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It looks like Jon Moxley won’t be taking it easy as AEW World Champion any time soon. That’s right, after defeating fellow Blackpool Combat Club member Bryan Danielson in a barn burner of a match on Wednesday at Grand Slam for the belt, Mox already had his next two opponents in line by the end […]

On a show defined by setup and payoffs, with Chris Jericho’s underhanded win over Claudio Castagnoli spurning on a rare disqualification victory for Sammy Guevara following Eddie Kingston’s refusal to release a choke on the passed-out star, the main event – excluding the lights out match – of Rampage Grand Slam was the “Grand Slam […]

After securing his first win as the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback all the way back in January, Jimmy Garoppolo controversially stated that he felt freer on the field than he had in years, dating all the way back to 2017. When asked to corroborate these comments on Thursday by NBC Sports Bay Area, Garoppolo […]

It happened, it finally happened; Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals just hit his 700th home run. That’s right, after being in The Show for over 20 years, the 42-year-old just made history in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he hit a dinger on a 1-1 count out to left […]

When Darby Allin and Sting’s match against the newly Malakai Black-less House of Black duo of Brody King and Buddy Matthews came to an end, things weren’t looking too good for Tony Schiavone’s favorite male wrestler. After being seemingly taken out of the match by a pair of Julia Hart handcuffs, Sting had to watch […]

Though AEW is trying their darndest to keep attention on their in-ring product, with Grand Slam pulling out all of the stops fans would expect from a Pay-Per-View on four hours of free television, to some, the most compelling aspect of the company remains the backstage intrigue of a near-month-old brawl and the ramifications that […]

Since debuting an attempted viral marketing campaign to hint at something happening at 9:23 PM on the 9.23 edition of SmackDown, the WWE Universe has been on overdrive trying to figure out who – or what – the White Rabbit could be. Is it a reference to Karrion Kross, as he wrestled under the name […]

For weeks, Sami Zayn has been the WWE’s Honorary Uce, but that title, ironically enough, has been an honorary one. That’s right, though Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and even “The Wiseman” Paul Heyman have acknowledged Zayn’s stop as a reliable ally to The Bloodline, Roman Reigns has never actually acknowledged the […]

Kofi Kingston has been a member of the WWE universe in one form or another since all the way back in 2006, when he signed a developmental contract with the company at the age of 25 and began wrestling for developmental territories like OVW and Deep South Wrestling. Since that fateful day 16 years ago, […]

Tony Khan is not too pleased about WWE trying to poach away his AEW talent. Speaking on the matter publically during his pre-All Out press tour, the multi-hyphenate publically addressed the tampering rumors that were reportedly also discussed at the company’s backstage meeting, as passed along by TJR Wrestling. “There was one issue, that had […]

WWE matches typically get a tough rep from Dave Meltzer. Despite being in business since all the way back in 1953, when Vincent J. McMahon ran the first show under the name Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the company now known as WWE has produced thousands upon thousands upon thousands of matches, and yet, over that near-70-year […]

With the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 3 game versus the Washington Commanders just over the horizon, the prospect of a 3-0 record is very much a reality. So, ahead of the Eagles-Commanders game, it’s time to make some Eagles Week 3 predictions. The Eagles are on a roll. They survived a shootout versus the Detroit Lions […]

With the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 3 game versus the Denver Broncos just over the horizon, the prospects of a 2-1 record is very much a reality. So, ahead of the 49ers-Broncos game, it’s time to make some 49ers Week 6 predictions. After dropping their Week 1 game against the Chicago Bears in an ugly, […]

While the Philadelphia Eagles have been crushing it on the football field through the still-young NFL season, with the team securing their second-straight win of the season via a dominant blowout of the Minnesota Vikings in their first trip back to Lincoln Financial Field since January of 2018 – whatever happened in that game? – […]

In case you haven’t heard, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks are unofficially suspended, and that decision has had serious, wide-spreading ramifications across the AEW Galaxy. From forbidding Omega from wrestling at Lucha Libre AAA’s TripleMania, to the suspension of Being the Elite, to “The Cleaner” being taken off of the AEW team at Tokyo […]

When Tony Khan made the decision to debut Saraya mere moments before the main event of AEW’s Grand Slam, he was putting a ton of pressure on Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson to put on a show worthy of standing alongside the roster’s addition, instead of falling into its shadow. Fortunately, Mox and BD are […]

Just when it looked like Tony Khan was happy with the performers he already had under contract, the AEW founder pulled a rabbit out of his hat and changed the landscape of the promotion forever with the addition of Saraya, aka the wrestler formerly known as WWE’s Paige. That’s right, though Saraya officially retired the […]

At AEW’s Grand Slam, PAC lived up to his nickname in a major way. Wrestling against one of his deepest seated rivals in Tony Khan’s company for the All-Atlantic Championship, PAC and Orange Cassidy started things off normally enough, with OC running his usual “Kicks of Doom” routine before rapidly transitioning into a forceful series […]

When Tony Khan booked The Acclaimed to wrestle the Swerve in our Glory duo of Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland at AEW’s All Out, it felt like a compelling yet otherwise mildly predictable bout for a championship team still relatively early in their championship run. The Acclaimed had wrestled for the AEW World Tag Team […]

Chris Jericho has accomplished a lot in his professional wrestling career. He’s won 22 individual championships over more than a half-dozen companies, became the first-ever Undisputed WWF Champion in the company’s history, and followed that feat up by becoming the inaugural AEW World Champion. And yet, the one belt that has eluded “The Wizard” over […]

