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After announcing on social media that CM Punk, the former AEW World Champion two times over, was released from the promotion in the lead-up to All Out for his actions at All In, Tony Khan took the first few moments of Collision to discuss his decision and why, after everything that has happened over the […]

After four months of back-and-forth interactions, ups, downs, near wins, and brutal misses, Becky Lynch finally got to have Trish Stratus where she wanted her, in a Payback steel cage where no one, not Bayley, not IYO SKY, and especially not Zoey Stark could get involved in the finish. When the bell rang, and the […]

On paper, some could call Seth Rollins‘ match with Shinsuke Nakamura at Payback nothing more than a “bridge match” that keeps the WWE World Heavyweight Champion on television until he’s ready for his next feud on a bigger card in the future. Nakamura, once considered one of the best wrestlers in the world, hasn’t been […]

September 2nd, 2023, will go down in history as the day AEW fired CM Punk for his actions at All In. After a year of ups and downs, highs and lows, Championship matches – real and AXW – and backstage brawls, Tony Khan finally pulled the plug on the Phil Brooks experiment one day before […]

What are the ethics of a Superstar like John Cena being a WWE Premium Live Event host? Does he have to swear a vow of impartiality, declaring that he will be neutral on all things and promote the spirit of competition? Or is he instead free to calls it like he sees it, even if […]

After getting into a very publicized fight with Jack Perry at All In in London, AEW has officially announced that CM Punk has been fired effective immediately following a weeklong internal investigation. In an official statement from AEW CEO, General Manager, and Head of Creative Tony Khan, the noted CM Punk fan thanked him for […]

It’s here, it’s finally here; after four long weeks of waiting, WWE has another Premium Live Event for fans to enjoy in Payback, the first PLE to come to Pittsburgh since Extreme Rules in 2018. Soon, fans will find out if the four belts being put on the line will stay with their original holders, […]

Less than one month after the biggest party of the summer, WWE Superstars who believe they got over the short end of the stick at SummerSlam now have a chance to get themselves some payback at, well, Payback, WWE’s first Premium Live Event to be broadcasted from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since Extreme Rules in 2018. With […]

After taking part in a fantastic opening segment on SmackDown with Jimmy Uso, John Cena stopped by the backstage area to film a WWE Exclusive digital segment with Cathy Kelley to talk all things Payback. Asked what it was like to return to the WWE Universe after two months away, Cena acknowledged that he never […]

When news broke that Chicago Bulls Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was going to be appearing at Starrcast VI in Chicago before All Out 2023, fans wondered whether or not the NWO member would return to the ring for the first time since 2000 on Dynamite, Collision, or even at the Sunday night Pay-Per-View. Well, […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, LA Knight and The Miz were afforded one final chance to address the WWE Universe on SmackDown before they go to war at Payback. Finally, after plenty of talking, fans were going to see some action, but not before just a little bit more talking for good measure, something […]

After weeks of casual conversating, new suit purchasing, and even the occasional trip to Orlando to check in on the current NXT Champion, Carmelo Hayes, Bobby Lashley took the ring in beautiful Hershey, Pennsylvania, to discuss what in the Sam Heck has been going on with himself and the former RAW Tag Team Championship-winning duo […]

After announcing that John Cena would be appearing at the Giant Center for the go-home edition of SmackDown before Payback – his first of eight announced SmackDown appearances thus far –  Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Adam Pearce, and company didn’t make the fine fans in Hershey, Pennsylvania wait long to see “The Face that runs […]

Despite asking for his release, founding the first legitimate challenger brand in nearly 20 years, and even having an exorcism to rid himself of the demons of his past, at his heart, Cody Rhodes has always been a WWE guy. A second-generation wrestler who has a father in the Hall of Fame and a brother […]

Seth Rollins is a performer who, as the oldheads would say, knows a thing or two about drawing money. In his decade in WWE and time on the indies before it, Rollins has headlined shows all over the world, become one of Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s go-to house show main eventers, and has been a […]

In the lead-up to WrestleMania 39, two of the more eagerly anticipated matches on the card were Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens versus The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and the return of Bray Wyatt, who hadn’t wrestled a match since the Royal Rumble, in an odd-couple match against Bobby Lashley. For Zayn […]

After having Jimmy Uso’s return to WWE moved one week into the future following SmackDown being converted to a tribute show for Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk, Paul Heyman stopped by The Bump to talk about the relationship dynamics of The Usos. When asked about Roman Reigns’ match with Jey Uso and if it served […]

When Trish Stratus began her friendship and eventual feud with Becky Lynch, it felt oddly familiar. Sure, Stratus technically retired almost two decades ago, and has been a WWE Hall of Famer since before Rhea Ripley signed her NXT contract, but she’s returned to her former employer from time to time ever since to shoot […]

As Edge prepares to decide on what he wants to do next in his professional wrestling career, be that retirement, a return to WWE, or a jump to AEW, the “Rated-R Superstar” stopped by the Brotherly Love podcast to discuss his career, his injury history, and, most interestingly of all, his match with Mick Foley […]

As the professional wrestling world prepares for Bray Wyatt‘s memorial ceremonies in the week following his untimely passing due to a heart attack, WWE decided to release a video where almost a dozen performers, announcers, and creatives alike sat down in front of a camera to tell some of their favorite stories from the life […]

