#AEW dream booking

[banannabethchase]

Dream booking time! Prepare for chaos, emotions, and the Power of Friendship.

Prepare for overbooked chaos.

Background details:

Probably around 6-9 months from now.

Elite have won back the trios belts and are heely goodness for 10-15 weeks with them

All injured members are back, except for Hangman

Ricky Starks holds the belt after winning it off of MJF in a long, painful fight in a rubber match.

Tag belts are on Best Friends or Private Party.

Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho have been arguing that they're the best leader of all factions out there. With Bobby Fish gone, Adam Cole comes back with Kyle O'Reilly and they beg forgiveness from Kenny and the Bucks, who accept as long as they acknowledge Kenny as the Best Ever. The problem? Kenny is claiming to have "reformed" Bullet Club in the US and that the Cleaner never left. We've gotten a few promos from key Bullet Club members - threats first from Chris Bey, then El Phantasmo, then Juice Robinson, and, finally, Jay White himself, who still holds the IWGP championship.

JAS are still being their infuriating heel selves. And they go for a Blood and Guts style match: JAS vs. the Undisputed Elite. Two Point Oh and the Bucks have a flippy, chaotic submatch in here that kills all four. Hopefully that stupid hammer is involved somehow. Preferably with Angelo getting extruded through the edges again, just as a treat. JAS have lost 3 men so far - 2.0, and Jake Hagar, who got blindsided by Kyle O'Reilly and a chair, which, in homage to that other time, bounces back and smacks O'Reilly out, and they both are on the ground with chair wounds.

Kenny and Adam prepare to take on Jericho and Garcia, who are barely moving and bloody, with Kenny taking the time to go on the mic and gloat. Mistake.

Cue Bullet Club theme. Out walk El Phantasmo, Chris Bey and, King Switch himself. "I think you are all forgetting who the real leader of Bullet Club is." He drops the mic and slowly stalks toward the cage, while Bey and Phantasmo dart down the ramp in their own personal styles. Phantasmo is doing some sort of tongue nonsense as always. Bey unlocks the door while Jay White revels in the cheers.

Bey and Phantasmo hold the door open for Jay, who walks in, title over his shoulder. Kenny and Cole are panicking.

"Chris," Jay White says, "I noticed three of yours are down. Care to call in substitutes?"

Jericho, covered in blood nods, relinquishing control of JAS for the first time. He collapses on the floor against the corner, sure to keep all shoulders up by dragging Garcia, who hasn't moved, with him.

Jay tries to use the belt on Kenny, but the two of them are equally matched and go at each other with precision and technique. Phantasmo, however, climbs up the edge of the cage while Bey grabs Cole's arms and holds him still. Phantasmo does a moon sault over the edge, landing on Bey and Cole. None of them move.

Jay White kicks out of a One Winged Angel, laughing. He grabs the mic this time, gloating over Kenny like Kenny had gloated. "Tell me, Mr. Omega. Who is the leader of Bullet Club?" Kenny, mouth full of blood, spits in Jay's face.

"Oh, come now, I can't hear you." He kneels down and puts the mic to Kenny's lips. "A little louder, if you will."

"Fuck you," Kenny spits.

Jay laughs, makes himself comfortable on the floor. "See, that's the difference between you and me. I," he nods over to where Bey and Phantasmo, still tangled up with each other and Cole, lay,"don't have friends. I have colleagues, willing to do whatever I ask. That's your problem, Tyson. You're terrible at realizing when it should be friendship and when it should be work."

Lights fall. Here, we diverge into two different timelines.

Timeline 1: We hear Hangman Adam Page's theme. It's his first music hit since his injury. They lights come on, but nobody can find him. The lights turn off and music goes silent. Lights on. Hangman stands just inside the door. He could move. He doesn't.

Kenny sobs with relief. "Hangman!" he says, groveling into the microphone. "Please. Help."

Hangman walks over to him, clothing all black, a hoodie on. He stares over Kenny. And then he grins. "We never were friends, were we?" He pulls off the hoodie to show the classic Hangman Bullet Club style and kicks Kenny directly in the face, gesturing for Jay to take the pin. It wins the match for JAS, but all the credit goes to Jay White. Hangman is grinning at him, but it's not altogether kind.

