AEW Artist Melanie Coleman

AEW Unrestricted

AEW

Wrestling, Sports

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Melanie Coleman is the brilliantly talented AEW artist behind some of your favorite merch, prints, and promo pieces including the iconic “Last Supper” Don Callis Family artwork and that unforgettable Okada “BITCH” tee! Mel shares how she went from fan art to full-time contributor, what it was like being discovered during the pandemic, and how Don Callis, the AEW community, and a little unicorn magic forged her path straight to AEW. She opens up about her classical influences, her love of comic books and Saturday morning cartoons, and why wrestling and art were always meant to collide in her world. She shares stories behind her work with Bryan Danielson, Kris Statlander, Tay Melo, and Willow Nightingale. She speaks to her passion for spotlighting the women of AEW, and how the Heels community helped her find her tribe! AEW Unrestricted is sponsored by Upper Deck. Get closer to the ring than ever before. Unwrap your favorite AEW wrestling trading cards and build your collection today! Visit https://UpperDeck.com to learn more. AEW Unrestricted video episodes available Mondays at 1pm Pacific on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ4e4Lb87XTzETPZyj7nZoJ4xPBjKdzgy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.7	Start your side mission today.
0:49.8	We about the party.
0:52.1	I'm restricted.
0:53.5	Got the house now. We're going to turn it up, up, bring the house down.
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1:01.9	Flauses like they're causing and the freaks are coming out now.
1:05.5	AEW Unrestricted. It is the official podcast of all elite wrestling.
1:12.6	I am referee Aubrey Edwards.
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1:22.3	I don't know what are.
1:24.1	We need like a faction name, I think. Yeah, I was going to say, I was hoping to create a captain planet, but I guess not.
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