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Report: Powerhouse Hobbs believed to have signed with WWE

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Following his AEW World Trios championship loss at Collision Maximum Carnage, Powerhouse Hobbs was speculated to be headed toward WWE, and now, according to recent reports, he is believed to have signed there.

A new report from Fightful Select noted that sources close to Sean Ross Sapp claimed that people in WWE believe that Hobbs has signed with the Stamford-based promotion. Although there is currently no clear confirmation about the signing.

While Hobbs has not yet been backstage in WWE, the company has been interested in securing him for several years. Reportedly looking to make a move in recent weeks, he had also been in negotiations with AEW. Sources close to Fightful Select noted that while he is expected to be present during the Royal Rumble weekend, they could not confirm the plans.

WWE Royal Rumble is scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 31st, 2026.

AEW wrestler removed from roster page amid WWE interest

Posted on by Ian Carey

Powerhouse Hobbs’ profile has been removed from AEW’s official website.

Hobbs, along with Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata, dropped the AEW World Trios titles on AEW Collision this week. The episode was taped on Wednesday and aired Saturday night, with Hobbs’ profile being removed sometime after the broadcast.

Hobbs is expected to sign with WWE. Dave Meltzer reported in the January 12 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE was “very high” on him. Meltzer also addressed WWE’s interest in Hobbs during the January 15 episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, saying:

“With Hobbs, WWE had expected that they had Hobbs for actually quite a while. I know that they thought that the match last Wednesday was going to be his last one, but he actually did a match I believe on Collision. That will air on Saturday, so that will be his last match.”

“AEW made an offer. He turned down the AEW offer, wanted to go to WWE. We’ll see. For some people it’s the right move, and for some people it isn’t.”

Wrestling Weekly: A much curvier than expected road to WWE WrestleMania 42

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On this edition of Wrestling Weekly, the road we thought we were taking to WWE WrestleMania 42 has a few more curves and bumps than we thought.

Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa share thoughts on new WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, what that might mean for WrestleMania, and if we could get another curveball on Monday night with Finn Balor vs. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk.

We also look at the latest AEW Dynamite, the things this show set in motion, and Powerhouse Hobbs apparently on his way out of AEW.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Fight Game: Powerhouse Hobbs leaves AEW, our own WWE draft

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and Garrett Gonzales return with a brand-new Fight Game to discuss some of the most interesting topics in pro wrestling.

We gave out our thumbs up and thumbs down for the week while talking about Powerhouse Hobbs and the two big main events on WWE Raw and AEW Dynamite.

Then, Keila Cash and Scott Young from The WRAP joined us for the first ever Fight Game WWE Draft.

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Update on Powerhouse Hobbs leaving AEW for WWE

Posted on by Joseph Currier

On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer gave an update on Powerhouse Hobbs departing AEW and heading to WWE.

News broke last night that, with his AEW contract expiring, Hobbs is expected to sign with WWE. He finished up with AEW on Wednesday, filming a Trios title defense that will air this weekend on Collision. Meltzer — who reported last week that WWE was “very high” on Hobbs — notes that WWE has been expecting to add Hobbs for a while.

“With Hobbs, WWE had expected that they had Hobbs for actually quite a while. I know that they thought that the match last Wednesday was going to be his last one, but he actually did a match I believe on Collision. That will air on Saturday, so that will be his last match,” Meltzer said. “His contract actually expires today. But, yeah, [WWE] expected him to go there. AEW made an offer. He turned down the AEW offer, wanted to go to WWE. We’ll see. For some people it’s the right move, and for some people it isn’t.”

Though WWE has been anticipating Hobbs’ arrival, Meltzer speculates that Tony Khan keeping Hobbs on television means that AEW was not certain he would be leaving until recently.

“Tony liked him and everything. And he was professional,” Meltzer said. “Tony didn’t take him off TV, so that tells me he didn’t know he was going. But, like I said, WWE — they were pretty confident they’ve had him for months, really.”

The 34-year-old Hobbs joined AEW in 2020 after starring on the California indies. He was a TNT Champion and Trios Champion during his AEW career, with Hobbs holding the Trios titles alongside his Opps stablemates Samoa Joe & Katsuyori Shibata.

Spoilers for Saturday’s Maximum Carnage Collision episode can be seen here.

Current AEW champion’s contract expiring, reportedly leaving for WWE

Posted on by Josh Nason

The following contains potential spoilers for this Saturday’s AEW Collision.

A new report out Wednesday has Powerhouse Hobbs expected to depart AEW for WWE as his contract expires Wednesday at midnight.

Days after Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE was “very high” on Hobbs, Fightful Select reported that despite ongoing contract negotiations over the past few months and a “substantial offer” to stay, Hobbs is finishing up with tonight’s post-Dynamite Collision taping.

He, Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata are defending the AEW Trios titles on the show against Hangman Page and JetSpeed.

