnings to both current AEW International Champion Kenny Omega and Ricochet! Speedball’s coming for the gold in a long-awaited rematch Omega, and Ricochet will not distract or detract him! Ref Aubrey Edwards & Wil Washington break down the rest of the stacked card which...

East Side Games’ Lead Narrative Designer Jamie Henwood is a former professional wrestler turned video game enthusiast who helped develop the new mobile game, AEW: Rise To The Top. Jamie explains how she got involved in the project, what it was like working so closely with AEW Referee Aubrey Edwards on AEW: Rise To The Top, and why she’s so excited about this new idol battle game. She talks about t...

The “Hellbent Vixen” Viva Van shares her incredible journey in professional wrestling! She talks about her unique start in the business, the creative way she funded her wrestling training, and how she made her way to AEW. Viva also opens up about the importance of representation in wrestling and the impact she hopes to have on future generations. Plus, she discusses her special relationship with V...

Predator actor Richard Chaves (he played “Poncho” doing the handshake with The Outrunners backstage! Kyle Fletcher having tacks removed from various places on his body after his banger with Will Ospreay! Ref Aubrey showing Big Justice his killer powerbomb going viral on Bluesky. Gravity and Bandido’s mother sobbing after Chris Jericho took Gravity’s mask! Those are just a few of the Revolution BTS...

AEW is headed to the Crypto.com Arena this Sunday, March 9th in Los Angeles for AEW Revolution! Ref Aubrey Edwards and Will Ospreay break down the stacked card which includes 4x AEW Women’s World Champion Timeless Toni Storm defending her title against arch enemy Mariah May in a Hollywood Ending match; Swerve Strickland and Ricochet go head-to-head in a #1 contender bout for a shot at the AEW Worl...

Christopher Daniels quietly had his retirement match on AEW, and it was actually a banger of a Texas Death Match against Hangman Adam Page! CD explains why he decided to hang up his boots to almost little fanfare, what made this the right moment, and how it all came together. He shares stories from the first-ever ROH show, and remembers working with Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe in those early ROH...

We love her and love to hate her, and that’s why we’re giving Mariah May an encore performance here on AEW Unrestricted after her recent loss to former friend turned nemesis (and new 4x AEW Women’s World Champion) Toni Storm! Enjoy this convo with Mariah May recorded just weeks after becoming All Elite in 2023. Mariah May has been too focused on Toni Storm and AEW to bother furnishing her new Amer...

AEW is headed down under for the very first time for AEW Grand Slam Australia at the Brisbane Entertainment Center this Saturday, February 15th! Ref Aubrey Edwards and Will Ospreay break down the stacked card which includes Timeless Toni Storm challenging arch enemy Mariah May for the AEW Women’s World Champion; Continental Champion Okada defending his title against Buddy Matthews of The Hounds of...

It’s the Refs to the rescue as Bryce Remsburg and Mike Posey step up in a big way to share great BTS stories about AEW! Bryce just returned from Wrestle Dynasty in Japan and talks about Kenny Omega’s big match, reffing at the Tokyo Dome, and what happens when you go to dinner with Dustin Rhodes! Mike Posey explains how he went from AEW ring crew to the main ROH referee, and what it was like to be...

Penelope Ford is back in the ring for AEW after a two-year absence due to injury and rehab! Penelope talks about her recovery, how she prepared for her return, and what it was like to step back in the ring on AEW Collision last October. She talks about working with real-life husband, Kip Sabian, and details their big AEW TV wedding that included a detachable wedding dress skirt, cake to the face,...

Rocky Romero is the glue of the wrestling industry, and wears many hats as a result! He’s a VP for both AEW and New Japan, he works with ROH, Stardom, CMLL, and RevPro, and was heavily involved in the planning, coordination, booking, and execution of Wrestle Dynasty at the Tokyo Dome earlier this month! Rocky gives some BTS on what it took to make Wrestle Dynasty happen, how Forbidden Door helped...

Anthony Henry is one half of the Workhorsemen tag team at AEW, and he’s just about ready to make his big comeback after two injuries! He discusses recovering from a broken jaw and rehabbing a torn bicep, what it’s taken to work his way back to in-ring performance level, and how two of his four degrees aided in his recuperation. Anthony also shares stories about his friend and tag partner JD Drake,...

