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After being forced out of action for the first four months of the year due to a late December broken ankle, AJ Styles returned to WWE action in a pretty incredible way on the first SmackDown after the draft rosters went into effect, wrestling two Hall of Famers and “The All Mighty” for a chance […]

After taking a massive verbal beatdown at the hands of Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman, The Usos were looking for a fight when they went backstage on SmackDown and found one in the form of members of WWE’s new super-faction the lWo, Zelina Vega, Cruz del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde, who were joking around in […]

After failing to appear on the first edition of SmackDown following the implementation of the WWE Draft rosters, LA Knight was roaming around the backstage area looking for something to do and someone to look at him the wrong way. Fortunately, he found that person, or should I say persons, from which to start a problem […]

As crazy as it may sound now, considering everything she’s accomplished since, Trish Stratus first retired from WWE 17 years ago, when she hung up her proverbial boots in a match against long-time friend and then champion Lita to earn her seventh reign with the strap. Since that fateful match at Unforgiven in Toronto, Ontario, […]

Xavier Woods finds himself at a weird spot on the WWE card at the moment; when fully healthy, he’s a member of one of the most popular factions in the entire Fed, with merch sales, Booty O’s, and “New Day Rocks” chants that can turn any arena in the country into a ruckus party. And […]

Though MVP has found a steady gig in WWE as the new manager of Omos, for the man also known as Montel Vontavious Porter, his time in The Hurt Business has remained one of the true highlights of his professional career. Sitting down for The Watch List for WrestleZone, MVP explained the organic relationships within […]

Though he wasn’t elevated to the main roster during the WWE Draft, it’s hard to argue that Carmelo Hayes isn’t going to be hearing his name called by Samantha Irvin and/or Mike Rome in the not-too-distant future. He’s the only performer to ever hold the North American Championship, Cruiserweight Championship, and NXT World Championship during […]

AEW, by definition, is a challenger brand to WWE; Tony Khan had admitted it, Warner Bros Discovery has leaned into it, and even WWE has admitted to the fact, with the company using it in a lawsuit with MLW to prove they aren’t a monopoly. So, when the company was really getting off of the […]

Omos has been a member of the WWE Universe since 2019, when he signed with the promotion after a successful college basketball career at Morgan State University and then the University of South Florida. He’s appeared in 127 matches, working alongside the likes of AJ Styles and MVP, and unfortunately, has not been particularly popular […]

For the first time since WrestleMania 39, Roman Reigns appeared on SmackDown, and needless to say, he wasn’t too happy with The Usos, who lost not one, but two matches to Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens with the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships belts on the line. Taking the ring to a mixture of boos […]

After being added to the SmackDown roster as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 WWE Draft, Grayson Waller officially made his debut on the Blue Brand, being welcomed to the main roster by none other than Adam Pearce backstage. Congratulated for landing on SmackDown by WWE’s Director of Live Events, Waller made his new […]

After being drafted onto SmackDown with the final pick in the 2023 WWE Draft, Cameron Grimes has been itching to show off his newly rebuilt physique, his great on-mic abilities, and tout his success as a cryptocurrency investor, with Baron Corbin stepping up to serve as his first challenger on the man roster. Taking the […]

Heading into Backlash, Rhea Ripley knew she was going to be the heel in her match with Zelina Vega. Not only is Mami aligned as a heel regularly, as  The Judgement Day are bad to the bone, but she was facing off against a hometown hero in Vega, who considered the event to be her […]

After spending the better part of a year in or around The Bloodline, initially working for the faction as an associate, then joining the family as “The Honorary Uce” before ultimately falling out with Roman Reigns and The Usos culminating in matches at the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 39, Sami Zayn acknowledges that his time […]

Dominik Mysterio is one of the most polarizing performers in the WWE. To some, he’s an insanely compelling performer who can turn a crowd nuclear with a snap of his fingers and a compelling manager for Rhea Ripley who is willing to make himself look ridiculous in order to get a massive pop. And to […]

Though Liv Morgan is currently riding high as one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, there was a time when the former SmackDown Women’s Champion was far less comfortable in her skin, as she detailed in a revealing PSA about being open about one’s mental health story. “There’s no right or wrong way to […]

With the Draft officially passed, members of the WWE Universe have officially begun to settle into their new homes, with SmackDown set to debut a half-dozen or so performers who have never wrestled on the Blue Brand before. Two of those performers are Kayden Carter and Katana Chance, the former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions […]

The Briscoes, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe, were, are, and forever will be one of the greatest tag teams in professional wrestling history. Their run in Ring of Honor has reached legendary status, their time away from the brand has become incredibly prolific too, with matches in Impact, GCW, and NJPW during the brand’s break, […]

After suffering a broken ankle in Hershey, Pennsylvania, during WWE’s Live Holiday Tour back in December, the “Phenomenal” former leader of The Bullet Club, A.J. Styles, is back in WWE, and, after an impressive showing in his return to the ring on the first day of the 2023 WWE Draft, he’s ready to return to […]

With the WWE Draft officially in the rear-view mirror and the ramifications of its selections beginning to take effect on the RAW and NXT after Backlash, fans of The Fed have heavily discussed the decisions made by Paul “Triple H” Levesque involving his team’s creative decisions, especially after announcing that both RAW and SmackDown stars […]

