AEW Fright Night Dynamite delivered a new champion, faction warfare, and some seriously good wrestling. Tim and Dug are checking the heat on a show that has them feeling pretty good about AEW's momentum!

Queen Aminata dethroned Persephone to become the NEW TBS Champion in an emotional main event. Was it the match of the night? The guys have different answers.

Meanwhile, the Death Riders and The Cut continue to beat the hell out of each other, with Anarchy in the Arena now on the horizon at Full Gear. Kyle Fletcher delivers another standout performance against Jack Perry before calling out AEW World Champion Will Ospreay. But where does Samoa Joe fit into the championship picture?

Plus:

• Tommaso Ciampa and Ilja Dragunov set the stage for a potentially brutal rivalry.
• FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns deliver another terrific tag team match.
• Darby Allin and Josh Alexander put on a wild TNT Championship battle.
• Marina Shafir and Mercedes Moné bring the heat as Claudio Castagnoli goes on a rampage.
• Dug fantasy books a Don Callis Family championship takeover.

And Tim manages to watch Dynamite AND the Brewers win the World Series. Priorities!

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• (00:00) - Ciampa vs. Dragunov cold open
• (00:20) - AEW Fright Night Dynamite review begins
• (01:37) - Checking the Heat: Hot, Mild & Mayo
• (07:34) - Death Riders vs. The Cut
• (10:48) - Women's Blood and Guts preview
• (11:03) - Jack Perry vs. Kyle Fletcher
• (14:19) - Fletcher, Ospreay & Samoa Joe's title ambitions
• (16:59) - Dean Malenko and the Blood and Guts promo
• (17:47) - New Level, Hangman, Brody King & Bandido
• (20:30) - Don Callis Family and FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns
• (22:14) - Britt Baker and the TBS title build
• (22:49) - Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ilja Dragunov
• (25:58) - The Conglomeration
• (26:14) - Marina Shafir vs. Rachel Armstrong
• (27:29) - Mercedes Moné, Marina Shafir & Claudio Castagnoli
• (32:23) - Darby Allin vs. Josh Alexander — TNT Championship
• (34:38) - Steven Borden and Blood and Guts
• (35:20) - Queen Aminata vs. Persephone — TBS Championship
• (36:50) - Don Callis Family fantasy booking
• (39:10) - Final thoughts, Brewers celebration & Doich Foods

AEW came out swinging on the first Dynamite after WrestleDream, and Tim and Dug have plenty to say about it!

The Don Callis Family absolutely dominated, the Young Bucks got demolished, and Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight scored a massive victory over Will Ospreay and Adam Copeland. With Steven Borden back and Blood & Guts on the horizon, AEW is setting up some serious chaos.

Meanwhile, Swerve Strickland wants another piece of Hangman Adam Page, the Bang Bang Gang makes a shocking decision, and a potential Adam Copeland vs. Kazuchika Okada showdown has us intrigued.

Plus:

• Is the Swerve/Hangman feud running out of steam?
• The Dogs and Bang Bang Gang turn the Death Riders' world upside down.
• Marina Shafir steps up to Mercedes Moné.
• Queen Aminata gets her opportunity.
• Is the Chris Jericho/Nick Wayne story overstaying its welcome?
• Ilja Dragunov and Speedball Mike Bailey steal the show!

It's a Dynamite full of surprises, and a remarkable amount of enthusiasm from Dug.

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• (00:00) - Cold Open
• (00:13) - Welcome to Elite Heat!
• (01:21) - Heat Check: The Best and Worst of Dynamite
• (07:00) - The Young Bucks Get Demolished by Doyle & Davis
• (08:41) - Ospreay & Copeland vs. ProtoJet
• (11:15) - Steven Borden Returns for Blood & Guts
• (13:02) - Swerve Strickland Makes a Statement
• (14:37) - Orange Cassidy & Jay White vs. Garcia & Yuta
• (15:35) - Has Swerve vs. Hangman Gone Too Long?
• (24:24) - Nick Wayne's New Shirt and Pyro
• (25:01) - Marina Shafir Confronts Mercedes Moné
• (27:17) - Jon Moxley vs. Roderick Strong
• (28:41) - Bang Bang Gang Turns Against the Death Riders
• (33:29) - Women's Blood & Guts and Tag Team Chaos
• (35:06) - The Rascalz and AEW's Trios Division
• (36:58) - Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne: Is It Time to Move On?
• (39:02) - Queen Aminata vs. Maya World
• (43:39) - Don Callis Family Prepares for Blood & Guts
• (44:55) - Samoa Joe, The Opps and Jack Perry
• (46:26) - Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Ilja Dragunov
• (47:02) - Match of the Night and Dynamite Reactions
• (49:30) - Adam Copeland vs. Kazuchika Okada at Full Gear?
• (51:39) - Final Thoughts and Outro

AEW WrestleDream 2026 exceeded our expectations!

