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In terms of professional wrestling history, Cody Rhodes has accomplished almost everything a performer could hope to in their career. He’s held gold all over the world, with 16 different title belts held over 23 different reigns, wrestled at nine different WrestleManias, and even helped to launch WWE’s first true competitor in 20 years in […]

After exchanging words and blows for weeks now, The Miz and Tommaso Ciampa have seemingly said all they need to say in the lead-up to a No Disqualifications match on RAW. One way or another, this feud will be finished, and if the WWE Universe is lucky, bother performers will move on to bigger and […]

When WWE began hinting at the return of Lacey Evans back in December of 2022, fans noted a very interesting similarity between her presentation and that of WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter. On paper, the comparison made plenty of sense, as both leaned into the Marine aesthetic – Evans was actually a Marine, whereas […]

After winning a Women’s Tag Team Title Number One Contendership Turmoil match to become the new top challengers for the belts currently held by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green were riding high, proud to earn their third shot at the titles as a team since incorporating in March. Stopping by […]

While discussing why Brock Lesnar beat the absolute bricks off of Cody Rhodes on the RAW after WrestleMania 39, Wade Barrett revealed that according to his reporting, the “Beast Incarnate” took considerable offense with wrestling first on Day 2 of the Showcase of the Immortals while the “American Nightmare” squandered his shot at the Undisputed […]

After charging down to the ring in Madison Square Garden to put a beating on “Murder Clown” Asuka following a, shall we say, eventful Women’s Championship match between the current champ and Charlotte Flair at the O2 Afrena in London, Bianca Belair was feeling a certain type of way on SmackDown, likely a mixture of […]

After taking part in arguably the most important match of his professional wrestling career in the match dubbed The Bloodline Civil War by WWE, Solo Sikoa took to his Facebook page – a page that technically still uses his old indie moniker, Sefa Fatu – to celebrate what he felt was his version of a […]

Austin Theory has been the WWE United States Champion since all the way back on November 26th, 2022, when he secured the win and his second tenure with the title at Survivor Series in a triple threat match with Bobby Lashley and then-champion Seth Rollins. Since that fateful day around Turkey Day, Theory has defended […]

After an incredible evening at Madison Square Garden, capped off with a career-spanning appearance on The Grayson Waller Effect and a commanding win over the “Arrogant Aussie” in his main roster debut, Edge was riding high. Twenty-five years after first working a show at the most famous arena in the world, securing a mixed tag […]

After punching their tickets to the semi-finals of the Owen Hart Cup Tournament, CM Punk and Samoa Joe found themselves booked for a match once more on the fourth edition of AEW Collision, marking the first time the long-time Ring of Honor rivals shared the ring in a non-tag team match since all the way […]

In professional wrestling, from WWE all the way down to your local indie fed, the safety of one move has become an increasingly hot-button topic over the past few months: the German Suplex. To some, the move is an offensive staple of everyone from high-flyers to collegiate stars and looks incredibly cool to the fans […]

One week removed from Money in the Bank, many professional wrestling fans still haven’t gotten over the fact that Damian Priest, not LA Knight, came down with the briefcase and secured the rights to the open contract inside of it. On paper, Knight had everything going for him; he was clearly the fan favorite, had […]

Though Matt Hardy no longer works for WWE, as he’s been a happy member of the AEW roster since March fo 2020, he still keeps up with the goings-on of his former employer for his podcast, The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, and has absolutely no issue putting over his former co-workers when the situation […]

After beating just about everyone NXT has placed in his path, one has to wonder what the WWE Universe has in store for Bron Breakker. Sure, technically, he’s booked for a match against the “Unbesiegbar,” Ilja Dragunov this coming week, with the winner landing a title shot against Carmelo Hayes at The Great American Bash […]

Who should unseat Roman Reigns as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion? Should it be a performer like Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, or even Kevin Owens, who challenged for the strap in the past? A young upstart like Solo Sikoa or even Bron Breakker who is looking to add an “Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak”-level trophy […]

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have been the WWE Tag Team Champions for 98 days and counting. That run, which famously began following the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 39, has seen the PWG-developed duo defend their straps on four separate occasions, beating The Usos, again, on SmackDown, The Bloodline – Roman Reigns […]

After being slow walked onto the main roster due to a broken leg, having to solely take part in talk show segments for The Grayson Waller Effect, Grayson Waller was thrown off the deep end in a major way over the past week, working with Logan Paul, getting in the ring with John Cena sans […]

On paper, AJ Styles should be in a pretty good mood after his match versus Karrion Kross on SmackDown; he secured the win versus the former “Killer” with little resistance, secured a clean pinfall without any interference, and when Scarlett did attempt to get involved, he had Mia Yim as a heater on the outside […]

After watching Jimmy Uso take a relentless beating so callused that he needed to be ambulance away to the nearest hospital, Roman Reigns sat contemplatively in his private locker room in the back of Madison Square Garden, at least until a frantic Paul Heyman ran to his side to inform the “Tribal Chief” of the […]

After taking part in arguably the most important segment of his career at Money in the Bank, going back and forth with John Cena for well over 10 minutes in a conversation with the leader of “Cenation” about which international location would be a better venue for a future WrestleMania, London or Australia, Grayson Waller […]

