All Elite Wrestling’s first console video game has finally received a rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

AEW: Fight Forever has received a “Teen” rating for some suggestive content, including the use of molotov cocktails, deep cleavage, partially exposed buttocks, crotch chops, depictions of alcohol consumption, smoking and more.

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AEW: Fight Forever Rated ‘Teen’

Here’s the official Rating Summary, courtesy of the ESRB:

This is a wrestling game in which players compete in matches with wrestlers from the AEW roster. Players use punches, kicks, and grappling maneuvers to drain their opponents’ health. In some match types (e.g., Barbed Wire, Stadium Stampede, Unsanctioned) players can use barbed wired, baseball bats, metal chairs, and Molotov cocktails against opponents, eventually resulting in submission and/or knock outs. Blood-splatter effects can occur during matches, staining the mats; video footage of real matches also depicts blood on wrestlers’ faces and bodies. The game contains some mildly suggestive material: female wrestlers in revealing outfits (e.g., deep cleavage, bunny outfits, partially exposed buttocks); wrestlers performing taunting gestures (e.g., crotch chop, slapping buttocks). Real footage sometimes depicts wrestlers drinking alcohol and smoking. The word “sh*t” is heard in the game.

Fight Forever is ‘coming soon’ and has been coming soon since 2021. In recent weeks, there has been speculation that the ESRB rating was one of the issues holding up the game’s release, so this is one more hurdle cleared.

The game will be available, at some point, for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X.

Kenny Omega says the AEW Fight Forever console video game is “pretty close to wrapping up.” He’s also addressed the the game’s limited roster and how that will be addressed.

Omega spoke with Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated this week to promote Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite from Chicago. This is the go-home show before All Out this Sunday. Omega and the Young Bucks battle Will Ospreay and Aussie Open in the semi-finals of the tournament to crown AEW’s inaugural World Trios Champions.

He also spoke extensively about Fight Forever, including some glaring omissions to the game’s roster of playable characters. Omega says the development team is working diligently to ensure fans are more than satisfied with the final product.

“This game isn’t going to pull any punches,” he said. “It’s going to be physical, sometimes bloody, and we’ve got a very high weapon count for everyone to have fun with. The hijinks outside the ring are a lot of fun, and there’s still Career Mode, too. I hope people have a blast with it.”

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Development Near Completion

AEW has yet to announce Fight Forever’s release date, but we know the game is due out some time before the end of the year. According Kenny Omega, AEW Fight Forever is nearly complete.

“We’re coming pretty close to wrapping up. There is still the approval process, and we’re looking to avoid any net play issues so people can play online competitively. We really want to make sure that when people try to log onto the servers, they can do so without incurring any issues.”

AEW’s Ever-Changing Roster

The AEW Fight Forever roster is expected to feature approximately 50 playable characters at launch. Unfortunately, this means a lot of people will not make the cut when the game launches.

AEW is always evolving. That pertains to the craft as pro wrestling, as well as talent roster. As the game was in development, they only left a few slots open for “very special cases” such as CM Punk and Adam Cole.

Owen Hart and Brodie Lee will be among the special characters who will be playable in the game.

Omega says the development team is committed to post-launch support, which means a lot of the wrestlers who did not make the cut for the launch roster will be available later as downloadable content. He joked that even if John Cena showed up in AEW, it’s too late to include him in the game.

“Now that our game is pretty much wrapped, between now and the release, it will be hard to include anyone new. Even if John Cena walked through the tunnel and down the stage, we probably wouldn’t be able to get him in on time. That is why we’re doing post-launch support.”

Visit SI.com to read their full interview with Kenny Omega.

The first playable demo for the AEW Fight Forever video game will be featured at this week’s Gamescom convention from Cologne, Germany.

This will be the first time that AEW’s in-development console video game can be played by the general public. The game is due out this year, although the release date has yet to be confirmed.

Amazon.com lists December 31st, 2022 as the release date for AEW Fight for the Fallen, but that is a placeholder until the actual date is announced.

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AEW at Gamescom

In addition to the AEW Fight Forever playable demo, All Elite Wrestling is also sending talent to the convention for a series of live exhibition matches.

From Thursday to Sunday, THQ Nordic will host the first-ever AEW matches from Cologne, Germany. A press release sent in from THQ Nordic reads:

If you can’t make it to Cologne, Germany, don’t sweat it. THQ Nordic will be streaming live from the convention center from Wednesday through Sunday live at Twitch.tv/thqnordic.

Fight Forever Wrestling (UK) recently held their ‘Dance of The Dragon’ event from the PRYZM Nightclub in Birmingham. The show will be available to view via FITE TV on April 8th for free.

