Below are a couple of top AEW & WWE news stories of the day, featuring Gunther, Pat McAfee, and Jim Cornette.
• Gunther Gives An Update On His Feud With Pat McAfee After Backlash Win
At Backlash, Gunther defeated Pat McAfee after McAfee passed out to his sleeper hold. Gunther tried to attack Michael Cole during this match.
After the match, Gunther showed respect to McAfee. McAfee posted the following after the match:
“My chest… is ahhh… burning”
My chest… is ahhh… burning pic.twitter.com/RVrhRkRYuf
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 11, 2025
Gunther has confirmed that his feud with McAfee is over, as she shared the above photo of Pat on his Instagram story and wrote:
“done and dusted”
• Jim Cornette Reacts To Rumors About AEW Banning Him
A fake AEW press release has been making rounds on social media, which states that Jim Cornette is banned from appearing in All Elite Wrestling. You can read it below:
“FOR INTERNAL RELEASE ONLY [CONFIDENTIAL]:
JACKSONVILLE, FL [APRIL 30, 2025]:
All Elite Wrestling has always been about inclusivity, passion, and elevating the art of professional wrestling. Over the years, we have extended fourteen cordial invitations to legendary wrestling personality Jim Cornette to attend AEW events, all of which he has publicly declined.
While we respect differing opinions, Mr. Cornette’s persistent public criticism of AEW, women’s wrestling, and wrestlers of smaller stature, combined with his extreme political views expressed on social media and his podcast, has made it clear that his presence would be disruptive to our community and values. Effective immediately, Jim Cornette is no longer welcome at AEW events.
We remain focused on delivering world-class wrestling to our fans. I’m thrilled to announce that our upcoming pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, on May 25, promises to be possibly the greatest wrestling PPV of all time—in all of history. Adding to the excitement, President Donald Trump will be in attendance, joining fans for what will be an unforgettable night. We can’t wait to see you there!
Tony Khan
President, All Elite Wrestling”
Cornette had the following to say about this on his podcast:
“It’s cute and somebody, you know, mocked it up and everything to where it looks like one of their press releases… People gloss over, they don’t read with attention, they just kind of scan for words they like.”
