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Folks, Eddie Kingston has officially quit AEW. I know, crazy, right? But it’s true; after spending a few minutes in the Face of the Revolution Ladder match before brawling to the back with Ortiz – a brawl that reportedly took ten men to break up, according to Excaliber on commentary – Kingston requested time on […]

When Renee Paquette let it be known that Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta were unable to compete in the Casino Battle Royal on the final AEW Dynamite before Revolution, it left the match down one team with barely any time to find another entrant. Fortunately, Tony Khan didn’t have to look very long to find […]

After months of anticipation and only one match on television, Powerhouse Hobbs needed a win in the worst way heading into the final AEW Dynamite before Revolution – a match being held in Bay Area home. Taking the ring against six of the toughest foes on the AEW roster plus Komander, who isn’t publically signed […]

On February 19th, 2023, Sonya DeVille, the WWE Superstar, and former on-screen authority figure, was reportedly arrested in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for unlawful possession of a firearm after a parking attendant found a pistol in her glovebox. Taking to Twitter to announce the arrest nearly three weeks later, Sean Ross Sapp initially broke that […]

When news broke that Orange Cassidy was going to open the show on AEW Dynamite with his 13th overall All-Atlantic Championship defense, this time against Big Bill of The Firm, it left fans in San Francisco and otherwise ready to see one heck of a show. Walking down to the ring with his typical nonchalance, […]

There was a time when Keith Lee looked like he was going to become the next big thing in WWE – literally. Measuring in at 6-foot-2, 332 pounds, Lee looks like an NFL nose tackle but moves like a luchador and has the ability to be one of the most special in-ring performers a promotion […]

AEW’s Kenny Omega is not one to hide his outside-the-ring influences from his wrestling persona. His finisher, the One-Winged Angel, is named after Final Fantasy VII, the V-Trigger is a reference to Street Fighter, and he’s worn ring attire inspired by everything from The Terminator to Undertale, Ghostbusters, and even Street Fighter, again. But did […]

As Cody Rhodes inches closer and closer to his forthcoming match at WrestleMania 39, the WWE champion-in-waiting has already started to talk about his future prospects in the promotion once his current feud comes to an end. Rhodes has mentioned that he wants WWE to bring back the Winged Eagle belt, wants to be a […]

When Tay Melo and Anna Jay AS took the ring against Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale at the “Fabulous” Kia Forum in sunny Los Angeles, California, fans knew they were in for a bloodbath. Veterans of the hardcore game dating back to their first street fight against The Bunny and Penelope Ford at New Year’s […]

After helping to call Meiko Satomura’s match against Zoey Stark on NXT, Roxanne Perez was asked by McKenzie Mitchell how she was feeling heading into her championship matchup next week at Roadblock. “I feel ready,” Roxanne Perez said. “And honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever felt more ready in my whole life. Yes, Meiko is […]

After securing a win in his North American Championship open challenge against a returning Nathan Frazier, Wes Lee went to the back to catch up with Kelly Kincaid about a very interesting open to NXT. How, Kincaid asked, was Lee feeling about his big-time win and the brawl that occurred before the bell rang? “Pain, […]

After watching her former friend, Jacy Jayne, attempt to put her head through a door on the NXT debut of Bayley’s Ding Dong, Hello! Gigi Dolin had a lot of re-evaluations to do about where she belongs in the developmental brand. Was Dolin still going to code herself as a heel and try to torment […]

After finally getting a response to his call-out of Shawn Michaels on television, on Twitter, and on Instagram Live, Grayson Waller took to social media once more to thank HBK for accepting his invitation to be a guest on The Grayson Waller Effect. “G’day Mr. Michaels, I just wanted to say a huge thanks for […]

Grayson Waller isn’t a Shawn Michaels guy, and unfortunately for HBK, the feeling is very much mutual, as the “Down Under Wonder” has put it upon himself to wage a personal war against NXT‘s head honcho in the leadup-to the biggest show of the year, Stand and Deliver. After declaring before the show that he […]

Though Ava Raine – who now goes by just Ava – isn’t what you would call a featured player on NXT, she has found a nice niche as a member of Schism, the spooky group led by Joe Gacy who have taken particular pleasure in giving Thea Hail and the members of Chase U a […]

After hijacking the ending of last week’s edition of NXT with a surreal channel-changing spot, Shawn Michaels has officially let Grayson Waller know that he isn’t allowed on television for the final NXT of the month of February. Now granted, will Waller actually stay off of television, or does he have some sort of trick […]

As AEW contracts begin to come due over the next calendar year, WWE fans have already begun fantasy booking performers from the black and gold brand jumping ship to The Fed for a chance to compete with and against their former co-worker Cody Rhodes. Kenny Omega? Sure, he’d look great in the ring against other […]

Kenny Omega’s 2022 was not what you would call a banner year for the former AEW World Champion. With his run as the “Belt Collector” officially done and a small mountain of needed surgeries compounding, leading to over half a year away from the ring and a missed spot at the Pay-Per-View virtually made for […]

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 […]