When MJF took the ring in the main event of All In at Wembley Stadium, fans of professional wrestling had to know they were in for a treat. After spending an unusually large amount of time – by AEW standards, at least – building up the unusual friendship between the AEW World Champion and his […]

August 30th officially marked three years since Roman Reigns defeated “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt to become the Universal Champion at Payback 2020. Over that three-year period, he’s defended the title on 29 occasions, unified the title with the legacy WWE Championship to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, and watched The Bloodline expand and contract […]

A lot was on the line when Gable Steveson made his in-ring WWE debut at NXT’s The Great American Bash. Dubbed the “second coming of Kurt Angle” by fans eager to see another “Olympic Hero” produce incredible memories and provide WWE with a much-needed young babyface to help usher the promotion into the future. Unfortunately, […]

When news broke, in the middle of AEW All In, that CM Punk and Jack Perry – and maybe CM Punk and Miro – had gotten into a physical altercation before he took the ring at Wembley against Samoa Joe, it left more than a few fans rolling their eyes. After having to deal with […]

While everyone and their wrestling-loving mother is seemingly falling in love with the idea of Edge jumping ship from WWE to AEW, with fantasy bookings ranging from the “Rated-R Superstar” taking the belt off of MJF, to serving as a much-needed locker room leader, to even another title reign alongside his life-long best friend Christian, […]

After weeks and weeks of being worn down by Matt Riddle‘s unquenchable desire to find a new tag team partner, it looks like Drew McIntyre is finally starting to warm up to the idea of McRiddle; a tag team named after the famous McDonald’s breakfast sandwich that fans are just loving. Stopping by RAW TALK […]

After watching Rhea Ripley slowly but surely take away everything she cared about within the WWE Universe, from her tag team partner Liv Morgan, to her WWE Woman’s Tag Team Championship belts and even her own health, Raquel Rodriguez has returned to in-ring action with on thing on her mind for her match at Payback: […]

After securing a roll-up victory on Bronson Reed in the middle of RAW, Tommaso Ciampa was feeling good. Sure, he’s not quite where he wants to be just yet, as this marked his first televised win since all the way back in June, but as Byron Saxton reminded the “Blackheart” on RAW TALK, it must […]

After wishing farewell to Bray Wyatt on social media like many of her fellow WWE Superstars, Becky Lynch wore a special armband down to the ring on RAW to celebrate her fallen friend’s memory before beating the you-know-what out of Trish Stratus and Zoey Stark in the (presumably) penultimate match of this six months-spanning feud. […]

When looking back at Bray Wyatt‘s professional wrestling career, one of the true highlights was his career has to be his interaction with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at WrestleMania 32, where the duo exchanged words on the mic before “The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment” squashed Eric Rowen in six seconds in what is […]

On the first episode of Foley is Pod since the passing of Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk, Mick Foley had a lot to say. A lifelong disciple of professional wrestling who has been in or around the business for five decades and counting, Foley has a unique perspective on the careers and passings of both […]

Kurt Angle looks pretty darn good for 54. Now granted, maybe that’s because he’s more or less had the same look for his entire run in professional wrestling, and in 2023, wrestlers like Sting are continuing to work regularly into their 60s, but even now, four years after his last match, Angle still gets asked […]

Folks, it’s official, it’s legitimately official: John Cena is returning to WWE, and he’s sticking around for a two-month tour as a member of the SmackDown roster. Soon, Cena will become a regular on FOX for (almost) every Friday in September and October, and, considering he’s booked to wrestle a match with Seth Rollins at […]

While Cody Rhodes has wrestled for dozens of different promotions over his professional wrestling career, working matches all over the world between 2016-2022 when he was on his tour through the indies, in the end, the “American Nightmare” always felt like a WWE guy. He carried himself like a WWE Superstar whether he was working […]

After weeks of back-and-forth beatings, intense posturing, and more than a few surprise beatdowns at the hands of the “King of Strong Style,” Seth Rollins was afforded one final chance to address the WWE Universe before his match with Shinsuke Nakamura at Payback; a match not just for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship but potentially […]

Though it’s been over a month since the WWE Tag Team Champions, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, defended their straps on WWE programming, successfully beating Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio on RAW in Atlanta, Georgia, the PWG standouts are going at it again against two of their least-favorite members of The Judgment Day at Payback, […]

With Payback rapidly approaching, fans of WWE in Tennessee were treated to something special on RAW when, after watching Sami Zayn and Damian Priest work a solid opening match, the music of the “Megastar” hit, and they all started cheering on their favorite performer, LA Knight. … only, it wasn’t LA Knight who appeared in […]

As MJF prepared for the biggest match of his career, wrestling Adam Cole in the main event of All In at Wembley Stadium in front of 81,035 paid fans, he stopped by Busted Open Radio with fellow New Yorkers Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer to discuss the emotions surrounding the journey from All In 2019 […]

When Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful broke the news that CM Punk and Jack Perry got into a brawl backstage between their respective matches at All In, it put a bit of a damper on the start of the biggest event in professional wrestling history. Why oh why did Punk get into a physical altercation […]