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After securing the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, Seth Rollins is suddenly the most wanted man in The Fed, with Damian Priest the first to line up for a shot at the Champ on the next edition of RAW. But could one of Rollins’ future challengers come […]

After being woefully underutilized for months by a WWE creative department that was seemingly afraid to embrace his masculine kavorka, LA Knight finally secured a statement win on SmackDown, punching his ticket to Money in the Bank via a totally fair and square win in a qualifier match against Montez Ford. Sitting down for an […]

With Money in the Bank rapidly approaching, Bayley and IYO SKY of Damage CTRL could soon find themselves competing as singles stars against each other with an open contract for any Women’s Title in WWE. Discussing the prospects of potentially going against each other and what it could mean for their future in the ring […]

After terrorizing Monday Night RAW over his multiple reigns as the United States Champion, Austin Theory has made his way over to SmackDown, and now, he’s got company in the form of Pretty Deadly, the English pairing of Elton Prince and Kit Wilson, who were similarly drafted onto the Blue Brand back in May. Noting […]

In 2004, Kurt Angle was one of the elder statesmen of WWE. A four-time WWE Heavyweight Champion with runs holding the Intercontinental Championship, the Hardcore Championship, the United States Championship, and the Tag Team Championship, Angle was one of the biggest names in the company and one of the most prominent performers in WWE too, […]

Ric Flair and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Shawn Michaels and Bret “The Hitman” Hart. The Undertaker and Kane… Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens? Though the current Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions maybe feel a tad out of place in the same conversation as those six Hall of Famers, Corey Graves put the long-time frenemies in […]

In less than two years, Maxxine Dupri went from a WWE signee, to a valet alongside Mr. Robert Stone in Robert Stone’s corner, to a fixture of SmackDown and eventually RAW, where she gets talking segments on the regular first as a member of the Maximum Male Models and now alongside Otis and Chad Gable […]

When Liv Morgan suffered a head/shoulder injury in a title defense against Damage CTRL on SmackDown that was serious enough to cause WWE to vacate the titles as she recovers, fans more or less knew what was coming: a Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship reign. Now granted, the duo did […]

After watching her record-breaking reign with the RAW Women’s Championship come to an unceremonious end at Night of Champions at the chili pepper mist-soaked hands of Asuka, fans had to expect that Bianca Belair was eventually going to take a shot at “The Empress of Tomorrow” in order to get back what she felt should […]

After sitting on the shelf for the better part of 2023 following AJ Styles’ injury broken ankle, The OC are back, and on the first edition of SmackDown after Night of Champions, the faction announced their return to action in a big way – demolishing Hit Row in a major way after the two teams […]

Since WWF changed its name to WWE, there has only been one Superstar regardless of age, gender, weight class, or division, who has surpassed 1,000 days as champion: Roman Reigns. Sure, there have been long reigns, with Walter-now-Gunther holding the NXT UK Championship for over 900 days and both Chance and Carter and The Usos […]

After watching Paul “Triple H” Levesque introduce a new golden strap to celebrate 1,000 days of Roman Reigns as the Universal Champion, the “Tribal Chief” accepted a microphone from WWE’s CCO in order to demand acknowledgment from the assembled fans in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and from across the professional wrestling universe alongside the “Street Champ” […]

When Jeff Hardy took the ring at Double or Nothing for his first non-cinematic AEW match in almost a year, excitement was through the roof at the T-Moble Center in Las Vegas. Suddenly, after a DUI halted a potential tag team championship run alongside his brother Matt Hardy, the Hardy Boyz, or should I say […]

Though he hasn’t regularly wrestled in a WWE ring since all the way back in 1993, Ted DiBiase has remained a fixture of The Fed since, appearing on television every year or so, having a fun run with Cameron Grimes and LA Knight in NXT, and even winning the RAW 15th Anniversary Battle Royal over […]

When Pat McAfee signed a new, long-term contract to take his eponymous show to ESPN, it left many fans in the professional wrestling world wondering if WWE had seen the last of the do-it-all pundit/commentator/wrestler. Sure, McAfee’s workload has been rather light since he signed on to become a member of ESPN’s College Gameday in […]

After being held off of every card WWE booked in Saudi Arabia since 2014 – where he went 2-1 against a murder’s row of Heath Slater, Cesaro, and Damien Sandow on a house show tour – Sami Zayn made his triumphant return to the Middle East at Night of Champions, where he and Kevin Owens […]

As WWE turns its attention to the forever part of “Then, Now, Forever, Together,” securing the future in a deal with Endeavor to form a $21 billion grappling empire, fans have wondered what the future holds for the company Vince McMahon transformed from a regional wrestling promotion into one of the hottest tickets in entertainment. […]

There’s an old saying that goes: you never really retire from professional wrestling. Sure, performers will hang up their boots and say goodbye, with The Undertaker famously riding off into the sunset at the end of his Boneyard Match with AJ Styles, “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows, securing one last win in what […]

In professional wrestling, few performers have the pedigree of “The Hitman” Bret Hart – or Bret “The Hitman” Hart, if you will. A 32-time champion across WWE, WCW, and his home promotion, Stampede Wrestling in Canada, Hart has wrestled nearly 3,000 matches over his professional wrestling career as both a singles and tag team specialist […]

