Did we just watch the night that changed AEW forever?

For this special SHUT UP FOREVER, Professor Degree, Blade Daily, and Books and Bodyslams bring Pro Wrestling Forever and Sit Down Shut Up Mark Out together to look back at an extraordinary All In 2026 — and ask where it belongs among the greatest shows in AEW history.

The defining moment came at the top of the card, where Will Ospreay finally defeated Kenny Omega to become AEW World Champion. After years of their careers intersecting, was this the moment Omega officially passed the torch and Ospreay became the new ace of All Elite Wrestling?

Wembley had plenty more history to make.

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. returned. Austin Creed and Kofi arrived as The New Level. Mercedes Moné defeated Willow Nightingale to capture the AEW Women's World Championship. Andrade continued his remarkable resurgence, Darby Allin and Kevin Knight attempted to destroy each other, and Kazuchika Okada added another championship to his legendary résumé.

Professor, Blade, and Books break down the matches, surprises, returns and wonderfully ridiculous moments from Wembley — but they also take the longer view. What did All In tell us about where AEW has been, where it's going, and the stars who will define its next era?

Because great wrestling shows give us something to talk about the next morning.

The truly special ones give us something to argue about for the next 20 years.

This is SHUT UP FOREVER: AEW All In 2026.

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AEW doesn't have a Hall of Fame…so naturally, Pro Wrestling Forever decided to build one.

Professor Degree and Blade Daily sit down to answer a deceptively complicated question: What should an AEW Hall of Fame actually look like?

Before anybody gets a plaque, the fellas have to make the rules. When should the Hall of Fame open? Does a wrestler need to be retired? How much of someone's career needs to have happened in AEW? Should accomplishments in NJPW, ROH, CMLL and other promotions count? And should Ring of Honor have its own Hall of Fame entirely?

Then comes the fun part: who actually gets in?

Sting and Mr. Brodie Lee present very different but compelling cases. Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Hangman Page and Hikaru Shida helped define AEW's history. Cody Rhodes helped create the company—but left. Jay Briscoe never wrestled an AEW match. And then there's the wonderfully uncomfortable question of CM Punk.

Plus: tag teams and factions, contributors like Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross, the danger of inducting too many people too quickly, and the future stars already building first-ballot résumés.

By the end, Professor Degree and Blade must stop arguing long enough to establish the rules and choose their inaugural AEW Hall of Fame class.

Because wrestling history is serious business.

Even when the Hall of Fame we're arguing about doesn't exist.

Pro Wrestling Forever — wrestling history, nostalgia, debates, what-ifs and all the wonderfully weird stuff that made us fans in the first place.

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AEW has always wanted professional wrestling to feel a little more like a real sport. But what would happen if they took that idea even further?

This week on Pro Wrestling Forever, Professor Degree and Blade Daily look at AEW's sports-like presentation and ask what the company could borrow from baseball, football and other sports to create deeper history, traditions and lore.

Remember AEW's win-loss records and rankings? Those were only the beginning.

What about career records and all-time statistical leaders? Baseball fans know the legends who lead in home runs, hits, strikeouts and wins because those numbers turn history into mythology. Could professional wrestling do the same?

The fellas brainstorm the statistics AEW could actually track: career victories, championship wins, successful title defenses, tournament records, winning streaks, main-event appearances, submission victories and more.

Imagine an AEW World Champion entering a match one defense away from an all-time record. Or a wrestler entering the Continental Classic with the most tournament victories in company history. Suddenly, matches from five or ten years ago aren't just old results — they're part of an ongoing record book.

And statistics are only one piece of the conversation.

Professor Degree and Blade explore the traditions, milestones, presentation choices and historical touchstones AEW could establish today to give future generations of fans their own wrestling mythology.

Because wrestling history isn't just remembering what happened.

It's giving fans a reason to argue about it forever.

Pro Wrestling Forever is a celebration of wrestling history, fandom and all the wonderfully weird details that make professional wrestling worth obsessing over.

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What exactly is a transitional champion?

It’s one of pro wrestling’s most commonly used terms—and one of its most commonly misused.

This week on Pro Wrestling Forever, Professor Degree and Blade Daily dig into the history of transitional champions: wrestlers who won a championship because their real job was to get that belt from one person to another.

And no, “he had a short title reign” doesn’t automatically count.

From Stan Stasiak and Ivan Koloff to Sgt. Slaughter, Raven and plenty more, the fellas examine some of wrestling history’s most famous temporary kings. Why were they chosen? Who were they replacing? Who was waiting on the other side? And which supposed transitional champions don’t actually fit the definition at all?

Along the way, we travel through WWE/WWF, WCW, ECW and decades of wrestling history to figure out how promoters have used transitional champions—and why some seemingly forgettable title reigns were actually crucial pieces of much bigger stories.

🏆 What really defines a transitional champion?

📼 Who are the best examples in wrestling history?

