AEW: Changing of the Guard... Again

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Since summer 2015, Donald Trump has owned TNA Wrestling and has brought Impact to new heights. Airing from the Trump Plaza Hotel, bringing in marquee names, and securing a FS1 deal. However, with recent controversy surrounding Donald Trump and comments he's made surfacing on the web, his hand was forced to abruptly sell the company. A suitor? Warner Media. Warner hasn't carried a wrestling product since WCW went under in 2001.


At Lockdown 2018, the move was announced along with the company being on hiatus. What's next for the company? More to be found out soon.

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Men's Roster

Alex Reynolds
Alex Shelley
Angelico

Bobby Fish

Bram

Brian Pillman Jr. 

Chris Sabin

Darby Allin

Davey Boy Smith Jr. 

Davey Richards

Eddie Edwards

Eric Young

Ethan Carter III

Heath Miller

Jay Briscoe
Jay Lethal

Jimmy Havoc

John Skyler

Johnny Gargano
"Johnny Wrestling" Hennigan

Kenny Omega
Konosuke Takeshita

Kyle O'Reilly

Low Ki 
Madman Fulton

Mark Briscoe 
Matanza

Matt Jackson

Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Mil Muertes

Nick Jackson
Penta

PJ Black

Ricochet
Shaheem Ali

Women's Roster

Allysin Kay 

Angelina Love 
Big Swole

Candy Gargano 

Gail Kim

Ivelisse 

Madison Rayne 

Nattie Neidhart 

Rhea Ripley 
Taya Valkyrie

Toni Storm 

Velvet Sky 

Alliances

The Beautiful People | Angelina Love, Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky

Brave Harts | Brian Pillman Jr, Davey Boy Smith Jr, & Nattie Neidhart

The Briscoes | Jay & Mark Briscoe

Bullet Club | John Hennigan, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson

The Cohort | Heath Miller & PJ Black

Dirty Standards | Angelico, Bram & Chris Sabin

reDRAGON | Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly
The Underground | Matanza & Mil Muertes & Penta (with Dario Cueto)

The Wolves | Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards

The Young Bucks | Matt & Nick Jackson

Other On-Air Talent

Commentary: Don Callis & Tony Schiavone
Announcer: Justin Roberts
Journalist: Melissa Santos

Authority Figure: Sting

Managers:
Dario Cueto

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TITLE HISTORY:


// AEW World Championship \\
vacant

// AEW Women's Championship \\
vacant

// AEW Tag Team Championships \\
vacant

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The card

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STANDINGS
*updated after someone has wrestled a match*


MEN -
Darby Allin | 2-0
Johnny Gargano | 2-0
Kenny Omega | 2-0
Bobby Fish | 1-0
Davey Richards | 1-0
Kyle O'Reilly | 1-0
Matanza | 1-0
Matt Jackson | 1-0
Mil Muertes | 1-0
MJF | 1-0
Nick Jackson | 1-0
Penta | 1-0
Ricochet | 1-0
Low Ki | 1-1
Bram | 0-1
Brian Pillman Jr | 0-1
Jay Briscoe | 0-1
Jay Lethal | 0-1
Johnny Wrestling | 0-1
Konosuke Take****a | 0-1
Mark Briscoe | 0-1
Shaheem Ali | 0-1
Alex Reynolds | 0-2
Angelico | 0-2
EC3 | 0-2
John Skyler | 0-2


WOMEN -
Nattie Neidhart | 1-0
Rhea Ripley | 1-0
Taya Valkyrie | 1-0
Big Swole | 0-1
Candy Gargano | 0-1


TAG TEAM -
Dirty Standards | 0-1
reDRAGON | 1-0

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Free

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Free

This should be all I need, feel free to post!

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Following Lockdown 2018, a lot needed to happen. WarnerMedia held a series of conference calls with the locker room and all employees on Monday and throughout the week. Warner affirmed they plan on carrying a wrestling company. But they only intend on carrying one show.

Over the next few weeks, they plan on conducting interviews with the current roster to confirm who would be competing for them when they relaunch at an undisclosed date.


One major note not mentioned in the conference call, but it's been rumored online:
- Warner requested Bill Goldberg be the mystery entrant in the Lethal Lockdown Match. Warner paid Goldberg themselves to have him on the show and to win the way he did. Warner wants to work with Bill Goldberg for their new brand, and it's unknown in which way he'll be used. But Warner wants to use both Goldberg and Sting moving forward.

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Warner went ahead and mentioned who would be returning to the company as of this writing:
Angelico
Bobby Fish
Bram
Brian Pillman Jr.
Chris Sabin
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
Eric Young
Ethan Carter III
Heath Miller
Jay Briscoe
Jimmy Havoc
John Hennigan
John Skyler
Johnny Gargano
Kenny Omega
Kyle O'Reilly
Low Ki
Mark Briscoe
Matt Jackson
Nick Jackson
PJ Black
Ricochet

Allysin Kay
Angelina Love
Candy Gargano
Gail Kim
Ivelisse
Madison Rayne
Nattie Neidhart 
Rhea Ripley
Toni Storm
Velvet Sky


The notable admissions would signal they haven't come to terms with the company yet, or will be going their separate ways:
Agonia
Aiden O’Shea
AJ Styles
Andrew Everett
Chris Jericho
Dasher Hatfield
Doc Gallows
Don Crist
Drago
Drew Galloway
Jacob Crist
Karl Jacobs
Matt Cross
Matt Sydal
Patriot 2000
Rey Mysterio
Ryan Reeves
Shawn Michaels
Stu Alexander
Teddy Hart
Tigre Uno
Togi Makabe
Tomoaki Honma
Trevor Lee

Bea Priestley
Brooke
Dakota Kai
Hiroyo
Jenny Thunnel
Kimber Lee
Madi Maxx
Su Yung
Taryn Terrell
Taylor Made



Some big names secured, including Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson.

However, big names have apparently departed the company including: AJ Styles, Chris Jericho, Drew Galloway, and Rey Mysterio.

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BREAKING NEWS!

It's understood that TNT will host wrestling again.

However, it will not carry the "TNA Impact Wrestling" name. Instead, a new era begins "this fall" on TNT.