For as much as AEW wanted to keep their plans under wraps, with Warner Bros. Discovery releasing an official statement denying any involvement with “The Best in the World,” Collison was always going to be the house CM Punk built. The Saturday night show, built around a collection of “AEW Misfits” who had long been […]

After a, shall we say, unusual turn by Max Dupri on the main roster that rapidly called for the return of LA Knight, the Maximum Male Models needed a new leader to keep their shtick alive on the main roster, with Maxxine Dupri, the former’s sister, tabbed as the faction’s new leader. But before Maxxine […]

After nearly four years without World Championship gold around his waist, Seth Rollins officially recaptured the title once more at Night of Champions, defeating AJ Styles in the opening contest to become the top attraction for RAW moving forward. For Rollins, this championship means even more than most because now, after months and months of […]

After besting The Miz in a surprisingly hard-hitting match on RAW, Ricochet has officially punched his ticket to Money in the Bank, where he will take part in the show’s eponymous Ladder Match alongside Shinsuke Nakamura and four other Superstars to be decided over the next few weeks. Stopping by RAW Talk to discuss his […]

Like most professional wrestling fans, Jim Cornette spent his Memorial Day Weekend watching a pair of wrestling shows in Night of Champions, WWE’s “Premium Live Event” from Saudi Arabia, and Double or Nothing, AEW’s Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas. Now, if you know Cornette, you can probably assume that there was a lot exhibited by both […]

After securing a massive win over Lyra Valkyria at NXT Battleground for the then-vacant NXT Women’s Championship, Tiffany Stratton was riding high, ready to bring “Tiffy Time” to the WWE Universe as she prepares for the final phase of her developmental run. I mean, it makes sense, right? No one has her skill, her style, […]

When Mustafa Ali came up short in his match with Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions, it served as a variable inflection point in the 37-year-old’s professional career. Dubbing the contest a “make or break” for his professional career, Ali was tired of being championship-less in his seventh-straight year as a member […]

Like Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and John Cena before him, in the eyes of most WWE fans, there’s Roman Reigns, and then there’s everyone else. Sure, technically there are now two World Champions atop the WWE Universe, with Seth Rollins securing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions, putting him theoretically […]

When it comes to wrestling Mount Rushmores, you’ll seldom find a fan who doesn’t place “Stone  Cold” Steve Austin in their top four. He’s one of the biggest personalities in wrestling history, arguably the biggest draw in professional wrestling, and the sort of performer who can headline WrestleMania – WrestleMania 38, to be exact – […]

Shinsuke Nakamura has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2016, when the New Japan Pro Wrestling stalwart decided to spurn “The King of Sports” for a chance to test his mettle against the best in the world. Though Nakamura has returned to Japan since, famously wrestling the Great […]

With his in-ring WWE days largely behind him, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has become increasingly comfortable with discussing the inner workings of his career, from his signature matches to the feuds and friendships he picked up along the way. Appearing on The South Kongress Podcast with Cameron Hawkins to discuss his Hall of Fame career, […]

Though she hasn’t wrestled a match since all the way back at the Royal Rumble, where she came up short in a spooky contest against Bianca Belair for the RAW Women’s Championship, fans will have to wait a little longer to see Alexa Bliss back in a WWE ring, as the three-time Women’s Tag Team […]

After securing his second “Premium Live Event” main event tag team win over The Bloodline in 2023, defeating Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions on the former’s 1,000th day as the Universal Champion, Sami Zayn was feeling very good about himself, so much so that, when he and Kevin Owens took the […]

After emerging from under the Night of Champions ring to lay out Becky Lynch with the Z360 and set her up for an easy pin at the hands of Trish Stratus, fans from around the WWE Universe wanted to know what connection Zoey Stark had made with the WWE Hall of Famer and self-proclaimed GOAT. […]

After weeks of anticipation, Cody Rhodes stepped into the ring with Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions with a titanium cast on his arm and proceeded to get thrashed by “The Beast Incarnate,” finishing the match unconscious via the Kamura. Though to some, this would be a sign that his first win at Backlash was […]

After spending his entire 2023 in NXT as the manager and mouthpiece of the rapidly ascending tag team Indus Sher, Jinder Mahal was drafted back onto the main roster during the supplemental portion of the WWE Draft, joining RAW regularly for the first time since 2021. Though he’s technically still attached to Veer and Sanga, […]

When news broke that Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez would have to shed their Tag Team Championships due to an injury to the former, it left more than a few fans of the WWE Universe wondering how Paul “Triple H” Levesque would handle the situation moving forward. Would the promotion allow Morgan to heal up, […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2012, when he joined up in the early days of NXT after a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor under the Tyler Black moniker. Since then, Rollins has had 15 different titles in WWE, 16 […]

After overseeing an AEW Double or Nothing show that garnered mixed reviews but was lauded for its main events, Tony Khan took comments from reporters once all of his scheduled stars finished up their availability, including comments about the biggest free agent on the open market, Bill Goldberg. Asked if AEW would consider bringing in […]

On a weekend absolutely loaded with interesting wrestling matches, Pay-Per-Views, and “Premium Live Events,” wrestling fans have once again begun to debate which promotion was better, WWE or AEW. To some, the former promotion is the only show in town, the company that made wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena, and […]