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It's no surprise that as the novel All Elite Wrestling grew in popularity, a video game based on it was brewing somewhere out on the horizon. As a viable alternative to mainstream pro wrestling — which the WWE dominates — the franchise managed to cement its legacy by bringing in talent already well-known within the community and a steep production value that rivalled any other competition. THQ Nordic's AEW: Fight Forever finds itself in the same position, banking on a roster full of established legends, as developer…

Posted in: Comics, TV | Tagged: aew, newlitg, wwe, WWE RawEveryone loves a dog like Pharoah, whetehr at AEW or WWE Raw, right? This is what you were reading on Bleeding Cool yesterday.Published Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:07:10 -0500 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:08:14 -0500 | I know AEW stands for one thing, and WWE stands for something else, but now my knowledge is exhausted so I'm going to leave it at that. But everyone loves a dog like Pharoah, right? The world can seem like a terrible and strange place…

AEW: Fight Forever MSRP $60.00 “AEW: Fight Forever will win over N64 nostalgists, but anyone looking for a modern wrestling experience may be let down by an unpolished, bare-bones package.” Pros Nostalgic wrestling system Road to Elite shines Lots of unlockables to chase Cons Chaotic tag matches…

After a lengthy development process, AEW Fight Forever has finally been given a release date. The All Elite Wrestling video game is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on June 29. AEW wrestler Kenny Omega made the announcement, alongside confirmation that pre-order customers can pre-load the game right now. Speaking of pre-orders, wrestling fans can get £15 off the asking price of AEW Fight Forever by clicking the link below and signing up for a TopCashback account.TopCashback is…

THQ Nordic, Yuke's, and All Elite Wrestling have announced that AEW: Fight Forever, the first-ever video game for the wrestling promotion that began in 2019, will launch June 29 across consoles and PC.Fight Forever will feature a career mode, online multiplayer, and a full suite of customization options including custom wrestlers, attire, move-sets, and entrances. Players will select from "a long roster" of AEW wrestlers across the men's and women's divisions, with names including Kenny Omega, Chris…

As WWE heads toward this weekend’s presentation of its biggest show of the year, WrestleMania, its strongest competitor in over 20 years, All Elite Wrestling, or AEW, has major aspirations of its own.The foundation of AEW in 2019 transformed the professional wrestling business. WWE had not had a real competitor since it purchased WCW in 2001. With monopolistic power, WWE’s product quality steadily declined and its fan base eroded. Its programming was often shaped not by the desires of the fan base but by the personal…

The upcoming release of AEW: Fight Forever marks the first major professional wrestling video game outside of the WWE 2K series in a long time. But just as the two promotions have major differences, so, too, will the games. The WWE 2K series was in rough shape following the infamous release of 2K20, but after taking a year off, it came back swinging with the solid WWE 2K22. Still, it’s not perfect, leaving a major opportunity for AEW: Fight Forever to steal the show. This upcoming release is being created by veteran…

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas.Getty ImagesAll Elite Wrestling, a professional wrestling league owned by the Khan family, is interested in merging with World Wrestling Entertainment, according to people familiar with the matter.The Khans, who also own the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars and the Premier League's Fulham F.C., could partner with a strategic media company to share the intellectual property…

Zac Efron’s The Iron Claw has made a lot of headlines as of late for how shredded the actor looks for the upcoming movie about the Von Erich family. Now, the project has really upped its cred with the pro wrestling community, as the word is out that one of AEW’s biggest superstars will join the film. Wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman, commonly referred to as MJF, will enter the fray to help tell The Iron Claw’s story. MJF joins The Iron Claw in an unknown role, though it seems fair to speculate he’ll use his in-ring…

Bow Wow doesn’t take rejection well.The rapper took to Twitter on Friday to diss All Elite Wrestling wrestler Jade Cargill, who rejected Bow after he tried to shoot his shot. He poked fun at Cargill’s kicking skills, quote tweeting a video that she tweeted to him of her in the ring with another woman wrestler. “that kick a lil slow.. ima def duck that sh**,” he wrote.He also tweeted to her about an interview where she commented on him, in response to her tweeting to him that she was “asked about” him and that this…