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Report: FTR approaching AEW option year, WWE has ‘preliminary’ interest

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Some contract news has emerged on FTR in the wake of AEW Double or Nothing.

Bodyslam.net reports that Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler, who signed four-year deals with AEW in 2023, are now approaching their option year. The report states that FTR believe in their own value and think they should be financially compensated among AEW’s top-tier acts. Along with that, Bodyslam mentions WWE having “at least preliminary interest” in FTR, which has been communicated to the tag team through mutual contacts.

“Sources close to the situation describe FTR as believing their value and consistency over the last several years should place them among AEW’s top-tier acts financially,” the report said. “There has also reportedly been at least preliminary interest from WWE communicated through mutual contacts as the situation continues to draw attention internally.

“At present, there is no indication a departure is imminent, though FTR’s future beyond the current option year remains unclear.”

After being granted their releases from WWE in 2020, FTR made their AEW debuts shortly after and have held the AEW Tag Team titles three times. Their third reign with the belts ended last night when Adam Copeland & Christian Cage defeated Harwood & Wheeler at Double or Nothing.

FTR said a few years back that they thought they’d be done as full-time wrestlers at the end of this four-year deal with AEW.

WWE tag team division rebuild —

WWE is reportedly interested in rebuilding its tag team division, though it’s believed that most of that will be done internally rather than signing outside teams. The division recently had high-profile departures with New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) and Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) being released.

FTR were known as The Revival during their WWE run, where they felt like the company did not do enough to prioritize the tag team division. Bodyslam’s report did not indicate if FTR have any interest in going back to WWE. Their previous run took place while Vince McMahon was still in charge of the company.

Adam Copeland & Christian Cage win Tag Team titles at AEW Double or Nothing

Posted on by Bryan Rose

New AEW Tag Team Champions were crowned at Double or Nothing.

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage emerged victorious in the opening match of Sunday’s show, defeating FTR in an I Quit New York Street Fight. Towards the end of the match, Beth Copeland came out to even the odds, focusing on Stokely Hathaway. However she was shoved into the steel steps and was about to be put through a flaming table when, at the last minute, she grabbed Stokely and put him in harm’s way, sending both him and Cash Wheeler through the table.

With two of the three out of commission, Cope and Cage focused on Dax Harwood, with Cage putting him in a sharpshooter. Cope followed with a crossface, but Harwood refused to quit. Once Beth introduced a spiked board, Copeland used it and finally got Harwood to say I Quit, ending the match.

Cope & Cage won their initial match against FTR back at All Out, but took time off after FTR injured Beth during their match. They returned and faced FTR once again at AEW Dynasty in April, but failed to win the titles. It was then that Copeland challenged the champions to one final match saying if they didn’t win, they would never team again.

AEW World title match, Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly added to next AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A match for the AEW World title and a new title eliminator match is set for Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite & Collision three-hour special.

During Saturday’s AEW Collision, it was confirmed that Speedball Mike Bailey would challenge the winner between Darby Allin and Sammy Guevara. Allin emerged victorious, hitting the coffin drop for the win. As a result, he will add yet another challenging match to his grueling schedule just days before he is set to face MJF at Double or Nothing next weekend.

It was also announced on Collision that Jon Moxley will face Kyle O’Reilly in a title eliminator match where if O’Reilly wins, he will earn a future shot at Moxley’s Continental title. The show opened with Moxley cutting a promo hyping the the match, saying he won’t make excuses about losing twice to O’Reilly before, but he was not the same Jon Moxley he was six months ago. He warned O’Reilly that he better be prepared for a Moxley he’s never faced before.

O’Reilly later cut a promo promising to beat Moxley on Wednesday and take his Continental title.

Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong of the Conglomeration will also be in action on Wednesday, taking on FTR for the AEW Tag Team titles. Meanwhile, the match between Mark Briscoe and Tommaso Ciampa will now be an Anything Goes match. The two were seen brawling on Saturday and ended up in the ring. Mark went for the Jay Driller on top of a chair but Ciampa countered with a low blow. Cassidy and O’Reilly eventually came down for the save, with Briscoe getting on the mic and establishing the new stipulation for Wednesday.

