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Jon Moxley has arguably been the MVP of AEW for the 2022 calendar year. He stepped up to replace CM Punk as the promotion’s Interim World Champion when required surgery, defeated the “The Best In The World” to unify the interim title with the proper one, and after dropping the strap in an entertaining contest […]

As the AEW Galaxy continues to tick along, adding new members to the company seemingly on a monthly basis – the latest of which is none other than Renee Paquette – some AEW OGs have started to see their contracted time with Tony Khan’s company come to an end, with Jack Evans, Joey Janella, and […]

When WWE released Renne Paquette, aka the RAW backstage interviewer/color commentator known to the Universe as Renee Young, from her contract, it felt like a no-brainer that she would eventually land in AEW. She had connections to many members of the AEW roster from her time with The Fed, interviewed many of the promotion’s stars […]

As AEW continues to soldier on without four of their biggest stars following a now-mythic backstage brawl, fans have continued to wonder what the status is of CM Punk, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks, Nick, and Matt Jackson within Tony Khan’s company. With lawsuits reportedly being threatened and The Elite side of the fight […]

Though Saraya has barely been in AEW for a month, the hype around her addition has continued to grow since Grand Slam. Fans want to see the performer formerly known as Paige in a right proper match, presumably against her fast rival Britt Baker, and even if she remains a “manager” who oversees the woman’s […]

If you’re a fan of an NFL team with a legitimate chance at taking the Lombardi Trophy from the Los Angeles Rams, chances are you’ve seen someone suggest a trade for Odell Beckham Jr., the three-time Pro Bowler who tore his ACL during the Super Bowl. Though he won’t be able to play until November, […]

Though he began his career with the Buffalo Bills and may now ultimately close it out with the Dallas Cowboys, Jason Peters’ Hall of Fame-caliber career will largely be defined by his run with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he protected quarterbacks from the left tackle spot – and moonlighted at right guard – from 2009-20. […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are on a roll; they’ve won five straight games, improved on both sides of the ball to a staggering degree from their 2021 efforts, and went from having one of the biggest question marks in the league at quarterback to being the happy employers of a consensus top-5 MVP candidate who will […]

After making his surprise return to the WWE Universe in an incredibly impressive segment at the end of Extreme Rules, a segment that perfectly signifies Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s desire for spectacle, Bray Wyatt did not appear on the fallout edition of RAW… at least not in person. No, despite having three hours of television […]

Every since Paul “Triple H” Levesque took over for his father-in-law, Vince McMahon, as WWE’s head booker, almost every change to the company has been a good one. The 14-time champion has brought back about a dozen former talents, most recently Bray Wyatt and the duo of Luke Gallow and “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, who […]

On July 2nd, 2022, Bobby Lashley won the United States Championship at WWE’s Money in the Bank “Premium Live Event,” making Austin Theory the youngest loser in the title’s 19-year history. Though he liked to pride himself on being a “fighting champion,” Lashley’s third reign with the strap included just five title defenses during the […]

When Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland teamed up to go to bat against the former team of Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks, then known as Team Taz, it always felt like a weird fit. No, not because they were both former WWE guys, or even because it felt like Tony Khan had no real plans […]

For the better part of a month, Finn Balor wanted nothing more than to add A.J. Styles to Judgement Day. On paper, the pairing made perfect sense; Balor and Styles are the first two leaders of New Japan’s Bullet Club faction, and, as any true wrestling fan already knows, Bullet Club is forever. Though their […]

Shawn Michaels is the best one of the best wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots; he’s won 14 WWE championships, took part in two of the best matches in WrestleMania history with his series against The Undertaker in 2009 and 2010, and was part of one of the most prolific factions in […]

Five games up, five games down, and in the end, the Philadelphia Eagles remain the NFL’s lone undefeated team. They’ve blown out foes on Monday Night Football, thrown certified sack parties, secured slobber knocker victories in the rain, and in Week 5, they pulled a rabbit out of a hat in quite possibly their most […]

Though the San Francisco 49ers secured such a commanding win over the Panthers that Carolina fired their head coach shortly thereafter, the win did not come without a cost, as Kyle Shanahan’s squad lost four players, Emmanuel Moseley, Jimmie Ward, Nick Bosa, and Robbie Gould to a torn ACL, broken hand, groin, and knee contusion […]

As tough as it may be to admit, the Washington Commanders are not a good football team. Their defense has allowed at least 21 points in all five games of the 2022 NFL season so far, surrendering an average of 25.6 per game, and their offense hasn’t been able to pay off that tab on […]

When Saraya returned to professional wrestling at AEW Grand Slam, it felt like an inflection point in the professional wrestling world. One of the most popular wrestlers of the last generation who played a big part in ushering in the Women’s Revolution to WWE, the wrestler originally known as Britani Knight who then performed as […]

Who is the highest-regarded member of the WWE faction The Brawling Brutes? Is it Sheamus, the 13-time champion who leads the group around? Or how about Ridge Rolland, the group’s green but aggressive powerhouse? Well, according to Cagematch, the answer is Butch, who has a very impressive 9.05 rating. But why? Is it because of […]

While Nick Sirianni probably spent his Saturday night preparing for the Philadelphia Eagles’ forthcoming game against the Arizona Cardinals, when the contest came to a close, and a fifth notch was added to his team’s win column, the second-year head coach could breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate another win over the Cardinals, this […]