Timeline 2: Lights go out. When they turn on, a familiar figure is there, but minimal clues other than the look on Kenny's face: half relief, half heartbreak. Ibushi's music blares as he runs down the ramp. Kenny reaches for him, but Jay White, noticing a real threat, kicks Kenny in the head, and he goes down. Ibushi and Jay go for hand to hand combat, Ibushi desperate to get to Kenny before he's down too. He takes out Jay with his own belt, then reaches a hand down to Kenny, pulling him up. "More than friendship, right?" And Kenny gets the pin.

[cowboyshit]

somewhere out there is an au where, after being basically booted from the elite by the bucks, hangman and kenny team up and enter the upcoming tag team tournament for the belts and become two time tag team champs 😌

[mjfass]

Imagine Yuta saying to MJF: “You won a match against your hero and you didn’t even earn his respect. I lost a match against mine, and I earned his love”.

[poorlymadesockpuppet]

Well I caught up on forbidden door last night

Holy crap, that match

[silvershadow989]

Right right okay so, I had a dream about HoB vs The Elite feud and --

(In this dream Revolution was middle of March instead, March 18th to be exact.)

Rampage happens on the 24th Feb, and the Bucks have their match against Aussie Open. Middle of the match, lights go out, come back on after a few seconds - HoB are on the outside. Aussie open use this too their advantage and pin Matt. They then skedaddle out as Kenny comes down the ramp, followed by Don and Nak.

Once the Elite are in the ring HoB climb in, almost circling them and leaving them back to back pretty much. Malakai talks about how there's a parasite in AEW, on that's been around outstayed it's welcome. The parasite is the elite, and HoB are the ones who will save AEW. They all stop circling. Julia's in front of Matt. The crowd go silent as Malakai get's in Kenny's face.

Nick dart's infront of Matt and get's the mist to the face. Matt catches him as he falls back yelling and Kenny is torn between getting back in Malakai's face and checking on Nick.

HoB leave, their work temporarily done. The Elite follow after, Matt and Kenny supporting Nick.

BTE is interesting that Monday, Nick's weirdly quiet, stays in the background, never looks the camera head on. Matt, Kenny and Brandon have a discussion about how he's doing other weird things too - watching Matt sleep, snapping at Kenny ect. Brandon forgets to turn the camera off.

March 1st Dynamite. There's a backstage segment that have Matt and Kenny raging over their gear going missing and locker room being trashed. Matt asks Nick (who was in the room when it happened) what happened and Nick just shrugs. He's got light purple all around his eyes and across his nose. It looks like he's been punched in the face.

They have a match that Rampage - against the local jobbers. Matt get's the Meltzer Driver set up. Nick doesn't take it though. He just sits on the top rope, looking up the ramp.

Malakai's stood there watching. Kenny has to use the One Winged Angel to win.

Nick's not in the next BTE. Matt's noticably stressed the entire video but pretends nothing's wrong.

He keeps pretending until March 8th Dynamite, when he's attacked in the ring by his little brother. HoB are also there, targeting Kenny and restraining Brandon.

But Nick's focused on Matt. The purple has darkened too black now, and his eyes seem hollowed out. Like he's a puppet. A puppet that's trying to choke him.

Again, Hanger has to save them. HoB backs off, but Nick's still in the ring. Staring Adam down. Malakai whistles and Nick backs off.

The House Of Black have Nick now.

Adam leaves the ring afterwards, he's still in shock, and looking at Kenny makes his head hurt. Matt and Kenny are left to limp out by themselves.

Nick has a match against a jobber that Rampage. He decimates them. Matt is watching on a moniter, eyes suspiciously teary.

(This is where my memory gets patchy and I can't remember the details but-)

Nick has three more singles matches before Revolution. Matt and Kenny have a tag match or two. The Nick situation is a looking shadow.

The Revolution match is set to be Matt vs Nick. If Matt wins, HoB will release Nick. If Nick wins, well, he'll belong to the House. Like Julia.