Elsewhere, Will Ospreay will take on Kaysuyori Shibata, Divine Dominion will continue their 5-minute Women’s Tag team title eliminator series, and an eight-woman tag team match will take place where Triangle of Madness and Athena will team to take on Mina Shirakawa, Thunder Rosa, and the Brawling Birds.

Swerve Strickland will also appear for the first time on Dynamite in months, having returned at Supercard of Honor on Friday after taking out Bandido with a cop killer on a chair.

AEW Dynamite & Collision (May 20)

  • AEW World title: Darby Allin defends against Speedball Mike Bailey
  • AEW Continental title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • Anything goes: Mark Briscoe vs. Tommaso Ciampa
  • AEW Tag Team titles: FTR defend against Orange Cassidy & Roderick Strong
  • Divine Dominion 5-minute Women’s Tag Team titles eliminator
  • Triangle of Madness & Athena vs. Thunder Rosa, Mina Shirakawa, and the Brawling Birds
  • Katsuyori Shibata vs. Will Ospreay
  • Swerve Strickland returns

Extra stipulation added to Christian Cage and Adam Copeland vs FTR at AEW Double or Nothing 2026

Posted on by Jake Skudder

Christian Cage and Adam Copeland will be facing FTR at AEW Double or Nothing 2026 with the Tag Team gold on the line. Copeland made the challenge back on the April 25th episode of Dynamite, adding that if Cope and Cage lose then they will retire as a tag team. Now, an extra stipulation has been added to the match.

It was confirmed on this week’s episode of Dynamite that this will now be an I Quit match for the AEW Tag Team Championship.

AEW Double or Nothing 2026 confirmed card

The following matches have been confirmed for AEW Double or Nothing 2026:

  • AEW International Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW World Tag Team Championship I Quit Match: FTR vs. Adam Copeland and Christian Cage –
    If Cope and Cage lose, they must retire as a tag team

Extra Context to this story

When and where is AEW Double or Nothing 2026?

Double or Nothing 2026 takes place on Sunday, May 24th at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. It’s the eighth annual edition of the event and the first to be held inside the five boroughs of NYC.

What happens if Cope and Cage lose at Double or Nothing?

They retire as a tag team. Adam Copeland made the stipulation himself on the April 25th Dynamite, meaning a loss ends the on-screen partnership between Cope and Cage.

What other matches are confirmed for Double or Nothing 2026?

So far there are two: the FTR vs Copeland and Cage I Quit match for the tag titles, and Kazuchika Okada vs Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship. More will be added across Dynamite and Collision in the build-up.

Adam Copeland proposes stipulation to FTR for AEW Double or Nothing trilogy match

Posted on by Josh Nason

Adam Copeland is so confident about he and Christian Cage’s chances at defeating AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR that he is willing to put he and Cage’s future as a team at stake.

In a pre-taped promo seen on AEW Dynamite, Copeland said they want another shot after losing in their rematch at Dynasty but he came up with something that will be impossible for the champions to turn down.

At next month’s Double or Nothing, if he and Cage cannot beat FTR for the titles, they will never team again. The match is unofficial as of this writing.

The two teams first wrestled at last September’s All Out in a match that Copeland and Cage won, but the debuting Beth Copeland was then taken out afterward by a spike piledriver. Copeland and Cage then took time off and didn’t return until March’s Revolution to revive the feud. They wrestled again at Dynasty with FTR picking up the victory and successful title defense.

Current AEW Double or Nothing lineup | Queens, NY | Sunday, May 24

  • AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Konosuke Takeshita
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Adam Copeland & Christian Cage in a title vs. career as a team match*

*Unofficial but expected

Midnight Express founding member Dennis Condrey passes away

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Dennis Condrey, a founding member of the Midnight Express tag team, has passed away.

Dax Harwood made the announcement on social media that Condrey had passed away at the age of 74. He has started a GoFundMe to help cover funeral services. PWInsider reported his death shortly thereafter, revealing he had passed away on Friday evening.

“If Dennis Condrey and the Midnight Express ever brought any amount of joy to your life, and you’re able to help, please do. If not, it’s absolutely ok!,” Harwood wrote on the GoFundMe page. “Please send all your thoughts and prayers to Theresa Condrey in her time of need. God speed, “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey.”