Swerve Strickland is about to wrestle the most important match of his AEW career. When Grand Slam comes to an end both on television and for the thousands of fans in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the team of Swerve in our Glory, Strickland and Keith Lee, will either remain AEW World Champions or will […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown has been a revelation for the Detroit Lions. A second-year receiver out of USC who was lauded for his ability to make plays after the catch but took a tumble down draft boards due in part to his 4.51 40 time and lack of strength, Detroit snatched him up in the fourth […]

Though he didn’t technically make the 53-man roster coming out of camp, Britain Covey has been a fixture of the Philadelphia Eagles since the start of the 2022 NFL season, having been elevated from the practice squad in both Week 1 and Week 2. And yet, despite having returned five punts for 27 yards over […]

When The San Francisco 49ers announced that Trey Lance was to undergo surgery on a severely broken ankle with ligament damage, it put a damper on their still-young season. Sure, to some, the idea of putting Jimmy Garoppolo back under center was anything but a downgrade, as the veteran signal caller did lead the team […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are officially 2-0. They’re improbably tied with the New York Giants for the best record in the NFL, secured a massive dub on Monday Night Football, and find themselves one of the few teams in the NFL who are averaging 30 or more points per game through two games. After turning in […]

“Fly Eagles Fly! On the road to victory! Fight Eagles Fight! Score a touchdown! 1, 2, 3! Hit’em low! Hit’em high! And watch our Eagles Fly! Fly Eagles Fly! On the road to victory! E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!” Goodness gracious, talk about a win. Heading into a Monday Night Football, few expected to see the Birds blowing […]

At his heart, AEW’s Max Caster is an NYC guy. His father played for the New York Jets, he, much like MJF, is billed from Long Island, New York, and before he came to AEW, Caster learned the ropes – literally – at Create-A-Pro Wrestling, the school owned by Impact’s Bryan Meyers and AEW producer […]

After yet another round in their seemingly endless feud, Matt Riddle has taken things up a notch versus Seth Rollins, challenging the man formerly known as the “Monday Night Messiah” to a Fight Pit match at Extreme Rules after brawling in the back of the SAP Center in San Jose. First of all, any Extreme […]

Though he isn’t yet healthy enough to make it back on the field for the San Francisco 49ers, three-time Pro Bowler George Kittle found time to drive down to San Jose to watch some good old fashion WWE wrestling for a taping of RAW. .@gkittle46 in the house on #WWERaw!! pic.twitter.com/QqNxTEkkN4 — WWE (@WWE) September […]

Ever since Vince McMahon hung up his suit and had to find a new gym away from Titan Towers, Austin Theory has been without a father figure in the WWE Universe. Granted, Theory has talked himself up without Mr. McMahon by his side, acting like a big, strong boy like he’s Tyler “Freakin’” Bates of […]

A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts are certified buddies. They’ve been friends since they were high school recruits, have remained close since the former went to Alabama and the latter landed at Mississippi State, and even worked out in the offseason together before Brown cashed paychecks from the Philadelphia Eagles. Though Brown’s relationship with Hurts wasn’t […]

In an announcement that few saw coming but everyone unconsciously needed, Paul “Triple H” Levesque has made a change to Survivor Series, the WWE “Premium Live Event” that features bouts between Superstars on RAW and SmackDown. After years of steadily losing its luster following the increased frequency by which stars cross promotions to compete in […]

Since returning to AEW from his extended absence, MJF has taken up the practice of speaking about himself in the third person. ‘What MJF wants, MJF gets,’ ‘MJF always does what’s best to MJF;’ you know how things thing tends to go. But why? Is Friedman fully embracing the WWE way of doing things before […]

In May of 2022, the Phoenix Suns came up short. Despite their best efforts to leave it all on the court, the up-start Suns, led by a Hall of Fame-bound point guard and a future All-Pro shooting guard, were unable to overcome the unrelenting title machine known colloquially as the Golden State Warriors and watched […]

After suffering through a dumbfounding Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers bussed their way back to Title Town in the hopes of figuring out what in the sam heck went wrong and how to fix it. Was the team just… bad? Was the Matt LaFleur hype train finally proven to […]

When Seth “Freakin’” Rollins isn’t heel-ing it up as a member of the RAW roster, the WWE superstar is likely watching the Chicago Bears, who are his favorite team in the NFL. Rollins has shouted out the team in the past on multiple occasions and has even been photographed in Bears gear, which is slightly […]

After a Sunday full of interesting outcomes, shocking upsets, and more than a few broken television sets, the final weekend game of Week 2 of the NFL season came down to a rivalry as old as time, or at least as old as 1921: the Green Bay Packers versus the Chicago Bears. Aaron Rodgers would […]

As rumors continue to swell that WWE could bring back even more of their formers stars following the returns of Johnny Gargano, Dakota Kai, Hit Row, Braun Strowman, and many, many others, one performer has consistently ranked number one on the majority of fans’ wish lists: Bray Wyatt. That’s right, despite being linked to seemingly […]

Wardlow is having himself a run in AEW. He’s the current TNT Champion in his first reign, in the middle of a 15-man win streak that includes victories over W. Morrissey, MJF, Scorpio Sky, Orange Cassidy, and Jay Lethal, and has even rekindled his friendship with FTR, who were once his faction-mates in The Pinnacle. […]