If you can’t wait then here are the full results from the show:

• Jody Fleisch & Jonny Storm b. The Dynamite Duo (Mark Billington & Thomas Billington)
• Bobbi Tyler vs. Candy Floss – This match ended in a No Contest
• Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) b. The South Coast Connection (Ashley Dunn & Kelly Sixx)
• Carlos Romo b. Fraser Thomas
• Fight Forever Men’s World Title Hardcore Match – Joe Hendry (c) b. Sha Samuels

Fight Forever had recently announced a PPV deal with FITE TV. The company revealed on Twitter back in February that two PPV events would be streamed live on the platform. The two shows being Dance of The Dragon and Fight Syndrome. These two shows will be recorded on March 29th and shown on FITE on April 8th and 15th respectively. Dance of The Dragon will be a free event on the platform. Fight Syndrome will be an official PPV stream.

Fight Forever made the following comments on the new PPV deal: “With a double-taping already announced for March 29th at PRYZM Birmingham. Fans in attendance can expect to see a world-class roster of talent including PAC, Fight Forever Men’s Champion Joe Hendry, David Starr, Candy Floss, El Phantasmo and many more.”

UK based promotion Fight Forever has announced PAC’s match for the upcoming ‘Fight Syndrome’ event. The Dragon Gate and former WWE Superstar will be taking on UK standout El Phantasmo. Phantasmo has also been prominent for the likes of Rev Pro over the past year having won the British J Cup at Wrestling Media Con in 2018. This should be a high flying affair between two of the UK scene’s best.

Fight Forever had recently announced a PPV deal with FITE TV. The company revealed on Twitter back in February that two PPV events would be streamed live on the platform. The two shows being Dance of The Dragon and Fight Syndrome. These two shows will be recorded on March 29th and shown on FITE on April 8th and 15th respectively. Dance of The Dragon will be a free event on the platform. Fight Syndrome will be an official PPV stream.

Fight Forever made the following comments on the new PPV deal: “With a double-taping already announced for March 29th at PRYZM Birmingham. Fans in attendance can expect to see a world-class roster of talent including PAC, Fight Forever Men’s Champion Joe Hendry, David Starr, Candy Floss, El Phantasmo and many more.”

Breaking News: @BASTARDPAC vs @elpwrestling announced for Fight Forever’s Double PPV for @FiteTV on March 29th ? Birmingham, you’re in for a treat! Tickets for Dance of the Dragon/Fight Syndrome available now at https://t.co/NYcqle6eYB or https://t.co/ez6PwiuVqQ pic.twitter.com/r4R87yHf3j

— Fight Forever Wrestling (@fightforeveruk) March 8, 2019

UK based company Fight Forever Wrestling has announced a PPV deal with FITE TV. The company revealed on Twitter earlier today that two PPV events would be streamed live on the platform. The two shows being Dance of The Dragon and Fight Syndrome. These two shows will be recorded on March 29th and shown on FITE on April 8th and 15th respectively. Dance of The Dragon will be a free event on the platform. Fight Syndrome will be an official PPV stream.

Fight Forever made the following comments on the new PPV deal: “With a double-taping already announced for March 29th at PRYZM Birmingham. Fans in attendance can expect to see a world-class roster of talent including PAC, Fight Forever Men’s Champion Joe Hendry, David Starr, Candy Floss, El Phantasmo and many more.”

The first of the two events, Dance of the Dragon will debut for FREE on FITE TV on Monday 8th April. The second event, Fight Syndrome airing one week later on Monday 15th April.

Fight Forever Co-Founder Jonathon Kay said of the deal “We’re really excited to bring the Fight Forever brand to FITE TV. The best digital network for global combat sports. Fans all over the world will be able to enjoy our unique vision and presentation of Pro-Wrestling. And this first set of tapings will be unmissable!”

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: FITE TV ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FIGHT FOREVER WRESTLING WITH THE FIRST TWO PPV’s TO BE FILMED ON MARCH 29th IN BIRMINGHAM (UK)

We can confirm a world-class roster of talent including PAC, Fight Forever Men’s Champion Joe… https://t.co/ty6HaDTrOI

— Fight Forever Wrestling (@fightforeveruk) February 11, 2019

Fight Forever has announced a big match for their upcoming ‘Dance of The Dragon’ show. It’s big for two reasons, 1. it’s Bea Priestley vs Millie McKenzie and 2. One is contracted to WoS (Bea) and one is seemingly signed to NXT UK (McKenzie).