The origins of the Midnight Express date back to 1980 when ‘Loverboy’ Dennis formed the stable with ‘Ravashing’ Randy Rose and Norvell Austin. A few years later in 1983 the group was dissolved when Condrey jumped to Mid-South Wrestling, where he formed a new version of the Midnight Express with ‘Beautiful’ Bobby Eaton and Jim Cornette, who served as their manager. This version of the team continued in Mid-South, WCCW, and eventually Jim Crockett Promotions.

In 1987, Condrey left Crockett and later reunited with Rose in the AWA. That version of the team later resurfaced in the new World Championship Wrestling promotion the following year, bringing in Paul E. Dangerously (Paul Heyman) as their manager to feud with Cornette, Eaton, and ‘Sweet’ Stan Lane. Amid changes in ownership and a booking upheaval, the feud ended abruptly with Condrey leaving WCW in early 1989.

Condrey would continue wrestling on the independent scene through 2011. In 2023, AEW brought in Condrey and was given a tribute by FTR and CM Punk.

FTR vs. Adam Copeland & Christian Cage rematch signed for AEW Dynasty

Posted on by Josh Nason

The rematch between AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR and Adam Copeland & Christian Cage is official for next month’s Dynasty pay-per-view.

Following the Young Bucks and Jack Perry’s win over Kazuchika Okada & RPG Vice in the main event of AEW Dynamite, Matt & Nick Jackson talked about their frustration in not defeating FTR at this past Sunday’s Revolution for the titles but said no one would stand in their way of becoming four-time champions.

Enter Copeland & Cage who then walked out to the ring. Copeland gave the Bucks a pep talk and said he needed to get back to AEW to rectify the situation with FTR taking out his wife, Beth Copeland at last September’s All Out. He then said he wants to take the titles from them and wanted the Bucks to hear it first, revealing the rematch is set for Dynasty.

After saying he just cares about making more money, Cage said winning the titles would prove they are the best tag team of their generation and the Bucks’ generation as well.

FTR and Stokely Hathaway then came out, but both the Bucks and Copeland & Cage took them out quickly. All four men then held the belts at the same time in a staredown before the Bucks departed.

Copeland & Cage defeated FTR at All Out, but Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler then delivered a spike piledriver to Beth Copeland, writing off Copeland who went to film The Beekeeper 2 movie. The Canadians then returned at Revolution after FTR’s win over the Bucks.

It’s the first match announced for the PPV, taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Sunday, April 12.

Current AEW Dynasty lineup | Vancouver, Canada | Sunday, April 12

  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Christian Cage & Adam Copeland

Matt Jackson: FTR are ‘a true titan of tag team wrestling’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Young Bucks believe FTR have already solidified themselves as all-time greats of tag team wrestling.

At Revolution this past weekend, the latest chapter in the Young Bucks-FTR feud played out with Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler retaining the AEW Tag Team titles. Matt Jackson spoke with Undisputed after the match and had high praise for his rivals.

“FTR, that’s an all-time great tag team,” Jackson said. “There are champions and there are dynasties. Much like the Boston Celtics, whose colors they wore at Revolution, FTR represents a dynasty. A team that’s been around for so long and dominated at such a high level for so many years…

“Dax and Cash, they’re a true titan of tag team wrestling. Does their greatness eat at me and bother me sometimes? Sure. But it also makes me better and pushes me to want to be the best. I’m sure we haven’t had our last encounter, one way or another.”

Revolution was a bucket-list moment for Jackson with the pay-per-view taking place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, where he and his brother Nick grew up going to wrestling shows. They wore Los Angeles Lakers-inspired gear and brought their children and other family members out with them as they made their entrance.

Having family so heavily involved in the match was an idea the Bucks came up with to help differentiate this from their other encounters with FTR.

“This was different from the other times we feuded,” Jackson told Undisputed. “We’d already explored the idea of our styles clashing, and the story of which team is truly the best team in the world, in previous matches. We thought, ‘How can we make it different and more personal this time?’ We decided family would be the subject matter. There’s nothing more personal than your relationship with your mom, dad, brother, sister, and your kids. It’s well known me and my brother are family men with family values, so we thought, ‘Let’s use that!’”