It's a tense match. 40 minutes. Both are bleeding by the end but it's Matt's wrist raised. Kenny joins him in the ring to celebrate, giving the still lying Nick a wide berth when HoB attack them. Properly.

Starts a feud that lasts 'till Double Or Nothing. Adam joins the Elite *temporarily* to boost their numbers. HoB almost mist him too. They miss.

Malakai spends a lot of time taunting Kenny about how horrible he used to be, how he was so bad that a certain former tag partner couldn't stand him.

Matt keeps finding pictures of Nick - face covered in blood, eyes glassy and dazed from the concussion Matt gave him when he dropped him on the ramp - everywhere, it's tearing him apart.

Nick clams up, won't talk to anyone, insists he doesn't remember anything. The far-away gaze and the way he flinches when someone says his name suggest otherwise.

Meanwhile the BCC spent the time between March and May dragging Bryan back into the fold and making sure he stays put. They have their eyes set on the trio's champions as well, seeing it as easy pickings due to Matt, Nick and Kenny being so distracted.

They have their match, just before Double Or Nothing. HoB interfere, leading to a disqualification for BCC. Mox is mad about it. Tony gives him BCC vs HoB vs The Elite for DoN.

The match is carnage.

Then I woke up so I don't know who won. Feel free to guess though!!

[ijustthinkevilunoisneat]

This is inspired by the question about if you could choose one PPV to buy which I kind of jokingly tagged the one Uno appears on which happens to be none.

For me I know Dark Order is trying for All In but I've just always wanted to see Uno on Forbidden Door. I'd love for him to get his own hyped up match against a NJPW guy.

Feel free to elaborate in the tags.

[are-we-really-doing-this]

Wouldn’t it be so banging to get two-strap Eddie vs. two-strap Joe???

[renee-ckstrong]

8 minutes? This card is probably gonna go four hours and we only get 8 minutes of women's wrestling?? Why?!

[whysamwhy123]

WE'RE GETTING JULIA VS ABADON??!!

What's better than one spooky bitch?? TWO SPOOKY BITCHES, BAY BEEEEEE

[banannabethchase]

Okay. This might sound crazy, but I think I have an idea of what might be coming next.

It's all but been said that it's going to be Elite versus BCC for Blood and Guts, right? What if Kenny turns on the Elite and allows BCC to win, because he saw that nod from Matt. And it's been stewing. And then, come Double or Nothing, when he is in full cleaner mode full evil mode, the Elite really have to pull in their secret weapon. The only one who's ever been able to pull Kenny out of bad cleaner level. Kota Ibushi.

[thesupreme316]

hi i don’t request stuff so bare with me how would aew boys react to you having a big return like Kris Statlander ex: you lost your title and left and you come back and win the title again sorry if this makes no sense i’m not good at requesting 🫶🏼😢

yall gotta stop apologizing for being CREATIVE CUTIES

AEW Stars React to: You Returning and Winning Your Title Back (Fem!Reader)

Pairings: Hook x Fem!Reader, Ricky Starks X Fem!Reader, Dante Martin X Fem!Reader, Darius Martin X Fem!Reader, Eddie Kingston X Fem!Reader, MJF X Fem!Reader, Christian Cage X Fem!Reader

Word Count: 1.1K

Supreme Speaks: thank you to anon for requesting (yall keep em coming), sorry that this took me so long (shit happening). But please enjoy this and p.s you are loved and appreciated

Warnings: not proofread, my regular react wrestlers, GIFS AINT MINE

Taglist: @hooks-martin @wwenhlimagines @sheinthatfandom @hookerforhook @triscillal @cassiesworldsworld @eddie-kingstons-wifey

Backstory:

Either you were injured and surrendered your title (you never lost it technically) or you lost it in a fluke to your opponent (just do whatcha want)

For months you spent away from the company, trying to gain your strength and feeling back

But now, you were back and better than ever

And you were owed a rematch

Right when the so-called champion called out for an open challenge, you were the first to answer that call that night

To your surprise, the whole arena rose to their feet and loudly cheered you on when hearing your theme (ex. Kris Statlander and or AJ Lee)