NXT UK Superstars are only ‘allowed’ to face fellow NXT UK Superstars on independent shows or talents who are freelance/not on the ‘banned’ list. Companies who are seemingly ‘banned’ are the bigger promotions such as IMPACT, ROH and New Japan among others. There were also seemingly ‘no on demand’ terms in the new contracts, meaning that companies such as PROGRESS, ICW and ATTACK could not use NXT UK Superstars in their on demand platforms. This however is not yet confirmed. With McKenzie believed to be signed to NXT UK

Fight Forever are a relatively new promotion, they held their first tour earlier this year. Without having ‘on demand’ Fight Forever are seemingly free to use any talent from NXT UK for the time being.

WALTER will also be on the show. WALTER has not yet been made official as a WWE signee. It is widely believed that he has signed on and will be debuting in NXT UK shortly, possibly at the Takeover event next month.

https://twitter.com/fightforeveruk/status/1078972343442173952

New UK promotion Fight Forever has confirmed a big name for their January show. WALTER is set to be part of ‘Dance of The Dragon’ on January 4th from Pryzm in Birmingham, England.

There has been some confusion recently regarding the NXT UK contracted Superstars and where they can perform. OTT recently announced that WALTER would be taking on former WWE Superstar Neville/PAC. This move was deemed acceptable by WWE as PAC is classed as a ‘freelance’ talent.

NXT UK Superstars are only ‘allowed’ to face fellow NXT UK Superstars on independent shows or talents who are freelance/not on the ‘banned’ list. Companies who are seemingly ‘banned’ are the bigger promotions such as IMPACT, ROH and New Japan among others. There were also seemingly ‘no on demand’ terms in the new contracts, meaning that companies such as PROGRESS, ICW and ATTACK could not use NXT UK Superstars in their on demand platforms. This however is not yet confirmed.

Fight Forever are a relatively new promotion, they held their first tour earlier this year. Without having ‘on demand’ Fight Forever are seemingly free to use any talent from NXT UK for the time being.

WALTER has not yet been made official as a WWE signee. It is widely believed that he has signed on and will be debuting in NXT UK shortly, possibly at the Takeover event next month.

https://twitter.com/fightforeveruk/status/1076123253431824384

UK based promotion Fight Forever’s huge debut show will be taking place this Thursday. The new promotion will be bringing the co-creator of ALL IN Cody Rhodes and New Japan’s Will Ospreay to Birmingham’s Pryzm Nightclub on December 6th.

‘Phenomena’ will be the first date of Fight Forever’s huge tour. With dates also lined up for London (7th), Bristol (8th) and Liverpool (9th). Here’s the full card for their first show in Birmingham:

• Mark Haskins vs El Phantasmo
• Chris Ridgeway vs Jimmy Havoc
• Fight Forever Women’s Championship Match – Kay Lee Ray vs Viper vs Millie McKenzie
• Brandi Rhodes vs Bea Priestley
• 15 Man Rumble With Ladder Finale for the Fight Forever Championship

The company has also confirmed that there will be a ‘Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard’ live podcast and The Godfather’s ‘Pimp Party.’ Here’s some info from the company’s press release:

“Brand New UK Professional Wrestling Promotion ‘Fight Forever Wrestling’ Announce Debut Tour featuring ‘Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard Live’, ‘The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes’, WWE UK Tournament Winner Zack Gibson. WWE Hall of Famer, Charles Wright, will also be appearing on the tour as a special guest and the host of after show party events, ‘Papa Shango’s Voodoo Party’ and ‘The Godfather’s Pimp Party’.”

Tickets are available via the tweet below:

This Thursday ?!!!

Fight Forever Wrestling’s debut show #Phenomena is coming to PRYZM Birmingham

Featuring a special appearance from @CodyRhodes

PLUS @PrichardShow LIVE!

Tickets from just £20 ?
?https://t.co/Jth9qRtNPH pic.twitter.com/lzZiaDblb4

— Fight Forever Wrestling (@fightforeveruk) December 3, 2018

New UK promotion Fight Forever has announced the new main event for their first ever show. The company will be heading to the PRYZM Nightclub in Birmingham on December 6th. NJPW star Will Ospreay was expected to be taking on the Cody Rhodes in a huge international bout. Unfortunately Ospreay had to pull out of the bout due to a rib injury. This was sustained at Rev Pro’s Global Wars event.

The company has confirmed that El Phantasmo will be taking on Cody at ‘Phenomena.’ Phantasmo recently won the Rev Pro British J Cup and is a star on the rise. This will be one of his biggest tests to date when he faces the ‘American Nightmare.’

Fight Forever will be announcing a second main event this coming Friday.

