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For the second-straight week, Brock Lesnar looked small sharing the ring with his WrestleMania 39 opponent, Omos. Now granted, this is by design, as the prospects of watching “The Beast Incarnate” suplex a 7-foot-3, 400-plus pound giant would be the sort of spectacle WWE has built WrestleManias on in the past, but that didn’t stop […]

With WrestleMania 39 rapidly approaching, WWE has found a fun way to give performers who aren’t booked on the biggest show of the year a chance to have their big Mania weekend moment in Los Angeles in the form of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where the winner earns not only the largest […]

Day 1 of WrestleMania 39 will be special for a number of reasons for Logan Paul. It will mark his first singles match at “The Showcase of the Immortals,” his 28th birthday, and, according to the man himself, the end of his WWE contract, as noted on the latest episode of his ImPaulsive show. “My […]

As Edge prepares for his Hell in a Cell match against Finn Balor at WrestleMania 39 – only the fourth-ever Hell in a Cell match to take place at a WrestleMania – the “Rated-R Superstar” stopped by Sportsnet in his native Canada for an appearance on Sportsnet Today to talk about his love of wrestling, […]

After coming forward with a skin cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss has given fans a peek into the first steps of her recovery process and, by her own admission, the new, stitched-together addition to the left side of her face have her looking, well, like Frankenstein(‘s monster.) Went from […]

After finally turning on his son Dominik Mysterio on SmackDown following his decision to turn his ire on Angie and Aliyah Mysterio, Rey Mysterio took the ring on RAW against Damian Priest with one thing and one thing alone on his mind: teaching Dom a lesson. Unfortunately, Mysterio didn’t get to secure a definitive win, […]

On the final RAW before WrestleMania 39, Austin Theory did something smart. After spending basically his entire United States Championship run getting “what?”-ed by fans in pretty much every arena across the country, Theory decided to take advantage of his final opportunity to address the WWE Universe by removing the audience from the equation entirely […]

While Rhea Ripley has been busy as of late accompanying Dominik Mysterio to the ring, discussing her desire to wrestle for the Intercontinental Championship, and just generally serving as the public face of The Judgement Day ahead of a choice spot at WrestleMania 39, one thing “The Eradicator” can’t forget about is the actual task […]

With WrestleMania week officially upon the WWE Universe, fans have no shortage of interesting storylines to follow heading into “The Showcase of the Immortals,” with none more intriguing than the will-they, won’t-they relationship between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens as they prepare to wrestle the Undisputed WWE Universal Tag Team Champions, The Usos. Afforded a […]

After listening to Edge speak his peace on the pervious edition of RAW, Finn Balor was afforded a chance to talk to the WWE Universe one final time before he takes his talents to WrestleMania 39 for a Hell in the Cell match and needless to say, “The Prince” of The Judgement Day delivered an […]

As Rhea Ripley prepares for arguably the biggest match of her career, one would think she is totally and solely focused on securing the SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39, right? I mean, with the match all but certainly set to main event Night 1 of WrestleMania and the SmackDown title on the line, Ripley […]

With WrestleMania 39 rapidly approaching and a trios match alongside Lita and Trish Stratus against the Damage CTRL trio of Bayley, Dakota Kai, and IYO SKY officially on the books – just one match, not her desired two – Becky Lynch took some time to stop by E! News to talk all about the forthcoming […]

When The Revival left WWE to shoot their shot on the indies, joining AEW under their long-term, tongue-in-cheek moniker FTR, they left a lot behind in order to earn their freedom. Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson? Gone. Their old theme song, “Southern Proud?” Gone too. Even the team’s finisher, the Shatter Machine, was renamed on […]

With WrestleMania 39 officially less than a week away, Cody Rhodes’ one-man media tour to promote WWE’s “Showcase of the Immortals” is rapidly approaching its conclusion. Soon, all of Rhodes’ talk will be meaningless, all of his grandstanding will fade into fans’ memories, and his plans, as perfectly executed as they may be, will fly […]

As the WWE Universe rapidly prepares for WrestleMania 39, personalities of all roles, shapes, and sizes are being called upon for their takes on the biggest matches, their most anticipated moments, and their thoughts on Los Angeles, where the show’s two days are being booked. When Wade Barrett agreed to one such interview, speaking with […]

After officially signing his contract for WrestleMania 39 before demolishing his former NXT opponent, Butch, on SmackDown, Gunther caught up with Megan Morant of the SmackDown Lowdown to discuss Adam Pearce’s shoddy management of SmackDown over the past few weeks, and needless to say, he hasn’t been too pleased with how things are going. “Well […]

As Becky Lynch prepares for her first-ever trios match at a WrestleMania, working alongside fellow WWE Tag Team Champion Lita and Trish Stratus against the Damage CTRL trio of Bayley, IYO SKY, and Dakota Kai, “The Man” is riding high, so much so that she isn’t just satisfied with one bout at “The Showcase of […]

With WrestleMania 39 officially single digits away, fans have been evaluating the WWE landscape to figure out which matches could fill out the card and which performers could still lock up a “WrestleMania moment” before the show officially goes underway with a Day 1 opening match between John Cena and Austin Theory. Is Bray Wyatt […]

After what felt like a lifetime of will they, won’t they, Rey Mysterio finally put his future into his own hands by knocking his son to the ground with a well-placed fist to the face. Needless to say, the prospect of watching Mysterio fight Mysterio for the first time ever at WrestleMania 39 is about […]