⏳ Does the length of a title reign even matter?

🤔 And have wrestling fans used the term so loosely that it’s starting to lose all meaning?

Professor Degree and Blade Daily have the championship lineage, historical context, strong opinions, and an entirely reasonable amount of concern about Stan Stasiak’s nine-day WWWF Championship reign.

It’s Pro Wrestling Forever: celebrating wrestling history, one wonderfully weird detour at a time.

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Few moments in wrestling history changed the industry like WCW Bash at the Beach 1996.

Professor Degree, Blade Daily, and special guest Books and Bodyslams revisit the legendary pay-per-view that gave us Hollywood Hogan, the birth of the New World Order (nWo), and one of the greatest heel turns professional wrestling has ever seen.

Three decades later, does Hulk Hogan's shocking betrayal still hold up? Why did the Third Man storyline capture the imagination of wrestling fans around the world? And how did one leg drop reshape the Monday Night Wars, WCW, and modern professional wrestling?

The crew breaks down the entire event, revisits the iconic main event featuring Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, and Sting, and celebrates the strange, wonderful, occasionally ridiculous magic that made mid-'90s WCW unforgettable.

If you love wrestling history, classic WCW, the nWo, Hulk Hogan, the Monday Night Wars, and deep dives into the biggest moments in professional wrestling, this episode is for you.

Topics include:

• Bash at the Beach 1996 review
• Hulk Hogan's heel turn as the Third Man
• The formation of the New World Order (nWo)
• Scott Hall & Kevin Nash's Outsiders invasion
• Why this storyline changed wrestling forever
• What still makes the show essential viewing 30 years later

New episodes of Pro Wrestling Forever celebrate every era of professional wrestling—from the territories to today—with thoughtful discussion, nostalgia, humor, and the occasional completely unnecessary tangent.

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AEW has often been accused of letting incredible matches do the heavy lifting while the road to pay-per-views struggles to find focus. Did Redemption change that?

Blade Daily is joined by Pippin and Shane G from Ethos Media to review every match from AEW Redemption through the lens of storytelling. Which matches meaningfully advanced the journey to AEW All In, and which ones simply delivered excellent wrestling without moving the larger narrative forward?

The panel discusses Kenny Omega's surprising decision to attack Will Ospreay after Ospreay came to his aid, Willow Nightingale's championship victory, Maya World's meteoric rise, the growing instability within the Death Riders and Don Callis Family, and whether AEW has finally regained its long-form storytelling rhythm.

Topics include:

• Complete AEW Redemption review

• Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay storyline analysis

• Willow Nightingale's title victory

• Maya World's breakout performance

• Jon Moxley and the future of the Death Riders

• Kyle Fletcher and the International Championship picture

• Which stories are strongest heading into AEW All In?

If you enjoy thoughtful wrestling analysis, long-form storytelling discussions, and celebrating professional wrestling across every era, this episode is for you.

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What if Sting had been revealed as the Third Man instead of Hulk Hogan at Bash at the Beach 1996?

In this episode of Pro Wrestling Forever, Professor Degree and Blade Daily return to Into the Wrestleverse to tackle one of the greatest "what if?" scenarios in professional wrestling history. Could Sting have led the New World Order? Would the nWo have become an even bigger cultural phenomenon, or would it have fizzled out before changing the industry? And how would Hogan, WCW, and the Monday Night Wars have been rewritten?

The hosts explore what likely would have happened, debate what should have happened, and follow the ripple effects across WCW, the WWF, and wrestling history as a whole.

If you love classic wrestling, WCW, the Monday Night Wars, Sting, the nWo, fantasy booking, and wrestling history, this episode is for you.

Topics include:

• Sting as the Third Man
• The creation of the nWo
• Hulk Hogan's alternate career path
• WCW in the Monday Night Wars
• Fantasy booking wrestling history
• What should have happened vs. what probably would have happened

Subscribe to Pro Wrestling Forever for weekly conversations celebrating wrestling history, legendary matches, unforgettable moments, and the greatest "what if?" debates in professional wrestling.

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Twenty-five years after its release, Ready to Rumble remains one of the most divisive movies in professional wrestling history. Was it an unfairly maligned comedy that genuinely celebrated wrestling fandom, or did it become an unfortunate symbol of WCW's final days?

Professor Degree and Blade Daily revisit the 2000 cult classic starring David Arquette, Scott Caan, and Oliver Platt, discussing Jimmy King's unforgettable journey, the parade of WCW superstar cameos, the outrageous Triple Cage finale, and whether the film still holds up today. The crew also explores the movie's lasting legacy, including its connection to David Arquette's controversial WCW World Heavyweight Championship reign and the persistent myth that Ready to Rumble "killed" WCW.

Whether you remember seeing it in theaters, discovered it years later, or have never experienced this wonderfully chaotic wrestling comedy, join us as we celebrate one of wrestling's most fascinating—and surprisingly lovable—cult classics.

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