Brandi Rhodes will also be taking on Bea Priestley as part of the debut show. Priestley is one of the stars of the WoS/World of Sport re-boot alongside her partner Will Ospreay. Priestley has been on the UK scene for a number of years working as a top star in promotions such as Pro Wrestling: EVE. Brandi has been building her own brand over the last year with several high profile bouts and appearances alongside Cody Rhodes.

You can purchase tickets for Phenomena and all upcoming events over at fightforeverwrestling.com. Fight Forever will also be heading to London on December 7th with a co-branded show alongside ‘Something to Wrestle’ starring Conrad Thompson and Bruce Prichard.

?Breaking Main Event News?

The American Nightmare @CodyRhodes vs El Phantasmo @elpwrestling is one of your main-events for Phenomena on December 6th at PRYZM Nightclub Birmingham ??

A second huge main-event will be revealed this Friday!

Tickets ?https://t.co/iiSo2g80eA pic.twitter.com/cAsD4BVm8O

— Fight Forever Wrestling (@fightforeveruk) October 17, 2018

UK based promotion Fight Forever has announced a huge debut show that will be taking place this December. The new promotion will be bringing the co-creator of ALL IN Cody Rhodes and New Japan’s Will Ospreay to Birmingham’s Pryzm Nightclub on December 6th.

‘Phenomena’ will be the first of Fight Forever’s huge tour. With dates also lined up for London (7th), Bristol (8th) and Liverpool (9th). Other names confirmed for the upcoming tour are:

• NXT UK Star Zack Gibson
• Brandi Rhodes
• Flip Gordon
• MLW Star Jimmy Havoc
• NXT UK Star James Drake
• 205 Live Star ‘Flash’ Morgan Webster
• NXT UK Star El Ligero
• IMPACT/WoS star Joe Hendry
• WoS Star Rampage Brown
• NXT UK/PROGRESS Star Travis Banks

The company has also confirmed that there will be a ‘Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard’ live podcast and The Godfather’s ‘Pimp Party.’ Here’s some info from the company’s press release:

“Brand New UK Professional Wrestling Promotion ‘Fight Forever Wrestling’ Announce Debut Tour featuring ‘Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard Live’, ‘The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes’, WWE UK Tournament Winner Zack Gibson. WWE Hall of Famer, Charles Wright, will also be appearing on the tour as a special guest and the host of after show party events, ‘Papa Shango’s Voodoo Party’ and ‘The Godfather’s Pimp Party’.”

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: Our first ever show, Fight Forever Wrestling in B’ham on the 6th Dec has evolved into 'Phenomena' featuring a stacked roster including @CodyRhodes @PrichardShow @WillOspreay @ZackGibson01 @JimmyHavoc @TheFlipGordon @joeshendry and many more! Tickets on sale now pic.twitter.com/4tPf2oKoBE

— Fight Forever Wrestling (@fightforeveruk) September 3, 2018

UK based promotion Fight Forever has announced a huge debut tour that will be taking place December 6th-9th and will feature some of the biggest stars from the Independent wrestling world.

Fight Forever will be hosting shows in Birmingham (6th), London (7th), Bristol (8th) and Liverpool (9th), they have issued the following press release for the tour which will feature a live wrestling show as well as a very special Live version of Something To Wrestle with Conrad Thompson and Bruce Pritchard:

“Brand New UK Professional Wrestling Promotion ‘Fight Forever Wrestling’ Announce Debut Tour featuring ‘Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard Live’, ‘The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes’, WWE UK Tournament Winner Zack Gibson and ‘The Godfather Charles Wright’.

Coming to the UK in December 2018, breakthrough UK Professional Wrestling Promotion, Fight Forever Wrestling, announce their debut tour, featuring an international roster including ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, Flip Gordon, Jimmy Havoc, James Drake, Flash Morgan Webster, El Ligero, Joe Hendry, Rampage Brown, Travis Banks, and WWE UK Tournament Winner, Zack Gibson. There will be more big names announced ahead of the tour.

WWE Hall of Famer, Charles Wright, will also be appearing on the tour as a special guest and the host of after show party events, ‘Papa Shango’s Voodoo Party’ and ‘The Godfather’s Pimp Party’.”

Tickets for the shows are available to purchase via Fight Forever’s official website.

Fight Forever @ZackGibson01 @JimmyHavoc @joeshendry @Travis_BanksPW @Flash_Morgan @MKirbyProEgo @Kay_Lee_Ray @Ligero1 @MillieMcKenzie0 @BeaPriestley @JamesDrake_GYT @missviper91 @Iestyn_Rees @iamamirjordan @TheKipSabian @Shasamuels https://t.co/rUaCtWAKZE pic.twitter.com/lnOdSrFVyB

— Fight Forever Wrestling (@fightforeveruk) June 29, 2018