Tim and Dug break down a loaded WrestleDream card that earned an A from both hosts. From the debut of Clockwork Carnage to the arrival of Ilja Dragunov, AEW delivered an entertaining night that leaves some fascinating questions heading into Dynamite.

Will Ospreay survived Clockwork Carnage to retain the AEW World Championship, but is Adam Copeland about to turn heel and make a run at the title? We discuss what worked about AEW's newest match concept, what we'd change, and why it deserves another appearance.

Meanwhile, Tim picks the Young Bucks vs. ProtoJet as his Match of the Night, while Dug makes the case for Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis and its powerful emotional storytelling.

Plus:

• Ilja Dragunov is All Elite! Could Tommaso Ciampa be his first rival?
• Hangman Page and Brodido shock New House to capture the Trios Championships.
• Mercedes Moné vs. Thekla delivers, even if Tim needed a nap.
• Motor City Machine Guns and FTR launch their best-of-five series.
• The TBS Championship four-way showcases AEW's emerging women's stars.
• Nick Wayne beats Chris Jericho, but where does the feud go from here?
• Andrade, Ciampa, and the pants.

And Tim's dog Kaia makes her presence known throughout the episode.

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• (00:00) - Cold Open: Is a Heel Turn Coming?
• (00:10) - AEW WrestleDream 2026: First Reactions
• (02:04) - WrestleDream Heat Check: The Hot List
• (09:10) - Mild List: Squash Matches and the 12-Man Tag
• (14:21) - HBO Max Streaming Problems
• (15:38) - Tailgate Brawl: Divine Dominion, Wardlow and Jay White
• (18:38) - Motor City Machine Guns vs. FTR
• (19:28) - Mercedes Moné vs. Thekla
• (22:20) - Chris Jericho vs. Nick Wayne
• (24:17) - Young Bucks vs. ProtoJet: Match of the Night?
• (27:57) - TBS Championship Four-Way
• (33:14) - Andrade vs. Tommaso Ciampa: The Pants Return
• (40:25) - Ilja Dragunov Debuts! What's Next?
• (43:56) - Trios Championship: Brohangdo vs. New House
• (50:04) - Jon Moxley vs. Mark Davis: An Emotional Story
• (54:14) - Clockwork Carnage: What Worked and What Didn't
• (01:00:08) - Is Adam Copeland Turning Heel?
• (01:02:38) - Who Challenges Will Ospreay Next?
• (01:06:40) - Final WrestleDream Grades and Match of the Night
• (01:10:06) - Final Thoughts and Outro

WrestleDream is around the corner, and AEW gave us three and a half hours of Dynamite and Collision to get ready. Was it a great go home show, or did AEW try to cram a little too much into one night?

This week on Elite Heat, Tim and Dug break down the final build to AEW WrestleDream 2026, including the Clockwork Carnage qualifying matches and Adam Copeland's emotional announcement that 2027 will be his final year in professional wrestling.

We discuss whether AEW missed an opportunity to elevate Myron Reed and Ace Austin, why Darby Allin vs. Hechicero stole the show, the future of Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland, and the best-of-five series between FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns.

Plus, Jon Moxley has a bizarre backstage meltdown, Nick Wayne and Chris Jericho deliver a segment that overstays its welcome, and a mysterious teaser has us wondering who's coming to AEW.

Then it's prediction time! We pick the entire WrestleDream card, debate whether Will Ospreay can survive Clockwork Carnage, and Dug comes up with a wild twist involving Hangman and Swerve that might actually be brilliant.

