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When news that “The King” Jerry Lawler had suffered a medical emergency initially characterized as a stroke before later being characterized as a blood blockage to the right side of his brain by Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, it sent shockwaves through the professional wrestling world. While Lawler’s prime has long since past, the […]

After a strong showing at NXT Vengeance Day, Wes Lee is riding high. He took care of Dijak, one of his biggest, toughest opponents in the WWE universe today, in the opening match to retain his North American Championship and now can look forward to all of the opportunities NXT presents for him, be that […]

In 2020, there wasn’t a more hotly anticipated match in AEW than the Young Bucks versus FTR. Finally, after years of anticipation, the two best tag teams in the world, at least according to general consensus, would finally take the ring to see who were the real top guys, and the fans both at home […]

On Valentine’s Day, it will officially be two months since Mandy Rose was released from her NXT contract by WWE. In those two months, the  former NXT Women’s Champion has become a millionaire, become one of the top-earning talents on FanTime, and remained one of the hottest names in professional wrestling, so much so that […]

On paper, it makes sense that Cody Rhodes is a big fan of Paul Heyman. Both spearheaded alternatives to WWE that capitalized on being the “cool” promotion at the time, both have a deep, near-encyclopedic knowledge of the professional wrestling business, and both are scheduled to appear in the main event of WrestleMania 39, with […]

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Becky Lynch and Bayley were finally afforded a chance to go toe-to-toe in a steel cage on RAW for the entire WWE Universe to see. Expecting a one-on-one match following a backstage beatdown on Dakota Kai on the previous edition of RAW, Lynch did find herself in a match […]

After becoming the fastest-ever eliminated woman in the history of the Royal Rumble, Chelsea Green was not happy, so much so that she wanted to speak to the manager of WWE, which I guess is Adam Pearce, on the following RAW in order to make things right. Largely requesting fairly normal stuff, swiss chocolates, her […]

When MVP, Cedric Alexander, and Shelton Benjamin were all talking in the background during JBL’s breakup with Baron Corbin, old-school WWE fans knew that something good was about to happen, and needless to say, they were right. Walking down to the ring as a trio for the first time in what feels like forever, fans […]

Just call her “Meladomis,” WWE Universe. After boldly declaring that she would run the table in the final Elimination Chamber qualifying match before WWE’s second “Premium Live Event” of the 2023 calendar year, the returning Carmella was riding high, jaw-jacking with Chelsea Green during her match on RAW before taking her one gal party to […]

With the second RAW post the Royal Rumble officially over, it’s hard to look at any faction as having a better night within the WWE Universe than Judgement Day. Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley secured a match with Edge and Beth Phoenix at the Elimination Chamber “Premium Live Event,” Damian Priest punched his ticket to […]

After watching his ward, Baron Corbin, drop a stunner to Dexter Lumis in a match on RAW, John “Bradshaw” Layfield let it be known that he’d had just about enough of the man he was calling a “Modern-day Wrestling God.” Walking to the back looking completely dejected, Corbin mentioned that the duo would do better […]

After missing the fallout edition of RAW due to personal reasons, Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE Universe in sunny Orlando, Florida, to issue a bit of a proposition to Bobby Lashley ahead of the Elimination Chamber. “Did you’ll catch the Royal Rumble?” Lesnar asked. “I did too and I thought it sucked. At least […]

When Edge and Finn Balor went toe-to-toe at Extreme Rules in an I Quit match, few expected to see your run-of-the-mill WWE match. Facing off after months of back-and-forth banter and a change in management atop the Judgement Day by way of Balor’s trickery, the two men weren’t going to win their match by submission, […]

GUNTHER is in the middle of a moment in the WWE Universe. He’s the Intercontinental Champion, the first to hold the belt for over 240 days since Shelton Benjamin accomplished the feat all the way back in 2004-05, and after going the distance and setting the record for the most time in a Royal Rumble […]

Adam Cole is a babyface in AEW. That statement felt impossible for more reasons than one not three years ago, and yet, here we are, with the former NXT World Champion cutting babyface promos in the middle of the ring after half a year away about who he wants to prove the fans right who […]

Swerve Strickland doesn’t like AEW’s Dustin Rhodes one bit. He doesn’t like how he got into the industry, he doesn’t like that he’s been handed opportunities because of his last name, and he doesn’t like that his brother, Cody, is having success in WWE either, as he too is a second-generation star who started his […]

Though WrestleMania 39 is still almost two months away, that hasn’t stopped Cody Rhodes from going on a bit of a media tour to help promote his main event spot with Roman Reigns, and after six months on the shelf, “The American Nightmare” has a lot to say. Want WWE to bring back the Winged […]

After winning the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Tournament on Friday, Ricochet and Braun Strowman have booked themselves a one-way ticket to challenge The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Speaking with Megan Morant on the SmackDown LowDown, Ricochet asserted that he isn’t afraid of The Usos, especially with Strowman by his side. “Sorry, but […]

After besting three other women for the honor, Natalya is officially going to the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber, where she will take part in a six-women match to punch a ticket to WrestleMania 39 for a match against Bianca Belair for the RAW Women’s Championship. Speaking with Megan Morant after SmackDown on the SmackDown LowDown, […]

After taking care of business against Grayson Waller at NXT Vengeance Day, Bron Breakker had a lot to say backstage, even if he said most of it while attempting to catch his breath. He complimented the crowd, complemented the WWE Universe, and even complimented the atmosphere of the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Ah, […]

