by Daniel Warren Johnson

WBD sent following to the press denying any blocking of Brody King on their TV: “WBD did not have any involvement in Brody King’s upcoming AEW schedule. Any speculation to the contrary is categorically false. Brody is scheduled to appear during the next AEW event, which will air this Saturday.”

AEW Double Or Nothing 2026 PPV is scheduled for Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. - Andrew Zarian

John Cena came out of retirement and made his debut at Pro Wrestling EVE.

DC K.O. #5 variant cover by Dan Mora

Tony Khan on AJ Styles: "I'm a huge fan of AJ Styles. He is one of my all-time favourites and I think he's one of the greatest wrestlers ever." - Battleground Podcast

AJ Styles became a “major point of conversation backstage in AEW at Dynamite” last Wednesday as people speculated on his future. - @fightful.com

Matt Jackson says 2025 was his favorite year ever in pro wrestling, when it came to in-ring stuff. - Being The Elite

Wrestlers who have won both the NXT and TNT Championships: - Samoa Joe - Adam Cole - Tommaso Ciampa

Preview of DC x AEW #1. Release this Wednesday.

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PWI Awards 2025: 1. Wrestler of the Year = Cody Rhodes 2. Woman of the Year = Mercedes Moné 3. Match of the Year = Rhodes vs Cena 4. Indy Wrestler of the Year = Shotzi Blackheart 5. Most Popular Wrestler = Toni Storm 6. Rookie of the Year = Kendal Grey 7. Most Improved Wrestler = Harley Cameron

An animated AEW show is coming to Adult Swim written and produced by Nic Collins. - Linkedin

“Timeless” Toni Storm has won 2025 PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year award! Toni is only the 2nd woman to ever achieve this milestone.

A Mox meme are the best 😭 #AEW

On January 28, 2026, ahead of Royal Rumble, AJ Styles has filed to trademark: • The Phenomenal AJ Styles • P1 logo

FITE/Triller TV provided some insights into the importance of AEW to their business. Through AEW Plus subscription, AEW accounted for approximately 19% of Triller’s consolidated revenue in 2023 ($10.3 million) and then 24% in 2024 ($6.6 million).

From Transformers Vol. 1: Robots in Disguise by Daniel Warren Johnson Ukrainian edition: Varvar Publishing

#AEWDynamite card (01/28/2026)

Becky Lynch says if she could wrestle one person outside of WWE, it would be Toni Storm: "I’d probably wrestle Toni Storm. I always wanted to wrestle her. I was bummed when she left and she’s doing amazing work over at AEW. It’s absolutely amazing." - Billboard

Batman/Static: Beyond #1 variant cover by Nikolas Draper-Ivey

“Incredibly happy to announce that I've done some big mocap work as Alex in Street Fighter 6. Can't wait for you all to see more, he's my favorite character in Street Fighter.” - Kenny Omega

2025 Fightful Awards Winners

Renee Paquette and Jon Moxley visited Disneyland

Dirty Dom is #AllElite

Hangman Page is now only the 2nd man in AEW to become: • AEW World Champion • AEW World Tag Team Champion • AEW World Trios Champion The first was Kenny Omega who achieved this feat way back in 2022.

AEW signings in 2026 for now.

Ricochet has filed to trademark THE TRENDSETTER.

Shingo Takagi & Natsupoi announced their marriage in a Tokyo Sports interview. The two have been dating since 2024 after Takagi made a guest appearance at a Stardom show and promoted his 20th anniversary tournament Congrats to the both of them!

AEW wrestlers at the Crunchyroll Studios in Dallas, TX.

According to Nick Jackson, TK initially wanted to book the Young Bucks against another team, not Omega and Hangman: “I remember getting pretty aggressive and telling Tony, ‘If you don’t book this match, it’s going to be bad because we could end up having the greatest tag team match of all time.’”

Darby Allin praises Brody King: He’s a guy who I thought should have been in AEW from year one. He understands that there’s no phoning it in, no taking it easy. Every night he goes out there, he performs literally to his limit, and it’s cool to see that he’s finally taking off. - Orlando Sentinel

The Beast Mortos has officially become a lawyer.

There's a lot of interest for Gabe Kidd in the United States. Gabe’s NJPW contract is probably up at the end of January this month. - WOR

Both Andrade El Idolo & Jake Doyle added to the AEW roster website. Welcome back, Andrade.

Tony Khan believes AEW wrestlers will be a part of G1 Climax 36: “I think there could potentially be involvement from AEW wrestlers. I believe there will be, based on our early talks. I’m excited about the G1 coming this summer to America.” - Battleground Podcast

The first AEW champions set of 2026.

Matt Taven, Mercedes Martinez & Alex Abrahantes are no longer with AEW as their contracts expired. - @fightful.com

Recognized?

📸 Lee South and Ricky Havlik

Dave Meltzer star ratings for Worlds End 2025: • MJF/Joe/Swerve/Hangman: ⭐⭐⭐⭐¼ • Moxley/Okada: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ • Statlander/Hayter: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Mixed Nuts Mayhem: ⭐⭐⭐¾ • Darby/Gabe: ⭐⭐⭐⭐¼ • Babes of Wrath vs Mercedes/Athena: ⭐⭐⭐ • FTR/Bang Bang Gang: ⭐⭐⭐¼ • Moxley/Fletcher: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Okada/Takeshita: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

Mercedes Mone reign as AEW TBS Women's Champion was 584 Days with 26 title defenses.