And after the match was over, you stood tall with your title high above your head again as the crowd again screamed loudly

(Or you can skip this and have a great segment like Trent with Sue’s van)

The entire moment/match went viral

However, they weren’t the only ones happy to see you tho

Hook

Mans had no idea that you were here

Was stunned into silence; with a big ass smile on his face

You were picked up into a hug by him; would definitely whisper sweet things into your ear or skin

“I’m so happy to see you back”

I think this will encourage him to try to win back his title quicker

Hook is the type of person (whether you're his best friend or girlfriend) to take this return personally as it is a start of a new era for you

Wants to celebrate with you in private ;)

HE WOULD ALSO WEAR YOUR MERCH TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT

Ricky Starks

OOOOOO THIS MAN IS SO COCKY RIGHT NOW

I also think he would be that person who would almost spoil your return out of excitement

You thought he was arrogant after he won the Owen Hart tournament? PUH-LA-ESE

Would reference you in his promos

“I’m a part of the winning team. I mean have you seen my hot ass champion of a girlfriend (or best friend; whatever you prefer)?”

Would book a photoshoot just for you to show off your championships

Defs would make you guys match in outfits and would get you in a storyline with him

I def see you as his manager/valet (IMAGINE THE (eventual) HEEL HEAT)

You two would take over AEW as the new IT couple or duo

Darius Martin

Tbh, it gives him kind of a nostalgic feeling when he returned during the tag team battle royal

He would be so incredibly happy for you

Would keep up with all your appearances and matches afterward

“I am the president of the Y/N protection squad *poses with lads*”

Genuinely hopes that everything goes well for you

Will do your signature move to show his support for you

Also, expect a celebratory dinner or movie night

But don’t get it twisted this man is mad at you for not telling him about your return

“WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME? I was just joking when I was gonna carry the cutout of you to the ring”

He was in fact not kidding (he was just a lil goofy)

Dante Martin

THE BABY

With him on the shelf, he is emotional for you

“That was amazing! The crowd really went wild for you!”

Has multiple emotions tbh; happy, anxious, a little sad

Wishes he could really celebrate with you

I also think because of the fact he has been out of action for a while, he’s dreaming of a return like yours; especially with a championship in his mind

I think he would be a little sad because you’re gonna be busy as hell

“I’m gonna miss the off days with just us two.”

To which you promised to drag him all around to wherever you were wrestling

He didn’t have a choice

Eddie Kingston

“THATS RIGHT DAWG!! YALL SEE THIS SHIT?”

Makes a post about you on Instagram

He’s genuinely happy about the two of you being champions at the same time

Will brag to everyone backstage

“YOU SEE THAT BRYAN? I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE CHAMPIONS, SORRY YOU CAN’T SAY THE SAME!”

Eddie, just like how I always say, is a very emotional person (even though he doesn’t wanna show it)

But he will make sure that you know how proud he is; even if he gives you a shoulder tackle

I also think Eddie sees every win as a win for the whole crew

Like Darius, he is upset that you didn’t tell him about your return but it made him excited about wrestling again

MJF

THIS MOTHERFUCKER PART 496792466

Would make a backhanded compliment about you

“Although it wasn’t as epic or spontaneous or memorable as my return last year, congrats to Y/N Y/L/N for making her return to the ring! BAY BAY”

After some choice words, he updates his Twitter again

“I reviewed my tweet after Y/N confronted me (with dice, a wooden spoon, and a lighter) I realize that I made some errors. I meant CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WONDERFUL AND ABOVE AVERAGE GENERATIONAL TALENT Y/N Y/L/N!”

Will ask you to shout him out occasionally (imagine having a friendship like him and Adam Cole)

No but for real, he’s happy for you

I think this man would shower you with gifts in private so you can fully get the MJF experience

Will bring you up in interviews; especially about people he can kind of give props to (his words not mine)

Christian Cage

THIS MAN IS MY SUGAR DADDY AND-

I feel like this man would be very proud of you

Would not dare hold your championship as you threaten him about that

But he would announce himself with your title in the same sentence (ex below)

“I AM THE TNT CHAMPION AND I am the significant other/best friend of the AEW Women’s Champion! Therefore, you all should respect me!”