The outlet said that unless something major changes, the soon-to-be 35-year-old will join WWE when he is contractually eligible to do so which could come as early as this week. They stated he wanted to test the free agent waters and is leaving on good terms.

Hobbs first debuted for AEW in July 2020 and has been a fixture ever since, holding the Trios titles for nearly 300 days in addition to a short TNT title run in 2023.

People in WWE ‘very high’ on current AEW Trios Champion

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW star Powerhouse Hobbs apparently has some fans within WWE.

In the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that there are people in WWE who think very highly of Hobbs. The brief report did not provide any information on who these unnamed people are or how much longer Hobbs has on his current AEW contract.

“There are those in WWE who are very high on Powerhouse Hobbs,” Meltzer wrote.

Hobbs competed in the main event of AEW Dynamite this week, teaming up with Hook in a loss to Hangman Page & Swerve Strickland in a Lights Out match. Hobbs and Hook are both members of The Opps with Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata.

The 34-year-old Hobbs (William Hobson) has been with AEW since 2020, when he joined the company after starring on the California indies. He’s a former TNT Champion and currently holds the Trios titles with Joe & Shibata. Their reign began in April 2025 and most recently saw them retain against Page, Eddie Kingston & Hook in November prior to Hook turning heel.

Powerhouse Hobbs looking to challenge for CMLL World Heavyweight Championship

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Powerhouse Hobbs appears to be eyeing the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.

Gran Guerrero has held the title for over three years now, having won it from Hechicero at Lunes Clásico on November 7, 2022. Guerrero last defended the title on Sunday against The Beast Mortos at Arena Mexico.

Hobbs responded to a post from Fightful about Guerrero’s win over Mortos, writing “Hmmm” along with a thinking emoji. Fightful then screenshotted Hobbs’ response and wrote that he appeared to have his sights set on the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. Hobbs confirmed the speculation by writing, “YOU GOT DAMN RIGHT.”

Hobbs hasn’t wrestled for CMLL directly but did take part in a 10-man tag match at AEW Grand Slam Mexico held in Arena Mexico on June 18. The member of The Opps hasn’t wrestled since being defeated by Hangman Page in a Falls Count Anywhere match at AEW Blood & Guts on November 12 in Greensboro. His social media posts are below:

Injury updates following AEW Blood and Guts

Posted on by Josh Nason

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In a bit of surprising news, there weren’t a lot of injuries coming out of Wednesday’s AEW Blood and Guts edition of Dynamite.

On Thursday’s Wrestling Observer Live, our Bryan Alvarez had some specific updates.

For the first time, the show saw not only one, but two, of the double cage matches as the women got their opportunity for the first time. One of those women — Jamie Hayter — suffered undisclosed injuries to her face and teeth after taking a thrown chair shot in the corner from Megan Bayne while holding a trash can lid.

Alvarez said her face and teeth “are all messed up.” Fightful Select had reported after the show that the former AEW Women’s World Champion may have chipped teeth.

On the men’s side, Alvarez said Darby Allin is fine despite being thrown through a flaming table during the men’s Blood and Guts match. As Allin was rolling to safety after the spot, fire was visible on his back.

Even though he wasn’t involved in either match, Powerhouse Hobbs survived his falls count anywhere bout with Hangman Page despite taking a hard bump on his tailbone on the outside of the ring. Alvarez said Hobbs is also fine.

Wrestling Weekly: A question about Logan Paul & The Vision, a new title coming to AEW

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Les and Vic from Wrestling Weekly were away last week, but make their triumphant return today.

They look at everything going on in pro wrestling like CM Punk and his potential first challenger for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the return of Rey Mysterio, a new title in AEW and the road to next week’s Blood and Guts.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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Falls count anywhere match part of AEW Blood & Guts lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

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Announced at the tail end of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, AEW World Champion Hangman Page will face Powerhouse Hobbs in a falls count anywhere match on this Wednesday’s Blood & Guts episode.

The bout came to be after Hobbs and Page brawled up the entrance ramp during the Trios title match main event between Page, Hook and Eddie Kingston against The Opps. Hobbs put Page through a table with a jumping powerslam off the stage, taking him out of the match.

Unless something changes, it will be a non-title match. The two have squared off once before on the June 26 episode of Dynamite with Page picking up the win.

On Thursday, it was also revealed the show will be a two hour, 30 minute broadcast.

AEW Blood & Guts lineup | Wednesday, November 12 | Greensboro, NC

  • Women’s Blood & Guts match: Mina Shirakawa, Kris Statlander, Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter, Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron vs. Thekla, Skye Blue, Julia Hart, Marina Shafir, Megan Bayne & Mercedes Mone
  • Men’s Blood & Guts match: Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Daniel Garcia vs. Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly
  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page vs. Powerhouse Hobbs in a non-title falls count anywhere match

Hangman Page to face Jon Moxley in AEW Dynamite trios match

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Four days after headlining All In, Hangman Page and Jon Moxley will meet in the ring again.

