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Though Shawn Michaels hasn’t wrestled a match since all the way back in 2018 when he and fellow DX member Paul “Triple H” Levesque took part in an ill-conceived bout against the Brothers of Destruction at Crown Jewel 2018, fans have been wondering if the 58-year-old “Heart Break Kid” would ever consider dusting off his […]

Jim Ross has called more wrestling moves than most fans will ever remember. In his extensive career in the professional wrestling business, which now spans six decades, Ross has watched something as simple as a bodyslam going from a finisher that could headline WrestleMania to a maneuver deployed by any greased-up muscle man – or […]

Seth Rollins is not a WWE performer without enemies. After spending almost a half-decade working heel over various different gimmicks, getting into it with everyone from Rey Mysterio to Cody Rhodes to Matt Riddle during that time frame, Rollins now finds himself no longer in with the bad guys of the WWE Universe either, with […]

After a week of anticipation, fans in the WWE Universe finally got to see Roman Reigns and “Main Event” Jey Uso back in the ring once more to set out the conditions for the third match of their current career, a Tribal Rules match at SummerSlam… but not before the “Tribal Chief” got a little […]

With SmackDown coming to fans from Orlando, Florida, Paul “Triple H” Levesque took it upon himself to give fans a preview of what’s to come in the WWE Universe by having young stars like Carmelo Hayes, Wes Lee, the Cavinder Twins, and Tiffany Stratton wave to the crowd watching at home. For Stratton specifically, making […]

Fans can call “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio a lot of things, a nepo baby, a bad wrestler, Rhea Ripley‘s little you-know-what, but now, when talking about the second-generation WWE Superstar, four words have to be affixed to his name: NXT North American Champion. That’s right, after rapidly establishing himself as one of the top heels in […]

For better or worse, Logan Paul is a heel in the WWE Universe. Though he initially tried to stay neutral and was cheered on like a babyface due to his shocking abilities in the ring despite being the least experienced performer on the main roster, Paul has gone on to embrace being booed by audiences […]

After jumping ship from Impact Wrestling to WWE in order to work under his former NXT booker, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Eric Young made waves in July by quietly exiting the promotion without making a single television appearance before making his triumphant return to the Impact Zone as Scott D’Amore’s surprise Team Canada tag team […]

Gunther is just 48 days away from being the longest-tenured Intercontinental Champion in WWE history. Since winning the strap on June 10th, 2022, Gunther has successfully defended his title on 12 occasions, put down some of the best performers the WWE roster has to offer, and has established Imperium as one of the most imposing […]

There was a time when Baron Corbin was one of the top dogs in the WWE Universe; he pinned Roman Reigns, retired Kurt Angle, and held court atop the roster not just as the King of the Ring in a very subtle tip-of-the-cap to Game of Thrones but also as the United States Champion in […]

As the professional wrestling world gears up for Cody Rhodes‘ Peacock documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, fans, wrestlers, and pundits alike have been reflecting on the second-generation WWE Superstar’s career, including Booker T, who believes he deserves some credit for getting the “Grandson of a Plummer” where he is today. Sitting down with an […]

On June 19th, 2023, Tommaso Ciampa made his surprise return to the WWE Universe on RAW when he answered his former friend The Miz’s open challenge and promptly kicked the Ohio kid’s booty back to Parma, the town he was born in roughly nine miles away from Cleveland. Finally, back in the ring after nine […]

When AEW introduced a Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament to decide on FTR’s next challengers for the AEW World Tag Team Championship belts, it felt like an odd decision, especially when MJF and Adam Cole were picked as the first team almost immediately after the duo came to a 30-minute draw on Dynamite. Sure, someone […]

Booker T is in the phase of his professional wrestling career where he’s looking to give back to the next generation of Superstars in WWE and beyond through his school/promotion Reality of Wrestling. So, when one of his former students needs some advice, Booker is always happy to help, even if the performer in question […]

Chelsea Green has been through a lot since she walked out on Deonna Purrazo following a failed attempt to retire Mickey James on Impact wrestling; she debuted back in WWE at the Royal Rumble – for a few seconds at least – formed an odd couple tag team with Sonya Deville, and on the most […]

After taking an ugly loss to Erik, Ivar, and Valhalla in a Viking Rules match on RAW, it looked like the feud between The Viking Raiders and Alpha Academy was over… or was it? Byron Saxton took it upon himself to find out his asked Chad Gable, Maxxine Dupri, and Otis if they still want […]

After demanding another meeting with Zoey Stark and Trish Stratus following a loss to the former the previous week, Becky Lynch demanded another interaction with the two thorns in her side on RAW to hopefully get what she wants most of all: a one-on-one match with the WWE Hall of Famer. Instead, Lynch ended up […]

After nine months on the shelf, Tommaso Ciampa returned to the WWE ring in a major way on the June 19th edition of RAW, as he wasn’t looking to ease his way back into professional wrestling action but instead opted to run down to the ring in response to The Miz‘s open challenge and lay […]

During his expansive run as one of the top heels on RAW, Seth Rollins made a ton of enemies; he got in bad with the Mysterios before Dominik turned heel, hurt Cody Rhodes so bad he was out of action for half a year and has even gotten into it with the “Maverick” himself, Logan […]

