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Category Archives: Wrestling

Mailbag: Reader prefers ‘real wrestling’ vs. the more entertaining pro version

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Why do you take up space with stories about professional wrestling? Maybe since you don’t have a cartoon section? There’s real wrestling out there – even at UVA!

Posted byChris GrahamFebruary 4, 2026February 5, 2026Posted inWrestling

AEW ‘Dynamite’ preview: MJF eliminator match, Omega-Andrade highlight

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For the umpteenth time: “eliminator matches,” a favorite of AEW head honcho Tony Khan, are just plain dumb.

Posted byChris GrahamFebruary 3, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW

AEW Notebook: Somebody’s losing their hair at ‘Grand Slam Australia’

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I watch a lot of classic wrestling, and I was thinking, literally last night, watching AEW “Collision,” hey, it’s been forever since we’ve seen a hair vs. hair match, like we used to see back in the old days.

Posted byChris GrahamFebruary 1, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW

Notebook: Tommaso Ciampa signs with AEW, debuts on ‘Dynamite’

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Big free-agent signing news for AEW: Tommaso Ciampa, who just last week announced he was not re-signing with WWE, is now All Elite.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 29, 2026January 29, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW

AEW ‘Dynamite’ preview for Jan. 28: Three title defenses highlight card

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AEW is giving us, this week on “Dynamite,” a Kris Statlander title defense against Thekla that should have been saved for a pay-per-view, and an FTR tag-title defense against Jake Doyle and Mark Davis that would have been a good fit on the old YouTube shows.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 27, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW

AEW Notebook: Winter storm forces reshuffled card for ‘Collision’

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The cross-country snowstorm that will dump a foot of snow on us in Central Virginia also impacted AEW’s plans for live TV on Saturday night.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 23, 2026January 23, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW

Fozzy, fronted by wrestling star Chris Jericho, performing at The Foundry on May 9

Fozzy, a heavy metal band fronted by former AEW world champ Chris Jericho, will be in concert at The Foundry in Waynesboro on Saturday, May 9.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 22, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW, Chris Jericho, WWE

My book on the 2011 ‘Night of Legends’ wrestling PPV is now available for free online

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My 2018 book on the 2011 “Night of Legends” pay-per-view, The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, is back online on AFP, and available for free.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 20, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever

AEW Notebook: MJF reminds us why he’s the best in the business right now

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AEW world champ MJF doesn’t wrestle on free TV all that often; when he does, it’s to remind us that he actually is better than you, and you know it.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW, MJF

AEW ‘Dynamite’ preview: World title match headlines Wednesday show

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Tonight’s AEW “Dynamite” will be built around a world title defense by the new champ, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, who will face Ring of Honor world champ Bandido.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 14, 2026January 14, 2026Posted inWrestlingTags: AEW

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