A trios match with Page, Powerhouse Hobbs & Mark Briscoe facing the Death Riders (Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) will take place this Wednesday on the All In fallout edition of AEW Dynamite. The match was announced by Tony Khan in a social media post this afternoon.

Page triumphed over Moxley in a Texas death match at All In, kicking off the second AEW World Championship reign of his career and freeing the title from the Death Riders. Moxley had kept the championship belt hidden away during his nine months as champion.

Following his title win, Page sent out a thank you to the AEW fans and indicated that he will speak on Dynamite this week.

“Thank you for everything,” Page wrote. “I dont have the words to do the feeling justice because i havent slept in four days but ill try to find them by wednesday.”

Wednesday’s Dynamite is being held at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and marks the beginning of a six-show AEW residency at the venue. This is the first match announced for the episode.

All Star eight-man tag, Mercedes Mone & Toni Storm final face-to-face set for AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Matches and segments have been announced for the next episode of AEW Dynamite.

An All-Star 8 man tag will take place just days before next weekend’s All In. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and The Young Bucks will take on Hangman Page, Will Ospreay, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs. It will be the last time Moxley and Page meet before their Texas Death match at All In.

A four-way match will determine the number two spot in the Women’s Casino Gauntlet match. Thekla, Queen Aminata, Tay Melo, and Megan Bayne will compete to see who faces number one pick Kris Statlander next Saturday.

Additionally, MJF and Mark Briscoe will have a “talky-talk” as they prepare to face each other in the men’s Casino Battle Royal. Mercedes Mone and Toni Storm will have one final face-to-face before their Women’s title match. And Samoa Joe will face Wheeler Yuta as Joe and The Opps continue to set their sights on the Death Riders.

Here is the updated card for AEW Dynamite:

AEW Dynamite for Wednesday, July 9:

  • Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and The Young Bucks vs. Hangman Page, Will Ospreay, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs
  • For the number 2 spot in the Women’s Casino Gauntlet: Thekla vs. Tay Melo vs. Queen Aminata vs. Megan Bayne
  • Samoa Joe vs. Wheeler Yuta
  • Mercedes Mone, Toni Storm face-to-face
  • MJF and Mark Briscoe have a ‘talky-talk’

All Star trios match added to AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new All Star trios match has been added to Dynamite.

Tony Khan announced that a match pitting Jon Moxley and The Young Bucks against Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Swerve Strickland is now set for this Wednesday in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“After Death Riders injured The Opps’ Shibata, Swerve joins Hobbs/Samoa Joe vs Young Bucks + Mox WEDNESDAY!,” he wrote.

Ahead of their steel cage match on last week’s Dynamite, Death Riders and The Opps took each other out, leaving just Joe and Mox inside the steel cage. However, it was Gabe Kidd that was the deciding factor of the match, introducing a briefcase that Moxley used to pick up the win.

After the match, the likes of Hobbs, Strickland, The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Marina Shafir, and Willow Nightingale all got involved and started brawling. The end of the show saw Strickland challenging Moxley’s crew to an Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing, which AEW has since confirmed.

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, May 21 —

  • All star trios match: Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks vs. Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Swerve Strickland
  • Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart (Toni Storm on commentary)
  • MJF signs contract to join The Hurt Syndicate
  • Mercedes Mone-Jamie Hayter face-to-face
  • Hangman Page-Will Ospreay face-to-face

AEW crowns new Trios Champions at Dynamite Spring BreakThru

Posted on by Ethan Renner

New AEW Trios Champions have been crowned.

The Opps team consisting of Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs — substituting for Hook, defeated The Death Riders team of Jon Moxley — substituting for PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta in the main event of Wednesday’s Dynamite Spring BreakThru special in Boston, becoming the new World Trios Champions.

The originally advertised Joe, Shibata, and Hook vs. Moxley, Castagnoli, and Yuta matchup was changed following an angle on Wednesday’s Dynamite. It was announced at the top of Wednesday’s telecast that The Death Riders had attacked Hook prior to the show, and that he was out of the match.

Taz, Hook’s father, was not in his customary position at the commentary desk for the show, with announcers Excalibur and Tony Schiavone explaining that Taz had accompanied Hook to the hospital after the attack from The Death Riders.

Hook was seen vomiting in the ring during his match on last week’s Dynamite, but it has not been made clear whether or not tonight’s angle was to cover for a legitimate illness or injury suffered last week.

In Wednesday’s title match, Joe choked out Moxley with the Coquina Clutch for the finish. The bout featured run-ins from Willow Nightingale and Swerve Strickland on behalf of The Opps, while The Young Bucks got involved in the bout on behalf of The Death Riders as those two groups continue to tease an uneasy alliance.

After the victory from The Opps, the babyface locker room emptied to celebrate The Death Riders’ defeat:

Our full report from Spring BreakThru in Boston is available here.