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With NXT’s Halloween Havoc right around the corner, Shawn Michaels got on a conference call with reporters to discuss the shape of his little corner of the WWE Universe and the big plans he has for the WCW-stolen “Premium Live Event” moving forward. “I really feel like this is gonna be, from an NXT standpoint, […]

When the San Francisco 49ers traded four draft picks to the Carolina Panthers for Christian McCaffrey, it set a new standard that could influence deals moving forward. Though Carolina GM Scott Fitterer didn’t secure a first-round pick for their All-Pro back, which has long been the gold standard for a player of such caliber – […]

The Carolina Panthers’ loss is the San Francisco 49ers’ gain, as, for the low-low price of a second, third, fourth, and fifth-round pick, Christian McCaffrey, only the third player to join the thousand-thousand club, has turned in his black and blue jersey for red and gold. This move, understandably, has fans in the Bay Area […]

Though nothing in the WWE Universe is ever truly over, especially when someone like Bray Wyatt is involved, it’s hard to imagine fans turning on the former Universal Champion any time soon, especially after the incredible combination scavenger hunt/roller coaster ride that brought him back to the promotion as part of the now-infamous White Rabbit […]

WWE has a thing for odd-couple tag teams. From Kane and Daniel Bryan, to Steven Austin and Dude Love, and, most relevant to this story, Owen Hart and Yokozuna, Vince McMahon might not have been the biggest fan of tag teams unless they were thrown together for you-know-whats and giggles. While these teams had varying […]

Welp, it’s official: Ace Steel has been fired from AEW. That’s right, after taking part in a massive backstage brawl after All Out that saw Nick Jackson get hit in the face with a steel chair, Kenny Omega suffer a brutal bitemark on his arm that was still visible weeks later when he made appearances […]

In May of 2021, EC3 wanted to Free The Narrative. Initially named after his desire to pursue a new vision of what professional wrestling could be outside of the rigid structure of WWE, the show turned into two, and eventually, after a name change, and the independent debut of Adam Scherr, Control Your Narrative the […]

When the Good Brothers, “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson and Doc-now-Luke Gallows showed up on RAW as backup for A.J. Styles versus fellow former Bullet Club leader Finn Balor, it not only sent shockwaves through the WWE Universe but the professional wrestling world as a whole. Though their in-ring time in Impact Wrestling had come […]

Bret “The Hitman” Hart is only 65 years old. Though it’s been more than a decade since the WWE Hall of Famer stepped foot in a wrestling ring ready to rumble, wrestling a tag match alongside John Cena versus Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez on a 2011 episode of RAW, there are a number […]

On paper, Tony Khan did a bang-up job of building up towards his big-time, high-stakes main event of Tuesday Night AEW Dynamite between Jon Moxley and “Hangman” Adam Page. He had the Cowboys win the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royal to decide on a new number one contender, gave the duo television time to […]

When the Arizona Cardinals announced that Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was expected to miss the remainder of the 2022 NFL season with a “potentially season-ending foot injury,” it bummed out more than a few fans in the Desert, let alone those who happen to have the OU product on their fantasy football teams. Sure, the Cards […]

Bad news, Baltimore Ravens fans; you might just need to buy a new jersey… at least if you own one with Lamar Jackson’s name on the back of it. Why? Well, because as of October 18th, the jersey is officially out of date, as moving forward, his name badge will have to read “L. Jackson” […]

The Philadelphia Eagles entered Week 6 with great expectations; they remained the NFL’s lone undefeated team, earned serious praise from basically every outlet from around the greater football world, and had a chance to secure their sixth win of the year against Dallas, their deepest seated rival, on their home turf, in front of a […]

The Philadelphia Eagles’ sixth win of the season just felt different. First Lady Jill Biden, Joel Embiid, and Meek Mill were all in attendance, the game was played in prime time, and after watching the Phillies turn in an 8-3 win earlier in the weekend, fans were packed into The Linc ready to see their […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a lot to live up to when the season opens up on October 18th. The Phillies are continuing to dance their way through Red October, the Flyers are 2-0, and the Philadelphia Eagles remain the long-undefeated team in the NFL, at least as of the time of publication. After turning in […]

After being extensibly kicked off of NXT after dropping a “Legado del Fantasma’s Freedom Vs. Santos Escobar’s NXT Career Street Fight” match to Tony D’Angelo the man formerly known as El Hijo del Fantasma had to make a plan for his future. Though he technically made one more appearance in the developmental brand after his […]

After securing the first loss of the Steve Wilks era in a 24-10 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers fans still somehow hoping for some good news were met with even more disappointment. It was announced that Baker Mayfield, the team’s starting quarterback who suffered a leg injury that kept […]

The 2022 NFL season hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the Green Bay Packers. They dropped a stunner to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1, lost to the New York Giants Week 5, and then doubled down on the Big Apple beatdowns with a loss to the New York Jets, a team who won just […]

While the San Francisco 49ers technically might not be the most injured team in the NFL, as that’s a pretty tough metric to quantify, it sure feels like they are, as, for seemingly the sixth week in a row, the team left their game, this time against the Atlanta Falcons, with a few fewer players […]

The Volunteers had themselves one of the best days in Tennessee Football history when, in a move very few fans saw coming, the team pulled off a hugely surprising victory over the third-ranked team in the nation, the Alabama Crimson Tide, by a score of 49-52. The win marked Tenessee’s first victory over Alabama since […]

