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There was a time when more than a few WWE fans took particular pleasure in letting Carmella know that, in their opinion, she can’t wrestle. That’s right, despite being a former SmackDown Women’s Champion and the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank winner, some fans just couldn’t get over that the former Laker Girl was […]

After “winning” a match with Bray Wyatt at the WWE Elimination Chamber, Bobby Lashley had to watch as his presumed WrestleMania 39 opponent delivered a glimpse into everything the Firefly Funhouse’s television had to offer, from weird Undertaker action figure commercials to a TMZ parody where Bray Wyatt laughed at “The Almighty” for his muscular […]

After securing a momentous win on RAW, besting Dakota Kai and IYO SKY of Damage CTRL for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship belts, Lita, Becky Lynch, and their assistant in the match, Trish Stratus, were riding high, taking promotional pictures, posting on social media, and having a conversation with Cathey Kelley about what the […]

After interviewing Damage CTRL ahead of their match with Becky Lynch and Lita for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship belts, Cathy Kelley attempted to throw things back to Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick to continue on with RAW, but as he so often does, Austin Theory saw a camera and wanted to unleash some […]

The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship was first won in February of 2019, when The Boss ‘N’ Hug Connection, Bayley and Sasha Banks, won the newly christened straps in a Tag Team Elimination Chamber match in Houston, Texas. Since then, 17 different teams have held the straps, with the title famously being vacant from May […]

After being held off of the Elimination Chamber despite being “Awesome,” The Miz made sure that he would be featured prominently at WrestleMania 39 by securing a role as the official host of “The Showcase of the Immortals.” That’s right, on a solo edition of Miz.TV, “The A-Lister” revealed that the little envelope Maryse gave […]

When Byron Saxton announced before RAW that Cody Rhodes was going to work a match with Chad Gable, it drew near-universal praise from WWE fans from around the world. Sure, Gable is pretty firmly in the lower mid-card at this point, but he’s still one of the best pure workers in WWE, as is evidenced […]

It’s happening, it’s weirdly, actually happening: after MVP threw down the gauntlet and challenged Brock Lesnar to a match at WrestleMania 39 against “The Nigerian Giant” Omos, “The Beast Incarnate” has answered the call. Taking to the ring for a very special edition of VIP Lounge, Lesnar joined MVP in the ring to discuss his […]

When Action Andretti beat Chris Jericho in a “tune-up” match on AEW Dynamite, it was a big deal. The win instantly made Andretti a star, secured him an AEW contract, and afforded him opportunities to appear on podcasts like AEW Unrestricted, the official podcast of the company. And as for Jericho? Well, this loss thrust […]

There was a time where FTR, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler, returning to AEW on new contracts felt incredibly unlikely. The duo, mostly Harwood, consistently complained about the team’s lack of title shots despite being perennial number one contenders, the team began working more indie matches to supplement their lack of AEW television time, and […]

With WrestleMania season officially here, WWE fans are running around like a game of musical chairs looking to secure their spot on the biggest card of the year. Omos is calling out Brock Lesnar, Bray Wyatt wants Bobby Lashley, and even Drew McIntyre has gotten in on the fun, looking to take on GUNTHER for […]

When Excalibur plowed through the matches for fans to expect on the next episode of AEW Dynamite on the final Rampage of the month of February, the masked commentator announced the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, which will be on television for the first time in the match’s history. Going through each participant, Excalibur […]

At the 2023 Royal Rumble, Liv Morgan nearly made history when she outlasted 28 other women as the second entrant to come one elimination away from punching her ticket to WrestleMania 39. Does Morgan hold her loss against Rhea Ripley, the “The Eradicator” of The Judgement Day who’s priming for a big-time match with Charlotte […]

After schooling LA Knight both on the mic and in the ring on SmackDown, New Day, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, decided to keep up the fun on the SmackDown Lowdown, telling Megan Morant, and hopefully, the man formerly known to the WWE Universe as Max Dupri, that no one deserves a WrestleMania moment. “You […]

Though she was advised not to wrestle on SmackDown due to injury, Natalya decided to do so anyway, with Tegan Nox by her side, and ultimately succumbed to a loss at the hands of Shayna Baszler, who broke her nose at the end of 2022. Still, this didn’t dissuade Nattie from keeping her eyes firmly […]

When Mia Yim turned up on RAW to come to the aid of The OC in their feud with Rhea Ripley and The Judgement Day in November of 2022, it was a big darn deal for fans across the WWE Universe and beyond. One of the multiple dozen wrestlers who were released from the company […]

Drew McIntyre hasn’t been a champion in WWE since February of 2021, or, as most of his fans would put it, is too darn long. He’s challenged for titles, mind you, the most prolific of which came at Clash at the Castle on his home Isle of Wales, but for as long as Roman Reigns […]

Carmella has been a member of the WWE Universe in one way or another since 2013, when she joined NXT and spent the better part of her time in developmental serving as a manager/valet for the dynamic duo of Big Cass and Enzo Amore. Over that run, Mella established the “moon-walking, trash-talking, Princess of Staten […]

Tamina has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2009, when she signed on to become a member of FCW. Initially working under the name Sarona Snuka, a name she used for a few matches in World Xtreme Wrestling before landing in developmental, Tamina has gone on to work […]

Though Nikki Bella’s been on a bit of a rampage against WWE over the past few months, criticizing how the company wanted to use her and her sister at RAW XXX and how female wrestlers have been treated by the promotion’s fans, that doesn’t mean the “Fearless” one has lost her love or appreciation for […]