When Jason Kelce left the Philadelphia Eagles’ eventual win over the Arizona Cardinals with 4:38 left to play in the second quarter, it made more than a few fans of Philly’s finest football team hold their breath. Sure, the Eagles have been preparing for this day for some time, as they did draft preseason standout […]

After being controversially cheated out of the Intercontinental Championship on the season premiere of SmackDown, Sheamus had a lot of ill-will towards GUNTHER and Imperium heading into WWE’s Extreme Rules “Premium Live Event.” Teaming with his “two boys,” Ridge Holland and Butch, opposite the team of “The Ring General,” Ludwig Kaiser, and Ridge Holland, Sheamus […]

To paraphrase Bill Murray in Ghostbusters: Karrion Kross came (to WWE’s Extreme Rules), he saw (Drew Mcintyre in the ring), he kicked some (Drew McIntyre) A–. Earning his first true evaluation since returning WWE in August – no offense to Drew Gulak – Kross got into the ring with one of the baddest babyfaces on […]

From Week 2-3 of the 2022 NFL season, the Jacksonville Jaguars were on a roll; they rebounded from a close effort in Week 1 to outscoring the Indianapolis Colts and, improbably, the Los Angeles Chargers by a combined score of 62-10, and drew quite a bit of hype as a result. Some suggested that the […]

When news broke that Jameis Winston was going to be inactive for Week 5 following a Week 3 back injury, fans of the New Orleans Saints knew that it was going to take a team effort – literally – to get the team back on track. Stuck in a three-week losing streak following a tight […]

While their match may be forever be overshadowed by what immediately proceeded it, as you’d hope that Bray Wyatt would only have to return to the WWE Universe once, Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins gave it their all in a Fight Pit match at WWE’s Extreme Rules. Taking part in by far the most elaborate […]

Folks, it’s officially official: Bray Wyatt is back in the WWE Universe. All of the White Rabbit clues weren’t some sort of swerve, it didn’t end up being related Karrion Kross, or Aleister/Malakai Black, or any other alternative plan, and the company didn’t deliver some half-you-know-what’d attempt to keep the mystery going for the sake […]

When Edge gets into the ring with any opponents, regardless of age, experience, or pedigree, he’s going to give it all he has. After putting his career on hold for almost a decade, not by choice but by medical necessity, the man born Adam Copeland is embracing his second life in the WWE ring by […]

In the second of two championship matches booked for Extreme Rules, WWE presented fans with one simple question: who would be the face of RAW? Would it remain Bianca Belair, the uber babyface who represents the company on College GameDay, in Target commercials, and as the face of more than a few charities? Or Bayley, […]

What happens when a participant in a strap match refuses to put on the strap? Does the match just start without the stipulation being fulfilled? Or is it a case where the bell won’t ring until the rules are fulfilled? Well, the WWE Universe found out firsthand at Extreme Rules, as Karrion Kross, in a […]

When Liv Morgan declared her desire to wrestle Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules match at WWE’s conveniently named “Premium Live Event,” Extreme Rules, it was always going to be an uphill battle to retain her belt. Sure, Morgan has proven her hardcore credential somewhat in the leadup to the match, as her big-time spot […]

The Miz is a heel. Yes, he tries to be personable, maybe even likable, on his reality television show, Miz and Mrs., but at the core of things, WWE fans aren’t tuning in to RAW and/or SmackDown to see the sympathetic Mike Mizanin, even if he is being stalked relentlessly by the enigmatic Dexter Lumis. […]

When news broke that WWE was going to start off Extreme Rules with a “Good Old Fashioned Bonnybrook Match,” mostly due to the presence of barstools, barrels, and shillelaghs as far as the eye could see around the ring, the 15,000 and change fans assembled in the Wells Fargo Center had to have known they […]

Frankie Kazarian hasn’t been on AEW television – either Rampage or Dynamite – since all the way back in June, when he took part in the Royal Rampage on the show following Blood and Guts – a match he obviously lost. While Kaz did wrestle a few matches on AEW Dark Elevation, with wins over […]

Through the first four weeks of the 2022 NFL season, the Philadelphia Eagles have been on a roll. They’ve won four different games in four different ways, have finely tuned the scheme of Nick Sirianni and Jonathan Gannon with perfectly-fitting players, and even when the occasional controversy has arisen, like when Darius Slay left Week […]

After a summer full of strife, ill feelings, and more than a few incredibly personal digs, Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle will finally duke it out on the most appropriate stage yet, in a Fight Pit match at WWE Extreme Rules. Soon, the time for talking will be over, the time for action will be […]

After weeks of anticipation, it’s finally here: Extreme Rules is upon us. Soon fans will find out which members of the WWE Universe have a taste for violence, which performers are able to take advantage of their match’s stipulation, and who – or what – is the White Rabbit, even though most fans have a […]

GUNTHER is a heel in the WWE Universe. He’s meant to get jeers, not cheers, from audiences, and even if he’s captured the hearts of more than a few fans of professional wrestling who like his big guy persona, his goal will always be to serve as the final boss for some worthy babyface to […]

After being away from television for a few weeks due to ending up on the wrong side of a “Loser Leaves Town” match against the Tony D’Angelo Family on NXT, Legado del Fantasma returned to the WWE Universe in a big way when the trio of Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde attacked […]