The Bucks and FTR have each held the AEW Tag Team titles three times. Harwood & Wheeler’s ongoing reign kicked off in November 2025 when they won the belts from Brody King & Bandido.

Adam Copeland & Christian Cage return at AEW Revolution

Posted on by Josh Nason

For the first time since September, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage have returned to AEW, making a surprise return at Sunday’s Revolution.

The duo appeared after FTR’s successful AEW World Tag Team title defense over the Young Bucks as the lights went out with the word “Revenge” shown on the video board. Copeland’s music hit followed by Cage’s, but as FTR and Stokely Hathaway were looking toward the entrance, Cage snuck behind them, spraying a substance in Wheeler’s eyes followed by a Killswitch to Dax Harwood. Copeland then took out Wheeler with a spear.

The two then tossed Hathaway outside, picked up the title belts, and stared down FTR before the Bucks re-entered the ring behind them, leading to a “holy sh*t” chant and all four men then staring down FTR to end the segment.

Copeland and Cage defeated FTR at last September’s All Out but Harwood and Wheeler took out the debuting Beth Copeland with a spike piledriver afterward. In a segment shown later, Adam Copeland told Cage he needed to take time off to write them out of storyline.

Copeland has been working movie and TV projects in addition to his second memoir.

Dem Bucks vs. FTR & Tommaso Ciampa part of updated AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

This Wednesday’s Revolution go-home edition of AEW Dynamite will see the Young Bucks team up with Mark Briscoe for the first time since 2010.

The unorthodox trio will battle FTR and Tommaso Ciampa after Ciampa turned heel on Briscoe during Saturday’s AEW Collision. The Bucks will challenge FTR for the AEW World Tag Team titles at next Sunday’s Revolution.

The Bucks and Briscoes feuded for years with the two sides aligning just once in their careers back at ROH SoCal Showdown in January 2010.

Announced late Saturday night was a new tag team match that will pair Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli against Konosuke Takeshita and Hechicero. Moxley will defend his Continental title against Takeshita at Revolution, but this match was born out of Saturday’s Collision main event that saw Takeshita defeat Castagnoli with a brawl breaking out among all four men afterward.

TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will defend against new CMLL Women’s Champion Persephone after she defeated Mercedes Mone this weekend for the title.

After David Finlay made a surprise appearance last Wednesday, he and Gabe Kidd will take on Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy in a grudge match.

The new additions join the previously announced MJF/Hangman Page press conference and TNT title defense with Kyle Fletcher vs. Mike Bailey.

Current AEW Dynamite lineup | This Wednesday | San Jose, CA

  • TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Persephone
  • Dem Bucks (Mark Briscoe, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) and Tommaso Ciampa
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Mike Bailey
  • Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Hechicero
  • Hangman Page/MJF press conference
  • Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Gabe Kidd & David Finlay

Tag Team title match, Takeshita vs. Castagnoli part of updated AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR will defend against The Rascalz as part of this Saturday’s updated AEW Collision lineup.

Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz earned the opportunity in a title eliminator against FTR last week with the winners of the match moving on to defend against The Young Bucks at this month’s Revolution pay-per-view.

At one point earlier on Dynamite, Dax Harwood challenge Tommaso Ciampa to a match on Collision that never came to be.

In a clash between the CMLL Heavyweight Champion and NJPW TV Champion, Claudio Castagnoli and Konosuke Takeshita will go one-on-one. Takeshita will challenge Castagnoli’s Death Riders teammate Jon Moxley at Revolution. It will be their third-ever singles match with their last being a 20-minute time limit draw at this past year’s Continental Classic.

Former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland will take on Bandido’s brother Gravity after Strickland choked out Brody King Wednesday followed by Bandido coming out for the late save. It’s Gravity’s first AEW match since the much-discussed tag bout featuring he and Komander against Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews from a November 2023 Collision.

The new additions join a previously announced four-way tag team match that will see the AEW return of Rush & Dralistico.

Current AEW Collision lineup | Tucson, AZ | This Saturday

  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz)
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Gravity
  • place at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.
  • LFI (Dralistico & Rush) vs. The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson) vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)

The Rascalz earn future AEW Tag Team title match on Collision

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The Rascalz have earned a future AEW title match.