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• (00:00) - Cold Open & Welcome to Elite Heat
• (02:59) - Heat Check: The Best and Worst of AEW
• (12:59) - Did Clockwork Carnage Dominate Too Much?
• (15:26) - Death Riders vs. Don Callis Family
• (18:56) - Adam Copeland vs. Josh Alexander
• (20:05) - Christian Cage's Injury & Copeland's Retirement Plans
• (23:00) - Brian Cage vs. Konosuke Takeshita
• (24:42) - United Empire, Speedball & the Lariat Debate
• (28:18) - FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns: Best-of-Five Series
• (30:35) - Hangman Page, Brody King & Swerve Strickland
• (32:09) - Kazuchika Okada vs. Myron Reed
• (36:03) - The New Level Promo & Mojo Brookzz
• (38:40) - Triangle of Madness vs. Divine Dominion & Mercedes Moné
• (41:25) - Samoa Joe & Tommaso Ciampa vs. Ospreay & Andrade
• (43:30) - How Should Andrade Cash In His Title Shot?
• (46:47) - Jon Moxley's Bizarre Backstage Meltdown
• (49:32) - Ricochet vs. Ace Austin
• (51:29) - Young Bucks Attack ProtoJet
• (52:03) - Nick Wayne & Chris Jericho: Too Much?
• (57:09) - Hyan & Dani Luna vs. Britt Baker & Persephone
• (58:07) - Mystery AEW Teaser: Who Is Debuting?
• (01:00:08) - Darby Allin vs. Hechicero: Match of the Night
• (01:03:11) - Clockwork Carnage Brawl & AEW's Bloated Show
• (01:08:15) - AEW WrestleDream 2026 Predictions
• (01:08:53) - FTR vs. Motor City Machine Guns & Nick Wayne vs. Jericho
• (01:09:36) - TBS Championship Four-Way Predictions
• (01:10:04) - Andrade vs. Tommaso Ciampa & Moxley vs. Mark Davis
• (01:11:12) - New House vs. Bro Hangdo: Hangman & Swerve Twist?
• (01:13:53) - Tag Team & Women's World Championship Predictions
• (01:15:11) - Clockwork Carnage Predictions: Will Ospreay Retain?
• (01:16:17) - Final Thoughts & Outro

AEW went international for Grand Slam Paris, and Tim and Dug are breaking down a Dynamite that delivered two legitimate Match of the Night contenders.

Was Kyle Fletcher vs. Darby Allin even better than Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay? The guys debate their first-ever co-Matches of the Night after two different but outstanding performances.

They also dig into AEW’s new Clockwork Carnage match and whether a match requiring “Phase One” and “Phase Two” might already be a little too complicated. Plus: Samoa Joe vs. Jack Perry, the strange direction of Perry’s current story, Jon Moxley and Gabe Kidd finding chemistry as a team, Queen Aminata’s strong showing against Mercedes Moné, Thekla continuing to get increasingly over, and Nick Wayne adding some fuel to his rivalry with Chris Jericho.

Tim and Dug also question whether Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page overshadowed Bandido vs. Kofi Kingston, and look ahead to what that could mean for WrestleDream.

Plus, the Paris crowd brings the heat, Tony Schiavone delivers an unfortunate Quote of the Night, and the Clockwork Carnage match desperately needs Orange Cassidy for reasons that should be obvious.

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• (00:00) - Grand Slam Paris & Heat Check
• (05:29) - Mild Takes & Darby’s Bloodbath
• (08:38) - Is Clockwork Carnage Overbooked?
• (20:40) - Kofi Kingston vs. Bandido
• (21:41) - Hangman & Swerve Overshadow the Match
• (24:52) - What’s Next for the Trios Division?
• (31:23) - Ospreay, Speedball & Clockwork Carnage
• (32:04) - Samoa Joe vs. Jack Perry
• (35:44) - Okada Promo & Mox/Kidd vs. Davis/Doyle
• (38:19) - Nick Wayne’s Promo on Chris Jericho
• (40:41) - Kyle Fletcher vs. Darby Allin
• (42:24) - Queen Aminata vs. Mercedes Moné
• (43:17) - Thekla Targets Mercedes
• (44:27) - New House & WrestleDream Setup
• (44:46) - Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
• (47:03) - Co-Matches of the Night
• (48:55) - WrestleDream & Clockwork Carnage Questions
• (51:32) - Tony Schiavone’s Quote of the Night
• (52:09) - Final Thoughts on Grand Slam Paris
• (52:54) - Outro & Doich Foods

This is not a normal episode of Elite Heat.

Following an emotional edition of AEW Dynamite honoring the life of PAC, Tim and Dug reflect on a night that was heartbreaking, beautiful, and at times almost impossible to process.

They discuss the remarkable composure of Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Renee Paquette, Jon Moxley, Bryce Remsburg, Orange Cassidy and the rest of the AEW roster as they paid tribute to someone who clearly meant an enormous amount to the people around him.