Serpentico returns to the pod to talk about the many masks, we mean “hats” he wears at AEW.  He talks about the work and wrestling he’s doing for ROH, and the recent victory he secured over Sidney Akeem. He has stories about the Spanish Announce Project tag team with Angelico, and his goals once his partner returns from injury. He explains “clearance matches,” and why he’s especially happy to assi...

Will, Ref Aubrey, and special guest co-host Nyla Rose reveal their favorite matches and moments of 2024 which include bangers from Revolution, Double or Nothing, Full Gear, Rampage, and of course Dynamite, and feature everyone from Willow Nightingale and Mercedes Mone to Darby Allin and Sting to Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland to Toni Storm and Mariah May. They have some backstage stories,...

It’s the best of AEW Unrestricted 2024 as we look back at some of our favorite guests, interviews and moments! We remember Sting’s final match at AEW Revolution with Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe, Deonna Purrazzo’s AEW debut in her hometown of New Jersey in January 2024, and Adam Copeland’s short-lived TNT Championship run before being sidelined by injury! We also hear from The Arial Assassin Will...

Ref Aubrey and Will Washington share some great behind-the-scenes stories from recent AEW events and happenings including the big All In Texas live announcement with surprise guest, Sting! How hard was that to keep a secret? And what do you mean even Darby Allin didn’t know? Plus, a look at AEW World’s End and Aubrey and Will’s picks for the Continental Classic Tournament Champion! And sneak peak...

Shelton Benjamin says his AEW debut was a longtime coming, and was genuinely surprised by the fan reaction he received! He talks about The Hurt Syndicate, his real-life friendship with MVP, and the first-time he met Bobby Lashley. He breaks down The Hurt Syndicate’s respective roles in relation to Marvel Superheroes (guess who’s Tony Stark?), and shares some BTS stories from his recent matches wit...

Private Party are the AEW Tag Team Champions, and Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen tell us all about the title-winning moment five-years in the making! They share the story about how they found out, why their match at WrestleDream against The Young Bucks was so crucial to their long-awaited victory at Fright NIght, and the role that Jon Moxley played in the whole thing. They talk about their developmen...

So much has happened since Thunder Rosa was last on the pod including signing to All Elite Wrestling! She details the major injury, recovery and rehab that kept her sidelined from in-ring performance for almost a year, and how the opportunity to do commentary with Alex Abrahantes changed her whole view of professional wrestling. She discusses her feud with Deonna Purrazzo, her recent Day of The De...

AEW Full Gear takes place this Saturday, November 23rd at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey! Kris Statlander joins to talk about her match against current TBS Champion Mercedes Mone, and why she’ll be content with just giving Mercedes a good beat down! She addresses nearly being run over by a car driven by Kamille & Mercedes, and what a second reign as TBS Champion would mean to her. Rod...

Nyla Rose returns and she definitely brings The Rizz…and so many hilarious stories and antics! Wait till you hear what she was doing backstage at AEW Dynamite during Fright Night, and how that affected Serpentico, Mercedes Mone, and Kamille. She talks TBS Championship, the evolution and growth of the AEW women’s division, how he landscape of wrestling has changed during the last 5 years, and the i...

Ryan Loco is the brilliant photographer who catches many of the live action and portrait shots of AEW talent! He has some great stories about what it’s like to be backstage and at ringside at AEW to capture historic moments like Bryan Danielson’s last match, Sting’s last match at AEW Revolution, Hangman Adam Page burning down Swerve Stickland’s childhood home, and the inaugural All In London at We...

Bobby Cruise was nearing 20 years as the ROH Ring Announcer when Sinclair shuttered the promotion! Bobby talks about that fateful day, his initial reaction, and what he thought when he heard Tony Khan purchased ROH. He recalls when he got the ask to work the first Supercard of Honor for TK, and how quickly after that he received an offer to return fulltime! Bobby talks about his start in wrestling...

Lio Rush made his surprise return to AEW during the Casino Gauntlet Match on the May 29th edition of AEW Dynamite. He explains how that happened, why this time is so much different than his first run with AEW, what it’s like to once again be in a faction with Top Flight’s Dante Martin, and his chemistry with stablemates Action Andretti, Darius Martin, and Leila Grey. Lio talks about his recent mat...