Definitely would tell Luchasaurus to protect you as well

Loves how confident you became since winning

Also remember how I said he’s a sugar daddy?

Mans would buy you anything just for holding the championship at one point it almost becomes an accessory

Even if you didn’t have a championship, Christian would splurge on you just because

YOU DESERVE IT BIATCH

[mjfass]

What's your All In card prediction?

Waaaay too early for a prediction so this is just my dream card:

Britt Baker, Shida and Riho vs Ruby, Toni and mystery tag team partner (Davina Rose).

Bryan Danielson vs ZSJ.

Wardlow vs Goldberg (loser leaves AEW).

Lucha Bros vs The Acclaimed vs Young Bucks vs FTR for the AEW Tag Team Championships.

Kota Ibushi vs PAC vs Orange Cassidy International Championship.

Adam Cole and Hangman Page vs Jay White and Juice Robinson.

Jade Cargill vs Taya Valkyrie vs Kris Statlander for the TBS Championship.

Samoa Joe vs Eddie Kingston (ROH Television Championship).

Sting and Darby (Sting last match) vs Sammy and Jericho.

Moxley, Claudio, Yuta vs House of Black for the Trios Championships (Street Fight Match)

Jamie Hayter vs Mercedes Moné for the AEW World Women’s Championship.

Okada Vs Ospreay for the IWGP title.

MJF vs Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship. (CM PUNK RETURNS)

[elitehanitje]

Jon Moxley’s book is a stream-of-consciousness journal and reflection. If you listen to the audiobook, you occasionally hear one of the best talkers in pro wrestling cut a five-minute promo about proper sandwich construction.

A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the business—a nobody from nowhere who achieved his ambitions and walked away with the gold and the girl of his dreams. Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he’d always wanted to be. With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, including grisly ultraviolent encounters, crazy characters who became lifelong friends, and his unforgettable matches in Japan, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler. It is a tale written in blood and soaked in debauchery, with a good dose of wisdom accumulated along the way. More than a backstage pass into the arena, MOX is a ticket into the ring. Once inside, you’ll never look at pro wrestling the same again.

[ijanae1-blog]

SWERVE STRICKLAND VS. WILL OSPREAY IS GOING TO BE GENERATIONAL & YOU WANNA CRY???

LET PEOPLE HAVE NICE THINGS!!!!!

For those that are worried or confused about why this match is taking place at Forbidden Door and not at All In, I encourage you to not be so basic.

Everything isn’t supposed to be so predictable all the time. The fact that most of us are worried if Swerve will lose to Ospreay at FD is actually a good thing! We’re not supposed to know the next move or the next plot in the story. That’s not our job. Stop thinking you know everything! Lol

Enjoy the ride! Enjoy the nerves and the suspense. This isn’t “weird”. This is actually good booking!

With a roster this ELITE and tomorrow never being promised, you take the closest opportunity to put on the best matches for your company. Spare nothing. SCARED MONEY DON’T MAKE MONEY!

If Swerve were to face someone in CMLL or Japan or where, sure the match would be good but the outcome would be inevitable. A Swerve victory. Cool, what’s next? But this??? This has real legs. This could be the start of another generational feud for the AEW World Champion. That’s what a great title reign needs!

No one loses momentum if they lose. Swerve lost ALOT before becoming World Champion. L’s are not a death sentence in AEW. If you’re as elite as you claim to be a loss is a stepping stone to eventual greatness i.e. Swerve, Willow, Hangman, etc.

I literally can not wait until Ospreay & Swerve lock up. I will be on the edge of my seat with my heart dropped to my ass from the nerves.

So calm down everyone. Things are done differently in AEW. Dream matches can be pulled out the hat at any moment. Appreciate it. Live in the excitement and worry about it making sense later!

[dalekofchaos]

Vince McMahon losing power in the WWE is the worst thing that ever happened to AEW

Vince out.

Trips takes over.

Kevin Dunn out.

CM Punk, Cody, Brian Pillman Jr, Jade & Andrade leave AEW.

