Author: Brandon Lasher

I have been writing about pro wrestling since 2013. When not writing about my beloved hobby, I have been a classroom teacher for over twelve years. I also cheer for my beloved alma mater, the University of Oregon in my remaining limited free time. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @WWEBNRL

Welcome to the latest edition of AEW IGNITE for 8/27/20! It is another special night for AEW Dynamite! It is now time for Thursday Night Dynamite! We are getting closer to the AEW’s All Out pay-per-view as that card continues to take its shape. This week will have an amazing Tag Team Gauntlet Match. Let us see what else they have in store for us with this week’s unique Dynamite! Mr. Brodie Lee’s Victory Celebration Brodie Lee shocked the pro wrestling world on last week’s AEW Dynamite when he defeated Cody to win the TNT Championship. To make matter worse,…

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Welcome to the latest edition of AEW IGNITE for 8/22/20! It is Saturday Night Dynamite! It is like a nostalgic trip back to the days of Saturday night wrestling on TBS. This rare weekend show has another TNT title match, a lot of tag team wrestling, and a Women’s Tag Team Cup Final. Let us see what they have in store for us with this week’s unique Dynamite! Orange Cassidy’s First-Ever In-Ring Interview Orange Cassidy picked up the biggest victory of his career defeating Chris Jericho last week. He is quickly becoming one of the biggest stars in all of…

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Welcome to the latest edition of AEW IGNITE for 8/12/20! It is Tag Team Appreciation Night hosted by FTR. Besides the fun tag matches, we will have another TNT Championship match and a massive rematch in one of the hottest rivalries in AEW. It should be another fun show. Let us see what they have in store for us with this week’s Dynamite! Tag Team Appreciation Night As a stipulation for signing their contracts with AEW, FTR demanded a Tag Team Appreciation Night. As one of the best tag teams in the world today, it made sense for FTR to…

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It is a good time to be a New Japan of America fan. With a fair amount of talent unable to travel to Japan during the Pandemic, New Japan of America has made some major moves in recent months. First, they started a limited weekly show called “Lion’s Break Collision” that showcased the LA Dojo talent and other United States-based talent. It was a fun and brief weekly show full of very good wrestling. What would they do for an encore? This is New Japan Cup 2020 USA. It seems New Japan is starting a weekly television show on Friday…

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Welcome to the latest edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 8/5/20! AEW is getting closer to the “AEW All Out” pay-per-view and the card is starting to take some shape. Last week provided another shocking debut and some truly surprising match results. The show also had an amazing promo from MJF. What will this week’s show have in store for us? We do get a World Title match. Proud-N-Powerful (Santana & Ortiz) vs. The Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent) It is time for a tag team grudge match. The Best Friends were on the winning side of a ten…

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Welcome to the latest edition of AEW Dynamite IGNITE for 7/29/20! AEW pulled off a surprising Dynamite last week with the debut of Eddie Kingston and the return of Sammy Guevara. This week’s card looks quite stacked. We have two title matches, a continuation of the Orange Cassidy-Chris Jericho feud and a Warhorse. Let us look at the exciting show. MJF State of the Industry Address MJF is in a bad mood. Last week, he destroyed Griff Garrison and spent a significant portion of the match demanding Garrison tell everyone he was undefeated. MJF seems obsessed with his singles match…

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It is finally time for Evil versus Hiromu Takahashi. I cannot wait for New Japan Sengoku Lord 2020. The New Japan Pro Wrestling is coming off some very shocking shows with the New Japan Cup Final and Dominion being full of major surprises. The biggest moment was clearly Evil joining the Bullet Club and winning the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships from his former friend Tetsuya Naito. What will be the fallout of these seismic shifts in the world of New Japan? Sengoku Lord is a pretty new event in New Japan History. This will only be the second ever…

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AEW has just finished three straight weeks of pay-per-view quality shows. Can they keep the momentum going after Fyter Fest and Fight for the Fallen? It will be tough but AEW seems to be using this show to set-up the next pay-per-view, AEW All Out. Let us see what AEW has in store for us this week in the latest edition of AEW Ignite for 7/22/20! We’ll Hear From Jon Moxley Jon Moxley successfully defended his AEW World Championship at Fight for the Fallen. He has been defeating all comers the last few months since winning the AEW World Title…

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It is time for Fight for the Fallen! AEW has decided to have another pay-per-view quality card just a week after Fyter Fest ended. This year Fight for the Fallen is a fundraiser for COVID-19 relief in Northern Florida. This year’s card has titles matches, excellent tag matches, and a main event months in the making. It should be a lot of fun and we all need that in these times. Let us look at tonight’s card for Fight for the Fallen. We present AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020 preview. We’ll Hear From Chris Jericho Chris Jericho has to…

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Hiromu Takahashi could become a triple champion. Isn’t that enough of a reason to watch? Off the heels of an amazing New Japan Cup tournament and a shocking NJPW Dominion, it is time for New Japan Pro Wrestling to begin its push into its summer shows. New Japan has decided to make the 2nd annual Sengoku Lord show one of the major shows of the year. The card has four singles matches, two title matches, and one amazing main event. As New Japan tries to build on the momentum of Dominion, this seems like a really strong follow-up. As NJPW…

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