Tim and Dug also look back at PAC’s career, from WWE and NXT to Death Triangle, the Death Riders and some of the incredible matches he gave wrestling fans throughout his career, and talk about why his greatness may sometimes have been taken for granted simply because he was so consistently excellent.

Mostly, this episode is simply our way of saying thank you.

Hold your people close.

• (00:00) - Processing an Emotional Night
• (02:11) - When the Show Stopped Feeling Like a Normal Dynamite
• (03:47) - Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & the AEW Broadcast Team
• (05:32) - The Death Riders, Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson
• (07:31) - Jon Moxley’s Leadership Behind the Scenes
• (09:25) - Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet & an Incredible Crowd
• (12:08) - Remembering Just How Great PAC Was
• (14:15) - Death Triangle, WWE & PAC’s Lasting Legacy
• (16:04) - Renee, Swerve, New Level & the Night’s Tributes
• (17:22) - Marina Shafir & Bryan Danielson Step Up
• (18:22) - The Impact PAC Had on the People Around Him
• (20:02) - Remembering the People Behind the Characters
• (21:44) - Jon Moxley Brings Some Much-Needed Levity
• (23:14) - Bryce Remsburg’s Difficult Night
• (25:00) - Wrestling Through Grief
• (27:38) - Supporting PAC’s Family
• (29:17) - Hold Your People Close

Dug picked a hell of a night to go out of town, so Mike steps in alongside Tim for a full review of AEW All Out 2026 .

They start with the Heat Check before breaking down a show that lands somewhere in the B/B-plus range by AEW’s ridiculously high pay-per-view standards. Will Ospreay retains the AEW World Championship against Jon Moxley, but the aftermath has Tim and Mike wondering if AEW is finally ready to pull the trigger on the long-teased Death Riders civil war. They also look ahead to what’s next for Ospreay and whether AEW should take its time with the relationship between Ospreay and Andrade.

Plus, Kazuchika Okada and Tommaso Ciampa deliver a Match of the Night contender, the Young Bucks reclaim the AEW World Tag Team Championships in the not-TLC TLC match, and Swerve Strickland and The New Level battle Hangman Page and Brodido in an outstanding Trios Championship match. Andrade vs. PAC, the scary ending to Steven Borden and Darby Allin vs. Proto Jet, Persephone vs. Dani Luna, the Brawling Birds and Divine Dominion getting violent, Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla, a Wardlow sighting, the greatness of Coach Juice, and the sprint toward WrestleDream.

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• (00:00) - Mike Subs In + All Out Heat Check
• (09:58) - Andrade vs. PAC
• (11:05) - Darby Allin & Steven Borden vs. Proto Jet
• (14:26) - Persephone vs. Dani Luna
• (16:50) - Kazuchika Okada vs. Tommaso Ciampa
• (18:29) - Brawling Birds vs. Divine Dominion
• (20:21) - New House vs. Brohangdo
• (22:20) - Willow Nightingale vs. Thekla
• (23:22) - Young Bucks vs. FTR vs. Cage & Cope — TLC
• (27:25) - Wardlow Is Coming Back...Again
• (29:20) - Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley
• (32:27) - Our Final Grade for AEW All Out
• (33:57) - Who Should Challenge Ospreay Next?
• (36:46) - What’s Next on the Road to WrestleDream?

AEW packed Dynamite and Collision into one massive three hour All Out go home show, and Tim and Dug have a LOT to unpack.

The night started hot with Swerve Strickland and New Level defending the AEW World Trios Championships against The Demand in the match of the night. Plus, “Speedball” Mike Bailey officially joins Will Ospreay’s United Empire, Ospreay and Jon Moxley have their final confrontation before All Out, and Tommaso Ciampa and Kazuchika Okada add some heat to their International Championship match.

On the Collision side, Kyle Fletcher and Kevin Knight continue to click as “Proto Jet,” Darby Allin and Steve Borden look toward the tag title picture, Thekla continues to be one of AEW’s best promos, and Tim and Dug strongly disagree over Chris Jericho and Nick Wayne’s very long conversation.

They also break down Persephone’s All Out open challenge, Britt Baker’s night on commentary, Queen Aminata vs. Skye Blue, and PAC vs. Ace Austin.

Then it’s prediction time: Tim and Dug run through the All Out card and make their picks for Ospreay vs. Moxley, Okada vs. Ciampa, Thekla vs. Willow Nightingale, the three-way tag team ladder match, the Trios Championship match and more.

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