WWE changes their production, marketing, presentation & commentary to adjust to fans wants. And it's about Professional Wrestling, it's no longer a dirty word and sports entertainment is being phased out.

AEW continues to book horribly, rely on weekly "dream matches" instead of stories, have no creative, bleed money on contracts, change nothing.

This just makes sense.

People never heard what Hugo Savinovich said regarding this back in late 2019 and early 2020. He said that Tony Khan was facing the worst version of the WWE and losing at every turn. At some point WWE will bounce back and Tony is going to be in serious trouble.

And that's what happened.

AEW in its early years was reliant on WWE remaining terrible. Once WWE turned a corner creatively & regained control of the narrative, AEW were left scrambling to the point where they stupidly released the footage to make them look bad.

Tony Khan marketed AEW as the anti-WWE. the pro wrestling and sports based product. Problem is that it's centered around being a comedy act instead of a sports based product. It caters to a niche audience instead of trying to be THE alternative. Once WWE turned it's act around, they regained the fans WWE lost that AEW tried to desperately gain.

Worst thing for AEW and best thing for Professional Wrestling. Him losing power did more for the industry than AEWs creation did. It’s lowkey wild AEW didn’t catch them back in 2021, Vince was their only chance

It's time for AEW to focus on AEW. Build your characters and stories. Enough.

[smolwritingchick]

How do you think Melanie or Morgan will deal with Dean leaving WWE because him and WWE had a falling out? Would she stay in WWE or would she follow Dean to AEW where he became Jon Moxely again?

Hi!! So I’m considering Melanie being stuck in the middle of this situation. She loves WWE but wouldn’t like the way WWE is dealing with Ambrose. She will support Jon leaving. They’d be husband and wife at the time. I did consider them having kids but now?? I’d like them to not have any at this time. Maybe farther in the future, I’ll see how I feel.

I’m still brainstorming on how I want to go about it. But was thinking that she’d be punished since he left and would be booked poorly or wrestle less. She already knew the BS that was going on and knew she’d want out soon as well. I see her eventually leaving WWE but taking a smol hiatus from wrestling. The way Tony Khan would want her in AEW, offering her huge deals but Jon wouldn’t pressure her to join AEW and would support her wanting to just relax and take a break from wrestling.

I’ve been considering the AJ Lee route for Melanie. Doing her own thing while still beloved by wrestling fans and hoping to see her return to the ring. Chanting her name when Jon is in the ring from time to time. Whenever it’s AEW or WWE, fans want her back. She’ll be acting while taking a break from wrestling, having a successful time with that while attending Jon’s wrestling shows, cheering him on.

She will be on good terms with WWE despite everything that happened. I see her still being very close with Triple H and him telling her whenever she wants to return, she is more than welcome. And expect the NXT girls at that time to always bring her up in interviews about how she inspired them and how much of a risktaker she is in the ring with her crazy spots. As well as mentioning her as a dream match opponent. She’d use Twitter less during her hiatus from wrestling which will make fans miss her even more as she’ll go on a more private route. But best believe she’ll still be with her strong circle of friends like Roman, Seth, AJ, Punk and ect.

I also have a lot of what if scenarios I want to write for the story so this is definitely one of them I want to write. I could write both, her joining AEW after her hiatus and also her joining WWE after her hiatus. A royal rumble return and even being back in the ring during that match with one of her greatest rivals, Rosa, just like Mickie and Trish did at the Royal Rumble. So endless possibilities. I have a lot of ideas so I’m looking forward to writing different scenarios for Morgan’s wrestling career. I cannot just pick one route for the story as things progress years later tbh.

I’ll do my best to label everything clearly and focus on one scenario at a time. Also I kid you not I wasn’t even going to continue my wrestling story. I was just going to post up until I stopped years ago. But with the curiosity and interest I’ve received from time to time on this story has changed my mind and has genuinely surprised me. I didn’t think it’d spark people’s interest like it did years ago since this is a completely different writing style from my K-Pop story. It’s still in my high school mindset as I was a teenager fangirling over the shield. And now being an adult and writing about Morgan again with a different mindset is a challenge I’m going to accept. So I’ll do my best to continue it ❤️