In a move very few fans saw coming, The Usos started off the first SmackDown of the month of July with their calling of Tribal Court: The Trial of the “Tribal Chief “Roman Reigns. That’s right, after winning what WWE called The Bloodline Civil War in the main event of Money in the Bank at […]

When Big E took a particularly stiff suplex outside of the ring on the March 11th edition of SmackDown, few thought at the time that it would be the last time WWE fans would see the pancake-loving superstar in a professional ring for going on 16 months and counting. Diagnosed with a broken neck later […]

Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins are married. They have a child together, call Monday Night RAW home together, and even interact from time to time on television, like when the “Visionary” noted his disappointment in his wife coming up short in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match. In 2023, that’s all both common […]

If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about creating drama, it’s Michael Cole. The longest-tenured commentator in WWE by a country mile, Cole has been instrumental in calling some of the most important matches in the promotion’s history, with his ability to give words to the drama occurring in the ring becoming an […]

Before he was exclusively running court on Saturday Nights as the new leader of the AEW World Trios Championship-holding trio, the House of Black, Malakai Black was known as Allister Black the during his tenure in NXT, he looked like he was going to be the next big thing in the WWE Universe. Sporting an […]

Tiffany Stratton officially made her debut in NXT all the way back in December of 2021, when she took care of business versus Fallon Henley in the final show of the year. From there, she’s wrestled 25 television matches, going 15-10 over her tenure, and officially became the NXT Women’s Champion at Backlash 2023, when […]

What is the greatest match in WrestleMania history? Is it Hulk Hogan versus Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III? “Macho Man” Randy Savage versus Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat at WrestleMania III? Hulk Hogan versus The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania VI? Or maybe something more modern like Shawn Michaels versus Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24 or […]

When Natalya entered into a feud with Rhea Ripley after WrestleMania, it felt like a pretty big deal for the last active member of the Hart family in WWE. Sure, Natalya has worked more matches than any other woman in WWE, as her six new Guinness World Records clearly prove, but even a “BOAT” can […]

When Cody Rodes left AEW for WWE in January of 2022, it served as a legitimate inflection point in professional wrestling. Suddenly, after building out a roster with a steady stream of ex-WWE guys like Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Ruby Soho, and Toni Storm, to name a few, AEW had to watch one of its […]

After making a massive, massive return at Money in the Bank a few hours south of his hometown of Ayr, Scotland, Drew McIntyre has had Gunther shaking in his wrestling boots, with the “Scottish Warrior” seemingly knowing the “Ring General’s” every move before he does and having an answer for every one of Imperium’s schemes, […]

After maybe costing Finn Balor a chance to dethrone Seth Rollins as the WWE World  Heavyweight Championship – depending on who you ask – Damian Priest got his just desserts two days later on RAW when the “Prince” emerged at the end of Dominik Mysterio’s match with the “Visionary” to attack the current champ just […]

After the one-two-three punch of taking a loss to Matt Riddle, being chased off by Drew McIntyre, and then being challenged to a match against the dynamic, Jimmy’s Famous Seafood-loving tag team on RAW, Gunther, Giovanni Vinci, and the rest of Imperium – aka just Ludwig Kaiser – weren’t feeling too hot when Byron Saxton […]

After securing a major win over Baron Corbin in the second week of NXT Gold Rush one day removed from his RAW debut versus Finn Balor, Carmelo Hayes, and Trick Williams were riding high, with one of the biggest challenges to the former’s NXT Championship reign eliminated. Unfortunately for Melo, Championship challengers are like members […]

After talking a whole lot of talk in his return to NXT, announcing to current NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes that he is the new gatekeeper of WWE’s developmental system, Baron Corbin was served a big ole piece of humble pie at Gold Rush when his jersey was hoisted up into the rafters of the Performances […]

Damian Priest failed at Backlash in Puerto Rico for more reasons than one. In the ring, Priest came up short against Bad Bunny, a loss mitigated by becoming Señor Money in the Bank in July but still embarrassing all things considered, but if you recall, Priest didn’t just promise to win his match. No, Priest […]

Logan Paul has been a member of the WWE Universe for roughly two years, give or take a few months. Over that tenure, he’s worked a grueling schedule of six matches, three in 2022 and three in 2023, and amassed a respectable record of 2-6, with one failed title shot versus Roman Reigns at Crown […]

If there’s one thing Kurt Angle knows a thing or two about, it’s winning championships; he beat Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to become the WWE Champion in 2000, became the inaugural TNA World Heavyweight Champion in a King of the Mountain match that also featured AJ Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe, and […]

After spending the last decade together in WWE, working as a “best friends”-style tag team called “The Boss ‘n’ Hug Connection” on more than a few occasions, it must be incredibly weird for Bayley not to be working alongside Mercedes Moné, aka the “Boss” formerly known as Sasha Banks. Fortunately, professional wrestling is an ever-changing […]

Who inspired current NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton to become a WWE Superstar? Was it Trish Stratus, a performer with a very similar moniker? Or maybe the Divas era of WWE, where performers leaned much more into the sort of character she portrays on WWE television? Well, as it turns out, the answer is none […]