Deep Dive is an opinion and analysis series where I go RIDICULOUSLY deep (whether that be statistically, or with trope analysis, or with something) into some pro wrestling issue of the moment—usually relating to All-Elite Wrestling, but sometimes regarding other promotions. The goal is—while it does involve my opinions—to add some value beyond "that's just, like, your opinion, man," by genuinely exploring the issue at hand deeply. In the last #AEWeekly I wanted to write up a

Our brilliant contributor from the lovely (and wrestling-obsessed) subcontinent of India, Arul Kannan recently brought to our site a brand-new concept that is now ready to launch: an app that allows our readers to select a wrestler's name and automatically generate a "Wrestler Card" – an algorithmically generated scouting report based on stats on match quality, card position, attendance, and wins & losses scraped from CAGEMATCH. Go here for a step-by-step how-to with pictures

Count down with PWM the 100 greatest wrestlers of all time, based on many different stats and criteria. A new wrestler will be added on Mondays and Thursdays

Welcome everyone, to the final issue of the PWM top 100 wrestlers of the year. This issue will finally reveal who my wrestler of the year is. Before we begin I’d like to give one more thanks to our contributors The guests: Amy (@amyhay__) Joe Hulbert of the Late Night Grin (@JoeHulbert) Raion (@Raion74_) Foos of Club Lucha (@elClubLucha) Floke of the Moonsault Collective (@FHisntReal) Charlie of WrestlePurists (@chx_rliex) Scott Edwards (@ScottEWrestling) Peps of WrestlePuris

Check out this review of an independent charity show our contributor Sam Preston took in live in his local Southwest England community...

Hello and welcome to this visual article showing the history of the AEW Men's World Champions. We look in visual detail at how the belt has travelled from Chris Jericho to today's current iteration of Jon Moxley. In the Bar Chart Race above you will see how long each man held AEW's top belt chronologically from its inception five years ago until today. This chart also highlights how long some champions held the belt in contrast to others. AEW World Championship Timeline - Who

After an explosive and shocking night at AEW All Out, we are left with many questions. One of which comes after 'Hangman' Adam Page defeated Swerve Strickland in the Lights Out Steel Cage main event. With Page completing a year-long story arc, what does 'Hangman' do next? The Core of The Character Since day one of AEW’s existence Adam Page has been on a carefully plotted journey as a character. On day one at the press conference where AEW was officially announced, Hangman pro

Welcome to the #AEWeekly review discussion where PWM contributors reflect on the highlights of the last week in AEW.

The story of the Hangman & Swerve has taken the phrase “blood feud” unusually literally.... Not just blood spilled, but blood symbolism...

An analysis of the different approaches to storytelling in pro wrestling between AEW and WWE

The early pages in the diary of a wrestler are often filled with years of hustle, countless hours of travelling around the globe and very little spare change left to show for it. I got the chance to talk with the former NXT UK star Amir Jordan, about the drastic life choices that led him to the Squared Circle, his time in WWE, the importance of culture and spirituality both inside and outside of the ring and much more. Early Years “It was my grandad. He was a big wrestling fa

Enough words have been spilled wondering where AEW is right now, that I don’t feel like I need to reiterate it. Ratings! Signings! Restore the feeling! I’m sure you’re tired of reading about it and I certainly don’t want to write about it. But one interesting thing that you can see from a thousand foot view is that while this company has built its brand around showcasing young new talent, they’ve currently got a sizable number of older legends likely close to retirement. An

Who is the greatest professional wrestler of all time? This is a question that will always be asked but never be definitively answered. Countless wrestlers could be brought into this discussion, but the one I am going to discuss today is none other than Terry Funk. Funk undoubtedly had a special career. His passion for the business was unmatched as displayed by his many false retirements. He just could not stay, always coming back for more. Funk had a long and storied career

January 4th 1999. It was a day that changed everything in the world of wrestling. Well, that's what you've been told. January 4th 1999 was the night RAW put the WWE World Title belt on one of the unlikeliest wrestlers to ever put the World Title on (according to Wrestling With Wregret’s Top 8 Unlikely World Champions video on YouTube) and Eric Bischoff decided to use the fact Mick Foley had actually beat The Rock for the title on the 29th December when the 4/1/99 edition was

...one of the most illuminating angles on that heritage is to look at who trained who, and then who trained that trainer, and so on...

July 2023 marked 12 years since the match that defined modern day pro wrestling. Here we had CM Punk, the hometown anti-WWE character facing off against the corporate golden boy, John Cena, who is ultimately foiled by his own morals. The match at Money In The Bank 2011 served a classic in terms of the storytelling, crowd electricity, sports entertainment aspect and quality of professional wrestling it delivered. A perfect recipe for a classic. Most readers here will be very f

So AEW Fight Forever is finally coming out after a development time that felt on par with LA Noire and with the hype gathering as the release date comes closer and with discussion on where AEW’s first foray into the wrestling game sphere ranks amongst the great wrestling games, we look at the greatest grapple games of all time. So what is going to separate Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain from WCW Backstage Assault. We will be using the following factors Reviews from websites a

At last week's AEW PPV, Revolution, the main event was a match that I would argue was a genuine masterpiece, on multiple levels

This article was a joy to put together. 2012-2020 New Japan Pro Wrestling is, in my opinion, the best period of professional wrestling ever. Below you will find the highest rated 25 matches on Cagematch from New Japan. There are three MVPs of this era according to Cagematch ratings, arguably four. Here are the totals for the wrestlers that appear on the list more than once: Okada - 12 Omega - 8 Tanahashi - 7 Ibushi - 5 Naito - 3 Ishii - 3 Ospreay - 2 Shibata - 2 Nakamura - 2

This reignited feud has very real parallels to known issues in alternative culture leadership. CM Punk shows the foibles many of these leaders fall into. Adam Page helps us see a path forward and teaches lessons in social responsibility in the face of both victory and defeat. I have previously discussed Adam Page as a values-based leader as a World Champion, and his approach as such continues even after dropping the title. The first and most important thing is that Adam Page