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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. […]

After being attacked in the parking lot by a mystery assailant, Nikkita Lyons turned up to NXT for an interview with McKenzie Mitchell to provide some very unfortunate news about her leg and her status as an active roster member moving forward. “You know, it was a successful surgery,” Nikkita Lyons said. “The doctors said […]

After having his shot at Wes Lee’s North American Championship stolen by Von Wagner due to interference by Dijak, Tony D’Angelo came to NXT with a lot of things on his to-do list. First came taking care of Mr. Stone’s client in the ring, a matter made particularly easy due to Wagner’s current confusion about […]

After securing a predictable win over the tag team of Endris Enofe and Malik Blade in a non-title match, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, collectively known as the NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus, found themselves in the ring with a pair of suspiciously dressed young men holding a sheet cake. (Rightfully) assuming this was some sort […]

After watching Bron Breakker best Jinder Mahal to maintain his NXT World Championship reign, fans at home were treated to an interesting encounter where the channel “changed” from Peacock to WWE in a bit of television trickery that would make Tubi’s Super Bowl ad proud. Watching the magic remote select the Stand and Deliver video […]

After calling next on Bron Breakker and the NXT World Championship at the end of Vengeance Day, with the match more or less pinned for the main event of Stand and Deliver on WrestleMania 39 weekend in Los Angeles, California, Carmelo Hayes had to watch on in horror as none other than Jinder Mahal, the […]

After cutting an expansive promo declaring her intentions to become a solo act inside NXT, Jacy Jayne was afforded her first chance to shine in the ring as a singles star in a match against Indi Hartwell, who has sort of become the gatekeeper of the brand after spending the last four years in Orlando. […]

One week removed from defending Shawn Michaels’ honor in a match with disgruntled NXT standout Grayson Waller – a win that saw Waller get so upset that he was thrown out of the show for going at the Heartbreak Kid – Tyler Bate decided to take to the NXT ring to cut a promo on […]

The decision to book Sami Zayn for a nine-minute match against Baron Corbin didn’t sit well with wrestling journalist extraordinaire Dave Meltzer, as he discussed on Wrestling Observer Radio. Now granted, the match wasn’t bad per se, there were no egregious spots or strange booking decisions, but the decision to allow Corbin to work over […]

Though Natalya’s 2023 didn’t start out the way she would have liked, as the third-generation professional wrestler came up short both in the Royal Rumble and the Elimination Chamber – the latter of which was run in her home country no less – as a whole, things are going fairly well for Nattie Neidhart. She’s […]

Continuing on with her one – sometimes two – women media tour discussing the ups and downs of her WWE career, Nikki Bella made a relatively surprising appearance on Renee Paquette’s The Sessions podcast to give a peak behind the curtain across enemy lines. Speaking with the AEW personality about her career, her family, and […]

When Lio Rush was announced as the Joker entrant in the Casino Battle Royal at Double or Nothing 2021, it was a big deal for AEW. An indie stalwart who spent the better part of four years in WWE as a wrestler and manager for Bobby Lashley, Rush was released like so many other wrestlers […]

After securing a win over Edge to retain the United States Championship on RAW, Austin Theory had another interview with Cathy Kelley, who he talked with earlier in the night, about what it means to remain a champion atop the WWE Universe. “I feel so good. You don’t know how it feels to be the […]

After working a segment with Kevin Owens that inched the duo closer together and then securing a decisive win over Baron Corbin in his first match since the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber, Sami Zayn still somehow had a lot to say. Fortunately, Cathy Kelley was hanging out in the back looking for segments on RAW […]

After taking part in a successful running of the Elimination Chamber, earning a moral victory for his efforts against the best of the best WWE has to offer, and a shout-out from Paul “Triple H” Levesque despite falling sort of a United States Championship victory, Bronson Reed was given a tune-up match against one of […]

After landing a DQ loss at the 2023 Elimination Chamber for hitting Bobby Lashley where the sun doesn’t shine, Brock Lesnar’s path to the “Showcase of the Immortals,” WrestleMania 39, is anything but clear. Sure, GUNTHER remains borderline desperate for a match with “The Beast Incarnate,” but there’s a chance he ends up in a […]

Heading into the fallout edition of RAW following the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber, few performers were as confident as Edge. Recording his first “Premium Live Event” victory since September of 2022 at Clash at the Castle, “The Rated-R Superstar” cut promo after promo on why he was the perfect man to unseat Austin Theory to […]