Shotzi and Raquel Rodriguez have been an impromptu tag team in WWE for about a month. Though they’ve only technically worked two tag team matches as a unit, one of which was a three-on-three bout with Damage CTRL that also featured NXT rising star Roxanne Perez, the duo have rapidly come together as a plucky […]

While his father was giving a heartfelt introduction to the 30th anniversary running of Lucha Libre AAA’s TripleMania, Dominik Mysterio decided to call up the WWE camera crew – or at least someone in the media department – to send a message to his dear old dad about jumping from RAW to SmackDown after his […]

Fans of high-flying, fast-wrestling Lucha Libre action who tuned into the 30th running of Lucha Libre AAA’s TripleMania were treated to a true treat when none other than Rey Mysterio, arguably the most famous lucha performer of all time and the newest member of the SmackDown roster made a rare appearance outside of WWE to […]

After his contract with AEW came to an end, Bobby Fish went on a bit of a media tour that drew a ton of additional news coverage and drum up interest in where he would wrestle next. Unfortunately, that hype didn’t lead to the sort of long-term commitment Fish was looking for, as, after hyping […]

WWE’s Max Dupri is dead, long live WWE’s Max Dupri. Though the decision to bring the man born Shaun Ricker up to the main roster after a successful run in NXT under the LA Knight moniker wasn’t too surprising, as there aren’t a ton of 39-year-olds kicking it in WWE’s developmental system anymore, what was […]

Who was the last tag team to debut in AEW and immediately make an impact on the division? Swerve in our Glory? I mean, sure, technically, that’s true, but the duo came into Tony Khan’s company as singles stars and only really started to find success working together when the booking gods forged their union. […]

There was a time in the pre-Dynamite, protohistory of AEW where one of the hottest feuds in the Pay-Per-View-only promotion was Cody not-yet-Rhodes, the “American Nightmare” babyface pitted against the “Chairman of AEW,” Shawn Spears. Though this feud didn’t quite come up to the same level as Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho vs. […]

The Carolina Panthers are a team in crisis; after beginning the season with a good bit of hope thanks to the offseason additions of Baker Mayfield and Matt Corral, the team’s infrastructure couldn’t overcome a slow start. After dropping to 1-4 through the first five weeks of the season, Matt Rhule was fired, Steve Wilks […]

Welp, it’s official: according to ESPN, the Carolina Panthers are listening to offers on Christian McCaffrey. That’s right, after being relatively firm on the prospects of keeping McCaffrey on the roster moving forward, ESPN senior writer Adam Schefter has reported that while the Panthers aren’t going to ship McCaffrey away for free, they are willing […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Evan Mobley with the third pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, it extensively changed the trajectory of the franchise. Sure, the team already had Darius Garland, the fantastic young guard who was quietly transforming into a star just under the eyes of the national media, but adding a player like […]

“On April 30th my contract with AEW expired. Best of luck to everyone working for AEW, our great production and medical team and of course every man and women who steps into the ring. And to my Dark Order family, I hope the world will soon see what you are truly capable of.” – these […]

Roxanne Perez finds herself in an interesting spot ahead of NXT’s Halloween Havoc. With her deep-seated feud with Cora Jade set to come to a head at the spooky “Premium Live Event” in a Weapons Wild Match, both performers were afforded opportunities to select their rivals’ next opponent in a Pick Your Poison match on […]

Bray Wyatt hasn’t even been back in the WWE Universe for a week, and yet, it feels like the formerly Fiendish performer is back and better than ever. His appearance at Extreme Rules – which might as well have been called Bray Wyatt’s White Rabbit Reveal at Extreme Rules, based on the excitement surrounding his […]

After having to keep the peace while his DX buddies Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, and X-Pac ran wild around the RAW backstage area, Paul “Triple H” Levesque was likely expecting to have a quiet night at the office, if you will, when WWE brought the show to New Orleans for a special running of SmackDown. […]

In the leadup to Maximum Male Models’ first crack at their former manager in LA Knight’s debut performance as a member of the SmackDown roster, Mace, Mansoor, and Maxxine Dupri took shots at the WWE performer they used to call Max Dupri. “Max, LA, whatever you want to call yourself, that was Mom – you […]

After months of anticipation, Renee Paquette has finally made her debut in AEW, joining husband Jon Moxley in Tony Khan’s promotion. Though the pairing seemed like a borderline no-brainer, as WWE’s decision to fire Paquette was immediately viewed as a mistake, the interviewer/pundit/occasional commentator opted against AEW, or any other wrestling promotion for that matter, […]

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Daniel Snyder over the past few years. From having to change his team’s name, forever ruining their namesake rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys, to his stadium literally collapsing on Jalen Hurt, and even an NFL investigation that resulted in then-Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden catching a […]

When Nick Bosa left the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 5 game with a groin injury, it sent minor tremors through the team’s fanbase. Now granted, injuries are nothing new to the Niners at this point, as it feels like a quarter of their team has been on the injury report at one point or another […]

Seth Rollins had one heck of a three-day period between WWE’s 2022 running of Extreme Rules and 11:01 PM ET on Monday, October 10th, when RAW officially went off of the air. He lost a Fight Pit match to Matt Riddle with long-time fan David Cormier in place as the special referee, watched from the […]