In the main event of Saturday’s Collision, The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier) defeated FTR to earn a shot at their Tag Team titles.. The Young Bucks played into the finish, coming out and distracting Harwood long enough for him to walk into a superkick. The Rascalz then hit the Hot Fire Flame for the surprise victory.

A big angle took place after the match when GOA ran down to attack The Young Bucks. FTR meanwhile turned their attention to the Jackson family at ringside. They proceeded to throw powder at The Young Bucks’ father while dragging their brother Malachi, a former wrestler, into the ring. They proceeded to give Malachi a stuff piledriver as Jack Perry attempted to make the save, only to be laid out by Ricochet who blindsided Perry from the crowd. The closing moments of Collision saw The Rascalz and The Young Bucks tend to Malachi.

FTR are currently set to defend the AEW Tag Team titles against The Young Bucks at Revolution after Nick & Matt Jackson defeated The Rascalz and the returning Private Party in a three-way number one contender’s match on a recent episode of Dynamite.

FTR vs. Young Bucks V official for AEW Revolution

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

The fifth meeting between AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR and the Young Bucks is official for next month’s Revolution pay-per-view.

The title match for Sunday, March 15 was announced during Wednesday’s Dynamite. FTR and Stokely Hathaway were doing an in-ring promo running down the Bucks when they snuck in from behind, superkicked the champions, and then did the same to Hathaway.

Afterward, Matt & Nick Jackson suggested they get their earned title shot at the PPV which was later confirmed. The two earned the opportunity on last week’s Dynamite by virtue of their victory in a three-way tag team eliminator featuring The Rascalz and the returning Private Party.

Winning the belts at last November’s Full Gear, FTR are in their third AEW Tag Team title run and will be looking to defend the titles for a fourth time. Conversely, the Bucks will be looking for their fourth title run and their first since April 2024.

Their first-ever meeting came at 2020’s Full Gear which saw the Bucks defeat FTR for the titles. The two teams rematched on an April 2022 edition of Dynamite which saw FTR retain both the AAA & ROH Tag Team titles.

They would meet for a third time at August 2023’s All In London where FTR retained the AEW Tag Team titles with their last clash coming at April 2024’s Dynasty where the Bucks defeated FTR in a ladder match for the then-vacant titles.

Current AEW Revolution card | Sunday, March 15 | Los Angeles

  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Hangman Page with stipulations to come
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defend against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

FTR announced for ‘biggest tag team match in British wrestling history’

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

FTR will make their Revolution Pro Wrestling debut in a big way at the company’s 14th anniversary event this August.

Announced by the promotion on Saturday, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood will challenge The Young Guns of Luke Jacobs & Ethan Allen after the latter’s callout earlier this week.

Jacobs and Allen currently hold the undisputed British Tag Team titles and if they still hold the gold this August, the titles will be on the line. The duo is coming up one year as champions.

The show is set for the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Saturday, August 29 and is being billed by RevPro as “the biggest tag team match in British wrestling history.” FTR will be in town for AEW All In at Wembley Stadium the next day.

FTR currently hold the AEW World Tag Team titles and are expected to defend them at March’s Revolution against the winner of a three-way tag team match this Wednesday on Dynamite.

Multiple title matches announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Several title matches have been announced for next week’s AEW Dynamite from Cedar Park, Texas.

AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander will defend against Thekla who is getting her first shot at the championship.

The two have been feuding for weeks with Thekla calling out Statlander for handing out title shots to everyone before demanding one for herself. Thekla pinned Statlander last week in a trios match to help put this into motion.

Mark Briscoe will defend his TNT Championship against El Clon in a match originally set to take place this Saturday in Arlington, Texas. That changed when the taping was canceled due to winter storms coming into the Arlington, Texas, area, and the match was moved to next Wednesday instead.

The two matches join the originally announced match that will see FTR defend their AEW World Tag Team titles against Jake Doyle and Mark Davis.

Current AEW Dynamite lineup | Next Wednesday

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Thekla
  • AEW TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against El Clon
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Jake Doyle & Mark Davis