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If there’s anyone in the WWE Universe who knows a thing or two about having fun, it’s Big E. The emotional leader of the New Day, who has 11 different title reigns to his name as a member of WWE, Big E moonlights as the MC for the Michigan Panthers of the USFL, where he […]

With the 2023 WWE Draft officially passed, the fine folks in WWE’s digital content department decided to catch up with the newly elevated members of the SmackDown roster who heard their names called following successful runs in NXT, including Cameron Grimes, who secured a statement victory over Baron Corbin in seven or so seconds. Asked […]

After securing a shocking victory over the field in a number one contender’s battle royal to decide on Gunther’s opponent at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, Mustafa Ali was riding high, celebrating backstage on RAW before making his way over to The Bump on Wednesday to continue his one-man hype train. Sitting down virtually […]

Though AEW Dynamite is still a few hours away from airing as of the time of publication, that hasn’t stopped Tony Khan and the folks over at Warner Bros. Discovery from officially announcing the forthcoming debut of AEW Collision, the promotion’s long-rumored third show, which is coming to fans on  June 17th, 2023 and will […]

Sitting down for a special piece of WWE promotional material in conjunction with Seize The Awkward, Big E let fans in on his mental health journey. “I very much believe that health is wealth, so I stay in the gym on pretty much a daily basis,” Big E said. “And I think the same for […]

Why did WWE decide to have Cody Rhodes lose his match to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39? Was it as revenge for helping to launch AEW? As a statement regarding outsiders finding immediate success in WWE after extended periods away? Or simply as a reminder to fans to never bet against Roman Reigns for as […]

Though his rhetoric has chilled out ever so slightly since winning the AEW World Championship off of CM Punk at All Out 2022, MJF continues to hint at a desire to play the field in 2024 and maybe, just maybe, take his talents to WWE early next year should he win “The Bidding War of […]

Working the promotional circuit in the lead-up to the release of Fast X, his second contribution to the Fast and Furious series, John Cena sat down for an interview with Josh Horowitz of MTV News to discuss professional wrestling, his acting career, and his relationship with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who may or may not […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe for over a decade. Initially debuting in 2012 following a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor as Tyler Black, Rollins was the first NXT Champion, a member of one of the most important factions of the last decade, and a multi-time […]

Though he never won “the big one” on NXT, and actually left his multi-year run in developmental without a single new title reign added to his name, it’s hard to argue that Grayson Waller wasn’t one of the biggest stars on Tuesday nights. On paper, Waller had it all; he could talk, he could wrestle, […]

During his prime, there was a vocal segment of WWE fans who hated John Cena for his seeming inability to put others over and step out of the spotlight for more than a few moments. A fresh face would work up the ranks, crowds would get behind them, and poof, their push would disappear because […]

After securing a shocking, come-from-behind win on RAW in the Battle Royal to decide on the next challenger for the Intercontinental Championship, Mustafa Ali was riding high, so much so, that he stopped by the backstage area for a WWE Digital Exclusive segment with Byron Saxton to let it all out. “Did you watch it? […]

After making his return to the main roster following an extended run in developmental, Apollo Crews got in a few fantastic eliminations in the battle royal to decide on the next challenger for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship, before ultimately watching Mustafa Ali secure the honor instead. Discussing his efforts with Byron Saxton for a WWE Digital […]

After making his imposing debut on RAW – okay, technically his second match on RAW if you count the 4th of July in 2022 – Gunther found out who he will be wrestling at Night of Champions and, in an appearance on RAW Talk, he sent a message to Mustafa Ali as to what he […]

After learning about WWE’s game-changing decision to have Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa, not The Usos, challenge for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens took the ring for the opening segment of RAW to try to talk out what just happened alongside the ruckus crowd of Greensboro fans in attendance. “Greensboro, […]

After being eliminated by Dolph Ziggler in his debut appearance on RAW during the Battle Royal to decide on the next challenger for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship, JD McDonagh was out for blood, so much so, that when “The Showoff” was eliminated moments later by fellow NXT elevatee Von Wagner, “The Irish Ace” decided to try […]

In officially less than two weeks, Cody Rhodes will be taking the ring opposite Brock Lesnar for a fight against “The Beast Incarnate” at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. After entering into a program on the RAW after WrestleMania and then getting into a short, bloody affair at Backlash one month later in Puerto […]

After securing a win over Bayley and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, were supposed to take the ring once more on RAW in a match against their next challengers, Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, who utilized a good old fashioned petition to secure themselves […]

Working hard on the promotional circuit to get millions of people to go watch Fast X – *spoiler alert* they will regardless – John Cena tracked through his old wrestling stomping ground to discuss his own personal hierarchy of wrestling greats and decided to put one of the current wrestlers he’s shared the ring with […]

After nearly three decades in the professional wrestling trenches, landing in the Hall of Fame twice for his efforts in WWE and WCW, Kevin Nash is currently feeling the consequences of his career. Initially signing in WCW all the way back in 1990 when he worked under the name Master Blaster Steel as part of […]

John Cena has been a member of the WWE Universe for over 20 years, infamously making his main roster debut in 2002 when he told Kurt Angle he had “ruthless aggression” before taking an L to the “Olympic Hero.” Since that fateful day, Cena has worked more than 2,000 matches for The Fed, won 25 […]

Taking part in a seemingly simple video for WWE Digital, breaking down their famous wrestling family tree for fans out of the know, The Usos, Jimmy and Jey, ran through the lineage of the greater Anoa’i wrestling family. While they did leave off a few very notable members of their family tree, with Dwayne “The […]

While he was technically on AEW television for a special Saturday night edition of Rampage, even if it was pre-recorded, online, Matt Hardy‘s Twitter was going wild, as someone – no one really knows who – decided to hack into his account and go on an absolutely wild NSFW rant that got fans absolutely buzzing. […]

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 […]