After securing a Triple Threat victory over both members of Toxic Attraction, Gigi Dolin and Jayce Jayne at NXT Vengeance Day, Roxanne  Perez was riding high. Speaking backstage after the show, Perez celebrated what her win means to her and everyone who believes in her. “I definitely did,” Perez said. “Two against one, and honestly, […]

While Adam Cole spent most of his interview with Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzalez of The Wrestling Observer discussing his own injury recovery process, the NXT-turned-AEW star did find a few moments to comment on his longest frenemy in professional wrestling, Kyle O’Reilly, and how close he may be to returning to the ring. “I […]

Bron Breakker is one tough you-know-what. A second-generation star with just about the best pedigree one could imagine within WWE – even if he doesn’t use the Steiner last name – Breakker has won almost every match he’s wrestled in the promotion and has a winning record against every single performer on the NXT roster […]

Toxic Attraction were never going to leave Vengeance Day as joint NXT Women’s Champions. While sure, it would be cool to see two gals holding one championship, with the duo defending it with Freebird rules or exclusively in three-way matches, realistically, the trios match with Roxanne Perez at Vengeance Day was always going to break […]

Chase U entered NXT Vengeance Day with everything to gain and nothing to lose. Winning their spot into the four-way tag team match via the  New Day Tag Team Invitational, Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, and Thia Hail wanted to make Michael Jordan proud and leave the Queen City with gold around their waist. Unfortunately, the […]

Normally, the second fall of a Best Two out of Three Falls match is pretty boring. Like yes, technically the match can be won on the second fall of a best-of-three match, but most bookers avoid that urge to give the fans a bit more wrestling and to use it as a storytelling mechanism, especially […]

Katana Chance and Kayden Carter are everything that Fallon Henley and Kiana James aren’t in NXT. They’re a right proper tag team who actually like each other, they get along perfectly inside and out of the ring, and they aren’t lookig  to cheat in order to get their way in an NXT Vengeance Day ring. […]

It was always going to be a tough ask for Wes Lee to retain his North American Championship at NXT Vengeance Day. Though Dijak is relatively new to the NXT Universe, at least in this incarnation, he’s a big, tough, monster of a man with nothing on his mind but securing the  North American Championship […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee, collectively known as Swerve in our Glory, was one of the hottest acts in all of AEW. They were cool, they were strong, they had indie pedigree and NXT/WWE intrigue, and when it came to in-ring efforts, they could go toe-to-toe […]

While Adam Cole is currently a member of AEW, working his way back from a combination shoulder/head injury that left him unable to remember matches or drive in a car for more than 15 minutes, to many fans of professional wrestling, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania native will forever be associated with NXT, where he was the […]

After two months of anticipation, Vengeance Day is here; soon the NXT sub-galaxy will find out who will be its champion head into the future, Bron Breakker or Grayson Waller, which member of Toxic Attraction unseats Roxanne Perez as Women’s Champion, assuming one does, and whether Dijak’s bite is a tough as his bark. Taking […]

After watching Natalya rip off a surprising win on SmackDown to secure a spot in the Elimination Chamber, Liv Morgan decided to congratulate the WWE veteran for her accomplishment before warning her just how physically violent the “Premium Live Event’s” signature event can be. “You might find this hard to believe, but I’m actually so […]

After finally taking care of Sonya Deville in their SmackDown-broadcasted rematch for the WWE SmackDown Women”s Championship, Megan Morant caught up with Charlotte Flair to see how she felt about Rhea Ripley declaring her intentions to wrestle the second-generation star at WrestleMania 39. Fortunately, Flair was down to talk but not before she shouted out […]

After taking care of business against Timothy Thatcher on Dynamite, Bryan Danielson has landed his next challenger in the form of “El Toro Blanco” RUSH, the former Ring of Honor champion and current leader of La Faccion Ingobernable in AEW. Handed a suitcase of money with the guarantee of more to come if he took […]

As crazy as it may be to realize, The Elite, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, never actually defended the AEW World Trios Championships during either of their title reigns. That’s right, while their first reign being defenseless isn’t too surprising, as the trio were stripped of their belts after just three days due to […]

After officially turning his back on Roman Reigns and The Bloodline at the Royal Rumble, fans across the professional wrestling world wanted to know what was next for Sami Zayn. Would he show his face on SmackDown with Kevin Owens and Jey Uso, forming a trio capable of matching wits with Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and […]

When Shayna Baszler broke Natalya’s nose on WWE SmackDown, it created some serious ill-will between the two female submission specialists. Natalya was out of action for two months, had to get corrective surgery, and was absent from television as a result, which, considering how many years the survivor of the Hart Dungeon has left in […]

Though Jon Moxley isn’t currently sitting pretty as the AEW World Champion, you wouldn’t know it by his workload, as the three-time champion has maintained a steady workload in Tony Khan’s company and beyond with his “Night at the Moxbury” event a resounding success for Wrestling Revolver. Speaking on The Justin Kinner Show, Moxley explained […]

After becoming surprise replacements for Drew McIntyre and Sheamus on the final episode of SmackDown before the Royal Rumble, Ricochet and Braun Strowman had their toughest challenge as a tag team yet when, in the finals of the SmackDown Tag Team Tournament, they had to take on Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci of Imperium with […]