Whether you like hin or not, the first SmackDown after the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber might as well have been subtitled “The Dominik Mysterio Edition,” because the third-generation luchador was all over the show, cutting into a touching segment between his father Rey and Santos Escobar, the man he almost views like a father, fighting […]

After successfully securing the win over Braun Strowman, Ricochet, and Madcap Moss in the opening segment of SmackDown, GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci of Imperium accepted an interview with Megan Morant on the SmackDown LowDown to discuss their win and Drew McIntyre’s decision to come down to the ring to check out the competition. […]

After watching his brother remain conflicted before and during the 2023 Elimination Chamber, Jimmy Uso took it upon himself to enter the WWE ring in the main event segment of SmackDown in the hopes of working things out with his brother once and for all. “So if you’re not here, I know you’re out there […]

After winning his first match back in WWE since his firing in 2021, a weirdly entertaining bout against LA Knight that was sponsored by MTN Dew Pitch Black, Bray Wyatt has set his sights on one of the biggest, baddest guys in all of WWE: Bobby Lashley. While Lashley has yet to acknowledge this challenge, […]

Though they’ve yet to wrestle a match as a trio, or even work a tag team match on AEW Dark, Dark Elevation, Dynamite, or Rampage, Swerve Strickland and his new faction, the Mogul Affiliates, have found a way to make things interesting within the AEW Galaxy with their potent combination of big word talking and […]

After powering through a fast-paced first hour of SmackDown, the WWE Universe waited with bated breath to finally see Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair stand in the same ring and talk some smack heading into their WrestleMania 39 match. Flair came out first and delivered the opening blows of what many expected to be an […]

Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey might just be the most polarizing performers in all of WWE. To some, namely fans who watched them come up in the MMA circles, the duo are the most believable fighters in the company, with an ability to break bones and hurt people in way that traditional wrestlers simply can’t. […]

Though he’s only wrestled one match on AEW television in the calendar year of 2023, securing a squash win on Rampage, many in AEW still have high hopes for the career of Powerhouse Hobbs, the former Team Taz member who has yet to taste gold in Tony Khan’s company. One of those AEW personalities who […]

On Wednesday, AEW Dynamite cracked one million viewers. The show had its most viewers since October 5th of 2022, and its highest rating, 0.35, since September 21, according to 411 Mania. For a show with a big announcement regarding even more AEW television, with AEW: All Access coming to TBS in March, this was very […]

After falling short in “The Guevara-Garcia Gauntlet” on AEW Dynamite due to interference from a masked Chris Jericho, Ricky Starks came to the penultimate edition of the Wednesday night show with a plan to not only get himself on the Revolution card but secure a match with his perfered opponent, “The Ocho,” too. Walking down […]

Taking the ring after completing MJF’s gauntlet of would-be challengers on the penultimate edition of AEW Dynamite before Revolution, “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson has a simple question for the fans in Phoenix, Arizona: why does MJF hate him? “Boy, is it great to be back in Phoenix, Arizona?” Danielson asked the crowd, who replied […]

After hinting at a big announcement for the better part of a week, Tony Khan made a rare appearance on AEW Dynamite to make a special announcement to his fans. “Well, there’s a huge announcement Renee, and it involves a lot of the big stars in AEW, a lot of people backstage, and I thought […]

After securing a win over Sky Bly in her AEW Dynamite singles debut, a win heavily influenced by cheating from Toni Storm, Saraya was looking to make a statement out of her fallen foe. Landing one of her signature green spray paint cans from Storm, Saraya was ready to brand Blue a “loser” when who […]

Heading into AEW Dynamite, Wheeler Yuta had a very specific goal in mind: to bring the All-Atlantic Championship back to the Blackpool Combat Club. On paper, the table was set fairly well heading into the match, which opened up Dynamite; Yuta was a member of Best Friends before he jumped ship to the BCC, and […]

After weeks of reintroducing Powerhouse Hobbs through his “The Book of Hobbs” video packages, AEW has firmly established the former Team Taz member as a legit main event-caliber star, with his choice of title shots at either the TNT, All-Atlantic, or World Championship. … actually, that’s not true. The first part is, AEW ran a […]

In case you’re somehow living under a professional wrestling rock, you’ve certainly heard the rumor that WWE really wants to sign Kenny Omega when his contract with AEW comes due at some point in the next year or two. AEW fans want him to stay, obviously, as what would All Elite Wrestling be without the […]

After besting Madcap Moss on SmackDown, GUNTHER made his way over to The Bump to talk all things WWE alongside his Imperium buddies, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci. Asked about how he feels about Roman Reigns’ run atop the promotion, even “The Ring General” couldn’t make light of “The Tribal Chief’s” accomplishments. “I mean, it’s […]

After months of speculation, a very big-time debut at Wrestle Kingdom 17, and a universally lauded debut match for New Japan Pro Wrestling against KAIRI at Battle in the Valley, Mercedes Moné is the new and second-ever IWGP Women’s Champion. Arguably the hottest name in the wrestling world right now, with even male wrestlers like […]

After securing a win in a wild North American Championship Open Challenge that saw Tony D’Angelo leapfrogged by Von Wagner, Wes Lee stopped by the backstage area of NXT to talk about it just how “chaotic” it was. “That is correct, but I absolutely loved… but I loved every minute of it,” Wes Lee said. […]