Heading into WrestleMania 39, one of the biggest controversies surrounding “The Showcase of the Immortals” involved who would main event Night 1, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley for the SmackDown Women’s Championship or Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens versus The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship belt. On paper, both sides had a pretty […]

Though the WWE Universe has been a part of the larger Endeavor Galaxy – if you want to call it that – since the day after WrestleMania 39, so far, the connection to the UFC-owning company hasn’t been particularly noticeable, with some fans potentially not realizing a change in ownership happened at all. Appearing on […]

Though he didn’t work a match at Backlash or the SmackDown preceding it, Mia Yim, like many fans of the WWE Universe, sat back and watch a white-hot crowd in Puerto Rico turn good matches into great ones and Bad Bunny’s match with Damian Priest into one of the true highlights of the Paul “Triple […]

To say Backlash in Puerto Rico was anything other than a resounding success for WWE would be disingenuous. The promotion did fantastic numbers both in terms of ticket sales and streaming numbers, and the fans who funneled into the Coliseo De Puerto Rico in San Juan were some of the loudest WWE has been graced […]

When Brock Lesnar ran head-first into an exposed turnbuckle at WWE Backlash to split his forehead clean open in his main event match against Cody Rhodes, it was an unusual spot for the typically blood-adverse promotion, so much so that they actually played back the highlights in black and white on RAW to cover up […]

Though Jon Moxley has been Jon Moxley-ing it up for over four years now, taking part in matches for AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and indie promotions across the country, to a segment of the professional wrestling world, he will forever be known as Dean Ambrose, the third member of The Shield and only member […]

“Booker T” rapper Bad Bunny turned in the performance of the night at Backlash when he worked an absolute heater of a match opposite Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight. Dubbed the “co-main event” of the show despite going on third-to-last, Bunito and Priest went to war for the better part of half […]

After going at it yet again with Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, who decided to circulate a petition to secure a new WWE Women’s Tag Team Match, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez found themselves in the unusual situation where they aren’t guaranteed to be in “The Complaint Department’s” next title shot, as theoretically, they could […]

Savio Vega hasn’t wrestled a match in WWE since all the way back in December of 1999, when he lost a match to the Ministry of Darkness – Mideon, The Undertaker, and Viscera – as part of a team with Miguel Perez Jr. and Kane in Mexico. Though he wrestled for the promotion for an […]

As improbable as it may seem, one of the hottest winning streaks in WWE right now belongs to none other than Mustafa Ali, the positive-Ali unrestricted free agent who has secured three-straight wins over Chad Gable, Akira Tozawa, and finally, Otis on the most recent edition of RAW. Stopping by RAW Talk to discuss his […]

Though Matt Riddle wasn’t booked on the most recent edition of RAW, probably because WWE decided to book one entire half of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament bracket on one night, “The Original Bro” was still hanging out in Jacksonville and decided to talk to Cathy Kelley on RAW Talk about all of the excitement […]

After watching Xavier Woods lose his debut match on RAW to Dominik Mysterio of The Judgement Day, Cathy Kelley attempted to catch up with the New Day member to ask him about the match for a WWE digital exclusive segment. Unfortunately, Woods didn’t want to talk about his poor showing… before talking about it a […]

After taking an absolute beatdown at the hands of Brock Lesnar during his opening round battle against The Miz and Finn Balor in the WWE World Heavyweight Tournament, Cody Rhodes was approached by Cathy Kelley to see if he had any intentions to accept “The Beast Incarnate’s” challenge to “fight” at Night of Champions in […]

Heading into the first RAW after the 2023 WWE Draft’s new rosters came into play, Seth Rollins more or less had a 1-in-6 chance of representing the Red Brand in the finals of the tournament to decide on the new, inaugural WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Tasked with wrestling two matches against four other Superstars with […]

At the moment, Sami Zayn is one of the biggest stars in all of WWE; he headlined the Elimination Chamber in Montreal, won the final match of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 alongside his tag team partner Kevin Owens, and currently stands undisputed with his long-time pal as not only the top tag team in […]

After securing a bloody-yet-abbreviated win at Backlash over Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes was riding high; he was booked for the opening segment of RAW, scheduled to face off with Finn Balor and The Miz for an opening match in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament, and looked like a favorite to represent the Red Brand […]

Whether he’s been watching WWE programming for all of your life, or you’re one of the thousands of fans who saw their first “Premium Live Event” on the first Saturday of the month of May, it’s hard to argue that any performer looked like a bigger star at Backlash than Bad Bunny, the Grammy winner/Kardashian […]

Baron Corbin has been a lot of things within the WWE Universe; he’s been a “buma**” he’s been a king, he’s been happy, he’s been sad, he’s been friends with JBL, and, at times, he’s been a “Lone Wolf,” the gimmick that quite may still be his most endearing to fans of all ages. Sitting […]

When Matt Cardona debuted in AEW all the way back in 2020, it was as a friend of Cody Rhodes. Now granted, it wasn’t quite that simple; after securing a win over Warhorse during his TNT Championship open challenge, Rhodes was attacked by members of The Dark Order, only for his friend from ‘Strong Island’ […]