When Cody Rhodes left AEW to try his hand at WWE once more, it served as the ultimate test case of how Tony Khan’s company had changed the industry forever. After AEW effectively served as a safe space for creatively frustrated wrestlers who wanted to test their own ideas on a national stage, away from […]

With WrestleMania 39 rapidly approaching, fans have one question on the tip of their tongues heading into April: why isn’t LA Knight booked for “The Showcase of the Immortals?” On paper, Knight is an obvious choice for the show; he’s a top in the ring, a top talent on the mic, and literally billed from […]

When Charlotte Flair took the ring for a pre-WrestleMania 39 promo on SmackDown, the reaction she received from the crowd was classic Charlotte Flair. She received “what?” chants, she got booed, and through it all, the SmackDown Women’s Champion was largely unflappable, talking about her dad, talking about her legacy, and, most importantly of all, […]

With his United States Championship match against Austin Theory officially set to open up the first night of WrestleMania 39, John Cena has returned to the time-worn tradition of doing the media rounds to promote the event, a tradition that’s been perfecting for the better part of 20 years. Do you want to hear his […]

After watching Cody Rhodes deliver another big-time win on “Road to WrestleMania,” this time in a three-Cross Rhodes-assisted victory over Ludwig Kaiser, Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa came out to the ring in the hopes of (sarcastically) celebrating Rhodes’ accomplishments. Running through his accomplishments in the match with a special second-ring announcement after the win, […]

After being arguably the biggest beneficiary of the creative regime change from Vince McMahon and Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Tommaso Ciampa, the former tag team partner of Johnny Gargano down in NXT, has been unfortunately absent from WWE  television, as he’s been recovering from a hip injury that has kept him out of action since […]

With the dynamic tag team of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens officially reunited after a will-they, won’t-they storyline that ran through the entirety of the previous edition of Friday Night SmackDown, the WWE Universe was treated to a special edition of The KO Show with none other than “The Underdog of the Underground” lined up […]

After taking care of business on the penultimate edition of SmackDown in a match against LA Knight, Rey Mysterio found himself in a familiar spot, with his son, Dominik Mysterio, coming out to call him a poor father, accusing him of being a deadbeat, and demanding a match at WrestleMania 39. As per usual, the […]

In the same week FTR challenged The Gunns to a “we lose and we leave AEW forever” match on Dynamite, Dax Harwood decided to dedicate an episode of his podcast, FTR with Dax Harwood, to none other than the head booker and Chief Content Officer of WWE, Triple H, who was in charge of booking […]

It’s officially been one calendar year since Pete Dunn was elevated from NXT to the WWE main roster and officially became Butch, the smallest, angriest member of Sheamus’ faction, The Brawling Brutes, and the fan reaction to the change has been… interesting. To some, Butch is a fun, humorous character that younger fans have come […]

When “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made his triumphant return to the ring at WrestleMania 38 for a match that technically wasn’t announced but was arguably the worst-kept secret in professional wrestling, it sent shockwaves through the professional wrestling world. After nearly 20 years away from the ring following his unannounced retirement match against Dwayne “The […]

After watching both members of the Young Bucks, Nick, and Matt Jackson, get ambulanced away in the opening moments of AEW Dynamite, fans were treated to an incredibly fun six-man tag of Kip Sabian, The Butcher, and The Blade versus Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, and The Man Called Sting, the 37-year WCW/TNA/WWE vet who recently […]

Wow, what a match; what a spectacle. When Tony Khan announced that El Hijo del Vikingo was coming to town for a “dream match” against Kenny Omega two years in the making, fans in the know knew they were in for an experience, but goodness gracious, who could have imagined that the Lucha Libre AAA […]

Though it hasn’t yet been a year since Bronson Reed jumped ship from New Japan Pro Wrestling to bring his unique brand of big-bodied brutality to the WWE Universe, it’s hard to argue with his on-screen production. Sure, technically, Reed began his career in a weird way, playing the role of “heater” for The Miz […]

Though Carmelo Hayes has never actually worked a televised match on RAW or SmackDown, with all of his matches in the WWE Universe either coming on NXT, Main Event, or a single dark match with Trick Williams on SmackDown back in 2021, few NXT Superstars appear as ready to take their show on the road […]

With WrestleMania 39 less than two weeks away, WWE should theoretically be using as much of its television programming as possible to hype up matches scheduled for “The Showcase of the Immortals.” It makes sense, right? While the show will undoubtedly be packed and millions will be tuning in from around the world to watch […]

Rhea Ripley is not someone folks typically want to mess with within the WWE Universe. She’s a powerhouse who can slam Luke Gallows, a dominant performer who has won 90 percent of her matches in 2023, and potentially the SmackDown Women’s Champion if she’s able to take care of business against the Charlotte Flair at […]

Despite being a featured player down the proverbial stretch in 2022 leading into a pair of matches against Bianca Belair for the RAW Women’s Championship first on RAW and then at the 2023 Royal Rumble, Alexa Bliss has been missing from action for much of 2023, with no matches booked in all of February or […]

Kenny Omega has heard it all before (mostly from WWE fans); El Hijo del Vikingo isn’t a household name, the build-up to their match was non-existent, and calling a non-title match against an international star, even when he’s the Lucha Libre AAA Mega Champion, a “dream match” is a fairly liberal use of the term. […]

When Vince McMahon announced his retirement from the WWE in June of 2022, it marked a paradigm shift in professional wrestling. Suddenly, the mastermind behind Hulkamania, The Attitude Era, Cenation, and The Bloodline was ceding creative control to his son-in-law, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who did win Booker of the Year from the Wrestling Observer […]