After coming up short versus Roman Reigns time and time again during his tenure as the lone World Champion for both RAW and SmackDown, Matt Riddle suddenly finds himself in a whole new WWE Universe, with more opportunities for upward mobility and a brand new title on his weekly show to covet like he’s Gollum […]

After becoming the hottest act on RAW for about three months following his return at the 2023 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes suddenly finds himself in the middle of a very fierce pack on WWE’s flagship show, with not one, not two, but three feuds currently occupying his time. At the top of the list? Brock […]

When Nick Khan and company started cutting talent due to “budget cuts” during the COVID-19 pandemic, it left more than a few fan favorites looking for a new home outside of the WWE Universe. Some performers signed with AEW, with Toni Storm, Adam Cole, and Malakai Black all holding one title or another in for […]

The Miz is a very busy guy; he’s a WWE Superstar, one of just two two-time Grand Slam Champions in WWE history, the star of Miz and Mrs. on USA Network, and a participant in darn near any celebrity All-Star game that comes his way. And yet, outside of his in-ring responsibilities, The Miz wanted […]

After securing a massive win over Wes Lee with the North American Championship on the line in the main event of the July 28th edition of NXT – but not without a little help from The Judgment Day – Dominik Mysterio can finally call himself a singles champion for the first time in his WWE […]

When Dominik Mysterio met up with Wes Lee in the NXT locker room to inquire about the North American Champion’s open-challenge policy, an offering the former Rascal discontinued earlier this year due to Black Friday stampede levels of interest, fans had to know something was afoot in the minds of WWE’s top creative brass. Sure, […]

Believe it or not, Gable Steveson has been a member of the WWE Universe for longer than Maxxine Dupri, Eddie Thorpe, and almost Tiffany Stratton, who signed with the promotion just one day before the new “Olympic Hero” made his debut at SummerSlam on August 21st, 2021. And yet, other than a few fun moments […]

Seth Rollins has been working in the professional wrestling trenches for 19 years and counting. Since debuting for SCW all the way back in August of 2004 under the Gixx moniker – if you can believe it – Rollins has worked for 46 different companies before he made WWE his home, and has wrestled over […]

If there’s one topic that wrestling fans have thoroughly enjoyed debating over the past month or so, it’s whether or not LA Knight is a “ripoff” of Attitude Era legends like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and whether or not that has any effect on his status as WWE’s fastest-rising “Megastar” […]

When news broke that WWE legend Rick Steiner went on an unprompted transphobic rant directed at former PROGRESS Women’s Champion and current Impact star Gisele Shaw at Los Angeles Wrestlecon, it left many a professional wrestling fans not only disappointed in the former WWF Tag Team Champion’s behavior but completely disinterested in seeing Bron Breakker‘s […]

After thoroughly bruising Logan Paul’s ego – and face – on the previous edition of RAW via a combination potent tounge lashing/Sliced Bread, the “One and Only” Ricochet was feeling pretty, pretty, pretty good about himself heading into the July 17th edition of WWE’s flagship show. Though he didn’t have a match booked for the […]

After finding a near-immediate niche as a “Mizion” alongside the “A-List” on Monday Night RAW, Tommaso Ciampa has rapidly found himself an island unto himself in the WWE Universe. His relationship with The Miz? Gone, Ciampa turned on him as soon as he was cleared to wrestle and started a war the star of Miz […]

For the second time in as many weeks, Shayna Baszler secured a quick, entertaining win on Monday Night RAW, proving that she can be successful in-ring without Ronda Rousey walking beside her. And yet, despite Baszler’s success in the match, submitting Nikki Cross in roundly 17 seconds, that didn’t stop Rousey from sticking her nose […]

After watching her husband land a match at Summerslam before taking a chair to the face from Finn Balor, Becky Lynch booked herself for a special edition of Miz TV in the hopes of airing out some of her own issues and maybe, just maybe, getting a rubber match of her own at the biggest […]

After watching Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar go to war in the opening segment of RAW – Rhodes with his words, Lesnar with his fists – and the duo of Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green take the Women’s Tag Team Championship belts off of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez – thanks to an assist from […]

Though WWE announced before RAW that Brock Lesnar would be in Atlanta to answer Cody Rhodes‘ challenge for a match at SummerSlam, that didn’t stop the “American Nightmare” from requesting the opening segment of WWE’s flagship show to discuss the match folks have been waiting to see, but not without making things incredibly personal for […]

Though they aren’t always the center of WWE’s weekly television offerings, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have been on a tear as of late, keeping their tag team record perfect when the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles are on the line, even if they’ve individually taken losses at the hands of Gunther and, in KO’s […]

Kevin Nash is a very busy man. Though his professional wrestling career is long over from an in-ring sense, with his last match coming at Big Time Wrestling all the way back in 2018, Diesel has remained an active part of the community, appearing at conventions, stopping by WWE programming from time to time, and […]

When Shawn Michaels made his debut for MSW all the way back in 1984, professional wrestling was a very different place. Sure, some things have remained the same to this very day, as Vince McMahon is still more or less in charge of WWE, but the way performers are treated both by promoters and other […]

Just under five years after she retired from in-ring action as a member of WWE, Paige made her triumphant return to professional wrestling at AEW’s Grand Slam at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York, under her given name, Saraya. For fans who grew up watching, idealizing, or being inspired to enter the industry by […]